The water sample was obtained around 1:00pm and this picture was taken with the magnification of 720(40*10*1.8).
Specimen seen under microscope at 400x. Water sample collected from Southwest Greenway pond in Austin, TX.
it was found in the backyard flying around. The temperature was in the 80s.
Crustose lichen. Yellowish in color. Grows near and on top of another lichen on the trunk of a tree.