avina sebastin

Date-26th Dec, 2018


 Place-Mysore


 Leaves are green due to the presence of chlorophyll pigment. Some leaves of croton and other plants have red and yellow pigment in addition to chlorophyll. The variegated leaf was observed through foldscope and different pigments were identified.


 It was amazing to observe variety of pigment molecules through foldscope. The red color is due to the presence of anthocyanin.

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Observation of variegated leaf&#8230;

Lantana camera is one of the problematic invasive plants which grows in open places.Being a dicot,the leaf has reticulate venation.

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 Reticulate venation of Lantana camera
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Venation in Lantana ..

Beautiful arrangement of feathers&#8230;.

Date – 26th December, 2018


 Place- Mysore


 Specimen collected by- Austin Bennett


 Class – 5


 School – Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mysore


 The latex of Calotropis gigantia is a milky juice and is known to cause toxic karatoconjunctivitis and reversible vision loss.It is also a rich source of useful components that has medicinal properties. It controls bleeding.The surface of leaf is rough and has white powdery substance and consists of trickiness when observed through foldscope.

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 Latex of Calortopis
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 Latex of Calortopis
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 Trichomes on the surface of leaf of leaf
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 Unknown organism on the surface of leaf
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Calotropis gigantia&#8230;.

Orchids belongs to the family orchidaceae and bears colourful,attractive and fragrant flowers.The flowers are bilaterally symmetrical and has a modified petal and fused stamens and carpels.

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 Spherical Petal cells of Orchid
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 Spherical petal cells of orchids
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Orchids&#8230;.

Today my 4.6 year old daughter Avina Sebastin found a feather of pigeon, immediately picked it up and said that she wants to see it using foldscope.She was soo adamant and immediately I had to focus under the foldscope and show it to her.She was very happy to see the feather she found under the foldscope. This clearly shows that children are curious to know about the miniature world irrespective of the age. Thanks to Prof. ManuPrakash and his team for this wonderful creation.

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No age for exploring the miniature world..

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 Fungus on green chillies through foldscope using LED light
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 Fungus on green chillies through foldscope using mobile flash light
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 Fungus on green chillies
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 Sporangia of fungus through foldscope using mobile flash light
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Fungus @ kitchen&#8230;.

The synthetic fibres of two different colors were observed under the foldscope and pictures were taken using mobile flash light instead of LED light. Yes really it worked.LED light can be replaced by mobile flash light.

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Foldscope exploration using mobile flash light instead of LED light&#8230;.

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 Infected leaf
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 Infected leaf under foldscope
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 Infected leaf
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 Infected leaf under foldscope
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 <img alt="IMG_20181006_135251" class="wp-image-69964 size-medium gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="69964" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538833972","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"978","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181006_135251" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_69962/IMG_20181006_135251.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-69964">
 Normal leaf showing reticulate venation
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181006_135257" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69963 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="69963" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538833977","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"915","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181006_135257" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_69962/IMG_20181006_135257.jpg" width="142"/>

Observation of normal and infected castor leaf under foldscope

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-70191" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_70191" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20180821_110927" class="size-medium wp-image-70191 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="70191" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1534849767","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0010634903754121","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180821_110927" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_69977/IMG_20180821_110927.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-70191">
 Volvox colony
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20180821_110904" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-70192 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="70192" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1534849745","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0013860013860014","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20180821_110904" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_69977/IMG_20180821_110904.jpg" width="142"/>
 Volvox is a fresh water algae which form spherical colonies.The colonies are embeded in a gelatinous wall.

Volvox colony under foldscope

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-70206" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_70206" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="cotton thread" class="size-medium wp-image-70206 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="70206" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1536450991","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"181","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="cotton thread" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_70199/cotton-thread.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-70206">
 Cotton thread showing many strands
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</figure>

 A cotton thread looks like a single strand but it’s actually tightly twisted and made up of strands having equally balanced twist producing a circular cross section.This can be clearly seen in the picture taken through foldscope.

