Stentors: Single-Celled Giants

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  • Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
  • It's time to meet a single-celled organism that is bigger than a tardigrade! We'll learn how Stentors reproduce, why they look like trumpets, and why some of them are just SO BLUE!
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    "Corrections: 00:16 In this video we said that tardigrades have six legs, but they actually have eight legs."
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  • @journeytomicro
    @journeytomicro  4 роки тому +7124

    Whoops! We said that tardigrades have six legs, but they definitely have eight!

    • @CitrusTsunami
      @CitrusTsunami 4 роки тому +133

      +Journey to the Microcosmos Mr. Hank Green, your voice sounds so calming and engaging when you speak quietly like this. Mr. Huang, your soundtrack makes this channel stick out in the best possible way, and Mr. Weiss, nice micro-cinematography. I'm really looking forward to seeing more from this combo, thanks for a great first few videos, we love it!

    • @sarahs5340
      @sarahs5340 4 роки тому +9

      So amazing and the video/visuals! So good.

    • @transientsmile
      @transientsmile 4 роки тому +14

      I was wondering why anyone would give a thumbs down to a video like this haha. Maybe you can add the correction as a caption or text on the video in case people don't read the comments.

    • @JulianJurec
      @JulianJurec 4 роки тому +6

      Hi Hank, James. I love the channel very much. The soothing voice of Hank coupled with beautiful footage by James make for the most relaxing videos in my feed. Thank you for that. If you ever decide you need translations for the videos, I'm up to translate subtitles to Polish. DFTBA

    • @atomiccompiler9495
      @atomiccompiler9495 4 роки тому +2

      Citrus Tsunami very nice comment, wholesome. ^^

  • @ian_b
    @ian_b 4 роки тому +10412

    I feel a great kinship with these stentors, for I too am larger than a tardigrade.

    • @gracecalis5421
      @gracecalis5421 4 роки тому +801

      Coincidentally, I too am of significantly larger size than a tardigrade. Perhaps we are related?

    • @operator8014
      @operator8014 4 роки тому +202

      You will have many friends in life.

    • @hassanmfaume4265
      @hassanmfaume4265 4 роки тому +113

      Also you are single celled

    • @robinw77
      @robinw77 4 роки тому +350

      I feel it too as I am also single-celled, for I am in prison.

    • @dw2843
      @dw2843 4 роки тому +80

      I can be cannibalistic too. We must be related.

  • @meatballg8655
    @meatballg8655 4 роки тому +5507

    I want to absorb and digest other cells but I’m dummy thicc and the clap of my phospholipid bilayer means they keep escaping my phagocytosis

    • @razi_man
      @razi_man 4 роки тому +203

      W I N

    • @coverup2034
      @coverup2034 4 роки тому +153

      Can I give you a Genius Award?

    • @kanishka.b8550
      @kanishka.b8550 4 роки тому +27

      Well said

    • @devdixit2440
      @devdixit2440 4 роки тому +46

      You don't need to say Phospholipid Bilayer, which is just the Cell Membrane. That's only referred to when discussing polarity and osmosis from my memory.

    • @badimaaa4a548
      @badimaaa4a548 4 роки тому +31

      B r u h w h a t t h e h e c k l e

  • @Jpipooly
    @Jpipooly 4 роки тому +2229

    Thought the title said "senators: single-celled giants" and it still made sense.

    • @ab-ul1yz
      @ab-ul1yz 4 роки тому +39

      ThatGuyYouKnow Most under-rated comment

    • @andersbendsen5931
      @andersbendsen5931 4 роки тому +30

      I honestly had a proper guffaw. Thanks, man.

    • @AsadAli-jc5tg
      @AsadAli-jc5tg 4 роки тому +5

      More sense!

    • @Piaseczno1
      @Piaseczno1 4 роки тому +7

      Amidst all the gloom and doom presently upon us you, Fellow, made my day with that bit of humor.

    • @evillurking2067
      @evillurking2067 4 роки тому +2

      LOL

  • @SteelsCrow
    @SteelsCrow 4 роки тому +126

    I was just amazed to see cell membranes stretch, bend, and twist so much. In school I got the impression they are very fragile, and getting ruptured meant game over for the cell.

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue Рік тому +4

      You're right in one point: a rupture, if big enough, is indeed game over.

  • @DruidPC
    @DruidPC 4 роки тому +2479

    Imagine being a tiny multi-cellular organism with a nervous system then being eaten by a single cell.

    • @snickle1980
      @snickle1980 3 роки тому +210

      Imagine it had an awesome Pokemon name like "Stentor"

    • @pleasureincontempt3645
      @pleasureincontempt3645 3 роки тому +154

      I have rudimentary stimuli. Just be like, “Those fucking trumpets again!?” Tell my family I love them; erase my internet history.

    • @pleasureincontempt3645
      @pleasureincontempt3645 3 роки тому +17

      Ciliate cops come along for a possible homicide. Get blasted by UVC because we’re all in a wastewater treatment plant.

