Microscopic Life Forms

Detailed close-ups of microscopic textures and insect features captured under an electron microscope, revealing the complexity of natural patterns.

Closeup view of a microscopic surface revealing intricate textures

Eyelash mites. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of human eyelash mites (Demodex sp.) around hair follicles. Magnification: x35 when printed...

Cat flea. Coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM of the head of a cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. Magnification: x130 when printed at 10 centimetre...

Collagen, SEM

Pollen. Pollen of clover SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)

Diagram of a Water Bear (Tardigardes) which is a polyextremophile.

Strawberry pollen, SEM

Tiny Mite on Lizard's Skin

Eyelash mite Demodex sp., computer artwork.

Oral bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mixed oral bacteria. The mouth contains a large number of bacteria, most of which are ha...

Papillae on the upper surface of a rose flower petal (Rosa sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Papillae are projections from epidermal c...

Closeup view of a microscopic structure resembling a canyon or wave in grayscale tones.

Extreme closeup of a textured surface under a microscope

Bottlebrush pollen, SEM

Close-up of a Hornet's nest

Tectorial membrane from cochlea, SEM

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) Chicken eggshell cross section (Gallus gallus domesticus). Shown from left to right in the image. hard min...

Scanning electron micrograph of a laboratory-grown potable water biofilm, with the presence of Hartmanella vermiformis cysts. Aquatic bacteria were grown as biofilm on steel for one week. Hartmanella vermiformis protozoans were then added, which phagocytized the bacteria, that multiplied within vesicles and became cysts in which the bacteria will live until they rupture.

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its microscopic imager to capture this spectacular, jagged mini-landscape on a rock called 'GongGong.'

3d-Illustration von vielen verschiedenen Pollenkörpern in schwarz-weiß 3d illustration of many different pollen bodies in black and white Copyright: xZoonar.com/ChristophxBurgstedtx 22576133

SEM image of Taraxacum seed detail

Yersinia Pestis SEM

Euglypha amoeba shell, SEM

Bone tissue, SEM

Extreme closeup of a textured surface under magnification

Computer illustration of conidia (asexual spores) from a Fusarium sp. fungus. Some Fusarium fungi are pathogens of plants and humans.

Skin. Section of human skin with with 3 hairs. ESM (Electron Scanning Microscope)

Bottlebrush (Callistemon sp) SEM close-up view of a grain of pollen at 2800x magnification

Scanning electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), grown in cultured lymphocytes. Virions are seen as small spheres on the surface of the cells

A scanning electron microscope captured this image of terresterial soil containing a phyllosilicate mineral from Koua Bocca, Ivory Coast, West Africa. This soil shares some similarities with Martian soil scooped by NASA's Phoenix Lander.

Detail of Domesticated Cat's Claw

Microscopic Detail of a Millipede

Scanning Electron Micrograph: Woodboring Weevil. Date:

Upclose view of an ant's head under the microscope

Chinese hibiscus pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains on the anther of a Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) flo...

kiwi fruit Actinidia deliciosa pollen grain, coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM. Magnification: x3000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

$Pyoderma skin disease, coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM. Large numbers of lymphocytes yellow are present on the surface of the fractured skin...$

Closeup of a dragonfly's compound eyes and head details

Microscopic Detail of Dragonfly's Wing Attachment

Wolf Spider (Lycosa tarantula) SEM close-up view of face at 19x magnification, showing six eyes

Macrophages are the string-like projectile-looking items interacting with the spherical lymphocyte.

This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed on the ventral surface of a bedbug, Cimex lectularius. From this view you can see the insects skin-piercing mouthparts used it uses to obtain its blood meal. Although bedbugs have been found naturally-infected with blood-borne pathogens, they are not effective vectors of disease. The primary medical importance is inflammation associated with their bites (due to allergic reactions to components in

This image shows how the mouth design makes ticks generally difficult to remove once they have attached for a blood meal. Credit: NIAID

Sickle-cell disease, sickle-cell anaemia or drepanocytosis is a recessive genetic blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Here healthy blood cells are seen along with diseased cells.

