2011 Photomicrography Competition

Ammonium nitrate fusion preparation (heated to melting then cooled at room temperature)

Sebastian Sparenga

Affiliation
McCrone Research Institute
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technique
Transmitted Light, Crossed Polars
Magnification
100x

Eyes of a Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus)

Dr. Igor Robert Siwanowicz

Affiliation
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Martinsried, Germany
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
20x

Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (rat nematode parasite)

Sinclair Stammers

Affiliation
Science Photo Library
London, United Kingdom
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
560x