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Image of the Week #100, July 16th, 2013:From:Drawing trilobites, and the life of Midwestern coral reefs by Psi Wavefunction at The Ocelloid. Source: Drawn by Psi Wavefunction Of late, media has come to love the "But wait! Science and art do go together!" narrative, but many scientists knew that all along. Following in the naturalist tradition, Psi Wavefunction at the Ocelloid decided to doodle some trilobites. With such incredible diversity and many outlandish forms, Wavefunction reduced it back to a prototypical trilobite. And who doesn't love good trilobite art?