Entry 4

Preliminary Observations
-Approximately half of the water had evaporated out of the Aquarium. Despite this, some organisms seemed to be able to survive. The Utricularia, however, were most certainly dying in places that lacked water, as can be seen below. On the other hand, the Amblestegium seemed to be still alive even in regions lacking water.

-A different Microscope was used this time, the Leitz Laborlux 11. The camera used was the Sony HD Handycam HDR-XR500

-Very few organims could be observed this week in terms of quantity or variety. However, there were a large number of Diatoms (and possibly other algae, but they were indistinct) at the bottom

Organism observed:

These and other Paramecium (Rainis and Russell 1996) I found floating freely in the Aquarium. I noted a fair number, possibly three to five, whereas previously, I had not seen any.

This photo I took of the Gibba (McFarland 2012) shows clear evidence of its decay.

By contrast, the Amblestegium (McFarland 2012) here seems almost more alive, making me wonder if it thrives even in lack of water.