Yashas Devasurmutt

Back to the Himalayas with Foldscope

Hey folks, My interns (Sujith and Pranav) found these weird organisms while searching for Tardigrades. I’m sceptical about this being a Tardigrade. Can anyone in the community help us identify it ?? Follow me on
 
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 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noopener" style="font-weight: bold" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
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 to know more.
 

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 What is this??

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 Strange!!!

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 More of them!!!


 Cheers,


 Yashas

Identification Required

Hey folks, I found these ciliates in one of my samples, and I think they’re Paramecium sps. but not sure.
 
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 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
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 to know more.
 


 Can anyone in the community identify what these are at the species level??

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 Paramecium sps. ??
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 Ciliate colony??
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 Cheers

Identification Required 02

Hey folks, Can anybody let me know what these tiny particles are?? Seems organic in nature though. Follow
 
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 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
 </a>
 
 to know more.
 

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 Strange…
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 Seems organic…
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 That’s different…
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 This is getting weirder…
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 Cheers

Identification Required 03

Hey folks, Here’s a post about Tardigrades. Follow me on
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 to know more.
 
 
 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannerghatta_National_Park/">
 Bannerghatta National Park
 </a>
 , near Bangalore, Karnataka. A portion of the park has become a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park. It is a popular tourist destination with a zoo, a pet corner, an animal rescue centre, a butterfly enclosure, an aquarium, a snake house and a safari park. There are ancient temples in the park for worship and it is a destination for trekking and hiking.
 
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 Bannerghatta National Park
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 Lichen Sample
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 Me, searching for some Tardigrades
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 Deepak too
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 Me, collecting Lichens from the rock.
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 Found one belonging to Heterotardigrada
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 <img alt="IMG_20160728_163733" class="size-full wp-image-88668 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88668" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K50a40","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1469723854","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.56","iso":"81","shutter_speed":"0.001791","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20160728_163733" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1778" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_57501/IMG_20160728_163733.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Another one…
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Tardigrades of Banerghatta National Park

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 01

Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on
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 to know more.
 
 
 Lets continue…
 
 We further trekked to our next campsite i.e., Chika (32.2821 N 77.2558635 E; 2998 m above sea level)
 
