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I post this photograph here because it has more scientific interest than photographic and what you see is something that most of us take for granted as being microscopic in size normally and in a sense one would be correct in so doing. However this photograph only covers about three inches of the entire once living, or may well still be
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It is the dried remains of a Plasmodium. You have probably read or seen my posts where I have mentioned these organisms before. A plasmodium is the fusion of two amoebae, which have reproduced and grown in size to create what one could call a giant multinucleate amoeba. This particular specimen was found on a long and decaying tree limb. How long you may ask? About four feet in length, maybe a little more but so was the Plasmodium! They have been known to grow in size to cover several square feet and produce a bit of a stir in the populated neighborhoods where they have occured. They can also get into your house too! They feed by surrounding their prey, just like a normal amoeba, with their "myxopodia" vice "pseudopodia" and releasing digestive enzymes. This is known as phagocytosis. So if you feel some night, something hugging you softly or maybe even tightly, who knows; it may not be the mister.... or the misses.
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Ever seen the "Creep Show, the first one?"
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