2021 Small World in Motion Competition

Having ingested nine Chydrorus, this oligochaete worm (Chaetogaster sp.) is having difficulty with the tenth, expelling it twice. This worm feeds by powerful suction rather like a vacuum cleaner.

Chew Yen Fook

Location

Woodend, Waimakiriri, New Zealand

Technique

Darkfield, Polarized Light

Magnifaction

4X (Objective Lens Magnification)