    • @ItIsMeScorpio
      @ItIsMeScorpio 3 роки тому +116

      Imagine being most advanced species on earth and end up getting killed by a penaut

    • @bestiewolfsroadto200subs9
      @bestiewolfsroadto200subs9 3 роки тому +47

      Probably how whales feel over toward Japan.
      I've read 2 stories about how an injured whale sunk a whaling ship. Not necessarily related to the topic but its a nice thought.

  • @christinahazlett3970
    @christinahazlett3970 4 роки тому +2315

    "We know why, but we don't know like, WHY"

    • @sarahp6512
      @sarahp6512 4 роки тому +261

      ^^ Most of scientific knowledge tbh

    • @TheScholesie09
      @TheScholesie09 4 роки тому +116

      i guess it means we know "How" it appears blue, because of the blue pigment, but not the purpose.

    • @ateammate223
      @ateammate223 4 роки тому +136

      And somehow we all knew exactly what he meant.

    • @love_exegence
      @love_exegence 4 роки тому +5

      Aliens bruh

    • @XanderGouws
      @XanderGouws 4 роки тому +51

      I love that this is the idea at the core of all science, and Hank just summarises it in like 9 words.

  • @xendurr8180
    @xendurr8180 3 роки тому +93

    Imagine becoming a multi-cellular organism only to be sucked in by a Kirby.

  • @Kiki-vr8gk
    @Kiki-vr8gk 4 роки тому +348

    this editing, dialog and overall the whole thing is sick. This lets me learn and be amazed at the same time.

    • @anthonytkiser8086
      @anthonytkiser8086 2 роки тому

      Indeed ,if we could use it correctly
      And asking can we ask specific questions and get the knolage to treat a parisite , local villagers think im bluffing about symtoms .
      Its as the venom movie is Real in partenza .
      Dr , Cash . SEEMS TO NEED MORE .. MORE ,MORE

  • @DeathbyPixels
    @DeathbyPixels 4 роки тому +3608

    Those two Stentors playing catch with a Paramecium made me laugh

    • @benjaminbenavidesiglesias52
      @benjaminbenavidesiglesias52 4 роки тому +94

      Like an tennis players 👍

    • @yish14
      @yish14 4 роки тому +25

      when?

    • @arnbrandy
      @arnbrandy 4 роки тому +80

      @@yish14 3:14

    • @Liam_mage
      @Liam_mage 4 роки тому +10

      Cool but how did you know it was that there playing catch with is that I can be any bacteria

    • @Liam_mage
      @Liam_mage 4 роки тому +3

      Oops sorry I know there stentors but the top reply is about what there playing catch with

  • @kretes336
    @kretes336 4 роки тому +1856

    Spore players be like:
    I knew this.

    • @joey-macaroni
      @joey-macaroni 4 роки тому +90

      Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking about Spore while watching this.

    • @alphaamoeba
      @alphaamoeba 4 роки тому +41

      I was a fan of microbiology and that lead me to spore

    • @Blazewheat
      @Blazewheat 4 роки тому +42

      Spore is probably what made me so interested into biology

    • @slynixxxd1566
      @slynixxxd1566 4 роки тому +35

      Spore was lit.

    • @CharlieFoxtrot
      @CharlieFoxtrot 4 роки тому +2

      @@slynixxxd1566
      uwu

  • @megatronyeets
    @megatronyeets 2 роки тому +26

    Seeing them without the microscope really brings their size to reality, it's amazing how common these large single celled organisms are

  • @viennajordan9279
    @viennajordan9279 4 роки тому +73

    That's so crazy! I see tons of those when I take samples from my aquarium and I had no idea what they were!

  • @SipponKappon
    @SipponKappon 4 роки тому +1852

    Drinking water while watching this makes me feel weird

    • @DolusVulpes
      @DolusVulpes 4 роки тому +208

      Would you feel more or less weird if I told you that's there's probably a thriving micro-ecosystem in your digestive tract?

    • @venerablepoof
      @venerablepoof 4 роки тому +345

      @@DolusVulpes no those r my homies, actively taking them in is different >-

    • @rproctor83
      @rproctor83 4 роки тому +142

      @@venerablepoof You inhale about a million organisms a day from bacteria to viruses and more so really there is no escaping it. On the plus side though it seems mother nature nature has figured out a way for bodies to cope with such an onslaught of micro organisms and that is the immune system.

    • @venerablepoof
      @venerablepoof 4 роки тому +48

      Rob Proctor I havent watched videos about the things i inhale so their appearance cant creep me out 😎🖒

    • @b.griffin317
      @b.griffin317 4 роки тому +25

      you should appreciate chlorination of tap water now.

  • @thomaslarkin3307
    @thomaslarkin3307 4 роки тому +1441

    The blue whale of single cell organisms.

    • @MCAroon09
      @MCAroon09 4 роки тому +50

      litreally blue!

    • @nonamesinenomine
      @nonamesinenomine 4 роки тому +53

      @@MCAroon09 they look green to me

    • @14_IQ.points
      @14_IQ.points 4 роки тому +3

      nice gungeon pic

    • @carlosreid51
      @carlosreid51 4 роки тому +5

      Pretty much 2-4 mm long for a single cell creature

    • @cwg9780
      @cwg9780 4 роки тому +11

      Dude, you're not ready for slime molds.

