Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal

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  • @ir1885
    @ir1885 5 років тому +6481

    Says they are "hurt and killed easily" and then shows them punching eucaryotes and taking a casual walk on brown hydra.

    • @anandsuralkar2947
      @anandsuralkar2947 5 років тому +84

      Lol

    • @ChalkTeacher
      @ChalkTeacher 5 років тому +19

      @Harrison _ lmao

    • @RSEFX
      @RSEFX 5 років тому +58

      @Green Ghouls You know that's what I thought, but I am now hazy about the "Under microscope" world after so many many decades away from my old zoology classes. Thanks for the verification! :-)

    • @TheButtDepot
      @TheButtDepot 5 років тому +68

      Ilari Riitakallio water bear don't give no fricks

    • @ibeatgirls
      @ibeatgirls 5 років тому +22

      Harrison _ dude he is just trying to give you a fact. *CHILL DOWN*

  • @ZackLee
    @ZackLee 5 років тому +6577

    Their eye spots make them 2000% more adorable then they already are

    • @breezy5797
      @breezy5797 5 років тому +275

      They kinda look like salamanders with their eyes.

    • @hazel8d
      @hazel8d 5 років тому +79

      Than*

    • @lifeimitatingdeath3608
      @lifeimitatingdeath3608 5 років тому +40

      Agreed.. And@@hazel8d that always bugs me too..

    • @TheeKittyPie
      @TheeKittyPie 5 років тому +148

      (• •)

    • @OeshenNix
      @OeshenNix 5 років тому +11

      people who dont get jokes:wait thats illegal

  • @ev3nstar
    @ev3nstar 4 роки тому +5090

    Imagine being considered a "celebrity" among beings of unimaginable size and intelligence, who think of you as a cute tiny immortal being. Mind bending to say the least.

    • @Parents_of_Twins
      @Parents_of_Twins 4 роки тому +107

      Who knows we might be outside of the immortal part.

    • @stevegamingfrchainefermee
      @stevegamingfrchainefermee 4 роки тому +284

      Maybe our world is the microcosmos to something bigger. Mind bending indeed.

    • @richardworae613
      @richardworae613 4 роки тому +47

      Bloodborne anybody

    • @herauthon
      @herauthon 4 роки тому +33

      i guess it needs a bank account, and accountant and a lawyer..

    • @37thraven
      @37thraven 4 роки тому +229

      Us: Look at its cute little eyes! Omg and those stubby legs and claws

  • @marsupialsofmars3886
    @marsupialsofmars3886 2 роки тому +306

    I love how their fragility was shown was through close calls because they knew showing one being killed would be heartbreaking

    • @Kyra_of_Kerkyra
      @Kyra_of_Kerkyra 2 роки тому +11

      I was thinking the same 💖

    • @alejotassile6441
      @alejotassile6441 Рік тому +9

      At the very first episode they showed one being killed at the same time it was laying his eggs tho

  • @MillionMileStudios
    @MillionMileStudios 5 років тому +2201

    "Tardigrade pooping 200x" This is the content I subscribed for.

    • @juliam.426
      @juliam.426 5 років тому +14

      Yes

    • @msgen02
      @msgen02 4 роки тому +30

      Imagine aliens looking down at you from space while you’re taking a dump.

    • @SnahLhug
      @SnahLhug 4 роки тому +14

      @@msgen02 not aliens. Just satellite imaging. Thank God there's indoor plumbing where I live.

    • @glowingunknown5625
      @glowingunknown5625 4 роки тому +13

      Give that guy some privacy!

    • @clover-il7tf
      @clover-il7tf 4 роки тому +15

      6:44

  • @Boogers32150
    @Boogers32150 5 років тому +3610

    This is my most favorite show on UA-cam.
    It’s like the Bob Ross of Microbiology.

    • @hibasobh
      @hibasobh 5 років тому +45

      Döla Freundlich I agree! his voice is very calming! 😊

    • @Sorkabeth
      @Sorkabeth 5 років тому +24

      Agreed! I find the videos very soothing as well as interesting and informative 😊

    • @Smokecall
      @Smokecall 5 років тому +71

      Happy little mircobes

    • @jhonyterra9057
      @jhonyterra9057 5 років тому +6

      YES, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

    • @PinataOblongata
      @PinataOblongata 5 років тому +26

      @Stellvia Heonheim He is a very laid-back (calm) painter on US television who showed people how to paint on a show called "The Joy Of Painting". It's become an overused cliché to say anyone who is calm and has a measured delivery is "the Bob Ross of [whatever they do]".

  • @timjobson9374
    @timjobson9374 4 роки тому +2036

    I was looking under a microscope in a Cell Biology lab last year, and I was trying to observe cytoplasmic streaming in a sprig of Chara. I didn’t see cytoplasmic streaming that day, what I did see was a tardigrade, eating the Chara cells I was supposed to be studying. That’s the moment I realized that I chose the right major. Thank you Tardigrades!

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 3 роки тому +15

      Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

    • @LMProduction
      @LMProduction 3 роки тому +45

      I love this. This is what I hope everyone who studies science experiences in their respective interests. Mine is physics, but I totally understand your happiness with your choice in major

    • @stat251097
      @stat251097 3 роки тому +221

      A tardigrade ate your homework?

    • @XariksBeatbox
      @XariksBeatbox 2 роки тому +24

      @@stat251097 lol

    • @Jesus-qv5sw
      @Jesus-qv5sw 2 роки тому +13

      @@stat251097 jajajajajja

  • @captainalso3649
    @captainalso3649 2 роки тому +523

    I showed this to my mom last night while we were in the ER (she broke her wrist). She was pretty upset that she hurt herself and couldn't stop panicking until I showed her this video. She's a first grade science teacher and absolutely ADORES tardigrades, and this video was super captivating for her, to the point that she was able to calm down and go back feeling less anxious. Thank you so much for making something both informative and fascinating!

