Wax-Leaf Ligustrum Pollen

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Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)

Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments

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These flowers caught my eye in my driveway this morning, so you know what I did, right? Of course, I took a look at the pollen under my Foldscope!
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I love the intricate pattern on the surface of the grains. The pattern was really evident under reflective lighting at 340X magnification plus 5X digital zoom on my phone.
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Of course, the aesthetic beauty of the pollen grains with 140X magnification (plus 5X digital zoom on my phone) under reflective lighting always gets me!
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It was hard to get clear detail with brightfield and darkfield lighting, but I still enjoyed looking at the glittery surface using the 340X magnification (plus 5X digital zoom on my phone).
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