Hi - I'm sorry, I made the 'ball of death' bit up but it does like to spin.
There was maybe 5 of these in a sample of water from the garden bird bath. They seem to spend much of their time spinning on the spot then go off for a wonder changing direction, going against the flow and pushing things around.
Sorry for the bad quality as I'm a noob and had to hold my phone to the eye piece as I haven't come up with a better camera solution yet.
Would love to know what it is as it is very different to everything else I have found throughout my 2 week microscopy career.
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Spinny ball of death - found in bird bath
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Re: Spinny ball of death - found in bird bath
looks like Dictyosphaerium - they are active spinners - nice catch
Re: Spinny ball of death - found in bird bath
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This link from the Resources (online, books etc.) section should help with this and future IDs
https://www.microbehunter.com/microscop ... =15&t=1024
This link from the Resources (online, books etc.) section should help with this and future IDs
https://www.microbehunter.com/microscop ... =15&t=1024
Zeiss Standard WL (somewhat fashion challenged) & Wild M8
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
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Re: Spinny ball of death - found in bird bath
@lagoonatic, @75RR - Thank you for the responses.I have a lot to learn