Creatures, Semi-Creatures, and Non-Creatures

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Creatures, Semi-Creatures, and Non-Creatures

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:41 pm

When you look through the microscope at very small things, the question always arises to which of them can we honor the designation of life. Some of the larger more integrated-looking things don't act alive at all and some of the tiny dots and vague-looking circles appear to be waving greetings at us. Who decides these things?

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#2 Post by Dennis » Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:53 pm

Don,
I thought you had poisoned the Rotifers cause only a few in the new crowd.
Then at the end was Rudolph Rotifer himself.

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#3 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:21 am

I have been avoiding paying too much attention to rotifers. I limit myself to one or two per session.

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#4 Post by Dennis » Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:26 am

Don,
I remember that one time you had so many that you could walk across their backs to get to the other edge of the slide!

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#5 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:31 am

I think their numbers HAVE gone down, but I'm also looking in different places.

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#6 Post by Dennis » Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:40 am

Don,
They say moss for Water Bears.
There is moss here and I probably spent 8 hours all together looking for water bears but I couldn't find any.

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#7 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:58 pm

Hmm! I just put water on the slde and take what comes.

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