Look at all the hairs

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400x Bright Field crawlers with Coleps and Cyclidium

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400x Bright field look at all the cilia lining the oral cavity

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200x  Bright field two crawling ciliates mating

1000x look closely and you can see the legs at the base of the body

1000x the hairs for walking and crawling are thicker

1000x fingered zooglea on the left and our crawler on the right

Hard to believe this is nature! 1000x bottom side of the crawling ciliate

1000x Bright Field inverted makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount

1000x Bright Field your can see sulfur granules on the filament in the top right and spirillum

1000x Look at the ridges on the top of the ciliate

1000x  look at the small ciliate near the larger crawling ciliate

1000x Bright Field fine hairs visible on the oral cavity

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400x you can see it crawling with the hair like legs on the bottom

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400x It is easy to imagine him crawling like a lady bug in this photo

100x phase contrast

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1000x you can see the legs on the bottom side

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1000x Bright Field Looks like he has a pointed hat on

Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different!

Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.

You might be surprised what you find! It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details.

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200x Bright Field Base attached to floc

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