Four-day-old zebrafish embryo

- see: Zebrafish (10x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Polished slab of Teepee Canyon agate

- see: Agate (90x) Technique:

Stereomicroscopy

see: stereomicroscopy



Brain cells from skin cells : Specifically, this is a culture of neurons (stained green) derived from human skin cells, and Schwann cells, a second type of brain cell (stained red), which have started to cover the neuron in the same way these cells interact in the brain.

- see: Brain, Neuron (20x) Technique:

Confocal, Immunofluorescence, iPSCs

see: confocal, fluorescence



Butterfly proboscis

- see: Butterfly (6.3x) Technique:

Image Stacking

see: image stacking



Front foot (tarsus) of a male diving beetle

- see: Beetle (100x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Air bubbles formed from melted ascorbic acid (vitamin C) crystals

- see: Ascorbic acid, Vitamin (50x) Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Leaves of Selaginella (lesser club moss)

(40x) Technique:

Differential Interference Contrast

see: DIC



Wildflower stamens

- see: Flower (40x) Technique:

Fiber Optic Illumination

see: fiber optic



Espresso coffee crystals

- see: Crystal
Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Frontonia (showing ingested food, cilia, mouth and trichocysts)

(200x) Technique:

Differential Interference Contrast

see: DIC



Scales of a butterfly wing underside (Vanessa atalanta)

- see: Butterfly (10x) Technique:

Macroscopy

see: Macroscopy



Human HeLa cell undergoing cell division (cytokinesis). DNA (yellow), myosin II (blue) and actin filaments (red)

- see: Cancer Cell, Cell Division, DNA, Actin (60x) Technique:

Structured Illumination Microscopy

see: SIM, Super-Resolution



Poison fangs of a centipede (Lithobius erythrocephalus)

(16x) Technique:

Fiber Optic Illumination, Image Stacking

see: fiber optic, image stacking



Mouse retinal ganglion cells

- see: Mouse, Retina, Neuron (40x) Technique:

Fluorescence, Confocal

see: fluorescence, confocal



Head section of an orange ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata)

(10x) Technique:

Reflected Light, Focus Stacking

see: reflected light, image stacking



65 fossil Radiolarians (zooplankton) carefully arranged by hand in Victorian style

(100x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Slime mold (Mixomicete)

(5x) Technique:

Image Stacking, Reflected Light

see: image stacking, reflected light



Parts of wing-cover (elytron), abdominal segments and hind leg of a broad-shouldered leaf beetle (Oreina cacaliae)

- see: Beetle (40x) Technique:

Stereomicroscopy, Image Stacking

see: stereomicroscopy, image stacking



Human neural rosette primordial brain cells, differentiated from embryonic stem cells in the culture dish (used to study brain development and Huntington’s disease)

- see: Brain (10x) Technique:

Confocal






Cow dung

(30x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Zebrafish fin with cylindrical bone segments and rows of pigmented epithelial cells

- see: Zebrafish (50x) Technique:

Differential Interference Contrast

see: DIC



Scales of a butterfly wing

- see: Butterfly (10x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Retinal ganglion cells in the whole-mounted mouse retina

- see: Neuron, Mouse, Retina (20x) Technique:

Fluorescence, Confocal

see: fluorescence, confocal



Tail of a a small shrimp

(40x) Technique:

Reflected Light

see: reflected light



Dentate gyrus of a optically-cleared transgenic mouse brain in 3D

- see: Mouse, Brain (10x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Seeds of an Indian Paintbrush wildflower (Castilleja indivisa)

- see: Seed (4x) Technique:

Fiber Optic Illumination, Image Stacking

see: fiber optic, image stacking



Curvepod Fumewort (Corydalis curvisiliqua) seed

- see: Seed (4.5x) Technique:

Image Stacking

see: image stacking



Caudal gill of a dragonfly larva

- see: Larva (25x) Technique:

Polarized Light, Darkfield

see: polarized light, darkfield



Leg of a water boatman (Corixidae)

(25x) Technique:

Polarized Light, Darkfield

see: polarized light, darkfield



Micrasterias thomasiana (algae)

