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9 5 Rotifer

Rotifer

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

9 9 Cyclops

Cyclops

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

2 5 Ostracod

Ostracod

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

At approximately 600 microns (1/40 inch) long it is a veritable giant of the ...

2 2 Amphipod

Amphipod

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Microscopic but multi-cellular. Very fast moving.

5 0 Rotifer

Rotifer

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Approximately 1/100 inch long when fully extended.

1 0 Microscopic Bristle Worm

Microscopic Bristle Worm

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Worm with very little coloration

0 0 Water Bear

Water Bear

by William_DembowskiPennsylvania, USA

Roadside ditch in rural SW Pennsylvania

5 4 Rotifer (Labeled)

Rotifer (Labeled)

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Digestive system labeled. "Mastax" is the chewing mechanism.

16 11 Water Bear

Water Bear

by Elton_WizardElton, Pennsylvania, United States

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

8 3 Tardigrade

Tardigrade

by William_DembowskiAdams Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Patch of moss on ground; backyard in rural SW Pennsylvania

0 0 Rotifer

Rotifer

by Ilkka KivistöFinland

Rataseläin (fin.)

1 0 Flatworm

Flatworm

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Similar to a planarian but broader and only a hint of the distinctive head

2 0 Copepod

Copepod

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Slightly less than 1mm long.

2 4 Nauplius

Nauplius

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Larval form of a Copepod (Genus: Cyclops). Originally misidentified as a ...

11 8 Nauplius

Nauplius

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Larval form of a Copepod (Genus: Cyclops). Originally misidentified as a ...

5 2 Rotifer

Rotifer

by Elton_WizardElton, Pennsylvania, United States

Primary photo is rotifer in extended (normal) position. Second photo is the ...

2 1 Ostracod (Exoskeleton only)

Ostracod (Exoskeleton only)

by Elton_WizardAdams Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Small shrimp-like creature with a clam-like shell.

2 1 Torrent salamander

Torrent salamander

by ashley.p.smithersOregon, USA

In water flowing over a trail below a water fall. Near lowland old growth ...

10 8 Microscopic Bristle Worm

Microscopic Bristle Worm

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Bristle worms reproduce by "budding" off. Here the new worm is almost fully ...

1 1 Seed Shrimp

Seed Shrimp

by Elton_WizardAdams Township, Pennsylvania, USA

An Ostracod with a hinged shell much like a bivalve mollusk. Gets its common ...

3 1 Daphnia or Water Flea

Daphnia or Water Flea

by Elton_WizardWindber, Pennsylvania, United States

Daphnia with a cluster of protozoans, Vorticella, attached. The Vorticella are ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by NoéVargasTamaulipas, Mexico

¿Cómo reacciona la micro-fauna ante nuestro ...

0 1 Queen Sago

Queen Sago

by Curator of GoodWinter Park, Florida, USA

This plant looks like a micro-palm - brown ...

1 2 Rotifer

Rotifer

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

In the primary image the Rotifer is in its extended state (swimming); in the ...

2 0 Freshwater Flatworm

Freshwater Flatworm

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Flatworms are considered to be the most primitive animals having bilateral ...

7 10 Green Fairy Cup Fungi,StarJelly and Chalk Comb-Moss

Green Fairy Cup Fungi,StarJelly and Chalk Comb-Moss

by JanineLingTurnerTunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

the diverse species of fauna and ...

5 2 Micro Fungi in Tree Holes

Micro Fungi in Tree Holes

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

looking at had these fungi only around the edges of the holes. We have all ...

0 3 Redback Spider

Redback Spider

by AndyM.BeattieNew South Wales, Australia

Redback spiders are quite common in Australia. They tend to hide onder rocks ...

2 0 Lizard Barklice / Piolho-dos-Livros

Lizard Barklice / Piolho-dos-Livros

by Oscar NetoFortaleza, CE, Brazil

(Navas, 1924)

Psocodea (Psocoptera): Psocomorpha: Caeciliusetae: ...

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