Wow, very nice finding!
Suctoria are ciliates after all, right?
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- Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: New for me: Dendrosoma_radians a Suctoria
- Replies: 6
- Views: 422
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Nassula Ornata
- Replies: 6
- Views: 442
Re: Nassula Ornata
Thank you!
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Nassula Ornata
- Replies: 6
- Views: 442
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:18 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Nassula Ornata
- Replies: 6
- Views: 442
Re: Nassula Ornata
Beautiful. Is that the natural coloring of its 'inside'? I see you use darkfield. But nothing like polarisation or any trick to have the colors stand out so well? Nice find! Thank you, Marcel. This is just dark field with a home made filter. Colors came out really nice because it was a very colorfu...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Nassula Ornata
- Replies: 6
- Views: 442
Nassula Ornata
It has been a while since I last made some pond water microscopy. Yesterday I got a very active sample and almost immediately found this beautiful Nassula Ornata. I had to take about 25 short videos to get 30 seconds of steady view, where both the contractile vacuole and the oral basket could be spo...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Unknown freshwater ciliate
- Replies: 3
- Views: 569
Re: Unknown freshwater ciliate
Such a funny dancer
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Arcella conjugation?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 574
Re: Arcella conjugation?
Wow, very interesting. Very nice capture!
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: "Spathidium"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 363
Re: "Spathidium"
Nice capture, I have never seen one of those yet.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: "Scorpion!"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 331
Re: "Scorpion!"
@Javier - I live in Utah, with the Yellow Devils and various assorted fun flora and fauna! Yeah, I wouldn't want to step on one, it's painful but not fatal. I've seen some websites claiming these make good pets, but I'm not a scorpion pet type person. Cats are ok, especially if they're the neighbor...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Crystallization in polarized light
- Replies: 5
- Views: 422
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: A good look at the one-way valve inside the lorica of Thuricola.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 332
Re: A good look at the one-way valve inside the lorica of Thuricola.
Great details and lovely colors, well done!
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: "Scorpion!"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 331
Re: "Scorpion!"
Wow, that seems so dangerous!
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Delias sambawana boejanana
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2313
Re: Delias sambawana boejanana
Wonderful nature...
Amazing work, thanks for sharing!
Amazing work, thanks for sharing!
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:23 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: I Almost Ate It!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2698
Re: I Almost Ate It!
The secret ingredient!
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:19 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Testudinella rotifer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1013
Re: Testudinella rotifer
Hermosa imagen, Francisco!
Do you do something to slow down the motions of your specimens?
Do you do something to slow down the motions of your specimens?
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:16 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Spirostomum in BF and DF
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4260
Re: Spirostomum in BF and DF
Very nice!
One thing I have noticed about these guys is that they very often gather together in large groups. Do you have any information on this issue?
One thing I have noticed about these guys is that they very often gather together in large groups. Do you have any information on this issue?
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: Best size objective for Pond life?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 57035
Re: Best size objective for Pond life?
Absurdly, one of the reasons some people avoid oil immersion is because they are too cheap to pay for the oil?! In my case, not using the 100 x oil objective is a matter optical quality. I'm happy with the optical quality of my DIN achromatic objectives up to 40 x given the cost of my microscope, b...
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:40 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Pond water aquarium for home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5996
Re: Pond water aquarium for home
Very interesting!
Do you have the chance to make a small birth-bath near your home? I'm guessing adding that water would add a lot of diversity to your aquarium.
It is great that you already have Stentors there, they are beautiful and interesting to observe.
Do you have the chance to make a small birth-bath near your home? I'm guessing adding that water would add a lot of diversity to your aquarium.
It is great that you already have Stentors there, they are beautiful and interesting to observe.
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:26 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: December 2023
- Replies: 2
- Views: 772
Re: December 2023
Very nice, thanks for sharing!
I loved the last image, "Enchanted forest". Soy sauce crystals are beautiful and very easy to observe under the microscope, especially under oblique illumination. I'm surprised they are not one of the most popular specimens for beginners.
I loved the last image, "Enchanted forest". Soy sauce crystals are beautiful and very easy to observe under the microscope, especially under oblique illumination. I'm surprised they are not one of the most popular specimens for beginners.
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:18 am
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: Best size objective for Pond life?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 57035
Re: Best size objective for Pond life?
Absurdly, one of the reasons some people avoid oil immersion is because they are too cheap to pay for the oil?! In my case, not using the 100 x oil objective is a matter optical quality. I'm happy with the optical quality of my DIN achromatic objectives up to 40 x given the cost of my microscope, b...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:50 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: First experience with Vit C crystals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1519
Re: First experience with Vit C crystals
Very nice, I had my first go too a couple of months ago (not as nice as some of the growth shown in your video ). Out of curiosity; How do you get the zooming out effect... Is it an Iphone App or was it done in something else? Thank you, Chas! I add the zooming effect using Davinci Resolve. It is c...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:29 pm
- Forum: About the website, the magazine and this forum
- Topic: New trouble uploading images...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16163
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:21 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: First experience with Vit C crystals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1519
Re: First experience with Vit C crystals
Muchas gracias, Luis Carlos!
I tried a different technique yesterday. I heated the slide and got a rapid crystallization, ending up with quite different crystals shapes. I really like this one.
I tried a different technique yesterday. I heated the slide and got a rapid crystallization, ending up with quite different crystals shapes. I really like this one.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Hi from John
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1889
Re: Hi from John
Welcome!
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:53 pm
- Forum: About the website, the magazine and this forum
- Topic: New trouble uploading images...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16163
Re: New trouble uploading images...
I have had the same problem with a simple jpg image yesterday. It is a problem of this particular forum, I had no problem uploading the same picture to another website.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: First experience with Vit C crystals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1519
First experience with Vit C crystals
A few days ago I got some pure Vitamin C to experiment with polarized light. It was a beautiful experience, the combination of light patterns and illumination seems endless. I still have not managed the preparation technique, since I don't achieve an even crystallization on the slide. Nevertheless, ...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Joining from Argentina
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3101
Re: Joining from Argentina
Nice to meet you too, John.
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:51 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) and Urea Crystals
- Replies: 2
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- Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:50 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Hydra extending tentacles, higher magnification
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1320
Re: Hydra extending tentacles, higher magnification
Very nice details, is that DIC?
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Joining from Argentina
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3101
Re: Joining from Argentina
Welcome, Christian! Where are you from? We tried to start an amateur microscopy community in Argentina this year, but after several months we gave up due to the lack of interest. Hope to see you around! Javier. Hi Javier, I'm from Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Saavedra). I'm surprised you found enough ca...