▲ 671 ▼ Anon sees ghosts (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) You can see cells with the naked eye as well. Notably, eggs. Chicken eggs are also one cell. The largest cell is an ostrich egg. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are amoebas that reach 5mm in length. IIRC, there are limits on how big they can get based on how far RNA can travel after copying DNA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Eggs are still bigger. I think you can actually see human eggs with the naked eye, as they are the width of a hair. Would probably need to be placed on a contrasting surface, though, and appear as a tiny speck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gemini24601@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don’t forget about Valonia ventricosa as well! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are amoebas that reach 5mm in length. IIRC, there are limits on how big they can get based on how far RNA can travel after copying DNA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Eggs are still bigger. I think you can actually see human eggs with the naked eye, as they are the width of a hair. Would probably need to be placed on a contrasting surface, though, and appear as a tiny speck permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Eggs are still bigger. I think you can actually see human eggs with the naked eye, as they are the width of a hair. Would probably need to be placed on a contrasting surface, though, and appear as a tiny speck permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gemini24601@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don’t forget about Valonia ventricosa as well! permalink fedilink source parent
