How many leaf beetles can dance on the head of a pin?
Oct 22, 2008
One beetle, it seems. Klaus Bolte’s 40 X photograph is one of National Geographic‘s Best Microscopic Images of 2008.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• The art of Jo Whaley
• Endangered insects postage stamps
7 comments or trackbacks
#1 posted by Nathalie (Spacedlaw)
Oct 22nd, 2008
It would depend on the style of dancing too…
#2 posted by John
Oct 22nd, 2008
If they’re doing The Bug, maybe two of them could fit. Not much room for manoeuvre though.
#3 posted by Nathalie (Spacedlaw)
Oct 22nd, 2008
Acrobatic rock would need to be VERY acrobatic.
And on a different topic, I thought of you today because I noticed that the statue in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele sported some fine young men struggling with bits of tentacles …
http://flickr.com/photos/spacedlaw/2964967340/
#4 posted by Nathalie (Spacedlaw)
Oct 22nd, 2008
Some information about the fountain can be found here:
http://www.romasegreta.it/esquilino/piazzavittorioemanuele.htm
(in Italian only sadly) Apparently, the mix of octopus with a triton caused the naturally sarcastic people of Rome to nickname the group as “fritto misto”…
#5 posted by John
Oct 23rd, 2008
Heh, thanks Nathalie. I actually walked near there but would have missed it anyway, being more attracted by the bigger buildings. And the sarcastic name seem fitting when it’s close to “Zuppa Inglese”.
#6 posted by bioephemera
Oct 27th, 2008
Dammit, we used the exact same title for our posts. ;) I guess it was kinda obvious, wasn’t it? And I shouldn’t be surprised we used the same image, too. Sigh.
#7 posted by John
Oct 27th, 2008
Heh, yes, it’s rather inevitable given the picture.