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 Chika valley 01
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 Chika valley 02
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 Chika valley 03
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 <img alt="IMG_20180903_104349779" class="size-full wp-image-88718 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88718" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535971430","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"143","shutter_speed":"0.019998","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_104349779" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_104349779.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Path to Chika Campsite
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 <img alt="IMG_20180903_084834" class="size-full wp-image-88711 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88711" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535964516","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"189","shutter_speed":"0.00999000999001","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_084834" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_084834.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Chika Campsite 01
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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88720" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88720" style="width: 2991px">
 <img alt="LRM_EXPORT_31946405568245_20180912_221122731" class="size-full wp-image-88720 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0021739130434783","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="LRM_EXPORT_31946405568245_20180912_221122731" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/LRM_EXPORT_31946405568245_20180912_221122731.jpeg" width="1000"/>
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 Chika Campsite 02
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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88717" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88717" style="width: 3120px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_103928166" class="size-full wp-image-88717 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88717" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535971168","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"118","shutter_speed":"0.004377","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_103928166" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_103928166.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Chika Campsite 03
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 <img alt="IMG_20180903_090856548" class="size-full wp-image-88712 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88712" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535965737","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"147","shutter_speed":"0.029996","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_090856548" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_090856548.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Lichen Sample 01
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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88713" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88713" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_102723359_HDR" class="size-full wp-image-88713 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88713" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535970445","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"165","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_102723359_HDR" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_102723359_HDR.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Lichen Sample 02
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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88714" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88714" style="width: 4160px">
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 Lichen Sample 03
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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88715" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88715" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_102854450_HDR" class="size-full wp-image-88715 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88715" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535970536","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"150","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_102854450_HDR" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_102854450_HDR.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88715">
 Lichen Sample 04
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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88716" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88716" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_102906882_HDR" class="size-full wp-image-88716 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88716" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535970549","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_102906882_HDR" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_102906882_HDR.jpg" width="1000"/>
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 Me, collecting Lichen Samples
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 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88719" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88719" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_115038340" class="size-full wp-image-88719 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88719" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535975438","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"115","shutter_speed":"0.000768","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_115038340" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_115038340.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88719">
 Me and Foldscope
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 Next camp major camp site was Bhalu ka Ghera (32.2801933 N 77.2967295 E; 3600 m above sea level)
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88729" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88729" style="width: 3000px">
 <img alt="LRM_EXPORT_72923128223562_20180911_114510507" class="size-full wp-image-88729 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88729" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0014492753623188","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="LRM_EXPORT_72923128223562_20180911_114510507" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/LRM_EXPORT_72923128223562_20180911_114510507.jpeg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88729">
 Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88722" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88722" style="width: 4032px">
 <img alt="IMG_4025" class="size-full wp-image-88722 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88722" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535976596","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"25","shutter_speed":"0.0026954177897574","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_4025" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_4025.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88722">
 Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88728" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88728" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_161344212_HDR" class="size-full wp-image-88728 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88728" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535991226","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_161344212_HDR" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_161344212_HDR.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88728">
 Lichen Sample 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88726" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88726" style="width: 3120px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_125921243" class="size-full wp-image-88726 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88726" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535979561","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"151","shutter_speed":"0.009999","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_125921243" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_125921243.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88726">
 Lichen Sample 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88725" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88725" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_125223596" class="size-full wp-image-88725 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88725" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535979143","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"115","shutter_speed":"0.001017","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_125223596" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_125223596.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88725">
 Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 03
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88724" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88724" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_123249029" class="size-full wp-image-88724 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88724" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535977969","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"114","shutter_speed":"0.003817","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_123249029" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_123249029.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88724">
 Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 04
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88723" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88723" style="width: 3264px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_122229" class="size-full wp-image-88723 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88723" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535977350","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0031357792411414","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_122229" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82025/IMG_20180903_122229.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88723">
 Bhalu ka Ghera camping area 05
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 The day ends here with awesome sight of the valleys and the vegetation. Stay tuned for part 03….


 For other Parts, click links
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=79653">
 Part 01
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88582">
 Part 03
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88756">
 Part 04
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=89384">
 Part 05
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=90565">
 Part 06
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=91493">
 Part 07
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=94347">
 Part 08
 </a>

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 02

Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on
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 and
 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
 </a>
 to know more.
 
 
 Lets continue…


 Next stop was Hampta Pass (32.2703698 N 77.3465824 E; 4277 m above sea level)

