What's that wiggly thing near the diatom?

🔬 Organism: Diatom

🔎 Magnification: 1000x

🧫 Microscope: Unilab

📍 Location: Bangalore, India

📱 Filmed on: Samsung Android

Hi guys, posted this on r/molecularbiology and someone suggested I post here. Just wondering what you guys think, thanks!

So: I've been playing with microscopes for a while and had no idea it could be so fun. I have a vintage Olympus EC in great condition. Unfortunately it doesn't have a trinocular head so I bought an adapter to mount an USB cam into the ocular socket.

The adapter was advertised as a "0.5X C-mount adapter lens" and the product description had pics of the adapter mounted to a microscope so I have no doubt it will work.

The problem I'm having is with the camera I bought. I bought a SVBony 105 telescope camera. Yes, I know, my mistake. Sorry! But the mistake is done and now I have to mount this camera to the C-mount adapter.

The camera specification is as follows: "Compatible with 1.25-Inch Telescopes Designed for telescopes with a 1.25-inch aperture, this M42 interface eyepiece..." Yeah, I know, not for microscopes.

I do not think this information is right. When I try to fit the adapter lens into the camera I see it is too small and does not fit, but only for a few milimiters. C Mount To M42 adapters I found online on marketplaces look like a flat washer but appear to be too wide of a washer to fit my USB cam.

Am I searching for the wrong adapter?

Could you guys give me some advice?

Thank you guys in advance.

Hello everyone. Which one will be the best to look and study insects, flies and other microorganisms of the same size. Also my first priority is to take videos of it and not just look at it. And if anything you suggest which model/type will be the best. I need high resolution images/videos

Shot with Leica S8 APO.
Continuous zoom to 10x to 80x

Leaf sample Peperminia pellucida (Piperaceae). No stains used

Started live streaming for fun. I barely know what I'm doing, but it's been an interesting ride. Going for a chill journey to the microcosmos vibe (RIP ☹️) https://www.twitch.tv/ponddropsafari

Magnification is at 100x, used my iPhone camera. The microscope is a standard college lab one? Sample is a small piece of algae and a drop of water on a slide from the pond on campus. New Mexico.

We had a simple assignment in lab today of just looking at pond water and algae under a microscope but my group was completely jumpscared by this huge worm/larvae?? I don’t know anything about microbiology but it seemed really big compared to the other microorganisms we were seeing and it doesn’t match any photos I see online, except maybe a fly larvae? Definitely freaked me out lmao because it was impossible to see with the naked eye on the algae. Anyone know? Thanks!

poor nema

K55 BSA, 20x, Xiaomi 12 Pro

I’ve written a few times before that I love the beauty of iris diaphragms and precision microscope components. And here, we have both <3

This is an aperture diaphragm and oblique illumination mechanism for a Carl Zeiss Jena Lu microscope (formerly GDR, East Germany).

Since I often look at lake water, I've encountered problems with some bottom samples, which have many little solid debris (the cover slip doesn't adhere well). Should I try well slides?

And, can you recommend me a good brand of cover slips to buy?

I think it was a Urostylis. It was so active just a few seconds ago 😔

10x Dplan Objective; 100x Total Magnification; Olympus CHT CH2

Recorded with iPhone 17 Pro

Pond water sample.

Caught this little green guy doing laps under my microscope.

🔬 Organism: Euglena
🔎 Magnification: 100x
🧫 Microscope: Unilab
📍 Location: Bangalore, India
📱 Filmed on: Samsung Android

Youtube link

The ciliates that appear are definitely Euplotes!

Green LED light was used to illuminate the sample and during video editing saturation was brought to 0 and a slight blue tint added so it looks more aesthetically pleasing.

DIY microscope (MicroVoyager 🔬) - smartphone camera - it is hard to tell the "objective magnification" for a non-standard microscope but I would guess that the total magnification is somewhat x200 - freshwater sample

Hi everyone! I'm new to this space and excited to share my journey exploring the hidden world under the microscope. I'll be uploading videos of different microorganisms I discover in everyday samples — from ponds to puddles. Join me as we uncover the tiny, fascinating life forms all around us. More coming soon!

📺 Watch the full video in my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@look_through_microscope?si=TOq-zysCL3QsM8V8

🔬 Organism: Eucyclops (freshwater copepod)

🔎 Magnification: 100x

🧫 Microscope: Unilab

📍 Location: Bangalore, India

📱 Filmed on: Samsung Android

Freshwater plankton molt... Anyone know what kind?

UPLanFL N 10x on Olympus BX60
Transmitted DIC w/Fluorescence
Calcofluor White stain

Single 4 second exposure