On the WIRED website you can see the work of a Japanese artist Aki Inomata, who is using a 3-D printer to create specialized hermit crab shells (based on actual gastropod shells) but transparent and featuring 3-D renderings of various international skylines, including Manhattan. http://www.wired.com/2013/07/3-d-printed-hermit-crab-shells-based-on-city-skylines#slideid- 423801 Susan J. Hewitt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------