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carolannie.bsky.social
Nikon’s Small World photomicrography competition winners – some real eye candy!
#PhotographyEssays #Biodiversity #Microphotographs
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Nikon’s Small World photomicrography competition winners – in pictures
The 52nd annual Nikon Small World competition honours the world’s most remarkable images captured through a microscope
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October 21, 2026 at 6:58 PM
everyheron.bsky.social
Who knew?!
One of the first practical uses of microphotography involved carrier pigeons. In the 1870s during the Franco-Prussian War, Dagron created microphotographs of official documents and private messages and sent them across enemy lines to Paris in small tubes affixed to a pigeon's wing. Dagron created prints so small that a single pigeon could carry 20 of them at a time. Over 150,000 miniscule pieces of microfilm made it to Paris via carrier pigeon until the Prussians caught on and sent out falcons and hawks to intercept the pigeons.
September 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
carltonreid.com
EXAM CHEATING?

"For a Student. The series of microphotographs ... might consist of copies of any subject the student wished to study. Thus, the subject he was studying would be constantly before his eyes for reference ..."
June 30, 2026 at 8:59 AM
obialik.bsky.social
And before you ask, here are some examples for how they look (under the microscopes). There is a huge range of morphologies and just about as much debate on what they are and how they lived.
Microphotographs of the selected acritarch taxa. Taxonomic names are followed by the palynological slide number and the England Finder coordinates. The scale bar indicates 10 μm. All specimens are housed in the collections of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Nanjing, China, except specimens D, E, J and Q, which are housed in the collections of the Evo-Eco-Paleo department, CNRS-University of Lille, France. Source: https://www.idunn.no/doi/10.1111/let.12248
February 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
rorystolzenberg.bsky.social
Most (maybe all?) speed camera programs involve a human review already. Doesn't necessarily have to be a cop though!
Violation Verification Every camera violation is reviewed by a trained NYC DOT technician for accuracy. NOLs that cannot be verified due to weather conditions or other interferences are rejected. Although errors are possible, they are rare, and owners have the option to contest their violations in front of an Administrative Law Judge from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF), either online, by mail, or in person. In the absence of a warrant or subpoena, per VTL section 118 Making Enforcement a Snap The Metropolitan Police Department operates DC’s Photo Enforcement Program. Intersection safety cameras catch red light runners. Photo radar cameras, both stationary and in police vehi- cles, focus on aggressive speeders. Locations for all photo enforcement cameras are selected by the police based on crash statistics, police officer observations and resident complaints. (Camera locations are listed on the Police Department website, www.mpdc.dc.gov/photoenforcement). Only vehicles that violate the law are photographed. No photos are taken of the driver or passengers. Cameras snap pictures of the vehicle and its rear license plate. Photos are reviewed, citations generated and verified by a Metropolitan Police officer, and the ticket is mailed VA law: D. If a photo speed monitoring device is used, proof of a vehicle speed violation shall be evidenced by information obtained from such device. A certificate, or a facsimile thereof, sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer, based upon inspection of photographs, microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images produced by a photo speed monitoring device, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein. However, for any photo speed monitoring device placed in a school crossing zone, such sworn certificate or facsimile thereof shall not be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein unless such photographs, microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images, or documentation, depict or confirm a portable sign or tilt-over sign that is in position or blinking sign that is activated, indicating the school crossing zone pursuant to § 46.2-873, at the time of such vehicle speed violation. Any photographs, microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images evidencing such a violation shall be available for inspection in any proceeding to adjudicate the liability for such vehicle speed violation.
May 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
firescar.bsky.social
Here's the abstract from our 1995 paper on Santa Rita fire history in Forstarchiv. The original is in German, and I don't have a pdf. This paper includes some exquisite microphotographs of thin sections of fire scars, which I may have shared here before. www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10....
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March 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
natrevdiseaseprimers.nature.com
Histopathological assessment of endoscopic biopsy samples is used to establish a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease and monitor disease course over time. #EGID
http://dlvr.it/TTlQt9
Microphotographs of histology samples of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.
July 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
rosaliehermans.bsky.social
(4/5) One of the coolest parts? We built an open-access repository with 964 phytolith images—a digital reference collection for researchers to use! 📸

