Tuesday 29 December 2015

BioBrevia: Smallest of the Small

This shot of a Buprestis striata is indeed macro, but the Nikon Small World
Photomicrography Competition takes it to a whole new level.
Photo: Mark Conboy

The winners of the 2015 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition have been announced. The winner was Ralph Grimm's shot of a pollen-laced European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) eye. Check out these stunning images. While you're at it, also check out the Small World in Motion Competition. The winner was Wim van Egmond's video of two ciliate protozoans: a Trachelius sp. depredating a Campanella sp.