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Lara Maleen Beckmann

@planulara.bsky.social

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Lara Maleen Beckmann @planulara.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Unseen Ocean Collective is coming to the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport @oregonstate.edu See our science inspired art exhibit from July 30 - December 11. Opening reception on July 30 with talks at 5pm. More info: hmsc.oregonstate.edu/art-hatfield or www.unseenoceancollective.com

Info card about our art exhibit, displaying four example artworks from the Unseen Ocean Collective and text (address: Hatfield Marine Science Center, Gladys Valley marine Studies Building, Newport Oregon). Exhibit open Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm.

Second info card, same artworks, but with info to the opening reception. July 30, 4:30-6:30pm. Artist and scientist talks at 5pm.

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Lara Maleen Beckmann @planulara.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Feeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum

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Lara Maleen Beckmann @planulara.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Adding feeding polyps to my Bubblegum coral model! Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective @unseenocean.bsky.social

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Lara Maleen Beckmann @planulara.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Starting off here on #BlueSky with an SEM image of an anisochelae spicule from the #deepsea sponge Mycale (Mycale) loveni 🧽 It’s my first time identifying spicules using electron #microscopy and I’m absolutely amazed by the beauty, delicacy & diversity of these tiny structures! #porifera #marinelife

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing a tiny silica structure, so-called spicule, of the type anisochaela. Spicules are present in sponge tissue and are used for the identification to species for example. This spicule is elongated with a rosette of “flaps”, a narrow stem in the middle and a thickened, rounded end - looking a bit like a tree. Typical for SEM it is a greyscale image.

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