• Lauchs@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    How the heck?!? So, are those sand microbes in a solution or something? They look like they’re just floating from place to place…!

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      19 hours ago

      I can’t really tell if they are inside or on top of the sand grains. The sand is from a reservoir near me, so all the little guys are in water. Water apparently feels more viscous the smaller you are.

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        18 hours ago

        Neat, had no idea!

        If you don’t mind another dumb question, I looked at the backyard dirt ciliate, is that lil fella in water as well?