Diatoms in art!
Gallery
Diatoms are diverse, intricate, eye popping, and everywhere.
They are also impossible for most people to see in their day to day lives. Hopefully, this gallery brings them a little closer, and makes it easier to view some of the most beautiful creatures to be found.
A Glass Kaleidoscope
With things under a microscope, just like anything else, we often tend to zoom in and focus on just one thing.
Sometimes it's nice to sit back and get a slightly bigger picture: the things we're focused on are often part of a much larger community.
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For diatoms, when we zoom out, we see them more like they are in their natural state: complex, chaotic, and beautiful.
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If you like, see if you can identify diatoms here that also appear in the field guide!