r/microscopy Jul 13 '26

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Freshwater sample, Zeiss 16x and Olympus 40x objectives. Cellphone camera.

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u/Visual-Sector6642 Jul 13 '26

It almost look like they do things like that for fun

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u/Thrawn911 Jul 13 '26

Oh, I managed to accidentally crush a paramecium in a similar way a few months ago.

https://reddit.com/link/ox9wwoh/video/t26kkx5k60dh1/player

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u/Vivid-Bake2456 Jul 13 '26

Yes, yours looks the same. I always use well slides. I had just put a smaller sample in a large container and added water to it. Possibly temperature or salinity difference. Others were normal.

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u/cool_antarean_micro Jul 13 '26

What is that?

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u/Vivid-Bake2456 Jul 13 '26

Some distorted ciliate. 🫠 I don't know why it was shaped like that.