Journey to the Microcosmos
S3 · E23 — Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates
S3:E23 · Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates
24 episodes in this season
We Upgraded Our Microscope!
10 min
How Do Microorganisms Poop?
Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes
Our Paramecia Are Infected
Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators
The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes
Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate
Can Microbes See Without Eyes?
Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist?
Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller
Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter
Some Water Bears Live on Land
The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba
This Ciliate Is About to Die
Strange Stentor Stories
The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates
How Did Multicellularity Evolve?
Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine
Foraminifera: Hard on The Outside, Squishy on the Inside
Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes?
Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut
Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant?
Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates
Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet
