A Noodly Encounter

23 responses to “A Noodly Encounter”

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   jurvetson

   Apr 9, 2006 at 5:07 am

   

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Apr 9, 2006 at 5:12 am

   Always so many interesting and fascinating surprises here!

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   goofy comparison

   Apr 9, 2006 at 6:14 am

   Yes I Know The Species Well . I’m more Interested in the Cornwallian Period LoL. Great Work.

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   DNSF David Newman

   Apr 9, 2006 at 9:44 pm

   I am touched.

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   Jeff Clow

   Apr 10, 2006 at 12:39 pm

   Fascinating macro and a fascinating bit of background in your caption.

   Thanks for both…

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Apr 11, 2006 at 2:08 am

   For sea world lovers, view this photo

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmulibra/126711220/in/set-720575941...

   and this set, in particular the last photos which were just uploaded.

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmulibra/sets/72057594104107152/

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   Ceuthophilus

   Apr 13, 2006 at 2:32 am

   !Mimosa!, I do believe the picture here is of a freshwater creature…

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   drcoop

   Apr 13, 2006 at 5:05 am

   ok, seriously, what is that thing?
   (great shot, by the way)
   C

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Apr 13, 2006 at 5:34 am

   Ceuthophilus: underwater life is absolutely not my domain.

   I may have confused fresh water and sea water life but my genuine enthusiasm was to offer some interesting input in Steve’s already very interesting photostream. An innocent reaction. Does it really matter?

   I ask you, did you enjoy the links? If so, then I am quite happy.

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    Mike-wise

    Apr 13, 2006 at 6:14 am

    is that a triops!?

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    Marko_K

    Apr 13, 2006 at 6:23 am

    Interesting little thing.
    Macro 1-2-3

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    black&white

    Apr 13, 2006 at 3:05 pm

    Nice macro!

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    jurvetson

    Apr 13, 2006 at 3:06 pm

    Mike: Yes, wise one. Triops longicaudatus. It has a third, all-seeing simple eye between the two black compound eyes.

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    Mike-wise

    Apr 13, 2006 at 3:23 pm

    very cool. i love those little guys.

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    jurvetson

    Apr 14, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    They are quite adorable and hyperactive little guys. I shot them with a close up macros so they are larger than life… Here are some other views.

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    Luminous Lens

    May 12, 2006 at 5:32 am

    Wow, that’s incredible. Thanks for sharing.

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    Greg Adams Photography

    May 12, 2006 at 10:42 am

    This is very cool!! Did you use a regular camera for this shot?

    (I saw this photo in Scientist Photographers group)

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    jurvetson

    May 12, 2006 at 3:39 pm

    Yes, but it is not available in the U.S., and has a 1cm macro zoom feature:
    

    If you are interested in a pocket camera with a macro zoom down to 1cm, I’d recommend the Pentax Optio WP. Added benefit: it’s waterproof. Not very expensive either if you go for the 5MP version. Here is a sample shot of an ant head:
    

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    avmaier

    Jun 15, 2006 at 2:46 am

    I LOVE THIS!
    What a nice shot of one of my favorite creatures.
    One of the greatest wonders of nature…
    Living Room Crustaceans
    

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    jurvetson

    Mar 16, 2007 at 3:55 pm

    cool… how appropriate that Triops cancriformis is the oldest living animal species on earth.

    Proof, I dare say, of original spawn. 😉

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    nels1

    Mar 16, 2007 at 10:18 pm

    What a fantastic little creature!

    Please join us and submit this to Viva Evolution!

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    sbove

    Apr 6, 2007 at 6:22 pm

    Pretty compelling evidence for the "stasis" component of punctuated equilibrium theory. If this species (and presumably it’s environment) has remained static for 200 million years, where’s the "drift"? The genomes of all species generate variation constantly, and sometimes this is aided by "mutation" (deleterious/non-genetic-drive generated variation), but unless there’s a selective force favoring the variation, no change occurs.

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    Pockafwye

    Jun 28, 2007 at 8:35 pm

    That’s one fascinating critter!

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