So tonight we did like most families in the USA do (I’m sure) and gathered around the microscope for clean, family fun! I won’t tell you what all was donated to put under the lens, but some of the donations, once magnified, did cause mouths to fall open…
and eyes to pop…
Someone (it might have been me) suggested we go out with the flashlight and get a plastic spoonful of dirt from the compost. We put it on the glass slide and WHOA, there were little white creatures that could crawl and jump. Really jump. They looked to the naked eye like pieces of dandruff, but under the microscope, they looked like this:
Needless to say, we all panicked and rushed the compost dirt back outside, but I think tomorrow we’ll have to get brave and bring the dirt in again and take another look.
Lynn
PS – Thanks to Steve Hopkin for the awesome collembola picture.
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Okay…that settles it!
I’m waiting for your blog to load, I’m on dial up…and I went to let the dog out…I’m thinking…I need to jazz up homeschooling today–maybe I should get the microscope out..and I come back…see you post, smiled and said…alrighty then, that settles it!!!
I laughed aloud when you mentioned..you were doing what most USA families do at night… yeah right… most are lucky to have a 10 minute conversation!!
Have a great Lynn…
Michele
Michele, you and I do seem to be on the same page lately, don’t we?!
We are heading out to the library this morning, and hoping to get a few groceries as well. They are calling for some ice accumulation here in the morning.
Your friend,
Lynn ~:-D