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Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

flea

(Image credit: Dr. Duane Harland)

A flea (Ctenocephalides canis) who might or might not be deep in thought. (9th place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

Cacoxenite mineral

(Image credit: Honorio Cocera-La Parra)

The mineral cacoxenite bears a striking resemblance to a Koosh ball in this picture. (8th place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

microfibers

(Image credit: Yongli Shan)

This is an image of an endothelial cell attached to synthetic microfibers, stained with microtubules, F-actin and nuclei. (7th place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

red seaweed

(Image credit: Dr. John Huisman)

This is a close-up of a living red seaweed specimen (Martensia sp). (6th place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

bird seed

(Image credit: Viktor Sykora)

Despite the misleading name, bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is actually a plant originating from this stunning seed. (5th place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

wasp nest

(Image credit: Riccardo Taiariol)

This image of a wasp nest, magnified 10 times and using stereomicroscopy, was taken by Riccardo TaiariolLa Spezia, Italy. (4th Place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

zebrafish bulbs

(Image credit: Oliver Braubach)

Peering deep into a Zebrafish brain, Oliver Braubach takes this image of its olfactory bulbs. (3rd place)

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

zebrafish head

(Image credit: Dr. Hideo Otsuna)

This 5-day-old zebrafish head, when magnified 20 times, took 2nd place.

Amazing Photos: The Little Things in Life

mosquito heart

(Image credit: Jonas King)

Jonas King took this stunning image of a mosquito heart, magnified 100 times and using fluorescence technology. The result took home 1st place in the 2010 competition.

Live Science Staff
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