Funny, Strange, Random Pics

Researchers have discovered a novel type of communication between bacteria mediated by “bacterial nanotubes" that bridge over to neighbouring cells, providing an ideal platform for the exchange of cellular molecules and signals within and between species. In the image above, Bacillus subtilis is pictured visualised by a high-resolution electron microscope after growth to mid-exponential phase; intercellular nanopores connecting neighboring cells are easily visible

Pyramidal diamond anvil impactor on a Vickers hardness tester

White blood cell chasing and consuming a bacterial organism through a process called phagocytosis

The Swastikas, a Canadian girls' hockey team from Edmonton circa 1916