Creatures!
FRESHWATER CREATURES
Here are some common freshwater creatures that you might find in your local pond, moss or lichen samples. These were all found in Ontario, Canada, but many of them are common around the world.
I’ll keep adding more and more as I find them!
(Keep in mind that I may have made a mistake when identifying the creatures below, so please contact me if you notice an error!)
Note: I’ve decided not to include the magnification, simply because most of these were captured with additional zoom from my phone camera. But, in general, all of these were captured with a 10X objective with a 10X eyepiece (100x). The phone zoom can add an additional 1x to 7x!
Rotifer (Bdelloid)
It’s easy to mistake the Bdelloid for a worm when they’re moving around. They move more like a caterpillar, actually!
Diatom
Diatoms are little creatures made of silica (glass). Not sure what species this is, but you’ll find them in pond water samples.