Radio Psychedelica

I have discovered daphnia!!
I was pursuing a report of a 'multitude of blue dragonflys'. I found a lake; I found a multitude of blue mayflys - ephemeroptera being characterized by their wings being folded at rest into a posture reminiscent of the cheap wings strapped onto models unrealisticly modeling angels.
The lake was algal and still; attracted by the minute churn of tiny bodies, I scooped up a sample.
A water bottle of pond water is sitting on my window sill. The water fleas jiggle and wobble through the green algae, pursued by a busy water beetle.
I have been reading about daphnia since I was a small boy; finding them is akin to discovering a real live elephant - only smaller, and less trumpety.