Acolyte Doctor

First records of juvenile giant squid, Architeuthis (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) By Roper, C F E & Young, R E

Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington Vol 85, P. 205—222

Autumn bells

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Autumn bells

dearscience: by Terence Chang

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dearscience:

by Terence Chang

crayonchewer: Ninfia by *crayon-chewer

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Ninfia by *crayon-chewer

jenn2d2: These delicate folds and strands of glass make up the...

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jenn2d2:

These delicate folds and strands of glass make up the Blaschka collection of glass invertebrates at Cornell, of which I am the curator — enchanting and impossibly rare jellyfishes of the open ocean; more common but equally beautiful octopus, squid, anemones and nudibranchs from British tide pools and Mediterranean shores. They are the work of an extraordinary father-and-son team, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.

Leopold Blaschka (1822-95) was a Czech immigrant to Dresden, in what is now Germany; on a trip to America in 1853, his ship was becalmed and he was enchanted by a spectacular display of bioluminescence from a type of jellyfish called a siphonophore.

He decided to study the jellyfish more closely and create their likenesses in glass. His first works were a set of anemones for the Dresden Natural History Museum in 1863, inspired by the naturalist Philip Henry Gosse’s “British Sea-Anemones and Corals.”

Leopold’s son, Rudolf (1857-1939), was a keen natural historian in his own right, and an ardent aquarist, or aquarium keeper. He followed his father’s lead, expanding in biodiversity to reach the edges of the animal kingdom. (And beyond: Later they created a comprehensive collection of flowers that is now on display at Harvard.)

To restore Cornell’s vast collection — bought from the Blaschkas themselves in 1885 — a glassworker, Elizabeth R. Brill, has painstakingly cleaned each piece and glued back fragmented gills and wayward tentacles. The collection is on view at several galleries and the Johnson Museum of Art on the Cornell campus, and restored pieces can be seen in an online gallery. (via Blaschka Glass Menagerie Inspires Marine Expedition - NYTimes.com)

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glennhuyben: sunday document

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sunday document

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From KUCB:

A flock of eagles descended on the Safeway parking lot last week, prompting police intervention.

Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland says several people called in short succession on Thursday afternoon to report the melee.

Sunderland: “One of our officers went over there and there were 40 eagles sitting on, in and around several vehicles in the area.”

Sunderland says the eagles were feasting on garbage bags of fish product in the bed of a pickup truck.

More: “Police Break Up Eagle Party at Safeway”

This is terrifying.

Pretty sure I’ve had this nightmare…

They say a picture is worth a thousand fake band names.

dearscience: Keri Bevan | The Mermaid of Zennor

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dearscience:

Keri Bevan | The Mermaid of Zennor

dearscience: Charlotte Phillips | Mysterious Trees

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dearscience:

Charlotte Phillips | Mysterious Trees

dearscience: Antelope Canyon Light Beam

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Antelope Canyon Light Beam

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