Euglena in Darkfield at 100X, 200X and 400X

[FearEscape]

and your correct borumune, the red "eye spot" is used for light sensory, as these creatures live in the water, the "eye spot" will direct them to the surface :)

[FearEscape]

Brilliant, the Euglena is on of the most beautiful protazoans.

[maddendvinik]

thanx man! great video! helped me a lot!

[323jay90]

Name of the song please?? Great Song and great video!

[XtremeSnpier]

@ZakX11 they are too simple to be plants or animals. Plants and animals have specialized cells. The are eukaryotic, unlike bacteria or archea so they belong to their own group/kingdom, protista.

[m00tard]

Great Video! How much did your microscope cost?

[willlpy]

0:58

[borumune]

what is that red dot?

[Darko2625]

@borumune Something like eye,but it's not exactly the "eye". That's like ambient light sensor for her. :)

[PondWaterWorld]

@Darko2625 I don't think there are genders for protists. It may be okay to refer to them as "her" and "him", although they are not really any gender.

[ZakX11]

Can anone tell me why aren't these Plants nor animals?

I know but I'm just asking

[phlegethonable]

@ZakX11 Because animals and plants are both multicellular. This is a single cell.

[huyked]

That is soooo cool. In darkfield, it looks like it's glowing. Beautiful. Thank you for the facts too.

[BuffaloWarrior7]

Protists are truly amazing things to watch I want to keep a water bear in a glass slide w/ a large metal washer fixed to the top.

[MaeradOfPellinor]

That was epic! I loved the music, and you got great footage! They are so cute! Thanks for posting this!!

[Ansonidak]

Outstanding.Beautiful. Well done.

Thanks =)

[IKP1000]

Hi dolce3lento. I'm no expert so maybe they aren't Euglena! I'll look into it and get back to you. Thanks for identifying the song, Ashkanmd,

Iain

[ashkanmd]

The song is "Midnight Sun" by seth48; click the downward arrow next to the number of views and you'll see the song info.

[XaaliOReilly]

Pretty :)

[dolce3lento]

Are you sure these are Euglena? I believe euglena have flagellum...you should look it up. My friend and I did an experiment the other day and saw some. Unless it is a completely different strain, you may have to check your sources.

[Nathaley92]

@dolce3lento They are Euglena, and yes they do have flagella, it's just that you can't see them under certain microscope filters. They have a flagellum at the front near the eyespot, it's just very thin and you often need a special filter to be able to see them. They can, however, also move by amoeboid movement as well as the flagellum, so it's sometimes hard to tell how they are actually getting around.

[dolce3lento]

@Nathaley92 you are most likely correct. Thank you for putting me to right. :)

[1888junkteam]

what do they eat... light?

[zaaz369]

you think he likes bleach?

[slugwhisperer]

How big are these critters?

[Iainp1211]

Hi. They are 25 - 100 µm

[slugwhisperer]

@Iainp1211 - Thanks. Nice video. Although your guy moves like mine, mine is much bigger (2-3mm), with no red eye or flagellum. Hence, not a euglena, as was proposed by a colleague. One less possibility. We're still debating between flatworm or leech.

[YZerker]

Wow... and they say this order, this life we're living in was by chance... haha...

[Iainp1211]

Cheers! My microscope is in pieces at the moment but I hope to be doing more in the summer.

[fabulooser]

wow... wonder-full Im biologist and i like very much the protozoos, thankyou for upload ypur videos.

This will be going to my favorites!!

[Iainp1211]

;-) Much appreciated.

[orglancs]

Attempt? This is not an attempt! It is a great success, absolutely wonderful quality for such a microscope. It just shows what you can do with care and good basic equipment. Many thanks, really inspiring work. I hope some young microscopists are watching.

[Iainp1211]

Thanks. I just picked one of the free youtube tracks (using Audio swop feature) and I can't remember which one. If I stumble across it again I'll let you know.

[TheHappyCake]

Nice video! :) The name of the song?

[Iainp1211]

Thanks. The 400X is from 1 min 21 seconds into the clip until the end. Glad the vid is useful!

[warxboy]

nice video can u tell me at what time the microscope is at 400x. I am doing a biological diagram and it would be very helpful.

[Iainp1211]

;-) Thanks for comment.

[shaktisaraswati]

This is gorgeous and amazing! Thanks so much.