Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany
Image of Distinction: A close view of the leg of a weevil
Eric Epstein, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Sixth Place: Hemitrichia slime-mold spore structures (fruiting bodies)
Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, Italy
Eighth Place: Pencil lead during exposure to a high-voltage electrical discharge
Amartya Tashi Mitra and Paul Maier, Aria Huang, Nathaniel Sweet and Anthony Wokasch, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Honorable Mention: Neurons of red-eared-slider (Trachemys scripta) embryo
Nicolas Noel and Dr. Valentina Cigliola, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Image of Distinction: Neonatal-mouse astrocyte in culture
Anne Gleich, Licoi, Kaiserslautern, Rheinlandpfalz, Germany
Image of Distinction: Daphnia sp. (water flea) and Volvox sp. (green algae)
Přemysl Orlík, Opava, Czech Republic
Image of Distinction: Hazelnut weevil (Curculio nucum)
Gerhard Vlcek, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
Image of Distinction: Cross-section of spruce treetop
Zhang You, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Image of Distinction: A weevil pokes its head out of a hole it bored into a fava bean.
Amartya Tashi Mitra and Harsha Sen, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Image of Distinction: Cellular structures of slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) larva
Kaelin Wulf and Ms. Rachel Flannery, Allen Institute, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Third Place: Neurons in an expanded mouse brain
Dr. Arlene Wechezak, Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
Image of Distinction: Red algae, diatoms, and protozoans
Justin Zoll, Freeville, New York, U.S.
Image of Distinction: Adult fungus gnat caught in the sticky trichomes of a cannabis plant
Be sure to visit the Nikon Small World competition website to view the full set of winning and honored images.