Vampire Amoeba, Time-lapse Microgrpahy

Vampyrella feeding on algae. Time-lapse light microscopy footage of a Vampyrella lateritia trophozoite (round) moving along and feeding on cells forming a strand of Spirogyra algae (tubular). Vampyrella is a unicellular micro-organism sometimes described as a 'vampire amoeba'. It attacks other microscopic organisms, such as algae, and penetrates their cell walls and extracts the contents (green). This clip shows the process of cell wall penetration, suction and extraction for two algal cells. Vampyrella are found in aquatic freshwater environments, with other vampyrellid species found in soil and in the sea.⁠ ⁠ © Dr Oliver Skibbe/Science Source⁠ ⁠ ScienceSource.com ID#'s: SS271949 and SS271952⁠ ⁠

[@oldfarmer9004]

Interesting. Kinda looks like me at the Golden Corral buffet. Especially at the end where it really wants to go to the ice cream bar but it just doesn’t have room for the chocolate chip cookie!

[@fairygoodmuller8065]

is it wierd i find vampyrella feeding cute? lol and the way it tumbles over to the next one

[@caiden-_-]

Not to weird

[@claudiomigot5182]

Ok, now that a see a true Vampyrella I know that I filmed another beast years ago 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Rildar]

*slurp*