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2005/6 Winners

Category 2: Science close-up

Winner
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Photographer: Lambert Smith
Title: Green eyed monster?
Description: A close-up of a robber fly (Asilidae) showing iridescent green eyes and robust proboscis.

Second
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Photographer: Professor Rudi van Aarde
Title: Spider web
Description: The web of a spider with early morning dew drops on a misty morning, taken in the Maputo Elephant Reserve, Mozambique.

Joint third
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Photographer:
Claire Hoving
Title: "Nemo"todes
Description: Two gravid female nematode worms (Nippostrongylus Braziliensis) surrounded by bubbles in a saline solution. A hooked posterior end and eggs are also illustrated.

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Photographer:
Thabo Meletsi
Title: Polyester
Description: Fibres of polyester which reduce collision of air molecules to create the fabric's insulation properties.

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Photographer:
André Botha
Title: Superior World/Perfection
Description: Small silver sulfide crystals on carbon backgrounds. Magnification x100 000. The image was taken with an electron microscope.


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