After getting a moss sample from a friend I kept it in a Tupperware container (no lid) and after 4 days there is so much life swimming around. I also thought it would be a good time to play with my dark field patch stop.
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- Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:45 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Moss kept in water for 4 days is a life soup
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- Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:21 am
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Can anyone identify these beautiful balls?
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Can anyone identify these beautiful balls?
A friend gave me a sample of moss from her garden a few days ago. I put the moss in to a Tupperware container (without the lid) and looked at some of the water under the microscope and all I could see was a nematode. Now, after the sample has been soaking for four days I took a drop of the water and...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:31 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: It’s wriggly
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It’s wriggly
Had coffee with a friend and she had a present for me, what do you get a friend who’s an amateur microscopist? She presented me a lovely little box. Inside was a ziplock bag with a big sample of moss from her garden. Best gift I’ve been give. The moss was already wet but when I got home I put it in ...
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:38 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: I spent over an hour watching and chasing this little critter; then I remembered I have a camera
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I spent over an hour watching and chasing this little critter; then I remembered I have a camera
I think it’s a ciliate from the colony I shared the other day: https://www.microbehunter.com/microsco ... =6&t=19220
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:32 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Three week out of date coleslaw juice
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Re: Three week out of date coleslaw juice
Therefore, if anything is past its expiration date, it should not be used. Everything under the microscope makes us worry about our health gorilla tag I’ve become a little paranoid about ‘best by’ dates and keeping everything in the fridge, even the things I’d previously just have kept in the cupbo...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:11 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found a thing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1616
Re: Found a thing
I will have to read up more on this, it’s all so fascinating, there’s always so much more to learn.Bruce Taylor wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:14 pmThere are ciliates that form reproductive cysts, which are a little like egg sacks.
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:09 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found a thing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1616
Re: Found a thing
What was the magnification? Stereo microscopes aren't that powerful. I have a zoom stereo microscope, the magnification was somewhere between the 3 and 4. I guess approaching 40x equivalent to compound microscope. I was just using the stereo microscope to do a quick scan of the soil in a Petri dish...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:50 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Petrographic Microscope Slides
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4423
Re: Petrographic Microscope Slides
Yeah, the specific petrographic ones tend to be realllllly pricey but don't let it discourage you. Cheap simple polarization will do what you need. I did buy a sheet of linear polarising plastic as well as having two radial polarising filters for my camera. Cutting the plastic sheet into two works ...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found a thing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1616
Re: Found a thing
Yes, a ciliate feeding frenzy. :) The usual suspect in a scene of this kind would be a histophagous (tissue-eating) Tetrahymena . Just googled them, yes they look very similar. Thank you for the ID. It makes far more sense that a colony of these Tetrahymena should form around a food source than my ...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:21 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found a thing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1616
Re: Found a thing
Thank you, both answers makes sense.
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:42 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Petrographic Microscope Slides
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4423
Re: Petrographic Microscope Slides
Thanks for info. I’ll keep an eye on eBay.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:31 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Petrographic Microscope Slides
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4423
Petrographic Microscope Slides
Most of the discussions centre around biological specimens, who’d have guessed that on a discussion board called ‘Microbehunter.com’? My son asked if we could get some prepared petrographic microscope slides and I was just wondering if anyone knows of an online source I could buy some from. Thanks, ...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:36 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The Content of a Cucumber
- Replies: 2
- Views: 638
Re: The Content of a Cucumber
I’m always amazed how the microscope can reveal the mysteries of nature. Even the humble cucumber has secrets to reveal under our microscopes. Wonderful!
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:33 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found a thing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1616
Found a thing
I took a sample of soil from a new pot plant, I was looking for nematodes under the stereo microscope, didn’t find any but I did spot this. I have no idea what it is, if I didn’t know that ciliates reproduce by mitosis I would swear this is some kind of egg sack producing a bunch of ciliates, althou...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just bought a set of plan objectives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2488
Re: Just bought a set of plan objectives
The vendor who locked you ( micropunter) into this cascade of added fees...that vendor should have honestly beforehand noted the added fees. This a total abuse of seller platforms. There really are some unscrupulous sellers out there but I don’t think this one was doing that. I went back and looked...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:53 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just bought a set of plan objectives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2488
Re: Just bought a set of plan objectives
Not doing so is overly optimistic. More naive than optimistic I’d say. In hindsight I should have anticipated some extra charges but I don’t order things from overseas very often. But this hobby is all about learning new things, it has introduced me to a new world and new way of seeing the old worl...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:40 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What is a tumor?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6810
Re: What is a tumor?
