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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

9 M; s# ]" L! D/ Q* O% o6 _- \Here we present ten of the finalists from Nikon’s 35th Annual Small World Photomicrography Competition, which recognizes photographs shot through a microscope. Contest winners will be announced on October 8. Until October 2, the public can select their favorites in the “Popular Vote” section of the Nikon Small World web site.5 X, U: f% M3 {
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel5 N7 [) h0 ~& _
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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$ R5 v: K; I! q© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
" n( v1 B+ J" b' ?8 ~Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)7 X$ K P* C9 r0 ~2 {6 k$ j0 f
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2 e5 g! W' T( J; I+ E5 P5 U2 l© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
. Z5 N* M7 L) `% l6 @Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)( o& S( L8 [) O* l# ^8 H
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Snowflake (40X)" ]) k7 H5 H8 n0 W' P
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$ N5 q; h# e0 Z+ G9 o0 L© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
l7 [1 m# U& D# p1 [1 L4 o3 @Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic" b6 }& |; p: s' e" Q: q4 }/ d
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)2 I; ?8 Z0 x0 ~0 X z
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
^6 t2 |# Z- BIncident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy3 ]1 B. Y$ p) {% y* o
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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