Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 07
Dec 04, 2018 • 6:54 AM UTC
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Yashas Devasurmutt
Biotechnologist|Photographer|Tardigrade Hunter|Musician|Gamer My Research Interests are Astrobiology, Nanobiotechnology and Artificial Intelligence.
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Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more.
Lets continue…
As I mentioned in my earlier post that we are done with the journey, in the subsequent posts I will be discussing about the methodologies to find them.
NOW!!! how does one find a tardigrade?? (water bear)
1. Tardigrades are usually found in moss or lichens.
2. Collect a clump of moss or lichen (dry or wet) and place in a shallow dish, such as a Petri dish.
3. Soak in water (preferably Distilled water, bottled spring water, bottled mineral water or fresh rain water) for 3-24 hours. Tap water is harmful because the water will be chlorinated.
4. While soaking make sure the samples are completely soaked, remove and discard it after they’re soaked.
5. Use a micropipette or a small dropper to transfer the water to a cavity slide. Use a Foldscope to observe and find a Tardigrade.
Lets continue…
As I mentioned in my earlier post that we are done with the journey, in the subsequent posts I will be discussing about the methodologies to find them.
NOW!!! how does one find a tardigrade?? (water bear)
1. Tardigrades are usually found in moss or lichens.
2. Collect a clump of moss or lichen (dry or wet) and place in a shallow dish, such as a Petri dish.
3. Soak in water (preferably Distilled water, bottled spring water, bottled mineral water or fresh rain water) for 3-24 hours. Tap water is harmful because the water will be chlorinated.
4. While soaking make sure the samples are completely soaked, remove and discard it after they’re soaked.
5. Use a micropipette or a small dropper to transfer the water to a cavity slide. Use a Foldscope to observe and find a Tardigrade.
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Lichen Samples inside a Petri dish
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Invert the lichen sample so more of the surface is available for soaking.
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Lichen soaked in Distilled water Found these guys in separate samples collected from the Himalayas
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Right – Heterotardigrada; Left – Eutardigrada
A few Tardigrades under a single frame. These were all transferred from different samples into a single cavity slide with few drops of water from the dish.
A few Tardigrades under a single frame. These were all transferred from different samples into a single cavity slide with few drops of water from the dish.
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