Pondlife Macros
Posted 28/01/2012 - 00:07
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Lovely set, Roger: sharp and well exposed
1: planarian (flatworm) - Dugesia sp
2:crustacean - Assellus aquaticus
3: copepod - Cyclops sp (female with characteristic twin egg sacs)
Jon
1: planarian (flatworm) - Dugesia sp
2:crustacean - Assellus aquaticus
3: copepod - Cyclops sp (female with characteristic twin egg sacs)
Jon
Posted 28/01/2012 - 05:27
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These are really cool Roger ... might even have a go at this myself if I can find some non irradiated water around here
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Posted 28/01/2012 - 08:00
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Thanks for the identifications, Jon.
The last three: mayfly larva (again!); caddis fly larva, in its shelter/tube made of pieces of beech leaf; & a water snail, no idea what its called!
Thanks,FF, you really should! Imagine what might be found, now they no longer develop their film in the river!
Roger
The last three: mayfly larva (again!); caddis fly larva, in its shelter/tube made of pieces of beech leaf; & a water snail, no idea what its called!
Thanks,FF, you really should! Imagine what might be found, now they no longer develop their film in the river!
Roger
The more I look, the more there is to see!
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16 years
Wiltshire
K7, 100mm D FA Macro, 64mm ext. tubes, Af200t flash.
Creatures in a home-made tank.
All released back into pond afterwards.
Identifications to follow.....
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Any C&C welcome.
Hope they are of interest.
Roger.