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88739" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88739" style="width: 4608px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180904_095622" class="size-full wp-image-88739 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88739" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"1.7","credit":"","camera":"ONEPLUS A6000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536054982","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.25","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180904_095622" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180904_095622.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88739">
 Hampta Pass 01
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88737" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88737" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_160726144" class="size-full wp-image-88737 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88737" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535990846","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"115","shutter_speed":"0.004087","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_160726144" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180903_160726144.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88737">
 Hampta Pass 02
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88736" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88736" style="width: 4032px">
 <img alt="IMG_4486" class="size-full wp-image-88736 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88736" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536159501","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"25","shutter_speed":"0.0021052631578947","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="IMG_4486" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_4486.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88736">
 Me and Deepak enroute
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88742" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88742" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180905_085857451" class="size-full wp-image-88742 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88742" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536137937","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0016806722689076","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180905_085857451" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180905_085857451.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88742">
 Me, searching for some Tardigrades
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88733" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88733" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180905_091119963" class="size-full wp-image-88733 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88733" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536138680","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00073855243722304","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180905_091119963" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180905_091119963.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88733">
 Foldscope in Hampta Pass
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88743" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88743" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180905_090115103" class="size-full wp-image-88743 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88743" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536138075","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"101","shutter_speed":"0.00057438253877082","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180905_090115103" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180905_090115103.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88743">
 Deepak too
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88741" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88741" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180905_085631938_HDR" class="size-full wp-image-88741 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88741" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536137794","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0013123359580052","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180905_085631938_HDR" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180905_085631938_HDR.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88741">
 Some enthusiastic Trekkers mesmerised by Foldscope
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88746" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88746" style="width: 3264px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_074431" class="size-full wp-image-88746 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88746" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536219872","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0020016012810248","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_074431" data-recalc-dims="1" height="563" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180906_074431.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88746">
 Hampta Pass 03
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88747" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88747" style="width: 3744px">
 <img alt="LRM_EXPORT_91880074256635_20180915_104819806" class="size-full wp-image-88747 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88747" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="LRM_EXPORT_91880074256635_20180915_104819806" data-recalc-dims="1" height="479" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/LRM_EXPORT_91880074256635_20180915_104819806.jpeg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88747">
 Hampta Pass 04
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88745" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88745" style="width: 2752px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_072542" class="size-full wp-image-88745 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88745" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536218742","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0010917030567686","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_072542" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180906_072542.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88745">
 Hampta Pass 05
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88734" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88734" style="width: 1500px">
 <img alt="DSC_9743_00009_00067" class="size-full wp-image-88734 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88734" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"11","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D3300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536216239","copyright":"","focal_length":"80","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="DSC_9743_00009_00067" data-recalc-dims="1" height="667" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/DSC_9743_00009_00067.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88734">
 A peak nearby
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88738" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88738" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180903_162330318" class="size-full wp-image-88738 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88738" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1535991810","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"130","shutter_speed":"0.019998","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180903_162330318" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180903_162330318.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88738">
 Lichen Sample 01
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88740" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88740" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180904_082508561" class="size-full wp-image-88740 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88740" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536049509","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.011627906976744","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180904_082508561" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180904_082508561.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88740">
 Lichen Sample 02
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88744" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88744" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180905_150658484" class="size-full wp-image-88744 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88744" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536160018","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180905_150658484" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180905_150658484.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88744">
 Lichen Sample 03
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 Next campsite was Sheagoru (32.2781109 N 77.3549425 E; 3949 m above sea level)

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88748" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88748" style="width: 2752px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_101640" class="size-full wp-image-88748 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88748" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536229000","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.0004492362982929","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_101640" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180906_101640.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88748">
 Sheagoru valley 01
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88749" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88749" style="width: 1836px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_102305" class="size-full wp-image-88749 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88749" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536229386","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0012143290831815","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_102305" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1778" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180906_102305.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88749">
 Sheagoru valley 02
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88750" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88750" style="width: 1836px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_115212" class="size-full wp-image-88750 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88750" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536234733","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00096079938508839","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_115212" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1778" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180906_115212.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88750">
 Sheagoru valley 03
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88751" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88751" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_085932138" class="size-full wp-image-88751 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88751" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Moto G (5S) Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536224373","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.59","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0032362459546926","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_085932138" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88582/IMG_20180906_085932138.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88751">
 Lichen Sample
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 Here ends our Journey through Hampta Pass (Quite a journey), now hold up we still haven’t finished with the Himalayas…. wait for part 04


 For other Parts, click links
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=79653">
 Part 01
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=82025">
 Part 02
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88756">
 Part 04
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=89384">
 Part 05
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=90565">
 Part 06
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=91493">
 Part 07
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=94347">
 Part 08
 </a>

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 03

Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on
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 and
 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
 </a>
 to know more.
 
 
 Lets continue…


 As we finished our journey in
 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamta_Passhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamta_Pass">
 Hampta Pass
 </a>
 , we returned back to Manali as our trip to
 <a alt="Leh" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/Leh">
 Leh
 </a>
 –
 <a alt="Ladakh" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/Ladakh">
 Ladakh
 </a>
 was about to start. The valley is one of the biggest biodiversity hotspots, with many of the places unscathed by Human activities. The Mountains and the beautiful valleys will leave one mesmerised for the rest of their lives. I personally can’t thank enough
 <a href="http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/">
 DBT
 </a>
 and
 <a href="https://www.foldscope.com/">
 Team Foldscope
 </a>
 for giving such an opportunity.


