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Thanks for the extremely detailed reply I appreciate it. It does answer my previous post as well which is great. I will have to scout local areas for that type of ecosystem but I guess that’s part of the fun. On a side note it would be good if we could get detailed explanations of sample collection ...

Great picture. First time I have ever seen Arcella dentata.
Can I ask how you found this organism and how common they are to find?

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Thanks for the replie, I will look into the dark field suggestion did a quick google search and the images do look interesting. I'll keep you posted.

Not sure how easy it is to get your hands on silver nitrate but if you can try adding a drop to a speck of copper and prepare to be amazed. I'm far from a chemist but as far as I am aware this is a displacement reaction and as the silver crystals grow copper nitrate is formed. IMG_1749.JPG IMG_1750....

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First photo post, I acquired this little guy for the pond where I work. Hope the picture goes down well.

Picture size test. Bonus points for identification though

Thanks for the responses I will make sure I give these methods a try. I work In a school as a lab tech so I have access to some old steromicroscopes but might invest in a new one in the future. I managed to find a few tardigrades and what I imagine are Rotifers and nematodes. It's amazing to see how...

Hi Guys. New to the forum and have a little experience with microscopes. One thing I am curious to know is how to find particular samples? Can you follow a precise method like when looking for tardigrades in soaked moss or does luck come into play when searching for things like Protists? An example ...