Worm

Dr. David Johnston

2014

Southampton General Hospital Biomedical Imaging Unit

Southampton, UK

Specimen: Magelonid polychaete worm larva from a plankton sample collected in Southampton Water off the south coast of the UK. Actual specimen size approx 2mm

Technique: Confocal microscopy using a 10x objective

Mr. Charles Krebs

2013

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Specimen: Phantom midge larva (Chaoborus) "Glassworm." Birefringent musculature that is usually clear and colorless is made visible here by specialized illumination.

Technique: Polarized light, 100X