Curiousdata

I regularly share captivating information about all realms of life

[h e l e n a ☃️🌸🍁 @helena_mar19]

Good Morning
Have a Beautiful Day

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[Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @IrishRainforest]

Last week in Scotland I saw first hand the **radical** effect beavers have on a river.

By building dams + felling trees, they had turned a fairly featureless straight channel into a complex, diverse weave of watery habitats, bursting with wildlife.

Ecosystem engineers is right.

[Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @IrishRainforest]

Atlantic blue...
Framed by an Atlantic rainforest.

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Diatoms are a type of algae. They form a shell-like structure called a 'frustule,' which can last for a very long time after their death. Through their photosynthetic metabolism, they produce approximately 20% of the world's oxygen
#Diatom #Algae #ClimateEmergency

[@Yasmina @Ouarsal93ClemY]

Good morning 🦢

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Slowly but surely, emerging technologies are illuminating the path to the future. In this case, Greenfluidics' biopanels represent a significant innovation. They promise to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere, produce energy, and provide valuable data on environmental health
#biopanel

[Sean O' Riordan @seanorphoto]

A small reminder of what our woodlands used to look like. Now mostly gone and all we have is monoculture Sitka plantations @IrishRainforest

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Killer whales: Kings of the seas. Orcas are apex predators, meaning that they have no natural enemies. With supreme hunting skills and overall intelligence, they can live up to a hundred years. They feast on a wide variety of animals, ranging from fish to sea mammals
#oceanlife

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

These fruiting bodies belong to a slime mold (Myxogastria). Their life cycle comprises a plasmodial phase, during which they form a large multinuclear mass and an amoeboid phase. They inhabit humid, cool, and shaded spaces, such as dead trees and leaves
#mold #microphotography

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Despite their plant-like appearance, sea fans belong to the animal realm. These are colonies that harbor many individuals called 'polyps'. Found frequently in coral reefs, they grow perpendicularly to the water flow so that they can capture food particles
#cnidaria #coral #diving

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Often mistaken for mollusks due to their shells, serpulids are marine annelids (similar to earthworms) known as christmas tree worms. These beautiful colors serve several purposes such as camouflage, attracting food and reproduction
#annelida #serpulidae #nature #biodiversity

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of algae and fungus, with unique characteristics. In this relationship, the algae supply with organic compounds for both parties, while the fungus provides a sheltered enviorement for the algae
#lichens #nature #fungi #biodiversity

[Curiousdata @biocuriousdata]

Pygnogonids, known as sea spiders, live at the bottom of seas all over the world, where they experience very high pressures and low temperatures. The reason for their slender appearance is that they house their intestines within their legs, which they also use for breathing