D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum 3D - Blaschka Glass Starfish Larva Model

D’Arcy Thompson acquired a set of Blaschka’s exquisitely delicate glass models in 1888. In Growth and Form, D’Arcy refers repeatedly to the art of the glass-blower, perhaps thinking of these very models.

• DUNUC 2875. Starfish (asteria rubens) development.
• DUNUC 9318 - Glass model of Aurelia aurita (Moon Jellyfish).
• DUNUC 9319 - glass model (incomplete) of the development stage of a sponge (Sycandra raphanus).
• DUNUC 9323 - glass model of Polychaete worm in its characteristic tube - Terebella conchilega (sand mason worm, aka Lanice conchilega).
• DUNUC 9326 - glass model of a polychaete syllid worm, thought to be Autolytus cornutus (= Proceraea cornuta) developmental stage 1.
• DUNUC 9327 - glass model of a polychaete syllid worm, thought to be Autolytus cornutus (= Proceraea cornuta) developmental stage.
• DUNUC 9321 - glass model, thought to bestage 2 of the Sea Butterfly Tiedamannia neapolitana (= Gleba cordata) development history.
• DUNUC 9325 - glass model of Polychaete worm in its developmental stage - Terebella conchilega (sand mason worm, aka Lanice conchilega).
• DUNUC 9324 - glass model of Polychaete worm in its characteristic tube - Terebella conchilega (sand mason worm, aka Lanice conchilega).
• DUNUC 2876. Starfish (asteria rubens) development, larval stage.
• DUNUC 9322 - glass model of Polychaete worm - Terebella conchilega (sand mason worm, aka Lanice conchilega).

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported into Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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