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In reply to the discussion: This gif of a microscopic bacterium is the most amazing thing you’ll see today [View all]shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)6. It would be fuzzy...
the images are sharp because they are composed of electrons, which have a very short wavelength. However in the real world we are stuck with light. Animals that small only have very rudimentary eyesight anyway, but even if they didnt, their world would be mostly fuzz and glare.
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This gif of a microscopic bacterium is the most amazing thing you’ll see today [View all]
HarveyDarkey
Dec 2013
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In this tank on the camera, I've seen ostracods, nematodes, copepods, isopods..
X_Digger
Dec 2013
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