23 Normal Things That Look Terrifying Under a Microscope

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 07/11/2024 in wtf

Our macroscopic world works in perfect harmony with the microscopic world beneath it, but we have no way of comprehending anything on that tiny scale.

Every day things look alien under a microscope, and something we think of fondly might be the stuff of nightmares when seen from this new perspective.

Here are 23 normal things that might make you feel uneasy when seen under the microscope.

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1.
Eyelash hairs magnified 50 times.
2.
What sea water looks like under a microscope.
3.
The surface of a rusty nail.
4.
Marijuana under an electron microscope.
5.
Kidney stones under an electron microscope.
6.
A blade of grass.
7.
A human head louse clings to a strand of hair.
8.
Nylon hooks and loops interweave to form the material more commonly known as Velcro.
9.
Household dust containing long hairs such as cat fur, twisted synthetic and woolen fibers, a pollen grain, plant and insects. Magnified 115 times.
10.
What chalk looks like under the microscope.
11.
Tadpole.
12.
What a snail shell looks like under a microscope.
13.
The surface of a silicon microchip.
14.
Cigarette paper. The blue crystals are additives that keep the lit cigarette burning by producing oxygen.
15.
Tapeworm head viewed under an electron microscope.
16.
Human sperm.
17.
The face of a mosquito, magnified 160 times.
18.
A maggot.
19.
The stem of an apple.
20.
A worm.
21.
A human tongue.
22.
Different view of a human tongue.
23.
A caterpillar.

1.
Eyelash hairs magnified 50 times.
2.
What sea water looks like under a microscope.
3.
The surface of a rusty nail.
4.
Marijuana under an electron microscope.
5.
Kidney stones under an electron microscope.
6.
A blade of grass.
7.
A human head louse clings to a strand of hair.
8.
Nylon hooks and loops interweave to form the material more commonly known as Velcro.
9.
Household dust containing long hairs such as cat fur, twisted synthetic and woolen fibers, a pollen grain, plant and insects. Magnified 115 times.
10.
What chalk looks like under the microscope.
11.
Tadpole.
12.
What a snail shell looks like under a microscope.
13.
The surface of a silicon microchip.
14.
Cigarette paper. The blue crystals are additives that keep the lit cigarette burning by producing oxygen.
15.
Tapeworm head viewed under an electron microscope.
16.
Human sperm.
17.
The face of a mosquito, magnified 160 times.
18.
A maggot.
19.
The stem of an apple.
20.
A worm.
21.
A human tongue.
22.
Different view of a human tongue.
23.
A caterpillar.