Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Spicules

Illustrations of spicules, spines found in the skin of sea cucumbers. 
Micro-photos of these pretty objects can be seen here and here; they also appear in the border of this sea-cucumber drawing by Ernst Haeckel.
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  1. Anne DMarch 9, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    They look like ornaments, or jewelry. I wonder if anybody's created components based on these pretties?

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