Day1:
When I took my first look at the eggs I wasn't sure what to
expect. What I saw was breathtaking. Within the confines of the egg were a
number of small orbs. Initially I thought that these might be individual
cells that had developed in the ~12 hours since the eggs were fertilized.
A friend of mine who looked at the images however suggested a much more
plausible explanation that they were probably lipid/carbohydrate deposits
in the yolk. As it turned out, I believe this is the correct explanation
as the cells of the fry are MUCH smaller than this (as you will see
later).
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| Day1 - Yolk: The yolk
sack shows many spheres which are likely related to energy storage
for the growing animal. |
After looking at a number of eggs I noticed one
other important thing, the eggs were polarized (i.e. they had a
direction). In almost all cases there was a 'top' to the egg in which
there was a space between the yolk sack and the egg cortex. At this time I
could not see any noticeable structures or movement in this area (or the
egg as a whole) As you will see however, it is in this area, between the
yolk and the cortex where all the 'magic' happens.
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Day 1 - Yolk: An obvious gap is present
between the yolk and the egg cortex. |
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