Skeleton photos are getting a boost with the help of gelatine
This technique produces detailed and otherworldly images that scientists use to study anatomy.
Published 22 Mar 2021, 11:24 GMT
A wood duck hatchling glows red under fluorescent light. In the wild, they’re among the most colorful and boldly patterned waterfowl in North America.
Photograph by Matthew Girard, University of Kansas
The plains spadefoot toad is found in the Midwest, from Canada to Mexico.
Photograph by Matthew Girard, University of Kansas
The big brown bat can have a wingspan of more than a foot.
Photograph by Matthew Girard, University of Kansas
The plainfin midshipman is a type of bioluminescent toadfish, a flat bottom-dweller that “sings” love songs. Here it glows red with dye and green with its natural fluorescence.
Photograph by Leo Smith, University of Kansas
The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a roughly inch-long fish covered in tough tubercules. Vertebrate researchers use these detailed images to explore how animals have evolved and to identify the features they share with other species.
Photograph by American Society Of Ichthyologists And Herpetologists