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[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah looks like a diatom skeleton. And the scale is quite wrong

[–] azi@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It looks nothing like either a centric or pennate diatom

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nonetheless it is in no way a phage. What might it be, do you think?

I know it’s a joke meme, but I did not achieve my grand success in life by being ‘fun’. It’s just not my thing ;)

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Probably a radiolarian skeleton. Check out pictures of the cornutella genus. The morphology and relative size to the tardigrades match up.

Edit: score! Looking up tardigrade and cornutella together brought me to the source of the picture. I knew all that school was good for something. Here's a screenshot because fuck Xitter:

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

Now that’s what I call fun!