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Hannah Osborne

Weed, brains and spider eyeballs: 20 jaw-dropping snapshots of the microscopic world around us

Leaf of a cannabis plant. The bulbous glands are trichomes. The bubbles inside are cann.

Extremely close-up images of a cannabis plant, spider eyes and a mouse brain are among the winners of the 50th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

A panel of judges selected 20 winners, shortlisted from around 2,100 entries, for capturing the smallest details in extraordinary clarity.

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