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Microscopic Collection

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Under the Microscope / C18

Under the Microscope / C18
Animacules : microscopic creatures as seen under a microscope; the last two rows are human sperm

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscopic Marine Life

Microscopic Marine Life
Various forms of microscopic marine life, described by Sibly as Animalcules Date: 1794

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscope image of the Pasamonte eucrite

Microscope image of the Pasamonte eucrite
Microscopic image of the Pasamonte eucrite showing a basaltic texture. Field of view is 2.5mm across

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Sac spider, two-clawed hunting spider, diving bell spider, etc

Sac spider, two-clawed hunting spider, diving bell spider, etc
Sac spider, Clubiona subtilis 82, Anyphaena accentuata 83, Liocranum rupicola 84, two-clawed hunting spider, Cheiracanthium erraticum 85, 86, and diving bell spider, Argyroneta aquatica 87

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Lace-webbed and lace-weaver spiders

Lace-webbed and lace-weaver spiders
Lace-webbed spider, Amaurobius fenestralis 88, Amaurobius similis 89, black lace-weavers, Amaurobious ferox 90, 91, Lathys humilis 92, Dictyna arundinacea 93, Nigma puella 94, and Dictyna latens 95

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Sac spiders

Sac spiders. Clubiona stagnatilis 75, Clubiona terrestris 76, Clubiona pallidula 77, 78, bark sac spider, Clubiona corticalis 79, Clubiona brevipes 80, and Clubiona comta 81

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Ground spiders

Ground spiders: Gnaphosa lucifuga 62, Zelotes apricorum 63, Drassyllus pusillus 64, Zelotes electus 65, Haplodrassus signifer 66, Scotophaeus blackwalli 67, Haplodrassus silvestris 68

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Crab spiders and green huntsman

Crab spiders and green huntsman
Philodromid crab spiders. Philodromus dispar 55, Philodromus margaritatus (P. pallidus) 56, Philodromus histrio (P. elegans) 57, running crab spider, Philodromus cespitum (P)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Crab spiders

Crab spiders, Xysticus luctuosus 37, Xysticus cristatus 38, Xysticus audax 39, Xysticus erraticus 40, Xysticus sabulosus 41, Tmarus piger 42, Xysticus sabulosus 43, Diaea dorsata 44

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Prowling, jumping and ladybird spiders

Prowling, jumping and ladybird spiders
Prowling spider, Zora spinimana 21, lynx spider, Oxyopes lineatus 22, ladybird spider, Eresus sandaliatus 23, zebra jumping spider, Salticus scenicus 24, jumping spider, Sitticus pubescens 25

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Snake-back, goblin and spitting spiders

Snake-back, goblin and spitting spiders
Snake-back spider, Segestria senoculata 270, goblin spider, Oonops pulcher 271, and spitting spider, Scytodes thoracica 272. Handcoloured lithograph by W

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Woodlouse hunter, green-fanged tube web spider, etc

Woodlouse hunter, green-fanged tube web spider, etc
Woodlouse hunter, Dysdera crocata 266, 267, Harpactea hombergi 268, green-fanged tube web spider, Segestria florentina 269, and snake-back spider, Segestria senoculata 270. D. erythina, D

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Orbweaver spiders

Orbweaver spiders. Araneus angulatus 259, Gibbaranea gibbosa 260, Cyclosa conica 261, striped orbweaver, Singa hamata 262, Hypsosinga albovittata 263, and Hypsosinga pygmaea 264

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: European cave spider, diadem spider, orbweaver, etc

European cave spider, diadem spider, orbweaver, etc
European cave spider, Meta menardi (Epeira fusca) 252, Metellina merianae (E. antriada) 253, Metellina merianae var. celata (E. celata) 254, Metellina segmentata (E)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Orbweaver spiders

Orbweaver spiders. Larinioides patagiatus (Epeira patagiata) 239, marbled orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus (E. scalaris) 240, walnut orbweaver, Nuctenea umbratica (E)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Missing sector orb weavers, cricket bat and cucumber green spide

