Conchophthirus was deciliated by calcium ion shock followed by shearing through a micropipette. This revealed the location of the deciliated basal bodies and the cell's surface architecture. In this i...

This scanning electron micrograph of salmonella bacteria, was made possible by using low kV to visualize the surface detail of the bacteria. The image was taken with the VcD (backscatter detector), u...

Single slice from a cropped and contrast-adjusted serial section reconstruction from the molecular layer of the cerebellar vermis of the adult mouse generated from serial block face SEM. This image h...

Single slice of a processed serial block face SEM imaging data set through the molecular layer of the cerebellum of an adult mouse. Data have been converted from 16 bit to 8 bit and low pass filtered...

Scanning electron micrograph of the calcium skeleton of coral polyp. The sample was cleaned with bleach solution, dried and carbon coated prior to imaging. The image was collected using a secondary...

Didinium ingests Paramecium. Also showing a few discharged trichocysts and metachronous waves of cilia in the two characteristic ciliary girdles of Didinium nasutum. This micrograph was taken in 1968 ...

The proboscis of Didinium. While not well preserved, this image clearly shows the clockwise surface ridges that are elevated by ribbons of microtubules that are involved in supporting the buccal cavit...

Five rows of clavate cilia that reside just below the anterior ciliary girdle of Didinium nasutum. This micrograph also shows a partial view of the pectinelle rows of the anterior girdle of cilia. The...

Didinium captures Paramecium. A moment after initial contact when toxicysts enter Paramecium. The strand of toxicysts can be seen between the two organisms, and Didinium will use the anchored toxicyst...

Didinium captures Paramecium. It is not unusual for an undersized Didinium to attempt to ingest a much larger Paramecium. In this case, the organisms were preserved before the outcome could be determi...