/r/MicroPorn
MicroPorn: all the wonders that you can't see with the naked eye
Viruses, bacteria, molecules, minerals, nanobots or other microscopic beauties, post them all here.
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All the wonders that you can't see with the naked eye
Viruses, bacteria, molecules, minerals, nanobots or other microscopic beauties, post them all here.
High resolutions are encouraged, but not mandatory.
Submission Rules
- Include some context in the title.
- All content must be captured through microscope or stereoscope lenses
- Only submit static images or short gifs
- Videos, collections, interactive images/websites, and articles are not allowed.
- Do not submit a shortened link using a URL shortener like tinyurl.
- Original source is allowed and preferred over the approved hosts. If your submission is not on the list of approved hosts, but it is an original source, please use the tag [OS] so your submission is not removed in error. If your image is rehosted from another approved host it will be removed.
- Original content is encouraged - please use the [OC] tag when submitting
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Culex pipiens mosquito larvae
01:47 UTC
Living fly tongue
Iqcrew inverted microscope, 100x, cellphone camera
13:31 UTC
Mosquito pupae
40x, IQCREW inverted microscope, a white/white type Rheinberg illumination using the main illuminator plus side, oblique lights.
13:53 UTC
Bird mite
Bird mite mounted on a slide with glycerin. Iqcrew inverted microscope, Rheinberg illumination.
13:48 UTC
Ball pen in 10x
15:02 UTC
Hylaeus hyalinatus, a masked bee.
20:05 UTC
A sweat bee
10:03 UTC
A velvet ant worker:
(Credit to @cole_pearsons_insects on Instagram)
18:31 UTC
Microscopic look at a bee stinger vs. the point of a needle.
02:25 UTC
Apple
21:57 UTC
Soap Bubble
21:56 UTC
Victorian Silver Florin from the UK
17:52 UTC
Silver Medal
12:01 UTC
Dried Mushrooms
11:56 UTC
Wild flower seeds
14:05 UTC
My micro-photo placed 3rd in Nikon Small World
Two of three entries of mine were recognized in the 2024 Nikon Small World Photo competition. Over 2,100 entries from 80 countries. I’m thrilled and honored to have placed along side such talented people.
15:23 UTC
Tiny fly head (1 mm) 10:1
14:08 UTC
An isopods lungs
15:03 UTC
The compound eye of an isopod
19:03 UTC
Gran negative (red) and gram positive (blue) bacteria in seal lung stained with Twort’s gram stain.
17:34 UTC
Art is everywhere, including through Microscope lenses! Like a watercolour painting coming to life, this soothing video shines a new light on this lovely Vorticella ... No special effects, I just added some music - Enjoy :) Video link: https://youtu.be/-nt_bsmmshs?si=jTtzImCOJ2DKCjrw
09:52 UTC
Last year scientists described the first discovery of a satellite virus – the phage MiniFlayer – that attaches to another helper virus
10:52 UTC
The eye of a fly type insect i found.
10:04 UTC
Basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) arises from the basal (bottom) layer of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). It is the most common type of skin cancer and its cause is deeply associated with chronic exposure to sunlight.
In this picture (H&E stain, 400x), we can see the epidermis (pink, top layer) and, below, the dermis (grayish layer). At the bottom of the epidermis, there are abnormal, weird cells with big, irregular nuclei (the purple “balls”) leaving their proper layer and infiltrating the dermis – those are the cancerous cells that compose the BCC.
There are many subtypes of BCC and this one, considering its big ugly cells – also known as “monster cells” –, is quite rare, and it is called Pleomorphic Basal Cell Carcinoma. Contrary to what one may think, this variant isn’t any more aggressive as the variants that doesn’t show any “monster cells”!
07:57 UTC
Extreme sharpness. Diatom shells are often used to check the quality of microscopic optics (the distance between the strips is less than 1 micron)
20:32 UTC
Trimmed beard.
20:21 UTC
Hair (or dust?) in permanent marker paint under the optical microscope looks really terrifying [Leica DM 2500M, Levenhuk C800 NG 8M, 20x lens]
19:20 UTC
Crystals of silver nanoparticles under the optical microscope [Leica DM 2500M, Levenhuk C800 NG 8M, 20x lens]
19:02 UTC
Aelurrilus v-insignitus
19:14 UTC
Mosquito larvae under the microscope
17:07 UTC