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Try Honey With Superpowers - Head to manukora.com/MICROCOSMS to get $25 off your starter kit! This amoeba has a shell around it, which seems like a pretty good idea. The world at large is full of predators, and shells seem like a straightforward strategy to ward those predators off. But what if this amoeba’s shell wasn’t just a form of protection? What if it was actually dangerous? Follow Journey to the Microcosmos: Twitter: https://twitter.com/journeytomicro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyToMicro Shop The Microcosmos: https://www.microcosmos.store Support the Microcosmos: http://www.patreon.com/journeytomicro More from Jam’s Germs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jam_and_germs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4UedbiTeN96izf-CxEPbg Hosted by Hank Green: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hankgreen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers Music by Andrew Huang: https://www.youtube.com/andrewhuang Journey to the Microcosmos is a Complexly production. Find out more at https://www.complexly.com SOURCES: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0932473924000014?fr=RR-2&rr=8566c512efd03b7b ↩︎ https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/testaceafilosea.html ↩︎ https://arcella.nl/difflugia-new-shell-building/ ↩︎ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272822411_Testate_amoeba_Arcella_vulgaris_Amoebozoa_Arcellidae_is_able_to_survive_without_the_shell_and_construct_a_new_one↩︎