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04-01-2006, 12:28 AM
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daphnia and fairy shrimp

I recently got a QX5 usb toy microscope, what fun it has been.

2 day old fairy shrimp- < 1mm in length



3 day old daphnia- 1/4 mm in length



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Very awesome! thanks for sharing!!
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Very cool 3rd action shot, lol...Thanks.
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wow those are some pretty strange looking little things. thanks for sharing though.
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even stranger- here is a closeup of the tail end of a tadpole shrimp. Im not sure what its doing, but my best guess is that it gets oxygen from the water thru its backside.

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That or possibly some sort of filter feeding action.
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LOL, that is somewhat weird, but still awesome
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Found this cool critter yesterday under the microscope. He is smaller than the others, but very dragonesque looking.







And of course I have another animation

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Awesome, I think I need to get me a microscope thanks for sharing!
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