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Life is in the details
Feeding frenzy (2019),
Amalia de Abreu
As crustaceans, barnacles are
close relatives of lobsters, crabs
and prawns. Their modified legs,
pictured here, have fine hairs that
they use to sieve seawater for food.
Microscopic armour
of the whale shark,
Rhincodon typus (2019),
Natasha Pindral
The microscopic structure
of the skin of sharks,
skates and rays reveals
the presence of minute
‘skin teeth’ called dermal
denticles. These structures
offer protection and interact
with water to reduce drag
and turbulence.
Aasblom (2018),
Klara Beckerling
The sexual structures
of the aasblom (Orbea
variegata), a succulent
plant indigenous to
the coastal belt of the
Western Cape, South
Africa. It attracts its
pollinators – flies –
with structures, like
hairs and warts, and
a smell that mimics
rotting meat.
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Sequencing the future - Umthombo 4 - Magazine - Page 19
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Global flows of fertility - Umthombo 4 - Magazine - Page 24
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