Tardigrade Kisses Sugar Spooks6-10/29/18 - The Sugar Spooks are here again for a SIXTH Year... V6 is LIVE!! Or dead, depending on perspective...
Have you ever met a Tardigrade?? Here she is, direct from the files of Life is Stranger (and Creepier) Than Fiction. If you've ever stepped in a puddle, chances are you've shared your socks with them. They average less than a quarter millimeter in length, but these little microbes are the hardiest animal on the planet. They prefer damp moss, but can found in nearly every biome from frozen arctic to hot springs, Himalayan mountaintops to deep sea, up to 24,000 individuals per liter of beach sand. They are able to survive the vacuum of space for at least 10 days, as discovered recently on the ISS. Removed from water, they desiccate, and can reanimate, alive and undamaged, for 30 years or longer. Resistant to most forms of radiaton and toxins, they are naturally the subject of much scientific interest. They pierce other planty-microbes (rotifers) with their creep-inspiring triradiate, a muscular, sucking pharynx. Made for my heebie-jeebie prone friends with squishy kisses. I bet you'll never look at that puddle the same again... <3 Heather at Art2eatcakes. Check out the whole collab at www.sugarspooks.com
This cake ended up being devoured by my teenager's Science Class. I was told the whole class was enthralled and fed.
#SugarSpooks18 #Cake #Art #Sculpture #Boulder #Denver #Art2EatCakes #Chocolate #Halloween #Sugar #Creepy #Tardigrade #Food
Have you ever met a Tardigrade?? Here she is, direct from the files of Life is Stranger (and Creepier) Than Fiction. If you've ever stepped in a puddle, chances are you've shared your socks with them. They average less than a quarter millimeter in length, but these little microbes are the hardiest animal on the planet. They prefer damp moss, but can found in nearly every biome from frozen arctic to hot springs, Himalayan mountaintops to deep sea, up to 24,000 individuals per liter of beach sand. They are able to survive the vacuum of space for at least 10 days, as discovered recently on the ISS. Removed from water, they desiccate, and can reanimate, alive and undamaged, for 30 years or longer. Resistant to most forms of radiaton and toxins, they are naturally the subject of much scientific interest. They pierce other planty-microbes (rotifers) with their creep-inspiring triradiate, a muscular, sucking pharynx. Made for my heebie-jeebie prone friends with squishy kisses. I bet you'll never look at that puddle the same again... <3 Heather at Art2eatcakes. Check out the whole collab at www.sugarspooks.com
This cake ended up being devoured by my teenager's Science Class. I was told the whole class was enthralled and fed.
#SugarSpooks18 #Cake #Art #Sculpture #Boulder #Denver #Art2EatCakes #Chocolate #Halloween #Sugar #Creepy #Tardigrade #Food
WORK IN PROGRESS
This piece was really an exploration of techniques, some of which did not work. My original vison s that the skin of the Tradigrade would be semi-transparent, showing some of the internal guts. I was unsuccessful, but the cake as a whole is one of my favorites. I actually have over 200 photos from this piece, and plan to write an in-depth exploration of the entire process. In the meantime, ENJOY
This piece was really an exploration of techniques, some of which did not work. My original vison s that the skin of the Tradigrade would be semi-transparent, showing some of the internal guts. I was unsuccessful, but the cake as a whole is one of my favorites. I actually have over 200 photos from this piece, and plan to write an in-depth exploration of the entire process. In the meantime, ENJOY