I asked my larval human to stick some tape to her forehead so we could rip out some Demodex from her hair follicles. They’re oddly adorable.

🦠 Demodex folliculorum
🔬 Olympus BX51 w/DIC
🎥 iPhone 14 + iLabCam Ultra
👩🏼 Desirée Moffitt
🏷️ #microscopy #science #arachnid #skincare #microbiome #creepy

Some recent favorite rotifers l've found 💙

🦠 Rotifers
🔬 Olympus BX51 w/DIC
🎥 iPhone 14 + iLabCam Ultra
👩🏼 Desirée Moffitt
🏷️ #microscopy #science #smallworld

My kids think they have a new pet 😭. I think I need new cats.

⚠️ BREAKING:

Oregon reports its first human case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the Oregon Health Authority.

The person was infected at a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County.

55 cases have been reported nationwide this year.

The most amazing rotifers I have ever seen!
🔬Olympus BX51 w/ DIC
🎥 iPhone 14 + iLabCam Ultra
🏷️ #science #biology #microscopic #microscopy #animals

Stentor amethystinus trapped in a bubble

🔬Olympus BX51 w/ DIC
🎥iPhone 14 + iLabCam Ultra
🏷️ #science #microscopic #sciart
Instagram: desi_morrison

My favorite image of Stentor coreuleus 💙

🔬 Olympus BX51 w/ DIC
🎥 iPhone 14 with iLabCam Ultra
🏷️ #microscopy #science
Instagram: desi_morrison (me)