  • @albeon_draken
    @albeon_draken 2 роки тому +22

    Years ago, when I was doing a microscopy project for my cell biology class, I had to go collect water from several ponds and document what kind of organisms I found. There were so many of these, but I had no idea what they were. I definitely thought they were multicellular like hydras though, because of their size.

  • @t2hk_
    @t2hk_ 4 роки тому +28

    I'm such a big fan of this whole microcosmos thing. Its just all so amazing how such a small organism can seem so alive!

  • @Bobbydog66
    @Bobbydog66 4 роки тому +652

    3:13 Ya know, whenever I hear about a micro organism that can be seen with the naked eye, I can't for the life of me, find an actual picture of such, just always under a microscope. This right here is finally what I've been looking for!

    • @PaiSAMSEN
      @PaiSAMSEN 3 роки тому +111

      also 8:18
      Damn, I though it was going to be a tiny dot on a slide, not this big.

    • @Bobbydog66
      @Bobbydog66 3 роки тому +29

      @@PaiSAMSEN Crazy right?

    • @DHawkBeats
      @DHawkBeats 2 роки тому +6

      Same here!!

    • @kariduanimations
      @kariduanimations Рік тому +16

      IKR!! I paused the video and went on google to look as soon as he said “5 mm”, and I found none

  • @texansfan1576
    @texansfan1576 3 роки тому +13

    This is what inspired me to take my medical microbiology class in high school! I absolutely love all of his channels, from crash course to his nature channel.

  • @origamigek
    @origamigek 3 роки тому +17

    Oh wow, Hank sounds so different in these video's. Totally didn't recognize his voice until the credits.

  • @justinvlogs4590
    @justinvlogs4590 4 роки тому +1629

    I love the chill tone of this channel. I'm a big fan of educational youtube, but this channel is unique in how relaxing it is. It's like a short little vacation.

    • @mustardsfire22
      @mustardsfire22 4 роки тому +39

      Would you even say...a journey?

    • @justinvlogs4590
      @justinvlogs4590 4 роки тому +5

      @@mustardsfire22 Haha indeed you might

    • @rubengarciavaro1277
      @rubengarciavaro1277 4 роки тому +4

      I was impressed that something that educational was relaxing to listen to.

    • @mattydoble
      @mattydoble 4 роки тому +5

      Looking forward to whats to come on this channel. I too am enjoying this chilled delivery of awesome input

    • @AlextheENTP
      @AlextheENTP 2 роки тому +2

      Vacation to the Microcosm. 😏

  • @iomoon3608
    @iomoon3608 4 роки тому +779

    “This voice sounds familiar.”
    *reads description*
    “Oh, of course.”

    • @leonidas0242
      @leonidas0242 4 роки тому +34

      He sounds different

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 4 роки тому +58

      @@leonidas0242 yea his voice sounds more asmr-like, but I could still easily tell it was Hank's.

    • @Mom-yg1rt
      @Mom-yg1rt 4 роки тому +17

      iomoon he’s talking way too slow I would’ve never known if I didn’t see this comment

    • @leonidas0242
      @leonidas0242 4 роки тому +13

      @@Mom-yg1rt his voice also sounds slightly deeper

    • @angelvu
      @angelvu 4 роки тому +12

      music from andrew huang too!

  • @katrinmcmiddle5747
    @katrinmcmiddle5747 4 роки тому +37

    This is brilliant :) My background is in astronomy and cosmology, so it's always great to touch base with the microcosmos. Thanks for sharing!

  • @hellohowareyou9745
    @hellohowareyou9745 4 роки тому +6

    I just can't get over the bass drop lol.

  • @emilythompson497
    @emilythompson497 4 роки тому +1376

    As a microbiology student, I am so excited by what you're doing with this channel!

    • @guesswhoami4723
      @guesswhoami4723 4 роки тому +8

      Emily Thompson What made you choose micro instead of standard Bio?

    • @emilythompson497
      @emilythompson497 4 роки тому +31

      Guess Who Am I Well my program of study is standard bio, but I've been doing research and taking courses in micro and I've absolutely loved it. And micro isn't something that I knew I loved coming into college, either. I was just introduced to it and suddenly I was fascinated by all that's happening in the microcosmos that most people don't even think about!

    • @Cliffdog01
      @Cliffdog01 4 роки тому +6

      If the Stentor Polymorphus have a bunch of Algae inside the organism providing it with nutrients is it still single-celled what defines a single cell?

    • @emilythompson497
      @emilythompson497 4 роки тому +14

      Clifford Bryan john Wilson interesting question, and I am no expert on the topic, but I would argue that the stentor is still a single cell, just with "other" cells not belonging to the stentor living inside it. The stentor-algae relationship is symbiotic, meaning these multiple partners benefit from living in association with each other - but that doesn't change the fundamental structure of either organism. There are multicellular algal organisms living inside the stentor, but I don't classify that as transforming the stentor into a multicellular organism. A cell at its basic definition is cytoplasm surrounded by a membrane; it's the simplest unit of life, which is why single-celled organisms exist. But even though the stentor lives with many algal cells, the stentor itself has only one cell, with a bunch of cells belonging to other organisms inside it. Not sure if that made sense, and a lot of this is just my interpretation of the definitions, but I hope that helped!

