Zooplankton in a Drop of Water

Posted by Alex in Animal, Arts & Crafts, Pictures on January 30, 2008 at 12:03 pm



Photo: Peter Parks / Nikon Small World 2007 Competition

We don’t know how many angels can dance on a pinhead, but thanks to this fantastic photomicrograph by Peter Parks, we know that a drop of water the size of a pinhead can contain about a dozen of zooplankton!

This photo won 5th place in the Nikon Small World 2007 Competition and is included in their 2008 calendar: Link

Previously on Neatorama:
- Small World Photomicrography Contest Winner: Double Transgenic Mouse
- Nikon Small World Microscopy Contest: Mouse Colon Wins


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3 comments to "Zooplankton in a Drop of Water"

  1. sparge
    January 30th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    Some of these are pretty cool, but some of them look like the sort of thing that goes into biological journals all the time. And one of them is just a kaleidoscopic picture of a dragonfly.

    Also, since technical relevance is part of the judging, you’d think they would include some description of the images — especially the grand prize winner. Personally, I wasn’t particularly struck by the image, but if you gave be a taste of the science behind it, I may be better able to appreciate it.

  2. Amy
    January 30th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    Pretty Cool. Cant wait to show the kids and change there perspective of spongbob.

  3. Chad Cloman
    January 30th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    Don’t get the head of a pin confused with the eye of a needle. What we see in that picture above is not a pinhead.


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