Panamanian Rogelio Moreno won first place at Nikon's "Small World" photo contest for his image of a miniscule freshwater creature known as the rotifer. Moreno captured the tiny critter as it was sweeping food into its open mouth. It's magnified 40 times.
whoa... i was all like "what the fluff" before i re-read that just now.
#16 A giant googly eye
#24 Each of these small spots contains billions of stars. Many have planets. How many civilizations are "visible" in that little picture?
#27 When I was a little kid, I also thought that oil in water looks beautiful. Nope.