Missing sector orb weavers, cricket bat and cucumber green spide
Missing sector orb weavers, Zygiella x-notata 244, Zygiella atrica 245, cricket-bat orbweaver, Mangora acalypha 246, cucumber green spider, Araniella cucurbitina 247, Cercidia prominens 248

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Four-spot orb-weaver, furrow spider and bridge spider

Four-spot orb-weaver, furrow spider and bridge spider
Four-spot orb-weaver, Araneus quadratus (Epeira quadrata) 236, furrow spider, Larinioides cornutus (E. apoclisa) 237, and bridge spider, Larinioides sclopetarius (E. sericata) 238

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Dwarf spiders, sheet weaver spiders, etc

Dwarf spiders, sheet weaver spiders, etc
Dwarf spider, Erigone atra 215, sheet weaver spider, Troxochrus scabriculus 216, Erigonella hiemalis 217, Dismodicus bifrons 218, Microctenonyx subitaneus 219, Tapinocyba pallens 220

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Sheet weaver, dwarf and long-jawed orbweaver spiders

Sheet weaver, dwarf and long-jawed orbweaver spiders
Sheet weaver spider, Trichopterna thorelli 229, dwarf spider, Pelecopsis nemoralis 230, Peponocranium ludicrum 231, Savignia frontata 232, long-jawed orbweavers, Pachygnatha clercki 233

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Wolf spiders, nursery web spider, fishing spiders, etc

Wolf spiders, nursery web spider, fishing spiders, etc
Wolf spider, Pardosa amentata 9, Pardosa saltans 10, Pardosa pullata 11, pin-stripe wolf spider, Pardosa monticola 12, Pardosa agricola 13, Arctosa leopardus 14, wolf spider, Pirata latitans 15

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Dwarf spiders, sheet weaver spiders, etc

Dwarf spiders, sheet weaver spiders, etc
Dwarf spiders, Walckenaeria acuminata 203, Walckenaeria cuspidata 204, Walckenaeria monoceros 205, Leptothrix hardyi 206, Walckenaeria unicornis 207, Walckenaeria obtusa 208

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Dwarf spiders, sheet weaver spiders, etc

Dwarf spiders, sheet weaver spiders, etc
Hylyphantes graminicola 186, Sintula corniger 187, dwarf spider, Erigone atra 188, Oedothorax fuscus 189, Oedothorax agrestis 190, Walckenaeria vigilax 191, Oedothorax gibbosus 192

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Sheetweaver spiders, dwarf spiders, etc

Sheetweaver spiders, dwarf spiders, etc
Comb-footed spider, Robertus lividus 169, sheetweaver spider, Porrhoma errans 170, sheetweb spider, Microneta viaria 171, Meioneta rurestris 172, 178, Tiso vagans 173, dwarf spider

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Daddy long-legs, filmy dome spider, sheet weaver spider, etc

Daddy long-legs, filmy dome spider, sheet weaver spider, etc
Daddy long-legs, Pholcus phalangioides 137, Linyphia triangularis 138, filmy dome spider, Neriene radiata 139, sheet weaver, Neriene montana 140, Linyphia hortensis 141, Microlinyphia pusilla 142

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Dwarf and sheetweb spiders

Dwarf and sheetweb spiders
Dwarf spider, Lepthyphantes alacris 157, Linyphia nasata 158, Lepthyphantes ericaeus 159, sheetweb spider, Helophora insignis 160, Neriene peltata 161, Lepthyphantes obscurus 162

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Sheetweb spider, invisible spider, cavity spider, etc

Sheetweb spider, invisible spider, cavity spider, etc
Sheetweb spider, Megalepthyphantes nebulosus 146, invisible spider, Drapetisca socialis 147, cavity spider, Nesticus cellulanus 148, dwarf spider, Bolyphantes luteolus 149, sheet weaver

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Comb-footed spider and cobweb spiders

