Pirates Walk the Plank in Style!

I'm not talking about pirates; however I am going to talk a little bit about Plankton, that can be found in the Ocean. Plankton is carried through the ocean through the current. Plankton consists of various microscopic creatures. Did you know that Plankton is the most prevalent life and food source in the ocean? Phytoplankton, which carries on photosynthesis near the ocean surface, serves as food for the zooplankton and fish. Plankton are microscopic animals (zooplankton) and algae (phytoplankton) that live in the ocean. They drift on currents and provide food for many ocean residents. Get this, A mouthful of seawater may contain millions of bacterial cells, hundreds of thousands of phytoplankton and tens of thousands of zooplankton. Yuk! Don't want to swallow ocean water; however you may want to explore just a drop of it under a microscope. What you will find are amazing, super small, microscopic living sea plants and creatures. Magnify your sample of ocean water by 25X and you will be amazed of the living plants and animals, residents of the ocean that you will be able to see. You will need a compound microscope, some microscope slides and microscope cover slips to view your sample properly. If you want to work in the field, right by the ocean, you could use a Nikon Mini Field Microscope, perfect for on the go field work! It's water resistant and has a 20X magnification, it's compact and lightweight. A perfect microscope for the vacationer. For the beginner, I would suggest the Unico brand microscope. Unico offers an M16 a perfect microscope for the youngster interested in a hobby using microscopes to view parts of the world they cannot begin to imagine exist through the naked eye alone! Good Luck Beginners! Have a wonderful time learning new things about our oceans and the species within.