Cotton thread under foldscope

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 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73659" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_73659" style="width: 300px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181009_174749" class="size-medium wp-image-73659 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73659" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1539107269","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"103","shutter_speed":"0.0025974025974026","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181009_174749" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73631/IMG_20181009_174749.jpg" width="300"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-73659">
 Cotton fibres are flat, thick walled and ribbon like with convolutions.
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 <ol>
 <li>
 Cotton fibres are seed hairs from plants of the family Malvaceae.It  is the most important natural textile fibre as well as cellulosic textile fibre. Cotton fibres are trichomes or seed coat hairs that differentiate from epidermal cells of the cotton seed.
 <img alt="IMG_20181009_180214" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73639 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73639" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1539108134","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.004384042086804","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181009_180214" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73631/IMG_20181009_180214.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181009_175937" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73640 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73640" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1539107977","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0015167602002123","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181009_175937" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73631/IMG_20181009_175937.jpg" width="142"/>
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 </ol>
</blockquote>

Cotton fibres under foldscope

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73778" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_73778" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181007_165855" class="size-medium wp-image-73778 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73778" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538931535","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"109","shutter_speed":"0.0032862306933947","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181007_165855" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73773/IMG_20181007_165855.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Stomata of Plectranthus
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181007_165859" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73779 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73779" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538931539","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"112","shutter_speed":"0.0031908104658583","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181007_165859" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73773/IMG_20181007_165859.jpg" width="142"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73780" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_73780" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181007_170117" class="size-medium wp-image-73780 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73780" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538931677","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0058309037900875","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181007_170117" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73773/IMG_20181007_170117.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-73780">
 Trichomes on the leaf surface of Plectranthus
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181007_170111" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73781 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73781" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538931671","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0056657223796034","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181007_170111" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73773/IMG_20181007_170111.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181007_170905" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73782 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="73782" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538932145","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"324","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181007_170905" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_73773/IMG_20181007_170905.jpg" width="142"/>


 Trichomes are specialised epidermal cells or appendages on leaves.The surface of the leaf of Plectranthus amboinicus is smooth and densly clothed with glandular or non glandular trichomes .

Stomata and trichomes of Plectranthus amboinicus

<blockquote>
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76480" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_76480" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181031_165707.jpg" class="size-medium wp-image-76480 gcloudimg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_76991/IMG_20181031_165707.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-76480">
 Cockroach wings showing longitudinal veins and multiple cross veins.
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 </figure>
 
 <img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-76481" data-attachment-id="76481" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541004939","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"438","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181031_165538" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/microcosmos.foldscope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20181031_165538.jpg?resize=142%2C300&amp;ssl=1" width="142"/>
 
 <figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76480" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_76480" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181031_165707.jpg" class="size-medium wp-image-76480 gcloudimg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_76991/IMG_20181031_165707.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-76480">
 Cockroach wings showing longitudinal veins and multiple cross veins
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 </figure>
</blockquote>

 Cockroach are probably the largest group of animals which belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.They have jointed legs. The wings of cockroach help them in flight. Under the foldscope the wings show branching with longitudinal veins and multiple cross veins.
 
 <img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-76480" data-attachment-id="76480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541005028","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"333","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181031_165707" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://i2.wp.com/microcosmos.foldscope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20181031_165707.jpg?resize=142%2C300&amp;ssl=1" width="142"/>

Cockroach -wings under foldscope.

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78077" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_78077" style="width: 300px">
 <img alt="caesarapp_2018117232845236" class="size-medium wp-image-78077 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78077" 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="caesarapp_2018117232845236" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_77982/caesarapp_2018117232845236.jpg" width="300"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-78077">
 Strawberry -Persistent calyx showing reticulate venation
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181106_104031" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78078 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78078" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541500832","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1356","shutter_speed":"0.06993006993007","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181106_104031" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_77982/IMG_20181106_104031.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="Strawberry calyx 2" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78079 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78079" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541500858","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1438","shutter_speed":"0.06993006993007","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Strawberry calyx 2" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_77982/Strawberry-calyx-2.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181106_104159" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78080 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541500920","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1619","shutter_speed":"0.06993006993007","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181106_104159" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_77982/IMG_20181106_104159.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="Strawberry calyx" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78081 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78081" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541500706","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1293","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Strawberry calyx" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_77982/Strawberry-calyx.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="Strawberry calyx" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78082 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78082" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541500706","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1293","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Strawberry calyx" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_77982/Strawberry-calyx-1.jpg" width="142"/>


 Calyx is the first whorl of the flower and is green and leaf like.Generally  calyx  falls off after the  flower turns into fruit but in strawberry and some plants the calyx remains intact and forms a green whorl on the fruit.Such calyx is called persistent calyx.                                          When this persistent calyx of strawberry was observed under the foldscope , reticulate venation showing the veins and veinlets was seen.This observation clearly shows that the persistent calyx  also performs the function of the leaf.

