2024-04-22

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Journey to the Microcosmos

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This amoeba has a shell around it, which seems like a pretty good idea. The world at large is full of predators, and shells seem like a straightforward strategy to ward those predators off. But what if this amoeba’s shell wasn’t just a form of protection? What if it was actually dangerous?

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SOURCES:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0932473924000014?fr=RR-2&rr=8566c512efd03b7b ↩︎

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/testaceafilosea.html ↩︎

https://arcella.nl/difflugia-new-shell-building/ ↩︎

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272822411_Testate_amoeba_Arcella_vulgaris_Amoebozoa_Arcellidae_is_able_to_survive_without_the_shell_and_construct_a_new_one↩︎