Jump to content

POTW Oct 29 16


Rick Bortnick

Recommended Posts

Coming to the party fashionably late. I photograph at a local northern California wetlands restoration site, a salt marsh.<br><br>

 

This photo contains <i>Archaea</i>, one of the first life forms on earth, dating back some 3-billion-years. I don't know if the green stuff is <i>Archaea</i> but the white stuff at the edge of the green swirl is. The white is salt spikes, excreted by the <i>Archaea</i> in order to maintain optimum saline level within individual cells.<br><br>

I don't know what the green is, have asked the microbiologist who ID'd the <i>Archaea</i>. Samples of <i>Archaea</i> that were orange-colored turned green in his tests, although he says they are microscopically identical.<div>00eDmG-566295184.thumb.jpg.3c5e89cf05f1c04972cf95ac4ae164c0.jpg</div>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...