Pond Boss Magazine
https://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/20130301193901_6_150by50orangewhyshouldsubscribejpeg.jpg
Advertisment
Newest Members
BoomerTC35D, cjschuhmann, Teroni, EGS, Ben Davis
18,530 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums36
Topics41,013
Posts558,516
Members18,530
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
Top Posters
esshup 28,606
ewest 21,512
Cecil Baird1 20,043
Bill Cody 15,159
Who's Online Now
8 members (Jason D, Don Kennedy, FishinRod, Theo Gallus, Angler8689, Sunil, Bill Cody, Theeck), 1,126 guests, and 296 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 668
P
Member
OP Offline
Member
P
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 668
What's Shaped Like A Pear And Has 2 Genomes? Check The Pond for Tetrahymena thermophila.
If you could peer microscopically into the closest freshwater pond, you'd hesitate before dipping a toe. Amid the murky water, you'd probably notice an oddly furry, pear-shaped organism gliding along--and gobbling up everything in its path.

The rest of the story for anyone interested:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060828211914.htm


Please no more rain for a month! :|
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,365
B
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
B
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,365
 Quote:
If you could peer microscopically into the closest freshwater pond, you'd hesitate before dipping a toe.
If you could check out your saliva microscopically, you may never want to kiss anyone again. \:\)

Joined: May 2005
Posts: 844
B
bz Offline
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
B
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 844
If you checked the dust coming out of your bed mattress you'd start sleeping on a stainless steel bed.


Gotta get back to fishin!
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 4,025
Likes: 1
B
Lunker
Offline
Lunker
B
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 4,025
Likes: 1
Can they be feed trained?


Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 668
P
Member
OP Offline
Member
P
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 668
 Quote:
Originally posted by burgermeister:
Can they be feed trained?
Tetrahymena has built an eating machine that allows it to digest nearly any protein it encounters.

These things can be used to clean up any protein. You could tune them to specific pond problems and market them. We could go into the TT supply business. \:\)


Please no more rain for a month! :|

Link Copied to Clipboard
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
Recent Posts
Happy Birthday Bob-O
by Pat Williamson - 05/16/24 07:53 AM
Optimal vs. Purina
by gehajake - 05/16/24 07:26 AM
recommendations for northern YP/SMB/BT pond
by Boondoggle - 05/15/24 09:13 PM
Repairing Dam with Culvert?
by jludwig - 05/15/24 12:21 PM
Pest Control around Pond
by Ortantyun - 05/15/24 11:22 AM
Building a sprayer for 10 acre farm pond
by Black Creek WW - 05/15/24 08:54 AM
Spotfin Shiners - Habitat, Cover and Structure
by canyoncreek - 05/14/24 07:06 PM
Tilapia with Winterkill
by Fishingadventure - 05/14/24 06:34 PM
Nested Mallards
by FishinRod - 05/14/24 02:48 PM
Happy Birthday Augie!
by Augie - 05/14/24 02:40 PM
What did you do at your pond today?
by FishinRod - 05/14/24 12:48 PM
Forest Pond in the White Mountains
by Lina - 05/14/24 07:04 AM
Newly Uploaded Images
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
by Tbar, December 10
Deer at Theo's 2023
Deer at Theo's 2023
by Theo Gallus, November 13
Minnow identification
Minnow identification
by Mike Troyer, October 6
Sharing the Food
Sharing the Food
by FishinRod, September 9
Nice BGxRES
Nice BGxRES
by Theo Gallus, July 28
Snake Identification
Snake Identification
by Rangersedge, July 12

� 2014 POND BOSS INC. all rights reserved USA and Worldwide

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5