STEREOMICROSCOPE:

Nikon SMZ18 with Fiber Diascopic Illumination Base

connected with Starlight LED-Ringlight RL 5

and Starlight Incident Lamp IL 11

Euromex Stereoblue Zoomtrinocular

connected with Motic Ringlight 60T

Novex RZ Zoom Trinocular

connected with Motic Ringlicht 60T

TRANSMITTED LIGHT MICROSCOPE:

Nikon ECLIPSE Ei R Trinocular

CAMERAS:

Touptek Toupcam USB3.0 CMOS C-Mountcamera 20 MP with SONY Exmor Back-illuminated CMOS sensor

Nikon D7100 DSLR

Taxonomic features are photographed in isoprophyl alcohol or in diluted ultrasound gel.

Spermathecae from Spiders preserved in alcohol are macerated with heated lactic acid or placed into a Pepsinsolution.

Taxonomic features are brightened with hydrogen peroxide if necessary.