Pond Water Critters you can see with a Microscope
View microscopic critters that you can find in pond water or even in a rain puddle!
Pond Water Animals | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
Not to be confused with Protists! Below are a few microscopic animals found in fresh water. Some of these animals, like the rotifers may look like protozoans but they are not.
Rotifers | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
Pond Water Animals: Not to be confused with Protists! The Rotifer is not a protist, but part of the Kingdom Animalia. View more pond water animals here.
Culturing Protozoa | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
Collecting Water Samples and Preparing Nutrient Rich Solutions. Microscopic life can be found in ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, ocean backwater estuaries, and, surprisingly, rain puddles that have been in existence for a few days. Water samples can easily be collected using wide-mouth glass jars with tight-fitting lids.
Pond Water Animals: Not to be confused with Protists!
The fresh water Hydra are common and found in ponds, lakes and streams throughout the world. They are about 5 mm (1/4″) long and consist of about 100,000 cells. The Hydra is unique in many ways. Its body is composed of only two layers and has only seven different kinds of cells.
Daphnia | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
Pond Water Animals: Not to be confused with Protists! The Daphnia is not a protist, but part of the Kingdom Animalia. View more pond water animals here.
Cyclops | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
The Cyclops is not a protist, but part of the Kingdom Animalia. View more pond water animals here . Cyclops are crustaceans and related to lobsters, crabs and shrimp.
Tardigrades | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
Tardigrades, also called “water bears” or “moss piglets” are a phylum of eight-legged segmented mirco-animals. They are usually 0.5mm long when fully grown.
Cypris | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
The Cypris is not a protist, but part of the Kingdom Animalia. View more pond water animals here . Cypris are ostracods (a type of crustacean) and related to mussels and shrimp.
Macrothrix | Microbus Microscope Educational Website
Pond Water Animals: Not to be confused with Protists! The Macrothrix is not a protist, but part of the Kingdom Animalia. View more pond water animals here.