Thursday 22 September 2011

Patterns in nature

For inspiration I decided to look for patterns within nature and went and collected a variety of natural forms to study and gathered microscope images from other sources.



Leaf Under a Microscope

Avocado Leaf
Avocado Leaf under Microscope

Spring Leaf
Fresh Spring leaf

Leaf with teeth

Leaf skeleton with water fleas from pond

Jasmine Leaf

Abaxial leaf

Leaf+microscopic

M, azeus leaf altay (Leaf Microscopic)

Sunflower leaf (Leaf Microscopic)

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Stomata of a leaf

Spirogyra- found in green algae-spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is diagnostic of the genus

natural bacteria on spinach
Rocket leaf

Leaf Spike, trichome and stomata

Tilia stem
Tilla Stems

Wild Mulberry, network of veins
epidermis of the broccoli sepal

Cotton Pollen grains

Aloe Vera Stomate

Lavender Stomata

Golden spiral plant

Sun flower head (Fibanacci number)

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Climber plant

Lavender Pollen grain

Leaf Litter, Fiona Hall, 2002,

Leaf Litter, Fiona Hall, 2002

Arabidopsis seed
Arabidopsis seed

Midge Head

Louse claws

Crane Fly

Feather
Bird Feather

Under the Microscope: Alien Life Form Insect Eggs
Adonis blue butterfly egg

Under the Microscope: Alien Life Form Insect Eggs
Zebra long wing butterfly egg

Under the Microscope: Alien Life Form Insect Eggs
Red lace wing butterfly egg

Under the Microscope: Alien Life Form Insect Eggs
Owl butterfly egg

Under the Microscope: Alien Life Form Insect Eggs
Blue morpho butterfly egg

Under the Microscope: Alien Life Form Insect Eggs
Julia heliconian butterfly egg, Perched on the tendril of a Passiflora plant, the egg of the Julia heliconian butterfly may be safe from hungry ants. This species lays its eggs almost exclusively on this plant's twisted vines.

Monarch butterfly wing

Fly's eyes

Stinging hairs on a nettle leaf

Shark skin, tooth-like scales called dermal denticles. Water “races through the microgrooves without tumbling,”
reducing friction. “It’s like a fast-moving river current versus the gurgling turbulence of a shallow stream.” The scales also discourage barnacles and algae from glomming on – an inspiration for synthetic coatings that may soon be applied to Navy ship hulls to reduce such biofouling.” . They also give the shark’s skin the feel of sandpaper.


Snow

Puff ball
Microtubule

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