False Colored Collection (#4)

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False Colored Collection: Peony pollen grains, SEM

Peony pollen grains, SEM
Peony (Paeonia sp.) pollen grains, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are reproductive structures produced by the male parts of flowering plants

False Colored Collection: Small asian crab, SEM

Small asian crab, SEM
Small asian crab, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). View from above of a crab, showing its large claws (chelae) and hard, knobbly shell (exoskeleton)

False Colored Collection: Head louse, SEM

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

False Colored Collection: Robin chick, SEM

Robin chick, SEM
Robin chick. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a European robin (Erithacus rubecula) chick. The downy texture of the feathers from its juvenile plumage can be seen

False Colored Collection: Toad foot, SEM

Toad foot, SEM
Toad foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the front foot of a young common toad (Bufo bufo), showing its claws (dark green) and warty skin

False Colored Collection: House mouse, SEM

House mouse, SEM
House mouse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a common house mouse (Mus musculus). One of its eyes and large ears can be seen

Cicada, SEM
Cicada. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the back of a cicada. Cicadas are insects with large eyes (purple, right) set wide apart on the head

Algae, SEM
Algae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of single-celled algae (green). Magnification: x4000 when printed 10 centimetres wide

False Colored Collection: Fern spore cases, SEM

Fern spore cases, SEM
Fern spore cases. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a sorus on the underside of a fern leaf. A sorus is a group of sporangia (round lumps)

False Colored Collection: Nerve fibre, TEM

Nerve fibre, TEM
Nerve fibre. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a non-myelinated peripheral nerve fibre

False Colored Collection: Macrophage cells, TEM

Macrophage cells, TEM
Macrophage cells, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). The cell nuclei are purple. Mitochondria (dark pink ovals) in the cytoplasm produce energy for the cell

False Colored Collection: Harlequin ladybird, SEM

Harlequin ladybird, SEM
Harlequin ladybird. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), showing its wings (grey)

False Colored Collection: Caddisfly larva, SEM

Caddisfly larva, SEM
Caddisfly larva. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the larva of a caddis fly (Oxyethira sp.), inside its larval case (conical)

Small asian crab, SEM
Small asian crab, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). View from above of a crab, showing its large claws (chelae) and hard, knobbly shell (exoskeleton)

False Colored Collection: Burnt match, SEM

Burnt match, SEM
Burnt match. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tip of a used match. Magnification: x20 when printed 10 centimetres wide

False Colored Collection: Strike anywhere match, SEM

Strike anywhere match, SEM
Strike anywhere match. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tip of an unburnt match. The head of a match is usually made from paraffin and combustible chemicals

False Colored Collection: Unmyelinated nerve bundle, TEM

Unmyelinated nerve bundle, TEM
Unmyelinated nerve bundle. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a group of unmylinated nerve fibres

False Colored Collection: Herb oil glands, SEM

Herb oil glands, SEM
Herb oil glands. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a thyme (Thymus vulgaris) leaf, showing the modified trichomes (hair cells, round)

False Colored Collection: Fungus gnat head, SEM

Fungus gnat head, SEM
Fungus gnat. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a fungus gnat (family Sciaridae). At centre are the gnats compound eyes (brown)

False Colored Collection: Coccoliths, SEM

Coccoliths, SEM
Coccoliths, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Coccoliths are individual plates of calcium carbonate formed by coccolithophores (single-celled algae)

False Colored Collection: Safety match, SEM

Safety match, SEM
Safety match. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tip of an unburnt match. The head of a match is usually made from paraffin and combustible chemicals

False Colored Collection: Shrew nose, SEM

Shrew nose, SEM
Shrew nose. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the snout of a common shrew (Sorex araneus), showing its many whiskers and hairless nose. Shrews find their prey by touch

False Colored Collection: Fern leaf, SEM

Fern leaf, SEM
Fern leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a fern leaf, showing sori. A sorus is a group of sporangia (brown)

False Colored Collection: Common toad, SEM

Common toad, SEM
Common toad. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a young common toad (Bufo bufo), showing one of its large eyes and its warty skin

False Colored Collection: Eye of a needle and thread, SEM

Eye of a needle and thread, SEM
Eye of a needle (blue) and thread (red), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Magnification: x65 when printed at 10 centimetres across

False Colored Collection: Aphid on a leaf, SEM

Aphid on a leaf, SEM
Aphid on a leaf, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Aphids are plant-eating insects in the superfamily Aphidoidea. This aphid is on a leaf from a blackberry plant (Rubus sp.)

