Confocal micrograph of Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) seedling leaf with stomata (yellow mouth-like structures) and parenchyma cells. Confocal microscopy. Honorable Mention, 2009 Olympus BioScapes...

Trichodina pediculus, a "hydra bug." Image captured at about 600x magnification using differential interference contrast. Eighth Prize, 2008 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Darkfield image of dried thorax scales from a Eupholus weevil. The image was taken at 10X and is composed of a stack of 80 images. Honorable Mention, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competit...

Confocal micrograph of a green alga, Penium margaritaceum. The cell wall is shown in green and the chloroplast is represented by autofluorescence. Honorable Mention, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Ima...

Unicellular alga Penium, treated with the microtubule poison oryzalin. Fifth Prize, 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Hymenolepis microstoma, a tapeworm parasite, showing anterior end. Phalloidin staining shows the suckers, pharynx and part of the body-wall musculature. Confocal microscopy. Honorable Mention, 2011 O...

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...

American Elm seed (Ulmus americana), captured using stereomicroscopy and polarized light. These seeds are also called samaras and have characteristic "wings" on their periphery. Honorable Mention, 2...

Individual deep cell moving by circus movements. Fundulus heteroclitus(killifish) embryo injected with GFP-actin plasmid at 1-cell stage, filmed during gastrulation. Image made available through Zebra...

Individual deep cell moving by circus movements. Fundulus heteroclitus(killifish) embryo. Images made available through Mark Cooper and Zebrafish The Living Laboratory.