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One of the many fantastic sculptures in Yellowstone National Park.
Bacteria and algae create the streaks of color on Orange Spring Mound. It is noticeably different from many of the other terrace formations nearby. Its large mounded shape is the result of very slow water flow and mineral deposition.
It reminds me of a shaggy animal.
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Something different today. Found this thermal pool mat interesting and intriguing. Another example of the amazing colors and life-forms one finds at Yellowstone.
"The word "bacteria" is often associated with disease, but only a few kinds of bacteria cause problems for humans. The other thousands of bacteria, although all simple organisms, play a complex role in Earth's ecosystems. In fact, cyanobacteria made our oxygen-rich atmosphere possible. They were the first photosynthesizers, more than 3 billion years ago. Without bacteria, we would not be here." nps.gov
Isn't Nature fascinating!
Macro Monday
Theme: Cheese
Size: Less than 3x3 inches
We don't eat a lot of cheese but I found a packet of Tasty cheese in our fridge.
I warmed a few strips of the Tasty cheese in the microwave and while it is still warm I pulled at it to produce stringy cheese.
I manage to attached the stringy ends to the base of two spoons that are placed slightly apart.
The subject looks like a bacteria with filaments !
The only light source is natural light through the window. I used a green cloth for the background.
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The red color comes from halophilic bacteria that flourish in heavily concentrated salt levels.
The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
No comments today – just enjoy :-)
When I think of Yellowstone the B words I think of are Bison, Bears and "Bacteria." The mix of patterns, textures and colors at the thermal pools is amazing. The overflow from the Black Pool is an excellent home for thermophilic cyanobacteria to prosper and flourish. The varied colors in Yellowstone are fascinating and quite beautiful.
"Black Pool is a hot spring in the West Thumb Geyser Basin.
The pool was cool enough up until 1991 for dark orange-brown cyanobacteria to grow throughout the pool. When combined with the blue of the water, the pool appeared to be an exceptionally dark green to almost black, hence the name.
An exchange of function took place in 1991, shifting thermal energy to Black Pool. Black Pool's temperature became hot enough to kill all the cyanobacteria in the pool, turning the pool a rich teal blue color. Black Pool remains extremely hot, and is now one of Yellowstone's most beautiful and intensely blue pools. The name of the pool however remains "Black Pool." Wikipedia
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The Grand Prismatic Spring in the Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world. Extremely hot water travels more than 120 feet from a crack in the Earth to reach the surface of the spring. The multicolored layers result from different species of heat-loving bacteria living in the progressively cooler water around the spring. The center of the spring is too hot to sustain most life, making the water look extremely clear and reflect blues back to our eyes.
That subject heading was my wife's suggestion. She's a nurse. Water droplets on a spider's web in my neighbour's garden. You should be able to see a camera in the reflection - I don't.
Hello I'm Mr Bacteria. I can be found in the body of every Lego fan.
I'm responsible for a great fun, challenging build, imagination and stress relief.
I help people connect Ideas just like Lego bricks connect together. I encourage problem-solving, creativity and the joy of building something from nothing. Whether you're 4 or 99. I make sure Lego brings out the builder in everyone!
I've been shooting bacterial cultures and shooting them through water droplets formed on the inside of the Petri dish covers. This is the culmination of this week's study.
Although this may look like a computer-generated image or a hand-drawn design, I assure you every one of these circles is a photo.
This work is available for purchase through my Etsy store: www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PassionateFotos
COMIENZA EL PROYECTO M.A.R.T.E. EN RIO TINTO
Científicos de la NASA y del Centro de Astrobiología (INTA/CSIC) de España simularán en Huelva la búsqueda de vida en Marte
Científicos de NASA, en colaboración con científicos españoles del Centro de Astrobiología, han comenzado un proyecto, de tres años de duración, en el que se va a simular una misión de perforación del subsuelo de Marte realizándose perforaciones de hasta 150 metros de profundidad, con tecnología estándar, para la búsqueda de microorganismos extremófilos que se espera que existan en las fuentes del Río Tinto.
