Observations by elizabethmulvaney

This organism was found in a sample collected from the pond behind Louisa County High School. The organism used the extended cell membrane to move to the food source. The organism looked as if it growed and shrank as the pseud or its "false foot" propelled it forwars. It moved quickly under the microscope.

This organism was found in a sample collected from the pond behind Louisa County High School. It did not move. However, I had lost it in the microscope when I had accidently nudged the slide over and Emma had refound it.

This is the egg sack of a oak apple gall wasp. The egg sack was found under a fallen log in the woods behind the Louisa County High School. This was found in fallen foliage and on the worn path that we traveled on.

This species was seen by the bus garage behind Louisa County High School. It was found near a sewage drain. The species was isolated, but was surrounded by grass. It had a bright yellow pigment to its petals.

The picture was taken by Kathy Richardson. The red and black spider as seen as above was found on a pine tree. It was hard to see in comparison to the tree. The spider would rapidly move. My phone camera could not capture this organism, but instead, would focus on the sky or the needles behind it. The pine tree that it was found on was at the edge of the Louisa County High School lake.

This algae was visible under all of the available magnifications under the microscope. This organism moved slowly and moved out of frame when I was trying to take the picture. The algae did not have cilia or flagella to move. The water sample that this was found in was collected from the lake behind Louisa County High School.

This fungi was found on a living tree. It contained bands of tan. This shelf fungus species was found in the wooded area behind Louisa County High School. The fungi stuck out in comparison to the tree bark. The bright white contrasted with the greenish brown tint of the bark.

There were several water fleas seen today. Two of them had eggs. One was giving birth on another person's microscope. This sample was taken from the lake behind Louisa County High School. This species was one of the most common organisms found.

The marsh slug was found on the bark of a tree in the woods by the Louisa County High School. The slug was static on the bark, even though the species is relatively motile. The tree was large. On the other side of the tree, there was a clutch of shelf fungi. The weather that day, was rainy and so the humidity was high in the woods. The trees were moist and the soil was heavily saturated, because it had been raining for 3 weeks.

This sample of buttercup flowers were found next to the Louisa County High School gravel track. They were located in patches in the grass in the sunlight. There was a large collection of these plants there. The plants were small in size, but with the large amount of plants in the area, they filled up space. Because it was in a large population, it made taking a picture easier.
The Bulbous Buttercup is common in the month of May. The flower is found in the color of yellow. These plants are known for irritating and causing blisters on the skin. Cattle cannot eat this species alone, but can eat it when it is mixed with something else.

The grass spider was found in the woods near a creek. The spider was located on the ground in a pile of fallen leaves and sticks. It was camouflaged, so it was hard to distinguish, unless the person was looking closely. The foliage was disguising it. When I was taking the picture, the spider stayed still and did not move.

This cluster of mushrooms was found on the outer tree line behind the High School baseball field. It was found on the bark of a tree and in the shade. This specimen was found with bands of brown and green on the tops of the caps. They had some green tint on the back end of the caps toward the trunk of the tree that they were on. The mushrooms stuck out in comparison to the tree. It was a lighter pigment to the tree.

This batch of fungi was found covered by long patches of grass. This species had widely been covering the ground behind the baseball field. It was on the edge of the exposure of the sun and outside of the line of trees. I would have missed the troop if I had not been paying close attention to the ground. The troop was hidden very well.

This specimen was found on a patch of concrete beside the High School gravel parking lot. Part of the lichen was leaf-like. It was on top of the rocky portion of the concrete. This species is found on rocks and is commonly called rock shields. The leafy formations that are seen in the picture is called foliose. As a fungus, the peppered Rock-shield is a decomposer. But, the lichen is an organism for primary succession. This organism breaks down rocks to restore nutrients to the area.