- see: Algae (400x) Technique:

Fluorescence

see: fluorescence



Wildflower stamens

- see: Flower (40x) Technique:

Fiber Optic Illumination

see: fiber optic



Gears coupling hind legs of a planthopper nymph

(250x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Interior of a bisected trap of a humped bladderwort (Urticularia gibba), a fresh water carnivorous plant

(100x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Trumpet animalcule containing endosymbionts

(160x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Eyes of a jumping spider (Hasarius adansoni)

- see: spider (9x) Technique:

Reflected Light

see: reflected light



Section of a red speckled jewel beetle (Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis)

- see: Beetle (19x) Technique:

Reflected Light

see: reflected light



Interference patterns on a glycerin based soapy solution

- see: Soap (10x) Technique:

Epi Brightfield Illumination

see: brightfield



Ammonite shell (Placenticeras meeki)

Technique:

Reflected Light, Fiber Optic Illumination

see: reflected light, fiber optic



Microcrystal test for oxycodone using platinic bromide solution

- see: Crystal (200x) Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Forewing (elytron) of a tiger beetle (C. campestris) and a scale of the Forester moth (Adscita statices)

- see: Beetle, Moth (500x) Technique:

Reflected Light, Focus Stacking

see: reflected light, image stacking



Head section of a “skinbow” zebrafish larva. Epithelial cells are multi-color labeled for live imaging studies.

- see: Zebrafish, Epithelial Cell (25x) Technique:

Confocal (Skinbow)

see: confocal



Copper crystals

- see: Crystal (5x) Technique:

Transmitted Light






Mouse hand, showing veins

- see: Mouse (10x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Tintinnid ciliate of the marine plankton (Rhabdonellopsis longicaulis), from the Indian Ocean.

Technique:

Differential Interference Contrast

see: DIC



Prolegs of a hairy caterpillar gripping a small branch

(4x) Technique:

Reflected Light

see: reflected light



Ant pupae (Myrmica sp.)

(5x) Technique:

Reflected Light, Focus Stacking

see: reflected light, image stacking



Fossil diatom from Oamaru (composed of 20 individual photos)

- see: Fossil, Diatom (250x) Technique:

Interphako






Mullein flower (Verbascum nigrum)

- see: Flower (5x) Technique:

Reflected Light

see: reflected light



Green bottle fly

- see: Fly (10x) Technique:

Image Stacking

see: image stacking



Flow currents generated by an eight-week-old starfish larva as it struggles to capture swimming algae, its primary food source

- see: Larva, Algae (4x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Scales of a butterfly wing (Agrodiaetus thersites) Chapman¡äs Blue, male

- see: Butterfly (500x) Technique:

Reflected Light, Darkfield

see: reflected light, darkfield



Algae (Micrasterias thomasiana)

- see: Algae (400x) Technique:

Differential Interference Contrast

see: DIC



Air bubbles in evaporating tequila

(40x) Technique:

Differential Interference Contrast

see: DIC



Rubber (polydimethylsiloxane) coated with a thin glass film (silicon oxide) at a high temperature. As it cools, the contraction of the rubber causes the glass to buckle.

(20x) Technique:

Brightfield

see: brightfield



Beta-alanine and taurine crystals

- see: Crystal (10x) Technique:

Transmitted Polarized Light, Focus Stacking

see: polarized light, image stacking



Cultured fat cells (adipocytes) from a brown (grizzly) bear (Ursus arctos) for studies of metabolic function

(200x) Technique:

Brightfield

see: brightfield



Deep sea crustacea (Phrosina semilunata)

(40x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



A daisy’s (Euryops pectinatus) central disc pattern of tiny unopened flowers (florets)

- see: Flower (100x) Technique:

Image Stacking

see: image stacking



Black elder tree flower stamen (Sambucus nigra)

- see: Flower, Stamen (10x) Technique:

Focus Stacking

see: image stacking



Spore capsule of a moss

Technique:

Reflected Light, Focus Stacking

see: reflected light, image stacking



Cross section of a lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) stem

- see: Flower (100x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Actin (pink), mitochondria (black), and DNA (red) in a bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cell

