LeftyReefer
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So my microscope just showed up. So I used a syringe and sucked up some of the algae that persists on my sandbed.
turn out, its mostly GHA I believe. But it doesn't have any long strands... it stays a flat mat of algae that has a very smooth almost velvet appearance.
Under magnification it is mostly a mass of green strands, so I'm assuming its just GHA. Among the green mass, I did find a few things that I would like ID's on.
These bundles of something....?
Various unidentified objects....?
These coiled up things? Are these some type of worm? I found one that appeared to still be alive and was squirming all over like a snake. I had trouble keeping up with it..
These appear to look similar, but these coiled ones weren't moving... dead worms maybe?
This weird strawberry looking thing?
I spotted several of these things that look like a bent hotdog on a stick.... ?
I'm fascinated by this stuff, but sadly, I have no idea what I'm looking at. Would love any help at ID on anything in these pics.
turn out, its mostly GHA I believe. But it doesn't have any long strands... it stays a flat mat of algae that has a very smooth almost velvet appearance.
Under magnification it is mostly a mass of green strands, so I'm assuming its just GHA. Among the green mass, I did find a few things that I would like ID's on.
These bundles of something....?
Various unidentified objects....?
These coiled up things? Are these some type of worm? I found one that appeared to still be alive and was squirming all over like a snake. I had trouble keeping up with it..
These appear to look similar, but these coiled ones weren't moving... dead worms maybe?
This weird strawberry looking thing?
I spotted several of these things that look like a bent hotdog on a stick.... ?
I'm fascinated by this stuff, but sadly, I have no idea what I'm looking at. Would love any help at ID on anything in these pics.
