I heard about a plankton survey being done that was open to the public. A boat goes out and nets plankton from the surface to 50 meters deep (164 feet). I talked to the kids about it and M wanted to go.
The most common are copepods. However in the center is something we referred to as a "glass praying mantis." It is hard to see because it is so transparent.
An amphipod?
Copepods with red bodies.
A salp!
M was also able to use her German to speak to a woman from Switzerland and helped verify the "glass praying mantis" was the same type as the one she found in another person's sample.
No comments:
Post a Comment