#microscopemonday

[phenomenalgems]

🔬🌈 Snowy day...Time to break out the microscope! I’m checking out some dreamy Indonesian Opalized Wood pieces, several with fascinating root inclusions. The mineral world never ceases to amaze! 🌈🔬 #microscopemonday #macromonday #opals #opalsforsale #opallover #indonesianopal #roots #etsycrystalsandstones #opalizedwood #rainbowbomb #rainbows #naturalopals #mineralworld #magicschoolbus #phenomenalgems #etsy #etsyshop #etsycrystals https://www.instagram.com/p/CHYt68RnOyR/?igshid=1x0v8tlfrwae3

[andystechgarage]

Long clip worth watching!! This is a portable #microscope you can carry in your pocket. Add to it the digital magnification power of your smartphone and you are good to go searching for a new bacteria or insect! Really cool and inexpensive! Made by @teamfoldscope #toyfairatg @toyfair_ny ◇◇ ◇◇ #newtoy #newtoys #speedrecord #toy #toys #TFNY #tfny19 #NYTF #foldscope #microscopes #pocketscience #stemfun #stemeverywhere #newstemtoy #stemtoys #microscopephotography #microscopemonday #scienceforkids #foldscopes #pocketmicroscope @andystechgarage #atg #andystechgarage #stemandy #stematg #atgstem #andystem #toyfair2019 (at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvJSg1an0J9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11dr6v2328vde

[bolioptics]

This may sound corny but... “Science is the poetry of reality” 🌽🔬 This picture of #CornCells was taken by one of our compound and stereo microscope compatible HD Cameras. Check one out on BoliOptics.com. Link in the description 🔬🔬🔬

[ecoabate]

Is black mold the worst type? 🤔 While black mold is definitely not good, there are a wide range of colour variations that can be just as toxic 😱 Here we have a microscope image of Stachybotrys (usually referred to as “black mold”) presenting as a brown spore rather than black 🔬 Learn more at https://www.ecoabate.com/mould . . . @renovationfind @homestars #renovationfindcertified #homestarsverified #blackmold #mold #calgary #microscopemonday #calgarymould #yycnow #calgaryrealestate #calgaryrestoration (at Eco Abate INC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLmYffRJATw/?igshid=uf2kaqmvid2j

[thebiochemistblr]

Can we see bacteria!? Yes!! Keep following!!! 🔬#microscopegallery #microscopemonday #laboratory #biology #micro #microscopepics #microscope #science #microscopephotography #microscopes #microscopeview #microscopeslides #microscopeslide #microscopic #microscopefun #microscopy #follow #microlife #microscopeolympus #microscopebinoculair #microscopechina #meltingpointapparatus #polarimeterchina #watersamplervertical #waterqualitychecker #diy #3dprinting #shapeways

[aimeelusty]

who is she? #microscopemonday

[smithsonian-environment]

Microscope Monday: How Many Creatures Do You See?

These diatoms (a type of microscopic algae) belong to the genus Chaetoceros. Each circular cell is a different organism, all joined together in a chain-like colony. It's thought by linking together, the cells are able to stay near the surface of the water longer and soak up more sunlight for photosynthesis. The long strands at the end are called setae, and they help bind the cells together. Each cell has four. Look closely to see if you can spot the setae on the other cells.

See more diatom photos in SERC's Phytoplankton Guide: http://www.serc.si.edu/labs/phytoplankton/guide/diatoms.aspx

[actionpotentiallab]

And the answer for today's #MicroscopeMonday is #crystal! (at Action Potential Lab)

[bolioptics]

Dang nematodes 🔬#ascaris Taken by phone with our mobile phone compatible microscopes 🔬📲

[bolioptics]

Pine root cell taken by a Boli Optics HD color microscope camera 🌲🔬 #PineRootCells

[thebiochemistblr]

From prototype to prototype... We are getting closer to the finished projection microscope. 🔬#microscopegallery #microscopemonday #laboratory #biology #micro #microscopepics #microscope #science #microscopephotography #microscopes #microscopeview #microscopeslides #microscopeslide #microscopic #microscopefun #microscopy #follow #microlife #microscopeolympus #microscopebinoculair #microscopechina #meltingpointapparatus #polarimeterchina #watersamplervertical #waterqualitychecker #diy #3dprinting #shapeways

[smithsonian-environment]

Microscope Monday: Winter, Adieu

We're bidding winter farewell with this snowflake-patterned diatom (a type of microscopic alga) called Asterolampra. Asterolampra diatoms thrive in warm, salty waters of the tropics. They get their snowflake pattern from areolae, or tiny pores in their shells. This cell was spotted in New Zealand, and is less than 1/10 of a millimeter across! (Photo: Jennifer J. Hill/Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Botany Department)

[smithsonian-environment]

Microscope Monday: The Power of 2s

Happy #MicroscopeMonday! On February 22nd, we're celebrating the power of 2s with this Pediastrum alga. The genus name Pediastrum means "plain star," after the star-shaped colonies these algae form. The number of cells is always a power of 2 (2, 4, 8, 16 all the way to 128), and is genetically determined for each species.  Another reason to love them: One species, Pediastrum boryanum, helps fight invasive zebra mussels by clogging their filters so they can't eat. (Photo: Tim Mullady)

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/green_algae.htm

[smithsonian-environment]

Microscope Monday: The Mixotrophs

What is a mixotroph? It's the creature in this week's #MicroscopeMonday! A "mixotroph" is an organism that can get its energy (food) in two different ways. Autotrophs, like most plants, create their own energy via photosynthesis, with help from the sun. Heterotrophs, like most animals, get their energy by eating other organisms. Mixotrophs like this dinoflagellate can do both. This particular dinoflagellate is called Dinophysis caudata. It thrives in warmer bays and estuaries all over the world, but rarely appears in the open ocean.

[smithsonian-environment]

Our microbiologists are getting into the holiday spirit on #MicroscopeMonday. This tree-shaped algae found in Baltimore goes by the name Dinobryon, a type of algae known for forming branch-shaped colonies. The green comes from a microscope filter, which enables biologists to test whether cells are living or not. (If they glow, they're viable.) Photo: Tim Mullady

[smithsonian-environment]

This Microscope Monday, we’re celebrating the Naked Dinoflagellates. Single-celled Gymnodinium species like this are sometimes called "naked dinoflagellates" because they lack armor, or cellulose plates. Look closely to see one of its whip-like flagella as it moves through the water. (Video: Tim Mullady)