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Giant Amoeba

Amoeba proteus

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Description:

Extremely large amoeba. Green color is caused by amoeba ingesting a huge amount of single-celled algae

Habitat:

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

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Ava T-B
Cool pictures! There was a recent article in the NY Times Science section about a kind of amoeba that form slime-molds. It was fascinating and even funny: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/science/04slime.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=can%20answers%20to%20evolution%20be%20found%20in%20slime&st=cse

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PublishedNovember 23, 2011

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