Image: Gross, Vladimir; Mayer, Georg | CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Tardigrades: The Indestructible Travelers of the Microscopic World In 2007, a small capsule was attached to the outside of a satellite

Polarized microscopy of epsom salt crystals

My most recent attempts at capturing microscopic life as viewed under the light of my microscope

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Micrasterias americanaNovember 24, 2025Kent County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.2580404333-85.6878971802

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Closterium karnakenseNovember 21, 2025Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.9336495738-85.7575653197

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Micrasterias denticulataNovember 2, 2025Kent County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.2581009882-85.6894622491

Latin nameObservation dateLocation VolvoxNovember 3, 2025Kent County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.2580147113-85.6879043457

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Genus GyrosigmaSeptember 30, 2025Ottawa County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.9770256315-85.8312442922

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Pediastrum duplexSeptember 3, 2025Kent County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.0701274296-85.472610781

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Stauridium tetrasSeptember 3, 2025Kent County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.0701239393-85.4726156984

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Pediastrum duplexAugust 23, 2025Kent County, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.2579720829-85.687915955

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Micrasterias pinnatifidaAugust 17, 2025Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.6651455226-85.4529580875

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Acanthocystis turfaceaAugust 16, 2025Middleville, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.6653262761-85.4526775396

Microscopic Skin Mite

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Genus CeriodaphniaDecember 2, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.9800594614-85.83181122

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Phylum RotiferaNovember 26, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.979228196-85.8350203011

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Daphnia ephemeralisNovember 19, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.991593-85.737889

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Simocephalus mixtusNovember 15, 2025Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.869926788-85.6849456477

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Closterium moniliferumNovember 15, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 42.8699270836-85.6849510121

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Genus ArcellaNovember 10, 2024Rogue River State Game Area, Michigan, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 43.2150804924-85.6609389711