I found some milky-white slime in my latest hay infusion. At the 400X mag with my microscope I found the slime was composed of the thin strands with many tiny dots pictured below.
They move around a bit slower than diatoms and desmids but are much longer.
Compare their size with the common Paramecia seen with them.
Any ideas as to what they are?
Jim
What is this slime?
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Jim, I recognize the cyanobacteria, but never noticed it being associated with white slime. There seems to be a lot of the filaments in Mississippi River water here in La Crosse.
As for the dots, I didn't know they were sulfur, but I just threw out a jar full of dead river water and it had the stink of an open sewer, with a slight odor of sulfur. Amazing what you can learn here.
As for the dots, I didn't know they were sulfur, but I just threw out a jar full of dead river water and it had the stink of an open sewer, with a slight odor of sulfur. Amazing what you can learn here.
Thanks fellow microscopists.
My wife says the hay infusion smells quite rancid. My own interpretation is that it has no smell at all--Of course, I have no sense of smell remaining. A skunk could sneak up on me
This is a particularly productive hay infusion. I made it from a large hand full of damp, moldy straw plucked from a bale serving as temporary water runoff barrier.
Jim
My wife says the hay infusion smells quite rancid. My own interpretation is that it has no smell at all--Of course, I have no sense of smell remaining. A skunk could sneak up on me
This is a particularly productive hay infusion. I made it from a large hand full of damp, moldy straw plucked from a bale serving as temporary water runoff barrier.
Jim