01 March 2016

Tuesday Crusty: Fuzzy vizzie


Jessica Waller took this gorgeous picture of a juvenile American lobster (Homarus americanus). It’s the People’s Choice award winner in this year’s Vizzies for excellence in scientific visualization!

Good photos do not come easily. The page notes:

This image of a live three-week-old specimen was one of thousands Waller took.

When this went around on Facebook, friend of the blog Al Dove mentioned he got an honorable mention in a different competition for a picture of these beasts, but even younger:



External links

2016 Vizzies

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