Spathidium ingestion sequence

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jc maccagno
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Spathidium ingestion sequence

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40X pond water sequence of less than 30 seconds

Mitch640
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Post by Mitch640 »

He made short work of that guy. Amazing what they can wrap themselves around.

Did he bite it first? I saw a Litonotus do something like this, but he bit the ciliate first, which I believe tore it's outer layer and put it in shock, sort of, at least it stopped moving, so he could swallow it.

jc maccagno
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Spathidium ingestion

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Hello Mitch,

Just as you see it..a meeting and and a swallow!

all the best
John

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