5 Amazing Organisms Of The Week!
This blog post goes over the pick of the 5 most exciting, amazing organisms of the week! Hope you enjoy! If there are any more you'd wish to add to the list, leave a comment below and let me know!
5) Llareta plants

4) Tersicoccus phoenicis
You usually think of most bacteria residing in dirt-clad, un-sterile environments, but not for Tersicoccus Phoenicis. This bacterium thrives on of the cleanest places on earth, and is home to an entirely new genus of bacteria! In the European Space Agency's clean room in South America, where sterilisation is a common procedure, this microbe was seen to be extremely resistant to the sterilisation process. It was also found in the clean room at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida! It is thought that the bacteria do not thrive well with too much bacterial competition; and because the clean rooms are excruciatingly cleaned, other forms of bacteria can't survive, hence more nutrients, space for T. Phoenicis!
3) Chondrocladia Lyra
This beautiful construct looks somewhat like an architectural piece, but it is actually a carnivorous sponge! Discovered in 2012, Chondrocladia Lyra was found 10,000 ft beneath Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of California. This graceful looking sponge traps tiny crustaceans with little 'hooks' positioned on the top of the hyphae-like tendrils. Once it has a hold of it's prey, it begins to digest it. Appearances can definitely be deceiving!
2) Wolffia
This person actually has a small garden on their fingers! The Wolffia genus is known to have some of the smallest plants on earth! Wolffia Globosa is the smallest flowering part of Wolffia.
It's average size is about the size of a candy sprinkle, and weighs about 2 grains of salt! They are found in freshwater, and usually float atop the water as they have no roots!
It's average size is about the size of a candy sprinkle, and weighs about 2 grains of salt! They are found in freshwater, and usually float atop the water as they have no roots!
1) Zebrafish

Awesome! I hope you enjoyed this short list, if there is any amazing organism you've noted this week, feel free to comment below!
Thanks for reading!