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A candid interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins, now 87 years old.
Looks great for his age, and comes across as a man at peace with himself.
Quit drinking 50 years ago, food for thought...
Great actor, and comes over as an intelligent and humble man.
 

A candid interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins, now 87 years old.
Looks great for his age, and comes across as a man at peace with himself.
Quit drinking 50 years ago, food for thought...
Great actor, and comes over as an intelligent and humble man.

Really enjoyed it! Thanks
 
The smallest things with a mouth, in a biological context, are certain single-celled organisms, called protists, such as amoebas and paramecia, and take in food through a mouth-like structure (though it is not a true, multi-cellular organ). These organisms are typically around 0.2 to 0.8 micrometers (µm) to a few micrometers in size, ie really fucking tiny.

The smallest known animal species is actually a type of parasitic cnidarian called Myxobolus shekel, which is no more than 8.5 micrometers (µm) when fully grown.
While cnidarians typically have a mouth (which also functions as an anus, yep, it really does), the feeding mechanism of this specific parasite is highly specialised and does not resemble a typical "mouth".

The fairy wasp Dicopomorpha echmepterygis is about the size of a large amoeba (less than 0.2 mm long) and is one of the smallest insects with true, complex mouthparts (jaws or mandibles).

Ultimately though, in common usage, the tardigrade (water bear), a microscopic animal usually 0.05 to 0.5 mm long, is a candidate for the smallest creature with a clearly defined mouth and digestive system, complete with stylets to pierce food,
and this is what the fucked up thing looks like...

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