Whoa was it nice today!
The low was 43.2 and it made it up to 67.6, but by 3pm it had fallen back to 61. Still no complaints here. 🙂
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Of course the millipedes were out first thing this morning!
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I found these tiny feathers this morning. I’m thinking it might be a Savannah Sparrow’s. This was all I found.
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This mushroom was soft. I checked later and it did not sprout up anymore than this.
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The water striders were back out today.
Love their shadows.
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Cool soft mushroom.
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It felt as fleshy as it looks.
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As I was trying to cut a leaf section of this moss leaf, I came across some interesting critters.
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Not sure what this is, but interesting. Reminds me of skipper caterpillar but it is not.
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Found several and as you can see from the measurement, it is very tiny.
Then I found this! It is about 95 microns.
I started to watch it; the thing in middle beat like a heart. It is some kind of protozoa I believe. I was leaning to a testate amoeba which is a type of protozoa. Amoebas do have a valve called contractile vacuole, but I have not been able to locate one on the internet that looks similar in shape.
The protozoa thingy sure is fun. Especially the (heart?) beating. Looks like youre having a ball.
Fun! I wonder about a larval mite. Might explain the pump. I sent the post to Brittany to ask.
Claire, Thank you for checking with Brittany. So now we know not a mite larva and still may be a testate amoeba. Thanks Brittany too!