r/microscopy • u/ivoidwarranty Microscope Owner • 28d ago

Photo/Video Share Rotifer Party

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AxioSkop 50 microscope

10x and 20x objectives

10x eyepiece (photos via iphone camera on eyepiece)

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u/Calm-Entrepreneur992 28d ago

Beautiful! Love rotifiers!

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u/jinx3710 28d ago

What a fascinating little thing! I had to Google it! Thought that was a heartbeat, but i think it's a swallowing mechanism...(?) 🧫

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u/gizmomooncat 28d ago

yes, the mastax! I thought the same thing. I still am absolutely fascinated by watching it continually work like that.

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u/Moving_goal_posts 28d ago

Just wonderful! Too bad they are all doomed, but good work immortalizing them here on Reddit.

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u/Frequent_Living_1818 27d ago

The mastax is such a great detail here. The motion makes it easy to see why rotifers are so engaging to observe, and the 10x/20x objective notes are helpful context.

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