The above image is one of a Euchlanis macrura which was taken the first week.
This is a picture of one of several Noleus quadricornis that I observed in my
micro-aquarium the first week.
When I observed my micro-observatory for the third time, I didn't notice too much change. I saw a fairly large number of the tiny,transparent Protists from the genus Halteria. The one new organism that I did notice was a Volvox. I recognized it from lab earlier that day when we observed several different organisms, including Volvox. They were circular in shape and generally the same size as the rotifers that I noticed during my first observation. They were somewhat transparent, allowing me to see a variety of different microscopic organelles. I noticed a couple large, bright green colored clumps that made up daughter colonies. Also, I could observe other organelles that I think were the zygote and the egg. It is covered with numerous small flagella that allow it to move, all though it did not move around very quickly. These flagella were surrounded by a gelatinous matrix that served the purpose of protecting the countless flagella.
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