False Colored Collection: Head and thorax of a cat flea, SEM

Head and thorax of a cat flea, SEM
Head and thorax (upper body) of a cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The head (upper right)

False Colored Collection: Gorse petal surface, SEM

Gorse petal surface, SEM
Gorse (Ulex europaeus) petal surface, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This surface is smooth, compared to the surfaces of leafs and sepals

False Colored Collection: Sage leaf trichomes, SEM

Sage leaf trichomes, SEM
Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf trichomes, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Simple (hair-like) and glandular (round) trichomes, are seen here

False Colored Collection: Dandelion pappus, SEM

Dandelion pappus, SEM
Dandelion pappus (Taraxacum officinale), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This is the top of one of the hundreds of seeds attached to a dandelion seedhead

False Colored Collection: Daisy pollen grains, SEM

Daisy pollen grains, SEM
Daisy (Bellis perennis) pollen grains, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are reproductive structures produced by the male parts of flowering plants

False Colored Collection: Marine protozoa shells, SEM

Marine protozoa shells, SEM
Marine protozoa shells, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The shells (tests) seen here include those of foraminifera, as well as coral spicules, radiolarian tests and cocccoliths

False Colored Collection: Ladybird head, SEM

Ladybird head, SEM
Ladybird head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a ladybird (family Coccinellidae). The compound eyes of this beetle are at left and right (blue)

False Colored Collection: Nettle leaf trichomes, SEM

Nettle leaf trichomes, SEM
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) leaf trichomes, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Trichomes (hair-like) are seen on the upper leaf surface

False Colored Collection: Head of a shield bug, SEM

Head of a shield bug, SEM
Head of a shield bug (Acanthosoma sp.), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This insect is also known as a stink bug for the pungent liquid it emits if disturbed

False Colored Collection: Rosemary leaf trichome, SEM

Rosemary leaf trichome, SEM
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaf trichome, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Trichomes are specialised structures that may perform several functions

False Colored Collection: Bluebell pollen grains, SEM

Bluebell pollen grains, SEM
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) pollen grains, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are reproductive structures produced by the male parts of flowering plants

$Monkey puzzle leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture of a leaf of a monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)$

Monkey puzzle leaf, SEM
Monkey puzzle leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture of a leaf of a monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)

False Colored Collection: Bean rust pustules, SEM

Bean rust pustules, SEM
Bean rust (Uromyces sp.) pustules, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The spores (orange) are emerging from pustules on the underside of a leaf on a bean plant

False Colored Collection: Plantain pollen grain, SEM

Plantain pollen grain, SEM
Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) pollen grain, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are reproductive structures produced by the male parts of flowering plants

False Colored Collection: Bean rust spores, SEM

Bean rust spores, SEM
Bean rust (Uromyces sp.) spores, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Bean rust is a fungal disease that infects bean plants

False Colored Collection: Head of a crane fly, SEM

Head of a crane fly, SEM
Head of a crane fly (family Tipulidae), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The two compound eyes (purple) are either side of the head

$Birch leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture of a leaf from a birch tree (Betula sp.). The fracture has passed through the leaf$

Birch leaf, SEM
Birch leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture of a leaf from a birch tree (Betula sp.). The fracture has passed through the leaf

False Colored Collection: Leaf stoma, SEM

Leaf stoma, SEM
Leaf stoma. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a stoma on a leaf of the monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)

False Colored Collection: Buttercup pollen with leaf trichome, SEM

Buttercup pollen with leaf trichome, SEM
Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) pollen (orange) with a trichome (leaf hair, green), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

False Colored Collection: Buttercup pollen grains, SEM

Buttercup pollen grains, SEM
Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) pollen grains, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are reproductive structures produced by the male parts of flowering plants

False Colored Collection: Gorse pollen grains, SEM

Gorse pollen grains, SEM
Gorse (Ulex europaeus) pollen grains (yellow), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are reproductive structures produced by the male parts of flowering plants

$Lily leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture of a leaf from a white water lily (Nymphaea alba)$

Lily leaf, SEM
Lily leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture of a leaf from a white water lily (Nymphaea alba)

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"Unveiling Nature's Hidden Palette: Exploring the World Microscopy" Step into a mesmerizing realm where science and art converge, revealing captivating details that are invisible to the naked eye. In this collection images captured through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), we embark on a journey through various specimens, each showcasing their unique beauty. First up, we encounter the intricate head of a honey bee, magnified to expose its delicate features in stunning hues. Moving on, we delve into the spiny world of a spider as its exoskeleton is brought to life with vibrant colors under SEM. Venturing deeper into nature's wonders, we explore the trachea lining - an enchanting network resembling an otherworldly landscape. Next, dandelion pollen grains take center stage; their textured surfaces transformed by false coloring techniques into an ethereal spectacle. As our exploration continues, Philadelphia fleabane pollen grains come alive in vivid shades against a dark backdrop. The gorse stigma adorned with pollen grains follows suit – an exquisite display reminiscent of abstract art. A surprising juxtaposition awaits as we discover a lily pollen grain delicately resting upon a rosemary leaf – contrasting textures and colors intertwining harmoniously. Meanwhile, the gorse flower bud reveals hidden secrets within its petals when observed at microscopic levels. Nature's diversity unfolds further with Forsythia pollen grains taking shape in brilliant tones that evoke feelings of warmth and vitality. Chickweed pollen grains add another layer to this symphony of color and form – tiny spheres bursting forth like miniature fireworks frozen in time. Intriguingly shifting gears from flora to fauna, human chromosomes emerge as striking patterns under SEM C013 / 5002 – reminding us how intricately woven our genetic makeup truly is. Finally, optic nerve fibers weave together like cosmic threads connecting our visual perception to reality itself. Through these false colored masterpieces created by scientific exploration, we are reminded of the hidden beauty that lies within our world.