Check it out here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in North-western Europe: Establishing a baseline
This repository contains raw data tables, the R analysis script, plant tissue sample images, and 964 labeled microphotographs as part of the study "Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in North-wester...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
greg.org
heads up to all the lowballers out there, Rosa de la Cruz's Felix Gonzalez-Torres rub-on transfer edition did not sell last week at Christie's
felix gonzalez torres' 1987 rub-on transfer work, "double fear" is installed on a white gallery wall at the upper corner of a deep doorway or niche. ten spotty black and white circular images of various size, but altogether they fit on an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet, turn out to be details of news photos of crowds overlaid with microphotographs of HIV. this pic of the 2016 installation at the rockbund museum in shanghai was ganked from the felix gonzales-torres foundation website
March 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
greg.org
Felix Gonzalez-Torres made early works using details of news photos of crowds, including "Double Fear," a 1987 edition that is a rub-on transfer. One of the edition is for sale this week, never rubbed: greg.org/archive/2025...
felix gonzalez torres' 1987 rub-on transfer work, "double fear" is installed on a white gallery wall at the upper corner of a deep doorway or niche. ten spotty black and white circular images of various size, but altogether they fit on an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet, turn out to be details of news photos of crowds overlaid with microphotographs of HIV. this pic of the 2016 installation at the rockbund museum in shanghai was ganked from the felix gonzales-torres foundation website
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
joshrosenau.org
I’m referring to these passages in the camera law, which seem fairly robust.
(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images, or any other personally identifying data prepared under this section are for the exclusive use of authorized city or county employees, as specified in RCW 46.63.030(1)(d), in the discharge of duties under this section and are not open to the public and may not be used in a court in a pending action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding relates to a violation under this section. No photograph, microphotograph, or electronic image, or any other personally identifying data may be used for any purpose other than enforcement of violations under this section nor retained longer than necessary to enforce this section. Transit authorities must provide to the appropriate local jurisdiction that has authorized traffic safety camera use under RCW 46.63.260(2) any images or evidence collected establishing that a violation of stopping, standing, or parking in a bus stop zone has occurred for infraction processing purposes consistent with this section. (8) Automated traffic safety cameras may only record images of the vehicle and vehicle license plate and only while an infraction is occurring. The image must not reveal the face of the driver or of passengers in the vehicle. The primary purpose of camera placement is to record images of the vehicle and vehicle license plate when an infraction is occurring. Cities and counties must consider installing automated traffic safety cameras in a manner that minimizes the impact of camera flash on drivers.
May 6, 2026 at 4:01 AM
joshrosenau.org
Illegal to retain and law specifies that the tech system cannot capture images except if there’s a violation, nor retain beyond that need, and cannot capture faces, etc. I don’t doubt loopholes and errors could be found, but it seems pretty tightly worded.

app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default....
(8) Automated traffic safety cameras may only record images of the vehicle and vehicle license plate and only while an infraction is occurring. The image must not reveal the face of the driver or of passengers in the vehicle. The primary purpose of camera placement is to record images of the vehicle and vehicle license plate when an infraction is occurring. Cities and counties must consider installing automated traffic safety cameras in a manner that minimizes the impact of camera flash on drivers. (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images, or any other personally identifying data prepared under this section are for the exclusive use of authorized city or county employees, as specified in RCW 46.63.030(1)(d), in the discharge of duties under this section and are not open to the public and may not be used in a court in a pending action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding relates to a violation under this section. No photograph, microphotograph, or electronic image, or any other personally identifying data may be used for any purpose other than enforcement of violations under this section nor retained longer than necessary to enforce this section. Transit authorities must provide to the appropriate local jurisdiction that has authorized traffic safety camera use under RCW 46.63.260(2) any images or evidence collected establishing that a violation of stopping, standing, or parking in a bus stop zone has occurred for infraction processing purposes consistent with this section.
May 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
joshrosenau.org
In Washington state. Not that I don’t believe someone somewhere violates those rules, but they at least exist. https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.63.170
(f) Automated traffic safety cameras may only take pictures of the vehicle and vehicle license plate and only while an infraction is occurring. The picture must not reveal the face of the driver or of passengers in the vehicle. The primary purpose of camera placement is to take pictures of the vehicle and vehicle license plate when an infraction is occurring. Cities and counties shall consider installing cameras in a manner that minimizes the impact of camera flash on drivers. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images, or any other personally identifying data prepared under this section are for the exclusive use of law enforcement in the discharge of duties under this section and are not open to the public and may not be used in a court in a pending action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding relates to a violation under this section. No photograph, microphotograph, or electronic image, or any other personally identifying data may be used for any purpose other than enforcement of violations under this section nor retained longer than necessary to enforce this section.
June 17, 2024 at 3:22 AM
amphipodgirl.bsky.social
www.researchgate.net/profile/Pan-...
Microphotographs of minute jointed spines on marine worms. The two on the left are homogomph, that is, have the sides of the socket of the joint being of approximately equal length.
January 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM
koskinonodon.bsky.social
Konietzko-Meier et al. also leveraged this sample to provide some of the first comprehensive histological sampling of the pelvic girdle in Metoposaurus, proving you really can cut just about anything in temnospondyls: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
Assorted microphotographs showing the iliac histology, taken at the mid-shaft region in Metoposaurus, at both whole-section and close-up profiles. Assorted microphotographs showing the ischial histology in Metoposaurus, at both whole-section and close-up profiles.
January 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
utkablooger.bsky.social
Three new Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 species from Brazil (Araneae, Zodariidae)

