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[–] SingularEye@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

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

Hungry like a warf

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago

They look like the Snifit from Super Mario Bros 2 lol

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There had to be a reason somewhere

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I could have something to do with Bofa?

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bank of America?

...or bofa deez nuts‽

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago
[–] threethan@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago

Gonna put bofa deez little guys in my hed

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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...