    • @pinkcashmeres
      @pinkcashmeres 2 роки тому +17

      I hope your mom feels better!

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift 2 роки тому +18

      My elementary science teacher used to call me "tardigrade" every time I couldn't figure something out. I would ask her what it meant, and she would just snicker and said it was only her little joke. That always made me feel kind of stupid.

    • @johnanon658
      @johnanon658 2 роки тому +7

      Legend is that she us calm to this day!

    • @nathanpeck2817
      @nathanpeck2817 2 роки тому +1

      @@Rick-the-Swift holy fuck she was calling you a tard this whole time. Man that’s ruthless.

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions 2 роки тому

      So great. ❤️❤️

  • @farflebfarfle
    @farflebfarfle 5 років тому +1744

    THANK YOU for delivering the narration at such a pleasant, natural, un-rushed pace. Such a pleasant change from most science videos.

    • @MakenaKai
      @MakenaKai 5 років тому +17

      I'm so weird as I watch everything at maximum 2x speed

    • @anandsuralkar2947
      @anandsuralkar2947 5 років тому +3

      Yup

    • @magnified4827
      @magnified4827 5 років тому +16

      Yeah in these days of irritating robo voice YT videos...

    • @Humphihzly
      @Humphihzly 5 років тому +56

      The funny thing is it's Hank Green narrating, who talks really fast in most of his videos.

    • @rooseveltbrentwood9654
      @rooseveltbrentwood9654 5 років тому +20

      Humphihzly yeah, id have never known if i hadn’t read the description. I like this Hank though, the narration supports the trippy space/ocean vibe of the video.

  • @pltravs
    @pltravs 5 років тому +1179

    Guy's not trying to talk at the speed of light like other youtubers and it's surprisingly refreshing

    • @Hovado_Lesni
      @Hovado_Lesni 4 роки тому +78

      you realise that the voice of Hank Green that do scishow and there he talks like a machinegun

    • @YourMotherIsDisappointed
      @YourMotherIsDisappointed 4 роки тому +19

      Personal preference. I for one can't stand slow talkers, so I speed up the video by at least 1.5x

    • @HeadsetHatGuy
      @HeadsetHatGuy 4 роки тому +8

      @@YourMotherIsDisappointed I prefer 1.25x in this video

    • @librotkape9956
      @librotkape9956 4 роки тому +13

      Usmazenec Have you watched Crash Course Philosophy hosted by Hank? Lol.

    • @ItsaVibe22
      @ItsaVibe22 4 роки тому +13

      Ya in this type of video, it's great but most UA-cam videos I watch at x1.5 or x2. These people take so long to get to the damn point. But these micro vids, it works very well to keep it relaxed.

  • @SomeoneCommenting
    @SomeoneCommenting 4 роки тому +1336

    They look so cute when they 'look to the camera' :-) 11:26 It's like a little transparent panda waving its claws at you.

    • @zain101-i2w
      @zain101-i2w 4 роки тому +60

      Transparent panda 🤣🤣 seriously

    • @lara7224
      @lara7224 3 роки тому +62

      i waved back at it 🥺

    • @rds7696
      @rds7696 3 роки тому +77

      Reminds me of an axolotl

    • @Mamamel81
      @Mamamel81 3 роки тому +19

      cute Bebe

    • @albinocyclopse9952
      @albinocyclopse9952 3 роки тому +11

      Also at 5:13!!!

  • @Wasyliyjef
    @Wasyliyjef 3 роки тому +720

    "Tardigrades are not immortal"
    Both samples miraculously survived
    "Tardigrades are not immortal"
    That's exactly what Tardigrades want You to think

    • @sinclairguess1187
      @sinclairguess1187 3 роки тому +28

      I don't want to be "that" guy but
      -they have very short lifespan
      -they eat eachother
      -every animal eat them
      -we also eat them without noticing it

    • @kungfubrandon6886
      @kungfubrandon6886 2 роки тому +20

      @@sinclairguess1187 doesnt mean they arent immortal

    • @sinclairguess1187
      @sinclairguess1187 2 роки тому +13

      @@kungfubrandon6886 Being an anti mage in a game where only one player base using magic is how i describe tardigrade

    • @kungfubrandon6886
      @kungfubrandon6886 2 роки тому +25

      @@sinclairguess1187 yeah I get what you're saying but immortal can just mean you can possibly live forever not invincible

    • @MarDeOlivaDaFonteSeca
      @MarDeOlivaDaFonteSeca 2 роки тому

      Kakakakakkssk yes

  • @rollinggamer2582
    @rollinggamer2582 5 років тому +1503

    "What did you do today?"
    Me: "I watched a tardigrade poop."

  • @LePageChannel
    @LePageChannel 5 років тому +4193

    They don't look like Bears nor Pigs.
    They look like Manatees.

    • @JavierFernandez01
      @JavierFernandez01 5 років тому +81

      Yea. They sort of look like newts too. :)

    • @Ratigan2
      @Ratigan2 5 років тому +64

      tbh, i don't see a resemblance to any creature. I just like to picture them as what they are. :)

    • @theman-cn6gz
      @theman-cn6gz 5 років тому +74

      Manbearpig its real!!!

    • @jonesba2004
      @jonesba2004 5 років тому +1

      LePage Channel Yes!

