Things under a microscope

A high energy beam scanner, called a scanning electron micrograph, was used to capture this image, which shows the surface of a human tongue. The protruding objects, called filiform papillae, can sense pressure. The flaky appearance of the papillae results from the fact that they are constantly shedding their skin to increase sensitivity. Source: Science Photo/Photo Researchers

Under the microscope is a world of terror.

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Grass under a microscope :D

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Beauty in our wold still exists, even at the microscopic level.

Your parents lied to you: monsters are actually real and they are indeed under your bed. They are in your closet and down in the basement, too. Bu they're tiny.

As human beings, we go about our day-to-day lives, completely oblivious to the microscopic world around us. And that ignorance is great, because most of that microscopic world is scary as hell.

To honor the beauty of microscopic photographs, the Nikon Small World contest awards the most impressive micrographs captured by scientists and hobbyists.