As the picture above insinuates, the main topic of my blog post today will be the annelid... Oh boy the annelids! Before I could even get my microscope focused in on my aquarium I immediately noticed movement. Once I was able to get a clear view I saw that there were two annelids swimming around plant A. I was able to distinguish exactly what they were from their see-through structure, with red spots covering their body, and hair-like cilia, that apparently aids them with movement. A little further research on these creatures led me to learn that they were scientifically known as Aeolosoma Hemprichi. I watched these two for a moment and then decided to move on to observe some other types of organisms... or so I thought. I didn't get very far when I saw another annelid, and then another, and then even more! I counted twelve different spottings before I even saw another type of organism, which was an ostracod. After a few minutes I concluded that there had to be at least 20 to 25 annelids living in my little world. I moved throughout the top and middle of my aquarium observing a couple ostracod, many annelids :), and even a cyclops. Then I decided to go to the bottom of my MicroAquarium to see what was happening down there. Oh boy was I wrong about 20 to 25 annelids. I could watch the sediment at the bottom as if it were alive because of all the movement. It was hard to get a clear shot due to all of the dirt, but every now and then I saw a clear, red-spotted head (or was it a butt?) poke out into the wide open. There must have been at least 40 annelids in my tank. And then I saw it... the monster of all ostracods! He was a big boy, and boy were his little claws and body moving at spasm-like speed as he was munching on a leaf. Down near the bottom I was also lucky enough to spot a couple more cyclops, and let me tell you, if I was a micro-organism I would be shaking in my tiny micro cells if I encountered a cyclops... Or maybe, if I was a micro-organism I would be a cyclops! They have a scary looking head and a long sharp tail that makes them intimidating. I was very satisfied with my viewing and can't wait to see how my annelids have flourished next time!