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Difflugia

Difflugia pyriformis

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40.2798, -78.8022

Field Notes

Description:

Type of amoeba which builds a shell of sand and soil particles.

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

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Comments (11)
Ava T-B
Thanks so much, Elton_Wizard. This is the tiniest piece of Animal Architecture in the mission.
William_Dembowski
Ava ... I wasn't aware of your mission; excellent idea. I've got more than a few images of animal structures that I will dig out submit.
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
William_Dembowski
Belated thanks for the new comments. This is one of my personal favorites.
LisaPowers
Amazing! Great shot and PLEASE keep these coming!
Maria dB
Great to have some microscopic life on Noah!
auntnance123
Never ceases to amaze! Thank you for sharing.

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Microscopic Life

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PublishedAugust 10, 2012

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