Comments for Microcosmos https://microcosmos.foldscope.com Welcome to the Foldscope Community Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.6 Comment on Our Latex experiments by laksiyer https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26210#comment-53484 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:46:17 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26210#comment-53484 @Manu, we have been wanting to look at it for long, didnt think we would see the particles. These are membrane bound, charged and I wonder if one can do more. Been reading this paper on the same.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005273613003052

]]> Comment on Foldscoping from a boat – hello from NZ by laksiyer https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26251#comment-53483 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:32:45 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26251#comment-53483 @Manu What a fantastic catch. Some diatoms, crustaceans, green alga and possibly phaeophytes. Cant wait to see more details. There are some great hot springs in NZ (school text book recollection), would be interesting to collect samples there.

]]> Comment on Our Latex experiments by Manu Prakash https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26210#comment-53481 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:55:34 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26210#comment-53481 Dear @Aditi and @Laks and D.C. micronauts,

What a wonderful journey of discovery. Just absolutely amazing. I have seen plants bleed all my life; never before did I realize it’s a rubber – and never before did I think about the chewing consequences. A beautiful example of the power of asking simple questions.

I also love the format of small videos – the tension was building up all the way to the end. Let’s compare latex from many more plants – I will keep my eyes open for bleeding plants. So should everyone in the foldscope community!!

Cheers
Manu

]]> Comment on Fast moving creatures in the water collected in a Bromeliad in the cloud forest by Manu Prakash https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26196#comment-53478 Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:51:59 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26196#comment-53478 Dear @Minx,

Wonderful to hear you are deep in the jungles of Ecuador. I think you forgot to upload the pictures/video. Or maybe it did not have enough time to upload.

Could you please hit “edit” on your post and add pictures. Would love to also see pictures of your surroundings. Very curious to know what’s living in these beautiful flowers.

Cheers
Manu

]]> Comment on வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சியின் இறகு by Manu Prakash https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26107#comment-53459 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:50:07 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26107#comment-53459 Dear @Eden,

What a wonderful post. Absolutely love the different colors. I am wondering what species of butterfly this is. Could you post a picture with the entire wing spread out.

Also; you might find some techniques I posted on imaging butterfly wings useful. Just in case; see here: https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=22192

Lovely to read this. More Foldscope coming your way very soon 🙂

cheers
manu

]]> Comment on Sand crab by Manu Prakash https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26132#comment-53458 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:47:19 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26132#comment-53458 Dear @Kristen_Thompson,

Welcome to the Foldscope community. It’s so wonderful to see you here. You are the first participant from the Intel ISEF community that is online – so thank you for doing the same. Do you have the macroscopic picture of what you were observing; can you share the same. Or is this the crabs that I caught 🙂

cheers
manu

]]> Comment on Testing Foldscope on pond scum, soil, onion, fish tank scum, and Morchella elata by Manu Prakash https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26129#comment-53457 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:45:54 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26129#comment-53457 Welcome to the Foldscope community @IanHull.

Love the post; specially the number of items you have been examining. The last one seems to be fungal spores (small spore like objects). What stage was this fungal culture in. I did not know they are used in culinary arts 🙂

You all have an important role; you will be in a biodiversity hotspot; and I really hope you will be able to inspire the love for science and share the beauty of the microcosmos to many students you will meet along the way.

And the Galapagos – oh my. Darwin’s spirits will be rekindled. Keep exploring.

cheers
manu

]]> Comment on Water Beetle, California, USA by laksiyer https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26055#comment-53456 Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:31:50 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26055#comment-53456 @Manu, love the commentary. Reminds me of the backswimmer we saw in the brahmaputra

]]> Comment on Hoja-ma-care: A Diagnosis of a Sick Leaf, Part 1 by laksiyer https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26088#comment-53455 Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:25:26 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26088#comment-53455 Really interesting @MaxCoyle. Wonder if it is some kind of aphid,. If you film the underside, you will get a feel for the mouthparts. If you see sucking mouthparts, they are likely to be aphids. Also you might want to try clearing them and making a few permanent slides. I like using GALA60 or Lactoglycerol for clearning them.. Look at Pantin’s density gradient. These are fun to play with.

Also, dont forget to try Timelapse for aphid development.

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec02/wdmount2.html

]]> Comment on Monocot Steam(CREA Matric HSS) by laksiyer https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26070#comment-53440 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:41:29 +0000 https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=26070#comment-53440 Really nice. Sometimes reducing the amount of light helps. You could try taking a picture with a table lamp as light source.

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