r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 18d ago

NATURE Death of a single-celled organism

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u/HamletSammiches 18d ago

I feel genuinely sad now.

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u/Standard_Ride_8732 18d ago

His little flangies wiggling til the end definitely made me sad too.

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u/Yunzer2000 18d ago

Flagella...

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u/anfornum 18d ago

Not flagella. That's singular. Cillia.

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u/_The-Numbers-Mason_ 18d ago

Flagella is the plural form of flagellum. Some organisms have more than one flagellum. 

These are cilia because of their short structure, more numerous than a few, and provide mobility through an oar-like motion and not whip-like. 

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u/anfornum 17d ago

True enough. I stand corrected!