Rotifer hatching

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macnmotion
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Rotifer hatching

#1 Post by macnmotion » Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:24 pm

Freshwater sample from Lumpini Park, Bangkok, Thailand.

This process took about 20 minutes in real time.

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DonSchaeffer
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Re: Rotifer hatching

#2 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:56 pm

Impressive catch. The only problem I can't tell what I'm seeing. Could you add a bit more description?
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macnmotion
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Re: Rotifer hatching

#3 Post by macnmotion » Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:53 pm

Sure. In the first shot you see an egg attached to a rotifer. The baby rotifer has begun breaking out of it's egg. Each successive shot shoes the baby rotifer breaking further out of it's egg., until at the end it has broken free and immediately begins feeding.
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DonSchaeffer
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Re: Rotifer hatching

#4 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:34 pm

Thanks--that guided my looking.
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Javier
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Re: Rotifer hatching

#5 Post by Javier » Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:51 pm

Very nice catch and beautiful image on that bright field!
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