Micro-photography: Not only a change of way of seeing (2)

  Take a look at this picture:

  Looks like a pelican soaring up from the water, doesn't it? The wings, the body, the neck and the long beak are clearly recognizable. Well, you will not be blamed if what you guess is a light-year away from the true answer because even professionals can't tell.
  The true object depicted in this image is the iris, ciliary body and lens of a canine (dog) eye. It is magnified 7.7X under an electron microscope. Who can ever think of a dog's eye when he/she is shown a picture like this?
  This is the fascination of micro-photography. It totally challenges our conventional thinkings. As the saying goes "seeing is believing", for a long period of time, we limit our mind to what we can see, but not things we can't see. When micro-photography is introduced, seeing is no longer believing because it is impossible for our bare eye to figure out what it a microscopic object is really like. Therefore, micro-photos can significantly improve our imagination, just like an abstract painting does.
  Another important role, and the most essential function of micro-photography, is to unveil the nature's mystery. What makes human-being different from other creatures on the plant is that we are not limited by the organic body mother nature has given us. Though we cannot see into microscopic levels, by using high multiplication microscopes, the things nature hides from our eyes can also be revealed. The meter-level world in which we are living extend to nano scale. It has not only scientific research values, but also great influence in promoting science to ordinary people.
  Compared to formulas and equations, pictures are more appealing to the public without sufficient science education. Micro-photos tend to be eye-catching due to their unique patterns, complicated structures and diversified coloration. This makes science studying microscopic world easier to accept to the public.
  OK, now it's time for some guesses!