A 50¥ Yen coin opens an unexpected portal into the micro-cosmos! A water drop is suspended and confined in the hole of a 50¥ coin to observe microorganisms and compare them to the size of the coin. Turning the coin into an aquarium for microbes. The surface tension of water is squeezing the drop into a flat disk. The surface of the drop is acting as its own glass wall. This is a unique opportunity to merge macro and micro in one shot! The green balls swimming about are called Volvox. It is a multicellular green alga commonly found in ponds. The long, white, wormy microbe is called Spirostomum ambiguum and consists of one single cell. It can contract to about 30% of its original size within milliseconds and is very likely the biggest unicellular ciliate on earth.
#aquarium #microscope #microbes
Microscopes used:
Olympus CX43
Olympus BX53
Cameras:
Sony A 6400
Fuji XT4
Canon R5
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29 ноя 2022
