Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Entry #2




Paramecium
   (Free Living Freshwater Protozoa, Patterson D.J., 1996, Figure 343, P 153.)













                             Difflugia Acuminata
          (Report of the United States Geological Survey of the territories, Hayden F.V., Volume XII, Washinghton Government prining office 1879.)






Difflugia Pyriformis
    (Report of the United States Geological Survey of the territories, Hayden F.V., Volume XII, Washinghton Government prining office 1879.)











Today during my observations I was able to locate, photograph and identify the three organisms shown above. I started by finding my slide using the color coded dots. I placed the slide under the microscope and navigated using the computer screen. I noticed that towards the top of the aquarium there wasn't much activity, but if I observed closely around the plants and mud areas I could see many different organisms scavenging around. A lot of the students around me where finding dead organisms, but I didn't find a single stationary being in my thriving aquarium. It was actually relatively difficult for me to snap a picture of most of the organisms I observed.

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