I found an oligochaete worm, but don't know the species name. Maybe someone knows. To give an idea of the size: the width of the FOV is a little less then 2 millimeters. Used my 10x objective.
Oligochaete worm
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Nice catch! Can't help with the ID but it does have a curious rather leech like form of locomotion.
I take it you have not sorted out a Periplan for the photo tube yet?
I take it you have not sorted out a Periplan for the photo tube yet?
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Re: Oligochaete worm
Hi Jan, lovely clear video. Sorry I know nothing about the worm though old chap.
Keep up the good work, John B.
Keep up the good work, John B.
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This looks like a Chaetogaster to me. They have hook-like ventral setae, but are missing the dorsal setae typical of other little oligochaetes.
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I have a periplan, but the images are not as good as the images (and video's) I take with the relay lens setup. And the field is very small. But I am not done experimenting yet.I take it you have not sorted out a Periplan for the photo tube yet?
Perfectly possible. In wikipedia I read that Chaetogaster is a genus within the order of Oligochaete. I just started to look for these creatures, so I don't know much about them.This looks like a Chaetogaster to me