We don't need to travel into the deep ocean to find the most unusual lifeforms. This short clip is a journey into a bizarre world of microscopic inhabitants of pond water through the eye of a water flea.
Unlike my previous clip, this video uses not only microscopy footage, but also ultra macro images of various pond animals. I believe that macro work added more depth and allows seeing whole animals in a more natural environment. The average size of the animals filmed was less than 1 mm.
You will see water fleas, bryozoans, water mites, mayfly nymphs, ostracods, and, of course, hydras.
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Cameras used: Canon EOS 7D and Sony NEX-7. Microscope: Zeiss Axioscope A1. Macro lens: mp-e 65 mm. Plus many additional tools. Although I spent about a week of filming, it took more than a year of preparations, developing the skills, and learning how to find animals... especially in autumn.
Would like to thank every friend who contributed to making this video!