Sanctuary Asia — January 2018

Sanctuary | Natural History

Nature's imagination can run wild! A no-holds-

barred evolution approach has gifted this peacock

mite its glamourous look. This ornate and aptly-

named mite belongs to the genus Tuckerella and

is generally considered a 'herbivorous pest' in the

tropics where it is found. But beauty lies in the eyes

of the beholder and we cannot get over the beauty

of this specimen, magnifi ed over 200 times, under

an SEM or Scanning Electron Microscope.

Note: This is a falsely coloured photomicrograph.

Christopher Pooley/Public Domain