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Over the years, winners of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition have taken eye-opening -- and slightly spine-tingling -- images of the creepy crawly creatures most people try their hardest to avoid. Under the microscope, bugs and insects bear little or no resemblance to how we traditionally see them – getting an extreme makeover that makes them bigger, brighter and in some cases, even a little more scary. This gallery of images shows these tiny organisms as you’ve never seen them before. Click with caution.![Thrips]()
Image of Distinction, 2008 James Hayden, The Wistar Institute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thrips (40x) Fluorescence![Fruit Fly Wings]()
Image of Distinction, 2008 Albert Tousson, University of Alabama at Birmingham Isolated fruit fly wings (25x) FluorescenceCreepy Crawlies, Under the Microscope
Some folks try their hardest to avoid creepy critters. Not scientists. Under the microscope, bugs and insects get bigger, brighter and in some cases, even a little more scary. Click with caution.
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