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Japanese Bee

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Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica) captured as a high-detail 3D scan. This specimen was photographed using a Sony ILCE-7M5, Sony FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS SEL100M28GM, and Sony 2× Teleconverter (SEL20TC). The image set was acquired with a custom-built macro capture rig designed for focus-stacked photogrammetry. The reconstruction was processed in Agisoft Metashape Professional, with additional refinement and visualization workflows performed in Lichtfeld Studio. Thousands of high-magnification images were combined to preserve fine anatomical details, including wing venation, body hairs, compound eyes, and pollen-collecting structures. Japanese honeybees are native to Japan and play an important ecological role as pollinators. Compared to the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera), they are well adapted to local environments and exhibit unique defensive behaviors against predators such as giant hornets. Thanks for viewing this scan.

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6 Comments

utopiq231 month ago

hey yyouzhen, Could you provide me with some further background information on how the RIG was set up and what the biggest challenges were in creating the images? I’d be very interested to know just how much work actually went into the scan. Perhaps I could get in touch with you?

yyouzhen3 months ago

@nra_br Awesome, thanks for trying it out! 🐝

nra_br3 months ago

Hey yyouzhen I made a quick test of GS animation in PlayCanvas using your model, you can see it at https://playcanv.as/p/CL44qwdb

nra_br3 months ago

Thanks for sharing it is a great job!

aili_20263 months ago

thanks for sharing

macroscans4 months ago

Great job!

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