Macropod

Our adopted dog Ngaio reunited with his adopted sister Maya this past weekend. Both dogs are wicked fast and Maya lost her footing for a brief moment, glad we caught it on camera!

Check out this Total Solar Eclipse time lapse as seen from Mansfield, CT, imaged by Mark Smith & Macroscopic Solutions. Such a stunning event!

Watch what it takes to image a sporophyte... Final Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107963674@N07/36145531156/sizes/k/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKaskxW7p7s

Our dog Ngaio loves to chase us down on our mountain bikes. My wife and I are riding some of the local trails around our home in Mansfield, CT on memorial day weekend.

Fireplace insert burning red hot. Any gases released from the wood is incinerated by the upper air rods for an incredibly efficient burn. See it in slow motion.

A wild squirrel has managed to find itself inside of a fume hood, causing these UConn EEB Grad Students to try and catch it. But their strategy doesn't go according to plan as the squirrel dodges their advances and runs loose, causing massive panic!

This is the slow drip of a water drop at the moment it develops and succumbs to gravity. The water drop is only 2 mm wide and was photographed in a controlled lab at the University of Connecticut by Mark Smith of Macroscopic Solutions. www.macroscopicsolutions.com

User 'Macropod' grabbed a fern from the surface of a pond in Tolland, Connecticut, for some up-close photography. However, it appeared that life was quite abundant between the open area of the four leaves due to one of water's coolest properties: surface tension. Explore life inside the dew drop.

This is the underside of a Skiff Moth Caterpillar in Motion. Skiff moths can be found on birch, blueberry, cherry, chestnut, gale, hawthorn, hop hornbeam, maple, rose, oak, poplar, willow, and other woody plants in North America. This particular caterpillar has been parasitized, which means that something attacked the specimen and laid it's eggs inside. The egg has hatched and the parasitoid is now consuming the subject. Credit to 'Macropod'.

Check out this awesome up-close footage of the human eye in motion. The uncontrollable movements we make with our eyes while we are trying to fixate on something are called micro saccades. Credit to 'Macropod'.

Latrodectus hesperus, the Western Black Widow spider (or Western Widow), is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. Female black widows have potent venom composed of neurotoxins. Fatalities usually only happen with children and the elderly, however medical treatment may be required for others as well. The male black widow is harmless to humans. Arachnids molt regularly to grow, often becoming reclusive and fasting for long periods prior to a molt. Credit to 'Macropod'.

This is a Skiff Moth Caterpillar that is now acting as the host to an unknown parasite. This video reveals several characteristics about the caterpillar and includes some footage of the living parasite inside its host. The video was shot using the Macropod by Macroscopic Solutions, which has an extensive database of Earth's natural history. Credit to 'Macropod'.

If you look very closely you can see the heartbeat through the semi-transparent skin of this amphibian. Look closer still and you can see the blood flow through the rest of the circulatory system. This is particularly apparent when looking at the foot. Look for the vein structure in the rest of the body. Credit to 'Macropod'.

We are able to see some incredible footage of hummingbirds in flight as 'Macropod' provides us with this amazing HD footage. "I believe you will find this very impressive. All footage was shot handheld (without tripod) with the Macropod's Canon 6D at 720P and 60 frames per second. The lens used was the 24-105mm. Aspect ratio varies between clips. All light was natural, exposure was set to 1/4000, aperture was at 5.6 and ISO was at 12800. If you don't know why, it's because most of these shots were taken at dawn when light was not nearly as plentiful as I wanted it. I really hope you enjoy this video footage as I do feel it is my best!" All images were captured with the Macropod by Macroscopic Solutions. Hummingbirds cannot walk or hop and have actually evolved to have smaller feet which is very efficient when it comes to flying. There maximum flying speed in the forwards direction is 30 miles per hour but in a dive, they can reach up to 60 miles an hour. They are so fast! It is so difficult to see their wings when they are flying. Crazy! They also lay the smallest egg of all birds. In addition to eating nectar, they also eat small insects and spiders. Hummingbirds are so incredible! Do you want some hummingbirds to come visit you? Check out these <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Hummingbird-Feeders/b?ie=UTF8&node=6129808011&_encoding=UTF8&tag=rumble07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=aecfeb4332aac744367aafff53164834&camp=1789&creative=9325">hummingbird feeders</a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rumble07-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />! They might decide to give you a visit!

From Mark S., "After months of patience and subtle exposure, the juvenile hummingbirds finally trust Annette and I enough to sit on our fingers! So exciting! Up to four juvenile ruby-throated hummingbirds have been hanging around my feeder all day long. They let me get so close that I can actually take handheld stills of them at manual focus with an 18-55mm lens. This inspired me to capture videos of the birds at varying speeds. A hummingbird can flap its wings at 40-80 times per second. The camera records in real time at 30 frames per second. In the video you will see one male and one female. The plumage on the male appears to be speckled because its plumage has not yet matured. Such a remarkable creature!" Captured with the Macropod by Macroscopic Solutions. Nature is truly amazing. It can bring so much joy and happiness into our lives if we just let it. Sometimes we just have to take a step out of the virtual world and embrace the environment around us. After all, technology can never replicate the feeling and freedom that nature can offer! Please share this video with your family and friends as this is one spectacular moment that no one is going to want to miss!