u/Enderixius

What insect is this?

100x magnification,

ESAW MM02 COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

Used concave mirror for sunlight light source

Sample: Tradescantia zebrina lower epidermis, unstained

ESAW MM02 compound microscope

100x,

450x,

1000x,

1400x (phone camera zoom)

Fast moving spinning thingies, video isn't even sped up!

Rain puddle sample

ESAW MM02 compound microscope

300x magnification

Rain puddle sample

300x magnification

ESAW MM02 compound microscope

I saw a lot of this fella in a rain puddle sample, this one slowed down just enough for me to record it! The others were so fast!

300x magnification,

ESAW MM02 compound microscope

Recorded by phone camera

rain puddle sample

I've been trying around with different positions of light, got this very cool darkfield-ish effect

Hay infusion sample, leaves and rice in water.

300x magnification, ESAW MM02 compound microscope

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Saw this in a pond water sample with rotting leaf debris, there's at least 30 of them that I could count. It looks like a planaria, but much smaller, and has a forked tail.

450x Mag, ESAW MM02 compound microscope

Esaw compound microscope, 450x and 1000x mag, captured with phone camera, sample of algae culture