Testate amoebae are a polyphyletic group of unicellular amoeboid protists that can be found in most freshwater environments. Phase-contrast also reveals strands of bacteria and other protists. #MicroscopicMonday 🧫 🔬 by MicrobialEcology | Science Channel

No one loves their food as much as an amoeba.🦠 The #amoeba feeds by surrounding an object and ingesting it, essentially hugging the food into its “belly.” If you look closely you are able to see the cytoplasm inside the cell along with ingested material, the nucleus, and other cellular components. An amoeba moves by changing its shape and forming projections called pseudopodia ⁠— bulges of cytoplasm formed by the coordinated action of microfilaments pushing out the plasma membrane that surround