9) Lab Essentials : Forceps

Microbiology Lab Essentials :

9) Forceps : Sharp & Blunt End

Forceps are the "tweezers" in a lab. They come in many sizes and shapes, sometimes old and discolored, sometimes new and shiny, sometimes sharp and pointed, sometimes flat-ended. 

They all work fine! Forceps are used for any situation where you have to grab a small item and cannot do it with your fingers.

Its an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations. Anatomy, Zoology. a part or feature resembling a forceps, especially a pair of appendages at the posterior of certain insects.

Pointed Or Sharp Pointed Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task.

Blunt End Forcep :

Blunt end Forceps have not edgy to its pricking amd picking point so that can easily collect the Sample e.g. Algae etc.

Blunt end forcep as shown in above picture