Nikon Small World Contest 2016

Yousef Al Habshi’s image of a jumping spider’s eyes earned an honorable mention in the 2016 Nikon Small World Contest. See more of the winners here.

Air bubbles formed from melted ascorbic acid crystals.

  (Marek Mis / Marek Mis Photography)

Tail of a small shrimp.

  (Charles Krebs / Charles Krebs Photography)

Leg of a water boatman.

  (Marek Mis / Marek Mis Photography)

Gears coupling the hind legs of a planthopper nymph.

  (Igor Siwanowicz / Howard Hughes Medical Institute )

Air bubbles evaporating in tequila.

  (James Hayden / Wistar Institute )