    • @markrhoads9283
      @markrhoads9283 4 роки тому +1

      As a lifelong learner, I am too!

  • @LimeyLassen
    @LimeyLassen 4 роки тому +915

    Thanks YT recommendation system, this is the stuff I want

    • @ashfaw
      @ashfaw 4 роки тому +3

      Didn't expect to see you here
      Yup - finally some good and useful yt algorithm action.

    • @ethicalrevolution3294
      @ethicalrevolution3294 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah! This is exactly what I didn't know I wanted to see.

  • @drosophila82
    @drosophila82 3 роки тому +8

    This is incredible... Why are you not on Netflix, this will be a hit immediately

  • @nof9395
    @nof9395 4 роки тому +21

    4:06 I’m crying over an animal as small as some cells

  • @Jacksonaol
    @Jacksonaol 4 роки тому +819

    The realization that hank green is the narrator shook me to my core and I honestly don't know why.

    • @abdullahalmosalami2373
      @abdullahalmosalami2373 4 роки тому +70

      Omg holy crap I just noticed. Now I'm shook.

    • @frut0s821
      @frut0s821 4 роки тому +118

      damn I never heard him sound so silent and speak so slowly
      also why the fuck is he all over the place

    • @carbrained
      @carbrained 4 роки тому +46

      @@frut0s821 I guess this show's format is different
      I prefer this to scishow tbh, this is also what pbs eons should have been like

    • @TianXiaoMao
      @TianXiaoMao 4 роки тому +16

      Hank Green. My dream man. 😭😭😭😭

    • @ockertoustesizem1234
      @ockertoustesizem1234 4 роки тому +10

      didnt even realize this was hank

  • @owlthepirate5997
    @owlthepirate5997 3 роки тому +12

    I've became hopelessly addicted to this channel! I never in a thousand years, would have thought, I'd enjoy watching and listening, (and learning) to this kind of content! 😄 Also, on a side note... Ive been using your videos to help me sleep, and it works soooo good!! You have the most soothing and comforting, voice ever! (There's an idea!!) You could branch off and start your own asmr channel! Thank you so much for sharing your magical voice with everyone ☺️✨💛

  • @CannibalChxrry
    @CannibalChxrry 2 роки тому +1

    Microorganisms are just little babies out here doing their best, and I'm so proud of these little babies

  • @lerolerolerolerolero256
    @lerolerolerolerolero256 4 роки тому +431

    All schools should take some notes from this. This is how you make students curious, interested and fascinated by science. Not by lecturing or asking them to read some drab and boring textbooks.
    Damn had science been made this interesting when I was young, I would be doing something completely different today
    I'm truly grateful I came across this channel.

    • @GetToKnowNature
      @GetToKnowNature 4 роки тому +8

      100% agree.

    • @the1exnay
      @the1exnay 4 роки тому +28

      Not everything worth learning can be made this interesting. And most things that can be made this interesting stop being interesting after they're repeated enough times for long-term memorization

    • @bradywells1293
      @bradywells1293 4 роки тому +12

      I had a similar thought when watching this video -- I thought back to high & middleschool biology classes, "The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, the DNA is housed in the nucleus, chlorophyll is why plants are green, etc". I was just taught 'rules' with the same pictures of cell models and same catch-phrases as every other kid (presumably for standardized testing), but real-life biology is so much more fascinating with all the amazing variations on these themes. It's not like the fundamentals shouldn't be covered, but I think it's hard for kids to get excited about something that seems so static and dull.
      Quick and easy stories or rules for how things work are also a misrepresentation of science in general which is a larger disservice for laypeople or non-scientists, but that's another soapbox.

    • @Cespinozas
      @Cespinozas 4 роки тому +6

      Firaro Breh try music theory , shit is hard as astrophysics. But yeah I should of practiced my scales everyday for 10 hours . :(

    • @a1dupre
      @a1dupre 4 роки тому +16

      ​@@the1exnay very true, but I think these types of videos can help pique curiosity in the first place and serve as periodic motivators; helping to remind you why you are putting in the hard work of reading and homework.

  • @lolscience1979
    @lolscience1979 4 роки тому +762

    Me: I am more of a physics person
    Also me: stentor coeruleus is my favorite type of ciliate

    • @sokarsokar
      @sokarsokar 4 роки тому +7

      @gooby pls why not all.
      Darwinist messed up social science.
      This is the best cure ever.

  • @daniell1483
    @daniell1483 10 місяців тому +1

    I love these guys. I'm not even sure why, it is hard to put into words. They look almost alien, but they have a life cycle that is very relatable. Something about the mix of familiar and unfamiliar just strikes a chord with me.

  • @Jbsutt
    @Jbsutt 4 роки тому +6

    How do stentors communicate with eachother??
    by using a CELL phone.
    -aaaaaaah HELL im too good

  • @MrMikado282
    @MrMikado282 4 роки тому +878

    In middle and high school: "All cells are extremely small and can only be seen through microscopes."
    This channel: "Actually,..."

