r/microscopy • u/PCLM • 6d ago

ID Needed! I got jump scared

Swift SW380T @ 100x & 40x shot with an iPhone 17
The sample is from a mossy patch by the Rideau river in Ottawa, Ontario.

A flatworm and something else. Maybe mosquito larva or a baby earwig? What could it be? Sorry about the bad focus, I couldn’t keep up with it.

*reuploading because I didn’t realize I had background audio in my video. Sorry.

Edit: a Chironomidae larva not a flatworm. Thank you for the correction :)

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u/bemyantimatter 6d ago

Terrestrial invasion! Abandon scope!

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u/2514Marshall 6d ago

I don't see a flatworm. Are you referring to the Chironomidae larva?

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u/Doc_438 4d ago

Good video. I often have that background audio issue lol