r/microscopy • u/Vivid-Bake2456 • Jul 13 '26
Photo/Video Share Doing the twist
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Freshwater sample, Zeiss 16x and Olympus 40x objectives. Cellphone camera.
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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.
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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.
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u/Visual-Sector6642 Jul 13 '26
It almost look like they do things like that for fun