What’s your earliest memory with a microscope? When I was a kid, me and my younger brothers were gifted one of those all in one microscope set. You know, the one where the tweezers that were included always broken with in today of using it. Any ways. While bathing our dog, we caught a flea. Nasty, I know. Despite being creeped out we still put it under the microscope. I still remember how grossed out everyone was.

I had to show you guys this! The idea that I have this in my collection continues to amaze me. These are scales of a Madagascar Sunset Moth at x250. A beautiful addition to my butterfly wall as well. I have dozens more photos of this little. Let me know and I will show you.

One of the many things I love about microscopy is how so many people started giving me samples to look under my microscope for fun. For example, a friend of mine gave me one of the snake's skins from her pet Gartner Snake. She is one of many people Picture 1, x100. Picture 2, x250

I found this Seed Shrimp in a water sample I took from a local park. It kept moving its legs trying to move around. About a minute and a half it gave up and stopped.