    • @ncedwards1234
      @ncedwards1234 5 років тому +70

      I was thinking the same thing, let's start calling them "micro manatees."

  • @chatlydeguit4873
    @chatlydeguit4873 5 років тому +586

    11:29 that water bear is like looking at you and waving, hahaha

    • @Ratigan2
      @Ratigan2 5 років тому +21

      yea xD

    • @rachelgrubbs
      @rachelgrubbs 5 років тому +16

      I was looking for this comment!

    • @shontehanna2759
      @shontehanna2759 5 років тому +16

      I thought he was blowing kisses

    • @user-qj9en1kp1m
      @user-qj9en1kp1m 5 років тому +14

      Tardigrades are cool and strangely adorable.

    • @AdamAlbilya1
      @AdamAlbilya1 5 років тому +1

      It's random, I don't think he could see him.

  • @Nat-wv5lj
    @Nat-wv5lj 2 роки тому +258

    I'm a pre-optometry major, and it's absolutely mind boggling to me that tardigrades only have two cells for eyes!

    • @helentee9863
      @helentee9863 2 роки тому +35

      It boggles my mind as a nurse that they are born with a set number of cells, and for them to grow the cells get bigger
      It feels like the rules of biology somehow got turned upside-down 🙃🤣

    • @aydinsha
      @aydinsha 2 роки тому +1

      @@helentee9863 that's how fat cells work...

    • @aydinsha
      @aydinsha 2 роки тому +2

      I mean, calling their eye and eye is being generous with the definition. It's like calling a jellyfish brain a brain and comparing it to a human brain.

    • @Nat-wv5lj
      @Nat-wv5lj 2 роки тому

      @@aydinsha Jellyfish don't have brains, which is why they have been on earth for so long and have found jobs in government

    • @FortressWolf97
      @FortressWolf97 Рік тому +12

      @@aydinsha indeed. Those two cell might have some visual sensory to the environment when it comes to perceiving light, it's probably the most bare minimum. Their "vision" probably consists of "is there light where I'm facing?" If there isn't, it tells them there's an object immediately in front of them.

  • @AngelStars101
    @AngelStars101 4 роки тому +1979

    This is making me imagine some bigger being looking at us through a microscope, and observing how tiny and cute we are xD

    • @Ci.Ag.Wo.
      @Ci.Ag.Wo. 4 роки тому +204

      Are they watching us poop? I really hope not.

    • @Spencerjones_music3
      @Spencerjones_music3 4 роки тому +15

      Don't work like that

    • @JustShotsForMeh
      @JustShotsForMeh 4 роки тому +210

      @@Spencerjones_music3 Minister of knowledge, don't spill out all your secrets at once, please!

    • @h0wnr681
      @h0wnr681 3 роки тому +14

      @@JustShotsForMeh 😂

    • @riftis2210
      @riftis2210 3 роки тому +184

      @@Spencerjones_music3 Prove it. Who's to say the big bang wasn't some incomprehensibly large eldritch creature squirting us onto a petri dish with technology beyond our comprehension?

  • @Corgisaurus-Rex
    @Corgisaurus-Rex 5 років тому +592

    The tardigrade is my spirit animal. Times get hard? Go to sleep XD

    • @ThePainkiller9995
      @ThePainkiller9995 5 років тому +2

      XDDDDDDDDDDDDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @alphaamoeba
      @alphaamoeba 5 років тому +1

      Do you also go WaddleWaddleWaddle?

    • @Corgisaurus-Rex
      @Corgisaurus-Rex 5 років тому +3

      @@alphaamoeba Yes XD. Yes I do.

    • @richardhead8264
      @richardhead8264 5 років тому +2

      Corgisaurus Rex
      it's also your _spit animal._

    • @vbgvbg1133
      @vbgvbg1133 5 років тому +8

      Get stuck in the vacuum of space? Just sleep lmao

  • @Nekonymous
    @Nekonymous 5 років тому +507

    "And, just in case you wanted to see it again..."
    *Tardigrade pooping*

  • @alexhiggins5911
    @alexhiggins5911 3 роки тому +102

    I liked this video and I especially liked it when it tried to find examples of tardigrades dying but in both cases they just refused to die and injured one of their predators severely instead

  • @lukasdon0007
    @lukasdon0007 5 років тому +536

    Are you guys aware of the Microcosmos museum/zoo in Amsterdam? It's like a zoo, but with a bunch of microscopes you get to look through (and operate) as visitor. It's super cool and pretty new.
    Maybe do an episode with them? It's called Micropia.

  • @ultimateo621
    @ultimateo621 5 років тому +767

    How did I not know they had eyes, it’s sooooo cute!
    Edit: I am very well aware that they are not actually eyes, but “How did I not know some of them have two photosensitive cells that resemble eyes...” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

    • @journeytomicro
      @journeytomicro  5 років тому +45

      Or do they?!

    • @sourjyod
      @sourjyod 5 років тому +20

      @@journeytomicro thank you for this channel. I have a newborn son, will watch this entire series with him again when he's older. This is like cosmos by Carl Sagan.

    • @ashleyashleym2969
      @ashleyashleym2969 5 років тому +9

      Like they said they're not eyes as they're two single celled light receptors, they're eye-like, but certainly not eyes. As they said eyes is an organ, in order for something to be an organ it must be made up of tissue and tissue is made up of multiple cells not just one.

    • @ultimateo621
      @ultimateo621 5 років тому +18

      Dan Data, I and, I assume, the people who liked my comment are very aware that they are not technically eyes.

