#pyrocytis lunula

[adelicateculturecell]

"The first one's pretty obvious: it's the magnification. But the magnification you see written on the objective lens is not the same as the magnification we write up on the corner of the videos. That's because the objective lens isn't the only source of magnification in our microscope. We're also looking through an eyepiece that has its own magnification. So the final magnification that we see is the product of the objective lens' and eyepice's magnifications."

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail

Images Originally Captured by Jam's Germs

Keratella 1000x, Ciliate 1000x, Ciliate 1000x, Ophryoglena 1000x, Pyrocystis lunula 1000x, Tardigrade 1000x

[adelicateculturecell]

"Scientists have hypothesized that dinoflagellates flash their lights as a kind of "burglar alarm" in response to predators, attracting the attention of other organisms that will eat the dinoflagellates' own enemies. So, no, they're not scaring away their predators. They are attracting the predators of their predators. This system of bioluminescence and the molecules underlying it has its parallels across a lot of other animals, including fireflies. And whether they are taking in light for photosynthesis or producing it through their own pathways, dinoflagellates have evolved their own mastery of illumination."

Journey to the Microcosmos- Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut

Images Originally Captured by Jam's Germs

Dinoflagellate 630x, Ceratium 400x, Ceratium 200x, Cymnodium 630x, Nusuttodinium aeruginosum 630x, Pyrocytis lunula 630x