Polarized Gnat larva!
Feb 24, 2019 • 1:10 PM UTC
Unknown Location
140x Magnification
Unknown
Mitali
Learn about the author...
30posts
93comments
4locations
Hi all,
Quickly sharing this video of a gnat larva from soil. Few weeks ago we were asked to get soil samples for enriching nitrogen fixing bacteria. During visual inspection we found that there are some tiny worms in the soil.
Google helped us identify them as Gnat larvae. They are infamous because of their ubiquitous presence in soil and the nuisance they create by infesting roots of plants. Although the Gnats themselves are harmless, the larvae can sometimes kill the plants by eating away the roots!
Quickly sharing this video of a gnat larva from soil. Few weeks ago we were asked to get soil samples for enriching nitrogen fixing bacteria. During visual inspection we found that there are some tiny worms in the soil.
Google helped us identify them as Gnat larvae. They are infamous because of their ubiquitous presence in soil and the nuisance they create by infesting roots of plants. Although the Gnats themselves are harmless, the larvae can sometimes kill the plants by eating away the roots!
Wish I could capture better clips 🙁 but my phone’s storage became full!
Have fun foldscoping!
Mitali Patil
Undergrad
Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College.
Have fun foldscoping!
Mitali Patil
Undergrad
Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College.
Sign in to commentNobody has commented yet... Share your thoughts with the author and start the discussion!
More Posts from Mitali
Foldscope 2.0 !!!
0 Applause
0 Comments
An Illuminating Update
0 Applause0 Comments
What's in my fishbowl? (Part 1) Snail eggs!
0 Applause0 Comments
Trichome Spree #1
0 Applause0 Comments
One baby hatched!!
0 Applause0 Comments
Hatching Drosophila Babies (Trial 1)
0 Applause0 Comments
What makes tomatoes red?
0 Applause0 Comments
लहान शास्त्रज्ञांना मिळाली फोल्डस्कोपची माहिती
0 Applause0 CommentsPolarized Fire Ant! 🐜
0 Applause0 Comments
Polarized Pseudoscorpion!!
0 Applause0 Comments
Polarized Explorations Part 3!! Copepods and Ciliates
0 Applause0 Comments
Polarized explorations part 2
0 Applause0 Comments
Cross Polarized Foldscopy!
0 Applause0 Comments
Recrystallization And A Question
0 Applause0 Comments
Help me identify these protozoa!
0 Applause0 Comments
Mystery of the moth scales!
0 Applause0 Commentsciliates, polychaetes and my experience with the workshops :)
0 Applause0 Comments
Testing my new foldscope!
0 Applause0 Comments
Harpaticoda and some mysterious things
0 Applause0 Comments
Gliding Filament Showing Fragmentation
0 Applause0 Comments