Science News | Watch these protists extend their "necks" as they scout for food | Science News @ScienceNewsMag | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Single-celled Lacrymaria olor rapidly shoot out long projections in their search for food. A new study shows that this “neck” has an origami-like structure made of curved creases that give the organism enough cellular material to quickly extend and retract.
Read more: sciencenews.org/article/protist-neck-origami-unfold-lacrymaria
Video: Ryuji Yanase