Microscopy Mugs

Red onion skin with oxalate crystals under the microscope, horizontal field of view is about 0.24mm.

Star anise (Illicium verum) seed, reflected light micrograph, 12x magnification when printed 10cm wide.

Sharp scalpel blade, reflected light micrograph, magnification is 59x when printed 10cm tall.

Extreme macro photo (under the microscope) of a fly head

Reflected light micrograph of a fennel (Foeniculum vulgare cultivar group) seed.

Extreme macro photo (micrograph) of hot chili pepper flower (Capsicum annuum), showing pistil and stamens with pollen.

Reflected light micrograph of a moss spore capsule, pictured area is about 1.7mm high.

Extreme macro image (under the microscope) of hot pepper flower stamen with pollen, vertical field of view is about 3mm.

Flammulina velutipes (velvet foot mushroom) growing on a log, with dark field light micrograph of its spores.

Derodontus trisignatus, very small (about 2mm in length) fungus beetle, light micrograph.

Micrograph of mold, likely Aspergillus sp., about 1.5mm in height, on a plum seed

Reflected light micrograph of a dandelion seed.

Magnification is about x82 when printed at 10 centimeters wide.

Light microscopy of two renal corpuscles in the kidney. Entering and exiting the corpuscle at one pole are arterioles which form a compact branched mass of capillary loops with red blood cells inside them. These capillaries, known as a glomerulus, provide for a selective filter of blood plasma that circulates through them, constituting the primary mechanism by which the kidney removes waste products from the blood stream that later results in urine production. This initial filtrate also called provisional urine, passes into the gap (Bowman's space) between the glomerulus and the margin of the corpuscle called Bowman's capsule. There may be a million renal corpuscles in each adult human kidney, all of which are developed before birth ther...

Colorectal cancer cells. Confocal light micrograph of cultured colorectal cancer cells dividing. The cellular proteins are indicated by fluorescent markers: DAPI (blue, cell nuclei), tubulin (green), GM1 (red). The central island of flat cells (green) contains dividing cells and is surrounded by differentiated cells. The cells in the island have unusual properties and can potentially be used to study the effectiveness of new anti-cancer drugs. Magnification: x160 when printed at 10 centimetres across.

Instant coffee isolated on white background, light micrograph

Reflected light micrograph of a fungivore rove beetle (Tribe Oxypodini), pictured area is about 1.6mm tall.

Reflected light micrograph of a Zygentoma family insect (silverfish) found indoor in Western Washington state, USA.

Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) seed, reflected light micrograph, 12x magnification when printed 10cm tall

Photomicrograph of mushroom gills, pictured area is about 7.8mm wide.

Rosy conk (Fomitopsis cajanderi, synonyms Fomitopsis subrosea and Fomes subrosea) with micrographs of the spore print, pores, and individual spores

Light microscopy of a tooth. Plane polarized light micrograph of a unstained section through a molar tooth in the lower jaw. Molar teeth are used for grinding up and chewing food. The crown of this tooth has a cap of enamel (yellow band, top centre). This is the hardest substance in the body, and prevents wearing of the tooth. The tooth is anchored in the gum by its roots (green/blue, running to lower left and right). The pulp cavity (black, upper centre) contains nerves and blood vessels. The pulp is surrounded by dentine (blue/grey) and dentinal tubules (yellow lines) which forms the bulk of the tooth. Dentine is a tissue similar to bone but harder. Magnification x5 when printed at 10 cm.

Respiratory epithelium. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the respiratory epithelium of the lung, showing microvilli (large, hair-like), cilia (small, hair-like) and the basal bodies that are the anchoring sites for the cilia. The basement membrane (bottom) can also be seen. The respiratory epithelium is the lining of the respiratory tract, which moistens and protects the airways. Mucous and cilia act to trap potential pathogens and foreign particles, preventing infection.

Light micrograph of a fern sorus with discharged sporangia on underside of a leaf, pictured area is about 1.7mm wide.

Tiny soil mite (live and active) under the microscope.

Fibroblast. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of fibroblast cell from loose connective tissue. A fibroblast is a type of cell that is responsible for making the extracellular matrix and collagen.Together, this extracellular matrix and collagen form the structural framework of tissues in animals and plays an important role in tissue repair. Fibroblasts are the main connective tissue cells present in the body. Magnification: x3500 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

Cross-section through the cervical spinal cord, light micrograph. The silver stained section shows the central canal, the white and the grey matter (with dorsal and ventral horns). Cajal's silver stain.

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) seeds under the microscope.

Low-power micrograph of a raspberry, pictured area is about 8.5mm wide

Anise (Pimpinella anisum) seeds, reflected light micrograph, 12x magnification when printed 10cm wide.

Bright field photomicrograph of filamentous algae cells with attached Characium algae, pictured area is about 160 micrometers wide.

Leaf cells under the microscope (leaf of Lapsana communis, nipplewort).

Light micrograph of a Cladonia sp. lichen from Washington state, pictured area is about 7.5mm tall.

Inverted bright field light micrograph of Pleurotus sp. (oyster mushroom) cells, filed of view is approximately 204 microns wide.

Tiny fungivore snail shell under the microscope

Tiny minute brown scavenger beetle (~1.4mm in length, Latridiidae or Akalyptoischiidae, possibly Akalyptoischion sp.) found inside a light fixture.