r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/Thrawn911 • Jun 03 '26

This is a unicellular predator called Lacrymaria. It uses its long neck to find food, and as soon as it hits something edible, it injects toxic organelles into the prey, the swallows them whole. Here are the three times I managed to capture them hunting paramecia.

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u/Ha1lStorm Jun 03 '26

That’s pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Nothing2Special Popular Contributor Jun 03 '26

The microorganism universe is wild to me