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The world, at large: 2013's best microscope shots
The winning photos from the annual Olympus BioScapes contest offer a window on the unseen world -- an astonishing view of life at the microscopic level.
- What’s cooler than the intersection of awesome art and serious? By merging the art of photography and the science of life seen through the Microscope, Olympus has been highlighting the amazing for the past decade. Learn more at olympusbioscapes.com.read moreMasoumeh "Sahar" Khodaverdi / Olympus BioScapesShare
- Open trap of aquatic carnivorous plant, humped bladderwort (Utricularia gibba). The floating plant digests microinvertebrates that are sucked into its trap a millisecond after they touch its trigger hairs (hair bases are seen in the center of the dome-shaped entrance). The red in the image comes from chlorophyll's innate fluorescence.read moreIgor Siwanowicz / Olympus BioScapesShare
- A lateral view of a black mastiff bat embryo (Molossus rufus), at the "Peek-a-boo" stage when its wings have grown to cover its eyes. As development progresses, their fingers grow longer and form the maneuverable struts of their wings, supporting the membrane between their fingers.read moreDorit Hockman / Olympus BioScapesShare
- Ant pupae in different stages (genus Myrmica). The two rightmostpupae both have a parasitic mite on the antenna. The specimenshave been frozen before staging. Reflected light, stacked images.Geir Drange, Asker, Norway. Honorable Mention, 2013 OlympusBioScapesread moreGeir Drange / Olympus BioScapesShare
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The world, at large: 2013's best microscope shots
The winning photos from the annual Olympus BioScapes contest offer a window on the unseen world -- an astonishing view of life at the microscopic level.
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