The swimming speed of ciliates

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Bernard-J
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The swimming speed of ciliates

Post by Bernard-J »

Hello,
I came across this thread while browsing the forum:
Vorticella - fastest moving organism? viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42844

The speed of some microorganisms appears really astonishing. I don't know whether vorticellas are the fastest, but I had the opportunity to calculate the speed of another ciliate and had a lot of fun making this video. I am happy to share it to you just one year after the question about the speed of vorticella arose.

The swimming speed of a spinning ciliate: https://youtu.be/cc0T7WG4f9I
I hope you'll enjoy it!

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