- see: Actin, Mitochondria, DNA, Artery, Endothelial Cell
Technique:

3D Structured Illumination Microscopy

see: SIM, Super-Resolution



Actin (white), mitochondria (yellow), and DNA (blue) in a bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cell

- see: Actin, Mitochondria, DNA, Artery, Endothelial Cell
Technique:

Structured Illumination Microscopy

see: SIM, Super-Resolution



Testis of a fruit fly (Drosophila pseudoobscura) stained for DNA and pseudocolored for depth, showing the stages of sperm development

- see: Fly, Drosophila, DNA (60x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Mosquito (Culex) larva

- see: Mosquito, Larva (69x) Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Section of the cerebellum (in a brain) stained for Purkinje cells (red) and nuclei (blue)

- see: Cerebellum, Brain, Purkinje Cell, Nucleus (40x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Surface of embryonic mouse kidney

- see: Mouse (40x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Cross section of stem of barley (Hordeum)

(6.4x) Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Analgesic compound (salicin) extracted from willow tree bark

(50x) Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Egg of a Gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae)

- see: Egg, Butterfly (4x) Technique:

Image Stacking

see: image stacking



Water mite (Unionicola sp.)

(100x) Technique:

Fluorescence

see: fluorescence



Cerebellum brain section of a rat showing Bergmann glia (white) and nuclei (green)

- see: Cerebellum, Brain, Rat, Nucleus (20x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Hippocampal slice culture stained for neurons (blue), astrocytes (green) and proliferating cells (red)

- see: Hippocampus, Neuron, Astrocyte (20x)



Dasineura affinis

(4x) Technique:

Focus Stacking

see: image stacking



Goatsbeard flower (Tragopogon orientalis) seeds

- see: Flower, Seed (1.4x) Technique:

Focus Stacking

see: image stacking



Cross-section through a multi-layered carbon-fiber reinforced composite structure for defect analysis

(100x) Technique:

Darkfield, Image Stitching

see: darkfield



Young flower buds of Arabidopsis (a flowering plant)

- see: Flower, Arabidopsis (3000x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Early stages of mouse embryo development (single blastomeres)

- see: Mouse
Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Section of stem of a Bomarea densiflora plant specimen

(40x) Technique:

Epi-fluorescence

see: fluorescence



Robber fly

- see: Fly (30x) Technique:

Macroscopy

see: Macroscopy



Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)

(20x) Technique:

Reflected Light, Darkfield

see: reflected light, darkfield



Diclofenac crystals (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug)

- see: Crystal (40x) Technique:

Polarized Light

see: polarized light



Wasp eyes

- see: Wasp
Technique:

Image Stacking

see: image stacking



Moving vesicles

(40x) Technique:

Confocal 3D Imaging

see: confocal



Section of a begonia flower

- see: Flower (5x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Jurinea mollis seed

- see: Seed (5x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Dahlia flower section

- see: Flower (50x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Leaves of a liverwort (Cephalozia bicuspidata) plant

- see: Liverwort (125x) Technique:

Fluorescence, Image Stacking

see: fluorescence, image stacking



Casuarina seed

- see: Seed
Technique:

Fluorescence, Confocal

see: fluorescence, confocal



Time-lapse acquisition of one RBL (Rat Basophilic Leukemia) cell growing and dividing in a micro fabricated channel device.

(40x) Technique:

Epifluorescence

see: fluorescence



Licmophora flabellata diatoms

- see: Diatom (10x) Technique:

Darkfield

see: darkfield



Hippocampal neurons

- see: Hippocampus, Neuron (10x) Technique:

Confocal

see: confocal



Jellyfish (Aurelia Ephyra)

(10x) Technique:

Fluorescence

see: fluorescence



Galls of a mite (Aceria pyracanthi) and fungus on the surface of a scarlet firethorn plant (Pyracantha coccinea)

- see: Fungus (10x) Technique:

Confocal, Fluorescence

see: confocal, fluorescence



Ant leg

(20x) Technique:

Confocal,  Fluorescence

see: confocal, fluorescence