At the online Micropolitan Museum, curated by Dutch painter and photomicrographer Wim van Egmond, visitors are treated to "the finest microscopic masterpieces nature has ever produced during eons of natural selection." Above are the compound eyes of a midge; more pictures after the jump.
Daphnia pulex, a common water flea.
Acroperus harpae, another type of water flea.
Micrasterias rotata, a form of algae.
Asplancha, a predatory species of rotifer.
A colony of Conochilus rotifers.
The flower of a daisy.
Cross-section of a pine needle.
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