Kentrophoros: The Mouthless Ciliate With a Back Full of Snacks

This episode is sponsored by Wren, a website where you calculate your carbon footprint. Sign up to make a monthly contribution to offset your carbon footprint or support rainforest protection projects: This is kentrophoros, a ciliate that James—our master of microscopes—had been searching for, receiving samples from all over the world in the hopes of finding it gliding around. When you first look at it, it doesn’t seem particularly special. But there are two things that the kentrophoros is famous for. The first is its lack of a mouth. The second is its coat of bacteria. Shop The Microcosmos: Follow Journey to the Microcosmos: Twitter: Facebook: Support the Microcosmos: More from Jam’s Germs: Instagram: YouTube: