Organisms in food deposits I have just discovered that my kitchen sink pipe has been leaking for quite some time (possibly months) which has resulted in water and food deposits collecting in my cupboard. I smeared some of the residue onto a slide and looked at it under my microscope. I could see a large number of **translucent organisms** (visible at **40x magnification** , they are **roughly 100 µm in length** ). They all appeared to be of the same species although they varied in size and developmental stage. The 'adults' are **quite long and look similar to maggots; they scrunch their bodies into balls and then stretch out in order to propel themselves.** Unfortunately I lack the equipment to take a photo of it but **here's a rough sketch** of what it looks like moving to the right: !enter image description here Don't take the features _too_ literally. Can anyone hazard a guess as to what it might be?

It seems like Euglena but I need more parameters than what you have provided.

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