Squatinella sp. almost eats flagellated algae

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josmann
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Squatinella sp. almost eats flagellated algae

#1 Post by josmann » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:24 am



Complete with live reaction from excited microscopist :lol:

In the microscopic world, size matters! Being too big to fit in a predator's mouth is a solid defensive strategy.
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Re: Squatinella sp. almost eats flagellated algae

#2 Post by Francisco » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:40 am

Very nice.

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Re: Squatinella sp. almost eats flagellated algae

#3 Post by Javier » Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:14 pm

Nice catch!

I recall learning from a chapter of JTTM something about the evolutionary sense of colonial algae, that is, becoming bigger to prevent being eaten by many organism.

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