After yesterdays post about the hermit Euglenid that found itself in an amoeba test, I thought I'd like to practice my photography skills with the new microscope. So off I went, checking slide after slide with nary a euglenid in sight. Maybe another jar? ...success! Note to self: number the jars and record any findings with a jar number.
I took several photos before the little fellow started really squirming. One at 40X, a second at 50X (oil) and a third at 100X (oil). By the time I was shooting with the 100X the euglenid was quite agitated, I suspect because the cover slip moved when I was focusing. The length of the specimen was 95 um or about 1/10 mm.
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