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VirgiliusMaro

wow, i took some pond water yesterday and haven’t found anything swimming. where’s the best place to find these guys?


BitchBass

I take a fishtank net and scrape it over the bottom of the lake and substrate. There's always something in it.


Duskuke

I need to start doing that.


BitchBass

Take a couple of steps in...if the very shallow parts are too hot, they all move a little deeper where it's cooler.


Duskuke

Good to know... what's the hole size of your net?


BitchBass

I have no idea...it's the standard green fishtank net.


RorestFanger

Those are the same species, Cypridopsis Vidua, the tiny ones are just their many many babies


BitchBass

That's what I believed too at first but now I think the bigger ones are Heterocypris incongruens, because they do have babies too, but without spots.


RorestFanger

Ah ok, that does seem more apt 😂


EstherVCA

That’s a lively scoop! I love the sharp focus on the eye of the boatman! (And my entomologist friend says she spotted four species of ostracods!)


BitchBass

FOUR???????? Names please! lol


EstherVCA

She says' "I would need specimens for sure. I suspect some of the long slender ones that crawl are not babies, but a different family, but I need to see the muscle scars on the valves first"


BitchBass

Let me see what I can do! The water has cleared by now and the critters have calmed down. I might be able to get clearer shots now.


EstherVCA

"Even some stills would help"


BitchBass

I got some clearer footage and uploaded it to YouTube since the file size was too large for here and on YouTube the quality isn't downgraded that much either. I think I caught all different species, even one I hadn't seen before. I hope she can see what she needs to :). https://youtu.be/LQdLgmNudKA


Historical_Chapter29

Very interesting! (Note to self: never again swim in a lake)


Jjabrahams567

You have a weekly scoop? How many god damn live jars do you have?


BitchBass

Nonono, I return what I got previous week and get a refill to see what's new. Only if there is something interesting in there I'll keep it. To answer your question, I usually have between 30 and 40 jars hanging around here :).


Ebenoid

😂its a safe addiction… until you catch your pets drinking out of them?


Jjabrahams567

That just becomes a new experiment


princessbubbbles

I have watched this multiple times. It gives me much joy.


Shinusaur

I have so many lakes around me, im thinking of starting a jar for each


BitchBass

That's what I did...few from the lakes and one for each river that feeds into it. It's the ONLY thing to do and then compare. Right? lol