sea urchin skeleton with 5 part symmetry in orange/red with white bands between them. Some spines present but mostly gone.
Urchin skeleton (=test) of Coelopleurus floridanus..most spines have been removed. Coloration is natural. Not added. The skeleton has an intrinsic red color. #echinoday
When sea urchins die, they leave behind their 'test', which is essentially a skeleton.
#Urchins and their tests come in many forms. Here, a selection of three urchins – (L-R) Microcyphus zigzag, Goniocidaris tubaria, and Protenaster australis – demonstrate this incredible variety.
Beneath their spiny exterior, #urchins are immaculately sculptured.
Here is a composite showing the urchin species Holopneustes purpurascens, both alive and in its skeletal state.
Thomas Cole’un ‘Hayat Yolculuğu’ serisi: dört tablo, bir ömür. Çocukluk, Gençlik, Yetişkinlik ve Yaşlılık. Doğa değişir, insan dönüşür.
1.
Bir ömür düşünün…
Bir nehirde başlıyor, mevsim mevsim değişiyor.
Thomas Cole’un “Hayat Yolculuğu” serisi, dört tabloyla insanın yolculuğunu anlatıyor:
Çocukluk, Gençlik, Yetişkinlik ve Yaşlılık.
Bir sandal, bir yolcu ve her zaman bir melek…
Differential Weathering and Erosion in the Western Desert of Egypt
Kerunia cornuta is a hydrozoan fossil that lived in Wadi Hitan of Egypt 40 million years ago. From this view, its shape resembles the ankh, the famous symbol of life in ancient Egyptian times.
Bir toplumun vicdanı, en savunmasız olana gösterdiği muameleyle ölçülür...
🎨 Dog at Rest – Gerrit Dou (Rembrandt’ın öğrencisi), 1650 (Dinlenen Köpek)
Bütün günü ağlayarak geçirdim. Önümü görmeden yürüdüm.
Palais Garnier opera binasının tavanı, 1964’te Marc Chagall tarafından yeniden yorumlandı.
Chagall, 14 besteciyi sahneleriyle birlikte resmetti: Mozart, Wagner, Ravel, Debussy…
Bu tavan, bir görsel repertuar...
Sketch of a terrier type of dog, head and shoulders facing and alertly looking right, wearing a collar, with hand writing in an arc above the sketch
Charlotte Brontë's dog Grasper by her sister Emily Brontë, January, 1834, both would later be known for such classic novels as 'Jane Eyre' (1847) and 'Wuthering Heights' (1847) #WomensArt
Digital illustration of a crow holding an asexual pride flag in its beak.
Happy International Asexuality Day!!!🖤🩶🤍💜
Şu dünyalar güzeli tipitip yuva arıyor 🍀
yellow sponge, round with a stalk showing interesting channels within
Ha ha. Who sez sponges don't have character? Kinda looks like Adventita but not sure #spongeThursday Schumann Seamount, 2155 m
white sponge with thick stalk on deep-sea floor with corals in the background
white sponge with thick stalk on deep-sea floor with corals in the background
Id'd as Caulophacus! #spongeThursday a lovely glass sponge with this conspicuous "head"! 2170 m from Schumann Seamount #Okeanos #saveNOAA
Colore della primavera.
George Grosz, Moonrise over Reeds, 1936
Mixed media on paper
Morning light through the glasshouse.
Watercolour painting of 23 different aquatic species and their names on the right: 1. Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2. Arowana (Scleopages formosus) 3. Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) 4. Emperor dumbo (Grimpoteuthis imperator) 5. Golden mahseer (Tor putitora) 6. European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) 7. Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) 8. Altum angelfish (Pterophyllum altum) 9. Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) 10. King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) 11. Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) 12. Velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus) 13. White-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata) 14. Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) 15. Lionhead goldfish (Carassius auratus) 16. Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) 17. Giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus) 18. Spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) 19. Pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus) 20. Batfish (juvenile) (Platax pinnatus) 21. Common pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus) 22. Floral banded wobbegong (Orectolobus floridus) 23. African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
It is done and it is fancy in itself! The finale of #FishyFeb challenge with 23 different aquatic species painted with watercolors 🐡
#art #scienceart #traditionalart
The faint yellow and orange of a daffodil abstracted by condensation on the glasshouse window, brought into sharper focus in some of the larger drops.
A daffodil inside.
Şişe tasarımı ne kadar kibar ve güzel.
Happy #PhycologyFriday from the luscious reds of CA! My goal this year is to learn to ID many more species of red algae
Dried African violet
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, there's a pigeon standing awkwardly next to a pile of sticks with two eggs on it, and the panel is titled "Why pigeons make bad nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics." In panel 2, a pigeon sits on a pile of sticks: "Many people think that pigeons are bad at making nests. Here are three good reasons why pigeon nests look bad." In panel 3, there's "Reason 1: Some birds, like orioles, nest in tree branches, so they weave elaborate structures that can withstand the elements..." And there's a female Baltimore Oriole weaving an elaborate hanging nest in a silver maple tree. In panel 4, "...but rock pigeons evolved to nest in crevices in cliffs, safely tucked away." And there's a pigeon sitting on a nest in a hole in a cliff. In panel 5, "Reason 2: People domesticated pigeons ages ago. Pigeons didn't need fancy nests because they had human-built homes." A beautiful dovecote shelters a flock of pigeons. In panel 6, "Reason 3: Less time making nest = more time eating seed." A pigeon pecks a seed near its nest, and says "It's called math."
Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
Afrikan pannsy
Water drops on a pan
2024 yılı spor İstanbul etkinliklerinde görev alan gönüllülere ait veriler görseli.
2024.
It had some pretty moments.
Yesterday, Spor Istanbul had its year-end event. It was an organization that I was happy to participate in.
Morning fog.