    • @SmokeTemple
      @SmokeTemple 5 років тому +7

      @Dan Data lol Dan looking kinda dumb while questioning peoples intelligence over there. Language barrier?

  • @bixplex
    @bixplex 5 років тому +334

    oh man, i'll never forget the time in our phycology lab when we found tardigrades in a water sample. probably my favorite moment in college.

    • @billydasquid1201
      @billydasquid1201 5 років тому +30

      I read that as psychology and was like that’s a lil odd. I guess they wanna know what these lil guys dream about

    • @donaldlawrance5933
      @donaldlawrance5933 5 років тому +2

      Me 2 lol

    • @allynfps
      @allynfps 4 роки тому +1

      Kathleen Gordola we found some in 7th grade, a third of the palettes we had had a water bear

    • @Ismeaug623
      @Ismeaug623 Рік тому

      Bro Donald Lawrence is like 5 years old

  • @soohyunjang5540
    @soohyunjang5540 4 роки тому +171

    11:08 "so it got away from a heartbreaking end"
    Tardigrade: *flailing in one spot*

  • @njones420
    @njones420 5 років тому +398

    one of my early memories is my dad taking me to a pond to collect these, and making up slides to view them under a microscope.
    He used to also sneak thermos-flasks full of liquid-nitrogen home from work to play with. good times :)

    • @ASMRChemistry
      @ASMRChemistry 4 роки тому +46

      Yay for science parents! Did you make liquid nitrogen ice cream with it?😋

    • @njones420
      @njones420 4 роки тому +43

      @@ASMRChemistry sadly not... before the internet so I don't think it was well known.
      He's a retired immunologist, so we've had a lot of good chats over the last year :)
      (he's also really into his calligraphy! small world)
      *edit, you just got a new subscriber.

    • @ranjanakumari564
      @ranjanakumari564 4 роки тому +8

      So cute

    • @Bilbopedia
      @Bilbopedia 4 роки тому +3

      :)

    • @wandering.mongoose
      @wandering.mongoose 3 роки тому +16

      misread that as nitroglycerin and was REALLY concerned for a second there

  • @nolanwestrich2602
    @nolanwestrich2602 5 років тому +1309

    I need to know more about how eyes work when they're only a single cell.

    • @maxwellsimon4538
      @maxwellsimon4538 5 років тому +334

      If I had to make a guess, I'd probably say it's full of light sensing structures that only really tell the tardigrade about the directionality and intensity of light. Small proteins that send signals to other parts of the cell, or directly to the rest of the organism, whenever they are excited by light rays through some sort of chemical change

    • @TheRoboticLlama
      @TheRoboticLlama 5 років тому +193

      At one point in our evolution we probably had one single photoreceptor to sense light, as it is advantageous to know your orientation to the sun. The better question would be, how do our eyes work with billions of cells?

    • @granjuas
      @granjuas 5 років тому +164

      There is a great TED-ED video explaining the evolution of the eye. It explains the single cell light sensor eye thing - ua-cam.com/video/qrKZBh8BL_U/v-deo.html

    • @RowOfMushyTiT
      @RowOfMushyTiT 5 років тому +27

      How does its eye work, when its body is see-through? 🤯

    • @nolanwestrich2602
      @nolanwestrich2602 5 років тому +28

      @@RowOfMushyTiT Good question. Man, things must look trippy to a tardigrade.

  • @Roroxane
    @Roroxane 5 років тому +143

    Still not over Hank's soft voice, he's usually so enthusiastic and all over the place with joy and amazement ! But with a bit of getting used to, I love it as well !

    • @duffahtolla
      @duffahtolla 5 років тому +4

      I really like his voice. It reminds me of the G-Man from Half Life.

    • @egodeathwish
      @egodeathwish 5 років тому +4

      It's like some 'Carl Sagan at his absolute stoned-est' flavor asmr. Deeply chilled and still marvelling.

    • @deborahhanna6640
      @deborahhanna6640 5 років тому +3

      He must speak softly or he will startle the water bears!

    • @merlinthelemurian3197
      @merlinthelemurian3197 5 років тому

      sometimes i forget it's hank

    • @mushroom_gal490
      @mushroom_gal490 5 років тому +3

      It is him! I thought so, but I couldn’t 100% tell

  • @erdavg
    @erdavg 3 роки тому +109

    I’m a big fan of this project! Despite I speak a little english (I’m from México) I hope this could be translated to many languages, more people around the world need to enjoy this

  • @onechicken156
    @onechicken156 5 років тому +467

    chubby misunderstood and not immoral is also how i like to introduction myself

    • @sarah3796
      @sarah3796 5 років тому +3

      Jana Choo haha!!

    • @mrflibble1259
      @mrflibble1259 5 років тому +10

      *immortal

    • @SoupOrDoupers
      @SoupOrDoupers 5 років тому +3

      HAHAHA INTRODUCTION?!

    • @Karuiko
      @Karuiko 5 років тому +18

      @@mrflibble1259 Nah I think immoral works too.

    • @Marble_Pie
      @Marble_Pie 5 років тому +5

      @@Karuiko Hahaha

  • @blueblue6351
    @blueblue6351 5 років тому +1178

    *misunderstood, chubby and not immortal* oh look, a video about me 😂

    • @nobitanobi2749
      @nobitanobi2749 5 років тому +20

      Sorry but i smirked. Haha 😂

    • @blueblue6351
      @blueblue6351 5 років тому +10

      @@nobitanobi2749 it's ok 😆

    • @Gealamusic
      @Gealamusic 5 років тому +8

      hahaha oh my god

    • @ptrap1106
      @ptrap1106 5 років тому +5

      same

    • @Ugly_German_Truths
      @Ugly_German_Truths 5 років тому +6

      can you also vary in coloration from blueish grey to greenish brown depending on food and environment? :D

  • @rachelgrubbs
    @rachelgrubbs 5 років тому +104

    4:45 When Hank is talking about their super cute eyes, the tardigrade is waving at us.

