Explore the everyday miracle of the microscopic world

With spectacular macro photography and microscope images， this book reveals a hidden， living world full of intricate structures beyond the naked eye。 Included are the tiniest insects and spiders; but looking deeper， you will discover truly microscopic creatures--even bacteria and viruses。 Earth is home to more microbes， and more different types of microbes， than any other living organism。 Bacteria on Earth outweigh humans by 1，100 to 1; and without them， all world ecosystems would collapse。 This book reveals this vital， unseen realm， but it includes large life-forms too， in extreme close-up， so that you can wonder at the beauty of a pollen grain， a butterfly egg， the spore of a fungus， and the nerve cell of a human。

The spectacular imagery in Micro Life exploits cutting-edge technology， such as focus-stacked macro photographs， as well as micrographs （microscope images） including scanning electron micrographs。 Illustrations nearby explain the science--from the workings of an insect's eye to how a plant breathes through its leaves。 The biology builds into a reference on how life works--and how all organisms， however small， solve the basic problems of movement， reproduction， energy， communication， and defense。

Micro Life is a beautiful and surprising look at the natural world。