Marine ciliates of the Trachelocercidae family. . . . #science #biology #microscopy | Science into Images

This ciliate thought it had found the perfect meal — a long chain of cyanobacteria. It grabbed on, pulled, twisted, swallowed… but it was as awkward as having spaghetti on a first date. You keep the eye contact, you slurp and slurp, and somehow the spaghetti just keeps going, disappearing into your mouth slower than your dignity. 😂 . Cyanobacteria may be small, but they have an ancient trick for survival: join together into long, filamentous chains. A single cell is easy prey. But link hundreds

Ciliate in a marine sample! It is a single-celled organism whose movements are unlike anything I’ve seen before. Like all ciliates, it uses hairlike structures called cilia to move around. The guess is that it is from the family Trachelocercidae. Shot on an iPhone 14 Pro with a Swift 380B microscope using an ilabcam ultra adapter. #ciliate #microbes #microbiology #microscope #microscopy #microbenotes Video Credit: @microhobbyist | Microbe Notes

Diversity of the genus Stentor. With more than 20 known species, Stentor is one of my favourite ciliates. Bacteria eater, he plays a fundamental role in aquatic ecosystems. Also they are gorgeous 😍 . . . #science #biology #microscopy #bacteria #ecosystem | Science into Images