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Diatoms (Striatella unipunctata), dead. 400x magnification. Brightfield. . Diatoms are unicellular algae that use photosynthesis to sustain themselves while releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. Diatoms are considered phytoplankton, which account for
Diatom (Triceratium sp). 400x magnification. Brightfield. . Diatoms are unicellular algae that use photosynthesis to sustain themselves while releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. Diatoms are considered phytoplankton, which account for 50% of the pri
Ghost snail. Happy Halloween! . I actually don’t know what this is. Maybe an empty shell of a larval snail, maybe the encasing of a worm, maybe something else. But it is spooky and seems ghostlike so it’s getting posted today. . #microsco
Dead squashed crustacean larva that looks like a ghost. Happy Halloween! . . . . . #microscopy #science #nature #creepy #spookyscary #sciart #halloween #entomology #bugs #creepycrawlies #scicomm #underwater #spookyszn #seasonofthewitch #sciencecostu
Dead squashed rotifer that looks like a ghost! Happy Halloween! . . . . . #microscopy #science #nature #creepy #spookyscary #sciart #halloween #entomology #bugs #creepycrawlies #scicomm #underwater #halloweekend #spookyszn #seasonofthewitch #sciencec
Leaf of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) tree. 40x magnification. Darkfield. . Time has flown by and I haven’t posted on here in almost two months! I went on an amazing hike today and the trees were all extra beautiful since it’s peak fall fo
Leaf of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) tree. 40x magnification. Darkfield. . Time has flown by and I haven’t posted on here in almost two months! I went on an amazing hike today and the trees were all extra beautiful since it’s peak fall fo
Leaf of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) tree. 40x magnification. Darkfield. . Time has flown by and I haven’t posted on here in almost two months! I went on an amazing hike today and the trees were all extra beautiful since it’s peak fall fo
Pediastrum sp. 400x magnification. Brightfield. . It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Pediastrum post. . Pediastrum is a genus of green algae that forms colonies of individual cells arranged in concentric rings. This means that there
Pediastrum sp. 400x magnification. Brightfield. (There’s also a Staurastrum here too.) . It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Pediastrum post. . Pediastrum is a genus of green algae that forms colonies of individual cells arrange
Pediastrum sp. 400x magnification. Brightfield. . It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Pediastrum post (literally 5 years I think). . Pediastrum is a genus of green algae that forms colonies of individual cells arranged in concentric r
Cabbage moth larva (Mamestra brassicae caterpillar). 40x magnification. Darkfield. . Cabbage moths are insects that feed on many different crops, including broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes, and tobacco. They are regarded as pests because they eat extensiv
Cabbage moth eggs. 20x magnification. Darkfield. . Cabbage moths are insects that feed on many different crops, including broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes, and tobacco. They are regarded as pests because they eat extensively through the leaves of the plan
Jersey shore diatoms. Compilation photo. Brightfield. . I try not to edit the photos and video I post on here because I want to show the most accurate representation of microbes possible. But, here I wanted to show the diversity of a single type of o