According to J. B. S. Haldane (British/Indian polymath), cancer is a funny thing. Personally, I didn’t find anything funny about it! But I did like Haldane’s poem: I wish I had the voice of Homer To sing of rectal carcinoma, Which kills a lot more chaps, in fact, Then were bumped off when Troy was s...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:26 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just bought a set of plan objectives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2488
Re: Just bought a set of plan objectives
And your location is? Sorry, I should have made it clear, although I though the pound sign might have been a clue, but I’m in the UK. I think it would be very useful to discuss such issues as warrantees when buy across international borders. I really didn’t expect a surprise £61 extra charge from c...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:53 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just bought a set of plan objectives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2488
Just bought a set of plan objectives
I just bought a set of standard 160 DIN plan objectives from America. They had 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x and 100x but I decided not to get the 20x, so just five others. They were $50 each plus UPS shipping. Sounded like a great deal but I just found out there’s a £61 customs charge to be paid at delive...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:57 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rat’s oesophagus resembles Queen Victoria
- Replies: 1
- Views: 359
Rat’s oesophagus resembles Queen Victoria
I was looking at some prepared histology slides of rat tissues and this rat’s oesophagus strangely resembles a silhouette of Queen Victoria.
(very few rats were harmed in the making of this slide.)
(very few rats were harmed in the making of this slide.)
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: Resources (online, books etc.)
- Topic: Online short course by OU - UK only
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4307
Online short course by OU - UK only
I just discovered a short, free, course offered by the Open University, I believe it is only available to residents of the UK sadly. The course title is: ‘ Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease’ https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/histology-microscopy-anatomy-and-disease/con...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Out of copyright identification book old but good
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1743
Re: Out of copyright identification book old but good
Yes, Das Leben is a handy little guide. :) Keep in mind, though, that it shows only a tiny fraction of the real diversity in fresh water, and that the taxonomy is outdated. The same goes for most such "field guides," unfortunately. Yes, thank you for pointing that out, it’s a valid point. Even thou...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:09 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Out of copyright identification book old but good
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1743
Out of copyright identification book old but good
In several videos, Microbehunter has suggested the German book ‘Das Leben im Wassertropfen’ to aid identification. I recently got a copy from Amazon and it is very good, some of the drawings are beautiful. I speak a little German but much of the book is way beyond my language skills but that doesn’t...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:13 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Zombie Red Carnation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 397
Zombie Red Carnation
I was watching one of MicrobeHunter’s brilliant videos the other day and he mentioned that you could use blue ink and a white flower. I didn’t have any blue ink, only red and black ink. I also didn’t have a white flower only a red carnation. As the flower was red I decided to use my black ink, just ...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:18 am
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: New stereo microscope
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3131
Re: New stereo microscope
Just to confirm what you said about Brunel microscopes. I have never had anything but fantastic service from them. Yes, Frankie’s, Brunel Microscopes really do offer a fantastic service. Not only do they actually email you back if you ask a question, something some other companies don’t always do, ...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:30 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: New stereo microscope
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3131
Re: New stereo microscope
Nice piece of equipment. It is, thanks, the staff at Brunel suggested it after I told them what I wanted. I’m really pleased with it. Microbehunter, in one of his marvellous videos, talked about stereo microscopes and I thought “yep, I want to see that too.” The views through the eyepieces are stun...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:58 pm
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: ChatGPT can be your best friend
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2244
Re: ChatGPT can be your best friend
Why did you mention: "Olivers sister ", in you post?!! Who are you?!! I was referencing a video were Microbehunter mentioned a visit from his sister and nephew and she said all his prepared slides looked the same and he had to explain why they weren’t all the same. When I look at something under th...
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: ChatGPT can be your best friend
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2244
ChatGPT can be your best friend
I’m relatively new to microscopy and biology. I haven’t studied biology since my O’ Levels 40 years ago. When I first bought my microscope I also got a couple sets of prepared slides and I loved looking at the pretty pictures under my microscope but, like Oliver’s sister, I didn’t know enough to app...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 5:44 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: New stereo microscope
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3131
New stereo microscope
Just took delivery of a great Brunel BMDZ LED Stand stereo microscope. I have never used a stereo microscope before and I really wasn’t prepared for the incredible sight of a spider through the eyepieces. It was absolutely glorious and the camera view on my computer just can not compare. I had no id...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The may not be good for you but they sure do look pretty
- Replies: 0
- Views: 333
The may not be good for you but they sure do look pretty
Sugar crystals seen under the microscope with circular polarisation filters (I’ve just ordered some linear filters as I got the circular ones by mistake).
Kevin
Kevin