Volvox was once described as "the first multi-cellular plant." Now it is generally thought of as a colony of algae cells that have made a sort of "long-term commitment". However you think of it, Volvox reproduces both asexually and sexually and the progeny always grow into the colony. The shots for this film were made at 100X magnification with a Swift FM-31 Field Microscope and Nikon Coolpix 885 Digital Camera. The sample was collected along the creek bank at Muir Beach, California. The dark "balls" inside the Volvox colonies are daughter cells or daughter colonies.

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