Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes boas), micro-CT scan. The micro-CT scanner was used to investigate the internal anatomy of this large beetle. This image wa

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Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes boas), micro-CT scan. The micro-CT scanner was used to investigate the internal anatomy of this large beetle. This image was acquired using X-ray micro-Computed Tomography (also known as micro-CT). A micro-CT scanner projects a beam of X-rays through the sample onto a detector panel. Images are collected over a 360° rotation and these are then reconstructed to form a virtual 3D model of the specimen. This virtual object that can be viewed from all angles and sliced open or digitally dissected. Image by Dan Sykes.

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Photo credit: © DAN SYKES/NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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