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Microscope Collection

Background imageMicroscope Collection: False-coloured SEM (Scanning Electron Micrograph) of a Tardigrade (Tardigrada) amongst moss

False-coloured SEM (Scanning Electron Micrograph) of a Tardigrade (Tardigrada) amongst moss, from Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. This tardigrade is approximately 0.1 millimetres long

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Focus stacked, inverted image of Diatoms on a microscope slide

Focus stacked, inverted image of Diatoms on a microscope slide. Diatoms are single-celled algae which produce approximately 25% of the oxygen we breathe as well as being responsible for approximately

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Limestone microfossils in a 0. 03mm-thick slice of fossil-rich limestone viewed at high

Limestone microfossils in a 0. 03mm-thick slice of fossil-rich limestone viewed at high magnification
Limestone microfossils in a 0.03mm-thick slice of fossil-rich limestone viewed at high magnification, image area is 3mm across in real life

Background imageMicroscope Collection: African daisy (Osteospermum jucundum) at approx 10x magnification

African daisy (Osteospermum jucundum) at approx 10x magnification, composite flower showing individual florets full of golden pollen grains, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Red campion (Silene dioica) seeds, microscopic view

Red campion (Silene dioica) seeds, microscopic view

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Abstract close-up of butterfly wing scales

Abstract close-up of butterfly wing scales

Background imageMicroscope Collection: False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of a Thrip's (Thysanoptera) head

False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of a Thrip's (Thysanoptera) head, the bulging compound eyes can be seen on either side of the head

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Soil bacteria cultured on nutrient agar from a soil sample collected in Via Gellia Woods, Derbyshire

Soil bacteria cultured on nutrient agar from a soil sample collected in Via Gellia Woods, Derbyshire. Image size in real life 10mm across. UK. March

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Pollen grains on the style of a Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Hoe Grange Nature Reserve

Pollen grains on the style of a Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Hoe Grange Nature Reserve, Derbyshire, UK. August

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) pollen grain, false-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) pollen grain, false-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), pollen grains on anthers, aprox 12x magnification, Monmouthshire

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), pollen grains on anthers, aprox 12x magnification, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) with three tiny (1mm) Thrips (Order Thysanoptera

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) with three tiny (1mm) Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) on a petal, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Background imageMicroscope Collection: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) stigma open to receive pollen for fertilization

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) stigma open to receive pollen for fertilization, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July


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