diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
index 7dd26f29acd..138fd2aaa15 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ const dictionary STARTER_MICROBES = {
                 OrganelleTemplatePlaced("cytoplasm", 0, 0, 0)
             },
             Float4(1, 1, 1, 1),
-            false,
+            true,
             MEMBRANE_TYPE::MEMBRANE)
     }
 };
diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_editor/microbe_editor.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_editor/microbe_editor.as
index f8671a8948c..47cf5b79bfc 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_editor/microbe_editor.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_editor/microbe_editor.as
@@ -940,9 +940,12 @@ class MicrobeEditor{
         } else if(type == "MicrobeEditorExited"){
             LOG_INFO("MicrobeEditor: applying changes to player Species");
 
+            auto world = GetThriveGame().getCellStage();
+            auto player = GetThriveGame().playerData().activeCreature();
+
             // We need to grab the player's species
             SpeciesComponent@ playerSpecies = MicrobeOperations::getSpeciesComponent(
-                GetThriveGame().getCellStage(), GetThriveGame().playerData().activeCreature());
+                world, player);
 
             assert(playerSpecies !is null, "didn't find edited species");
 
@@ -960,6 +963,21 @@ class MicrobeEditor{
 
             templateOrganelles = newOrganelles;
 
+            // Grab render of player cell
+            auto node =  world.GetComponent_RenderNode(player);
+
+            //! Change player species cell size depending on presence or not of nucleus
+            if(checkIsNucleusPresent()) {
+                playerSpecies.isBacteria = false;
+                node.Scale = Float3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+                node.Marked = true;
+            }
+            else {
+                playerSpecies.isBacteria = true;
+                node.Scale = Float3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
+                node.Marked = true;
+            }
+
             LOG_INFO("MicrobeEditor: updated organelles for species: " + playerSpecies.name);
             return 1;
         } else if (type == "SymmetryClicked"){
diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as
index a1890ba6ba7..f43a3fa57d8 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ ObjectID spawnMicrobe(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos, const string &in specie
         return NULL_OBJECT;
     }
 
+    // Create microbeEntity with correct template, physics and species name
     auto microbeEntity = _createMicrobeEntity(world, aiControlled, speciesName,
         // in_editor
         false);
@@ -859,15 +860,8 @@ ObjectID spawnMicrobe(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos, const string &in specie
     // TODO: Why is this here with the separate spawnBacteria function existing?
     // Bacteria get scaled to half size
     if(species.isBacteria){
-        // TODO: wow, this is a big hack and no way guarantees that
-        // the physics size matches the rendered size
         node.Scale = Float3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
         node.Marked = true;
-        // This call is also not the cheapest. So would be much better
-        // if the physics generation actually did the right then when
-        // species.isBacteria is true
-        physics.ChangeShape(world.GetPhysicalWorld(),
-            world.GetPhysicalWorld().CreateSphere(HEX_SIZE/2.0f));
     }
 
     return microbeEntity;
@@ -893,6 +887,7 @@ ObjectID spawnBacteria(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos, const string &in speci
         return NULL_OBJECT;
     }
 
+    // Create microbeEntity with correct template, physics and species name
     auto microbeEntity = _createMicrobeEntity(world, aiControlled, speciesName,
         // in_editor
         false);
@@ -912,15 +907,8 @@ ObjectID spawnBacteria(CellStageWorld@ world, Float3 pos, const string &in speci
     node.Node.setPosition(pos);
 
     // Bacteria get scaled to half size
-    // TODO: wow, this is a big hack and no way guarantees that
-    // the physics size matches the rendered size
     node.Scale = Float3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
     node.Marked = true;
-    // This call is also not the cheapest. So would be much better
-    // if the physics generation actually did the right then when
-    // species.isBacteria is true
-    physics.ChangeShape(world.GetPhysicalWorld(),
-        world.GetPhysicalWorld().CreateSphere(HEX_SIZE/2.0f));
 
     // Need to set bacteria spawn and it needs to be squared like it
     // is in the spawn system. code, if part of colony but not
diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/organelle.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/organelle.as
index 0b6bc190d7b..641b852e2ab 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/organelle.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/organelle.as
@@ -683,11 +683,21 @@ class PlacedOrganelle : SpeciesStoredOrganelleType{
         auto species = MicrobeOperations::getSpeciesComponent(world, microbeEntity);
         if (species !is null){
             this.speciesColour = species.colour;
-            }
+        }
         // Our coordinates are already set when this is called
         // so just cache this
         this.cartesianPosition = Hex::axialToCartesian(q, r);
 
+        // Calculate hexSize depending if species is baceteria or not
+        // Scaling parameters that we need to scale
+        double hexSize = 0;
+        if(species.isBacteria) {
+            this.cartesianPosition /= 2;
+            hexSize = 0.375;
+        }
+        else
+            hexSize = HEX_SIZE;
+
         assert(organelleEntity == NULL_OBJECT, "PlacedOrganelle already had an entity");
 
         Float3 offset = organelle.calculateCenterOffset();
@@ -733,7 +743,7 @@ class PlacedOrganelle : SpeciesStoredOrganelleType{
             // Create the matrix with the offset
             Ogre::Matrix4 hexFinalOffset(translation);
 
-            PhysicsShape@ hexCollision = world.GetPhysicalWorld().CreateSphere(HEX_SIZE * 2);
+            PhysicsShape@ hexCollision = world.GetPhysicalWorld().CreateSphere(hexSize * 2);
 
             if(hexCollision is null)
                 assert(false, "Failed to create Sphere for hex");