Award-Winning Images Of Really Tiny Things On Earth

The open trap of a carnivorous floating plant took first prize in the 2013 Olympus BioScapes Imaging Competition.

Now in its tenth year, the contest honors images of humans, plants, and animals taken through light microscopes.

Judges chose the 10 winning images out of 2,100 entries based on "the science they depict, their beauty or impact, and the technical expertise involved in capturing them," according to a press release.

The top prize went to Igor Siwanowicz, a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia. He will take home $5,000 worth of Olympus equipment.

Check out the award-winning images here and see more of the entries on the Olympus website.