Multimedia Gallery
March 27, 2017
Images credited to the National Science Foundation, a federal agency, are in the public domain. The images were created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties or prepared by contractors as "works for hire" for NSF. You may freely use NSF-credited images and, at your discretion, credit NSF with a "Courtesy: National Science Foundation" notation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.
"Micro-pumping mechanism of hummingbirds tongues" was named People's Choice in posters and graphics.
This poster illustrates the micro-pumping mechanism of hummingbird tongues recently discovered by Alejandro Rico and Margaret Rubega. The tongues of hummingbirds are transparent and tiny, making the structural changes within the tongue impossible to display through photos or video, but possible through illustration.
Credit: Esther Ng
Images credited to the National Science Foundation, a federal agency, are in the public domain. The images were created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties or prepared by contractors as "works for hire" for NSF. You may freely use NSF-credited images and, at your discretion, credit NSF with a "Courtesy: National Science Foundation" notation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.
Also Available:
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (9.2 MB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
Related story: NSF and Popular Science announce winners of 15th annual 'Vizzies'