4. Not-Pac Man

It might look like it, but actually tthis is a living volvox algae. The yellow balls are actually daughter colonies that it is releasing (not eating 🙂 ). Photo credit: Jean Marc Babalian

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5. An Alien Species

Well, it looks like it but not really. However, it is a scary microscopic close-up of a Taenia Solium, which is a species of tapeworm that parasites the human digestive system. Creeppy and awesome at the same time! Photo by Teresa Zgoda.

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6. Something Fluffy

This is what a mold spore on a tomato looks like. By Dean Lerman.

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