Why Are These Single-Celled Organisms So Large?

To get your 2023 Journey to the Microcosmos calendar, go to https://www.complexlycalendars.com/pr...! One day, James—our master of microscopes—was cleaning the marine tanks that some of his organisms live in when he noticed this creature. It was hard to miss given that it was visible to the naked eye, thanks to both its bright red color and large size. Follow Journey to the Microcosmos: Twitter:   / journeytomicro   Facebook:   / journeytomicro   Support the Microcosmos:   / journeytomicro   More from Jam’s Germs: Instagram:   / jam_and_germs   YouTube:    / @jamsgerms   Hosted by Hank Green: Twitter:   / hankgreen   YouTube:    / vlogbrothers   Music by Andrew Huang:    / andrewhuang   Journey to the Microcosmos is a Complexly production. Find out more at https://www.complexly.com Stock video from: https://www.videoblocks.com SOURCES: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvqhs... https://www.jstor.org/stable/2400527 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via https://aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu.