Microbehunter Microscopy

Diatoms are microscopic algae that have a shell of glass. Gomphonema constrictum is the possible name of a diatom that looks like a bottle. It is one of the few irregular shaped diatoms that I have found. Diatoms produce a Read More …

I fed the worms starch grains and the worms had some problems digesting them. The potato starch grains light up under polarized light. I put a polarizing filter on the lamp of the microscope and one on top of the Read More …

Celebrating 1000 subscribers with 1000x magnification! Exchanging the objective, oil immersion, cleaning the objective and a look at some algae with and without oil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUuUoHvVZN0&feature=youtu.be When you cut them apart, both parts will continue to live. Under the microscope you can even see that the head will grow a remaining body over the course of several days. The name of the worm is Aeolosoma, Read More …

There are many fibers from clothing in a person’s belly button. Many of these fibers are synthetic and not biodegradable. They make up a large portion of the world’s microplastics problem. They will end up in the oceans and will Read More …

I am dissecting testis here. The idea was to look at some sperm cells, but I could not find any… The testes I ordered from the butcher. In some countries bull’s testes are also eaten and they are also known Read More …