La observación de hoy fue la piel de un pepino. Cortamos la piel del pepino. Sacamos una parte fina de la piel y la colocamos en nuestra muestra. Logré ver unas líneas grises y círculos. Sacamos una muestra mas del pepino. Esta muestra es de la piel fina verde. Logré ver solo unas líneas verdes….
Category: Biology
Anything biological
Hoja de lavanda
La observación de hoy fue la hoja de lavanda que encontré en el jardín. Logré ver unas líneas delgadas. También vi unas bolitas pequeñas que creo son las células que la conforman.
Rotifer
Rotifers are microscopic animals who live in lakes, ponds and in any humid environment.
The wing of a bee
I think those little yellow lines are the veins f the wing.
Pollen of Convolvulaceae
Pollen is that dusty thing we usually see on flowers, but have you ever imagined how it really looks under the microscope? Actually the morfology of the pollen is diverse and it can change a lot from plant to plant, in this one the pollen looks like mini golf balls.
Stomata
Stomata are pores on the epidermis of the plants and they allow oxigen to get in and carbon dyoxide to get out, water can also leave the inside of the plant from here. These ones are from the epidermis of Crassula ovata. We can see how the epidermical cells are colorless but the stomata are…
Alternaria leaf blight is the most serious disease of safflower caused by Alternaria carthami
Infected field of safflower alternaria leaf blight
Liberando esporas
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Bougainvillea bracts
Many colours are usually found in the bracts of plants of the gender Bougainvillea and it’s very common to confuse them with petals. In this pictures we can see the veins.
Soros de helecho
Microfotografía de soros de helecho tomada utilizando el foldscope y cámara de teléfono celular.
Polen de margarita (Bellis perennis)
Microfotografía de Polen recolectado de flores de margarita (Bellis perennis)
Loose smut of wheat caused by Ustilago tritici
Ustilago tritici is a basidiomyceteous fungus that affects wheat. It is also known as loose wheat smut.
Freshly Squished Little Bug
Video 0 #Bio60_2021
Fern Rhizome
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Penicillium digitatum – A noxious postharvest disease causing fungi of citrus observed through Foldscope
Green mold, caused by Penicillium digitatum in Orange
Gummy Bear Wrapper
I have a bunch of gummy bear wrappers in my dorm trash, and was curious to see what the plastic wrapper would look like up close. I cut a small piece with scissors to examine. #Bio60_2021
Banana Peel Fiber
Bananas are my favorite snack, so I examined a banana peel fiber from yesterday’s snack in my dorm. I ripped off a small piece that was dangling off the peel, and noticed it was browning a bit compared to yesterday. At first, the piece I examined was a bit thick, so even with bright light…
First Post: Live Ant!
First time using my Foldscope! For my first post, I observe an ant that I caught from our garden at home. I was beyond excited to be able to see the tiny everyday insect up close like never before. It was a bit tricky capturing the little guy and getting it to stay on my…
Nematode from Palo Alto Baylands
I collected mud from the Harriet Mundy Marsh (see previous post) and captured this worm–likely a nematode-in my foldscope. #Bio60_2021