Is that the Moon? Nope, it's a Ciliate

[@JamsGerms]

I spent the whole day recording again and cannot get enough of the DIC. 😂 This is a single-celled organism belonging to a diverse group called the ciliates, it's most likely an Ophryoglena but not sure this time. . Ciliates are absolutely amazing; the majority of the ciliate species have hair-like cilia on their cell, which they use for swimming and sometimes bringing food into their mouth by creating tiny vortexes. . You can see the cilia and also can see the cell mouth too. And if you look carefully, you'll see two big round structures popping like bubbles, they are called the contractile vacuoles, and they expel the water that is continuously filling up the cell because of the osmosis. . Even the most "simple" organisms are complex enough to blow your mind. No lifeform is simple, well except the politicians. . Thank you for reading! Best, James Weiss . Also, please go check the update on my crowdfunding campaign and if you can, please donate so I can get the objective, which will let me record in 1000x magnification and this one is magnified only 630 times. www.gofundme.com/f/qcv6qm-help-me-get-that-dic

[@ayoungentomologist7163]

oh I have a microscope that can only do 450×

[@Vinitachi]

Oh man, I finally got to look at your new videos with the DIC in 4K. Simply put, it's beyond awesome. I don't think I ever seen microorganisms in such detail.

[@Microtonal_Cats]

This one looks like it's covered with corduroy. lol. Love the video from the new scope!

[@nugget...]

Amazing!!!

[@f.santyabudi]

Watching this video while reading its description,.. i can feel your excitement to this little creature too Mate,.. wishing you a good health James Greetings from Indonesia

[@MrHichammohsen1]

Those tiny creatures amaze me every time! Thank you jams

[@bethwelsh8585]

Your content was both mesmerizing and educational before and you've taken it to the next level James !!

[@9a3eedi]

Absolutely love your new microscope. The videos must be watched in 4k. On my phone, the ciliate looks like it has a skin..... but on a 4k screen, it actually looks furry!

[@ellamcdonald-lee2186]

Thank you, it’s amazing

[@KoiRun50]

Simply incredible. How big is it?

[@ayoungentomologist7163]

Yeah how much microns ?

[@9a3eedi]

I keep imagining it having a skin

[@ayoungentomologist7163]

Thats called a cell membrane

[@9a3eedi]

@@ayoungentomologist7163 was not aware a cell membrane had a skin like look to it, always thought it was smooth. very cool

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Show us an individual cell, complete with it's organelles. I've always wanted to see a living mitochondria.

[@ayoungentomologist7163]

Where is he gonna get that from without it dying

[@NeonsStyleHD]

@@ayoungentomologist7163 If I knew that I'd do it myself wouldn't I? Jeez some people are thick!

[@thelazyforger]

SO great to see you posting more videos! I've been waiting for this! How's your back pain, btw?

[@valobrien9596]

Another amazing video, thanks. It's absolutely mind-blowing that one single cell can feature all those components, cilia, a mouth, and the means to expel water from inside itself! And to think, for the vast majority of human existence, we had absolutely no idea that such life was going on all around us, and inside us too.

[@TheTwick]

Very nice. Is that dark field illumination?

[@dejayrezme8617]

Wow the new 4k videos are so amazing. Is that because of the DIC microscope, new optics or a new camera? Also is that cell squished / flattened? Because that surface texture looks like it's moving in 2D against glass. Also looks like it has creases / pleats maybe?

[@polysopher]

Please let me know the model of your microscope it is amazing!

[@boot21158]

I love ciliates they are my favourite microbes, in some way they are cute as they move

[@funnyjewguy]

Looks more like Grade A honey than the Moon

[@dobrecristianro]

I partially agree with you. While DIC is very nice as an observation method, I wouldn't call it the ultimate method of observation. Every method has it's pro's and con's. DIC for example has a shallow DOF (using the entire NA), resulting in more bokeh and a smaller area in focus, but this is not always desired.

[@matthewwagner47]

Looks like Jupiter

[@sleepyfella]

Lol it's such a random title

[@cyanuranus6456]

Aren't You Call Them. Germs?

[@VadimKudim]

add Radiohead - No Surprises ))