Lymnaea egg

Stefano B · Post by **Stefano B** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:47 pm

Hi, this is a Lymnaea stagnalis egg in darkfield and polarized light.

Stefano

JH · Post by JH » Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:06 pm

Nice and interesting.
Do you know how old this egg is, and will you be able to follow the process until hatching?
Regards Jörgen

Stefano B · Post by **Stefano B** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:25 am

JH wrote:Nice and interesting.
Do you know how old this egg is, and will you be able to follow the process until hatching?
Regards Jörgen

Maybe next year, I am preparing a work about microcosm in the freshwaters of my city.

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:34 pm

Very intriguing. Why do you think it polarizes so dramatically?

Stefano B · Post by **Stefano B** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:56 am

pwnell wrote:Very intriguing. Why do you think it polarizes so dramatically?

Lambda plate

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:53 am

Stefano B wrote:
pwnell wrote:Very intriguing. Why do you think it polarizes so dramatically?
Lambda plate

No, I am not asking how you polarized it. I meant, what elements that the egg consists of do you think reacts to polarized light this way? Some mineral?

Stefano B · Post by **Stefano B** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:56 pm

pwnell wrote:
Stefano B wrote:
pwnell wrote:Very intriguing. Why do you think it polarizes so dramatically?
Lambda plate
No, I am not asking how you polarized it. I meant, what elements that the egg consists of do you think reacts to polarized light this way? Some mineral?

Probably you're right about the composition