Penguin Feather

Submitted by angelinamart on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 14:07

Figure 1. Penguine feather morphology is different during their juvenille stage and adult stage. Baby penguin is called a nestling and they have a soft fur-like feather that is much fuzzy than the adult penguine's feather coating. The length of the feather is longer than adult feather. Due to this feather morphology, nestlings do not have a streamline shape of body, raher it has a round fluffy body shape. This feather is suitable for nestlings to maintain body teperature in the cold artic weather. Available at https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4014/4696423445_4705431d8f_z_d.jpg by Ron Hopkins

Volvox

Submitted by ewinter on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 14:06

Figure 1.  Volvox in its natural form.  The multicellular organism is composed of up to 50,000 cells that adhere to each other, forming a sphere.  Each colony is composed of two differentiated cell lines: a large number of somatic cells with flagella and a smaller number of germ cells lacking in soma that lie in the interior.  Photo by Specious Reasons, available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/28594931@N03/20108157326/.

 

 

Dumbo Octopus

Submitted by aprisby on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 14:04

 

Figure 1. Dumbo Octopus. Dumbo Octopuses (Grimpoteuthis) live deep in the open ocean, remarkably making this group one of the deepest living of all octopuses. Surviving in these extreme conditions requires an intense tolerance to cold water and a complete lack of light. They have been known to survive in depths of 13,000 feet and deeper, foraging along the ocean floor. Photo by NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanexplorergov/14142089822 CC BY-SA 2.0.

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