Never thought I could get a pic of a 'pod

But I did. I held my loupe/magnifying glass (10x) to the glass, focused on what I wanted to get; put my camera on optical zoom and clicked macro as "close" as I could get, and to my amazement, I could make out the subjects!

Here they are. The first two remind me of snowflakes. The last is kind of hard to see, but I think it might be a feather duster-type worm larvae. The stalk is actually above it and to the right, kinda coming down to it from 2:00 o'clock as it whips downward from the movement of the water in the tank.

Anyone ever watch their glass with a magnifier and see these things?


There's one that I could never get a pic 'cause they're so tiny, but when I look at the sand at the glass' edge, if I pull the magnifier out and keep it still, I can see small translucent brown guys. They remind me of ladybugs, or volkswagon beetles. They have spots and they're about 1/10th the size of a grain of sand. I can see them actually climb from grain to grain. Neato stuff!

 

Wow, thats pretty cool. too bad i dont have a loupe OR a camera at the moment,lol

 

who needs a camera when you've got a parkbench and a box of chocolates? GREAT avatar, man!

 

hahahaha, i have one with him playing ping pong in asia with communist symbols everywhere (Next avatar maybe?).....

Thats my idea of a good life, some chocolate, sitting and telling stories to people (Hint Hint....3reef!) and not having nothing to worry about......

 

Thats a jellyfish from a hydroid, not a pod. great photo of one

 

What is your avatar Reef? or I should say who? I can't really see it even with my glasses on... and pretty cool close ups no matter what it is!

 

My avatar is a photo of Brad Pitt as Achilles on the set of Troy, out of character, on his cell phone. It cracked me up.

I wish I could find again a pic I once saw on the internet. . When Lord Of The Rings first came out, there's this picture of an Orc (the really dark vicious fighters with the razor-sharp teeth and black faces), with this BLAZE orange cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee in his hand smiling off camera. It's really gotta be seen to be appreciated.

 

Thanks, Geek. I think I knew somewhere in my head those aren't pods. But, in your honor--I've convinced a pod to stay still long enough for a really clear photo.

Here it is:

 

heres a pod photo posted a few months back by Geekdafied should give you some idea of actual size.
http://www.3reef.com/forums/coral/zoanthid-eating-pods-41735.html

 

Thanks for finding the link, waste!