Image of the Day: Raking It In
Barnacles use these appendages, imaged here using confocal microscopy, to sweep passing plankton into their shells.
Feb 2, 2016
IGOR SIWANOWICZ, 2014, OLYMPUS BIOSCAPES COMPETITION
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