Shadow cast by surface tension on the wasp's legs

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image showing Shadow cast by surface tension on the wasp's legs

HotAssaultedNuts on October 22nd, 2017 at 20:57 UTC »

since it's a wasp, I'd suggest a drop of dishwashing liquid to help with the surface tension issue

Lujame79 on October 23rd, 2017 at 00:57 UTC »

If you zoom in on the wasp it actually looks like a little tribal guy......

zerj on October 23rd, 2017 at 01:59 UTC »

Technically speaking the surface tension isn't casting a shadow, but creating a lens that deflects the light elsewhere on the bottom, probably those extra bright edges around those circles.

This kinda thing gives me flashbacks to college. "If we assume the pool is 100cm deep and the sun is directly overhead, how much does the wasp weigh"