FOUND: Korean Daphnia! [Video]

Wish for Korean zooplankton fulfilled! Went to check out Nami Island yesterday, and came across this shallow pond:

Upon closer inspection, it was clear the place was popping with plankton! Check out the short clip below. Watched them zoom around for a bit, then examined a few up close with the naked eye. A couple of them had ~20-30 eggs in their broodsacs.

I'm super happy! :D
 

Missing zooplankton... [Video Clips]

That's it, as the title says.

Nine and a half months into my stay in Seoul, I miss these tiny critters. Took a brief trip out of the city yesterday, and found myself wishing I had a plankton net to see what I could pull up out of the reservoir! Will have to seek out some Korean plankton very soon now that nice weather is upon us.

With that, I'll leave you with some random clips starring zooplankton...enjoy!

First, my favourite zooplankter (I'm biased) and also a serious problem in some parts of the world, the spiny water flea (2 parts):

Daphnia "playing with Volvox":

Super-cool bioluminescent plankton in a Maldivian Lagoon:

'The Secret Life of Plankton' by Tierney Thys (via TEDEducation)...nicely done:

[Photolog] Misc. 'scope shots

Pulled out my trusty--albeit dusty--dissecting 'scope to take close-ups of some everyday objects around my apartment...thought I'd share the results. :)

Photos were taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 through the 'scope's eyepiece at whichever magnification yielded what I thought to be the most picturesque perspective.

MAC makeup brush (not cleaned).

Feather.

Pepita.

Leather.

Almond.

Walnut.

10,000 won bill.