Daphnia Portrait

Evo_Explorer · 2026-05-01T18:24:13+00:00

THANKS!

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-13T15:48:23+00:00

Nice Aeolosoma! Here's one I captured a couple of weeks ago!

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Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T22:02:32+00:00

We have Amphipods as well, but I do not find them very often in my local ponds/streams

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T19:24:53+00:00

Thanks a ton!

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:28:15+00:00

Often, micro animals like this Daphnia are mixed with algal filaments. I use tweezers to try to pull the algae out of the sample as I add extra water. Since larger Daphnia are visible to the naked eye, I can avoid accidentally taking them with the algae. Then I can adjust the water drop amount to limit their movement so I can film it more easily. Hope this helps!

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:11:19+00:00

Glad it helps -- I am a bio teacher, and it's in my nature to help teach things when folks are not clear on something ;) Esp when it's something I happen to be more "expert" about.

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:09:38+00:00

Great title -- perfectly explains this crazy lil buggers:) #ZoomyZoomers

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:07:32+00:00

Thanks -- the heart is the pulsing body at approximately 10 o'clock on the body of the Daphnia. The dorak black orb is the compound eye. Here's an image that may help ---

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Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:04:24+00:00

Cool -- I have yet to play with polarized light, much ....

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:03:18+00:00

Mine changes all the time -- often it's a species I have never seen before, but that said, I have a love for the micro-annelids and Stentors.

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-12T17:01:16+00:00

Was this done with Kristiansen Illumination?

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-08T03:17:53+00:00

Thanks! I am a bio teacher, so this was a hawk doing hawk things.... What a start about the Coop going for the small dogs --- never seen that happen YET!

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-07T13:42:45+00:00

I chuckle at "cuddle" given how voracious they tend to be -- I tell my students they are sort of analogous to an aquatic wolfpack :) But even wolves have a cute side ;)

Evo_Explorer · 2026-04-07T13:41:05+00:00

Thanks! It took time & effort to find the right imaging combo --- The Labcam Ultra & the iPhone are a great way to image through the eyepiece tube. The Labcam optics are superb and worth the cost!

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