Maybe You Shouldn’t Dive Into Pond Water
There’s much more to pond water than meets the eye. It’s not only a murky body of water that frogs and insects love to inhabit. There’s a real jungle underneath the surface of pond water, and by looking at it under a microscope, you’ll be able to see just what it’s like. According to RSS Science, “we can divide all the pond water microorganisms into two groups: Protozoa (animal-like) and Protophyta (plant-like). Algae (singular, alga) are the majority of plant-like pond lives and exhibit a wide range of shapes. Some algae grow like green silks attached to rocks. Other single-celled algae float freely. Some big algae, such as the giant kelp, can grow up to 100 feet in length.” A lot is going on in every single cell of pond water to make that ecosystem thrive. Additionally, many microscopic animals we can’t see with our naked eye live in pond water (RSS Science)