What is all that rot

A bit of microbiology

Decomposition can be thought of as a parade of many very tiny creatures.

Amoeba

Fungi

Bacteria

Slime molds

Algae

Spriogyra

Protozoans (cilaite, flagellate)

These can be seen through a microscope. By having studied the decompsotion column we have seen microbial life in action. Now we can see it through mangnifycation.