  • @redacted3557
    @redacted3557 Рік тому +56

    Their "eyes" being single, photoreceptive cells is wild. That's insanely cool.

  • @noradrenalin8062
    @noradrenalin8062 5 років тому +57

    Look how adorable they are. Of course they are covered in *cuticle*

    • @Triciatly
      @Triciatly 5 років тому +3

      Nor Adrenalin CUTEicle (◕‿◕✿)

  • @pig8817
    @pig8817 5 років тому +201

    I love how high quality this channel is. More people need to know about this!

    • @davidoh14
      @davidoh14 5 років тому +3

      They will :)

    • @pinnacleexpress420
      @pinnacleexpress420 5 років тому +2

      they might, its brand friggin new in case you didn't know.

    • @Edu_Selva
      @Edu_Selva 5 років тому

      Keep on sharing it!

    • @KokiriKidLink
      @KokiriKidLink 5 років тому

      I love this kind of stuff

  • @suwashack4503
    @suwashack4503 5 років тому +91

    My mom (an overworked HS Biology teacher) was overjoyed when I sent her the link to this channel

  • @moduslive
    @moduslive 2 роки тому +11

    They’re so very darling, and so very precious. Just such special little creatures.

  • @nickwebster357
    @nickwebster357 5 років тому +165

    You should do an episode on slime molds, I've always wanted to know more about them.

    • @JamesIsbellUK
      @JamesIsbellUK 5 років тому +6

      Physarum polycephalum? I find it fascinating how it somehow manages to create the most optimal path without a brain!

    • @FelisTerras
      @FelisTerras 5 років тому +2

      Hello Egon Spengler...

  • @TheeKittyPie
    @TheeKittyPie 5 років тому +243

    I think it's wonderful something so small yet so complex can exist, like our lil planet against the whole universe

    • @MegaMarlon0123
      @MegaMarlon0123 5 років тому +3

      Yesssss! But some people don't understand, like religious people lol

    • @stephenbrand5661
      @stephenbrand5661 5 років тому +2

      @@Laotzu.Goldbug Yesssss! Praise Jebus!!!

    • @patrickw.4422
      @patrickw.4422 4 роки тому

      @@Laotzu.Goldbug religous is bs.

    • @TheeKittyPie
      @TheeKittyPie 17 днів тому

      (That moment when I’m religious but also love science 👀) (there is an imposter among us)

  • @onesneakyboigaming7575
    @onesneakyboigaming7575 5 років тому +350

    Humans: **creates spacesuit**
    Tardigrades: _Shame_

    • @timo1209
      @timo1209 3 роки тому +33

      Tardigrades: “Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power”

    • @Metalefs1
      @Metalefs1 3 роки тому +1

      They were probably in anoxybiosis due to the obvious lack of oxygen in space.

    • @contrived_voice8831
      @contrived_voice8831 2 роки тому

      *says pathetic in omniman*

  • @d.s.alcoda
    @d.s.alcoda 2 роки тому +11

    I'd love a channel that treats these like pets, chronicles their lil adventures and stuff
    Wanna see them hunt, be hunted, mate, explore, vibe, for hours

  • @persephoneblack888
    @persephoneblack888 5 років тому +392

    *sees Tardigrade eyes*
    Oh no. I luv them 😭😂

    • @persephoneblack888
      @persephoneblack888 5 років тому +18

      @@Fizzing-Amperage Well they're microscopic so. I'm sure they're in lots of places with many other little microscopic critters. 🤷‍♀️

    • @anandsuralkar2947
      @anandsuralkar2947 5 років тому +1

      Yup

    • @SuperSymbiote1
      @SuperSymbiote1 5 років тому +1

      Persephone Black I like your look

    • @theydolandyesmean887
      @theydolandyesmean887 5 років тому

      Nice look 👀🗣

    • @dataexpunged6969
      @dataexpunged6969 5 років тому +1

      @@Fizzing-Amperage yay for us then ✨

  • @uberneanderthal
    @uberneanderthal 4 роки тому +803

    If evolution were a teacher: "Alright class, you're all staying after school and re-doing the test until you get it right! Not you Tardigrades, you're perfect. Just carry on about your business and ignore the other students"

    • @cg6176
      @cg6176 3 роки тому +84

      Tardigrade: \(٥⁀▽⁀ )/

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 3 роки тому +2

      @@cg6176 Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

    • @blizzard1198
      @blizzard1198 3 роки тому +8

      @@nenmaster5218 yeah I think he said tardigrades use to be big and predators couldn't get through their shells or were they predators earther way he said that through time they got smaller and more invincible

    • @a_random_guy_V
      @a_random_guy_V 3 роки тому +6

      Why do people have a weird tendency to personify evolution as if it was an entity that dictates how life should work? I've also seen a similar behavior somewhere else. That is, to say the least, unexpected.

    • @Normie_Normalson
      @Normie_Normalson 3 роки тому +23

      @@a_random_guy_V you're literally wearing a fedora right now, aren't you?

  • @KoriC4077
    @KoriC4077 5 років тому +60

    Between my back injury, potty training twins, and very sick family members, this channel brings me a few minutes of pure enjoyment. Which I desperately need.
    Thank you for all that you do Hank. I love your content and appreciate you.