    • @danilooliveira6580
      @danilooliveira6580 4 роки тому +17

      yeah, I think they never heard about Valonia ventricosa

    • @gaetanodilustro
      @gaetanodilustro 4 роки тому +40

      Actually... ostrich eggs are single cells.

    • @icywolf6892
      @icywolf6892 4 роки тому

      Gaetano Di Lustro wut

    • @djoseph2475
      @djoseph2475 4 роки тому +37

      @@gaetanodilustro lol. all eggs are single cells.
      the yolk is the nucleus.
      ostrich eggs are the largest eggs that exist (afaik), so I see why you specified that, but the way you said it made it sound like they were unique in being only one cell

    • @counterr6750
      @counterr6750 4 роки тому +1

      Random Videos yes

  • @thraw05
    @thraw05 4 роки тому +327

    "The macro nucleus of the stentor coeruleus. " what a fun arrangement of words!

    • @jasonheron7614
      @jasonheron7614 4 роки тому +10

      I'm waiting anxiously for Weird Al to work this into a song on his next album.

    • @eac-ox2ly
      @eac-ox2ly 4 роки тому +1

      @@jasonheron7614 lmao

    • @anotherunwantedopinion2914
      @anotherunwantedopinion2914 4 роки тому +1

      Eminem wrote this line as a prop for this channel

  • @estebanfarfanmoscoso9090
    @estebanfarfanmoscoso9090 4 роки тому +4

    This is absolutely amazing! I always heard about Tardigrades but never about Stentors. Our microcosmos is breathtaking!

  • @funkdefied1
    @funkdefied1 4 роки тому +2

    As a microbiologist, I am happy to see a micro-oriented popular science channel on this website. Subbed.

  • @Dee-jp7ek
    @Dee-jp7ek 4 роки тому +330

    “Now, we’ve been talking about these beautiful, peculiar organisms for a long time now”
    I hadn’t even realized almost 10 mins. had passed, this channel is so mesmerizing.

  • @terra__
    @terra__ 4 роки тому +425

    This is the second video UA-cam algorithm has recommended me on the topic of Biology.
    I'm a software engineer and know practically nothing about biology, but 25 minutes of UA-cam videos have explained to me what the heck protein is and how it's made.
    15 years of school and college could not.
    And it sparks interest I didn't have before. Certainly its a future of education ;)

    • @gabby_9175
      @gabby_9175 4 роки тому +15

      Same, I study mathematics and UA-cam is over here hooking me up with some cool bio videos.

    • @Ddub1083
      @Ddub1083 4 роки тому +26

      certainly a future of miseducation as well.

    • @sketchuptutorial3379
      @sketchuptutorial3379 4 роки тому +3

      It will appear when your feed is full of sciens video, i dont know biology too and i enjoy this video.

    • @Spacebar
      @Spacebar 4 роки тому +2

      Pop science is cool, but it's hard to make everything in science interesting.

    • @randomguy263
      @randomguy263 4 роки тому

      @@Spacebar But science is pretty damn cool and interesting.

  • @halsmypal
    @halsmypal 4 роки тому +20

    "Some can build mucus houses that they can hang out in and hide inside of..." sounds like my childhood.

  • @mscir
    @mscir 3 роки тому +1

    You have the best microscopy I've ever seen. Thank you for posting these.

  • @samuelmondal
    @samuelmondal 4 роки тому +624

    Why is it always Rotifers that get eaten during these videos ?
    You should make a video about Rotifers n the future.

    • @streglof
      @streglof 4 роки тому +81

      obvious rotiferism

    • @minergmaingx2000
      @minergmaingx2000 4 роки тому +2

      I just commented the same thing before I saw your comment

    • @djinnisequoia
      @djinnisequoia 4 роки тому +3

      Yes! I love rotifers!

    • @jamesdriscoll9405
      @jamesdriscoll9405 4 роки тому +36

      @@djinnisequoia Apparently, so do Stentors

    • @theoremipsum
      @theoremipsum 4 роки тому +2

      My guess is because they're abundant in the pond from which they get their cultures.

  • @digital_gravity
    @digital_gravity 4 роки тому +167

    3:15 that cell is like, “dude’s calmly narrating while I’m fighting for my life!”

  • @sakshibhatia3282
    @sakshibhatia3282 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you making this series. It's 3 am and I'm hooked. It's brilliant.

  • @ChristiRich
    @ChristiRich 4 роки тому +1

    I love the vintage style of this episode. The background music and narration reminds me of educational films from grade school. They were always so relaxing to watch.

  • @DoingHawaii
    @DoingHawaii 4 роки тому +130

    I did not even know Stentors existed before today. Excellent presentation, thank you.

    • @mimszanadunstedt441
      @mimszanadunstedt441 4 роки тому +1

      theres prolly a trillion other unicellular organisms u dont know

  • @vipertact
    @vipertact 4 роки тому +55

    Seeing a single cell organism eating a multicellular organism is like watching a venus fly trap.

