2020 Photomicrography Competition

Crystalized birefringent chemicals

Domenico Zanon

Location
Galliera Veneta, Italy
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
4X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Short-tailed fruit bat embryo (Carollia perspicillata)

Zuzana Vavrušová Dr. Richard R. Behringer

Affiliation
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Université Paris-Saclay
Orthopaedic Surgery Department / Development and Evolution of the Neural Crest
San Francisco, California, USA
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
1X (Objective Lens Magnification)

A transverse slice of the head of a dung beetle (Digitonthophagus gazella), showing the compound eyes and the intricate interlock of mouthparts

Dr. Eduardo Zattara Dr. Armin Moczek, Dr. James A. Powers

Affiliation
CONICET
Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
20X (Objective Lens Magnification)