Microscopic Life and Nature

Detailed macro photography showcasing tiny life forms and natural textures, including insects, fungi, and silkworms, against organic backgrounds.

Stalactites on the ceiling of the pit of the nozzle in the Gard

Metal key surface under the microscope. Closeup macro photography.

The exit hole of a parasitoid wasp, Metaphycus helvolus, in the shell of its scale insect host.

Krustenstachelbart Sarcodontia setosa Krustenstachelbart, Sarcodontia setosa, Ast Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 11593778

silkworm egg newborns two hours ago

Parasitoids in an open Olive

Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Embryos developing within spawn

Stalactites on the ceiling of the pit of the nozzle in the Gard

Roscherite, phosphate.

Leafcutter Ant (Trachymyrmex sp) showing fungal mycelium of the fungal garden these insects maintain and feed with leaves, Guyana

Leaf scar of Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

Exotic scale insects and exotic ants use the orchid for food. The scales, with sucking mouthparts, extract sap from the plant. The ants mine the honeydew excused by the scales.

Johannsenite, silicate.

A top view close up of a Nezara viridula, showing both ocelli and the ommatidium of both compoud eyes, orange spots are pollen grains

Ant (Cyphomyrmex faunulus) fungal garden with insect remains used as its substrate, Guyana

Mimetite, phospate.

River / Brown trout Salmo trutta} eggs. Embryos visible. Captive. UK.

Parasitic Acarid in its web on a house plant

Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) in tunnel under bark, Colorado

Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) underside detail of leg and foot

Ushkovite, phosphate.

Cabbage moth scale insect, Cabbage moth scale insect, Cabbage moth scale insect, Whitefly, Whiteflies, Other animals, Insects, Animals, Plant lice, Cabbage whitefly, Aleyrodes pro

Chlorophoenicite, arsenate.

drill machine and borer macro with hi-speed photo

Strunzite, phosphate.

Common Limpet (Patella vulgata) adult, close-up of radula (captive)

white sinters and sinter tubes in a cave

Soft Scale Insect (Coccidae) group, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

CUEVA DE PEDRO FERNANDEZ. ESTREMERA, COMUNINDAD DE MADRID, ESPAÑA.

Stemonitopsis typhina (Stemonitopsis typhina)

PURSE SPONGE (Grantia compressa)

Transparency view of Lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) on blue background

Oscilum and aquifer system of the green Clione sponge (Cliona viridis), Marine Protected Area of the Agathoise coast, Herault, Occitanie, France

Two-spotted or red spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, damage and webbing on leaves of ornamental house plant (Colocasia esculenta)

Goliath Stick Insect (Eurycnema goliath) eggs resemble seeds, Australia

Agriculture - Crop Damage of Pest Insect, larval damage to an apple leaf by a Tentiform leafminer (Lithocolletis spp.) (1/5X).

Computer illustration of a Demodex sp. mite on the skin of its host. These mites feed on dead skin cells and oils. They usually cause no harm or benef...

Foraminiferen from the sea water Foraminiferen Small creatures from the sea water

Microphotograph of copepod eggs and Carcinus caenas crab, plankton.

Cabbage moth scale insect, Cabbage moth scale insect, Cabbage moth scale insect, Whitefly, Whiteflies, Other animals, Insects, Animals, Plant lice, Adult cabbage whitefly, Aleyrod

Common Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) eggs

Microphotograph of fungus of the genus Nectria, Ascomycetes, at x13 magnification.

Detail Of Jellyfish

Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) adults and pupae nest safely in tendril of carnivorous Pitcher Plant, Borneo

Jellyfish Found in the Beaufort Sea

Cushion scale insect, Pulvinaria floccifera, laying eggs on underside of ornamental garden Rhododendron leaf, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Antenna of Honey Bee with pollen France

DEU, 2006: Varroa (Varroa destructor, Varroa jacobsoni), studio picture.

