Blaschka Glass Model of a Sea Butterfly Larva

Micro CT scan of a Blaschka model of a Sea Butterly, Gleba cordata (developmental stage 2) from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee. DUNUC 9321 - glass model, thought to bestage 2 of the Sea Butterfly Tiedamannia neapolitana (= Gleba cordata) development history. Length=7cm. D’Arcy Thompson acquired a set of Blaschka’s exquistely delicate glass models in 1888. In On Growth and Form, D’Arcy refers repeatedly to the art of the glass-blower, perhaps thinking of these very models. Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. We’d love to hear from you if you download or print our models, especially if you use them in education and outreach.