The winner of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition is the Eye of a honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered in dandelion pollen (120x) by Australian Ralph Claus Grimm:
Ralph Claus Grimm – Eye of a honey bee
My favourite among the fascinating entries is of a Clam shrimp (Cyzicus mexicanus), live specimen (25x) by Ian Gardiner of Canada which won 10th place.
Ian Gardiner live specimen of a clam shrimp
All the entries can be seen at the Nikon Small World site.
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