  • @owlthepirate5997
    @owlthepirate5997 4 роки тому +7

    I just subbed! I'm so happy right now, that I found this channel! This is the most fascinating discussion's, and you make it so easy to grasp! Thank you for making all your videos,I'm about to go watch some of your older stuff to catch up.. (about to have a "journey to the microcosmos" marathon, lol)🥰🙏

  • @BalootyKat
    @BalootyKat 2 роки тому +1

    WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CHANNEL!!! … wow thank you for all of this, what a gift!!!

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 4 роки тому +106

    I'm not used to hearing Hank sound so chill.

    • @thinkingemoji5924
      @thinkingemoji5924 4 роки тому +17

      Wtf that’s hank?

    • @moch.farisdzulfiqar6123
      @moch.farisdzulfiqar6123 4 роки тому +5

      @@thinkingemoji5924 its him, as noted on description.
      I also prefer thin tone of him

    • @chinareds54
      @chinareds54 4 роки тому +2

      I got 9 minutes in before I recognized Hank's voice.

    • @jasepoag8930
      @jasepoag8930 4 роки тому +1

      @@chinareds54 I like it. It's like watching Bob Ross, except with microbiota.

    • @cerberaodollam
      @cerberaodollam 4 роки тому

      Sativa I guess

  • @redcharget5894
    @redcharget5894 4 роки тому +422

    When you play the first stage of spore too much

    • @dyslexicbatnam1350
      @dyslexicbatnam1350 4 роки тому +40

      It's the best stage of the game

    • @Enduring_Mantle
      @Enduring_Mantle 4 роки тому +4

      On hard mode.

    • @taelim6599
      @taelim6599 4 роки тому +10

      @@Enduring_Mantle I found that poison tends to be very effective against those little Junior guys.

    • @Enduring_Mantle
      @Enduring_Mantle 4 роки тому +3

      @@taelim6599 Awesome. I'll have to try that out.

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 3 роки тому +4

      It could have been much, much more.

  • @McCommentor
    @McCommentor Рік тому

    Really beautiful how complex this singel cell architecture is.

  • @bestiewolfsroadto200subs9
    @bestiewolfsroadto200subs9 3 роки тому +2

    I've never been so excited to find a channel. Thanks for your work. I started to teach my daughter about the microcosmos and you have given me valuable information. I very much appreciate it.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 4 роки тому +182

    3:30 I feel kind of bad for that paramecium. Escapes one only to be caught bu the other. Escapes again only to be caught by the first,

  • @anger_birb
    @anger_birb 4 роки тому +501

    Wish I was a blue macroscopic single-cell organism. But instead I have to go to school :(

    • @MariaMartinez-researcher
      @MariaMartinez-researcher 4 роки тому +28

      Does your school have a library? There you could find some awesome books about subjects like this video. If your school hasn't a library, is there one where you live? The librarian can guide you to find great websites with information about your preferred subjects. If you are here, seemingly biology interests you.
      Ever considered that school gives you the basis of knowledge over which you can build a profession in science, or maybe in filmmaking? If it's a bad one, still you can get there at least the grades you need to later study whatever you want. It's an opportunity, don't miss it. I am a Spanish speaking person. All the English I studied was at school, and it wasn't a fancy one. On that basis I kept practising, and here we are. 💞😀👋

    • @kazranjamison1125
      @kazranjamison1125 4 роки тому +36

      Shush and let the fellow human dream Maria

    • @jo_nm9484
      @jo_nm9484 4 роки тому +5

      @@MariaMartinez-researcher let him dream.

    • @kyrlics6515
      @kyrlics6515 4 роки тому +6

      @@jo_nm9484 dreams are for the weak. We need the strong.

    • @vincentdreemurr
      @vincentdreemurr 4 роки тому +1

      @@MariaMartinez-researcher ah yes, another brainwashed person

  • @BlissfulMisanthrope
    @BlissfulMisanthrope 2 роки тому

    Fell in love with your descriptions and the pure brilliance of your content that you are providing for free. Grateful to you

  • @PersonManManManMan
    @PersonManManManMan 4 роки тому +15

    Journey to the Microcosmos: BOINGY MUSIC

  • @Pow3llMorgan
    @Pow3llMorgan 4 роки тому +108

    I like Hank's speaker voice.
    I like Hank's video-presenter voice, too.
    But I really like Speaker Hank.

    • @DonWoschto
      @DonWoschto 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah. Less excited.

    • @jameson8682
      @jameson8682 4 роки тому +9

      Holy cow, that's hank green? I had no idea!

    • @JohnSmith-ws7fq
      @JohnSmith-ws7fq 4 роки тому

      @@jameson8682 Reminds me of John de Lancie (Q from Star Trek)

    • @seymournerds342
      @seymournerds342 4 роки тому

      Woah no shit?

    • @loog8621
      @loog8621 4 роки тому

      I rather muscle hank

  • @derlinclaire1778
    @derlinclaire1778 4 роки тому +174

    They were formerly classified as"Protozoa",which literally means"First Animals".

    • @drivethrupoet
      @drivethrupoet 4 роки тому +25

      Thank you for connecting the dots for those of us that studied biology when there were 9 planets in our solar system.

  • @squirrel1620
    @squirrel1620 4 роки тому

    Why am I just now catching notice of this channel?! This is so much better than anything else on YT microscope videos because of the narration! It's incredible

  • @maxzytaruk8558
    @maxzytaruk8558 Рік тому

    "We know why, but we don't know WHY" Love the way you said that!

