Ken Jones, a leading amateur microscopist, specialises in video-filming pond-life. One of his videos captures the enigmatic and graceful movement of Volvox, and he has kindly allowed us to show some extracts from his film on this page. A single Volvox colony spins through the dark waters of a pond. Daughter cells are just visible inside. Micscape Editor's note.
Heart, liver, or kidney disease. Sometimes swelling can indicate a problem such as heart, liver, or kidney disease. Ankles that swell in the evening could be a sign of retaining salt and water because of right-sided heart failure. Kidney disease can also cause foot and ankle swelling.
Fluid retention caused by excess salt intake can cause swollen  ankles and a swollen neck. Usually, a swollen neck is caused by  swollen lymph nodes which are caused by an iâ¦nfection of some type  but since your ankles are swollen also I would suspect fluid  retention. Try severely limiting your intake of salt.