The traps of the utricularia gibba (a carnivore) have lost their pigment altogether. You may
recall that I took a picture of a utricularia gibba trap for the 22 Oct
observation (Fig 2.). The plant appears to be degrading. There is quite a bit of debris in the
aquarium this week. Some of the debris are dead protists; while other parts of the debris are the leaf that was placed in the aquarium as food which has broken down (disintegrated). There was a lot less movement in the aquarium
this week. I did capture a video but was
unable to convert it to the proper format for this blog entry. Microscopic life is still teaming within the
aquarium but not to the extent that it was a week ago. The amblestegium varium
still appears green and viable.
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