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@DrPlanktonguy@ecoevo.social
2025-10-18 13:30:57

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
You've likely watched a police procedural where the lab states the drowning was suspicious because of algae. The shells of diatoms have long been used in forensic #limnology because they are made of glass, so preserve very well.

image/jpeg a wide diversity of shapes of coloured glass shells are seen in a microscopic image. CC BY-SA 4.0.