Three new Brazilian species of the zodariid genus Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 are described: C. ampullatus sp. nov. (♂♀), C. spinosissimus sp. nov. (♂) and C. malkini sp. nov. (♂). Descriptions are accompanied…
Three new Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 species from Brazil (Araneae, Zodariidae)
Three new Brazilian species of the zodariid genus Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 are described: C. ampullatus sp. nov. (♂♀), C. spinosissimus sp. nov. (♂) and C. malkini sp. nov. (♂). Descriptions are accompanied with high-quality illustrations and microphotographs. An updated distribution map and a key to all the species in the genus are presented. The morphological diagnostic characters of the genus are discussed.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
klmuseumarchives.ca
Stanhopes - tiny optical devices, often embedded in everyday objects like rings, needle-cases, pen knives, and more - were very popular in the latter half of the 19th Century.

This miniature cane (just 16.6 cm in length) features a stanhope in the handle.
Stanhope in the shape of a small ivory cane, with a pink "eye" that reveals a small picture when held to the light. From yellow card: Ivory handle (?): rose coloured "eye" which when held to the light and looked through reveals a small picture; 16.6cm x 4.5cm Appears to be a Stanhope or Stanho-scope, which are "optical devices that enable the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope" (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanhope_(optical_bijou)). Object Name is the closest possible name I can find. Cataloguer's note: The "eye" does not seem to work, although I can see a small black shape on one side. Suggest trying this again with better lighting (and by someone with great eyesight).
April 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Citation farming, this LLM nonsense could just exist to boost citations of real papers (that might also be fraudulent)

forbetterscience.com/2022/03/21/c...
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“Even university management eventually realised that self-citations of your work, in your own papers, shouldn’t really count (“see ‘Toenail Clipping Microphotographs, Part 1…
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September 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
epsteinweb.bsky.social
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#epsteinweb #efta01113277
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Available in the iOS app store now!
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May 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
paleofab.bsky.social
Top: early extraction ➡️shorter molar ➡️ less cusps

Bottom: late extraction ➡️ longer molar ➡️ more cusps

(15/20)
Microphotographs of bank vole first lower molars developing in vitro for several days. Molars extracted earlier (top row) are shorter and grow less cusps than those extracted later (bottom row). After Lafuma et al. 2025.
September 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
paleofab.bsky.social
Experiments #inmice show how cusps form & what tricks can add more (spoiler: it’s hard). This gives us the #evodevo framework for how development could have shaped tooth evolution. **Somebody** just needed to get to work 🦷🧫💻 (6/20)

📷 Harjunmaa et al. 2012 www.doi.org/10.1038/nature10876
Fluorescence microphotographs of developing mouse molars following treatments with molecules involved in tooth development. The combination of more treatments leads to more additional cusps. After Harjunmaa et al. 2012.
September 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
attusfalk.bsky.social
Given the way things are going I think we should all delete our social media accounts and go back to the original communication method: microphotographs hidden in hollow feathers carried by messenger pigeons.
lollardfish.bsky.social David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Feb 28
Given the way things are going I think we should all delete our social media accounts and go back to the original communication method: decoding the intentions of others through close examination of the entrails of waterfowl.
jonpaulmaki.com Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · Feb 28
Given the way things are going I think we should all delete our social media accounts and go back to the original communication method: establishing a network of soot-covered street urchins who will move throughout the city unnoticed gathering information and passing along coded messages.
February 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM
christletx.bsky.social
TIL Cajal was also a pioneer in microphotographs (this one from 1918)
December 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
gutenfrog.bsky.social
Current "How Many Tardigrades on that Stick?" count: 73! I am nearly done with sample four (SO. MANY. ROTIFERS), and then I hope to start doing some keying, slowly but surely. I also plan to eventually post the observations/photos to @inaturalist.bsky.social too.
A whole bunch of microphotographs of tardigrades, microscopic critters found in moss, lichen, and elsewhere. They are also known as water bears.
February 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM