Scales of a butterfly wing underside, Vanessa atalanta (10x). Francis Sneyers, Brecht, Belgium
Sixty-five fossil Radiolarians (zooplankton)
carefully arranged by hand in Victorian style
(100x). Stefano Barone, Palazzo Pignano, Italy
Head section of an orange
ladybird, Halyzia
sedecimguttata (10x). Geir
Drange, Asker, Norway
Karl Gaff, Dublin Institute of Technology, School of
Physics, Dublin, Ireland: Caption​Mullein flower
(Verbascum nigrum) – Reflected Light, 5x
Cross-section through a multi-layered carbon-fiber
reinforced composite structure for defect analysis
(100x). Peter Pook, Riverport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Egg of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly, Agraulis vanilla (4x). David Millard, Austin, Texas, USA
Poison fangs of a centipede, Lithobius erythrocephalus (16x). Walter Piorkowski, South Beloit, Illinois, USA
Air bubbles formed from melted ascorbic acid crystals (50x). Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
Ant pupae, Myrmica sp. (5x). Geir Drange, Asker, Norway
Douglas L Moore,
University of Wisconsin -
Stevens Point Museum
of Natural History,
Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, USA:
Polished slab of Teepee
Canyon agate –
Stereomicroscopy, 90x
Caudal gill of a dragonfly larva (25x). Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
Eyes of a jumping spider, Hasarius adansoni (9x). Yousef Al Habshi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Analgesic compound (salicin) extracted
from Willow tree bark (50x). Dr. David
Maitland, Feltwell, United Kingdom
Jurinea mollis seed (5x). Viktor Sykora, Prague, Czech Republic
Cristales de cobre (5x). Honorio Cocera-La Parra, Valencia, España
Trompa mariposa (6,3x). Jochen Schroeder, Chiang Mai, Tailandia
Las hojas de una hepática (Cephalozia bicuspidata) planta (125x). Magdalena Turzańska, Wroclaw, Polonia
Sección de un escarabajo joya rojo moteado,
Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis (19x). Yousef Al
Habshi, Abu Dabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Frontonia mostrando ingerido alimentos, los cilios, la
boca y trichocysts (200x). Rogelio Moreno Gill,
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Dr Alvaro Roura, Instituto de
Investigacións Mariñas,Ecology
and Marine Biodiversity, Vigo,
Spain: Viperfish (Chauliodus
sloani) – Reflected
Light/Darkfield, 20x
Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland: Leg of a water boatman (Corixidae) – Polarized Light, Darkfield, 25x
Ácaro agua Unionicola sp. (100x). Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Polonia
Laurie Knight, Tonbridge, Kent, United
Kingdom: Black elder tree flower stamen
(Sambucus nigra) – Focus Stacking, 10x
Dr Csaba Pintér,
Keszthely, Zala, Hungary:
Goatsbeard flower
(Tragopogon orientalis)
seeds – Focus Stacking,
1.4x
David Millard, Austin, Texas, USA: Curvepod Fumewort (Corydalis curvisiliqua) seed – Image Stacking, 4.5x
Wildflower stamens. By Samuel Silberman
Dr Oscar Ruiz, the University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Centre, Houston, Texas, USA:
Four-day-old zebrafish embryo
– Confocal, 10x
Parts of wing-cover (elytron),
abdominal segments and hind leg
of a broad-shouldered leaf beetle
(Oreina cacaliae). By Pia Scanlon
Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto
Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Biology
Department, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico:
Slime mould (Mixomicete) – Image
Stacking/Reflected Light, 5x
Michael Crutchley, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom: Fungi on cow dung – Darkfield, 30x
Las patas falsas de una oruga
peluda agarrando una pequeña
rama (4x). James Dorey, Fairfield,
Queensland, Australia
Matt Inman, Cremorne, New South Wales,
Australia: Beta-alanine and taurine crystals –
Transmitted Polarized Light/Focus Stacking, 10x
Dr Igor Siwanowicz, Howard
Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI), Janelia Research
Campus, Ashburn, Virginia,
USA: Front foot (tarsus) of a
male diving beetle – Confocal,
100x
Culture of neurons
(stained green) derived
from human skin cells,
and Schwann cells, a
second type of brain
cell (stained red).
By Rebecca Nutbrown
Ojos avispa. Jochen Schroeder, Chiang Mai, Tailandia
Mouse retinal ganglion cells.
By Dr. Keunyoung Kim
Testis of a fruit fly (Drosophila
pseudoobscura) stained for DNA and
pseudocolored for depth, showing the
stages of sperm development.
By Christopher Large
Espresso coffee crystals. By Vin Kitayama and Sanae Kitayama
Diclofenac crystals (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug). By Adolfo Ruiz De Segovia
END14-OCTUBRE-2016

Nikon Small World 2016: Finalists

  • 1.
    Scales of abutterfly wing underside, Vanessa atalanta (10x). Francis Sneyers, Brecht, Belgium
  • 2.
    Sixty-five fossil Radiolarians(zooplankton) carefully arranged by hand in Victorian style (100x). Stefano Barone, Palazzo Pignano, Italy
  • 3.