  • @skaterfreedom10
    @skaterfreedom10 4 роки тому +52

    Oh, I love that the music was produced by Andrew Huang!

  • @jeyendeoso
    @jeyendeoso 4 роки тому +141

    Stentor: *"Look at this paramecium: Will it Blend?"*
    Stentor: *"Hmmm paramecium dust, dont breathe it"*

  • @tylerhughes5420
    @tylerhughes5420 4 роки тому +89

    Me: well at least that guy getting eaten cant feel it.
    Video: just so you know this thing getting eaten has a brain and feels EVERYTHING!
    ME:😢

    • @philippesantini2425
      @philippesantini2425 4 роки тому +1

      LOL

    • @BorisKOUKA
      @BorisKOUKA 3 роки тому +7

      Well its feel kinda of "danger" and have to escape for survive.
      But its doesn't have brain, we dont know if its feel pain, they do not produce any pain killer protein so honestly we don't know

    • @theoneitself
      @theoneitself 3 роки тому +1

      @@BorisKOUKA agreed... The fact they have brains doesn't necessarily mean they actually feel pain... But I guess they just said that as Dark Humour for the video 😂

    • @AgentTasmania
      @AgentTasmania 3 роки тому +1

      And ‘brain’ is possibly being generous to a basic ganglion

    • @DemoniteBL
      @DemoniteBL 2 роки тому +1

      Unlike the animals most humans kill and eat, these little things aren't sentient.

  • @bad_take_billy
    @bad_take_billy 2 роки тому

    1:53 to 1:58 an amazing view of the rotating stentor, giving a three dimensional view of the cilia moving in space. Very cool!

  • @Scavenger82
    @Scavenger82 4 роки тому +336

    Stentor Coeruleus "...can be the length of a rice grain."
    So, are we talking Basmati or Arborio?

  • @JamsGerms
    @JamsGerms 4 роки тому +153

    I love stentors so much! So happy to be a part of this show!

    • @dublblind
      @dublblind 4 роки тому +4

      Love these videos, and would love to see a BTS of how you collect samples, prep slides and what microscope camera setup you are using.

    • @djinnisequoia
      @djinnisequoia 4 роки тому

      So, does stentorin (the pigment) have any interesting qualities? It's a lovely color; I seem to mix that shade a lot when painting.

    • @clray123
      @clray123 4 роки тому

      @Something Mildly Homophobic Are you suggesting she's a stentor?

    • @garyklafta3411
      @garyklafta3411 4 роки тому

      I HAVE THEM AS PETS IN MY FRIDGE.

    • @samrusoff
      @samrusoff 4 роки тому

      you're doing amazing work! I'm such a geek for microscopy and the footage you're helping to provide is just incredible

  • @SomeRandomDevOpsGuy
    @SomeRandomDevOpsGuy Рік тому

    What a fun job you all have. Thanks for your work and providing all this incredibly interesting footage!

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 3 роки тому +1

    This channel is the kind of stuff I'd skip school classes to watch when I was a kid.

  • @Dogman_35
    @Dogman_35 4 роки тому +4

    Literally for years, I've wondered what a single celled organism big enough to be seen by the naked eye would look like. I didn't think it was a question I'd ever actually get an answer to. 3:03 broke me for a bit, it is potentially one of the coolest things I've ever seen just because it answers that question.

    • @edwarddann1878
      @edwarddann1878 4 роки тому

      You could the yoke of any egg to be a single cell organism. But it's only the zygote so not as exciting...

    • @Dogman_35
      @Dogman_35 4 роки тому

      @@edwarddann1878 I'm pretty sure the yolk is just a ball of nutrients that the infant absorbs while growing in the egg, not the egg itself. Or else it wouldn't be in fertilized eggs alongside the zygote.

  • @alexkramerblogs
    @alexkramerblogs 4 роки тому +172

    ME: "Don't watch these videos so that you can binge a good bunch of them in the future!"
    ALSO ME: *rewatches all episodes each time a new one comes out*

    • @HeliaNaderi
      @HeliaNaderi 4 роки тому +1

      Alexander Kramer lol this’s exactly me!

    • @HomeWithMyBookshelf
      @HomeWithMyBookshelf 4 роки тому +1

      But then, later, you can also binge them! Win win 😝

    • @leenviolite8255
      @leenviolite8255 4 роки тому

      Saaaame

    • @DarkFlamesDarkness
      @DarkFlamesDarkness 4 роки тому

      You could try hopping from channel to channel that are in the recommended to distract you from how you'd like to watch this. Like entreês.

  • @BullCricket75
    @BullCricket75 9 місяців тому

    I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have been quite melancholy lately. Stumbling upon these miniscule creatures just slapped me back into a better perspective. ❤

  • @deus_ex_machina_
    @deus_ex_machina_ 4 роки тому +3

    The music makes it all seem so alien-but they're all around us!

  • @GetToKnowNature
    @GetToKnowNature 4 роки тому +11

    These videos continue to be one of the best things about it being Monday. "We know why but we don't know like WHY" captures the essence of the joys and mysteries of science.

