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PZ Myers' Friday Cephalopods

Started by Aphos, November 19, 2007, 03:46:24 AM

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Swatopluk

#960
June 02, 2012, 09:11:36 AM
Spaceship!
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

pieces o nine

#961
June 03, 2012, 01:47:11 AM
It's a Fabergé squid!    :)
"If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?"
--Marquise de Sevigne, February 11, 1677

Roland Deschain

#962
June 03, 2012, 05:54:06 PM
That's a remarkable colouration there.
"I love cheese" - Buffy Summers

Sibling DavidH

#963
June 04, 2012, 10:25:24 AM
It's an Elvis lookalike.

Opsa

#964
June 04, 2012, 04:34:38 PM
Quote from: Aphos on June 02, 2012, 04:32:51 AM


Looks more like a cheese grater to me. But pretty!

Aphos

#965
June 08, 2012, 09:59:28 PM
Prepare to be amazed...




Some other, equally gorgeous pictures can be found here...

http://thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-a-development-cover-%E2%80%93-woods-hole-%E2%80%93-round-2/
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Swatopluk

#966
June 08, 2012, 10:13:08 PM
jellysquiddies on LSD?
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

pieces o nine

#967
June 09, 2012, 01:42:38 AM
gorgeous!
"If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?"
--Marquise de Sevigne, February 11, 1677

Sibling DavidH

#968
June 09, 2012, 09:40:49 AM
Is it a kaleidoscope job?

Swatopluk

#969
June 09, 2012, 09:47:19 AM
Quote from: Sibling DavidH on June 09, 2012, 09:40:49 AM
Is it a kaleidoscope job?

I thought so too at first but there are some subtle differences (compare for example the left 'horns')
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

Aphos

#970
June 09, 2012, 03:01:04 PM
Really, I can't tell you much about this one other than the figures are squid embryos.  I assume they are arranged around some sort of yolk sac.

This is a proposed cover for a magazine titled "Development", which is about evo-devo (evolutionary development).  That is sort of an extension of Haeckle's ideas, studying embryonic development to gain insight into evolutionary paths.
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Opsa

#971
June 09, 2012, 03:21:16 PM
Truly astounding. I wonder what they look like "live".

Aggie

#972
June 09, 2012, 07:15:23 PM
The markers apparently are differential stains...  fluoro-marked antibodies, I would guess.
WWDDD?

Aphos

#973
June 10, 2012, 03:17:10 PM
Quote from: Opsa on June 09, 2012, 03:21:16 PM
Truly astounding. I wonder what they look like "live".

Sadly, I am pretty sure these little guys are dead.  They have been stained with florescent dyes to bring out the detail.

The web page explains what dyes were used.
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Opsa

#974
June 11, 2012, 06:08:49 PM
 :'(

I wish I could animate them walking around like little armies.
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