Images Dated 14th May 2019

Marine plankton (Dinophysis caudata)

Marine plankton (Dinophysis caudata), division, magnified X 200. Dinophysis caudata is an armoured, marine, planktonic dinoflagellate species. It is a bloom-forming species associated with massive fish kills. It is commonly found world-wide in subtropical and tropical neritic waters

Binary Fission, Bloom Forming, Cells, Chloroplasts, Dinoflagellate, Division, Macrophotography, Magnification, Microscopy, Photomicrography, Protist, Reproduction, Single Celled, Toxic Species, Unicellular

Yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

Yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis), in a reed bed, in defence posture, keeping still and relying on its cryptic plumage to blend with the reed stems. It may even wobble gently to mimic the reeds stirring in the wind. Japan

Animal, Animals, Ardeidae, Aves, Bird, Birds, Bittern, Bitterning, Camouflage, Camouflaged, China, Chinese Bittern, Chinese Least Bittern, Coloration, Cryptic, Defensive, Fauna, Front View, Heron, Ixobrychus, Little Yellow Bittern, Long Nosed Bittern, Oceania, One Animal, Pelecaniformes, Pose, Skulking, Small, South Asia, Stance, Wildlife

Daikon radish (Raphanus sativus)

Daikon radish (Raphanus sativus), root hairs, magnified X 100. Each individual hair is a single epidermal cell. Japan

Brassicaceae, Brassicales, Brassicas, Cabbage Family, Commercially Grown Vegetable, Crucifer, Cultivated, Edible, Food Plant, Macrophotography, Magnification, Microscopy, Photomicrography, Plant, Radish, Radishes, Raphanus, Red Skin, Root Vegetable, Salad Vegetable, Tap Root, Taproot, Vegetable, White Flesh