Hairs Collection

Botanik Digitalis purpurea L. Fingerhut 160: 1
Foxglove leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a leaf from a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) plant, showing its hairs (trichomes)

Honey bee, SEM
Honey bee (Apis mellifera), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

Honeybee leg, SEM
Honey bee leg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the leg of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) covered in pollen grains (round). The dense coating of hairs has trapped the pollen

Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Compound eye of a fly, SEM Z340 / 0698
Compound eye. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a compound eye from a fruit fly (Drosophila busckii). The eye consists of many rounded lenses known as ommatidia

Moth antenna, SEM
Moth antenna. Coloured scanning electron micro- graph (SEM) of an unidentified moths antenna

Housefly foot, SEM
Housefly foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the foot of a housefly (Musca domestica). The two claws are used to grip rough surfaces

Barbara Woodhouse & Dog
Famous dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse (1910 - 1988), seen here with Junia the Great Dane doggie film star, who must have her grey mouth hairs darkened with special make-up! Date: late 1960s

Gecko foot, SEM
Gecko foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a geckos foot (Tarentola mauritanica)

French lavender leaf surface, SEM
French lavender leaf surface

Black Death rat flea, artwork
Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), artwork. This flea was the primary vector of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death

E. coli bacterium, TEM
E. coli bacterium. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an Escherichia coli bacterium in the early stages of binary fission, the process by which the bacterium divides

Leaf oil glands, SEM
Leaf oil glands. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a thyme plants leaf surface (Thymus vulgaris). Two types of leaf trichomes (hairs) are seen

Pansy petal, SEM
Pansy petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a pansy flower petal (Viola tricolor). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs known as trichomes

Pollen on a bee leg, SEM
Pollen on a bee leg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (pale purple) on the leg of a bee (superfamily Apoidea). Pollen grains are the male sex cells of a flowering plant

Flowers of cotton grass or Hare's-Tail - blowing in wind
MAB-177 Flowers of cotton grass or Hare's-Tail - blowing in wind Ben Eighe National Nature Reserve, Scotland

Portrait of Iris Tree Seated on a Four Poster Bed, (oil on canvas)
657158 Portrait of Iris Tree Seated on a Four Poster Bed, (oil on canvas) by Guevara

Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911
6438043 Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911. (illustration) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art. Dance. Costume of Bacchante)

Butterfly wing, SEM
Butterfly wing. Image 2 of 6. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a wing from an unidentified butterfly (order Lepidoptera, meaning " scale-wing" in Greek)

Aubergine flower petal, SEM
Aubergine flower petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of an aubergine (Solanum melongena) petal

Banksia stem, SEM
Banksia stem, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The stem is covered in fine hairs

Root of a germinating red chard seed, SEM
Root of a germinating red chard seed. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a red chard seed (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) root

French lavender leaf, SEM
French lavender (Lavandula dentata) leaf

Zinnia flower petal, SEM
Zinnia flower petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Zinnia sp. petal. The projections on the petal help to prevent water loss

Periwinkle petal surface, SEM
Periwinkle petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a periwinkle flower petal (family Apocynaceae)

C17 Wig Maker / Woodcut
A wigmaker combs the hairs of his latest creation : naturally he wears a wig himself

Naked woman with cigarette and glass of wine

Penitent Magdalene, 1453-1455 (wooden statue)
7260244 Penitent Magdalene, 1453-1455 (wooden statue) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); 188 cm; Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Gelada baboons in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

black lemur (Eulemur macaco) in Palmarium reserve, Eastern Madagascar

Norwegian bride, in her crown (litho)
5987057 Norwegian bride, in her crown (litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norwegian bride, in her crown. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Semi-nude girl, in diaphonous clothing, holding lamp (colour litho)
2816180 Semi-nude girl, in diaphonous clothing, holding lamp (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Semi-nude girl, in diaphonous clothing, holding lamp)

Harald I Fairhair (c.890-c.946) greeting Guthrum (d)
BAL125102 Harald I Fairhair (c.890-c.946) greeting Guthrum (d.890) from the Flateybok, c.1390 (vellum); Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark

When buying your rabbits (b/w photo)
8657621 When buying your rabbits (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: When buying your rabbits)

