A short video of a young daphnia Observation using the DIC PZO technique. I don't know if this method brings anything new to the process of learning about the structure of microorganisms. I don't see anything revolutionary in this method, apart from, of course, amazing, psychedelic colors. I must ad...

I think it's a process of some kind of recrystallization.
The substance was liquid fertilizer for potted plants
The clip was shot in real time.

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Maciej

Oh well. There are many of them.
I was surprised by this sight myself.

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Maciej

Sometimes I come across such specimens.
It's some kind of diatom. I guess Cymbella.
An exceptionally calm specimen.
The lenses used are 40x and 100x.
CZJ Jenaval microscope.

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Maciej

One Rotifer, two Paramecium and a whole lot of other microorganisms. I recognized that much at first glance. They feed together on a large lump of organic matter. I think these are the remains of some leaf. The drop of water in which I found them comes from my breeding farm. The microscope is CZJ Je...

Hello Another old video extracted from the vast archive on my hard drive. It shows a small community of Vorticella ciliates (I think). What is amazing to me is their synchronization and the speed at which their flagella contract. If I remember correctly, I used an oblique light. Lenses: 12.5x and 25...

It's a harsh winter where I live. Therefore, I do not have access to natural water reservoirs. And the cultures in my jars are extremely low in new microorganisms. So today I will publish very old photos of dried plants. Year 2019. They look like they were taken with a macro lens, but in fact they a...

I don't know anything about diatoms. On other creatures, not so much. However, I have always admired their delicate, intricate structure. Their symmetry is disturbing and even hypnotizing to me. Sometimes I could look at photos of diatoms for a very long time. As a child, a very long time ago, I saw...

This is the first time I've published two videos at the same time.
It won't happen again.
Today Spirostomum filmed in light and dark field.

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Maciej

The video comes from my summer outdoor trips.
If you look closely you can see how it feeds.
You can also look at the internal structure.
But I didn't pay attention to such details anymore.
I was happy that I managed to record something at all.

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Maciej

https://youtu.be/DLeWrfm1nJI

My home culture of microorganisms is becoming less and less diverse. I'm happy if I even hit something bigger that moves. This sterility may be the result of lack of supplemental feeding. I'll add some biomass and see what the effects will be. Today I will once again present my good friend and frequ...

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I like observing the autofluorescence of plants.
Unfortunately, the time of year makes it impossible to acquire new specimens.
That's why I'm publishing my old photos on this topic.
I don't remember, but I don't think I showed them on this forum.

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Maciej

Hello.

Today, the polarized light technique is known to everyone.
So two crossed polarizers.
Some amateur compensator.
And between them there is quite a lively Paramecium.
The polarization effect can be seen quite clearly from the beginning of the second minute.

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Maciej

Hello. Today I came across this creature. It comes from a sample from a forest pool. I saw something similar once and thought it was Heliozoa, but my forum friends said it was some kind of amoeba. Therefore, now I don't know what to call it. In one study I found a photo very similar to the one from ...

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I have always liked the autofluorescence (for color reasons) of various biological objects.
Today I would like to demonstrate an example of lichen illuminated with UV light.
I found lichen on a small twig I found under a tree.

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Maciej