What microbe is this?

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Sir
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What microbe is this?

#1 Post by Sir » Sat May 02, 2020 11:34 am

I typically use an identification chart to help me broadly find out what I'm looking at, but I had no luck with this one.

They were found in a sample of store-bought soil mixed with fertilizer. I mixed it with water, dropped in a few grains of granola and waited about a week. A thick slime formed on top with a bunch of these in it and a whole load of bacteria. In terms of behavior they move pretty quick, and seem to filter water for food at a very fast rate. I really love the way they behave, and had a lot of fun observing them. Anyone know what they are?

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Chris Dee
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Re: What microbe is this?

#2 Post by Chris Dee » Sat May 02, 2020 12:08 pm

Hard to be certain, but looks like Colpodea.

DonSchaeffer
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Re: What microbe is this?

#3 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sat May 02, 2020 7:14 pm

I see these all the time in a similar water sample.

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