Unidentified lady, early 17th century (watercolour, gum arabic, vellum, gilt)
7340109 Unidentified lady, early 17th century (watercolour, gum arabic, vellum, gilt) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); 5.1x4.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of M Rose Herschel aged 7 (1851) by her sister Maria
7342115 Portrait of M Rose Herschel aged 7 (1851) by her sister Maria, aged 11, 1851 (graphite, watercolour) by Herschel, Maria Sophia (1839-1929); 15.3x11.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Two sailors getting lost on the Pallas bridge
MMM5480445 Two sailors getting lost on the Pallas bridge by Bray, Gabriel (1750-1823); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Two sailors getting lost on the Pallas bridge)

Girl in bathing costume sitting on swimming pool diving board (colour litho)
8651082 Girl in bathing costume sitting on swimming pool diving board (colour litho) by English School

Breasts of virgin and pregnant women (colour litho)
8635331 Breasts of virgin and pregnant women (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breasts of virgin and pregnant women)

National Types of Beauty: Yugoslavia (b/w photo)
8645395 National Types of Beauty: Yugoslavia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yugoslavia)

National Types of Beauty: Italy (b/w photo)
8645383 National Types of Beauty: Italy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italy)

Man with long hair who needs a haircut (chromolitho)
8635509 Man with long hair who needs a haircut (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with long hair who needs a haircut)

The kit of the poilu (litho)
8656608 The kit of the poilu (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The kit of the poilu (French soldier of the First World War)

" Your hair must sheer above your ear " (engraving)
8633847 " Your hair must sheer above your ear " (engraving) by Cole, Herbert (1867-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Your hair must sheer above your ear)

Calendar advertising the "Domestic" sewing machine, 1892 (colour litho)
8677542 Calendar advertising the "Domestic" sewing machine, 1892 (colour litho) by American School

Advertising card for Royal Vinolia talcum powder (chromolitho)
8677629 Advertising card for Royal Vinolia talcum powder (chromolitho) by English School

Comb and trial-piece
3330290 Comb and trial-piece; (add.info.: Comb and trial-piece made from carved bone and antler. Dated 9th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mr. Etienne le Blond, ballet dancer
FLO4594929 Mr. Etienne le Blond, ballet dancer, at the Theatre Royal Opera House Haymarket. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting by Frederic de Waldeck

The bird in a cage
DUV4217127 The bird in a cage; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Letter L: Book
DUV4217030 Letter L: Book; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Reverend John Murray (1741-1815) (engraving)
7214593 Reverend John Murray (1741-1815) (engraving); (add.info)

Samson and Delilah, c.1910 (chromolithograph)
7293352 Samson and Delilah, c.1910 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Religion. Bible. Old Testament. While Samson is drunk Delilah cut his hai)

Literature. Womens Edition Buffalo Courier. Poster by A.R. Gifford, USA, c.1895 (poster)
3434569 Literature. Womens Edition Buffalo Courier. Poster by A.R. Gifford, USA, c.1895 (poster); (add.info.: Litterature. Women's edition (edition feminine), Buffalo Courier

Blonde Model, c.1877 (oil on canvas)
8698263 Blonde Model, c.1877 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: By John Singer Sargent)

Eve and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 14th centry (low relief)
8617825 Eve and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 14th centry (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris

Head of a West African woman, c.1775 (watercolour)
7341536 Head of a West African woman, c.1775 (watercolour) by Bray, Gabriel (1750-1823); 22.1x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Daffodil twin set of spring (colour photo)
8673086 Daffodil twin set of spring (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daffodil twin set of spring)

Perseus and Medusa (engraving)
8672602 Perseus and Medusa (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Medusa. From Greek mythology)

The shearing of the flock, young ladies induced to part with their hair for the Pope's sake (engraving)
8643242 The shearing of the flock, young ladies induced to part with their hair for the Pope's sake (engraving) by English School

Happy Families, c 1920: Mrs Blonde the Barber's Wife (colour litho)
8628274 Happy Families, c 1920: Mrs Blonde the Barber's Wife (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Blonde the Barber's Wife)

Latter part XIVth century women's headdress (litho)
8677496 Latter part XIVth century women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Latter part XIVth century women's headdress)

End XVIIIth century women's headdress (litho)
8677414 End XVIIIth century women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: End XVIIIth century women's headdress)

Do You Know: How far does shaving date back? (colour litho)
8668113 Do You Know: How far does shaving date back? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How far does shaving date back)

Little girl stepping down from bathing machine into the sea (colour litho)
8651463 Little girl stepping down from bathing machine into the sea (colour litho) by English School

