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I was going through some sample jars I collected four weeks ago in a nearby pond. Attached to the surface inside of the glass jar, I discovered two Hydras close to each other. I sucked one of them up and tried to take some photos, but she refused to sit still despite my efforts to talk nice to her. I more or less blew that opportunity to get a decent shot. Shooting a stack proved near impossible. The next day I sucked the second Hydra up and added a drop of GA to slow her down. Here are a few shots.

Full body. Darkfield, UplanSAPO 4X:


Hydra - Full body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

(Near) Full body, Darkfield, UplanSAPO 10X:


Hydra - Full body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Arm, Darkfield, UplanSAPO 10X:


Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 20X (Deliberately misaligned the DIC settings to get a colored background):


Hydra - Arm by
https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 40X:


Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 40X:


Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr


Body detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 60X WI:


Hydra - Body Texture by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil:


Hydra - Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Crop of above (Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil):


Hydra - Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Crop of above (Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil):


Hydra Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr

Hi hkv,

I have to say these are some of the finest photos I have ever seen posted here... Perfect detail and clarity!.. Real works of art.. Thanks for sharing...

BillT

Wow! Fantastic images. I have never seen a Hydra and thanks to these beautiful photos I now have seen one better than in real life

Thanks for the post.

Bonjour
Magnifiques images j'adore avec de très beaux détails.
Encore bravo pour votre travail.
Cordialement seb

Very very nice

Thank you all for your feedback!

Fantastic. The tentacles close details are amazing.