Strawberry &#8211; Persistent calyx under foldscope

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78306" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_78306" style="width: 236px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181107_224606" class="size-medium wp-image-78306 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78306" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541444090","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"813","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181107_224606" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78304/IMG_20181107_224606.jpg" width="236"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-78306">
 Petal cells of crape jasmine
 </figcaption>
 </figure>

<ul>
 <li>
 <img alt="IMG_20181105_185353" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78307 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78307" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541444034","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"813","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181105_185353" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78304/IMG_20181105_185353.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181105_185622" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78308 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78308" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541444183","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1008","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181105_185622" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78304/IMG_20181105_185622.jpg" width="142"/>
 
 <img alt="IMG_20181107_225311" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78309 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78309" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541444090","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"813","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181107_225311" data-recalc-dims="1" height="257" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78304/IMG_20181107_225311.jpg" width="300"/>
 
 </li>
</ul>

 Tabernaemontana divaricata commonly known as crape jasmine or chandni bears white flowers.The petal cells observed under the foldscope showed spherical cells which were closely arranged with little intercellular spaces.

Petal cells of Tabernaemontana divaricata

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78543" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_78543" style="width: 300px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_121137" class="size-medium wp-image-78543 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78543" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541764186","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"152","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_121137" data-recalc-dims="1" height="236" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78540/IMG_20181109_121137.jpg" width="300"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-78543">
 Stomata of Malabar spinach leaf showing stoma,guard cells and epidermal cells
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181109_155132" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78545 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78545" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541764140","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"137","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_155132" data-recalc-dims="1" height="208" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78540/IMG_20181109_155132.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_121052" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78546 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78546" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541764109","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"171","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_121052" data-recalc-dims="1" height="151" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78540/IMG_20181109_121052.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_155132" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78545 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78545" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541764140","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"137","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_155132" data-recalc-dims="1" height="208" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78540/IMG_20181109_155132.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_121052" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78546 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78546" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541764109","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"171","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_121052" data-recalc-dims="1" height="151" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78540/IMG_20181109_121052.jpg" width="300"/>


 
 Basella
 
 
 alba commonly known as malabar spinach is used as green leafy vegetable. It is a dicot plant and has more number of stomata on the lower surface compared to the upper surface to avoid excess transpiration. It was amazing to observe the stomata under  foldscope showing the opening -stoma enclosed by guard cells and the surrounding epidermal cells which was as clear as the text book pictures.

Stomata of Malabar spinach leaf

Malvaviscus penduliflorus commonly known as Red turk’s cap bears red flowers. The pollen grains inside the anther and released pollen grains were observed under the foldscope .The pollen grains contain the male gametes which fuses with the female gamete after pollination.
 <img alt="caesarapp_20181110153215541" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78706 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78706" 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="caesarapp_20181110153215541" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/caesarapp_20181110153215541.jpg" width="300"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78707" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_78707" style="width: 300px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_110429" class="size-medium wp-image-78707 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541761470","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"129","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_110429" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_110429.jpg" width="300"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-78707">
 Anther enclosing the pollen grains
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78708" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_78708" style="width: 142px">
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 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-78708">
 Pollen grains inside the anther
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</figure>

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 <img alt="IMG_20181109_110628" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78710 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78710" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541761589","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"143","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_110628" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_110628.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_110502" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78711 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78711" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541761503","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"166","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_110502" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_110502.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_110429" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78712 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78712" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541761470","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"129","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_110429" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_110429-1.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_110353" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78713 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78713" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541761435","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"135","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_110353" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_110353.jpg" width="142"/>

<div class="mceTemp">
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_120850" class="size-medium wp-image-78714 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78714" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541762680","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0025886616619208","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_120850" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_120850.jpg" width="232"/>
 Anthers showing outer exine
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 <img alt="IMG_20181109_155409" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78718 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78718" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541762680","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0025886616619208","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_155409" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_155409.jpg" width="232"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_155302" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78719 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78719" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541762867","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0022401433691756","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_155302" data-recalc-dims="1" height="172" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_155302.jpg" width="300"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78720" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_78720" style="width: 300px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181109_120954" class="size-medium wp-image-78720 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="78720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1541762867","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0022401433691756","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181109_120954" data-recalc-dims="1" height="221" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_78697/IMG_20181109_120954.jpg" width="300"/>
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 Anther showing inner intine and outer exine
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</figure>

Anther and pollen grains of Red turk&#8217;s cap

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 <img alt="IMG_20181120_163113" class="size-medium wp-image-82255 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="82255" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1542731473","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"147","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181120_163113" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_82254/IMG_20181120_163113.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Mycelium of fungi
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Mycelium of fungi on horse gram sprouts

Orange is a pulpy fruit with fiberous outer skin .The fibres are roughage and helps in digestion.