Closeup of a microscopic specimen on a slide

Human hair with dandruff, illustration

This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed on the dorsal exoskeletal surface of a bedbug, Cimex lectularius. Note the numbers of what appear to be hairs, but are actually known as setae, which are sensorial in nature, and are composed of chitin, as is the entire exoskeleton.Chitin is a molecule made up of bound units of acetylglucosamine, joined in such a way as to allow for increased points at which hydrogen bonding can occur. In this wa

Hookworm. Date:

Fossil debris in chalk. Coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM of a fossilised fragment of a coccolithotrope skeleton. Magnification: x8000 when pr...

Scanning Electron Micrograph of Mosquito

Leukaemia blood cells, SEM

Flowering currant pollen, SEM

Scanning electron micrograph of Plasmodium gallinaceum invading mosquito midgut. Credit: NIAID.

Under a magnification of 2500X, this colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed the presence of a large number of Gram-negative Salmonella typhimurium bacteria that had been isolated from a pure culture.

Magnified 1155X, this 2002 scanning electron microscope (SEM) image revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by a number of Hartmannella vermiformis amoeba trophozoites. As part of a study to determine if Legionella pneumophila bacteria can colonize and grow in biofilms with or without the presence of H. vermiformis, here these protozoa were located on top of a base biofilm composed of Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Klebsiella pneumoniae and a Flavobacterium sp. bacteria. Note that the amoebas were grazing on these bacteria. CDC/Dr Rodney Donlan 2002

A close up view of the cause of scabies - the mite Sarcoptes scabiei.

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) Chicken eggshell inner membrane (Gallus gallus domesticus). Shown here is the eggshell inner membrane that...

Foetal vein, SEM

Scanning electromicrograph styled parasitic infection Cryptosporidium.

Mediterranean Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis) SEM close-up view of pollen at 270x magnification

Intricate closeup of a microchip circuit with vibrant color enhancement

Computer illustration of conidia (asexual spores) from a Fusarium sp. fungus. Some Fusarium fungi are pathogens of plants and humans.

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Pediculus humanus capitis, human head lice. P. humanus is divided into two subspecies; the head louse P...

Prorocentrum dinoflagellates, SEM

Copepod, SEM

Chromosomes, computer artwork.

Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Early human embryo, one cell removed for genetic analysis. Date:

Closeup of an insect's head in striking detail

Paul Ducheyne, a principal investigator in the microgravity materials science program and head of the University of Pernsylvania's Center for Bioactive Materials and Tissue Engineering, is leading the trio as they use simulated microgravity to determine the optimal characteristics of tiny glass particles for growing bone tissue. The result could make possible a much broader range of synthetic bone-grafting applications. Even in normal gravity, bioactive glass particles enhance bone growth in laboratory tests with flat tissue cultures. Ducheyne and his team believe that using the bioactive microcarriers in a rotating bioreactor in microgravity will produce improved, three-dimensional tissue cultures. The work is sponsored by NASA's Office of Biological and Physical Research. The bioreactor is managed by the Biotechnology Cell Science Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). NASA-sponsored bioreactor research has been instrumental in helping scientists to better understand normal an

Scanning electron microscopic image of Vibrio cholerae bacteria of the serogroup 01

Closeup of microscopic elements, resembling an abstract landscape.

Microscope styled close up view of human skin and hair roots.

Dust mites. Computer artwork of house dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus on human skin.

Intricate details of an ant's head under the microscope

Intricate geometric patterns of crystals under a microscope.

Diatom. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a single diatom (cylotella sp.). Diatoms may be extremely abundant in both freshwater and marin...

C elegans, SEM

Scanning electron micrograph of Plasmodium gallinaceum invading mosquito midgut.

Cut petiole of Raspberry cane France

Sea urchin, X-ray

Closeup of an insect head captured under a microscope.

Closeup shot of an ant antenna under electron microscope

An etched sample of the aluminum indium alloy (magnified). When the hypermonotectic mixture is cooled in the Advanced Gradient Hearing Facility (AGHF), aluminum transitions to a solid first, trapping the indium in cylindrical fibers within the solid. Principal Investigator Dr. Barry Andrews

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) stoma magnified over 2000x

Extreme closeup of an insect's wing under a microscope

Rabbit flea, SEM

Intricate microstructure of a creature captured in stunning detail.

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