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[–] SingularEye@lemmy.blahaj.zone 70 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I had a brain-eating amoeba once, poor fella died of hungry.

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago

Hungry like a warf

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 39 points 11 months ago

They look like the Snifit from Super Mario Bros 2 lol

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why but this makes me love humanity

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There had to be a reason somewhere

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I could have something to do with Bofa?

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bank of America?

...or bofa deez nuts‽

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago
[–] threethan@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

Gonna put bofa deez little guys in my hed

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Typically found in warm freshwater bodies such as ponds or badly managed pools, lakes, rivers, hot springs, warm water discharge from industrial or power plants, geothermal well water, poorly maintained or minimally chlorinated swimming pools with residual chlorine levels under 0.5 mg/m3, water heaters, soil, and pipes connected to tap water, it can exist in either an amoeboid or temporary flagellate stage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri

To feed, N. fowleri uses specialized structures on the surface of its cell body, called simply “food-cups.” These are suction-cup like features that ensnare and absorb food. The protist also oozes enzymes that burst and destroy human cells and nerves.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/brain-eating-amoeba-kills-again-heres-how-it-kills-and-how-to-avoid-it/

*Also, it just eats your immune system. So...