The anterior leg of a parasitic fly of the familly Nycteribiidae collected on a Plecotus auritus bat in Switzerland (Le chenit, Baume de la petite Chaux, Coll. P. Nyssen). The claws are particularly well adapted to grab the fur.
Technical settings :
– focus stack of 20 images
– microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25) on 100 mm extension tubes/adapter