Daphnia Heartbeat
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I wish there was an enormous, metre high water flea, that you could hug.
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NICE!!!!
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That's very scary
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Very nice! :-)
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look his anus!!! very cool :P lol
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@poisonhedorah um why? just asking.
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How did you stabilise it? they move really fast!..
kevmem2000 1 month ago
@kevmem2000 We stabilised it by using a cavity slide with only a very small amount of water, and then carefully using a cover slip to hold the daphnia in place. It took a few attempts, and I think the Daphnia in the video was on its last legs which is why it was a lot calmer than normal.
abruptus 1 month ago
That's not the heart beat!
What looks like its heart beating, is in fact its appendages creating a water current for feeding purposes!
The heart is located above, on its back.
The88Nomad 2 months ago 4
@The88Nomad You do realise that the heart is visible in the video...beating...
abruptus 2 months ago 5