17 stunning photographs taken under a microscope reveal a whole new world

Our world has many interesting things, it is hundreds and thousands of times what we have observed with the naked eye. The simple way to convince people to believe this is to observe everything under a microscope . Nikon's Small World "Nikon Small World" contest - held annually to search for photographs of the world of microorganisms, viruses and microscopic objects under microscope magnification. A mystical world with deadly beauty but also full of art and charm is obscured so we cannot see it.

Here are 17 stunning photos taken under a microscope revealing a completely new world - each with a completely separate universe!

1. The shell of a daisy (an extinct species of soft body)

© Norm Barker

2. Chrysanthemum pistil

© Peter Kinchington

3. The eye of a spider

© Yousef Al Habshi

4. Crystal honey when burning

© Honorio Cócera-La Parra

5. Soap bubbles

© Haris Antonopoulos

6. Retina of a mouse

© Dr. Keunyoung Kim

7. Coffee crystals

© Vin Kitayama and Sanae Kitayama

8. Butterfly wings

© Evan Darling

9. Flower of the lung (Verbascum)

© Karl Gaff

10. Air bubbles of tequila when evaporating

© James Hayden

11. Leaf of the panacea (Selaginella)

© Dr. David Maitland

12. Agate

© Douglas L. Moore

13. Beta-Alanine and Taurin crystals (nutritional supplements for athletes and Gymer)

© Matt Inman

14. The fly

© Jan Rosenboom

15. Air bubbles formed from Vitamin C

© Marek Mis

16. Salicin - a compound used to relieve pain

© Dr. David Maitland

17. Neural neurons in the human brain

© Dr. Wutian Wu