Diatom Country

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DonSchaeffer
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Diatom Country

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:39 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPq2a5UbLm4
A big piece of bacteria biofilm, formed from the slow decay of a leaf in my mud puddle, was filled with diatoms. Many of the diatoms were seen moving about the surface of the water. It was a visual feat of ciliates and diatoms.

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Re: Diatom Country

#2 Post by LouiseScot » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:08 pm

DonSchaeffer wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:39 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPq2a5UbLm4
A big piece of bacteria biofilm, formed from the slow decay of a leaf in my mud puddle, was filled with diatoms. Many of the diatoms were seen moving about the surface of the water. It was a visual feat of ciliates and diatoms.
Good to see you catch some diatoms, Don!

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Re: Diatom Country

#3 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:11 pm

I always see them. Maybe not the fancy ones, but these mobile ones and simpler forms. Some are quite small.

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Re: Diatom Country

#4 Post by autumnwalk2 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:09 pm

DonSchaeffer wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:39 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPq2a5UbLm4
A big piece of bacteria biofilm, formed from the slow decay of a leaf in my mud puddle, was filled with diatoms. Many of the diatoms were seen moving about the surface of the water. It was a visual feat of ciliates and diatoms.
The images you posted look like B&W movie.
Very beautiful and impressive, even though not sharp and colorful.

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Re: Diatom Country

#5 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:28 pm

I don't know why it's not colorul. It's set for color. i think there is just not that much color at those magnifications. I usually use the 60x objective, resulting in 1,000X or thereabouts.

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