Phytoplankton Observation
The star-like shapes are actually the tombs of the once living macro Zooplankton. When seen with the naked eye it's a beautiful white sand on Star Beach in Japan. It's slightly gross to think such a pretty view is actually like a big grave yard fro macro Zooplankton. None the less, it is another contribution from the Zooplankton.
This Micro Zooplankton is most likely a Holoplankton. Tyler was VERY excited when he found this worm. You can easily see it's head, butt and also what's inside him as well. As a Zooplankton this worm would go out and hunt for his food or lure it to him/her.
Above is a picture of Cyanobacteria (a.k.a Blue-Green Algae) which is Phytoplankton. This is aquatic and photosynthetic.This is microscopic and usually can be found in a cluster or colonies. It is very nice to see in color, So check it out sometime!
This is another picture of Phytoplankton. This is a single-celled Diatom. It's yellow-green with a transparent silica that looks like it surrounded by glass. These are Nanoscopic but can be seen through a microscope.
(All Pictures above were taken by Mrs. Richardson)
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