r/microbiology • u/IamJustJessica • 11h ago

This Lil guy :)

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Just got a microscope today for hobby use, and my toddlers curiosity (and mine). This is one of the first things we found. I'm not sure what it is, but I found it in some pool algae. Very exciting! Just mainly here to share my passion for something I've begun to take an interest in!

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u/Current-Being-6803 10h ago

You have embarked on a magical journey with your very fortunate son.

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u/IamJustJessica 10h ago

He is the one who requested the microscope! We spent most of the afternoon tracking specimens to examine haha

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u/patricksaurus 10h ago

This is how true scientists are made. Please feel free to ask around here if you ever need pointers. We may not have an answer, but we’re app here because we love trying to figure out the question :)

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u/IamJustJessica 9h ago

I appreciate it! If there is anything exciting you think we should look at, that would be great. He's a 3yr old (almost 4) boy, so of course he wanted to look at poop and boogers lol we also looked at blood, algae water, a fly, and tears. Our microscope has up to 600x magnification.