Stunning Footage of Butterfly Wings Shot With Electron Microscopes at Nanoscopic Magnification

“Nanoscapes” by Kristina Dutton is a stunning short film that was shot through electron microscopes at up to 50,000x magnification to capture what makes up the mysterious beauty of butterfly wings.

Images of butterfly wings at the microscopic scale are stunning, and at the nanoscopic scale they become otherworldly.

via Nag on the Lake

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.