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Here’s a GIF of the NYT video:

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d2a49c29f981d0a8...

Image description: Filaments of a bacteria named Thiomargarita magnifica, placed next to a dime for scale. It is the largest bacteria ever observed, and each filament seen here is a single cell.




Despite having visited the US many times, I have not the slightest idea of how big a dime is (or what it is worth), so it isn't a useful indicator of scale to me and, I suspect, much of the rest of the world.


Dime’s diameter is 17.91 mm (0.705 in) per Wikipedia; bacterium is one centimeter (cm) or 10 millimeters (mm).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_(United_States_coin)




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