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		stavros on July 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How tiny wasps cope with being smaller than amoeba... The amoeba is as big as a grain of salt? It must be visible with the naked eye, then, no? I had no idea it was that big...

jacobolus on July 7, 2012 [–]

Yes, many kinds of amoebas are visible to the naked eye. Some grow to several millimeters long.

einhverfr on July 7, 2012 | [–]

I used to have a culture of paramecia and noticed I could see a paramecium with the naked eye.

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