These pictures are cool things that we looked at today in lab from the phylum - mollusca
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| This is a shell from a Gastropoda aka a snail. Just imagine what this snail would look like alive! |
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| This beautiful shell comes from a Gastropoda known as Albone or Mother of Pearl. Though this animal has become more endangered you can still buy them and they make good eatin'! |
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| This is the outside shell of a Cephalopod known as Nautilus. There is a squid like creature that comes out of the opening of the shell. If you have ever seen a rendition of a prehistoric oceon, chances are you have seen similar creatures. |
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| This is the beautifully artistic inside of the creature. The little chambers that appear as the creatures shell starts to spiral inward actually hold gas and allow it to balance in place in water and create equilibrium boyance. |
These two images are just sweet skeletons that are in the lab. You have a large Crane skeleton and a great Frog skeleton.
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| Crane |
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| Frog |
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