    Head section ofan orange ladybird, Halyzia sedecimguttata (10x). Geir Drange, Asker, Norway
  • 4.
    Karl Gaff, DublinInstitute of Technology, School of Physics, Dublin, Ireland: Caption​Mullein flower (Verbascum nigrum) – Reflected Light, 5x
  • 5.
    Cross-section through amulti-layered carbon-fiber reinforced composite structure for defect analysis (100x). Peter Pook, Riverport, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • 6.
    Egg of aGulf Fritillary butterfly, Agraulis vanilla (4x). David Millard, Austin, Texas, USA
  • 7.
    Poison fangs ofa centipede, Lithobius erythrocephalus (16x). Walter Piorkowski, South Beloit, Illinois, USA
  • 8.
    Air bubbles formedfrom melted ascorbic acid crystals (50x). Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
  • 9.
    Ant pupae, Myrmicasp. (5x). Geir Drange, Asker, Norway
  • 10.
    Douglas L Moore, Universityof Wisconsin - Stevens Point Museum of Natural History, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA: Polished slab of Teepee Canyon agate – Stereomicroscopy, 90x
  • 11.
    Caudal gill ofa dragonfly larva (25x). Marek Mis, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
  • 12.
    Eyes of ajumping spider, Hasarius adansoni (9x). Yousef Al Habshi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • 13.
    Analgesic compound (salicin)extracted from Willow tree bark (50x). Dr. David Maitland, Feltwell, United Kingdom
  • 14.
    Jurinea mollis seed(5x). Viktor Sykora, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 15.
    Cristales de cobre(5x). Honorio Cocera-La Parra, Valencia, España
  • 16.
    Trompa mariposa (6,3x).Jochen Schroeder, Chiang Mai, Tailandia
  • 17.
    Las hojas deuna hepática (Cephalozia bicuspidata) planta (125x). Magdalena Turzańska, Wroclaw, Polonia
  • 18.
    Sección de unescarabajo joya rojo moteado, Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis (19x). Yousef Al Habshi, Abu Dabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos
  • 19.
    Frontonia mostrando ingeridoalimentos, los cilios, la boca y trichocysts (200x). Rogelio Moreno Gill, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
  • 20.
    Dr Alvaro Roura,Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas,Ecology and Marine Biodiversity, Vigo, Spain: Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) – Reflected Light/Darkfield, 20x
  • 21.
    Marek Mis, Suwalki,Podlaskie, Poland: Leg of a water boatman (Corixidae) – Polarized Light, Darkfield, 25x
  • 22.
    Ácaro agua Unionicolasp. (100x). Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Polonia
  • 23.
    Laurie Knight, Tonbridge,Kent, United Kingdom: Black elder tree flower stamen (Sambucus nigra) – Focus Stacking, 10x
  • 24.
    Dr Csaba Pintér, Keszthely,Zala, Hungary: Goatsbeard flower (Tragopogon orientalis) seeds – Focus Stacking, 1.4x
  • 25.
    David Millard, Austin,Texas, USA: Curvepod Fumewort (Corydalis curvisiliqua) seed – Image Stacking, 4.5x
  • 26.
    Wildflower stamens. BySamuel Silberman
  • 27.
    Dr Oscar Ruiz,the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, USA: Four-day-old zebrafish embryo – Confocal, 10x
  • 28.
    Parts of wing-cover(elytron), abdominal segments and hind leg of a broad-shouldered leaf beetle (Oreina cacaliae). By Pia Scanlon
  • 29.
    Jose Almodovar, Universityof Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Biology Department, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico: Slime mould (Mixomicete) – Image Stacking/Reflected Light, 5x
  • 30.
    Michael Crutchley, Haverfordwest,Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom: Fungi on cow dung – Darkfield, 30x
  • 31.
    Las patas falsasde una oruga peluda agarrando una pequeña rama (4x). James Dorey, Fairfield, Queensland, Australia
  • 32.
    Matt Inman, Cremorne,New South Wales, Australia: Beta-alanine and taurine crystals – Transmitted Polarized Light/Focus Stacking, 10x
  • 33.
    Dr Igor Siwanowicz,Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, USA: Front foot (tarsus) of a male diving beetle – Confocal, 100x
  • 34.
    Culture of neurons (stainedgreen) derived from human skin cells, and Schwann cells, a second type of brain cell (stained red). By Rebecca Nutbrown
  • 35.
    Ojos avispa. JochenSchroeder, Chiang Mai, Tailandia
  • 36.
    Mouse retinal ganglioncells. By Dr. Keunyoung Kim
  • 37.
    Testis of afruit fly (Drosophila pseudoobscura) stained for DNA and pseudocolored for depth, showing the stages of sperm development. By Christopher Large
  • 38.
    Espresso coffee crystals.By Vin Kitayama and Sanae Kitayama
  • 39.
    Diclofenac crystals (nonsteroidalanti-inflammatory drug). By Adolfo Ruiz De Segovia
  • 40.