Durante el proyecto, denominado Experimento Astrobiológico de Tecnología e Investigación de Marte (Mars Astrobiology Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE)), científicos e ingenieros de NASA, de Universidades americanas y del Centro de Astrobiología de España, esperan poder demostrar que sistemas robotizados son capaces de buscar rastros de vida bajo la superficie marciana.
"El área del Río Tinto presenta analogías importantes con Marte, que pueden ayudar en la búsqueda de vida, en agua líquida, bajo el subsuelo de Marte," según Carol Stoker, investigadora principal del proyecto y que pertenece al NASA Ames Research Center situado en el Silicon Valley, California.
Las bacterias existentes en el río juegan un papel importante en el mantenimiento de las condiciones de acidez del río, al metabolizar el hierro y el azufre presentes en la región. El alto contenido de hierro disuelto en las aguas ácidas del río, le dan un color rojo profundo como el del vino tinto, de ahí su nombre Río Tinto. Los científicos esperan encontrar bacterias similares en el subsuelo del Río Tinto, donde el agua subterránea interactúa con minerales de hierro y azufre. Dichas bacterias podrían estar subsistiendo a base de compuestos químicos y minerales presentes bajo la superficie, sin ninguna interacción con el exterior.
Con las perforaciones se obtendrán muestras que, después de ser analizadas, con instrumentación y tecnología de carácter muy novedoso aportada por el Centro de Astrobiología, aportarán importantes datos sobre las formas de vida existentes. Posteriormente se utilizará esta información para verificar las prestaciones de los robots que buscarán rastros de vida, compuestos orgánicos y minerales.
Grand Prismatic Hot Spring in Yellowstone grow different types of bacteria and organisms depending on the temperature and thus creative different colors. the first ring of color is yellow, thanks to cyanobacteria called Synechococcus. The temperature of this yellow band is about 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Waves of bacterial mats provide the colors and apparent textures of the hot springs. Each type of bacterial is adapted to live at a particular temperature and acidity present in different rings radiating from the hot spring.
The hot springs in Yellowstone National Park give life to some pretty weird stuff. I'm not sure if this texture is all bacteria or a combination of dissolved/re-hardened stone along with some bacterial coloring. But anyway, I thought it was pretty interesting if slightly icky.
Snow on June 7th
Re Mastered, Replaced and Re Posted to Groups.
( Cannot go any where because of Lock Down)
NJ Transit ALP-46 4746 had southbound train 4761 crossing the Raritan Bay into South Amboy, New Jersey.
Where NJ DOT GG1s used to tread, the less stylish ALP-46s now haul the commuters.
Before our summer vacation, we filled a large gardening bucket with rainwater, intending to use it for watering our indoor plants. Upon returning home after three weeks, we noticed a thin, colorful layer on the water's surface, displaying varying bright colors depending on the viewing angle. It looked different than the shapes typically formed by iron bacteria, and I'm unsure of what else could have caused this layer. Nevertheless, it made for an interesting photography subject.
I have a chance to go one of the Microbiology Lab in Adelaide and took some photos of the Bacteria growing on agar~~~
Bacteria are microorganisms that grow everywhere. We can collect and grow them in specially prepared petri dishes. Blood agar or tryptic soy agar with 5% sheep's blood is an excellent medium for supplying bacteria with nutrients and an environment in which we can see them grow. Some of them could be very artistic~~
＂Sterile powdered agar with nutrients can be mixed with water, heated and then poured into empty petri dishes or ready-to-use dishes can be purchased. The undigestible agar is a gelatin-like substance with a semi solid surface on which the bacteria can grow while they consume the added nutrients (like sheep's blood). In fact, this is why gelatin itself does not make a good growing medium. Some bacteria can digest gelatin, which is a protein derived from animal tissue. This destroys the growing surface in the petri plate making it unsuitable as a bacteria growth medium.＂(From: secure.sciencecompany.com/-W54C659.aspx )