Minerals: Strengite (Hydrated Iron Phosphate)

Cecropia (Cecropia sp) food bodies for its Ant (Azteca sp) residents, Manu, Peru

Megachile parietina (Megachile parietina), brood cell, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Fern underside showing spores, Minnesota

Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis), breeding cell, wooden beam

Discordant Mussel (Musculus discors) cluster attached to dying kelp stem, siphons visible, Alaska

Egg Case of Cone Shell (Conus sp.) on Green Alga, Ifaty, Madagascar

Silkworm (Bombyx mori) larva spinning cocoon

Many specimens of clonal plumose anemone (Metridium senile) on sunken buoy, Rinvyle dive site, Co. Galway, Irish Sea, North Atlantic, Ireland, Europe

Fossilised dinosaur footprints in rock, Lavini di Marco, Rovereto, Trentino, Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

Cabbage whitefly, Aleyrodes proletella, adult emerging from a pupa

Common Limpet (Patella vulgata). Two individuals seen from underneath

Mosquito (Culex sp) larvae in a Heliconia flower with breathing siphons exposed to the air, Ecuador

Woolly milkling fruiting body with ochre-coloured cap

Pupa of Olive fruit Fly in its gallery in the fruit

Emergence of a parasitoid of a gall wasp gall on Oak

Earthworm Casting, Ithaca, New York

DEU, 2006: European Honey Bee, Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera, Apis mellifica) with Varroa (Varroa destructor, Varroa jacobsoni), studio picture.

Microscopic view of bryozoans Notomia

A small cleaner shrimp, with the scientific name Pliopontonia furtiva. It was first observed in Mayotte by the Deep Blue Eexploration association at a depth of 20 meters. Mayotte

Water mite (Hydrachnidia sp), grouping of hydracarians in a pond, Prairies du Fouzon, Loir et Cher, France

Greenhouse potato aphid, Aulacorthum solani, infestation on kitchen herb, coriander, leaf

feather louse on feather of duck anaticola sp. viewed under microscope

Promethea Moth Coccon cutaway showing Pupa (Callosamia promethea), OH

teramachi's latiaxis latiaxis (hirtomurex) teramachii found off bohol island in the philippines rare

Parasitoide nymph in a pupa of Olive fruit Fly

Horse roundworms, Equine roundworms (Parascaris equorum) in horse dung

Fecal Discharge From a Sea Cucumber.

Pharoahs ant (Monomorium pharaonis) colony on timber with workers, queen and larvae.

Colony of bees working in hive. Bees inside hive. Harvest time in apiary. Beekeeping as hobby. Agriculture production

ammonites ammonites fossil from the very old jurrassic period Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6681962

A861003 U12G RS-19 MINEBACK SMITH (Project Engineer) SEP 29 1986 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 9/29/1986 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FRACTURED; FRACTURES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURES; MARKED; MINEBACK; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROCKS; ROCKS & MINERALS (MISC); ROCKS (MISCELLANEOUS); RS-19 MINEBACK; SMITH, CARL W; TEST SITES; U12G; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPONS EFFECTS; WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Proboscidea lousianica, Devil's Claw

Beech tube trembler

Formosan Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes formosanus), New Orleans, LA

Angaria delphinus Schale Nahaufnahme isoliert auf schwarz Close-up of an Angaria delphinus shell showcasing its spiral form, textured ridges, and natural details against a black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/SerhiixZarevx 22719296

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fungal cells. At centre is a sporangiaum, which houses the fungus' reproductive cells (spores).

Treatment of plants from insects Treatment of plants from harmful insects on the farm ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 11624362 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

SCALE INSECTS. On Monstera plant, life size..

Glomeris pustulata, nether side

Carver putting oil on a piece of olive wood, Provence, Frankreich

Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, toothed suckers, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

DIENTES DE CABALLO DE YACIMIENTO PALEOLITICO (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

army ant eciton sp. column moving across forest floor transporting eggs and larvae. peru.

vine weevil larvae in flower pot otiorhynchus sulcatus (pest on fruit & vegetables) bury saint edmunds, suffolk, east anglia, uk

An adult parasitoid wasp, Encarsia tricolor, laying eggs, ovipositing in larval scales of cabbage whitefly, Aleyrodes proletella

Larvae of Cécidomyies on Colza France

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. MAGS HERTENHUIDHORZEL (Hypoderma Actacon). undated

Pyromorphite, phosphate.

Calanoid copepod, close-up, Sweden.

A aphid on a houseplant. A aphid on a houseplant.

Greenhouse mealybugs, Pseudococcus viburni, with their waxy extrusions along the leaf vein of a bougainvillea houseplant

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