This picture was taken after obtaining a sample from the underside of the thread of the cap for a water bottle. Observe the larger microbe and the smaller ones surrounding it.
Category: Biology
Anything biological
Tutorial para mejorar la vista y enfoque en laminillas
Hola muy buenas a todos de la comunidad de Microcosmos :3 , el día de hoy vengo con esta pequeña información que quiero compartirles acerca de como obtener mejor enfoque al usar laminillas con el Foldscope , en mi anterior Post publique fotografías de un ftotis de sangre, días pasados había tratado de tomar fotografías…
Frotis de sangre visto desde el FoldScope
Increibles fotografias de un frotis sanguineo teñido con azul de metileno , es asombrozo lo que puede llegar a ver el foldscope , se pueden distinguir hasta los leucocitos
Exploration of COVID 19 Pandemic: A summary of Science in various masks during 21 Days Lockdown
Today I am posting a post on various surgical masks that were used by everyone during the lockdown for protection against COVID 19 virus. In general, humans who are not affordable for purchasing masks for regular usage inside the home, as well as outside premises. To protect the COVID 19 disease most of the middle…
Rotifer from balcony water tank
Today we looked at the little water tank on my balcony in Dresden, Germany. Since few weeks, green algae started living in the water tank so we thought we might find some more… we found this little rotifer in there, amazing to see the speed it sucks algae in and see the movement of its…
Wonder-worms in a pedestal pond
One fine spring morning, my nephew called me to show something ‘interesting’ in a pedestal pond in our housing society. When I reached there, I saw a beautiful lotus blooming and some dry lotus leaves around (they looked curled up or folded). It seemed that they were being stitched together to make a home… wonder…
My blood
A drop of my blood
Microscopic view of Red Ant
The images of the red ant which was covered by students of 9th class under the foldscope kit to get more interest inside the microscopic world.
Foldoscoping on the day of Janata Curfew
what better way to celebrate the Janata Curfew inside the home? During the day of Janata curfew to destroy the Carona virus from India, Prime minister Narendra Modi started a journey on 22 March 2020. To celebrate this event we students with Ms. Sri Lakshmi, Ms. Purandarswari under the guidance of Dr. Vemuri srs Praveen…
The Great Foldoscoping in Janata CurFew
The flodoscoping image of Housefly by Ms. Sri Lakshmi
Water currents in the microcosmos
Watching different water samples under the Foldscope, I was fascinated by the variety of constantly active minute organisms, each with their unique ways of capturing food. Their feeding process, driven by tiny cilia, creates competing water currents on a single glass slide. Each minute animal makes its own whirlpool to suck food into its mouth…
Hibiscus Stem (Dicot) under-Foldscope and Compound microscope.
Growth in plants occurs in two ways: primary and secondary. Primary growth causes the plant to grow in length, both below and above the ground, due to the apical meristems that are actively dividing into these regions. Secondary growth causes the plant to grow in width due to the presence of lateral meristems or cambium layer which actively…
Microfauna around lichens
My friend Chandrika brought me a sample of these beautiful lichens from Bangalore, with the hope of finding Tardigrades in them. We soaked one of the samples in RO water. After 5-6 hours, with great enthusiasm I started to hunt for tardigrades but no luck! In every single sample I observed, that very familiar guest…
Study of floral parts
College name- CMR National PU college, ITPL, Bangalore Sample name- Ajwain(Carom) flower, Basil flower Sample collection- Potted plant at home on 9th March 2020, collected by Kruti Pandya It has always been fascinating to obesrve floral parts under foldscope. Foldscope research was integrated for the study of microsporangia and megasporangia in Angiosperms in II PU(grade…
शेवग्याच्या शेंग/ सहजन की फली/ Drumstick through Foldscope
शेवग्याच्या शेंग माइक्रोस्कोप मधून कशी दिसते? सहजन की फली माइक्रोस्कोप में से कैसे दिखती है? How does drumstick looks through the Foldscope? Photos taken with d Foldscope.
Foldscope exhibited as a part of National Science day celebrations
Foldscope was demonstrated by 5th class student Y. Jahnavi in a science exhibition held at Sri Chaitanya School, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, as a part of National Science Day celebrations. 1500 students participated and were trained.
Cabbage leaf under Foldscope!
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is a leafy green, red, or white biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. Vascular tissues help in conduction of water and food. Xylem transports water and Phloem food. Read more about vascular tissue on the mentioned link- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_tissue
भेंडी/ भिंडी/ Okra through the Foldscope
भेंडी माइक्रोस्कोप मधून कसा दिसतो? भिंडी माइक्रोस्कोप में से कैसा दिखती है? How does Okra looks through the Foldscope? Photos taken with d Foldscope.
Iridescent Scales of Common Jay Butterfly.
Biology, Nature. Where do butterflies get their striking colors? Wing of a Common Jay (Graphium doson) Papilionidae . Butterflies actually get their colors from Ordinary(pigmented) and Structural color The ordinary comes from pigments Structural color is due to Iridescence
Pollens of Sterculia foetida (Jangli badam)
Sterculia foetida (Jangli badam) is flowering in Mumbai. It has two types of flowers 👇. Red one is bisexual and yellow one is male. Photographed its pollens with d Foldscope.
Moth proboscis
Found a dead moth in corridor. Since long I wanted to see a proboscis under d Foldscope. It looks amazing!
कांदा/ प्याज़/ Onion through the Foldscope
कांदा माइक्रोस्कोप मधून कसा दिसतो? प्याज़ माइक्रोस्कोप में से कैसा दीखता है? How does onion looks through the Foldscope? Photos taken with d Foldscope.
कढीपत्ता/ करीपत्ता/ Curry leaf through the Foldscope
कढीपत्ता माइक्रोस्कोप मधून कसा दिसतो? करीपत्ता माइक्रोस्कोप में से कैसा दीखता है? How do Curry leaves look through the Foldscope? 3rd picture is backside of leaf, stomata is also visible. Photos taken with d Foldscope.
कोथिंबीर/ हरा धनिया/ Coriander through the Foldscope
How does coriander looks through microscope? कोथिंबीर माइक्रोस्कोप मधून कशी दिसते? हरा धनिया माइक्रोस्कोप में से कैसे दिखता है?Photos r taken with d Foldscope.
टोमेटो/ टमाटर/ Tomato through the Foldscope
टोमेटो माइक्रोस्कोप मधून कशे दिसते? टमाटर माइक्रोस्कोप में से कैसे दीखता है? How does tomato looks through the Foldscope? Photos taken with Foldscope. Tomato came to India in 16th century n became integral part of Indian cuisines.
Exploring kitchen with Foldscope
Household kitchen is an amazing place to observe and do experiments. Foldscope users have been doing just that. This post lists all such observations and experiments and it’s comment section provides a space to discuss things around it.