https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHEDkCmPH7o
It's writ large because I drew a larger sample than usual so I can see the full range of the community in the puddle. It does turn out that the variety of species represented is not especially broad. There is a thriving colony of vorticella, many colleps, garden variety ciliates and smaller organisms. Diatoms and other algae are there. The worms make their appearance, and bacteria are busy.
Mud Puddle Writ Large
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