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. 2014 Apr 23;9(4):e94346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094346

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A) Steps to prepare insect specimens for image capturing. B) A special mat target needs to be attached to a scanned specimen for 3DSOM software to estimate of camera viewing position and angle. C) For a large insect such as this 30 mm long Christmas beetle, the pin is glued to a 10 mm rare-earth disk magnet which is in turn attached to a 50 mm mat target. D) For a small insect such as this 3 mm long granary weevil, the micro pin is glued to a 5 mm mat target. E) shows comparison in size of the two specimens.

Inline graphic — A) Steps to prepare insect specimens for image capturing. B) A special mat target needs to be attached to a scanned specimen for 3DSOM software to estimate of camera viewing position and angle. C) For a large insect such as this 30 mm long Christmas beetle, the pin is glued to a 10 mm rare-earth disk magnet which is in turn attached to a 50 mm mat target. D) For a small insect such as this 3 mm long granary weevil, the micro pin is glued to a 5 mm mat target. E) shows comparison in size of the two specimens.