    • @ericbuchanan9213
      @ericbuchanan9213 5 років тому

      Hank, I love all your channels. I just want to know how many Valium you need before shooting these? Seriously though, yet another awesome channel with great content!!

    • @Loverapten
      @Loverapten 5 років тому +1

      Hello from a fellow Canadian :)

    • @Koffeinsuechtigi
      @Koffeinsuechtigi 5 років тому

      +

  • @Kitsudote
    @Kitsudote 3 роки тому +100

    I love everything about this show:
    The mesmerizing things we get to see and discover.
    The interesting information we get to learn.
    The inspiring script writing.
    Hank's splendid and soothing storytelling.
    The calming but sometimes funky music.
    All blended together producing a gem of a show.
    This is literally since and art combined which is just a beautiful thing to exist 💚💙
    Also: Tardigrades appear to be one route of evolution hitting it's climax.

    • @janbadinski7126
      @janbadinski7126 2 роки тому

      Wish I had found it years ago, fascinating.

    • @freontolstoy4993
      @freontolstoy4993 2 роки тому

      @@janbadinski7126 fr, where has this channel been all my life

  • @GeorgeRohac
    @GeorgeRohac 5 років тому +39

    I screamed with joy at the 5:00 bit where it "waves at the camera" so cute.

    • @miriamrosemary9110
      @miriamrosemary9110 5 років тому +2

      I didn't think of it that way until I read your comment. It's totally waving! Adorable!!

    • @legendarytat8278
      @legendarytat8278 5 років тому

      Then it gets eaten by a snail

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 5 років тому

      Haaaaa I just noticed! Why are tardigrades so cute??

  • @besknighter
    @besknighter 5 років тому +111

    Two things that amazes the most about microbiology: huge unicelular organisms and tiny multicelular organisms. Like, how do they even exists? It's sooo counter-intuitive to me how can there be a multicelular organism with digestive tract and nervous system which is smaller than a single cell.

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 5 років тому +7

      Because cells have no limit to size. And infact some cells have organelles that act as organs, ie mitochondria

    • @auracle6184
      @auracle6184 5 років тому +11

      Fun fact; the largest single cell in the world is an Ostrich's egg. All eggs are a single cell inside their shells.

    • @Luemm3l
      @Luemm3l 5 років тому +11

      Well, thats not entirely true. There is a limit to cell size and although technically you could say an ostrich egg is a single egg, it houses the actual living being, which is multicellular, the embryo. It is not an alive, working cell in that regard anymore, just a container doing its duty. Imagine different bird sizes, from hummingbird to osprey. Quite the size difference. Now apply the same to cells and imagine both being single celled creatures.

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 5 років тому +5

      @@Luemm3l no, all eggs are single cell. They divide into multiple cells ONLY if fertilised.

    • @Luemm3l
      @Luemm3l 5 років тому +3

      @@ausintune9014 you mean the egg as oocyte? Got yA. Gathered we were talking already fertilized ones, misunderstanding

  • @scribblezsplit6110
    @scribblezsplit6110 5 років тому +197

    The eyes kinda make it look like an axolotl~~a...Microlotl~

  • @Lilithksheh7723
    @Lilithksheh7723 2 роки тому +1

    Soothing music? Calm Hank narrating? Cute little tardigrades?
    *chef’s kiss*
    This video gives me life!

  • @ЮраЕсин-ъ8в
    @ЮраЕсин-ъ8в 5 років тому +328

    Please tell us about the variety of Ciliophora. This group is so interesting but nobody could tell a complex information about their diversity: about the biggest and smallest, who swim and who walk, who eat bacteria and who feeds by symbiotic algae...
    It could be amazing!!!

    • @mariafilatova1591
      @mariafilatova1591 5 років тому +7

      If it will be like video about Stentor it might be cool

    • @ЮраЕсин-ъ8в
      @ЮраЕсин-ъ8в 5 років тому +3

      @ you mean nobody talks about them as much as they deserve?

    • @obscured9414
      @obscured9414 5 років тому

      Ill make a video about my motherland Russia being as u explained lol. не волнуйтесь, мы тоже микроскопические.

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 3 роки тому

      @@mariafilatova1591 Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

  • @mattk6101
    @mattk6101 5 років тому +393

    "Do you love this channel?"
    Me- "Does a water bear poop in the woods?"

    • @shadowxxe
      @shadowxxe 4 роки тому +1

      @@Mlchitzdq jeez he got a fact wrong not summoned the devil calm down

    • @toyaadams8167
      @toyaadams8167 3 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 3 роки тому

      Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

  • @siberianwinds
    @siberianwinds 5 років тому +241

    Narrator: And just in case you wanted to see it again...
    Me: Yay another close up of its cute face!
    *Tardigrade pooping*
    Me: *OH* ... kay that works too.

    • @CristianGarcia
      @CristianGarcia 5 років тому +2

      Narrator = Hank

    • @Ratigan2
      @Ratigan2 5 років тому

      @@CristianGarcia It sounds so much like him, but im not sure

  • @Taldaran7846
    @Taldaran7846 2 роки тому +1

    10:13 The little badass employed it's tiny Wolverine claws, and left that much larger organism with a nice scar to remember it by! Epic!

  • @chegeny
    @chegeny 5 років тому +106

    Mossy the water bear: "You can call me tardy, but I'm always on time."

