This photo was taken Friday, only 2 days after the photos of the neural tube folding! These guys are developing quickly. They are about a 1/4" in length, about the size of a pencil tip. This is the tailbud stage and you can easily make out the start of the tail, eyes, mouth, and backbone. I can't tell if the buds under the neck area are arms or what will be the external gills of the larval stage. We'll find out soon.
Nikon D300, Nikon 105mm AF-S VRII macro, SB-800 flashes
Settings: ISO 200, 1/100 sec, f/29
They look like manatees! Love how you can see the detail of the backbone. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThey do look like manatees! The detail is cool, it will be interesting to see when the gel outter covering breaks down at what stage the little guy will be.
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