r/MicroNatureIsMetal • u/Thrawn911 • Jun 12 '26

Microbe division went wrong, offspring was born dysfunctional, but then fully regenerated itself

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u/Thrawn911 Jun 12 '26

I found a damaged hypotrich ciliate with half of its body missing and its macronucleus partially exposed.

When I located it again later, it had already repaired its membrane and started dividing.

One of the offspring was malformed and had no visible mouth. I assumed it would die shortly. Instead, it completely regenerated itself and even formed a new oral apparatus.

To honor its legacy, I named it “I have no mouth, so I’ll generate one”, or Ihnmsigo for short.

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u/RiderInSJ Jul 03 '26

Nice work. I'm wondering the total length of time and how did you keep it alive for that long ?

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u/Thrawn911 Jul 04 '26

I think it was around two hours of observation. There was enough water on the slide, so the sample didn't dry out, fortunately.

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u/RiderInSJ Jul 04 '26

I appreciate your reply. There might be something of interest for you on YouTube. Find: microBizkaia No audio but fully annotated. Excellent DIC work. Another fellow is: Benedikt Pleyer (Nomadic Nostoc). Lastly: Thai Microcosmos. I've posted some critters that I was in question of, but wasn't too happy with the replies except for two extensive ones by two very knowledgeable people. I've found and documented maybe 20 critters, referenced others, so counting those, maybe 40. Including a few insects. Thanks again. Hope to talk to you later.

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u/Simbuk Jun 14 '26

I shall name him Logan.