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Cyanobacteria

This specimen came from a slimy film of algae that grew in one of my algal cultures. I think that it is a Nostoc. Objective is 40x/0.65

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They look more green than cyan to me.

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Salamander - 7mon

That's not the cyanobacteria's fault, I think that it is mine, so thanks for pointing that out. In the post-processing I clicked on the microscope slide to white balance because the background seemed too blue. But now that you mention this I think that the bluish hue in the background was realistic and setting it to white removed the blue from the blue-green cyan. Without the white balance the color is more cyan:

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gay_sex - 7mon

These microscope shots are beautiful. Keep 'em coming!

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Salamander - 7mon

Thanks!

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pebbles @sh.itjust.works - 7mon

Yo they look so lumpy. I never see fellas as lumpy as this.

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ZombiFrancis @sh.itjust.works - 7mon

They look chock full of microcystins just ready to fuck up a liver.

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Salamander - 7mon

I didn't know about microcystins. Interesting molecules! I think this particular species does not produce them, but I won't eat them... at least for now. I might grow some edible algae in the future.

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