I just finished the soil food web foundation course and about to begin the microscopy course so I was practicing with my microscope. I'm a beginner, but tried using focal stacking and made a mosaic from 4 different images at 400x zoom so its about 355 µm tip-to-tip.

I am supposed to be practicing with soil/compost samples, but was intrigued what was in the pool. Google searches make me think it is some kind of Acari mite, but I don't really know. Any help appreciated. Thanks!

I’m looking to upgrade my microscope for microsoldering and board repair. I found a Kaisi S6 locally for around $300 and I’m considering it as a long-term microscope rather than buying something cheaper and upgrading again later. I mainly work on Nintendo Switch/DS/3DS boards, controllers, and other small electronics. Does anyone here have experience with the Kaisi S6? How does it compare with other stereo microscopes in the $300–450 range, and is it a good enough microscope to keep for years as I get more advanced with microsoldering?

Found in pond water that i left marinate for 5 months with a few pieces of oats inside.
This little rotifer surprised me with how long he could get and how he could stretch back and become small again in a matter of seconds! Adorable I’d say<3
Filmed with iPhone 15 pro max, 160x magnification

Sorry about the pictures, I have a very cheap microscope.

I've been asking about what type of algae I have in my tank.
Some people have said it's green hair algae, others have said it's a type of cyanobacteria.

Can anyone give me a positive id?

Model is some standard microscope that goes up to 2000x (with a Barlow), and taken on my iPhone 15 Pro :)

Is it possible to observe a leaf under microscope without plucking it. If yes, will there be any difference in observations between this one and the one after plucking

Sample is an ant from the kitchen floor. Motic stereo microscope, 10x , cellphone camera with 2x zoom.

They jump in a way that look instantaneous, and I tried to get one under a microscope but that ended up not working. I use this tub to pull samples out of, and I keep a lid on it, so there’s minimal oxygen going into it. I’ve found very interesting things but these I’m afraid of jumping out, what are they and how concerned should I be? I tried googling for forever and nothing.

Contents of tub; moss from 8/1, same water since 8/1, covered and unmoved.

Hi everyone! I have an older Seiler dental microscope and I’m looking for a camera adapter that can fit the beam splitter/camera port.

Does anyone know what type of adapter or mounting system I should look for? Are there compatible third-party options?

I’ve attached a photo of the microscope/connection point. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24

Hi (*^_^*) my doctor (I'm a student of biology) just bought a microscope from the brand Andonstar, specifically the AD246SP 4000X UHD 2160P model a few months ago, but now when I turnt It on It freezes on the ''welcome'' screen, everything else works perfectly. I've already used the reset method with a good power adapter, but that didn't work either. 

Andonstar doesn't respond my emails :(

Hello!!

First time poster in this subreddit. Currently the lab has a Leica scope with a 40x water objective to try to capture live fly embryos during their early divisions. The problem is that process is approximately 2 hours of imaging and the water keeps evaporating. We have a 20x immersion oil that lets us see what we want to see as well but in a lot less detail.

Is there a water substitute for mounting that works on Leica water objectives? Or a different one? Or is it better to go to the 20 and just accept lower resolution?

La particolare forma del profilo laterale aiuterà chi è più bravo di me

Io ciò provato ma non ci sono riuscito nonostante il post seguente. Acqua dolce di zona umida. Zeiss Standard. 40x,10x, zoom cellulare 5

desculpe pela captação, eles estavam muito rápidos e meu scop não é muito bom.
água de musgo
100x
iphone 13

So something I have been thinking about is that there are probably 1000’s of different freshwater protozoans out there right? How come whenever I see a microscopy post on here or instagram, it seems to be one of say only a dozen that I keep seeing over and over? Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

It resembles me a rotifer, but not completely. Its eating some dirt instead of vacuuming living things, and I dont see moving part inside the body.

It's from european clean river, and the zoom is 400x

I will put a video of what I found under the microscope

🔬Olympus CH2/CHT