Bug Room
 
Common Tasks:
  • Sorting of macroinvertebrates from benthic samples
  • Macroinvertebrate identification
  • Chironomid larvae identification
Facilities:
  • Carl Zeiss Stemi 2000 stereomicroscope; 6-40X magnification*
  • Carl Zeiss stereomicroscope; 6-40X magnification*
  • Nikon stereomicroscope; 6-40X magnification*
  • Wild stereomicroscope (with side mirror); 6-50X magnification*
  • Jandel Scientific (now SPSS) digitizing tablet
  • Olympus CH2 compound microscope; 40-1000X magnification*

*All magnifications shown are with 10X oculars. We have 20X oculars for the Wild, Zeiss,
and Nikon stereomicroscopes and 25X oculars for the Zeiss stereomicroscopes.