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Left Fly in amber by Scott Ginn. This male dolichopodid fly is preserved in Baltic amber (fossilised tree resin) some 40 million years old. The amber preserves fine detail of the specimen such as complex genitalia at the end of its abdomen. Scott’s was one of the top ten images in the 2012 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography.
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I love the detail and dynamic feel in this image, taken by Museum Technical Officer Scott Ginn.
It could almost be a behavioural shot of an insect flying into a headwind, its hairs flowing backwards, and not
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trapped in amber at all. You might also think that Nature took the initiative and imaged itself millions of years before people came along and thought of illustrating the natural world. Carl Bento Manager Photography
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2013 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes What does science mean to you? Capture your answer in a single photograph and you could win a share of $10,000 in the New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. It’s one of 17 prizes on offer in the 2013 Eureka Prizes program. To see the complete line-up and conditions of entry go to www.australianmuseum.net.au/eureka. Entries close 7 pm AEST Friday 3 May 2013.
