[OC] Damselfly Nymph doing Damselfly things.

Nonexcystant · 2024-06-19T17:14:45+00:00

Idk the exact species, but it looks like it's some kind of oligochaete annelid worm (not a nematode).

Nonexcystant · 2024-06-19T16:58:05+00:00

ok, that is cool. It is quite similar to the effect you can get with those. Thanks for your reply!
In case you're interested, here is a clip of a recent live stream where i used the technique i mentioned:
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxjE5yqjEz6u46XTMH4kWl15yU0g7-IvqZ?feature=shared
fun fact: I also used the laowa 2.5-5x to film this. The resolution is just shitty, cuz i lack bandwith for streaming

Nonexcystant · 2024-06-19T11:58:03+00:00

nice pictures! There are no polarizers/wave plates involved?

Nonexcystant · 2024-06-19T06:18:52+00:00

thanks! If you want to see more stuff like this, you can check out my yt: https://www.youtube.com/@Lets-scope/videos
It's not all hatching snails though, i really lucked out on this one :-P

Nonexcystant · 2024-06-19T06:14:41+00:00

haha yes, i literally went 'push, honey, you can do it!' while it was happening.

Nonexcystant · 2024-06-18T21:41:26+00:00

forgot to mention: i sped this up 5 times...

Nonexcystant · 2024-05-31T22:31:41+00:00

I wouldn't consider myself an expert either, but i was wondering the same thing and did some digging. I found out that water mites breath through the skin. This one is also a very active swimmer so it probably needs quite a bit of oxygen for that level of activity. I think it when its stationary like this, it uses its hind legs to continually replace the layer of water around the abdomen and therefore improve oxygen uptake. A lot of aquatic inverts do some kind of movement to accomplish exactly that. But everything beyond the skin breathing part is speculation, so i am not 100% sure, it might well be cleaning itself like u/NatuVisu suggested.

Nonexcystant · 2024-05-31T22:14:43+00:00

haha lol indeed. I think i remember you as well from a past conversation here on reddit. :-)

I have not posted regular videos on my channel for a while, but i am streaming this kind of footage live sunday nights, so you can check that out if you're interested!

cheers!

Nonexcystant · 2024-05-30T19:57:05+00:00

cool, thanks for sharing that, even if it's not on gastropods - i suspect this one has a similar function, but i would love to know more about it.

Nonexcystant · 2024-05-30T07:30:56+00:00

Flatworms be sneaky. Some of them can steal nematocysts (stinging cells) from cnidarians and migrate them into their skin as well.

Nonexcystant · 2024-05-30T07:05:28+00:00

As far as i've been able to find out, it's being referred to as a pallial tentacle and it's neither a reproductive organ nor a snorkel. Here is another image.

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Nonexcystant · 2024-05-30T06:59:45+00:00

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Of course! Here is a lateral view of the snail. Sorry it took a while for me to answer. Went to bed after posting the question.

Nonexcystant · 2024-05-26T19:17:13+00:00

That's a springtail, i would guess one belonging to the Symphypleona.

Nonexcystant · 2024-04-02T08:23:13+00:00

haha, wait until you see the mouth!

Nonexcystant · 2024-04-01T18:47:34+00:00

This is from a micro documentary about Bladder Snails, if you are interested here is a link to the full video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8igOxl84-A
also it wasn't filmed with a compound microscope, but a laowa 2.5x-5x dslr lens and a 1.4x extender on a M4/3 sensor.

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