Yesterday's observations were very interesting. I saw more Rotifers of varying size (mostly very small) than ever before. I think that the feeding pill that was put in last week greatly increased the reproduction of many of the organisms. The most common Rotifer I saw was the Lacane sp. Rotifer (Thorp 234). Large oxygen bubbles are still attached to the plant in the water, probably a result of photosynthesis. The water level has also continued to decreased from evaporation. I spotted a new organism, an Aeolosoma sp. Annelid (Thorp 418). There may be many in the MicroAquarium, but I only saw two. With Dr. McFarland's help I took pictures of the Aeolosoma sp. Annelid and Lacane sp. Rotfier on 10X magnification, as pictured above.
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