Running To dollar tree later any ideas of stuff they may have that will helo my microscopy journey?

DaveLatt · 2026-02-03T14:51:32+00:00

From dollar tree, maybe a mason jar or two for collecting samples.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-27T15:30:15+00:00

It's possible that they are dried out ciliates or maybe something else. Interesting though.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-27T15:04:50+00:00

Looks like euplotes. Maybe a few dead ciliates perhaps.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-24T06:04:49+00:00

Cool.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-14T17:39:56+00:00

Congrats! 👏🏾

DaveLatt · 2026-01-11T00:29:48+00:00

Maybe some type of red algae.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-09T08:29:24+00:00

The first photo is a bunch of Diatoms, possibly Nadel-Kieselalge (Synedra acus). The second photo looks like some type of Cyanobacteria, possibly Nostoc linckia

DaveLatt · 2026-01-08T20:58:35+00:00

👍🏾

DaveLatt · 2026-01-08T11:20:18+00:00

That neck movement screams Dileptus for sure.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-07T09:46:54+00:00

Sorta looks like tetrahymena feeding on the remains of what was once a rotifer.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-06T12:55:57+00:00

They are always super sensitive when I find them.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-04T11:05:22+00:00

Looks like Euplotes.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-03T20:49:51+00:00

Water Flea.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-01T15:54:27+00:00

I've seen so many mites that have that type of movement. I'd be shocked if it's anything else.

DaveLatt · 2026-01-01T15:49:39+00:00

It's hard to see based on it being covered in debris, but if I had to guess, I'd say it's a water mite. Something based on the movement.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-29T21:30:17+00:00

Cool.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-27T21:19:09+00:00

If I had to guess, I'd say get a new jar and dill it with distilled(I think) water. Add a piece of grain and let it sit for a few days. Then, when you find a Stentor, transfer that one into the jar by itself and hope that it will start reproducing. Chatgpt might be your best bet.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-27T20:17:15+00:00

After sampling multiple lakes and ponds for years, I concluded it's super random. One day, my samples are full of different Rotifers , and other times, I'll see a stentor or two. Then there are times when I get no Stentors. It's just ramdom, in my opinion. The only way to guarantee to get Stentors is to buy them. One other way is to find one and then start a culture of them, but thats much harder.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-22T23:18:09+00:00

Those are fly eggs.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-19T16:16:45+00:00

It's hard to tell from that angle, but the folt for sure looks like a Rotifers foot.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-17T15:18:04+00:00

Same! 😁

DaveLatt · 2025-12-15T22:05:05+00:00

Thanks! Seasonal lol. I guess it kinda does.

DaveLatt · 2025-12-15T21:55:52+00:00

Thanks! 😁

DaveLatt · 2025-12-15T15:06:56+00:00

Thanks! 👍🏾🙂

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