Saturday, October 23, 2010

a small small world (with many insects)

Well This year's Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition had many stunning images submitted this year with a whole host of fantastical winners, including quite a few from - you guessed it - the insect world. Check out some of them below:

The Grand prize Winner! Seems like Nikon judges favor a certain aesthetic formalism?
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Jonas King
Vanderbilt University, Department of Biological Sciences
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Anopheles gambiae (mosquito) heart (100x)
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Charles Krebs
Charles Krebs Photography
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Ichneumon wasp compound eye and antenna base (40x)
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Riccardo Taiariol
La Spezia, SP, Italy
Wasp nest (10x)
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Dr. Tomas Cabello
Universidad of Almería
Roquetas de Mar, Spain
Apterous Aphis fabae (black bean aphid) female with offspring inside the body (40x)
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To see many of the other stunning winners, browse the gallery!

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