Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Unknown Pond Life

Time to dust off the microscope and see what I can see.
This creature reminds me of a fresh water shrimp but I don't think it is:

Unknown Pond Life

So far it doesn't match anything in the references I have.
The nearest I've got - it looks to be an amphipod. It may have been damaged when I sucked up some water from the pond in a small syringe. The large end of the creature should be the head end.
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9 comments:

  1. Simon Douglas Thompson1 September 2015 at 14:06

    The unseen aliens forever in our midst

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    1. Midmarsh John2 September 2015 at 17:05

      Simon. Very much unseen as I couldn't spot it with a magnifying glass.

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  2. Kelly1 September 2015 at 14:45

    I don't know what it is, but it's cool!

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  3. The Weaver of Grass1 September 2015 at 19:18

    As long as it never ends up on my plate its fine by me.

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    1. Midmarsh John2 September 2015 at 17:06

      Weaver, at half a mm I don't think it would do us much harm but better where it belongs - in the pond.

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  4. TexWisGirl1 September 2015 at 21:51

    pretty cool!

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    1. Midmarsh John2 September 2015 at 17:07

      TWG: There's a whole new micro world we rarely see.

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  5. ADRIAN5 September 2015 at 07:22

    I missed this but fascinating as it is I can't identify it.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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