Sclerites Up Close (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science

Sclerites Up Close

Caption

Sclerites, the mineral particles that allow the coral to alter the stiffness of its own skeleton. When the coral expels water, the particles jam together, and the coral stiffens.

 

Credit

Ling Li and Chenhao Hu

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