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#photomicrography — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Marine copepod are small aquatic crustaceans.

    Photograph: Zachary Sanchez/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #copepods
    #crustaceans

  2. Parasitic fungus (Cordycipitaceae) on a fly (Calliphoridae). Cordycipitaceae can infect a Calliphoridae into a zombie-like state, leaving them to die and spread to other insects.

    Photograph: Eduardo Agustin Carrasco/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #cordyceps

  3. A fluorescently marked mouse colon.

    Photograph: Marius Mählen, Koen Oost, Prisca Liberali & Laurent Gelman/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #colon

  4. Spore sacs (sporangia) of a fern are located on the underside of the fronds, where reproduction happens.

    Photograph: Rogelio Moreno Gill/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #ferns
    #spores

  5. Quartz with biotic goethite filaments.

    Photograph: Manfred Heising/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #quarts
    #goethite

  6. Sunflower trichomes are hair-like outgrowths on the plant’s surface.

    Photograph: Marek Miś/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #trichomes

  7. Spores (blue/purple structures) of a small tropical fern (Ceratopteris richardii), widely studied to understand plant evolution.

    Photograph: Dr Igor Siwanowicz/Nikon Small World

    #photomicrography
    #spores