Hydra Eating a Cyclops

A Hydra eating a cyclops, approx 60x magnification.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• microscope
• lake
• hydra

[dhaval007mca]

Do they feel or think ? . how they die ? feel pain and death ?.

[speciousreasons]

@dhaval007mca IIRC, both the hydra and the cyclops have nerves and/or a nervous system, but neither have much of a brain. They can feel but "think" is probably pushing it. If it makes you feel better, I suspect the cyclops was already injured or dead before I put it in with the hydra, and the hydra was put back in the jar of water.

[ifajig1]

greek mythology much?

[speciousreasons]

@ifajig1 I actually titled it without irony. It's the literal truth. The genus of the creatures in the video are "hydra" and "cyclops." I'm not talented enough to identify the species. The mythology connection was lost on me until after it was posted, but why change it now?

[scampynoXP]

It's funny because Hydras and Cyclopses are also mythological creatures! :P

[speciousreasons]

@scampynoXP I suspect that's why this video has as many views as it does. :)

[firedrakeer]

Wow... Spore doesn't have tentacles >:(!!!!

[thatfishbreeder]

Dude these things are pretty awesome!! They are like the demons from the microscopic world! I reasearched on them because I heard they would eat baby fish fry....i have 5 baby guppy fish..

[Greenday2004]

HOW DO PEOPLE ENJOY WATCHING INNOCENT PROTISTS GET EATEN!?!??!

[Hawkpath101]

Looks like a squid and a small fish... Doesn't it?

[jadelew2]

How interesting.

[jedihunter176]

I thought I was watching mythology.