Alex Hyde / Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) macro shot of claw, that allows the louse to grip onto the hairs of their human host, False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM).

Alex Hyde / Various pollen grains from several species of UK plant. False coloured scanning electron micrograph. Digital composite.

Visuals Unlimited / Close up of proboscis of Fruit fly (Drosophila sp) SEM X350

Visuals Unlimited / Negative stain electron micrograph of the Swine Influenza Virus. TEM X29,800

Visuals Unlimited / Grass pollen. SEM X3800 at 4 x 4

Visuals Unlimited / H1N1 Influenza Virus or Swine Flu Virus. A member of the taxonomic family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA organism.

Visuals Unlimited / H1N1 Influenza Virus or Swine Flu Virus. A member of the taxonomic family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA organism.

Visuals Unlimited / Close up of a Fruit Fly (Drosphila) compound eye. SEM X2500

Visuals Unlimited / Young Squid.

Visuals Unlimited / Micrococcus Bacteria on agar. Micrococcus is a gram-positive, aerobic prokaryote that is relatively harmless to humans. It forms either pairs or, as seen here, clusters. SEM X21,000

Visuals Unlimited / The Deer Tick (Ixodes dammini) is the vector of Lyme Disease. SEM X20

Visuals Unlimited / Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) an important laboratory organism in genetics. SEM X75

Visuals Unlimited / Compound eye and coiled proboscis of a moth (Pyralidae). Compound eyes are made up of large numbers of individual facets. The proboscis is used as a sucking and feeding organ. SEM X21

Alex Hyde / Light micrograph of pond water including single celled algae called desmids {Desmidiaceae sp}

Alex Hyde / False coloured scanning electron micrograph of head of Jumping spider {Salticidae} UK

Alex Hyde / Electron micrograph of dermal denticles on skin of a Dogfish shark (Scyliorhinus sp) dead specimen

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of sponge sclerites at 210x magnification

Albert Lleal / Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 560x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of foraminiferans, molluscs and other bryozoans found on beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / Moss Mite (Oribatidae) gnathosoma magnified 240x

Albert Lleal / Diatom (Amphora sp) SEM close-up view of fossil at 3500x magnification, approximately 2000 years old, found in lake near Huesca, Spain

Albert Lleal / Diatom (Diadesmis contenta) group SEM close-up view at 1400x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a skeletal fragment of a Bryozoan colony at 35x magnification that came from a beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a skeletal fragment of a Bryozoan colony at 21x magnification, came from beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / Electron microscope view of bryozoan colony fragment isolated from beach sand, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a moss sporangium with a spore emerging at 56x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a moss sporangium with a spore emerging at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of moss sporangium at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Albany Bottlebrush (Callistemon speciosus) SEM close-up view of the pollen covered anther at 70x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 1050x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 105x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) SEM close-up view of pollen at 210x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up of a millipede at 70x magnification showing 2 pair of legs per body section, the attribute distinguishing this group from centipedes which have but a single pair of legs per section

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up of a millipede at 70x magnification showing 2 pair of legs per body section, the attribute distinguishing this group from centipedes which have but a single pair of legs per section

Albert Lleal / Pollen of different species photographed under a microscope, Spain

Albert Lleal / Dinoflagellate (Ceratium sp) from the mediterranean coast, Spain

Visuals Unlimited / Ciliate protozoa (Paramecium) undergoing fission. First the micronuclei divide and redistribute throughout the cytoplasm and then the macronucleus forms two distinct halves. SEM X78

Visuals Unlimited / Protozoa (Paramecium sonneborni) showing the oral apparatus and the cilia. SEM X1500

Alex Hyde / Hairs on the foot pad of a tarantula shown on false-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The hairs are finely divided and their large surface area enables the tarantula to grip smooth surfaces.

Yves Lanceau / Spores of common earthball fungus (Scleroderma citrinum), photographed using a scanning electron microscope.

Yves Lanceau / Spores of Paxillus involutus fungus, photographed using a scanning electron microscope.

Yves Lanceau / Spores of edible chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius), photographed using a scanning electron microscope.

Yves Lanceau / Spores of Death Cap fungus (Amanita phalloides), photographed using a scanning electron microscope.

Solvin Zankl / Slime mold / mould (Physarum citrinum) close up, Germany, digital focus stacking

Alex Hyde / Sting from Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) False coloured scanning electron micrograph with scale bar.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Cyanobacterium / Blue green algae (Spirulina platensis) which is used as a health food because of its high protein content. Nomarski photomicrograph

Alex Hyde / Electron micrograph of Protozoa {Volvox aureus} in pond water. Digital Composite.