Welcome to Microscopic Microbes!
Welcome to Microscopic Microbes! Over the last few days, the project has had a big increase in members, and many new observations have been added! Thank you to all of you who have participated, especially @biohexx1.
Many microorganisms are hard to ID by species, so if anyone knows an ID for a observation in this project that cannot get a place in the Most Observed Species column, give it an ID!
Finally, Thank You for taking part in this project.
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Diatom website!
https://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/genera/letter/a
Rotifer website:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmar04/jmcrotif.html
Pond microlife:
http://microlife.parvarium.com/SP1007/
Thank you! I will put these in the next journal post. Diatoms are very common, so these websites will be a help to anybody using Microscopic Microbes.
I’m thinking about getting a microscope and documenting what I find in my local rivers, creeks, lakes, and even soil. Are there any recommendations for decent microscopes for observing the microbes? Or what features should I look for? I’m posting here since I didn’t see any relevant journal posts yet, and I plan on coming back here for the guides when I do post. Thanks!
Microscopes can range from $20 like this one on Amazon:
Carson MicroFlip 100x-250x LED and UV Lighted Pocket Microscope with Flip Down Slide Base and Smartphone Digiscoping Clip (MP-250)
all the way to the thousands of dollars. It just depends on how much you want to spend. For eukaryotic organisms, the above should be fine. For bacteria, which I don't recommend working with until you've had a microbiology course, you would need a scope that magnifies 1000x.
I had a microbiology and cell bio course with extensive microscope use… way before anything was digital. I mostly intend on taking samples home and observing there rather than observing in the field. I was looking for something in the 1000x range, but there are so many options with screens, outputs/signals to mobile devices, filters, etc. I was planning on spending $100-$200, but I just need the ability to photograph (maybe video) and export to a device where I can upload to iNaturalist. I know some bacteria doesn’t show up well without various stains, so I’m not too concerned with those right now, mostly eukaryotic, but want them large enough to identify.
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