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Reblogged from sciencephotolibrary

sciencephotolibrary:

Pollen on a bee leg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (yellow) on the leg of a bee (superfamily Apoidea). Pollen grains are the male sex cells of a flowering plant. They are usually carried to another flower by pollinating insects, such as bees. The pollen is trapped by the dense coating of hairs on the leg. When the pollen rubs off on a flower’s female structure (pistil), fertilisation can occur.

Credit: SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Sorry, i saw this picture and i couldn’t resist it… 

Not so funny, i know…but i like it!

Reblogged from sciencephotolibrary

sciencephotolibrary:

Metal-reducing bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of Shewanella oneidensis (rod shaped structures).This extremophile bacteria is able to convert toxic metals and compounds, such as uranium, chromium and technetium, into water-insoluble forms. This ability could one day be used to clean contaminated ground-water.

Credit: PNNL/US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Reblogged from brilliantbotany

brilliantbotany:

Dandelions are in full swing where I live. They are in the Asteraceae  family, which is one of the largest plant families known, alongside the orchid family. Dandelions spread with their wind-carried seeds, and the yellow flowers close at night. They are all in the Taraxacum genus, and the weeds found globally are T. officinale and T. erythospermum. [x]