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Pacific Plankton
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Plankton Enthusiast, Naturalist, Artist, Video Micrographer, Human
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Lead an event with the Microscopical Society of SF today on using #Foldscopes in the field.
Here is a Peziza #fungus we looked at using the 340x lens. Amazing what origami, a ball lens, and good engineering can do
#microscopy #mycology #mushroom #DIYbio #biology #microscope #ascomycete #peziza
March 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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And nature journaling with a #Foldscope can take it to a whole new level!
Nature journaling can build crucial cognitive and processing skills for students of *all* ages. 🌳 🐜

Read more about the research: https://buff.ly/3PLvBFa
January 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Sphagnum moss

Imaged live on the FV4000, a new, paradigm shifting, laser scanning confocal microscope from Evident LifeScience (aka Olympus).

Green is from the Hyaline Cells and the red from the [chloroplasts in the] Chlorophyllose cells

#sciart #microscopes #moss (scale noted in the Alt-text)
September 13, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Have you check out our #microscopy series yet? We have an extensive library covering from the history of #microscopes to specialized techniques 🔬 http://ow.ly/oX1G30lxUcH
Microscopy Series Table of Contents • iBiology
Table of Contents For iBiology Microscopy Series
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March 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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BOSTON BABY
WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
March 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Playing with a new camera
January 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I am heading out on a slow walk tomorrow looking for more little beautiful things.
January 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Had a great time last night playing with microscopes in bars
January 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Fishing folk at ocean beach
November 11, 2023 at 1:22 AM
Yesterday I collected plankton in San Francisco
November 10, 2023 at 11:55 PM