Cellular Creature Carpets: 8 Amazing Microbial Mats

Microbial mats composed of bacteria, algae or other micro-organisms make these otherwise minuscule creatures visible – often brilliantly – to the naked eye.

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Cellular Creature Carpets: 8 Amazing Microbial Mats

Flickr user Bernd Thaller captured this exquisitely sunlit bacterial mat and pool at Yellowstone…

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