It’s meal-time for this rotifer. Watch through a Celestron Labs microscope as this creature draws a vortex of water into its mouth to grab its food. 📷: Antonio (@antonio_segura_8020) and Pri (@priscillavieto) Equipment: Celestron Labs CB1000CF Compound Microscope⁠ #microscope #biology #science #stem #Celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronrocks #CelestronUniverse | Celestron

This rotifer is what it eats! It has turned blue due to the breakdown of pigments from algae and cyanobacteria — both components of its diet. It has a ciliated mouth and is about 500 microns (half a millimeter) in length. Three eggs can clearly be seen within the body of this wiggly creature. #MicroscopicMonday 🧫🔬by MicrobialEcology | Science Channel

The name "Rotifer" is derived from the Latin word rota “wheel” and -fer “bearing”, meaning "wheel-bearer". Most rotifers are around 0.1–0.5 mm long and are common in freshwater environments throughout the world, with a few saltwater species. #MicroscopicMonday 🧫🔬#EarthMonth | Science Channel

61K views · 1K reactions | This tiny animal is called a rotifer, and all of the other organisms zooming by are fellow inhabitants from the small pond it came from. Turn up the volume for a full breakdown of what is happening in this epic pond scene. #MicroscopicMonday 匿+ caption by Martin Kaae Kristiansen (My Microscopic World | Science Channel | Facebook

“I’m going to get you…” We love this light microscope footage of a rotifer feeding on the freshwater algae Haematococcus pluvialis. They are actually rather useful in producing the orange pigment astaxanthin, which is used in animal feed, human dietary supplements and some cosmetics. You can see it has coloured the digestive tract of the rotifer orange! http://bit.ly/2vFn8MT | Science Photo Library

The rotifer's most distinctive feature is the presence of a ciliated structure, called the corona, on the head. The coronal cilia acts like a vaccum and sweeps food into the mouth. #MicroscopicMonday 🧫🔬by Martin Kaae Kristiansen (My Microscopic World) | Science Channel

life cycle rotifers