Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Collotheca doesn't chase its food. It stays in one spot, holding open a wide funnel ringed with long, fine cilia. The cilia stir the water into a slow current, and when something small drifts close enough, the whole funnel closes around it.
Part of a weekly series of short portraits of the living things too small to see. A few quiet minutes with one organism, and nothing else. Today, Collotheca.
π Acknowledgements
The thumbnail image is a screenshot from a Qassis Labs video, used with their permission. They retain copyright and ownership of their original material.
Qassis Labs: youtube.com/@qanunji
#microscope #microbiology #microcosmos #collotheca #pondlife
Collotheca doesn't chase its food. It stays in one spot, holding open a wide funnel ringed with long, fine cilia. The cilia stir the water into a slow current, and when something small drifts close enough, the whole funnel closes around it.
Part of a weekly series of short portraits of the living things too small to see. A few quiet minutes with one organism, and nothing else. Today, Collotheca.
π Acknowledgements
The thumbnail image is a screenshot from a Qassis Labs video, used with their permission. They retain copyright and ownership of their original material.
Qassis Labs: youtube.com/@qanunji
#microscope #microbiology #microcosmos #collotheca #pondlife
