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Mini Monsters iPad app

By PA News Team

Product news

13 September 2011 17:30

Ever wanted to get up close and personal with a tarantula but too afraid to get hands-on? What about staring directly in the eyes of a common housefly? The Mini Monsters app for the Apple iPad enables you to do just that by zooming into the point of identifying individual hairs on the back of a spiders leg or marveling at the stinger on the back of a bee. With 567 images on the app, each image includes a detailed scientific caption explaining more about that particular Mini Monster’s habitat along with both their Latin and more familiar names.
 
Each image has been created using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) technology meaning you can zoom in to specific points of interest. They have all been individually coloured providing a bright and vibrant visual experience. The images themselves are the works of acclaimed electron microscopist Steve Gschmeissner, the Eye of Science and Power and Syred.
 
All the insects, bugs and other creepy crawlies can be searched for by name or via broader methods. For example, all the Mini Monsters have been categorised into carnivores, omnivores, herbivores or detritivores. Further filtering options include searching via the number of legs, the threat level (to humans) and whether they can fly or not. Users can save their favourite images in a customisable gallery before showing their friends and family with their very own slideshow.
 
Mini Monsters for the Apple iPad is available from 12th September for £1.99 / US$ 2.99 / €1.99 from the Apple App Store.
 
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