MicroAquarium Observation 5

Drew Bogert

11/20/2013

MicroAquarium Observation 5

           To start my 5th observation, I visited room 507 in the Hesler Biology Building (McFarland, 2013)  on Friday, November 15, at 3:23 pm. I went over to the plastic tray that was the containing unit for the our aquariums, removed my aquarium carefully, and walked over to the Leica microscope with a Canon Rebel T3i attached to it. (I know a lot about cameras, you can ask Dr. McFarland). 
      

           "Leica Camera AG is an international company in the optical industry, with its            headquarters based in Solms, Germany, and a second location in Portugal" (Leica, 2009). I enjoyed this equipment setup much more than the previous one. This is the sequel to observation 4. It coincides with it, therefore the formatting and premise will be the same.

There are a total of 3 new organisms that I found during my final observation. Please remember, there are many more organisms in the MicroAquarium, but I only want to post new ones that I haven't previously posted about. 






The first is a video I took of cyclidium. Dr. McFarland said this was the highest concentration of cyclidium he has ever 
seen in one area. (McFarland, 2013)

The second is an image of what is called a Vorticella. This organism has many tiny flagellum on it's mouth. It is commonly attached to substrate or plantae, like this one.
(McFarland, 2013)









The final isn't a single organism, but 
rather a phenomenon. 
(Said Dr. McFarland). It is multiple 
rotifera that are feeding off of a 
filamentous fungus. You can see 
the individual fibers of the fungi. 
You can also see the spores that 
are forming within this little bubble. 
It was an interesting sight to see.
(McFarland, 2013)

All organisms were professionally identified by Dr. Ken McFarland and water mite* is cited from http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/water_mite.htm

Bibliography: 

McFarland, Kenneth [Internet] Botany 111 Fall 2013. [cited 15 November, 2013]. Available
 from http://botany1112013.blogspot.com/

The final MicroAquarium

MicroAquarium Observation 4

Drew Bogert

11/5/2013

         MicroAquarium Observation 4

          To start my 4th observation, I visited room 507 in the Hesler Biology Building (McFarland, 2013)  on Tuesday, November 5, at 3:20 pm. I went over to the plastic tray that was the containing unit for the our aquariums, removed my aquarium carefully, and walked over to the Leica microscope with a Canon Rebel T3i attached to it. (I know a lot about cameras, you can ask Dr. McFarland). 
         "Leica Camera AG is an international company in the optical industry, with its            headquarters based in Solms, Germany, and a second location in Portugal" (Leica, 2009). I enjoyed this equipment setup much more than the previous one. I made a total of two      observations this week (11/5/13-11/8/12) and will post the next observation as blog #5. 

Here are two NEW microbiological organisms that I found on 11/5/13. 

*I found a very high quantity of the same organisms, so from here on out, I will only post new organisms. 

This 1st photograph is of a different 

species of 
water mite (says Dr. McFarland). I enjoyed this 
photograph because you can see the dark red 
color of the organism, unlike before. 
(McFarland, 2013)

The 2nd photograph is a picture of 

Diatomophyceae or Diatoms. I chose to

 include this photo because of the high 

number of diatoms visible. 

*ALSO* while looking at this picture, I noticed a unicellular amoeba with some blueish colored substrate within it's membrane. A very cool add to an already very cool picture. 

Bibliography: 

McFarland, Kenneth [Internet] Botany 111 Fall 2013. [cited 27 October, 2013]. Available
 from http://botany1112013.blogspot.com/

Moran, Mark. "Water Mite." Study of Northern Virginia Ecology. Fairfax County Public Schools, n.d. Web. [cited        27 Oct. 2013]. Available from http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/water_mite.htm.

Finished MicroAquarium