1986 Photomicrography Competition

Sulfur and ketone crystals

William Edward Schadel

Affiliation
Small Wonder Enterprises
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
20x

Termite trapped in one million year olf African Copal resin. Bubble of methane emanating from exploded thorax-abdomen joint

John I. Koivula

Affiliation
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California, USA
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
10x

Unstained Melophagus ovinus: Detail of Thorax

Paul Fry

Location
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Technique
Rheinberg Illumination
Magnification
40x