🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoAnon sees ghostssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down115
arrow-up1669arrow-down1imageAnon sees ghostssh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareFlaxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 months agoYou can see cells with the naked eye as well. Notably, eggs. Chicken eggs are also one cell. The largest cell is an ostrich egg.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoThere are amoebas that reach 5mm in length. IIRC, there are limits on how big they can get based on how far RNA can travel after copying DNA.
minus-squareFlaxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoEggs are still bigger. I think you can actually see human eggs with the naked eye, as they are the width of a hair. Would probably need to be placed on a contrasting surface, though, and appear as a tiny speck
minus-squareGemini24601@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoDon’t forget about Valonia ventricosa as well!
You can see cells with the naked eye as well. Notably, eggs. Chicken eggs are also one cell. The largest cell is an ostrich egg.
There are amoebas that reach 5mm in length.
IIRC, there are limits on how big they can get based on how far RNA can travel after copying DNA.
Eggs are still bigger. I think you can actually see human eggs with the naked eye, as they are the width of a hair. Would probably need to be placed on a contrasting surface, though, and appear as a tiny speck
Don’t forget about Valonia ventricosa as well!