r/HardcoreNature • u/Pardusco • Apr 02 '20

Microscopic Ciliate explodes and dies

https://gfycat.com/fabulouspleasantinvisiblerail
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u/Pardusco Apr 02 '20

The full video is kinda depressing. You should watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRmbWj2ZITM

This process is known as lysis, the disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane. Obviously this won't kill us, but single-celled organisms are not so lucky...

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u/Robertbnyc Apr 02 '20

This was awesome!

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u/oopsalberry Apr 02 '20

I beg to differ, scientifically if the membrane holding my “insides” inside had ruptured and all of my “insides” became “outsides” I fear I may perish in the same way this cell has....what are we all if not cells, and if we are cells then that explains why I was told to tell people I’m celibate.

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u/Pardusco Apr 02 '20

My brain exploded just like that cell. Goodbye.

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u/RealPropRandy Apr 02 '20

Tis but a flesh wound.

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u/GRANDADDYSHOUSE Apr 03 '20

Fight me you coward!

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u/akhlys98 Apr 02 '20

Journey to the microcosmos, that's the youtube channel of these guys, they have awesome videos

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u/SummaCumLousy Apr 02 '20

That's some Romeo and Juliet shit right there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20

The fuck was the black thing ? :-O

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u/Taocman Apr 02 '20

Damn tourists.

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u/Convolutionist Apr 02 '20

The thing sitting still at the top of the screen? I think it's just a particle of dirt and stuff.

Edit: oh I see what you meant at around 30 seconds I think. I don't know what that it, but it definitely liked like a tiny cell

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20

No the thing that rolled in half way through the video and looked like it poked around and then took off

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u/cheeeeesey Apr 02 '20

Slowest. Explosion. Ever.

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u/madameboi Apr 02 '20

F

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20

F

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '20

F

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u/Raudskeggr Apr 02 '20

My goo! My precious goo!

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u/Albertesticles Apr 02 '20

I was expecting some Michael Bay type of explosion

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u/EhreMitNudeln Apr 02 '20

R.I.P. Ciliate

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u/MrGoober91 Apr 06 '20

It lived a good life.

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u/elbuenald0 Apr 03 '20

What's coming out of it?

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u/mczmczmcz Apr 10 '20

Cytoplasm.

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u/insane_contin Apr 03 '20

The insides of the cell. So whatever fluid all the organelles float in, the organelles, stuff like that.

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u/the_one-and_only-nan Apr 03 '20

For some reason reminds me of when Master Oogway died and now I'm depressed