Today, Wednesday Oct. 14, I set up my microaquarium project in lab. First I took my glass slide and filled it with sediment from the bottom of the #7 water container. Then I added water, two different types of plant samples, and capped it off with water. I put the slide under the microscope and examined it. The first thing I noticed was the sediment and what was in it. gliding around inside the sediment was a clear wormlike insect larva that Dr. Mcfarland described as what he thought was a Midge. It was eating the sediment and slowing writhing around. I then moved the slide over to examine the other parts of the microaquarium. Looking at the plants and water I noticed smaller organisms moving around inside the layers of water. There was several different types of organisms but the ones that stood out most were a water mite and a some sort of interesting creature with a bright red dot in its center. I have added a picture of my microaquarium (above) as a whole from my cell phone and I will have detailed photos later.
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