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All these pictures are from the book 'Microcosmos,' created by Brandon Brill from London. This book includes many scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of insects, human body parts and household items. These are the most amazing images of what is too small to see with the naked eye.


An ant, Formica fusca, holding a microchip

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Surface of an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory silicon microchip

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Eyelash hairs growing from the surface of human skin

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The surface of a strawberry

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Bacteria on the surface of a human tongue

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Human sperm (spermatozoa)

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Nylon hooks and loops of Velcro

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Household dust: includes long hairs of cat fur, twisted synthetic and woolen fibers, serrated insect scales, a pollen grain, and plant and insect remains.

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The weave of nylon stocking fibers

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The head of a mosquito

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Head louse clinging to a human hair

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Eight eyes (two groups of four) on the head of a tarantula.

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Cut human hairs and shaving foam between two razor blades

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Cigarette paper the tobacco is rolled in

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Corroded surface of a rusty nail

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Mushrooms spores

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Clutch of  butterfly eggs on a raspberry plant

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Calcium phosphate crystal

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Very cool and a little gross at the same time  

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Originally Posted by Wendy Vinca:
Very cool and a little gross at the same time  

Yea, the tongue bacteria really helps me to appreciate brushing, mouthwash, and Plax.