The World of the Bark

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DonSchaeffer
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The World of the Bark

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Mon May 17, 2021 7:17 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJuEvhs3iO8
Yesterday I found a small piece of lichen-infested tree bark. I secreted this specimen into my room and soaked in water overnight. Today I scraped some thin pieces from the bark and extracted some of the water from the surface with my pipette. I could see some of the cell structure of the wood, photograph the lichens in some detail and examine the living tissue taken from the bark including a rotifer, ciliates and smaller forms.

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Re: The World of the Bark

#2 Post by Jimbo » Mon May 17, 2021 8:34 pm

A Rotifer on tree bark? I wouldn’t have expected that. Thanks, Don.

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Re: The World of the Bark

#3 Post by DonSchaeffer » Mon May 17, 2021 9:57 pm

I found two of them--inside the bark.

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