Peppermint Flowers

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Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments

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I saw what looked like peppermint striped ribbon candy under my Foldscope!

Flower petal viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 50X magnification:
Flower petal viewed under a Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification:
To find out more about how I captured these images, head over to the Foldscope Blog page and read the Foldscope Explores... Peppermint Flowers!

I hope that the questions I ask in the blog inspire your own Foldscope explorations! And if they do, be sure to share them here on the Microcosmos!

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