Coleps: a fierce hunter

A feeble ciliate is bitten by a Coleps. The poor ciliate desperately struggles to get away. However, the bite causes the inside particles to come out of the ciliate. These particles are eaten up one by one by other organisms. Finally Coleps and other ciliates attach themselves to the prey, and within a few seconds the last traces of the poor ciliate are consumes completely.

Commentary by Prof. Yuji Tsukii, Hosei University
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Sampling Date : 19 October 2009

Sampling Site : Hirose River A  Google Map