Interestng Symmetry

Have problems identifying an organism? Ask for help here.
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
linuxusr
Posts: 220
Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:00 pm
Location: Dominican Republic

Interestng Symmetry

#1 Post by linuxusr » Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:29 pm

https://imgur.com/a/lL5iUiu


Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

Wm. Blake

Actually, I found the symmetry of this specimen to be more interesting than its identification, whatever that is. I looked for a numerical pattern in the number of objects in its four concentric rings (and one center object) but couldn’t find one: 31, 18, 16, 6, 1.

This specimen is from an infusion of timothy hay and alfalfa. When I go to Google Images and search "pollen" I see mostly SEM’s and for the few LM micrographs, nothing that looks like this.

So I speculate that it is a seed packet either of alfalfa or timothy hay, that when it breaks apart, disperses the objects within. I speculate that the outer 31 rectangular objects are protective and that the 38 interior objects are the seeds.

Have you seen something like this and, if so, what was it?
Nikon AlphaPhot 2 < Zeiss Primostar 3, Full Köhler; Axiocam 208 Color < UHD LG
Aller Anfang ist schwer.

Post Reply