Amoeba division

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micron
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Amoeba division

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Here is a shot of the final stages of asexual (binary fission) reproduction of an Amoeba.

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Nikon Coolpix 4500
Zeiss Photomicroscope II
Leitz Periplan 10x/18 (519488)
Zeiss Plan-Neofluar multi-immersion phase 16x/0.50 (water)
Zeiss achromatic-aplanatic VZ NA 1.4 phase condenser
Electronic flash – phase contrast
Paint Shop Pro 7.0 – auto contrast

Charles Krebs
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Post by Charles Krebs »

Hi Ron, another natural occurance that I haven't seen before.

You're quite good at finding interesting "events" (like the water bear eggs hatching) :D

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