Author: Nigel
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Chironomid Midge Larva
What an exciting find – our first of what we hope will be many Larvae! After detailed observation, comparison with reference material, youtube content and image analysis, the organism was confidently identified as a Chironomid Midge Larva — a non-biting fly larva commonly found in freshwater habitats. Notable features included: Cylindrical, non-flattened bodyProminent paired black… Read more
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A New Discovery in Our Wildlife Pond – Stentor Coeruleus!
Today was an exciting day for our wildlife pond project! During our regular microscopy session, we discovered a fascinating new organism swimming in our water sample. After close observation, we identified it as Stentor coeruleus – one of the largest unicellular organisms, known for its striking blue-green color and unique ability to both swim and… Read more
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We found a Volvox!!
A Microscopic Wonder: Confirming Volvox in Our Pond Last night, during one of our regular microscopy sessions in the pond, we came across a perfectly round, slow-spinning organism that caught our attention. With its graceful rolling motion and clusters of yellow-green dots inside, we immediately suspected it might be Volvox, a fascinating colonial algae. But… Read more
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Our third microscopy evening
We noticed so much more life – especially the very small whizzy round green things! On the left is a little round thing that we have yet to identify – but the highlight was this beautiful Chrysophyte – a Synura – what a pleasure to watch this graceful, spinning thing explore its surroundings! Read more
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We used to have a gate!
And then a digger met it… Read more
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The Preparation!
Lots of work digging the bog garde, laying the liner and then perforating it! And here is a gallery Read more
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What a lot of work!
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Our Second Evening
Here are the images And here are the videos! Read more
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Our First Microscopy Session
This was the first time we saw bugs – on the 17th January! Here are the videos And here are the still photos from that evening! Read more