Tiny Giants exhibit open at Bigelow Laboratory
“Fall Harvest” phytoplankton, found near the surface of the water. Courtesy of Dr. Peter Countway of Bigelow Labs
Mysteries remain, including this as-yet-unidentified microbe, which scientists believe could be a dinoflagellate cyst or a microbe in a resting stage, or possibly pollen blown offshore from a plant. Courtesy of Laura Lubelczyk of Bigelow Labs
Thalia democratica, an adaptive eater, feeds on everything from the smallest phytoplankton to large bacterial-sized food particles. Courtesy of Dr. Nick Record of Bigelow Labs
The “Tiny Giants” display at the entrance of Bigelow Labs. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
The “Tiny Giants” display at the entrance of Bigelow Labs. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
“Fall Harvest” phytoplankton, found near the surface of the water. Courtesy of Dr. Peter Countway of Bigelow Labs
Mysteries remain, including this as-yet-unidentified microbe, which scientists believe could be a dinoflagellate cyst or a microbe in a resting stage, or possibly pollen blown offshore from a plant. Courtesy of Laura Lubelczyk of Bigelow Labs
Thalia democratica, an adaptive eater, feeds on everything from the smallest phytoplankton to large bacterial-sized food particles. Courtesy of Dr. Nick Record of Bigelow Labs
The “Tiny Giants” display at the entrance of Bigelow Labs. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
The “Tiny Giants” display at the entrance of Bigelow Labs. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
The art show, “Tiny Giants: Marine Microbes Revealed on a Grand Scale,” is currently on display in the entrance of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
The show is a photographic exhibition of marine microbes magnified thousands of times. The images, taken by Bigelow scientists, are showcased in an effort to help people understand not just the variety of beautiful microbial life that exists in the oceans, but the vital role zooplankton species play in the ecosystem, according Bigelow Director of Communications Darlene Trew Crist.
Just some of the roles zooplankton play, according to the Bigelow website, are: producing half of the oxygen in the atmosphere (they are the base of the entire marine food chain); and helping offset the damaging effects climate change is having on our planet.
The Tiny Giants exhibit will be at Bigelow until the fall, when it will move to New York. The exhibit has already been at the Lewis Gallery at the Portland Public Library and the District Hall in Boston.
For more information of the Tiny Giants exhibit or the work of Bigelow Labs, visit www.bigelow.org.
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