An unidentified butterfly or moth caterpillar in Central Park (late May). From a distance these look 'fuzzy', but up close you can see that the hairs really are big spikes/needles. Hopefully no one was silly enough to actually touch it.
#caterpillar #lepidoptera #spines #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo
#caterpillar #lepidoptera #spines #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A cross section photograph of a hedgehog spine shows why it hurt so much when I trod on one!
#GoodNews #Photography #Macro #Science #Hedgehogs #Spines #Ouch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65417389
#goodnews #photography #macro #science #hedgehogs #spines #ouch
#selenicereus #spines in the morning mist
(artificial)
#plantscience #botany #succulents #cacti #cactus #spines #Selenicereus
A naked spine can tell us all kinds of things about binding, use and recycling of materials, and the life of the book.
#bookhistory #binding #spines #fragments #histodons #materialculture #manuscript #scraps
#bookhistory #Binding #spines #fragments #histodons #MaterialCulture #manuscript #scraps