Venus's flower basket sponge skeleton. Close-up of the skeleton of a Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum) marine sponge. This sponge forms an elongate tubular skeleton up to 250 mm in length,made of extremely thin silica-based spicules that form an extremely strong,yet lightweight,geometric pattern (seen here) | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Wiersma, Dirk |
Taille de l’image : | 5315 px × 3543 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
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