hand lens

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The rarest was the minuscule rinodina isidioides - its tiny structures, when seen through a hand lens, resemble its common name, skeletal fingers.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

“We needed to lay on our bellies with a hand lens to observe the plant,” Guilliams said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

This is where that hand lens is useful again, to distinguish between the two.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

The Dunham Classification is based on rock texture, which is visible to the naked eye or using a hand lens and is easier for field applications.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

A little hand lens will magnify the small parts of an insect a great deal.

From Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies by Marks, Jeannette Augustus