Images Dated 14th May 2019

Yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

Yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis), in a reed bed, in defence posture, keeping still and relying on its cryptic plumage to blend with the reed stems. It may even wobble gently to mimic the reeds stirring in the wind. Japan

Animal, Animals, Ardeidae, Aves, Bird, Birds, Bittern, Bitterning, Camouflage, Camouflaged, China, Chinese Bittern, Chinese Least Bittern, Coloration, Cryptic, Defensive, Fauna, Front View, Heron, Ixobrychus, Little Yellow Bittern, Long Nosed Bittern, Oceania, One Animal, Pelecaniformes, Pose, Skulking, Small, South Asia, Stance, Wildlife

A single-celled organism (Pramecium caudatum)

A single-celled organism (Pramecium caudatum), between 120 and 300 micrometres or 0.12 to 0.3 mm long, covered with tiny hair-like cilia for moving around and feeding. Magnified X 400

Aquatic, Brackish Water, Ciliophora, Freshwater, Macro, Macrophotography, Magnification, Marine, Parameciidae, Protist, Seawater, Unicellular

Spirulina cyanobacterium (Arthrospira sp.)

Spirulina cyanobacterium (Arthrospira sp.), magnified X 200

Alga, Algal, Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae, Filamentous, Free Floating, Gram Negative, Helical, Helix, Macrophotography, Magnification, Medicinal Properties, Microscopy, Multicellular, Phormidiaceae, Photomicrography, Superfood, Trichomes