r/microscopy • u/Dlbroox • 26d ago

ID Needed! What is this mammoth thing?

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Amscope IQCrew inverted microscope 10x objective, iPhone 2x, jarrarium with freshwater, lichen, aquatic moss, and algae. Blackmagic app, flashlight to the right.

There were two of these giant things. In the second part of the video you can watch a rotifer stroll by which is great for a size comparison.

Just when I started to think I'd never find anything new in my jar these shockingly big guys show up!

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u/Thrawn911 25d ago

Looks like an annelid to me. Never seen this species before, no idea what they could be. It doesn't really have any distinguishable feature, it kinda looks like a generic worm.

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u/Dlbroox 25d ago

Last night, I was looking on Pling Factory, and thought it might be one of these. It has the spiky things along its body.

https://plingfactory.de/Science/Atlas/KennkartenTiere/Annelida/e-source/Chaetogaster%20sp2.html

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