Sea sapphire
1 Oct 2015 by Evoluted New Media
To understand how sea sapphires – part of the copepod family – change from transparent colours to iridescent shades of blue, purple or green, a research team at Weizmann Institute measured the light reflectance of live individuals and the distance between the layers of the crystal plates that covers their backs.
This wonderful image has been taken from the book Plankton by Christian Sardet. Keep your eyes open for our next issue where we will be giving away a copy of this beautiful book.
Credit: S Mirshak from “Plankton – Wonders of the Drifting World” by C. Sardet (Univ. Chicago Press 2015)
