Photo of Caltech Pond Water

Apr 08, 2019 • 7:58 PM UTC

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The image is of a Caltech pond water sample, zoomed in enough to reveal various microscopic features such as possible pond gunk. The water was obtained at 6:50 pm on 4/8/19. The water sample was from the BBB Lily Pad Pond and it was acquired by sticking a falcon tube into the pond. I am curious about the following questions: what type of organisms are in the image and how these organisms interact with each other. These questions could be answered by comparing this image to other images of known organisms, taking a video of the same sample at this magnification to see any microscopic interactions, and changing the magnification to get a better focus (see smaller features).
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