I spy with my little eye... 🐜👁 bit.ly/3X1Dr1T Credit: Noah Fram-Schwartz

Witch-hazel has anti-inflammatory properties and is frequently used to treat skin irritation and redness, particularly stemming from acne and eczema. #FunFactFriday bit.ly/4dt1QCG Credit: Clifford Reilly Jr.

Happy #SmallWorldInMotionMonday! Planktonic larvae, the early life stages of certain marine invertebrates, float in the ocean and often appear very different from their adult forms. bit.ly/4fPAskq Credit: Dr. Richard Ralph Kirby

Female Lepidoptera (the group butterflies and moths belong in) often require specific plants — host plants — to lay their eggs on. Different species of common butterflies have different host plant preferences. 🦋 bit.ly/4fFNh0A Credit: Ye Fei Zhang

Did you know that a cat's whiskers can indicate its mood? When whiskers are still and relaxed, the cat is calm; when pushed forward, it’s curious or excited; and when pushed back, it’s anxious or scared. #WhiskerWednesday bit.ly/4dz0uX5 Credit: David Linstead

In honor of the winners of this year's #NikonSmallWorld competition being announced in just over two months, check out this first place winner from the 2004 competition. Hard to believe it was 20 years ago! #ThrowbackThursday bit.ly/3yG8E0U Credit: Seth A. Coe-Sullivan

Fun fact: A compilation of hundreds of images were stacked and stitched together to form this 2019 winning #NikonSmallWorld image. bit.ly/4dwZd3n Credit: Teresa Zgoda and Teresa Kugler

Happy #SmallWorldInMotionMonday! The SWIM winners will be announced in just under a month, and we can't wait to unveil this year's results. In the meantime, check out our newest #MastersOfMicroscopy article to learn more about this year's judging panel! 🌟 bit.ly/4fQq8Ze

Here's a tarantula tooth for your Tuesday — can you say that five times fast? 🕷 bit.ly/3AkX5g7 Credit: John-Oliver Dum

We can't stop staring at this 2005 image of distinction by Donald Pottle, which employs a mesmerizing kaleidoscopic technique to capture a close-up of bovine artery cells. Have you ever tried kaleido-micrography? Let us know! bit.ly/46R7ZGK Credit: CME Donald Pottle

The first day of fall in the U.S. is one month from today! Are the leaves changing colors yet where you are? 🍁 bit.ly/3MbJCdn Credit: Viktor Sykora

Did you know that lobsters can swim forward and backward? When they’re alarmed, they scoot away in reverse by rapidly curling and uncurling their tails. #FunFactFriday bit.ly/3YUe5UC Credit: Dr. Alistair M. Dove

There's more to this plant than meets the eye! Selaginella (also known as lesser clubmoss) is not a true moss, but rather a primitive vascular plant. #MossMonday bit.ly/4dUzyRL Credit: Dr. David Maitland

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... the surface of titanium carbide crystal, winner of the 2003 #NikonSmallWorld competition! bit.ly/4cEf66P Credit: Dr. Lynn Boatner and Hu Longmire

Most planthopper nymphs measure less than half an inch (10 mm) long, making the scale of this magnified marvel all the more impressive! bit.ly/3XeQA7L Credit: Dr. Igor Siwanowicz

Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, around 300 million years ago. Some dragonfly fossils have been found with wingspans of up to two feet! bit.ly/4dPSCk2 Credit: Marek Miś

The etymology of the word "sorus" is Ancient Greek, σωρός (sōrós), meaning "stack, pile, heap." 🌿 #FunFactFriday bit.ly/4dUCy0E Credit: Rogelio Moreno

Cyperus papyrus is a species of aquatic flowering plant native to Africa. It also contributed major developments to visual communications as a writing surface. ✍️ bit.ly/3XonPp2 Credit: Dr. David Maitland

We're about two weeks away from announcing the winners of this year's Small World in Motion video competition! Anything in particular you're hoping to see from this year's winners? Let us know in the comments. bit.ly/3X3w7Bz Credit: Eric Lind

#ThrowbackThursday meets #TermiteThursday with this stunning photo that earned 5th place in the 1986 #NikonSmallWorld competition. bit.ly/4cL8IL2 Credit: John I. Koivula