Four Amoebas

micro_pix · Post by **micro_pix** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:17 pm

I took a sample of water from the bird bath and along with the usual hoards of Haematococcus pluvialis there were a lot of small Amoeba.

Haematococcus pluvialis is around 55 microns across and the Amoeba were around 75 microns long. I don't know if they would eat a whole H. pulvaris but they look like they may have eaten bits of them.

Amoeba - 70 microns - 20X Objective DIC (Stacked and combined)

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:11 am

Super!!!

micro_pix · Post by **micro_pix** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:42 pm

Thanks Carlos.

Here is another composition of what's in the birdbath at the moment.

40X Objective DIC, stacked, composition. Relative size is correct.

GaryB · Post by **GaryB** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:12 pm

Wow, that second composition is excellent.

Saul · Post by **Saul** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:25 pm

Both are beautiful

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:53 pm

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

micro_pix · Post by **micro_pix** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:01 am

Thanks for the comments

ralfwagner · Post by **ralfwagner** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:53 am

Beautiful.

micro_pix · Post by **micro_pix** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:51 am

Thanks Ralf.

As I had a few sequential images of an amoeba I made an animated gif. File size issues limit the frame number and rate. I'm not sure about it but at least it shows a bit of shape-shifting.

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:06 am

Very nice