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.
Boston set a record for the most snow recorded in a 30-day period, with 71.8 inches, breaking the record of 58.8 inches set in February 1978. Bangor, Maine, tied its own 30-day snowfall record with 53 inches, which hasn't been seen in such a short period since 1969, the National Weather Service said. Weather service meteorologist David Manning said the storm was hitting hardest in Massachusetts, southern Vermont and southern New Hampshire.