I noticed a green layer (presumably algae) growing on the terracotta pots on my terrace. All the pots have greenish growth on them, but they all look very different. One pot had a layer which was considerably thicker, and easy to scrape off. I soaked bits of it in regular tap water and let it…
Category: Nature
Things connected to observations in ecological context
Cactus pollen
Pollen and a petal from a Christmas cactus.
Sedum adolphi ‘Firestorm’
As a succulent enthusiast, the object I have chosen for scientific curiosity is a succulent called Sedum adolphi ‘firestorm,’ which were taken from my personal collection of succulents. I find it exciting to learn about the utilization organisms to produce or carry out functions related to the biomedical field. Examples are Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae,…
Moss springtail/ Colémbolo en musgo
Springtails from a moss sample! I was looking for tardigrades, I had never found Collembola in moss. Maybe a member of genus Brachystomella? ¡Colémbolos en una muestra de musgo! Estaba buscando tardígrados, es la primera vez que encuentro colémbolos en el musgo. ¿Podría ser del género Brachystomella?
Foldscope Figures
Not entirely sure what this is but it has liquid-like features. I was trying to to zoom in on cinnamon sugar when I came across this and decided this looked cooler (the cinnamon sugar clumped up so it did not make for a good sample). I'm thinking it's tape glue. My slides stuck together unevenly...
Wing of a Spotted-Lantern Fly
Wing of the invasive species, Spotted Lantern Fly found in Newark, Delaware.
Wing of Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp
Wing of Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp found in the basement of an apartment in Newark, Delaware.
Odonata wing
dragonfly wing 🙂
Filoplume
Bird feather, filoplume under the foldscope.
Spotted Lanternfly Wing
Veination within a spotted lanternfly wing
Spotted lanternfly forewing
The distal tip of a spotted lanternfly forewing with pustules visible
Carabid Beetle Elytra
Outside of the striated elytra of a ground beetle
Spotted lanternfly wing
(Hindwing)
Fungus gnat wing margin
Family: Sciaridae
Cockroach wing cells
(Hindwing)
Wasp wing
Photos of a wasp wing taken through Foldscope
Spores from a Tiny Fungus
Living in Florida sure does have a few benefits. Fungi grow everywhere here! When my professor in Central Florida gave me a foldscope, I didn’t know which fungus to look at because there are so many! In this photo circled is a mystery fungus that I wanted to look at. Also in this picture is…
इवळी, Morning glory
English names: Little Bell, morning gloryScientific name: Ipomoea trilobaMarathi: इवळीSanskrit: लक्ष्मणाBell shaped purple flower with heart shaped leaves.Pollen photographyShape: Spherical ball with spikes.
Hyphae on Grape leaves
Posted By: Diala Chahine Stuffed grape leaves are very popular in the Middle Eastern countries. Since I moved to the states, it has been hard to find Middle Eastern food to eat around the area. My dads uncle was visiting Lebanon and mentioned that he is able to bring back grape leaves branch. These grape…
Tradescantia spathacea (mose in the cradle) leaf
Tradescantia spathacea leaf
Skunkvine (Stinkvine) leaf
My garden has lots of these vines. Peaderia scandens (Lour.)
Images to feed Foldscope AI
In this post I am sharing a link for my drive where I upload images every time I do experiment. Foldscope Team will be using these footages to train the Foldscope application to recognize the organisms. Maybe you like to check if you have any images unshared, please do share them here and try to…
daphnia
Pulga de agua desde Xalapa, México.