for sure not bigger than Tank Johnson's dong
I'm pretty sure it's the "shark of the pond". It's called this because it will eat any other protozoa, especially paramecium. Hope this helped!
It reproduces sexually and asexually.
Didinium are commonly found in freshwater habitats such as ponds, lakes, and streams. They are often found in environments with abundant prey such as smaller ciliates and algae. Didinium thrive in nutrient-rich waters where they can hunt and feed on their prey efficiently.
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A decrease in paramecium population coinciding with an increase in didinium population would suggest predation. Observing didinium actively hunting and consuming paramecium under a microscope would also support the predator-prey relationship. Additionally, if the presence of didinium leads to a decrease in paramecium activity or alters their behavior in a defensive manner, this could indicate predation.
It traps and paralyzes its pray. The didymium then engulfs the prey using their cystostome which is expandable to allow larger pieces in.
Paramecia are eaten by other microorganisms such as amoebas, ciliates, and various small aquatic animals like water fleas and insect larvae. They play a crucial role in the aquatic food chain as a food source for many organisms.
A Didinium is a protist that feeds by ingesting bacteria (bacteriovorus) through a mouth-like opening at the anterior end of the cell. The cell has an equatorial gridle of cilia, with a second gridle surrounding the anterior end. Cilia may assist in sweeping bacteria toward opening.
No you can't eat a paramecium because it is a oragin Actually, you can but you'd just get sick really sick.
Chepurnov VA, Mann DG, Sabbe K, Vyverman W (2004) Experimental studies on sexual reproduction in diatoms. Int Rev Cytol 237: 91--154. FIND THIS ARTICLE ONLINEIf you google "diatom sexual reproduction" you will find several articles that describe the process. It evidently differs between pennate and cyclic diatoms. The cyclic ones transform themselves into ova and spermatozoa, and of course the spermatozoa have flagella, which are overgrown cilia. So the answer appears to be yes, at least they can have cilia/flagella, at least some of the time. And, therefore they have the genetic ability to construct the machinery (microtubules and dynein and I suppose more).The above article I found cited elsewhere, but I didn't download it because it wasn't free.
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Didunim are partial to certain protozoa namely Paramecium. I know this because I just looked it up here at anwers.com. :--)