Self-criticism (litho)
8663029 Self-criticism (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-criticism)

La Mestiza. 1887 (painting)
AIS5332928 La Mestiza. 1887 (painting); Victor Balaguer Museum-library, Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain; (add.info.: Vilanova i la Geltru. Victor Balaguer Museum-Library); Photo © Rotger/AIC

Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Jesus Christ and drying them with her hair (b/w engraving)
6867216 Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Jesus Christ and drying them with her hair (b/w engraving); (add.info)

Frontispice of I will read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad)
DUV4217054 Frontispice of I will read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - an abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrative alphabet (print); 31x24 cm; (add.info)

A barber and his customer, 1850
3359131 A barber and his customer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a barber and his customer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Having one's haircut, by one of the new lady barbers, 1868
3478867 Having one's haircut, by one of the new lady barbers, 1868; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, London, 1868, showing the pleasures and hazards of having one's hair eut)

Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho)
8635979 Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Victorian home life)

There was an Old Man of Peru, who never knew what he should do (coloured engraving)
8634417 There was an Old Man of Peru, who never knew what he should do (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Peru)

His first appearance - boy playing the banjo (colour litho)
8635992 His first appearance - boy playing the banjo (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: His first appearance - boy playing the banjo)

Samson and Delilah (colour litho)
8635642 Samson and Delilah (colour litho) by Tillack, Johannes Adolf (1861-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samson and Delilah, Judges 16:20. Old Testament Pictures)

I scarcely know how to commence (colour litho)
8635505 I scarcely know how to commence (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I scarcely know how to commence, bald man with only one hair at the barbers)

Absurd women's hairstyle, 18th Century (engraving)
8672835 Absurd women's hairstyle, 18th Century (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Absurd women's hairstyle, 18th Century)

Napoleon Bonaparte (engraving)
8672825 Napoleon Bonaparte (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon Bonaparte)

B for baby (chromolitho)
8677314 B for baby (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: B for baby. Woman combing the hair of a young girl)

Portrait of a young woman with long hair (b/w photo)
8655960 Portrait of a young woman with long hair (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a young woman with long hair)

Male vanity (litho)
8641406 Male vanity (litho) by Leete, Alfred (1882-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Male vanity. Illustration for The Strand Magazine, January to June 1913.); © Look and Learn

Commands: Brush your hair (colour litho)
8645069 Commands: Brush your hair (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brush your hair)

Welcome decoration are hung over a door, historical illustration circa 1893
UIG5413829 Welcome decoration are hung over a door, historical illustration circa 1893; UIG

Comb and trial-piece
3330294 Comb and trial-piece; (add.info.: Comb and trial-piece made from carved bone and antler. Dated 9th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Hairs: Nature's Intricate Masterpieces Revealed in Stunning Detail" Delve into the mesmerizing world of hairs, where Botanik Digitalis purpurea L. Fingerhut 160:1 showcases its delicate beauty under the watchful lens of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Witness the enchanting dance of a honey bee as it delicately lands on a flower, its fuzzy body adorned with intricate hairs that aid in pollination. Zoom closer and explore the astonishing structure of a honeybee leg, revealing an array of tiny hairs that assist in gathering nectar. In another captivating image, a young man wearing an open plaid shirt stands amidst his backyard oasis, his hair flowing freely in the breeze. Each strand tells a unique story and adds to his individuality. Meanwhile, peer through the compound eye of a fly captured by SEM Z340/0698, unveiling countless microscopic hairs that provide sensory information crucial for survival. Marvel at the elegance of nature's design as you examine the moth antenna up close; every hair meticulously placed to detect pheromones and navigate its surroundings. Transport yourself back to 1911 and admire Bacchante's costume from Ballets Russians—a true masterpiece adorned with feathers resembling fine strands of hair. Discover Barbara Woodhouse & Dog - their bond evident as they share an intimate moment while showcasing their respective coats—each boasting distinct textures and patterns created by millions of individual hairs intricately woven together. The butterfly wing presents itself like an artist's canvas under SEM; vibrant colors blending harmoniously alongside delicate scales reminiscent of ethereal strands. Journey further into nature's realm as French lavender leaf surface reveals itself—an intricate tapestry composed entirely out of minute leaf hairs working tirelessly to protect this fragrant plant. Uncover history within artistry as you encounter Black Death rat flea artwork; each menacing hair depicted with meticulous attention to detail reminding us how these tiny creatures played such significant roles in shaping our past.