QTVR WOW Bug

WOWBugs (Melittobia digitata) are a species of parasitic wasp in the family Eulophidae, order Hymenoptera. They are found all around the world. Fourteen Melittobia species have been described in scientific literature. However, only M. digitata is the WOWBug. The biology of the others differs in various ways.
WOWBugs are harmless to people. Like all other wasps, female WOWBugs do have a stinger. However, the WOW Bugs stinger is so tiny that it can't penetrate human flesh. It can only be used on immature insects that are at a particularly vulnerable stage.

The panoramic images show below are"stitched" from several SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) of WOWbugs. The specimens are "sputter-coated" with gold and observed in a SEM.

The panoramic images is are then "run through" Apple's QTVR Authoring Studio which converts it into a fully functional QuickTime VR panoramic movie with a 120 degree acc.

The QTVR movie is shown below. There is a menu in the lower left corner. Clicking on the panorama with your cursor and then moving it around will allow you to "search" the image. If you click on the + sign the area in view will be enlarged. The minus sign will bring you "back out". If you click on the ? mark then any "hot spots" in the movie will be shown. These "hot spots" can be links to other panoramic movies. (You will also notice that the "bulls eye" cursor changes to an arrow whenever it encounters one of these links.