 This is the route map for Leh journey from Manali
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88988" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88988" style="width: 447px">
 <img alt="manali-ladakh-map" class="size-full wp-image-88988 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88988" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="manali-ladakh-map" data-recalc-dims="1" height="449" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/manali-ladakh-map.jpg" width="447"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88988">
 Manali to Leh Road Map (Height of Passes in meters)
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 The photos are enough to surprise and mesmerise you folks at the same time, it’s really fascinating to notice that there’s very little vegetation in the region, especially lichens, Although I found some lichen growth in a place called Sarchu (32.9070162 N 77.5812849 E; 4278 m above sea level)


 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88651" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88651" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180911_174439905" class="size-full wp-image-88651 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88651" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536687880","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"119","shutter_speed":"0.001338","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180911_174439905" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180911_174439905.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88651">
 Sarchu 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88650" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88650" style="width: 1832px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180912_093832631" class="size-full wp-image-88650 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180912_093832631" data-recalc-dims="1" height="424" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180912_093832631.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88650">
 Sarchu 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-89274" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_89274" style="width: 3264px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180911_181338787" class="size-full wp-image-89274 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89274" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536689618","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"124","shutter_speed":"0.016669","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180911_181338787" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180911_181338787.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-89274">
 Me, scraping Lichen Sample
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-89273" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_89273" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180911_181248552" class="size-full wp-image-89273 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89273" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536689568","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"153","shutter_speed":"0.016669","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180911_181248552" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180911_181248552.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-89273">
 Lichen Sample 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-89271" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_89271" style="width: 3120px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180911_181134221" class="size-full wp-image-89271 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89271" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536689494","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"120","shutter_speed":"0.033337","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180911_181134221" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180911_181134221.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-89271">
 Lichen Sample 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 But the search didn’t end at that place, we further traversed towards the north of the region and reached Leh via various passes with subsequent increase in altitudes. We couldn’t find any Lichen growth in the region.
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88655" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88655" style="width: 4000px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180907_080653" class="size-full wp-image-88655 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88655" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536307613","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.001123595505618","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180907_080653" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180907_080653.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88655">
 Ladakh valley 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88654" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88654" style="width: 1836px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180907_101603" class="size-full wp-image-88654 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88654" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536315364","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002121790791428","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180907_101603" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1778" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180907_101603.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88654">
 Small stream in the valley
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88653" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88653" style="width: 3264px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180907_112124" class="size-full wp-image-88653 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88653" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1606","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536319285","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.94","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00034694514797211","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180907_112124" data-recalc-dims="1" height="563" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180907_112124.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88653">
 Ladakh Valley 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88649" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88649" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180913_141429658" class="size-full wp-image-88649 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88649" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536848069","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"116","shutter_speed":"0.00027","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180913_141429658" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180913_141429658.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88649">
 Ladakh valley 03
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 We further traveled north of Leh towards
 <a alt="Nubra_Valley" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/Nubra_Valley">
 Nubra valley(Coldest Desert of India)
 </a>
 
 But the only route is via
 <a alt="Khardung_La" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/Khardung_La">
 Khardung La Pass (Highest Motorable all-weather road in the World)
 </a>
 
 While travelling we experienced all types of weather in the place. The temperature at the top was around -10 degree Celsius. It’s not advisable to stay too long at the top as there is very less amount of Oxygen per Cubic meter. As the altitude increases, the pressure and temperature drops significantly.
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88660" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88660" style="width: 2752px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180906_072040" class="size-full wp-image-88660 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88660" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi Note 5 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536218440","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180906_072040" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180906_072040.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88660">
 Khardung La 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88659" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88659" style="width: 1500px">
 <img alt="DSC_9780_00005_00069" class="size-full wp-image-88659 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88659" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D3300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536222119","copyright":"","focal_length":"200","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="DSC_9780_00005_00069" data-recalc-dims="1" height="667" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/DSC_9780_00005_00069.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88659">
 Khardung La 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88658" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88658" style="width: 1500px">
 <img alt="DSC_9781_00006_00070" class="size-full wp-image-88658 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88658" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D3300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536222126","copyright":"","focal_length":"200","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="DSC_9781_00006_00070" data-recalc-dims="1" height="667" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/DSC_9781_00006_00070.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88658">
 Khardung La 03
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88657" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88657" style="width: 1500px">
 <img alt="DSC_9782_00007_00071" class="size-full wp-image-88657 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88657" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D3300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536222133","copyright":"","focal_length":"200","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="DSC_9782_00007_00071" data-recalc-dims="1" height="667" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/DSC_9782_00007_00071.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88657">
 Khardung La 04
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88647" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88647" style="width: 3264px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_123203331" class="size-full wp-image-88647 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88647" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536928323","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"117","shutter_speed":"0.002359","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_123203331" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180914_123203331.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88647">
 Me with the Foldscope in Khardung La
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88646" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88646" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_125419377" class="size-full wp-image-88646 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88646" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536929659","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"116","shutter_speed":"0.000581","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_125419377" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180914_125419377.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88646">
 Foldscope in Khardung La
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88644" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88644" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_133012634" class="size-full wp-image-88644 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88644" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536931812","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"116","shutter_speed":"0.00027","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_133012634" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180914_133012634.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88644">
 Khardung La 05
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88631" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88631" style="width: 2640px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_133257063" class="size-full wp-image-88631 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88631" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_133257063" data-recalc-dims="1" height="258" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88756/IMG_20180914_133257063.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88631">
 Khardung La 06
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 Wait for Part 05, there are still more places to visit.


