Marine nematode

[75RR]

Zeiss Plan 40x/0.65, DIC, stitched and stacked in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea.

Note damage towards tail, might have occurred when I pressed the cover slip down.
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[janvangastel]

Detailed and sharp as ussual 75RR. Very nice photograph.

[75RR]

Many thanks janvangastel

[KD Arvidsson]

Very beautiful and sharp 75RR//KD

[Wes]

Really nice shot.

I don't understand how you make such good stitches, especially of a nematode that I'd expect to jiggle around.

[75RR]

Many thanks KD Arvidsson and Wes

I don't understand how you make such good stitches, especially of a nematode that I'd expect to jiggle around.

Mostly patience. There is an ideal window between a pinned nematode/diatom etc ... and a drying out cover slip.

This only works if there is nothing large under the cover slip stopping it from flattening out nicely.

I usually pick up a small bit of seaweed with tweezers and tap it lightly on the slide before returning it to the sample jar.

Best slides are those where 'by eye' it would seem that I did not transfer anything from the sample jar but water.

I say seems, there are always several somethings!

[viktor j nilsson]

I usually pick up a small bit of seaweed with tweezers and tap it lightly on the slide before returning it to the sample jar.

Best slides are those where 'by eye' it would seem that I did not transfer anything from the sample jar but water.

This is really good advice which deserves to be repeated. I've found that really hard to learn, and always end up with too much gunk on my slide.