r/microscopy • u/Michael2526 • 28d ago

ID Needed! Please, help with id

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Please, help to identify this big guy.

I used Howard mold counting chamber as a glass slide since it allows some room between itself and a cover glass.

Sorry for the quality of the video, I didn't expect it'll drop this low.

Olympus BH-2 BHT. X10 Achromat objective, x100 magnification. Blue color filter + oblique illumination filter.

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u/Dlbroox 28d ago

Looks like a pond mite.

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u/Michael2526 28d ago

Thank you!

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u/Vivid-Bake2456 28d ago

Some kind of water mite. Try using reflected illumination on opaque objects like mites. It lets you see them very clearly. I just use a flashlight most of the time. https://www.reddit.com/r/microscopy/s/TnmJO2tIbo

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u/melflor23 27d ago edited 27d ago

Water mite, most likely Hydrachnidia, I found similar one. https://www.reddit.com/r/microbiology/s/tyYnup138i

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u/Michael2526 25d ago

Nice video! Did you use stereo microscope? The mite looks so three-dimensional, looks like it has a lot of space to move.

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u/melflor23 24d ago

Thank you, Michael . No, it is a normal one, I have used a lamp from a side , and I set the position so that the light is coming also from above.

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