Awesome image of a butterfly tongue magnified 50x

This awesome image from @publicdomainrev on Instagram shows a butterfly's tongue (scientifically known as a proboscis) magnified 50x. The image was created in 1909 by Arthour E Smith. I love the way that the proboscis loops around so many times, and looks like a tiny snout at the very end. — Read the rest

Did you miss National 3D Day?

I missed it—did you?  Wednesday, March 22, was National 3D Day (celebrated on the 3^rd day of the 3^rd full week of the 3^rd month—get it?)

But it's not too late to celebrate and enjoy some history of 3D by making a virtual visit to 3-D SPACE, The Center for  Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema and Education Museum in Los Angeles. — Read the rest