Microbehunter Microscopy

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Here I want to show you some cool video clops that I made using my microscope during the last months. If you want to view the full videos, then visit the links below: Copepod attacked by spirilla Paramecium squashed Diatoms Read More …

In this video I talk about some characteristics that are commonly found in research microscopes, but not so much in others.

https://youtu.be/h1OhB2BCYHo Here I show you how to make a compressed air dust remover. Here is a more detailed video on this dust remover: https://youtu.be/QNSaNyEHcsY

It is possible to make your own microscope accessories. Here I (successfully!) 3D printed a microtome to make thin cuts of a carrot and potato to look at under the microscope. In this video I show you: – what a Read More …

I found many diatoms and algae in a water sample that I collected. I filtered the water and there are many diatoms present. Many of them move. I did not find so many ciliates, on the other hand.

This is what Robert Hooke saw back in 1665 under his microscope – many cells! Here I show you how I prepare cork cells using a microtome and how to observe them. Link to the PDF: Micrographia

How do you add polarization filters to a microscope? I experimented with several ways and want to show you the different possibilities.Among other things, I tried to 3D print a filter holder, and this worked well. The microscope in the Read More …

Microscopes that have a condenser can be converted to dark-field by inserting a darkfield patch stop or darkfield filter. In this video I show you how I determine the best size of the patch stop. A patch stop that is Read More …

These mites are tiny! Watch them move under the microscope. Mites are arthropods that belong to the arachnida. They have an exoskeleton that they shed off when they grow. This is called moulting. In this video I look at some Read More …