Nematos Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Some other picture of Fossil Diatoms take with biological microscope, magnification 400X - 650X 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 They look like works of art, beautiful photographs and stunning fossils. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Wonderful!! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Just amazing. The symmetry is breathtaking. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 beautiful "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 47 minutes ago, Nematos said: Some other picture of Fossil Diatoms take with biological microscope, magnification 400X - 650X Very cool! Have they named the diatoms that have been discovered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) Sorry I should have asked do you have names for these? Edited April 3, 2018 by Malone Left out you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 They look like embryos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Wonderful micro collection! Reminds Me of the 1960's pop art (sans colors). Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Those are very cool! So cool that you can photograph them so well. What kind of a setup do you have to manage that? I have loved diatoms since I first saw them on a field history class I took many years ago. We were on a boat near Port Arnasas collecting samples for study. They were so beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I still think this piece/pieces I have are diatomaceous. Lacking the the equipment to verify. The naïveté of processes involved in examining is also a hindrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Great images! I've always loved diatoms too.. like artistic glass scultpures. Too bad they aren't macroscopic objects we could collect and display. Can only display pictures like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 55 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: Great images! I've always loved diatoms too.. like artistic glass scultpures. Too bad they aren't macroscopic objects we could collect and display. Can only display pictures like yours. I agree. The equipment I have for collecting. Preparing, and displaying is limited to an iPhone and some hand tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediospirifer Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Very cool. This one: 5 hours ago, Nematos said: reminds me of cell division diagrams, for some reason... It's amazing how intricate single-celled organisms can be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Diatomaceous earth can only be seen as a massive community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 The hardest part would seem to be the handling of individual diatoms without damaging them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Mediospirifer said: Very cool. This one: reminds me of cell division diagrams, for some reason... It's amazing how intricate single-celled organisms can be! Yes I noticed that too. This one and the one pictured below it seem more natural. I only use that word because I can't (at the moment) think of a better one. Maybe not as symmetric. My limited vocabulary impedes my communication ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mediospirifer said: Very cool. This one: reminds me of cell division diagrams, for some reason... It's amazing how intricate single-celled organisms can be! The interior structures have more of a flowing appearance. The four seemingly separate structures appear oppositionaly symmetrical to some extent. Two seem to be penetrating the inner wall of the frustule. They also seem to have multiple flagella, giving the appearance that they are not sessile. I am fascinated by these and will be studying them with vigor. Edited April 3, 2018 by Malone Accidentally posted previous post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Does anyone know if the inner wall is the interior of an absorption field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Great images! I've always loved diatoms too.. like artistic glass scultpures. Too bad they aren't macroscopic objects we could collect and display. Can only display pictures like yours. And pectin( gelatinous polysaccharide) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Mediospirifer said: Very cool. This one: reminds me of cell division diagrams, for some reason... It's amazing how intricate single-celled organisms can be! It seems like there are several layers in the frustule. Akin to the newly discovered interstitium, As well as the newly discovered waste systems of the human brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nematos Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Thanks to everybody for compliments, if you want study Diatoms I can suggest the following book, 450 pag. and a lot of illustrations... Edited April 3, 2018 by Nematos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Thank you! I like pictures with words it helps my overall comprehension. Sometimes diagrams are better but sometimes pictures are better, but they both help. Thank you again for giving your time to enlighten me and anyone else interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I ran across this on the internet today and I thought it was pretty neat. It looks like a giant (.03") diatom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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