The Ossicle Sorter TWO

Similar in design to its predecessor, the Ossicle Sorter 2 came into being as a result of necessity: in order to prevent the a mix-up in ossicles from different species of brittle star.

The white specks in the already teeny tube are brittle star ossicles from a species different from O. californica

A new species of brittle star facilitated the creation of a second Ossicle Sorter in order to avoid any mixup between the microscopic bones

Thus: THE OSSICLE SORTER 2

To the naked eye, this is what O. californica ossicles look like on the Ossicle Sorter

The new brittle star ossicles are a lot smaller as shown here on the Ossicle Sorter 2

Green tape was used to prevent a possible mix-up

Under the highest magnification that the light microscope I use can go to, this is the biggest the tiny bones in the Ossicle Sorter 2 appear

The Eppendorf tubes containing hundreds of 'tiny bones' lay dramatically in the light of the light microscope

Quite Dramatic