Elizabeth Beston
@elizabethbeston.bsky.social
Marine plankton, home educator, biology undergrad, autistic, non binary. Norfolk UK. Runs The Plankton Project
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The smallest Squishmallow ever! I think this is a Capitellidae larva (Polychaete - bristle worm) and it’s super squishy!
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December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The smallest Squishmallow ever! I think this is a Capitellidae larva (Polychaete - bristle worm) and it’s super squishy!
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You beautiful, slinky worm, you! A Xenacoela - I don’t know much about these guys, but I think this one is gorgeous! Thanks @microbe_guru for the ID.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
You beautiful, slinky worm, you! A Xenacoela - I don’t know much about these guys, but I think this one is gorgeous! Thanks @microbe_guru for the ID.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It’s a baby! This copepod nauplius has just hatched and swims its first strokes 🥹.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s a baby! This copepod nauplius has just hatched and swims its first strokes 🥹.
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Halacaridae mites are DONE. Images and videos of 42 different specimens ready for the Norfolk Plankton Image Library #marineplankton 🦑
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Halacaridae mites are DONE. Images and videos of 42 different specimens ready for the Norfolk Plankton Image Library #marineplankton 🦑
This Tintinnina ciliate is having a good stretch out of its lorica (its little ‘cup’)!
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December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This Tintinnina ciliate is having a good stretch out of its lorica (its little ‘cup’)!
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A Sabellariidae polychaete (bristle worm) larva.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A Sabellariidae polychaete (bristle worm) larva.
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Today was sample day! #marineplankton 🦑
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Today was sample day! #marineplankton 🦑
Who else is running the vacuum around today? Sunday chores brought to you by this Gastropod larva 😍
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November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Who else is running the vacuum around today? Sunday chores brought to you by this Gastropod larva 😍
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#marineplankton 🦑
This cnidarian (probably a sea anemone) planula larva has perhaps bitten off more than it can chew! Normally ovoid, this larva has taken on the shape of its lunch, a copepod! If you look closely, you can see the eye of the eaten crustacean!
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November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This cnidarian (probably a sea anemone) planula larva has perhaps bitten off more than it can chew! Normally ovoid, this larva has taken on the shape of its lunch, a copepod! If you look closely, you can see the eye of the eaten crustacean!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