What's going on here with these critters?

[MitchW]

Can anyone tell me what's going on here? I'm fairly new to microscopy other than 40 some years ago as a university bio major, and as a gemologist. But that's totally different than trying to ID microscopic flora and fauna. Any help will be appreciated. I'm thinking an amoeba eating a daphnia. The daphnia I'm pretty sure of. (As an aside, if anyone can give me tips on embedding a YouTube video so that the video opens on the forum post and not just a link I'd appreciate it. I tried and tried, and searched and searched.)

https://youtu.be/JF12PuWH69A?si=URWxttXkSD1BbHEi

[Michael Müller]

Unfortunately your video on youtube is not reachable as it is declared private...

Form the photo, it does not look like an amoeba to me.

[MitchW]

Thank you for the post. I think the link is fixed now.

[Michael Müller]

Great shot!

It's a planarian, eating an ostracod.

It may be interesting, that the planarian had already eaten an thecamoeba - an amoebo with a "shell".

[MitchW]

So I was incorrect on both IDs. Thank you for your info, Michael. Really helps.

[MitchW]

Thank you to "Sure Squintsalot" for the help on posting the embedded video. Big help.

[Sure Squintsalot]

Thank you to "Sure Squintsalot" for the help on posting the embedded video. Big help.

Happy to help!

Cool video, BTW!

[MitchW]

Thank you