Tonight's mystery* takes us down into the magical world of scanning electron microscopy.
Five points for picking the organism and five for picking the structure. As usual, only the first correct answer in each category collects the points.
The cumulative points winner for the month of April gets to choose either 1) any 8x10 print from my photo galleries, or 2) a slot as a Myrmecos guest blogger on a safe-for-work topic of their choosing.
*Image by the lovely Jo-anne Holley
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