Category: 2024
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One Ring(-neck) to Rule Them All
Label One Ring(-neck) to Rule Them All Artist Emilie Broussard Description Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) found with the herpetology class in Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Type Camera Artist Affiliation Graduate Student Department Department of Biological Science Area of Research Evolutionary biology, coevolution of venom and venom resistance Research Group Site The Rokyta Lab Date 2023
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The Rare Male Effect
Label The Rare Male Effect Artist Alexa Guerrera Description This is a photo of my study species, the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Males exhibit striking variation in their color patterns. Evidence suggests this high level of variation is driven by females preferring males with rare color patterns. Males with rare patterns have also been found…
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Hypnotizing Hypnospores
Label Hypnotizing Hypnospores Artist Grace Westphal Description Homogenized oyster mantle tissue infected with Perkinsus marinus (causitive agent for Dermo disease). Infection with P. marinus causes large annual mortality events in the the American North Atlantic coast where it remains an active threat to oyster restoration. In the Gulf of Mexico, the impact of Dermo disease…
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Across the Landscape
Label Across the Landscape Artist Jenny Bueno Description Mangroves, typically found in subtropical and tropical regions, are now appearing in unexpected places as climate change brings milder winters. This drone snapshot provides a glimpse of a few mangroves scattered within the salt marsh expanse of St. George Island in Apalachicola Bay, Florida. Type Camera Artist…
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Ode to a Kimwipe
Label Ode to a Kimwipe Artist Erin Tilly Description A photograph depicting the unsung hero of every lab, the forgotten box of Kimwipes. Type Camera Artist Affiliation Undergraduate Student Department Department of Biological Science Area of Research Coastal Biogeochemistry, Intertidal Oyster Reef Biogeochemistry Research Group Site Breithaupt Lab Date 2023
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Olfactory epithelium from OMP-GFP mice!
Label Olfactory epithelium from OMP-GFP mice! Artist Franklin Pacheco Description 20x microscope image showing mature olfactory sensory neurons (green) from a OMP-GFP. Type Microscope Artist Affiliation FSU Staff Department Department of Biological Science Area of Research Effects of perinatal exposure to CBD Research Group Site Fadool Lab Date 2024
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Quasi-2D Adventures
Label Quasi-2D Adventures Artist Amari Morris Description Reaction between sodium silicate, nickel, cobalt, and manganese to form very intricate designs. Type Camera Artist Affiliation Graduate Student Department Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Area of Research Physical Chemistry Research Group Site Steinbock Group Date 2024
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Mesmerizing Crystals of Nickel Complex
Label Mesmerizing Crystals of Nickel Complex Artist Divya Description This picture captures beautifully grown crystals of [Ni(tao)N3] complex in diethyl ether via layering. The green color crystals is the monomer of above mentioned complex whereas the blue one is a dimer. We were synthesizing the monomer but accidentally got a dimer along with the monomer…
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Wasp Antenna
Label Wasp Antenna Artist Catherine Fidd Description Surface of wasp antenna imaged in scanning electron microscope. Insect antenna are remarkably versatile sensing modalities. Their microstructure allows for detection of oscillations in the surrounding air particles. Antenna are quite useful for not just orienting, but have also been shown to have olfactory capabilities, where they can…
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Three Overlayed Julia Sets
Label Three Overlayed Julia Sets Artist Miles Robertson Description The Julia set is a fractal, closely related to a more-famous fractal, the Mandelbrot set. This image shows three closely related Julia sets, each through its own color (red, green, and blue). I generated the image pixel-by-pixel using a short, 30-line python script. I believe that…