 For other Parts, click links
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=79653">
 Part 01
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=82025">
 Part 02
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88582">
 Part 03
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=89384">
 Part 05
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=90565">
 Part 06
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=91493">
 Part 07
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=94347">
 Part 08
 </a>

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 04

Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on
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 and
 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
 </a>
 to know more.
 
 
 Lets continue…


 After Khardung La pass we entered
 <a alt="Nubra_Valley" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/Nubra_Valley">
 Nubra valley (Coldest Desert of India)
 </a>
 
 Still no sign of Lichens anywhere…


 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88645" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88645" style="width: 1808px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_131455277" class="size-full wp-image-88645 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88645" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_131455277" data-recalc-dims="1" height="376" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180914_131455277.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88645">
 Nubra Valley 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88630" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88630" style="width: 2352px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180912_094540773" class="size-full wp-image-88630 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88630" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180912_094540773" data-recalc-dims="1" height="388" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180912_094540773.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88630">
 Nubra valley 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88652" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88652" style="width: 3152px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180911_135138555" class="size-full wp-image-88652 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88652" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180911_135138555" data-recalc-dims="1" height="287" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180911_135138555.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88652">
 Nubra Desert 01
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88642" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88642" style="width: 4160px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_163227774" class="size-full wp-image-88642 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88642" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536942747","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"121","shutter_speed":"0.000882","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_163227774" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180914_163227774.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88642">
 Nubra Desert 02
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88639" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88639" style="width: 2448px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_182512534" class="size-full wp-image-88639 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88639" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536949513","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"440","shutter_speed":"0.040006","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_182512534" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180914_182512534.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88639">
 Me and Deepak with Foldscope in Nubra Desert
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88640" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88640" style="width: 3120px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_182450502" class="size-full wp-image-88640 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88640" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536949490","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"143","shutter_speed":"0.029996","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_182450502" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180914_182450502.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88640">
 Foldscope in Nubra valley Desert
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88641" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_88641" style="width: 3120px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180914_181427768" class="size-full wp-image-88641 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88641" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536948867","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"127","shutter_speed":"0.029996","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180914_181427768" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89384/IMG_20180914_181427768.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88641">
 Coldest Desert?? Warmest Camels!!!
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 We’re almost reaching the end… Part 06 in the making….


 For other Parts, click links
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=79653">
 Part 01
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=82025">
 Part 02
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88582">
 Part 03
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88756">
 Part 04
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=90565">
 Part 06
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=91493">
 Part 07
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=94347">
 Part 08
 </a>

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 05

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 06

Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on
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 Twitter
 </a>
 and
 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
 </a>
 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.
 
