Sliding on Fibers
Water drops slide down spiderwebs, along the spines of desert plants, and across the armored exterior of horned lizards. Thin, grooved surfaces like these pop up frequently in nature when organisms need to direct water. A recent study of droplets sliding on fibers suggests why. (Image and research credit: M. Leonard et al.; via Physics World)
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I'm no mycologist but I think it's Hydnellum peckii
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Almost as though nature invented Christmas ornaments... a golden chrysalis
The macro with Christmas ornaments has the right colors... but the ornaments are too tiny in those droplets.
A last Merry Christmas to you, my friends, and see you next year!
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wip // circular based custom path droplets
540² 45 frames - 50FPS (1.5MB)
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“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” ~ Loren Eiseley
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