Although this shows a larger part of the flower, this is of interest because of the small pollen particles that are seen attached to this main flower segment. It is also of interest because this pollen was still attached to the flower even though the sprinklers had recently just gotten the flower wet, which I would of assumed washed away all the pollen.

This sample was collected at 2:46 AM on 5/31/19 right outside of Page

This sample was imaged by cleaning the glass slide and slide cover with a cue-tip. The Hibiscus pollen sample was then placed onto the slide, and the cover was taped down to prevent the sample from moving around. The foldoscope was then rested onto a phone that was displaying a white background and a second phone was used to record the image. The phone was used over ambient light so that a more precise light control could be used. The magnification of the foldoscope was changed until the picture was clearly in focus. A photo was then taken of the specimen.

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