The plate skeleton morphology of the sand dollar is composed of a modular system ... exhibits the constructive logic of the double layer shell. The modular bionic pavilion is at the forefront ...

Most people see sand dollars only after they're deceased. Those white "shells" found along the beach ... When it dies, its skeleton (the "test") becomes bleached by the sun, turning it white ...

These are tiny tubes that emerge from their vascular system through small pores in their test (skeleton ... The classic sand dollar that we think of is a round white flat “shell” with the ...

We take them for granted, these exquisite sand dollars we find so unexpectedly ... lurks within from what's displayed upon its exterior skeleton. Its familiar petal pattern actually marks a ...

disc-like “shells” of sand dollars, popular as decorations and souvenirs. Each cookie-shaped, calcium carbonate skeleton once protected the soft body parts of a small invertebrate that spent ...

Live sand dollars look quite different from the white, sun-bleached discs of calcium carbonate skeleton they become ... for and managed to find the little shell-like skeletons.

There were shells, of course ... the beginning of the sand dollar’s skeleton (called a “test”). This growth gets bigger and bigger, eventually making swimming less than attractive.

Most people know of sand dollars in their deceased state -- a bleached white skeleton. They are often ... But few beachgoers realize these pretty white shells were once living creatures, also ...

They’re a smooth shell with a very pronounced swirl. Technically, a sand dollar is a sea urchin which means what washes up on the shore is a rigid skeleton called a test. It’s none for the ...

The sand dollar is an unlikely ... you’ll find a double-layered skeleton. Fibrous membranes bind individual plates together, creating a stiff yet flexible shell. Menges and his team mimicked ...

We take them for granted, these exquisite sand dollars we find so unexpectedly ... lurks within from what's displayed upon its exterior skeleton. Its familiar petal pattern actually marks a ...