Really tiny green dots swimming around. There were probably tens of thousands of them in the pond.
In a small vernal pool on rocky bluff above ocean. Murky water, lots of Canada Goose poo around it. Fort Rodd Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada
In a small vernal pool on rocky bluff above ocean. Murky water, lots of Canada Goose poo around it. Fort Rodd Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada
Small red copepods in nearly dried out tarn on Mt O'Malley.
Density: a few hundreds individuals per liter of water.
Microscope images taken by Jacqui Stuart (Cawthron Institute, Nelson), with many thanks.
Artemia franciscana, en laguna temporal de Pichidangui
Red eyes indicate California Fairy Shrimp?
Same spot as https://inaturalist.ca/observations/146924961
Found in a vernal pool that occurs near a small creek. They seem to come out every year during the winter.