This Microbe Accelerates Faster Than a Cheetah

One of the fastest animals in the world is actually a ciliate, a unicellular microbe. This little worm-like creature looks quite clumsy and chubby. And yet it is able to accelerate faster than most fast animals, including Cheetahs. Please meet Spirostomum ambiguum. This giant of the microcosmos uses its speed to communicate and to avoid predators in unexpected ways.
#biology #microscope #speed
Microscopes used:
Olympus CX43
Olympus BX53
Cameras:
Sony A 6400
Fuji XT4
Canon R5
Fuji XH2S
Nikon Z9
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[@idguy4rainbowpheonix]

Mikrowelten, you are one of my favourite microscopy creators and I find it sad you are not seen more widely.

[@DogglesistheBest]

They jump so quickly it almost looks like the video is cutting between shots!

[@Saturnius]

That was my first thought as well. Amazing creatures!

[@trainsonplanes709]

Fascinating!

[@ungodly_athorist]

Gorgeous!

[@kitamwilliams]

Your videos are so visually beautiful and you have a very relaxed compelling voice, bravo 🙂

[@NomadicNostoc]

Wow, thank you!

[@YuriyShevnin]

Wonderful. How create a drop with ciliates?