Third Blog Post

  This was the first time that I was able to observe my MicroAquarium with the food pellet added.  The activity surrounding the new food source was spectacular. It made the rest of the aquarium seem deserted in comparison.  The most common organism I observed crowded around the food pellet was the paramecium bursaria.  There were at least 70 that I spotted around the food pellet.  As I was searching around the rest of the MicroAquarium I was able to add two new organisms to the list of microorganisms I've been able to identify.  I saw a few vorticella hanging off one of the plants I put in the MicroAquarium the first day.  I also saw a couple Paranema flagellates swimming around,too.  It was a pretty neat day in lab today, and I'm glad I got to see the phenomenon the food pellet created.  The activity around the pellet was great.  I saw some flatworms swimming around there, some large translucent paramecium among the paramecium bursaria, and some gastrotrichs floating across the scene as well.  I hope to keep spotting new organisms next week as well. Till then, thanks for reading.