20 Natural Objects That Look Really Disturbing up Close

nootens Published 10/16/2020 in wow

It's time once again for the annual Nikon photomicrography competition, which just means a bunch of weird images that don't really look like anything specific but are apparently supposed to be very specific things.

At least in this gallery you know each image is guaranteed to be genuine and brand new. No regurgitated junk here. Just pure, fresh, amazing photography from a bunch of nerds who like to tinker with cameras.

If you happen to see your own micropenis on this list, apologies for the mixup. We're still working out some of the kinks over here.

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Dorsal view of bones and scales (blue) and lymphatic vessels (orange) in a juvenile zebrafish.

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Crystals formed after heating an ethanol and water solution containing L-glutamine and beta-alanine.

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Leaf roller weevil (Byctiscus betulae) lateral view.

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Nylon stockings.

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Ventral view of an immature water boatman.

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Chain of daughter individuals from the asexually reproducing annelid species Chaetogaster diaphanus.

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Atlas moth wing.

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Skeleton preparation of a short-tailed fruit bat embryo (Carollia perspicillata).

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Silica cell wall of the marine diatom Arachnoidiscus sp.

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Tongue (radula) of a freshwater snail.

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Embryonic development of a clownfish (Amphiprion percula) on days 1, 3 (morning and evening), 5, and 9.

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Microtubules (orange) inside a cell. Nucleus is shown in cyan.

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Bogong moth.

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Connections between hippocampal neurons (brain cells).

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Multi-nucleate spores and hyphae of a soil fungus (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus).

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Hebe plant anther with pollen.

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Daphnia magna (Phyllopoda).

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Red algae.

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Chameleon embryo (autofluorescence).

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Human hair strand.

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Dorsal view of bones and scales (blue) and lymphatic vessels (orange) in a juvenile zebrafish.
2.
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Crystals formed after heating an ethanol and water solution containing L-glutamine and beta-alanine.
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Leaf roller weevil (Byctiscus betulae) lateral view.
4.
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Nylon stockings.
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Ventral view of an immature water boatman.
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Chain of daughter individuals from the asexually reproducing annelid species Chaetogaster diaphanus.
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Atlas moth wing.
8.
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Skeleton preparation of a short-tailed fruit bat embryo (Carollia perspicillata).
9.
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Silica cell wall of the marine diatom Arachnoidiscus sp.
10.
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Tongue (radula) of a freshwater snail.
11.
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Embryonic development of a clownfish (Amphiprion percula) on days 1, 3 (morning and evening), 5, and 9.
12.
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Microtubules (orange) inside a cell. Nucleus is shown in cyan.
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Bogong moth.
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Connections between hippocampal neurons (brain cells).
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Multi-nucleate spores and hyphae of a soil fungus (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus).
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Hebe plant anther with pollen.
17.
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Daphnia magna (Phyllopoda).
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Red algae.
19.
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Chameleon embryo (autofluorescence).
20.
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Human hair strand.