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Very exciting technique. Prone to artifacts, but smart idea to solve a very old problem with gelatinous animals. really difficult to preserve because they burs
by pvaldes 3y ago
Very exciting technique.
Prone to artifacts, but smart idea to solve a very old problem with gelatinous animals. really difficult to preserve because they burst at surface. Also very good to turn information to digital, so it can be sent long-distances. This technique will prove to be very useful when we explore Europa under the ice, for sure
Is not only about tomopterids, the deep sea siphonophora are incredible. Some have a few floaters shaped like space ships but made of gelatin. Other are a 'culthuesque' ball with tentacles. Avoiding us to touch the animals is a plus (the group is known to make very strong venoms and deep sea will have a lot that we still didn't know).