Magnified Image Collection (page 3)

Salt crystal, light micrograph
Salt. Polarised light micrograph of a crystal of sodium chloride, the common salt. This is a white crystalline compound widespread in nature as a solid (rock salt)

Testosterone hormone, light micrograph C015 / 6787
Testosterone hormone. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of the male sex hormone testosterone. Testosterone is the main human androgen hormone

Insulin crystals, light micrograph C017 / 8246
Insulin. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of crystals of the hormone insulin. The insulin molecule is made up of two chains of amino acids (A & B chains)

Blue green algae stigonema, LM C013 / 5286
Light micrograph using differential interference contrast microscopy (DIC) of the filamentous blue-green algae (group name Cyanophycophyta), called stigonema

Bog moss, SEM
Bog moss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bog moss (Sphagnum sp.). Magnification: x350 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

SEM of daisy pollen B786 / 0524
Daisy pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains of a common Daisy (Bellis perennis). The outer wall (exine) has many small spiky projections

Coloured SEM of sunflower pollen grains
Pollen grains. Coloured Scanning Electron Micro- graph of pollen grains of the sunflower, Helianthus annuus. Pollen grain size, shape and surface texture differ from one plant species to another

Petal papillae, SEM
Petal papillae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of papillae on the surface of a cultivated primrose (Primula obconica) petal. Papillae are projections from epidermal cells

Reflective belt material
Light micrograph in interference contrast illumination of a reflective material used in safety clothing. The material is retro-reflective

Crystals of silver on copper wire
Light micrograph in incident illumination of crystalline silver deposited on a copper wire. Copper wire is suspended in a solution of silver nitrate

LM of melted arsenic disulphide
Light micrograph of molten arsenic disulphide. Interference contrast. Magnification: x200 at 35mm size

Kettle fur limescale
Kettle fur". Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fur from a domestic kettle, showing the crystals that form in a hard water area

Fireworm bristles, SEM
Fireworm bristles. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fireworms bristles (setae). Fireworms (family Amphinomidae) are polychaete (meaning many-bristled) worms

Sessile rotifers. Light micrograph of five rotifers (Floscularia ringens) attached to vegetation. Each rotifer is encased in a sheath (brown) constructed from faecal pellets

Fireworm, SEM
Fireworm. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fireworm (family Amphinomidae). This is a polychaete (meaning many-bristled) and segmented worm

Brown dog tick, SEM
Brown dog tick. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) engorged with blood. Ticks are parasitic arachnids

Butterfly proboscis, SEM
Butterfly proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the coiled tip of a proboscis of a swallowtail butterfly (Papilio sp.)

Macrophotograph of Peacock butterfly
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) wing scales, macrophotograph. These scales make up the patterning on the wing of a butterfly. The scales may be lost without hindering the butterfly in flight

Flea jumping, computer artwork. Fleas are small wingless insects that are renowned for being able to jump great distances relative to their body size

Moth antennae, SEM
Moth antennae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the antennae of a moth (order Lepidoptera). The antennae are covered in sensory hairs that detect movement and smell

Peacock butterfly wing scales
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) wing scales. Light micrograph showing the scales microscopic ridges. This butterfly is native to Europe

Seven-spot ladybird landing, SEM
Seven-spot ladybird. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) landing

Mosquito sucking blood, computer artwork. The mosquito is using its proboscis to pierce the skin of its host and suck blood on which to feed

Pulvilli on a flys foot, SEM
Flys foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pulvilli (tubular hairs) on the base of the foot of a fly (order Diptera)

Ant eye, SEM
Ant eye. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the compound eye of an ant. The eye consists of many rounded lenses known as ommatidia

Human skin, polarised light micrograph
Human skin. Polarised light micrograph of a section through human skin showing hair follicles (black). The top layer of the skin

Eyebrow hair, SEM
Eyebrow hair and skin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of eyebrow hair growing from the surface of human skin

LM of four-cell embryo
Four-cell embryo. Light micrograph of the blasto- meres of a four-cell human embryo, two days after fertilisation. The blastomeres are the rounded cells

Hair root, SEM
Hair root. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the root (red) and part of the shaft (yellow) of a human hair. The base of the hair is known as the hair bulb and is the site of hair growth

Coloured SEM of a fertilized human egg (zygote)

Sperm fertilising egg

LM of blastomeres of a two-cell embryo
Two-cell embryo. Light micrograph of the blasto- meres of a 2-cell human embryo, two days after fertilisation. The blastomeres are the rounded cells formed by the first division of the fertilized

Human sperm

Mitotic cell division, TEM
Mitotic cell division. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a cell during the metaphase stage of mitosis (cell division)

Periodontal ligament fibres, SEM
Periodontal ligament fibres. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of periodontal ligament fibres (red). These fibres, a specialised type of connective tissue

Ovarian tissue, SEM
Ovarian tissue. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the medulla of an ovary showing blood vessels (pink)

Kidney tubule, TEM
Kidney tubule. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a proximal convoluted tubule in the kidney

Duodenal microvilli
Microvilli in duodenum. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the human duodenum, showing microvilli on the surface epithelium (lining)

Coloured TEM of microvilli of intestinal cell

Liver capillary, SEM
Liver capillary. Coloured scanning electron micro- graph (SEM) of a freeze-fractured section through liver tissue showing a hepatic capillary, or sinusoid

Corpus luteum, SEM
Corpus luteum. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a corpus luteum, or yellow body (brown), in an ovary. The corpus luteum is formed after ovulation

Coloured SEM of glomeruli in the human kidney

Pancreas cell, TEM
Pancreas cell. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an acinar (exocrine) pancreatic cell. Acinar cells secrete the inactive precursors (zymogens)

Kidney glomerulus
Glomerulus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a healthy kidney glomerulus. The glomerulus is a tight ball of capillaries where blood passing through the kidneys is filtered

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