Phagocytosis. Several types of cells in the immune system engulf microorganisms via phagocytosis. 1  Neutrophils. 2  Neutrophils are abundant in the blood, quickly enter tissues, and phagocytize pathogens in acute inflammation. 3  Macrophages. 4  Macrophages are closely related to monocytes in the blood.
The 18-foot-high snow sculpture of an octopus sits in the Bartz brother's front yard in New Brighton, Minnesota. For the fifth consecutive year, a trio of brothers in New Brighton, Minnesota, has transformed their front yard into a snowy sculpture garden. This year the Bartz Brothers - Austin, 21, Trevor, 20 and Connor, 17 - have built an 18-foot-high octopus out of snow in their front yard, reports the Star Tribune. Since Christmas, about 8.3 inches of snow has fallen near New Brighton. Daytime highs have ranged from the 20s to the 30s, with temperatures at night as low as 7 degrees on New Year's Eve, said weather.com meteorologist Quincy Vagell.
A snowfall totalling 10.5 inches fell on Minneapolis, setting a daily record that eclipsed the previous mark of 7.4 inches set in 1961. The total was the fourth-highest for December in the history of the Twin Cities. Daily records of 11 inches fell in St. Cloud, MN, and 12.5 in Eau Claire, WI. The amazing combination of snow, wind and colder temperatures combined to produce the blizzard conditions over a three-state area, said Tom Niziol, the winter weather expert for The Weather Channel.