Nikon's microscope videos turn sea slugs and starfish larvae into living art
Nikon's microscope videos turn sea slugs and starfish larvae into living art Popkin 5:00 am Sat Sep 26, 2026 Nikon Small World in Motion — Starfish larva, unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons These stunning nature videos show small colorful wonders that aren't visible to the naked eye. The videos in these slides were all submitted to the Nikon Small World in Motion competition. From tiny sea creatures to fungus to single-cell organisms swimming around, each video shows the magic that lies just beneath the surface of our everyday life.
- ▪Nikon's microscope videos turn sea slugs and starfish larvae into living art Popkin 5:00 am Sat Sep 26, 2026 Nikon Small World in Motion — Starfish larva, unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons These stunning nature videos sho
- ▪The videos in these slides were all submitted to the Nikon Small World in Motion competition.
- ▪From tiny sea creatures to fungus to single-cell organisms swimming around, each video shows the magic that lies just beneath the surface of our everyday life.
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Nikon's microscope videos turn sea slugs and starfish larvae into living art Popkin 5:00 am Sat Sep 26, 2026 Nikon Small World in Motion — Starfish larva, unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons These stunning nature videos show small colorful wonders that aren't visible to the naked eye. The videos in these slides were all submitted to the Nikon Small World in Motion competition. From tiny sea creatures to fungus to single-cell organisms swimming around, each video shows the magic that lies just beneath the surface of our everyday life. One of my favorite videos here is the starfish larva captured in slide eight out of 10. Starfish larvae look nothing like actual starfish and can only be seen this closely through a microscopic lens. They look like little extraterrestrials.
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