Optical Equipment
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The Scorpion Research Laboratory in the Division of
Invertebrate Zoology, AMNH, is equipped with one
Leica MZ16 and six Nikon SMZ1500 dissection
microscopes, five with drawing attachments. Another
Nikon stereomicroscope is available in the Starr
Natural Sciences Building for use by visitors to
the
Arachnid and Myriapod Collections.
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A Microptics™
ML1000 system, recently installed in the Scorpion
Research Laboratory, allows digital
photomicrography of dry and wet (ethanol submerged)
as well as large to small specimens under visible
and long-wave ultraviolet light (the latter
exploiting the fluorescence property of the
scorpion epicuticle). Using AutoMontage™
software, multiple images taken at different, but
overlapping spatial planes can be combined through
superimposition to circumvent problems with reduced
depth-of-field and achieve completely in-focus
images.
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Computer Infrastructure
The AMNH currently maintains more than 60 servers that
support museum administrative, research and educational
facilities. Each is backed up weekly on tape. One of
these servers is dedicated to the Division of
Invertebrate Zoology, which has a staff member dedicated
to its maintenance and weekly data backup. The AMNH has a
diverse network, to which ca. 1500 personal computers,
roughly one-third Apple Macintosh and the remainder PCs,
as well as ca. 400 networked printers, are attached. For
more information, visit the AMNH
Computational Sciences webpage.
Lorenzo Prendini’s office and laboratory are equipped with five desktop and four laptop Dell PCs (all connected to the internet), a flatbed scanner, slide scanner, two network laserjet printers, a color printer, and other peripherals. Software in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology is updated regularly and site-licenses are available for many programs.
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Lorenzo Prendini’s office and laboratory are equipped with five desktop and four laptop Dell PCs (all connected to the internet), a flatbed scanner, slide scanner, two network laserjet printers, a color printer, and other peripherals. Software in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology is updated regularly and site-licenses are available for many programs.
