Zhang You, Kunming, Yunnan, ChinaOverall Winner: A rice weevil perched on a grain of riceDr. Jan Rosenboom Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany2nd Place: Colonial algae (Volvox) spheres in a drop of waterMishal Abdulaziz Alryhan, Al-Ahsa, Saudi ArabiaHonorable Mention: Crystallized-soy-sauce fusion with alumZachary Sanchez, Nashville, Tennessee, USA20th Place: Marine copepodYe Fei Zhang, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, ChinaImage of Distinction: Butterfly (Artopoetes pryeri) eggsEduardo Agustin Carrasco, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador19th Place: Parasitic fungus (Cordycipitaceae) on a fly (Calliphoridae)Marek Miś, Suwalki, Podlaskie, PolandImage of Distinction: Crystallized soy sauceRobert Schmittling Hillsborough, North Carolina, USAImage of Distinction: Eye of potato (stomate)Wim van Egmond, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid Holland, NetherlandsNinth Place: A fungus (Talaromyces purpureogenus) known for its red, diffused pigmentSolvin Zankl, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyImage of Distinction: A floating sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus), also known as the blue sea dragonDr. Rory L. Cooper and Professor Michel Milinkovitch, Geneva, SwitzerlandImage of Distinction: Wing of a chicken embryo after 11 days of developmentRogelio Moreno, Panama, Panama16th Place: Spore sacs (sporangia) of a fernGregory B. Murray, Pritchard, British Columbia, CanadaHonorable Mention: Frost on a wooden railingBernard Allard, Sucy-en-Bry, FranceImage of Distinction: Parasitic fly (Crataerina hirundinis)Dr. Walter Ferrari, Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, ArgentinaImage of Distinction: True bug (Hemipteran) eggs on a leafDr. David Maitland, St. Andrews, Fife, United KingdomImage of Distinction: Vascular bundles in a bamboo leaf (Phyllostachys sp.)Frederic Labaune, Auxonne, Burgundy, FranceImage of Distinction: Slime mold (Arcyria denudata)Jianguo Mao, Shanghai, Shanghai, ChinaImage of Distinction: Pregnant water flea (Daphnia)Kendall O. Myers and Dr. Matthew S. Lehnert, North Canton, Ohio, USAHonorable Mention: Hooklike crochets on the larva of an Io (Automeris io) mothÖzgür Kerem Bulur, Istanbul, TurkeyImage of Distinction: Spotted-eye hoverfly
Be sure to visit the Nikon Small World contest website to see the full set of winning and honored images.