  • @Geospasmic
    @Geospasmic 5 років тому +274

    Narrator: *delivers cool and interesting information*
    Me: "OMG SO CUTE LOOK AT HIS LITTLE PADDLING FEET OOH HE POOPED"

    • @Emnor1993
      @Emnor1993 4 роки тому +11

      I think the narrator is just the same in this one :)

    • @cg6176
      @cg6176 3 роки тому +2

      \(٥⁀▽⁀ )/

    • @helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316
      @helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316 3 роки тому +1

      @@Emnor1993 is this Hank from sci show? It sounds like hank

    • @jensoop
      @jensoop 2 роки тому

      @@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316 yes this is hank

  • @vireo226
    @vireo226 5 років тому +431

    When facing camera they remind me of salamanders.

    • @metal_nick
      @metal_nick 4 роки тому +33

      I was reminded of an axolotl when I saw it staring at the camera.

    • @yoowon-hye9270
      @yoowon-hye9270 4 роки тому +17

      Micro axolotl

    • @3_up_moon
      @3_up_moon 4 роки тому +3

      I got a very salamander-shrimp hybrid vibe from it.

    • @thelastsliceofbread4098
      @thelastsliceofbread4098 4 роки тому +3

      And the ones that don't have eyes like olms with the little would-be-there eye pit

    • @lunavieira3616
      @lunavieira3616 4 роки тому +2

      Sarah I immediately thought of a Komodo dragon.

  • @suzannebrown2505
    @suzannebrown2505 8 місяців тому +2

    I fell so in love with these precious little creatures when I first saw them on a microcosmos video on You Tube, that I bought a Tee with a picture of one. Their abilities are beyond amazing for such tiny creatures. 💖🥰

  • @newtscamander7713
    @newtscamander7713 5 років тому +247

    I found two tardigrades in my backyard (in michigan) and ther have an orange/rusty color. Not sure what species, but I don't care, they're amazing.

    • @hibasobh
      @hibasobh 5 років тому +10

      Newt Scamander that’s so cool! 😊

    • @limiv5272
      @limiv5272 5 років тому +51

      If anyone can find magical creatures, it's you

    • @bean_bttf3
      @bean_bttf3 5 років тому +3

      Oml how did I not see you coming lmaoooo 😂

    • @Gotobar
      @Gotobar 5 років тому +6

      I live in Michigan, and if we found two Tardigrades then that’s a win for our state

    • @TheTeufelhunden68
      @TheTeufelhunden68 5 років тому

      @Manek Iridius
      In Detroit that is a Hallowe'en WIN!

  • @halimghani
    @halimghani 5 років тому +23

    You choose to linger more on the edits, which is imo a great creative decision. It feels very relaxing and just feels right to present life in microcosmos.

  • @gaaraluva3579
    @gaaraluva3579 5 років тому +305

    Clearly that book was right: LITERALLY everyone poops

    • @2300DY
      @2300DY 5 років тому +9

      I thought that face mites don't actually do that. :)

    • @TacComControl
      @TacComControl 5 років тому +21

      @@2300DY Face mites do indeed not poop. They just keep eating until they die... at which point all their waste explodes from their bodies... on your face.

    • @2300DY
      @2300DY 5 років тому +8

      @@TacComControl Yummy.

    • @lads.7715
      @lads.7715 5 років тому +3

      just imagine the tiny sheets of paper you'd have to lay out for them as a pet.

    • @CaptWesStarwind
      @CaptWesStarwind 5 років тому

      @@TacComControl lol Well, I'll never be able to unlearn that one.

  • @adrianabostwick1213
    @adrianabostwick1213 10 місяців тому +1

    I love how this Microscope portrays these amazing microscopic creatures!
    Very Educational indeed!
    Thank you!

  • @brandonburt128
    @brandonburt128 4 роки тому +18

    This is perhaps the most humane explainer I have seen regarding these curiously endearing creatures. I find the narrator's voice to be greatly comforting and eminently trustworthy. What a worthwhile channel this is! Many thanks to the creators for sharing with us.

  • @RowOfMushyTiT
    @RowOfMushyTiT 5 років тому +302

    Please do an episode on the Hydra - they are my favourite 😍

  • @perialis2970
    @perialis2970 5 років тому +141

    Everything goes to extinction execpt moss and water
    Tardigrade: *its a free real estate*

    • @haikalmiftah2529
      @haikalmiftah2529 3 роки тому +8

      Literally they already surviving 5 mass extinction in Earth's history

  • @Thewolfe867
    @Thewolfe867 Рік тому +1

    I love Tardigrades (Water Bears). They are so fascinating and as they are clear, it is very interesting to see the inside. I’m only a kid, and I live in a rural, dry country; so I can never find them. But when I look at them on UA-cam, I’m amazed!

  • @valuablevids1396
    @valuablevids1396 5 років тому +484

    “Tardigrades aren’t immortal” *shows videos of them escaping death*

    • @thedeathcake
      @thedeathcake 4 роки тому +2

      Makes no sense

    • @User-ju9rv
      @User-ju9rv 4 роки тому

      thedeathcake what

    • @37thraven
      @37thraven 4 роки тому +31

      @@thedeathcake Immortal vs Invulnerable: "Will live forever if not harmed" vs "Too tough to be harmed". They can be eaten, and he said they don't *prefer* extreme conditions (like extremophiles). Which means if you boil or acidify or salt them faster than they can go into cryptobiosis, they'll die.
      They're still tough little critters tho. I want to be able to dry myself out for future scientists to revive me!

    • @palomarjack7090
      @palomarjack7090 4 роки тому +1

      So, if you survive falling off your skateboard while impacting a brick wall and turn up brain dead, you're immortal, too, right.

    • @DeathbyProxy
      @DeathbyProxy 3 роки тому

      People say cats have 9 lives, but it seems these tardigrades do too!