Comb-footed spider and cobweb spiders
Comb-footed spider, Simitidion simile 119, cobweb spider, Theridion varians 120, Platnickina tincta 121, Anelosimus vittatus 122, Neottiura bimaculata 123, Steatoda grossa 124

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Common house spider, tangle-web spider, cobweb spiders

Common house spider, tangle-web spider, cobweb spiders
Common house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum 114, Achaearanea riparia 115, tangle-web spider, Theridion sisyphium 116, cobweb spiders, Theridion pictum 117, and Theridion melanurum 118

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Feather-legged, dwarf-sheet and combtail spiders

Feather-legged, dwarf-sheet and combtail spiders
Nigma puella 94, feather-legged spider, Uloborus walckenaerius 96, Agelena labyrinthica 97, dwarf sheet spider, Cryphoeca silvicola 98, marsh combtail, Antistea elegans 99, common combtailed

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Spiders and parasite ichneumons or spider wasps

Spiders and parasite ichneumons or spider wasps
Domestic house spider, Tegenaria domestica 107, Tegeneria silvicola 108, funnel weaver, Coelotes atropos 109, toothed weaver, Textrix denticulata 110, wolf spider, Pardosa palustris 6

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Cardinal spider and giant house spider

Cardinal spider and giant house spider
Cardinal spider, Tegenaria parietina (Tegenaria domestica) 105, and giant house spider, Tegenaria gigantea (T. atrica) 106. Handcoloured lithograph by W

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Purse web and wolf spider species

Purse web and wolf spider species
Purse web spider, Atypux affinis 1, ground wolf spider, Trochosa terricola 2, rustic wolf spider, Trochosa ruricola 3, wolf spider, Alopecosa accentuata 4, Alopecosa pulverulenta 5

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscopic views of human spermatozoa in semen

Microscopic views of human spermatozoa in semen
Microscopic views of human spermatozoa. View of the animalculae or organic particles in the semen. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Cartoon, Essence of Parliament (MPs)

Cartoon, Essence of Parliament (MPs)
Cartoon, Essence of Parliament -- Mr Punch shows members of the House of Commons as microscopic bugs in a petri dish. 1883

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Radiolaria models

Radiolaria models
Models of two radiolaria made in papier mache by Vaclav Fric

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: ROBERT HOOKE 1635 - 1703

ROBERT HOOKE 1635 - 1703
ROBERT HOOKE English scientist. Author of Micrographia (1665), in which he published results of his microscopic investigations

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Cholera Vibrio

Cholera Vibrio
Vibrio (or vibrion) of cholera, discovered by Koch, 1883

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Adams Universal Microscope

Adams Universal Microscope - made by George Adams Snr. about 1755 for King George III, while he was still Prince of Wales

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: More Types From Harley Street by H M Bateman

More Types From Harley Street by H M Bateman. Skin - The Microscopic. The one with the magnifying glass and the test tubes. Brain - The Genius. He knows all about the mind. Nerve - The Intense

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: X-Ray - Microscopic x-ray view of a small head louse

X-Ray - Microscopic x-ray view of a small head louse. Part of Box 165 Boswell Collection - X-Rays. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Binocular microscope large Best. London, around 1890

Binocular microscope large Best. London, around 1890
Binocular microscope large Best. Signed: R. & J. Beck Ltd London 19901. London, around 1890. The Large Best microscope was the top product of R. and J

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Changeable cercaria, Cercaria mutabilis

Changeable cercaria, Cercaria mutabilis.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Common moss, Phascum cuspidatum, and pond algae

Common moss, Phascum cuspidatum, and pond algae.. Magnified image of common moss, Phascum cuspidatum 1, and microscopic enlargment of pond algae, Hydrodictyon utriculatum 2

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Robert Hookes Microscope

Robert Hookes Microscope
Full-size copy of Robert Hookes Compound Microscope - held at the Science Museum, London

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Schem VIII from Robert Hookes Micrographia

Schem VIII from Robert Hookes Micrographia
Schem VIII located between pages 88 & 89 in Micrographia: or Some physical descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, with observations and enquiries thereupon