  • @whenthesunlightdies
    @whenthesunlightdies 4 роки тому +17

    The guy who's doing the music for this series, Andrew, is doing an amazing job. It's so relaxing!

    • @zachpw
      @zachpw 4 роки тому +1

      Olivia B He has an awesome channel

  • @keithtorgersen9664
    @keithtorgersen9664 Рік тому

    It’s unbelievable how resilient tardigrades are to extreme environments

  • @henpest2
    @henpest2 3 роки тому

    I love you guys. Thanks to you I have new found passion for all the organisms you film. Just gorgeous footage.

  • @CJ_McK
    @CJ_McK 4 роки тому +30

    One of the few channels i feel the need to watch in full screen.

  • @VyvienneEaux
    @VyvienneEaux 4 роки тому +26

    I have not only heard of Stentor but also identified them under the microscope in several samples of pond water.

  • @GlitchCityPromo
    @GlitchCityPromo 3 роки тому

    Can't believe it's been more than a year of this channel. It's one of my favorites

  • @theinternaut1991
    @theinternaut1991 Рік тому +1

    The og microcosmos hits different

  • @rayray6548
    @rayray6548 4 роки тому +46

    The Algorithm Gods has spoken.
    I'll make some place for you in my youtube routine schedule, right between TREY the explainer, and ''Smarter Every Day''.

  • @RespectYourViews
    @RespectYourViews 4 роки тому +60

    As much as I love sci show I love the serene pacing of this series even more.

  • @duhduhvesta
    @duhduhvesta 2 роки тому

    this is still my favorite episode after years. thank you

  • @rachelhoward-till9230
    @rachelhoward-till9230 3 роки тому

    I'm glad someone loves Stentor as much as I do! I just discovered your videos - they are really great. Thanks for posting them.

  • @rodrigodavila7772
    @rodrigodavila7772 4 роки тому +29

    Andrew Huang's music only makes this 10 times cooler than it already is.

  • @marekbykowy1107
    @marekbykowy1107 4 роки тому +18

    ....alright, I got to apologise for talking poop about youtube recomendations.
    I've found a new favourite channel!

  • @alwaystwoam
    @alwaystwoam 4 роки тому

    Beautifully written, shot and edited. The music is spot on!

  • @ThrillaWhale
    @ThrillaWhale 3 роки тому

    There’s something absolutely adorable about the word “animalcule”.

  • @wasabi42
    @wasabi42 4 роки тому +84

    i have been eagerly awaiting a new video from this channel. so excited :)

  • @InvincibleWeeba
    @InvincibleWeeba 4 роки тому +48

    I've never quite gotten the hang of meditation, but between these videos and episodes of The Anthropocene Reviewed, maybe now I don't need to.
    Thank you for this beautiful, calming, deeply interesting content 💚

    • @Isaac-ho8gh
      @Isaac-ho8gh 4 роки тому +1

      Same here, I was a bit more calm surprisingly.. I overthink all the time and I always feel at least quite stressed.

  • @othmaneeddahbi3353
    @othmaneeddahbi3353 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much. Please do continue.

  • @frank124c
    @frank124c 4 роки тому +1

    This is one of the most interesting series of videos I have seen on the internet and I have viewed thousands upon thousands of videos over the past ten years!

  • @bejoty
    @bejoty 4 роки тому +28

    Thank you James, Hank, and all! I never thought I'd be so fascinated by the micro world, but here I am, absolutely enthralled by the uploads so far. I look forward to everything to come!

  • @kennymartin5976
    @kennymartin5976 4 роки тому +8

    Such beautiful footage of a world I rarely get to see, paired with Hank's soothing naration, I love it!

  • @caroline6218
    @caroline6218 2 роки тому

    This reminds me of my biology class. The teacher would find videos for us on UA-cam. I remember when she gave us a video of cells under a microscope. I found it fascinating the way the cells moved, got their energy, and their internal structures. I’ve seen stentor cells some where but didn’t know anything about them until I watched this video. I’m glad I found this channel it’s interesting and relaxing.

  • @ChowmutLe
    @ChowmutLe 4 роки тому

    man i'm so glad i found this channel, it's so cool. Thanks for putting together such awesome content.

  • @joshnordin4043
    @joshnordin4043 4 роки тому +61

    0:52 im high asf and my head started nodding when those 808s came in

    • @sonarbuge7958
      @sonarbuge7958 4 роки тому +9

      Josh Nordin
      I need the song name

    • @pureconfuzion
      @pureconfuzion 4 роки тому +5

      IT'S SO GOOD! makes the watching experience magnificent... kudos to Andrew Huang!

    • @dwightmansburden7722
      @dwightmansburden7722 3 роки тому +2

      A friendly spazmoid I sent a message to Andrew Huang, hopefully he will tell me. If I find out, I will try to remember to post it here.

    • @pureconfuzion
      @pureconfuzion 3 роки тому +1

      Dwight Mansburden I also mentioned him in a tweet yesterday about this lol

    • @marclarsen8030
      @marclarsen8030 3 роки тому +1

      @@dwightmansburden7722 did he reply?