Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a salt crystal on spider silk. The cobweb was located along the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Saltwater

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a salt crystal on spider silk. The cobweb was located along the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Saltwater spray from ocean condensed on spider web silk and crystallized on the silk fibres. Magnification: x1,400 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 4900px × 3675px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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