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Radiolarian model

Radiolarian model
Galls model of radiolarian by Blaschka, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Pelargonium sp. geranium

Pelargonium sp. geranium
Scanning Electron Microscope image of a pelaronium leaf

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Coccoliths

Coccoliths
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of coccoliths, these are the limestone scales surrounding the marine phytoplankton coccolithophores

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Xanthoria parietina, lichen

Xanthoria parietina, lichen
Shown here is a maritime sunburst lichen. A photograph of the ascus containing eight ascopores

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Nostoc sp

Nostoc sp
A cyanobacterium. Members of this genus occur frequently in lichens, especially those in wet habitats

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Acanthowetra

Acanthowetra
A photograph of a foraminifera found in the Indian Ocean

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Foraminiferan remains

Foraminiferan remains from the White Cliffs of Dover, U.K. The cliffs are made up of unimaginable numbers of chalky shells of long dead marine animals

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Demodex uncii, follicle mite

Demodex uncii, follicle mite
A follicle mite magnified X600. The follicle mite is a worm-like microscopic mite which lives in the follicles and sebaceous gland of most humans

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Hibiscus seeds

Hibiscus seeds
An illustration of three hibiscus seeds as seen through a microscope, from page 497 of Flora, overo Cultura di Fiori (1638) by Battista Giovanni Ferrari (1582-1655)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog
A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dog hair

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Conodonts, tooth like fossils

Conodonts, tooth like fossils
These microscopic tooth like fossils are from the Ordovician period of the Ludlow area, Shropshire, UK about 420m yrs old (Magnification x 3.8)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscope image of the Johnstown diogenite

Microscope image of the Johnstown diogenite. Diogenites are coarse grained and composed primarily of one mineral, pyroxene. Field of view is 2.5mm across

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscope image of the Zagami shergottite

Microscope image of the Zagami shergottite. The fractures in the pyroxene mineral grains and the paler patches of glass show that the rock has been shocked. Field of view is 5mm

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscope image of the Lodran meteorite

Microscope image of the Lodran meteorite. This meteorite is the type specimen of the Lodranite meteorites. The lodranites are related to the acaplucoites but are more course-grained

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Optical microscope image of the Barwell (Type 6) chondrite

Optical microscope image of the Barwell (Type 6) chondrite

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite

Optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite
An optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite that has experienced little heating. The chondrules are clear and well-defined. The field of view is 5mm

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Textures of different chondrule types

Textures of different chondrule types in the Etihudna (L4) ordinary chondrite (field of view 4mm)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule

Porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule
Microscopic image of a porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule from the Palmyra (L3) ordinary chondrite (the chondrule is about 1.8mm across)

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Radial pyroxene chondrule

Radial pyroxene chondrule
Microscope image of a radial pyroxene chondrule from the ALH 88036 (H3.4) ordinary chondrite. The chondrule is about 2mm across

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Calcidiscus leptoporus and Syracolithus quadriperforatus, co

Calcidiscus leptoporus and Syracolithus quadriperforatus, co
In this scanning electron micrograph, the transition of a life-cycle stage in Calcidiscus is shown from the outer cover to the inner layer. Specimen taken from W. Mediterranean

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Asbestos purse

Asbestos purse
Benjamin Franklins Asbestos purse. A crudely plaited purse made from tremolite asbestos. From the Hans Sloane collection. Asbestos is formed of microscopically fibrous crystals

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: German Medical Students

German Medical Students
A group of seated (mostly female) medical students, watching a microscopic projector of what appears to be an insect. Date: 1930s

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Photo-Micrographiccamera

Photo-Micrographiccamera
Tylers photo-micrographic camera, for photographing microscopic subjects

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: A Drop of London Water

A Drop of London Water
THE WONDERS OF A LONDON WATER DROP A water drop as it would be seen under the Molecular Magnifier. It is home to many hideous microscopic creatures

Background imageMicroscopic Collection: Microscopic Objects

Microscopic Objects
A variety of living and non- living objects magnified through a microscope



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