| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1
|
2
| |
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
| |
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
| |
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
| |
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|  » Stats |
Members: 50,170
Threads: 82,383
Posts: 853,520
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, RMTREDSTON | |  | | 
20-11-2010, 02:31 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 951
| | | Re: unknown pond creature
I can see where you were coming form with Ostracods which was my first thought.
As far as I am aware only Cyclops carry eggs like that. The long gills and the variegated colour are new to me. The need for camouflage as well as the writing in the background suggest an unusually large size for Cyclops. I would be interested in finding out what species of Cyclops it is.
Dave |
20-11-2010, 04:20 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 16
| | | Re: unknown pond creature
the second picture is not the same individual, but looked very similar, so i assumes it to be the same type of creature. |
20-11-2010, 06:33 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: unknown pond creature
They both seem to be different, the first animal could be a species of Ploima can you get a better photo? or dye it a different colour? or photo it on a black back ground? |
20-11-2010, 08:01 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 16
| | | Re: unknown pond creature
I've left the individual in the first set of photos back into the pond.. I dont really have the equipment to dye anything. I only have this little cheap hand help usb microscope, lol... they look similar in that you both are the same shape, have tentacles at the front and two short tails at the back... the only difference i can see from observing them is that 2nd one has darker makings, and is carrying a bunch of eggs.
I have videos of both. links below.
1st creature (bare with the video as i try and focus the microscope. 20101118190350.mp4 video by geraint1985 - Photobucket
2nd creature (not doing much, but it's cool how you can see all i's inners moving about, lol). 20101119183921.mp4 video by geraint1985 - Photobucket |
21-11-2010, 08:15 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romford, Essex
Posts: 5,356
| | | Re: unknown pond creature
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red_Dragon  I've left the individual in the first set of photos back into the pond.. I dont really have the equipment to dye anything. I only have this little cheap hand help usb microscope, lol... they look similar in that you both are the same shape, have tentacles at the front and two short tails at the back... the only difference i can see from observing them is that 2nd one has darker makings, and is carrying a bunch of eggs.
I have videos of both. links below.
1st creature (bare with the video as i try and focus the microscope. 20101118190350.mp4 video by geraint1985 - Photobucket
2nd creature (not doing much, but it's cool how you can see all i's inners moving about, lol). 20101119183921.mp4 video by geraint1985 - Photobucket | Ok not an ostracod! I couldn't make out the antennae in the first images and interpreted the tail as antennae!
The 2nd one is definately one of the cyclops type crustaceans with those egg 'pouches/cases'. The first could be also, but I'm not familar with the Ploima Dogghound mentioned. | | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! Yesterday 01:53 PM 8 Replies, 189 Views | | | | | |
