Every year, Nikon holds the Annual Small World Competition, where subjects are put through a microscope and then photographed. Here are some of the stunning shots.

Reproductive tissues (gray) surrounded by neurons (colors) in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea

Young starfish

Magnesium chloride and potassium alum mixture

Hydra and Volvox

Jumping Spider Eyes

Anagallis arvensis (scarlet pimpernel)

Live zebrafish embryo at 22 hours post-fertilization

Ant Eye

Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew) leaf stomata

Chrysochroa buqueti (jewel beetle) carapace, near eye

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