A tiny Rhagoletis tabellaria fly I spotted a few weeks ago, the chonky booty fly was dancing on a dogwood leaf. #bugsky #diptera

The sample has algae: Tabellaria, Micrasterias, and Synura. Predatory ciliates like Vorticella, Amphileptus, and Ophryoglena. Then multicellular micro-animals, specifically a Naplius larva (crustacean) & ostracods and water fleas. #nature #biology #wildlife #science

Day 2 of the #WindermereScienceFestival canoe safari. Another beautiful day with the lake residents taking an interest. Spring bloom of #phytoplankton is underway with lots of #Asterionella and #Tabellaria in the tow sample. @ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaticEco

No: it's mostly weirdly hinged rectangles.

#algae #diatom #tabellaria

For Microscope Monday 🔬 please allow us to share with you some cosmic diatoms! These magical marvels feature in #Freshwater #Algae: Their microscopic world explored.

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I'm lucky to have an opportunity to revisit the same sites over a number years to follow seasonal trends in stream diatoms. Tabellaria flocculosa shows different patterns in different streams within the same region, which I cannot fully explain (though I do make some guesses ....): bit.ly/4gDpUEI

Las diatomeas Tabellaria tienen forma cuboide. En las esquinas de su teca o capa externa tiene sus frústulas, de sílice, por la que se enganchan entre sí en zigzag.📷Gustavo Girão Braga #diatomea

Colonies of freshwater diatoms
1. Tabellaria sp.
2. Hypotrich ciliate
3. Vorticella sp.
4. Amphileptus sp.
5. Vorticella sp.
6. Micrasteria sp. (green algae) and a small ciliate swimming around