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-85396" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_85396" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181120_213917" class="wp-image-85396 size-medium gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="85396" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1542749958","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"241","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181120_213917" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_85381/IMG_20181120_213917.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-85396">
 Orange fibres under foldscope
 </figcaption>
</figure>



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Orange fibres under foldscope

<blockquote>
 
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 <img alt="IMG_20181127_162743" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-86736 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="86736" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543336063","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"475","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_162743" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_86724/IMG_20181127_162743.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181127_162739" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-86737 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="86737" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543336060","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"378","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_162739" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_86724/IMG_20181127_162739.jpg" width="142"/>
 One of the adaptation of birds is the presence of feathers on their body.Feathers traps air and insulates the body against heat loss.Down feather of Pigeon is small,soft and wooly.
 
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Down feather of Pigeon

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 <img alt="IMG_20181127_170250" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-86746 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="86746" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543338171","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1203","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_170250" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_86740/IMG_20181127_170250.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181127_170401" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-86747 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="86747" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543338242","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"343","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_170401" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_86740/IMG_20181127_170401.jpg" width="300"/>


 Tea is an important beverage used by most people. The traditional flavoured tea is made of cardamom, ginger, licorice,ashwaganda and tulsi . When observed under the foldscope the flakes of all the ingredients used for flavoured tea was seen.The flavoured tea is said to enhance immunity based on ayurveda.

Brooke Bond flavoured tea under foldscope

Kohlrabi is a member of cabbage family .The skin has a rubbery texture and is generally light green in colour. When the peel was observed under the foldscope,thr cells were seen to be closely arranged .


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<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88302" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_88302" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181128_192412" class="size-medium wp-image-88302 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88302" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543433052","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"554","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181128_192412" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88298/IMG_20181128_192412.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-88302">
 Leaf showing reticulate venation
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 <img alt="IMG_20181128_192533" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-88299 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88299" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543433133","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"681","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181128_192533" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88298/IMG_20181128_192533.jpg" width="300"/>

Kohlrabi vegetable peel and leaf under foldscope

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88462" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_88462" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="Dust particles" class="wp-image-88462 size-medium gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88462" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543595857","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0053533190578158","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Dust particles" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88457/Dust-particles.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Spores in dust particles
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<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-88460" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_88460" style="width: 142px">
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 Fungal hyphae
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 Really surprised to observe fungal hyphae and spores in the dust particles accumulated on the grill gate.
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Dust particles under foldscope

Leaves of Pongamia species infected with leaf spot disease was observed under the foldscope. The pathogen causes severe leaf deformities giving yellowish appearance to the leaves .
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 <img alt="IMG_20181130_163119" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-88844 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="88844" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543595480","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"2378","shutter_speed":"0.06993006993007","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181130_163119" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_88826/IMG_20181130_163119.jpg" width="142"/>

Observation of infected leaf of Pongamia

Coffee is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans that enables people to quickly prepare hot coffee by adding hot water to the powder and stirring. Adding milk to it is optional.

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 <img alt="IMG_20181127_183040" class="size-medium wp-image-89265 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89265" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543343441","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"161","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_183040" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89264/IMG_20181127_183040.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Coffee powder under foldscope
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181127_182736" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-89266 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89266" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543343257","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"305","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_182736" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89264/IMG_20181127_182736.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181127_182630_Burst01" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-89267 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89267" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543343190","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"915","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_182630_Burst01" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89264/IMG_20181127_182630_Burst01.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181127_182541" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-89268 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="89268" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543343142","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1276","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181127_182541" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_89264/IMG_20181127_182541.jpg" width="142"/>

Coffee powder

Ocimum tenuiflorum commonly known as tulsi an aromatic perennial plant. It belongs to family lamiaceae. It is also known as holy basil or queen of herbs and has holistic property .Tulsi is a medicinal plant and is used to cure many diseases.


 It was amazing to observe the parts of Tulsi flower under the foldscope.

