Image Gallery: Scanning electron micrographs

Stunning examples of photographs taken with the Museum's scanning electron microscope (SEM). All photos by Sue Lindsay.

Mouth parts of a beetle Mouth parts of a beetle
Mouth hooks of a maggot Mouth hooks of a maggot
Hairy maggot head Hairy maggot head
Web builder Six spinnerets with different type of spigots Web builder Six spinnerets with different type of spigots
Web Builder Six spinnerets and a cribellum Web Builder Six spinnerets and a cribellum
Four spinnerets with hair-like spigots of spider Four spinnerets with hair-like spigots of spider
Spigots on cribellum Spigots on cribellum
Cribellum - flat spinning plate covered with tiny spigots Cribellum - flat spinning plate covered with tiny spigots
SEM image of Wombat Fly SEM image of Wombat Fly
SEM images of Peludo's 'hairy' body SEM images of Peludo's 'hairy' body
Scuttle Fly SEM Scuttle Fly SEM
SEM image of a ganoid scale SEM image of a ganoid scale
Isopod SEM Isopod SEM
Scales of a Thorny Tinselfish Scales of a Thorny Tinselfish
Thresher Shark denticles Thresher Shark denticles
Scales of a Tiger Shark Scales of a Tiger Shark
Whale Shark scales Whale Shark scales
Scales of a White Shark Scales of a White Shark
Electron micrograph of a Rove Beetle Electron micrograph of a Rove Beetle