Nikon will be announcing the winners of the 2016 Small World Photomicrography Competition on October 19. As a preview of the announcement, they've shared some of the unranked images from this year's competition with us here. The contest invites photographers and scientists to submit images of all things visible under a microscope. More than 2,000 entries were received this year. Enjoy a trip into a miniature world through the images below, all from the 2016 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
Nikon Small World 2016
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Read moreScales of a butterfly wing underside, Vanessa atalanta (10x). #
Francis Sneyers, Brecht, Belgium -
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Read moreSixty-five fossil Radiolarians (zooplankton) carefully arranged by hand in Victorian style (100x). #
Stefano Barone, Palazzo Pignano, Italy -
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Read moreHead section of an orange ladybird, Halyzia sedecimguttata (10x). #
Geir Drange, Asker, Norway -
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Read moreCross-section through a multi-layered carbon-fiber reinforced composite structure for defect analysis (100x). #
Peter Pook, Riverport, Nova Scotia, Canada -
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Read moreEgg of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly, Agraulis vanilla (4x). #
David Millard, Austin, Texas, USA -
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Read morePoison fangs of a centipede, Lithobius erythrocephalus (16x). #
Walter Piorkowski, South Beloit, Illinois, USA -
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Read moreAir bubbles formed from melted ascorbic acid crystals (50x). #
Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland -
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Read moreAnt pupae, Myrmica sp. (5x). #
Geir Drange, Asker, Norway -
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Read moreCaudal gill of a dragonfly larva (25x). #
Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland -
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Read moreEyes of a jumping spider, Hasarius adansoni (9x). #
Yousef Al Habshi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -
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Read moreAnalgesic compound (salicin) extracted from Willow tree bark (50x). #
Dr. David Maitland, Feltwell, United Kingdom -
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Read moreJurinea mollis seed (5x). #
Viktor Sykora, Prague, Czech Republic -
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Read moreCopper crystals (5x). #
Honorio Cócera-La Parra, Valencia, Spain -
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Read moreButterfly proboscis (6.3x). #
Jochen Schroeder, Chiang Mai, Thailand -
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Read moreLeaves of a liverwort (Cephalozia bicuspidata) plant (125x). #
Magdalena Turzańska, Wrocław, Poland -
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Read moreFrontonia showing ingested food, cilia, mouth and trichocysts (200x). #
Rogelio Moreno Gill, Panama City, Panama -
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Read moreWater mite Unionicola sp. (100x). #
Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Poland -
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Read moreSection of a red speckled jewel beetle, Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis (19x). #
Yousef Al Habshi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -
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Read moreThe prolegs of a hairy caterpillar gripping a small branch (4x). #
James Dorey, Fairfield, Queensland, Australia -
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Read moreBlack elder tree flower stamen, Sambucus nigra (10x). #
Laurie Knight, Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom -
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Read moreWasp eyes. #
Jochen Schroeder, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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