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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184244" class="size-medium wp-image-91644 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91644" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862564","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"201","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184244" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184244.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91644">
 Petal cells
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184255" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-91646 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91646" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862575","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"375","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184255" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184255.jpg" width="142"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91650" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_91650" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184834" class="size-medium wp-image-91650 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862914","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"767","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184834" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184834.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Cells of sepal
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</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91652" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_91652" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184938" class="size-medium wp-image-91652 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91652" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862978","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"121","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184938" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184938.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91652">
 Trichomes in sepal
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</figure>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91656" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_91656" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_182514" class="size-medium wp-image-91656 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91656" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861514","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"410","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_182514" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_182514.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91656">
 Anther releasing pollen grains
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181203_182424" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-91660 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91660" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861465","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"387","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_182424" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_182424.jpg" width="300"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91663" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_91663" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184702" class="size-medium wp-image-91663 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91663" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862823","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"204","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184702" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184702.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Filament and anther
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</figure>
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 <img alt="IMG_20181204_191020" class="size-medium wp-image-91668 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91668" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861803","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0042625745950554","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181204_191020" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181204_191020.jpg" width="261"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91668">
 Pollen grains
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181203_182913" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-91818 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91818" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861753","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0036954915003695","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_182913" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_182913-1.jpg" width="300"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-91812" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_91812" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_185750" class="size-medium wp-image-91812 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91812" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543863470","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"192","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_185750" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_185750.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-91812">
 Ovule of Tulsi flower
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181203_181302" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-91820 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91820" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543860782","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1456","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_181302" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_181302.jpg" width="142"/>

Lovely microworld of Tulsi under foldscope

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-92364" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_92364" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181203_185152" class="size-medium wp-image-92364 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="92364" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543863112","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"1101","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_185152" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_92358/IMG_20181203_185152.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Tulsi leaf showing veins
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 <img alt="20181203_180032" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-92372 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="92372" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"SM-J210F","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543860032","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.3","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0625","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="20181203_180032" data-recalc-dims="1" height="225" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_92358/20181203_180032.jpg" width="300"/>

Tulsi leaf under foldscope

One of the adaptation of fish is the presence of scales upon their skin. These scales  protect their skin from attacks by predators ,parasites and other injuries .The morphology of  a scale is used to identify the species of fish it came from .Cartilaginous  fishes are covered with placoid scales. Bony fishes are covered with cycloid, ctenoid or ganoid scales.


 Some of the scales of bony fishes were observed under the foldscope and were found to have cycloid scales.
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_131158" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94507 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94507" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756319","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"263","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_131158" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_131158.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_131138" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94508 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94508" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756298","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"149","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_131138" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_131138.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="Scale of fish" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94509 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94509" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756656","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"109","shutter_speed":"0.0089928057553957","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Scale of fish" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/Scale-of-fish.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="Scale of fish 2" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94513 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94513" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756133","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"145","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Scale of fish 2" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/Scale-of-fish-2.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_130946" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94516 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94516" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756186","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0095510983763133","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_130946" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_130946.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_131703" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94523 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94523" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756623","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0071377587437545","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_131703" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_131703.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_131635" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94525 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94525" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756595","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0084961767204758","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_131635" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_131635-1.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_131632" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94531 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94531" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756592","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"101","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_131632" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_131632.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_131241" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94537 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94537" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756362","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"152","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_131241" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94498/IMG_20181202_131241.jpg" width="142"/>

Scales of fish..

Contour feather are outside feathers of birds and they provide colour and shape to the birds. The presence of feathers in birds is an adaptation for flight .They also help in insulation .

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 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132042" class="size-medium wp-image-94623 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94623" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756843","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"288","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132042" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132042.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-94623">
 Vane of contour feather
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</figure>

 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132944_Burst01" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94621 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94621" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543757384","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"605","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132944_Burst01" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132944_Burst01.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132917" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94622 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94622" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543757357","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"129","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132917" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132917.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132917" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94622 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94622" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543757357","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"129","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132917" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132917.jpg" width="142"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132736" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94629 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94629" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543757256","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"401","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132736" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132736.jpg" width="300"/>
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132538" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94635 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94635" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543757139","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"288","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132538" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132538.jpg" width="300"/>

<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-94626" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_94626" style="width: 142px">
 <img alt="IMG_20181202_132241" class="size-medium wp-image-94626 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="94626" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543756962","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"255","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181202_132241" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_94619/IMG_20181202_132241.jpg" width="142"/>
 <figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-94626">
 Downy barbs
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</figure>

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