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Amazing that cell walls are strong enough to maintain integrity at that size!
by chrisbrandow 4y ago
Amazing that cell walls are strong enough to maintain integrity at that size!
- nonsapreiche 4y agonot to mention the cell that is a chicken egg
- stjohnswarts 4y agoostrich egg?
- randoglando 4y agoOstrich yolk technically
- sedatk 4y agoBiologically, an eggshell isn't a cell wall.
- samatman 4y agoIt is the yolk of an egg which is the single cell / ovum in birds. And yes, if there's a larger cell than an ostrich yolk I'm not aware what it is.
- 6equj5 4y agoCheck out this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valonia_ventricosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valonia_ventricosa
- Teknoman117 4y agoThe cytoplasm of those are very interesting. It has multiple partitions, and the cytoplasm is very viscous. They don't "pop" if there is damage or leak all their contents into the water. They can repair some amount of damage.
- pvaldes 4y agoMore even if the think that the structure is inside a fluid and subject to strong forces of pressure, currents and tides and bombed with sand each day. And we have a thin 1cm long cell that still somehow navigates it and don't break. It just does not feel right physically.