@russell@ecoevo.social It's strange, I think the stolon can't be called life,(It can't survive and reproduce independently). It's just a gamete with a special structure.
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Russell Garwood(@russell@ecoevo.social) says:
Ever since a PhD student introduced me to the idea, stolonization has been haunting my waking hours. Now it can haunt yours too: some annelid worms develop a gamete-filled structure (stolon), which detaches and swims to find a mate. Some stolons have eyes, antennae, and nervous system 🤯
The image shows female (left) and male (right) stolons which detach from their seafloor-dwelling 'parent' organism and swim to seek each other out.
#science #nature #worms
