11/3/09

The larger nematodes are getting much larger while about 20 or so new ones are gathering mostly in the soil. The decaying corpse of organisms that the vorticella were have nearly been completely consumed. I assume that the vorticella played a key part in this. The Volvax glabator are larger and in greater abundance staying more toward the soil. The plant are becoming less green and the organisms aren't in as great abundance around them as they were. The seed shrimp are also multiplying in both number and size. In the bottom left corner of the tank I noticed an organism that appeared to have to rotor heads on it they were turning all the time. Dr. McFarland helped me identify this as a Philodina carotifer. This can be referenced to the chart Micro Invertebrates, Ward's Natural Science, 1998.