 

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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_140025582 (2)" class="size-full wp-image-91597 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91597" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543845626","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"883","shutter_speed":"0.040005","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_140025582 (2)" data-recalc-dims="1" height="820" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91493/IMG_20181203_140025582-2.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91597">
 Lichen Samples inside a Petri dish
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91598" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_91598" style="width: 3120px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_140214617 (2)" class="size-full wp-image-91598 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91598" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543845735","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"756","shutter_speed":"0.050004","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_140214617 (2)" data-recalc-dims="1" height="872" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91493/IMG_20181203_140214617-2.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91598">
 Invert the lichen sample so more of the surface is available for soaking.
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91599" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_91599" style="width: 2739px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_140700008 (2)" class="size-full wp-image-91599 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91599" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543846021","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"1029","shutter_speed":"0.060003","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_140700008 (2)" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1003" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91493/IMG_20181203_140700008-2.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91599">
 Lichen soaked in Distilled water
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 Found these guys in separate samples collected from the Himalayas
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91604" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_91604" style="width: 3969px">
 <img alt="Tardigrades" class="size-full wp-image-91604 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91604" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Tardigrades" data-recalc-dims="1" height="505" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91493/Tardigrades.png" width="1000"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91604">
 Right – Heterotardigrada; Left – Eutardigrada
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 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.
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91642" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_91642" style="width: 227px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181101_135201349 (2)" class="size-medium wp-image-91642 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91642" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Lenovo K8 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541080321","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"120","shutter_speed":"0.006929","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181101_135201349 (2)" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91493/IMG_20181101_135201349-2.jpg" width="227"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91642">
 Tardigrada
 </figcaption>
 </figure>


 PS: Tardigrades in general are very hard to find and deal with as they’re microscopic animals. The hydration is very essential otherwise they will remain in their Tun state


 Stay tuned for Part 08…


 For other Parts, click links
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=79653">
 Part 01
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=82025">
 Part 02
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88582">
 Part 03
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88756">
 Part 04
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=89384">
 Part 05
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=90565">
 Part 06
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=94347">
 Part 08
 </a>

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 07

Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on
 <a alt="yashdevasurmutt" class="gcloudimg" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94347/yashdevasurmutt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
 Twitter
 </a>
 and
 <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/project/Discovery-and-Classification-of-Tardigrades-found-in-Indian-Biodiversity-hotspots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
 Researchgate
 </a>
 to know more.
 
 
 Lets continue…


 Step right up Folks…. See the infamous Water bears that can survive extreme conditions… Finally one of them caught in the act too…


 Tardigrade in a circus act…
 
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 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="1000" src="https://videopress.com/embed/KSfNuufH?hd=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1" width="1000">
 </iframe>
 <script src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/plugins/video/assets/js/next/videopress-iframe.js">
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 </div>
 
 Just look at it wiggle…
 
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 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="754" src="https://videopress.com/embed/YFyOPIKR?hd=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1" width="1000">
 </iframe>
 <script src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/plugins/video/assets/js/next/videopress-iframe.js">
 </script>
 </div>
 
 <div class="video-player" id="v-sNpI4IM9-1">
 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="1000" src="https://videopress.com/embed/sNpI4IM9?hd=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1" width="1000">
 </iframe>
 <script src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/plugins/video/assets/js/next/videopress-iframe.js">
 </script>
 </div>
 
 Tardigrade waking up from Tun state (Cryptobiosis)
 
 <div class="video-player" id="v-BF14pCFJ-1">
 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="1000" src="https://videopress.com/embed/BF14pCFJ?hd=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1" width="1000">
 </iframe>
 <script src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/plugins/video/assets/js/next/videopress-iframe.js">
 </script>
 </div>
 
 Thanks for joining us Folks, unfortunately our journey in the Himalayas and Tardigrade ends for now. Stay tuned for more adventures….
 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Tardigrade Hunter….
 
 
 For other Parts, click links
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=79653">
 Part 01
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=82025">
 Part 02
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88582">
 Part 03
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=88756">
 Part 04
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=89384">
 Part 05
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=90565">
 Part 06
 </a>
 
 <a href="https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=91493">
 Part 07
 </a>

Yashas Devasurmutt

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Back to the Himalayas with Foldscope

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Tardigrades of Banerghatta National Park

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 01

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Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 06

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 07

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 08

Back to the Himalayas with Foldscope

Identification Required

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Tardigrades of Banerghatta National Park

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 01

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Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 03

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 04

Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 05

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