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Month: June 2020

Book Review – Explore the World Using Protozoa

June 21, 2020 Mike Shaw Leave a comment
Explore the World Using Protozoa

A great hands-on workbook that goes into the detail of handling and setting up experiments with protozoa. Good explanations, and…

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Posted in: Microscopy, Reviews Filed under: Books, Microlife

Book Review – The Microscope Book

June 20, 2020 Mike Shaw Leave a comment
The Microscope Book

This is a book which could also be considered course, consisting of roughly 40 chapters- each which is a complete…

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Posted in: Microscopy, Reviews Filed under: Books, Microscope

Dero vaga – the tube builder

June 17, 2020 Mike Shaw Leave a comment
Dero vaga tail protruding from conglomerated house

In the Rahway River, in central New Jersey, lives an interesting annelid. It is called Dero vaga, a creature that…

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Posted in: Microscopy Filed under: dero vaga, invertabrates, Microlife, microphotography, microscopy, pond life, rheinberg filters

Book Review – Pond Life

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Pond

I looked for months for any sort of info to identify an unusual annelid I had found. Then, while flipping…

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Posted in: Microscopy, Reviews Filed under: Books, Microlife, pond life

Crystals

June 12, 2020 Mike Shaw Leave a comment
Pickling Alum

Here are some crystal photos taken through the microscope. You can see that by using various lighting or contrast techniques,…

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Posted in: Microscopy Filed under: crystals, Epsom salt, Pickling Alum, polarization, Vitamin C

Book Review – Guide to Microlife

June 11, 2020 Mike Shaw Leave a comment
Guide to Microlife

This is an atlas of most common microlife, crammed with as many species as possible. The photos are fairly good…

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Posted in: Microscopy, Reviews Filed under: Books, Microlife

From the Greenwich Sentinel – Water Bears

June 7, 2020 Mike Shaw Leave a comment
Greenwich Sentinel

Here’s a great overview and history of tardigrades by Jim Knox of the Greenwich Sentinel. Read the full article here.

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Posted in: Microscopy Filed under: Greenwich Sentinel, Tardigrades, water bears

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