Volvox sp. of chlorophyte alga in a Sussex riverine SSSI; shown to me by Dave Bangs. Spherical colonies (coenobia) with an extracellular matrix of glycoproteins containing motile somatic cells with flagellae - that enables the colony to “swim” toward light. Reproduce sexually & asexually.
September 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Volvox sp. of chlorophyte alga in a Sussex riverine SSSI; shown to me by Dave Bangs. Spherical colonies (coenobia) with an extracellular matrix of glycoproteins containing motile somatic cells with flagellae - that enables the colony to “swim” toward light. Reproduce sexually & asexually.
Flagellae? Anyway, feel better. Or not like microorganisms.
August 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Flagellae? Anyway, feel better. Or not like microorganisms.
RFK Jr. is lying. He’s done so for so long that he may believe what’s coming out of his mouth, but he is a clear and present danger to the US, and especially our children.
When he says “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” every microbe stands on its flagellae (or whatever) and cheers.
When he says “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” every microbe stands on its flagellae (or whatever) and cheers.
This is a very dangerous lunatic.
RFK Jr: “The polio vaccine "killed many, many more people" than polio ever did.”
RFK Jr: “The polio vaccine "killed many, many more people" than polio ever did.”
August 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
RFK Jr. is lying. He’s done so for so long that he may believe what’s coming out of his mouth, but he is a clear and present danger to the US, and especially our children.
When he says “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” every microbe stands on its flagellae (or whatever) and cheers.
When he says “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” every microbe stands on its flagellae (or whatever) and cheers.
I've lost friends from college over this. They went full fundie after they married. "Intelligent Design shows that carbon dating is flawed!" "Oh. Does Intelligent design have a hypothesis or any evidence? Because a refutation of a theory isn't a theory." "But flagellae!" "Not a theory. Next!"
July 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I've lost friends from college over this. They went full fundie after they married. "Intelligent Design shows that carbon dating is flawed!" "Oh. Does Intelligent design have a hypothesis or any evidence? Because a refutation of a theory isn't a theory." "But flagellae!" "Not a theory. Next!"
Hey hey now, why are you short-shrifting the Syph???
Hypnotic Black and White Spiral Optical Illusion
Alt: Hypnotic Black and White Spiral Optical Illusion, moving in undulations like a spirochete.
So I was looking into spirochetes, as one does, and I found out how they move, which is really fascinating. They don’t have flagellae that stick out of the bacteria. Instead, there’s a membrane around it, and the flagella is moving inside the membrane, attached at both ends. This helps it move better through viscous liquid.
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static.klipy.com
July 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Hey hey now, why are you short-shrifting the Syph???
A beautiful Puss moth (Cerura vinula) caterpillar so called after the cat-like appearance of the adult moth, this species is fairly common throughout most of the UK. If disturbed, it raises its head to show its 'face' and waves the twin tails, which have red extendable flagellae.
July 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
A beautiful Puss moth (Cerura vinula) caterpillar so called after the cat-like appearance of the adult moth, this species is fairly common throughout most of the UK. If disturbed, it raises its head to show its 'face' and waves the twin tails, which have red extendable flagellae.
gutpunch flagellae
June 4, 2026 at 4:07 AM
gutpunch flagellae
Its fucked up that in like over a hundred years there have been few innovations in seacraft propulsion beyond the propeller. Like sure theres hydrofoils that decrease drag and increase efficiency and like hovercraft that use air nut wheres the subnautic drones with mechanical flagellae
May 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Its fucked up that in like over a hundred years there have been few innovations in seacraft propulsion beyond the propeller. Like sure theres hydrofoils that decrease drag and increase efficiency and like hovercraft that use air nut wheres the subnautic drones with mechanical flagellae
Cutlery flagellae so they can be motile
May 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Cutlery flagellae so they can be motile
i was going that direction too! a set of wings or blades which are pulling forward and creating lift on the upstroke. you /could/ spin too, which might be good for stability. but i think propellers are a long shot. though look at flagellae...
May 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM
i was going that direction too! a set of wings or blades which are pulling forward and creating lift on the upstroke. you /could/ spin too, which might be good for stability. but i think propellers are a long shot. though look at flagellae...
E. Coli bacterium announces it is "proud" to be nominated to replace Makary, says it is "eager to continue Trump's regulatory agenda".
May 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
E. Coli bacterium announces it is "proud" to be nominated to replace Makary, says it is "eager to continue Trump's regulatory agenda".
𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪 demonstrating its remarkable defensive behaviour near Mwinilunga, Zambia. When threatened, it raises its front and rear ends, exserts yellow flagellae from the latter, and flicks them above its body. More about the life and taxonomy of this cool moth: dx.doi.org/10.4314/met....
May 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪 demonstrating its remarkable defensive behaviour near Mwinilunga, Zambia. When threatened, it raises its front and rear ends, exserts yellow flagellae from the latter, and flicks them above its body. More about the life and taxonomy of this cool moth: dx.doi.org/10.4314/met....
There's Felidae. I like Doloro (Latin for dolorous but could be mistaken for the name Dolores for humor). Flagellae for the tendrils would be cool too
May 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
There's Felidae. I like Doloro (Latin for dolorous but could be mistaken for the name Dolores for humor). Flagellae for the tendrils would be cool too
Yes, but it all comes down to greed, stupidity and arrogance. Scary but boring.
