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You Grew Some Fingers

Amoebas are always changing shape. You need to keep up with the trends. You squeeze yourself a bit, growing two long thin fingers. Nah, that’s no good. What are you going to do with two entire fingers? You pull yourself together, then pancake out into one big blob. That’s no good either. Frankly, it’s basic. […]

You Excreted Waste Gas

You recently overdid it eating dead plant and animal matter. Time to lighten the ol’ amoeba load. Oxygen enters your membrane. It runs through you, pushing out the waste gases. Ahhh, cleansing.* If you’re feeling active now, click here. Otherwise… THE END * Work for Goop? Email me. I have a product pitch.

You Ate a Dead Fish Particle

There’s a dead fish nearby. You know what that means? Particles. Delicious particles. You propel yourself toward the decaying fish. There’s a particle near you now. You extend your pseudopods around the particle to engulf it. Yum! Tastes way better than bacteria. If you’re feeling gassy, click here. Otherwise… THE END

You Successfully Multiplied

Something’s up and you don’t like it. This pond isn’t what it used to be back in its heyday (several minutes ago).  You retract all your pseudo-appendages into a single blob. Then you form a cyst wall around yourself. No one’s gettin’ into your cell, bucko. You’re fully protected and not busy changing shape. This […]