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Een #WISPstation houdt nu de #waterkwaliteit op de @FloriadeExpo in de gaten. Op de @AereshboAlmere #duurzaam #waterbeheer dag mochten we uitleggen hoe deze boven-water metingen precies werken.

Dear Twitterverse, we are in search of a nice image that shows a pilus connecting 2 bacterial cells (see below), which we like to use in an upcoming publication. This means the copyright holder needs to allow us to use it.
Anyone out there that could help us out? Please RT.

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Stentor coeruleus. South San Francisco Bay Estuary. #Stentors #Protists

Today's Micrograph: a #biofilm containing #diatoms and filamentous bacteria sampled from the Engadin region. Diatoms were ca. 10 um in length. The biofilm occurred as a green horizon within the sediment, analogous to some endolithic bacteria.
Fun #SEM time in the @GeomicroTueb

#stentors #ciliates #northern #california #lakes

Sea otters can generate the same bite force as a black bear! Their strong teeth and jaw allow them to crack and bite through the hard exoskeletons of sea urchins and shellfish. They also use tools such as rocks or bang their food against a surface to crack the shells open. (1/2)