Images not to be used by the tobacco industry. Sponge spicule, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Spherical spicule (sterraster) from a Geod

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Images not to be used by the tobacco industry. Sponge spicule, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Spherical spicule (sterraster) from a Geodia sp. sea sponge. Sponges are primitive aquatic organisms that filter food from the water. They are a loose aggregation of cells supported by spicules and needles composed of silica. Magnification: x700 when printed at 10 cm wide.

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Size: 4827px × 3621px
Photo credit: © ANNE WESTON, FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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