news of a single-celled organism that can grow to nearly a foot across is kinda blowing my mind tbh
― gnaw on my meat oreo (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 15:22 (nine years ago)
makes me wonder why i bother having all these other cells
the biggest cell, the best cell
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:03 (nine years ago)
Note that there are many, many cell nuclei in that xenophyophore, they just share a common cytoplasm. All it takes is nuclear replication without cytokinesis. Seems a perfectly reasonable solution for organisms with no need for tissue differentiation or cell migration during development.
Xenophyophores aren't the largest multinucleated cells. The aquatic algae Caulerpa taxifolia grows to 6-12 inches long. The pretzel slime mold Hemitrichia serpula is one you could find in temperate forests.
http://www.ispotnature.org/sites/default/files/images/51608/39f663908013471a17b43bfe643858c1.jpg
― behavioral sink (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:31 (nine years ago)
^aren't the largest by some measures. Also, wiki tells me that some filamentous mold cells extend hundreds of meters.
― behavioral sink (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:33 (nine years ago)
mmmm pretzel cells
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:41 (nine years ago)
Dammit ulysses beat me to it.
― Bashir-Worf Hypothesis (Leee), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:06 (nine years ago)
i'm getting alphabetti spaghetti vibes
― nxd, Thursday, 4 May 2017 08:26 (nine years ago)
Should thread title be changed to weird eukaryotes since we've now moved into slime mold and sea floor "thing" territory
― your cognitive privilege (El Tomboto), Thursday, 4 May 2017 10:51 (nine years ago)
Weird living things would be sufficiently broad, I think. Plus, we're leaving out the botanists.
Hydnora africanahttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4HaK29r8LuI/UMsTw8EcQAI/AAAAAAAAFuQ/zgFRoL-WEOk/s1600/hydnora_africana_flower.jpg
― behavioral sink (Sanpaku), Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:01 (nine years ago)
S/D plants that look like they're screaming
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:12 (nine years ago)
Plants that look like screaming hamburgers.
― Bashir-Worf Hypothesis (Leee), Thursday, 4 May 2017 20:09 (nine years ago)
feed me seymour
― passionate plant-based athlete (voodoo chili), Thursday, 4 May 2017 21:06 (nine years ago)
thanks for that tidbit sanpaku, v interesting. i'm so not a science person but i'm trying to be!
― clouds, Friday, 5 May 2017 00:00 (nine years ago)
BTW, I was wrong about Caulerpa taxifolia - single multinucleate cells can have creeping stolons that extend for several meters. It isn't rare at all, this is the invasiver algae that's wiping out native life in the Mediterranean, as none of the local herbivores are adapted to its toxins.
http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/ContentImages/_w/bio_Caul.diagram_jpg.jpg
― behavioral sink (Sanpaku), Friday, 5 May 2017 00:19 (nine years ago)
https://ladygeekgirl.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/the-langoliers.jpg
x-post
― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Friday, 5 May 2017 06:37 (nine years ago)
http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/mystery-creature-washes-up-on-seram-island-in-indonesia/news-story/b628f1e1ca3813a29307398dabb4f589
― 龜, Friday, 12 May 2017 15:34 (nine years ago)
gotta be a whale of some kind right? kinda crazy to be wading in there with that imo but hey
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 12 May 2017 15:48 (nine years ago)
https://68.media.tumblr.com/16af3c5116489a19f3b596f674916c61/tumblr_inline_opt1laX9K01qk45js_1280.jpg
https://montereybayaquarium.tumblr.com/post/160560037918/montereybayaquarium-anyone-know-what-this
― Bashir-Worf Hypothesis (Leee), Friday, 12 May 2017 17:38 (nine years ago)
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/11/22/camel-dhula-gazelle-palatal-sac/
― Violet Jax (Violet Jynx), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 14:26 (nine years ago)
Sounds horribly uncomfortable. But I've never been a camel, so who knows?
― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 15:12 (nine years ago)
I don't recommend trying this
― Violet Jax (Violet Jynx), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 15:20 (nine years ago)
"The heavy cost of the dhula" would be a good name for a metal album
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 15:42 (nine years ago)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_ant
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Friday, 9 June 2017 13:43 (eight years ago)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160411-spiders-snakes
― Do the eeeL Roll! (Leee), Friday, 9 June 2017 17:46 (eight years ago)
OOPS!
The page you requested cannot be found. Here are some stories you might like instead.
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Friday, 9 June 2017 19:21 (eight years ago)
Derp, I didn't copy the whole URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160411-spiders-snakes-animals-science-prey-predators/
― Do the eeeL Roll! (Leee), Friday, 9 June 2017 20:07 (eight years ago)
nice
and then this classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wU-mSfpVUY
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Friday, 9 June 2017 20:11 (eight years ago)
Peculiar group of sea creatures found in deep Australian abyss https://t.co/5WtQziRTCO pic.twitter.com/l66QwStKpA— IBTimes UK (@IBTimesUK) June 17, 2017
― 龜, Saturday, 17 June 2017 22:21 (eight years ago)
That coffinfish looks really disappointed. "PUT ME BACK."
― the evening redness at the injection site (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 18 June 2017 09:18 (eight years ago)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/pyrosome-fire-body-bloom-eastern-pacific-warm-water/
― 龜, Monday, 19 June 2017 20:44 (eight years ago)
http://www.businessinsider.com/cardinalfish-vomits-glowing-ostracod-2014-9
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 03:44 (eight years ago)
I wonder what makes BusinessInsider empathise with this little fish...
― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 03:51 (eight years ago)
I have been laughing at that peen fish for a good five minutes.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:49 (eight years ago)
Fuck. Someone just walked by my computer and saw and I loudly exclaimed, "It's not a penis, it's a fish!"
. . .
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:52 (eight years ago)
great now animals are turning into dildos and swarming on beaches
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 18:24 (eight years ago)
what do they think they are, politics?
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 18:40 (eight years ago)
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/06/19/news/midcoast/man-who-caused-brunswick-stink-by-dumping-dead-fish-in-bay-broke-no-law-says-maine-dmr/
stay in the sea you damn ocean beasts
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 18:52 (eight years ago)
http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/45585/image.jpgthe hummingbird clearwing moth
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 1 September 2017 16:27 (eight years ago)
GTFO with your photoshop nonsense
― Wichita prepares for totality (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 2 September 2017 07:36 (eight years ago)
you would think, right?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyLSi11niWU
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Saturday, 2 September 2017 17:28 (eight years ago)
That's just a photoshop flipbook. (It is very cool)
― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Saturday, 2 September 2017 18:04 (eight years ago)
Seeing it in motion is like woah.
― Germ Leee Adolescents (Leee), Saturday, 2 September 2017 22:30 (eight years ago)
Crazy awesome little pretty monster.
― Wichita prepares for totality (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 3 September 2017 01:59 (eight years ago)
looks like a winged lobster
― 龜, Sunday, 3 September 2017 13:32 (eight years ago)
http://mythatchedhut.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Baltazar-2s.jpg
visit the cave of the bat-eating mexican ceiling snakes... with video!http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/kantemo-bat-cave-hanging-serpents-snakes-yucatan-mexico-video/
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 September 2017 15:40 (eight years ago)
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.H_QzXZLpoel6-CAExej_uQDyEC%26pid%3D15.1&f=1
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 18:05 (eight years ago)
that's right, a squid with human teeth
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 18:06 (eight years ago)
I know a human with squid teeth, so fair's far
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 21 September 2017 01:43 (eight years ago)