Somso Zoology Models (143)
SOMSO Compound or Facet Eye
Model#: ZoS 49Enlarged approximately 200 times in SOMSO-Plast®. Showing the delicate histological structure. In one piece. On a stand with green base.
SOMSO Model of the Head of a Cockroach
Model#: ZoS 48/6Periplaneta americana. After Dr. E. Schicha. Modelled from nature. Enlarged approx. 50 times in SOMSO-Plast®. Upper jaw and maxillae are movable and mounted to demonstrate the function. Separates into 3 parts. On a stand with...
SOMSO Model of a Mosquito
Model#: ZoS 48/5Culex pipiens. After Dr. E. Schicha. Enlarged approx. 50 times in SOMSO-Plast®. Separates into 7 parts. On a green base which can be pulled apart.
SOMSO Head of a Fly
Model#: ZoS 48/4Musca domestica modelled from nature. After Dr. E. Schicha. Enlarged approx. 50 times in SOMSO-Plast®. In one piece. On a stand and green base.
SOMSO Head of a Gnat
Model#: ZoS 48/3Culex pipiens head of a female gnat modelled from nature. After Dr. E. Schicha. Enlarged approx. 80 times in SOMSO-Plast® The long stylets consisting of the labrum (upper lip) the paired mandibles the paired maxillae...
SOMSO Head of a Butterfly
Model#: ZoS 48/2Pieris brassicae modelled from nature. After Dr. E. Schicha. Enlarged approx. 50 times in SOMSO-Plast®. The proboscis is shown stretched out and coiled. Separates into 5 parts. On a stand with green base.
SOMSO Head of Bee
Model#: ZoS 48/1Apis mellifica modelled from nature. After Dr. E. Schicha. Enlarged approx. 50 times in SOMSO-Plast®. The mouth-parts adapted for chewing and licking by the honey-bee are shown. Upper jaw movable to demonstrate its function. Separates...
SOMSO Head of Carabus
Model#: ZoS 48Carabus auratus enlarged 50 times linearly in SOMSO-Plast®. After Christian Groß Head of Biology Department (retired). Lower jaw lower lip and both antennae are removable for demonstration purposes. Simplified facet structure. Separates into 6 parts....
SOMSO Bark Beetle - Development
Model#: ZoS 47/6Enlarged approx. 40 times in SOMSO-Plast®. After Christian Groß Head of Biology Department (retired). With the following phases of development: egg 2 x young larva full-grown larva pupa and beetle. Separates into 5 parts. On...
SOMSO Bark Beetle
Model#: ZoS 47/5Enlarged approx. 40 times in SOMSO-Plast®. After Christian Groß Head of Biology Department (retired). Enlarged and true to detail representation of the big Spruce bark beetle with eight teeth (Ips typographus L.). In one piece....
SOMSO Model of the Brain of a Honey Bee with Transparent Head Capsule
Model#: ZoS 47/3Apis mellifera. Enlarged approx. 50 times in SOMSO-Plast®. After Dr. Dorothea Brückner University of Bremen. The capsule of the head in special plastic can be opened and the complete brain removed to study the back...
SOMSO Model of the Hind Legs of the Bee
Model#: ZoS 47/2Functional model enlarged many times in SOMSO-Plast®. After Dr. E. Schicha. The model illustrates the following functions: brushing of the bee's body with the pollen combs patting down the pollen masses at the outside of...
SOMSO Model of the Worker Bee
Model#: ZoS 47/1Honey-bee Apis mellifera (A. mellisica) enlarged approximately 25 times in SOMSO-Plast®. On the model one leg is removable to show the pollen basket with the collected pollen at the back. In addition the honey vesicle...
SOMSO Horse's Hoof with Ligaments, Vessels and Nerves
Model#: ZoS 42/43Natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. Median section. Separates into 7 parts. On a green base.
SOMSO Domestic Hen
Model#: ZoS 26Natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. Modelled from a natural skeleton. The right side shows the feathers the left side the organs. By a simple operation the torso can be taken from the feathers to show the...
SOMSO Model of a Breeding Pig (Dam)
Model#: ZoS 18/1Approx. 1/2 natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. Based on a breeding pig from the Bavarian State Institute for Animal Breeding in Grub. Right side shows the skin the other side shows the muscular system. The model...
SOMSO Cow's Hoof
Model#: ZoS 17Left front foot of the cow cast from natural specimen in SOMSO-Plast®. Separates into 6 parts. On a green base.
SOMSO Udder of the Cow
Model#: ZoS 16Natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. After Prof. Dr. Vollmerhaus and Prof. Dr. Waibl. Separates into 4 parts in sagittal and vertical section showing the arteries veins lymphatic vessels and milk passages and the four glandular regions....
SOMSO Ruminant Stomach of the Cow
Model#: ZoS 6/11/3 natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. Rumen and reticulum can be divided into two halves to show the relief of the mucous membrane of the stomach. Omasum and abomasum can be opened up. Separates into 3...
SOMSO Models of Sets of Cow's Teeth
Model#: ZoS 5In SOMSO-Plast®. Natural casts of the lower jaw showing ten different stages of growth: 14 days 1 year 1 1/2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 9 years 14 years and 18...
SOMSO Cow
Model#: ZoS 1/1About 1/3 natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. As model ZoS 1 but with ruminant stomach detachable - rumen reticulum omasum abomasum (description ZoS 6/1 page 157). Separates into 13 parts. Mounted on a removable base with...
SOMSO Cow
Model#: ZoS 1Approximately 1/3 natural size in SOMSO-Plast®. Median section. Separates into two halves. The left side shows the hide the right side shows the surface muscular system. Right foreleg with shoulder-blade and the biceps of the...
