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Some Like It Hot! Marker
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: June 4, 2016
Caption: Some Like It Hot! Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (left to right) Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) dominate the middle temperature around 110ºF (43ºC).; At temperatures around 85ºF (29ºC), yellow, orange, and brown algal mats are more common.; The yellow, orange, and brown colors are due to pigmented photosynthetic bacteria that make up the microbial mats.; Thermophiles thrive in Big Spring's 127ºF (53ºC) water.
Submitted: September 10, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p362239
File Size: 3.661 Megabytes

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