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Images Dated 16th April 2008

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Images Dated 16th April 2008: Magnetic field

Magnetic field. Bar magnet with iron filings aligned around it. The magnetic field induces magnetism in each of the filings, which then line up in the field

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Heathland ants antenna, SEM

Heathland ants antenna, SEM
Ants antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM), of sensory hairs on the antenna of a heathland ant (Formica fusca). Magnification: x400 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Mole hair, SEM

Mole hair, SEM
Mole hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a skin of a mole (family Talpidae), showing fine hairs. Moles are small mammals that live in underground burrows

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Daubentons bat hairs, SEM

Daubentons bat hairs, SEM
Bat hairs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of hairs from Daubentons bat (Myotis daubentonii). Each hair shaft has an outer cuticle made up of overlapping scales, or plates

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Olive leaf trichomes, SEM

Olive leaf trichomes, SEM
Olive leaf trichomes. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of peltate trichomes, or modified hairs, on the surface of an olive leaf (Olea europaea)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Light bulb filament, SEM

Light bulb filament, SEM
Tungsten light bulb filament, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The heat generated by an electrical current flowing through the filament makes it glow white hot

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Household dust, SEM

Household dust, SEM
Household dust, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Magnification: x130 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Marrow pollen grain, SEM

Marrow pollen grain, SEM
Marrow (Cucurbita sp.) pollen grain, scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The grain has a spiked outer wall (exine), which may assist in its dispersal by improving its adherence to pollinating

Olive leaf trichomes, SEM
Olive leaf trichomes. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of peltate trichomes, or modified hairs, on the surface of an olive leaf (Olea europaea)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Head louse, SEM

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Foraminiferan, SEM

Foraminiferan, SEM
Foraminiferan. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a foraminiferan fossil. Foraminiferans are marine single-celled protists that construct and inhabit shells (tests)

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Nematode worms, SEM

Nematode worms, SEM
Nematode worm. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a juvenile Heterorhabditis bacteriophora nematode worm (centre) shedding its cuticle (outer coat)

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis). Its mouthparts are at centre. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

Nematode worms, SEM
Nematode worm. Scanning electron micrograph of a juvenile Heterorhabditis bacteriophora nematode worm (centre) shedding its cuticle (outer coat, centre right) as it develops into an adult

Foraminiferan, SEM
Foraminiferan. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a foraminiferan fossil. Foraminiferans are marine single-celled protists that construct and inhabit shells (tests)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Lacewing larva, SEM

Lacewing larva, SEM
Lacewing larva (Chrysoperla carnea), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This insect preys on aphids, whitefly and other insects

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Mosquito heads, light micrograph

Mosquito heads, light micrograph
Mosquito heads. Light micrograph of the heads of a male (left) and female (right) mosquito (family Culicidae). The mosquitos head is dominated by its large compound eyes (solid white)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Aphids, SEM

Aphids, SEM
Aphids. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of aphids (family Aphididae), or greenflies, feeding on a plant stem. Only their abdomens can be seen here

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Nose mucosa, light micrograph

Nose mucosa, light micrograph
Nose mucosa. Light micrograph of a section through the nasal mucosa, the tissue that lines the airways of the nose. Air flows through hair-like cilia

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Ovarian follicle, light micrograph

Ovarian follicle, light micrograph
Ovarian follicle. Coloured light micrograph of a section through a secondary follicle in an ovary. At upper left is the large nucleus of the developing egg (oocyte, green)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Lymph node, light micrograph

Lymph node, light micrograph
Lymph node. Coloured light micrograph of a section through a lymph node. A lymph node filters pathogens from lymph fluid, a watery liquid that surrounds the tissues of the body

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Aristotle as a young man

Aristotle as a young man. The Ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist Aristotle (384-322 BC) influenced many later thinkers, working in areas such as logic, astronomy, zoology

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Claude Bernard, French physiologist

Claude Bernard, French physiologist
Claude Bernard (1813-1878), French physiologist and pioneer of experimental medicine and physiological chemistry. Bernards discoveries were wide-ranging

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist

Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist
Claude-Louis Berthollet (1748-1822), French chemist. Berthollet was an early supporter of Lavoisier, but correctly disagreed with him by proposing that some acids do not contain oxygen

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Archimedes, Greek mathematician

Archimedes, Greek mathematician
Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287-212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer. Archimedes is regarded as the greatest mathematician of ancient times

Images Dated 16th April 2008: George Biddell Airy, British astronomer

George Biddell Airy, British astronomer
George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), British astronomer, 19th century engraving. During his career, Airy was elected president to the Royal Astronomical Society

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Tooth fossil, SEM

Tooth fossil, SEM
Tooth fossil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fossilised canine tooth of the extinct Puerto Rican shrew (Nesophontes edithae)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: White lace flower seed, SEM

White lace flower seed, SEM
White lace flower seed. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a seed from a white lace flower (Orlaya sp.). A seed contains an embryo (a fertilised ovule from which a new plant can grow)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Euphorbia seeds, SEM

Euphorbia seeds, SEM
Euphorbia seeds. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of seeds from a Euphorbia flower (Euphorbia sp.). A seed contains an embryo (a fertilised ovule from which a new plant can grow)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: St. Johns wort seeds, SEM

St. Johns wort seeds, SEM
St. Johns wort seeds. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of seeds from a St. Johns wort flower (Hypericum sp.). A seed contains an embryo (a fertilised ovule from which a new plant can grow)

Images Dated 16th April 2008: Fungal hyphae, SEM

Fungal hyphae, SEM
Fungal hyphae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the hyphae of a fungus. Hyphae are thread-like structures that form the mycelium

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