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Specimen
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A short video capturing the death of a small crustacean, the one-eyed Cyclops. The Cyclops is initially alive and you can see its antennae and limbs twitching occasionally, as well as the movement of its internal organs. However, you will also be able to see that the animal is wounded on the left of its hind, with cell material slowly oozing out of the wound. This material continues to spill out of the Cyclops until a large pool of its bodily contents and fluids is formed to its left and all movement has ceased. Recorded in real-time on a SWIFT SW350T Trinocular Compound Microscope, using bright-field microscopy as well as dark field filters. From water samples collected at Kingfisher Pond in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire. |