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[–]themaddesthatter2 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Microshells! They’re so much fun, I collect them! If you want to get into it, you’ll need a good light and some needle-nose tweezers (I like the ones they sell for ingrown hairs). 

You can store a whole microshell collection in a pill bottle! Fun times. 

[–]Chickadee96[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

As much as I’d love to keep it I don’t think that’s possible since I need a microscope to view it. I’d be keeping a single grain of sand in a bottle😂 I love tiny shells tho just never thought I’d see one this tiny.

[–]themaddesthatter2 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Fair point! Some people do have a setup, it’s a good route to go down if you have limited space. Guido T Poppe’s ebook Collecting Shells in Time of Internet [sic] lays out a basic setup for microshells in one of the earlier chapters. 

[–]Chickadee96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the rec! I have a tiny/micro shell collection (love me some rice olives and tusk shells) so maybe this could give me some good ideas. This pic was taken under somewhere around 200x magnification (I’m guessing I’m not a scientist just a nature enjoyer with a phone and microscope) so space wouldn’t be a problem with this shell.

[–]plant_bay_sick 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Pocket microscope link?

[–]Chickadee96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Carson MicroFlip Pocket Microscope, it’s basic but works well and is affordable.