One Lucky Amphileptus

Microbia · Post by **Microbia** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:48 pm

Video: https://youtu.be/M4piFaiqdz4
This Аmphileptus is definitely very lucky, because it managed to avoid death two times. It escaped safe and sound right from the mouth of a predator (Chaetogaster limnaei). Apparently, the worm didn't like Amphileptus.. Maybe because it's a predator too ..
However, Amphiletus was fortunate for the 3rd time. After watching, I let him go back to the jar, though I'd never done this before.

wangchong · Post by **wangchong** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:20 pm

amazing video?

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:21 pm

Nice!!!

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:45 pm

Microbia, welcome aboard!

That's an amazing capture. How long did you have to record to catch that sequence!?

--Rik

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:43 pm

Nice video ! I was very often watching hunting Chaetogaster. For example I could see how it caught rotifers (Keratell cochlearis) and none of them could escape. It hunts like the miniature vaccum cleaner. I think this ciliate was not simply so tasty

Marek

Microbia · Post by **Microbia** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:09 am

Thanks!

rjlittlefield wrote:Microbia, welcome aboard!

That's an amazing capture. How long did you have to record to catch that sequence!?

About an hour