micronicle.orgOct 21

I'm struggling to keep motivated. Feeling sad at Mum & Dad transitioning on to the humanly unknowable place. Dad in Dec 23 now Mum Sept 25 :( Kind of just floating around as the funeral looms this Thursday. After the tears I hope that I can find a way to continue to develop the hobbyist microscopy and work on adding music/audio vibes for observer enjoyment. PBWYA-David...

Spider Silk.
#science #biology #microscopy #spider #spidroins #arachnid #Arachtober2025

micronicle.orgApr 17, 2025
Experimenting with #ThT stain on #spider webs to see if it successfully bonds to the beta chain #fibrin / #amyloid like components. I've applied the stain and naturally under 460nm webs fluoresce the expected green. I'm waiting for the sample to completely dry before differentiating with alcohol and then using a water based mount to finally disassociate the unbounded stain from the webs and other artefacts. All being so, we might be left with ThT stained #spidroins #science #biology #microscopy