Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of foraminiferans, molluscs and other bryozoans found on beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of sponge sclerites at 210x magnification

Albert Lleal / Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 560x magnification

Albert Lleal / Albany Bottlebrush (Callistemon speciosus) SEM close-up view of the pollen covered anther at 70x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a moss sporangium with a spore emerging at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of moss sporangium at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a skeletal fragment of a Bryozoan colony at 21x magnification, came from beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / Electron microscope view of bryozoan colony fragment isolated from beach sand, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) SEM close-up view at 10x magnification

Albert Lleal / Dinoflagellate (Ceratium sp) and salt crystals SEM close-up view at 120x magnification

Albert Lleal / Grasshopper (Anacridium sp) SEM close-up view of leg at 4x magnification

Albert Lleal / Stone Centipede (Lithobius sp) SEM close-up view at 11x magnification

Albert Lleal / Short-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus), juvenile

Albert Lleal / Spanish Moon Moth (Graellsia isabellae) SEM close-up view of cocoon silk fibers at 105x magnification

Albert Lleal / Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) SEM close-up view of seed at 14x magnification

Albert Lleal / American Seed Beetle (Acanthoscelides obtectus) emerging from string bean it has partially eaten, SEM close-up view

Albert Lleal / Harvester Ant (Messor sp) SEM close-up view of leg at 210x magnification

Albert Lleal / Harvester Ant (Messor sp) SEM close-up view of eye at 140x magnification

Albert Lleal / Sun Spider (Solifugae) SEM close-up view of spider attacking a crustacean

Albert Lleal / Moorish Wall Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) SEM close-up view of fingers, showing the setae, at 35x magnification

Albert Lleal / Foraminiferan (Schlumbergerella sp) SEM close-up view at 14x magnification, that came from Bali, Indonesia

Albert Lleal / Foraminiferan (Schlumbergerella sp) SEM close-up view at 28x magnification, that came from Bali, Indonesia

Albert Lleal / Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) SEM close-up view of wing at 420x magnification

Albert Lleal / Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) SEM close-up view of wing at 210x magnification

Albert Lleal / Olive (Olea europaea) SEM close-up view of pollen at 1400x magnification

Albert Lleal / Willow (Salix sp) SEM close-up view of anther with pollen at 112x magnification

Albert Lleal / Golden Calla (Zantedeschia elliottiana) SEM close-up view of pollen at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Scented Geranium (Pelargonium sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) SEM close-up view of pollen at 2800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Confused Flour Beetle (Tribolium confusum) SEM close-up view of pair eating flour at 42x magnification

Albert Lleal / Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 2800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Daffodil (Narcissus sp) SEM close-up view of pollen on anther at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Human Louse (Pediculus humanus) SEM close-up view of egg on human hair at 35x magnification

Albert Lleal / Human Louse (Pediculus humanus) SEM close-up view of prehensile leg and human hair at 210x magnification

Albert Lleal / Rusty Grain Beetle (Cryptolestes ferrugineus) SEM close-up view at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Spirke (Pinus uncinata) SEM close-up view of pollen at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Human Louse (Pediculus humanus) SEM close-up view of individual between human hair at 28x magnification

Albert Lleal / Rice Weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) SEM close-up view of weevil on rice grains at 14x magnification

Albert Lleal / Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) SEM close-up view of face at 420 magnification

Albert Lleal / Brown Dog Tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) SEM close-up view at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Rosemallow (Hibiscus sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 420x magnifcation

Albert Lleal / Lily (Lilium sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 350x magnifcation

Albert Lleal / Common Camellia (Camellia japonica) SEM close-up view of pollen at 725x magnifcation

Albert Lleal / Shrimp Plant (Beloperone sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 1620x magnifcation

Albert Lleal / Rose (Rosa sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 1170x magnifcation

Albert Lleal / Common Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) SEM close-up view of pollen at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Gladiolus (Gladiolus sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Sole (Solea sp) SEM close-up view of scales at 42x magnification

Albert Lleal / Harvester Ant (Messor sp) SEM close-up view of eye facets at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Harvester Ant (Messor sp) SEM close-up view at 14x magnification

Albert Lleal / Beetle (Rhizopertha dominica) SEM close-up view on spaghetti at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Torch Lily (Kniphofia sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 1050x magnification

Albert Lleal / Iris (Iris sp) SEM close-up view of pollen grain at 700x magnification

Albert Lleal / Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera) SEM close-up view of the tendril wrapped around a branch of the same species at 12x magnification

Albert Lleal / Leather Fern (Arachniodes adiantiformis) SEM close-up view of sori on the underside of frond where haploid spores are formed during meiosis at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common Bark Louse (Psocidae) SEM close-up view at 140x magnification

Albert Lleal / Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) SEM close-up view of pollen at 2100x magnification

Albert Lleal / Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) SEM close-up view of pollen at 2800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Mite (Blattisocius tarsalis) SEM close-up view of individual predating on eggs of Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella), this species is used to control population sizes of the moth, seen at 70x ma...

Albert Lleal / Diatom (Navicula sp) fossil, SEM close-up view at 1400x magnification, approximately 2000 years old, found in lake near Huesca, Spain

Albert Lleal / Diatom (Amphora sp) SEM close-up view of fossil at 3500x magnification, approximately 2000 years old, found in lake near Huesca, Spain

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of Foraminiferan group at 21x magnification, genuses Miniacina, Peneroplis, Quinqueloculina, Amphisorus, and Globigerina found on a beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / Glory Lily (Gloriosa rothschildiana) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 620x magnification

Albert Lleal / Bramble (Rubus sp) SEM close-up view of blackberry spine at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 1400x magnification

Albert Lleal / Pellitory (Parietaria sp) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 1050x magnification, a well-recognized and important inhalant allergen in the Mediterranean area

Albert Lleal / Bottlebrush (Callistemon sp) SEM close-up view of a grain of pollen at 2800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common European Scorpion (Buthus occitanus) SEM close-up view of skin showing a trichobothrium, an elongate setae, present in the arachnids, that functions in the detection of airborne vibrations and...

Albert Lleal / Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) SEM close-up view of tip of buccal sucking apparatus

Albert Lleal / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) SEM close-up view of the tip of a foot at 105x magnification

Albert Lleal / Strawflower (Helichrysum sp) SEM close-up view of head

Albert Lleal / Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) SEM close-up view of head with mouth part used to suck fluid out of prey at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Wolf Spider (Lycosa tarantula) SEM close-up view of face at 19x magnification, showing six eyes

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up detail of a feather at 28x magnification showing the main shaft or rachis, barbs and interlocking barbules which provide structural strength

Albert Lleal / Lantern Shark (Etmopterus spinax) SEM close-up of dermal denticles on the skin at 221x magnification

Albert Lleal / Mosquito (Aedes sp) SEM close-up of the head of a female showing the modified ovipositor used to obtain blood from host species, an appendage which does not exist among males

Albert Lleal / Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) SEM close-up view of point of articulation between two segments of the antenna at 70x magnification

Albert Lleal / Common Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) SEM close-up view of the ventral surface of the shell

Albert Lleal / Common Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) SEM close-up of the exoskeleton at 42x magnification showing protuberances where spines were formerly attached and orifices where the animal's feet once exten...

Albert Lleal / Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis) SEM close-up at 28x magnification

Albert Lleal / Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) SEM close-up of a stoma on the underside of the leaf at 2800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) SEM close-up of keeled scales on the head at 14x magnification