Claw

Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:38 am

From last year, a copepod I found between red algae. It's rather thick and not very transparent so in order it make it a bit more than a black blob I used polarised filters. It is still a bit dark.

It has this big claw it uses to avoid becoming a plankton organism, enabling it to cling to the red algae.

I wonder if anyone knows wich species it is.

Wim

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:43 am

Can't help with the ID Wim, but that third images is beautiful. I think I would print it and hang it on a wall.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:15 am

I agree with Mitch, the last one is beautiful.

Rogelio

Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:19 am

Thanks! I hope to find an ID. I will look into it.

Rogelio. I think you were commenting on my images at the same moment I was commenting on yours. Synchronicity.

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:02 am

Could you see the claw actually working? Was he using it for something?

Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:03 pm

The claw was used to hold on to the red alga. You can see it in the bottom image.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:42 am

Wim van Egmond wrote:Thanks! I hope to find an ID. I will look into it.

Rogelio. I think you were commenting on my images at the same moment I was commenting on yours. Synchronicity.

Rogelio