2010 Photomicrography Competition

Mirabilis jalapa (four o’clock flower) stigma with pollen

Dr. Robert Markus

Affiliation
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Genetics Biological Research Center
Szeged, Hungary
Technique
Epifluorescence, 3D reconstruction
Magnification
100x

Divaricatic acid from Evernia divaricata (lichen), recrystallized from acetone

Dr. Ralf Wagner

Location
Düsseldorf, Germany
Technique
Polarized light
Magnification
10x

Ichneumon wasp compound eye and antenna base

Charles B. Krebs

Affiliation
Charles Krebs Photography
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Technique
Reflected (Episcopic) Light Illumination
Magnification
40x