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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

z# l4 W6 g, v# HHere we present ten of the finalists from Nikon’s 35th Annual Small World Photomicrography Competition, which recognizes photographs shot through a microscope. Contest winners will be announced on October 8. Until October 2, the public can select their favorites in the “Popular Vote” section of the Nikon Small World web site.: B7 Y& N) }, a; I& a: o
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel8 [$ {6 B- v+ j8 c$ Q3 Z, ?/ }! |
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)8 m6 B4 i% P8 k
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+ O- `, _4 L4 `5 y5 @. PAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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2 \& P" h$ p: W© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States8 i3 R/ X) R! s, ~
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Snowflake (40X)
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)! K, l1 e$ h# H8 Z# S2 L
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)' n( x7 V) T# G) |
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
v2 h# q {( v. W# F% [Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
1 [) T* X7 U: ~7 ?+ ySnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. \- h8 L' D/ ZZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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