einman wrote:yes technically a water mite in not an insect. I will say you are like someone that has just discovered religion!! Fun isn't it? There are several old books you can purchase that can aid in your identifying these creatures.
Well yes einman, it is fun, and I'm pretty much hooked. I spend so much time at my microscope now I don't get anything done. I had to
force myself to go pay my utility bill today. Laundry has been sitting in the drier for two days while I scan slides. Now I'm thinking to buy a second microscope to get around the limitations of this one, and a Windows box so I can use ToupView on a USB 3.0 port instead of the horrible ToupLite. Petri dishes are multiplying, slides are stacking up to be cleaned, while I try to find a cheap way to do dark field and visit more ponds to get samples from.
Okay, a water mite is not an insect, I get that, it has 8 legs so technically it's an arachnid. But to me an arachnid is still a
BUG. I'm far more inclined to differentiate between the micro-organisms I see on my slides.
Thanks for the view of your book shelves. I'll check into them... The Demon Under the Microscope sounds quite interesting...