The barrel-shaped Didinium nasutum, a ciliate carnivore that preys mostly on Paramecium, stabs one with a needle-like organ, but then inexplicably releases it moments later. The barrel-shaped protozoan can reach sizes of 150-200 microns and remain in constant motion as it hunts for Paramecium Recorded under Nomarski DIC illumination. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit : | Science Photo Library / Matulavich, Peter |
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Durée : | 15 Secondes |
Aspect ratio : | 4/3 |
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