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Orange Coneflower - high resolution

Dr Klaus Schmitt

Well-known member
Visible light image:
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UV image using Baader-U filter (UV):
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Simulated bee vision image using experimental XBV filter (UV, blue, green):
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Triptych of the above images:
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This attractive flower in macro close up even more so shows its very specific UV pattern,
its petals have a UV dark pattern, invisible to us humans. It also shows the conical cell
structures that enable insects to have a better grip on the surface when landed..​
 
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