Beware of The Blob! In this talk from TEDxToulouse, biologist Audrey Dussutour uncovers the mystery of myxomycota — a.k.a. le blob — the fascinating blob organism whose unicellular structure betrays a surprising personality.
Learn more about the blob here»
(Photos: Audrey Dussutour, annetanne, wild-eyes, nein09, Phlilcha, Stu Phillips)
I didn’t know slime molds consumed mushrooms!
It’s a misconception that they’re one big cell, though. People here that they’re “single celled organisms” and assume that means the whole plasmodium.
The mass is actually made of millions of individuals. It’s a colony OF single-celled organisms! Amoeba forming a bigger amoeba!
"I had a bacterial infection when I was two that turned into gangrene. People don’t believe all the things I can do. Like write. I have some of the best handwriting in my class." She put her arms together to show me how she would hold a pencil or pen.
"Are you in school?"
"Well I just finished medical school to become a medical assistant." Just then she got a phone call, swiped open the touch screen and effortlessly held the phone up to her ear. I waited patiently as she tried to work out some logistics with a family member. "That was my grandma. She’s on her way to pick me up and take me to my dance studio."
"You dance?"
"Yeah, you should come to my performance."
I told her I would absolutely love to.
You fucking go girl.
no offense but the little yellow blob men in the android emojis are adorable beings of pure light and joy and the apple emoji faces are subpar at best and i legitimately get upset when i’m texting someone with an iphone knowing they’re not getting the proper gist of my messages
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come on now
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I’m screaming why does Mamma Mia fit every fight scene so perfectly ajkaslajjddhhajadkjfh
this video is what dnd feels like
ROLL INTIATIVE
