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BioScapes: Microscopy Image Competition Brings Secret Worlds to Light [Slide Show]

By Kate Wong     | December 17, 2012 | 1

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ALGAE in the genus Scagelia with reproductive tetraspores and golden diatoms.

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Arlene Wechezak
MOUTH
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of a live mushroom coral in the genus Fungia.

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James H. Nicholson
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PROTOZOANS in the Vorticella genus.

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Arturo Agostino
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SCALES on the wing of a Panacea prola butterfly.

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Charles Krebs
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TONGUE of the terrestrial snail Pomatias elegans.

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Christian Gautier
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DIATOM in the genus Corethron from the Amundsen Sea in Antarctica.

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John Dolan
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ANT on its deathbed—a carnivorous plant known as a sundew.

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Ralph Grimm
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  1. 1. wavey davey 01:44 PM 12/30/12

    If you like the ant image, you are really going to like this link:

    http://antweb.org/

    They are using a micro-mosaic technique, which is creating beautiful images.

    Dave

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