A Big Spider Catches An Even Bigger Fly

A big spider catches a really big fly and has some trouble wrapping it up. Not sure if the spider is biting it a bunch or trying to eat it. Video is timelapsed, the true time frame is approximately 30 minutes.

Top 10 Youtube Success Stories

Top 10 Youtube Success Stories

An article highlighting people who have made it big on Youtube, some of which have crossed into mainstream television and film.

Ways to Cope with the Death of a Loved One

Ways to Cope with the Death of a Loved One

An article outlining steps to survive the death of a loved one and help to move on with life from first hand knowledge.

Ways to Cope with the Death of a Loved One

Ways to Cope with the Death of a Loved One

An article outlining steps to survive the death of a loved one and help to move on with life from first hand knowledge.

Free CD-ROMs and DVDs

Free CD-ROMs and DVDs

An article to act as a guide for free DVDs and CD-ROMs that are available through the mail listed online.

1969 Science and Technology Landmarks

1969 Science and Technology Landmarks

An article showcasing the many scientific and technological accomplishments in the year 1969. From the first moon landing to the invention of the internet.

Types Of Microorganisms In A Puddle

Types Of Microorganisms In A Puddle

An article detailing the micro-organisms that live in puddles in a backyard as pictured and recorded first hand through a home microscope.

Cyanobacteria Moving About A Collection Of Mosquito Eggs

Cyanobacteria Moving About A Collection Of Mosquito Eggs.

Euglena Gracilis Single Celled Organism Microscopic Scene

Euglena as seen under my microscope from a larger field view and then close up as it slides around in a drop of water swinging its flagellum out in front.

Euglena is a genus of unicellular flagellate protists. It is the best known and most widely studied member of the phylum Euglenozoa (also known as Euglenophyta), a diverse group containing some 44 genera and at least 800 species. Species of Euglena are found in fresh and salt waters. They are often abundant in quiet, inland waters, where they may bloom in numbers sufficient to color the surface of ponds and ditches green (E. viridis) or red (E. sanguinea).

The species Euglena gracilis, has been used extensively in the laboratory as a model organism.

Most species of Euglena have photosynthesizing chloroplasts within the body of the cell, which enable them to feed by autotrophy, like plants. However, they can also take nourishment heterotrophically, like animals. Since Euglena have features of both animals and plants, early taxonomists, working within the Linnaean two-kingdom system of biological classification, found them difficult to classify. Indeed, it was the question of where to put such "unclassifiable" creatures that prompted Ernst Haeckel to add a third kingdom to the Animale and Vegetabile of Linnaeus: the Kingdom Protista.

Diatom Microscopic Life Under Microscope

A Diatom microorganism under my microscope twitching. The silica cell wall and the dividing line in the middle. This specimen came from a puddle in my back yard.

Diatoms are a major group of algae, and are one of the most common types of phytoplankton. Most diatoms are unicellular, although they can exist as colonies in the shape of filaments or ribbons (e.g. Fragilaria), fans (e.g. Meridion), zigzags (e.g. Tabellaria), or stellate colonies (e.g. Asterionella). Diatoms are producers within the food chain. A characteristic feature of diatom cells is that they are encased within a unique cell wall made of silica (hydrated silicon dioxide) called a frustule. These frustules show a wide diversity in form, but usually consist of two asymmetrical sides with a split between them, hence the group name. Fossil evidence suggests that they originated during, or before, the early Jurassic Period. Diatom communities are a popular tool for monitoring environmental conditions, past and present, and are commonly used in studies of water quality. Some diatoms are capable of movement via flagellation.

Asplanchna Girodi Rotifier Microorganisms Swimming Through A Drop Of Water

Asplanchna Girodi Rotifier Microorganisms Swimming Through A Drop Of Water. One part of the video shows several swimming quickly in circles and in other parts a close up view as they are slowing down. It appears at some points the their mouths get suctioned to the glass and it causes them to have sudden stops. They also bump into each other a few times.

Mosquito Butt In Background Euglena Microorganism Feeding Under Microsope

Mosquito Butt In Background With Euglena Microorganism Feeding Under Microsope.