Search | Smithsonian Ocean

Search

Zooplankton are small—but do you know just how small? This drop of water smaller than the eye of a needle is magnified 20x and contains multitudes.

Photo

Zooplankton in the Eye of a Needle

February 2014

Radiolarian Shells

Photo

Glassy Radiolarian Beauty

February 2014

Deep-sea Copepod Head

Photo

Deep-sea Copepod Gets a Close-up

February 2014

A spiraled diatom with spines.

Photo

A Diatom Helix

February 2014