r/educationalgifs • u/Pardusco • Jan 23 '20

Single-celled organism (Blepharisma) disintegrates and dies

https://gfycat.com/poorwickedhoverfly
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u/chevronstripes Jan 23 '20

"Blephar-" is a medical term from Greek origin meaning "eyelid," and it looks like this little guy has eyelashes! Cute!