Cyclops in stagnant water

Nov 15, 2018 • 12:01 AM UTC

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My curious students while studying the composition of soil wanted to observe the soil water under the foldscope. But they could not locate any microbes in it.So i decided to keep the beakers containing muddy water along with some small bits of leaves so that they decompose and we could observe some microbes in it.It was almost a month and we decided to observe the water under the foldscope. OMG…to our suprise we could observe an organism which was little stuck to the transparent tape and was struggling very hard to escape from it.We could also observe the internal structure and some movements.My students were totally thrilled and suprised to observe such a creature which developed in muddy water in the beaker kept in lab.I was totally excited and showed the organism under foldscope to most of the students who were playing games, teachers in the staff room and also to our principal mam who all were so curious and surprised.I was able to take videos of the movement of the organism.This organism is Cyclop species which generally grows in fresh water.It belongs to the phylum Arthropoda and class crustacea.They are commonly known as water fleas.Am unable to upload the video but will do it soon.

Cyclop showing antenna and eye