Today's post adds a new feature to the Blue Lion Blog. In addition to traditional wildlife photography, the science geek in me has long enjoyed admiring the microscopic world through the lens of a microscope. The advent of affordable camera that can capture videos allow me to share some of my favorite ( and little known) microbes to those beyond the scope of my classes.
This video, titled "Amoebic Endocytosis" shows a single amoeba (about 1 mm across) feeding on the single celled flagellate, Chilomonas. The process of engulfing food like this is called endocytosis or phagocytosis.
ENJOY! There will be more of these videos to follow!
This is another of those things I never thought I'd see — a time when a camera for photographing single-celled organisms would be available to the average consumer. Even more amazing than 60-inch televisions.
ReplyDeleteFascinating to watch your video. I guess everything has to eat something.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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This was so neat to watch! I have had to study this sort of thing, but have only seen still photos and this is so much better.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting video and a cool thing to watch. Thanks for sharing.
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