Week 2

With Dr. McFarland's help I discovered Vorticella sp. in my microaquarium.

Below is an image of the specimen. Notice that it is open to "eat" organisms; also notice the lines at the top, cilia and flagella, that allow this organism to move.  I discovered that the organism was also timid, tapping the microaquarium resulted it hiding in some of the plant life. After a few seconds, it would make its way out, extend itself, and then open at the top

Below is the video I was able to capture of it

Arbur, Rosemarie. Tale of the telotroch. Microscopy UK [Internet]. 2002 [cited 2011 November 14]. Available from: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/