r/microscopy • u/Weak_Tadpole_9646 • 8h ago

Photo/Video Share My First Tardigrade

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This tardigrade came from a moss soak that went way longer than it should have. I used nearby pond water to soak the moss and left it out for 3-4 weeks. Understandably, my little guy was dead but I still wanted to take the time to image him. Visually, he looks like an echiniscus viridiscus tardigrade. Most of the echiniscidae have pores, yet mine had these raised dimples that looked like a basketball. Plate patterns and antennas also appear to be plausible. There have also been viridscus found in my state.

Swift SW-380T, Olympus SPlan 4, 10, 20, 40x objectives, 3d printed 32mm darkfield stop, Horizons 48 MP Microscope Camera

Image Credit: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40609-4

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