Meanwhile, nerds have found out how the flagellae work, and are being very excited about it on 🦋. Not boring! In this one corner things still make sense, and I think many of us come here just to calibrate. Courage!
Meanwhile, nerds have found out how the flagellae work, and are being very excited about it on 🦋. Not boring! In this one corner things still make sense, and I think many of us come here just to calibrate. Courage!
April 24, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Yes, but it all comes down to greed, stupidity and arrogance. Scary but boring.
Meanwhile, nerds have found out how the flagellae work, and are being very excited about it on 🦋. Not boring! In this one corner things still make sense, and I think many of us come here just to calibrate. Courage!
Meanwhile, nerds have found out how the flagellae work, and are being very excited about it on 🦋. Not boring! In this one corner things still make sense, and I think many of us come here just to calibrate. Courage!
If we were multicellular creatures in a vast swamp of algae, I would shake my flagellae at you like this
a young boy wearing a hat and vest is standing in front of a group of people .
Alt: a young boy wearing a hat and waving his fingers under his chin
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If we were multicellular creatures in a vast swamp of algae, I would shake my flagellae at you like this
Fingers, toes, flagellae, and pili crossed. Some things I have done matter; none more than seeing former students succeed. 2/2
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fingers, toes, flagellae, and pili crossed. Some things I have done matter; none more than seeing former students succeed. 2/2
yeah gears!
and flagellae, i think, tick all the boxes even if wheels proper aren't practical here.
and flagellae, i think, tick all the boxes even if wheels proper aren't practical here.
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
yeah gears!
and flagellae, i think, tick all the boxes even if wheels proper aren't practical here.
and flagellae, i think, tick all the boxes even if wheels proper aren't practical here.
so some flagellae actually do have a free rotating base! i wonder if that could become a dynamo...
September 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
so some flagellae actually do have a free rotating base! i wonder if that could become a dynamo...
The parasite Perkinsus marinus causes a disease called "Dermo" in oysters and some other bivalves. Its introduction from the Pacific to the Atlantic in the 1940s killed 90-95% of the oysters in some Gulf and East Coast estuaries over the following decades, causing $100s of millions in damages (199)
August 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The parasite Perkinsus marinus causes a disease called "Dermo" in oysters and some other bivalves. Its introduction from the Pacific to the Atlantic in the 1940s killed 90-95% of the oysters in some Gulf and East Coast estuaries over the following decades, causing $100s of millions in damages (199)
We are the variables in the Fartbarker's experiment designed to measure the effectiveness of his bullshit. He knows HE is under the microscope also. I prefer my amoebas looking elsewhere. Fuck his flagellae.
July 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
We are the variables in the Fartbarker's experiment designed to measure the effectiveness of his bullshit. He knows HE is under the microscope also. I prefer my amoebas looking elsewhere. Fuck his flagellae.
Here goes: release of Episode 100 of #MattersMicrobial, recording of Episode 101, and then family business. Whew. I am as motile as possible as an entity without flagellae.
July 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Here goes: release of Episode 100 of #MattersMicrobial, recording of Episode 101, and then family business. Whew. I am as motile as possible as an entity without flagellae.
Because of the forces they have to withstand being whizzed around on #flagellae, flagellotropic #phages are super stable. It turns out that the same super-stability remains long after you adapt to a host bacterium without a #flagellum
rdcu.be/ewnzT
rdcu.be/ewnzT
Highly stable bacteriophages PIN1 and PIN2 have hallmarks of flagellotropic phages but infect immotile bacteria
npj Viruses - Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that kill bacteria, with potential as antibacterial agents in industrial settings, agriculture, and human health. Here, we identified two phages,...
rdcu.be
July 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Because of the forces they have to withstand being whizzed around on #flagellae, flagellotropic #phages are super stable. It turns out that the same super-stability remains long after you adapt to a host bacterium without a #flagellum
rdcu.be/ewnzT
rdcu.be/ewnzT
like the mind and concepts are amoeba and you're just going along and you accidentally wiggle your flagellae against the flagellae of the concept of truth and beauty for just a second but it escapes before you even fully clock the shape of what you just touched :/
June 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
like the mind and concepts are amoeba and you're just going along and you accidentally wiggle your flagellae against the flagellae of the concept of truth and beauty for just a second but it escapes before you even fully clock the shape of what you just touched :/
Flagellae and transcriptase etc. were the real nanobots all along
Viruses are just self-replicating malicious code that sometimes runs on those bots
Viruses are just self-replicating malicious code that sometimes runs on those bots
May 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Flagellae and transcriptase etc. were the real nanobots all along
Viruses are just self-replicating malicious code that sometimes runs on those bots
Viruses are just self-replicating malicious code that sometimes runs on those bots
Of the 'typical excavate' characters, the feeding groove should be preserved but it would require several really well preserved specimens studied with SEM to demonstrate it. I'm not aware of flagellae being preserved.
March 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Of the 'typical excavate' characters, the feeding groove should be preserved but it would require several really well preserved specimens studied with SEM to demonstrate it. I'm not aware of flagellae being preserved.