Tiny Brown Worm – [Bio60_2019]
Feb 26, 2019 • 12:28 AM UTC
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This is a worm, one of the Bio 60 TAs, Steph, found between the
flowers and other organic samples the professor had brought to class. The worm
was so tiny, it was less than an inch long and barely 20 hair strands in width.
The slide was prepared using a drop of water and a layer of double-sided tape
between the slide and the coverslip. The worm was still alive; as you can see
in the video. It’s epithelial layer was so transparent; you could see the
different membranes. In the first video, you can see the mouth of the worm opening
and closing. In the second video I took of the worm’s body you can see the gizzard,
crop, intestines and the muscle layer of the worm as it contacts around something
it had recently digested. The two videos combined is a full body view of the
animal.
flowers and other organic samples the professor had brought to class. The worm
was so tiny, it was less than an inch long and barely 20 hair strands in width.
The slide was prepared using a drop of water and a layer of double-sided tape
between the slide and the coverslip. The worm was still alive; as you can see
in the video. It’s epithelial layer was so transparent; you could see the
different membranes. In the first video, you can see the mouth of the worm opening
and closing. In the second video I took of the worm’s body you can see the gizzard,
crop, intestines and the muscle layer of the worm as it contacts around something
it had recently digested. The two videos combined is a full body view of the
animal.
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