  • @WyrdNexus_
    @WyrdNexus_ 5 років тому +90

    Suggestion: Rather than showing just the magnification, I think it would be really nice to show a little distance legend.
    This would both be more accurate (screen-sizes vary so magnification doesn't make sense here), and easier to understand the real scale.
    EXAMPLE:
    200x
    _____________________________________ 300μm

    • @hippopajamas
      @hippopajamas 5 років тому +5

      I would have absolutely no idea what that meant if they put it up there.

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 5 років тому +7

      @@hippopajamas That's your problem.

    • @hippopajamas
      @hippopajamas 5 років тому

      Evan Hamilton u right

    • @Star-pl1xs
      @Star-pl1xs 5 років тому +5

      @@kingcrimson4133 yikes

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 5 років тому +5

      @@Star-pl1xs What's yikes? I'm just saying that it's not the uploader's fault if somebody doesn't know how to read a distance scale.

  • @soulfreaz
    @soulfreaz 5 років тому +12

    The microcosm is so incredibly fascinating. Everywhere around us and blind to us is an ecosystem just full of life.

  • @nonfictionlady
    @nonfictionlady 5 місяців тому +2

    "We are so happy that these friends share their world with us." 🥰

  • @specifikitty
    @specifikitty 5 років тому +78

    Tardigrade paws look so cute!

  • @RynJorgensen
    @RynJorgensen 5 років тому +97

    12:08 is a little tiny True Facts with Ze Frank moment and I love it

    • @boomjykeo2
      @boomjykeo2 5 років тому +19

      Kathryn Jorgensen because that is what the tardigrade do

    • @CharmEng89
      @CharmEng89 5 років тому +6

      We need a collab with zefrank!!

    • @caseymcmurtry2124
      @caseymcmurtry2124 5 років тому +2

      I came down here to say the same thing :)

    • @ChaosBW
      @ChaosBW 5 років тому

      Look how it violently fights to get away from it after haha

    • @goldngamer1365
      @goldngamer1365 2 роки тому

      Reminds me of "Run Red rocket, Run!"

  • @explosivedude8295
    @explosivedude8295 5 років тому +65

    After this video, gunna call em Transparent Pandas.

    • @vanessa_the_mindset_maven
      @vanessa_the_mindset_maven 5 років тому +4

      THAT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY FRIGGIN' ADORABLE ❤

    • @explosivedude8295
      @explosivedude8295 5 років тому +3

      @@vanessa_the_mindset_maven Yea and they be wreck less and lazy like a panda

    • @ianmoone1299
      @ianmoone1299 5 років тому +5

      I'll call it Transpandas. 🐻🐷🐼

  • @guttagutta420
    @guttagutta420 5 місяців тому +3

    It’s cute how their little legs move so fast but they get nowhere 😅😂

  • @TamarZiri
    @TamarZiri 5 років тому +9

    5:02 Look! It is waving 'Hello' :D
    Hi there, little water bear

  • @andreasimpson1018
    @andreasimpson1018 5 років тому +144

    When you said, "roving predators," I almost forgot this was about something on a molecule scale and not National Geographic.

  • @phenomenalphysics3548
    @phenomenalphysics3548 5 років тому +78

    Hank is so calm, I couldn't recognize him.

    • @aurelfarkasovsky
      @aurelfarkasovsky 3 роки тому +6

      Couldn't agree more.

    • @felicity3334
      @felicity3334 3 роки тому +7

      THIS IS HANK?2!?!?

    • @slacklinesteve4893
      @slacklinesteve4893 2 роки тому +1

      I thought this narrator sounded an awful lot like Hank, but wasn't sure. Then I see comments complimenting him. So great.

  • @Versedbug
    @Versedbug 2 роки тому +5

    This channel is intellectually challenging me in ways I’ve never identified before and I love it. Thank you for teaching us philosophies about our favorite little “immortal” friend

  • @juniormynos9457
    @juniormynos9457 5 років тому +225

    So a single cellular organism can eat a multicellular animal?
    🤯🤯

    • @anandsuralkar2947
      @anandsuralkar2947 5 років тому +20

      Yup mind blow there is video somewhere actually single celled org. eating whole multicellular animal.

    • @rooseveltbrentwood9654
      @rooseveltbrentwood9654 5 років тому +9

      Junior Mynos reminds me of the blob lol

    • @Sassifrass7
      @Sassifrass7 5 років тому +16

      Looks like size does matter!

    • @Ugly_German_Truths
      @Ugly_German_Truths 5 років тому

      it's basically all the same chemistry... so why not?

    • @humblesoldier5474
      @humblesoldier5474 5 років тому +1

      Slimes are powerful beings. We are just lucky the largest only gets to be about 100 grams or so, if feed and taken care of. Could you imagine an actual 70kg slime. It'd be either d&d, Dragon Quest, or we'd better hope they're as gentle as Rimuru.

  • @Sharonmxg
    @Sharonmxg 4 роки тому +56

    I love Hank on the Sci Show. I did not realize this channel was on his resume as well, but recognized his voice instantly. But here, he is delivering awesome ASMR. His soft, quiet delivery is so relaxing. Great stuff. Never stop.

    • @JatPhenshllem
      @JatPhenshllem 2 роки тому +3

      Have you checked out Vlogbrothers, Holy Fucking Science, Crash Course, PBS eons, etc? There's quite a lot he and John take part in
      Dftba

  • @Ren-of7oh
    @Ren-of7oh 5 років тому +38

    I love this mans voice, it's so very soothing, i could listen for hours

  • @ranysaab
    @ranysaab 3 роки тому +5

    I think it is near impossible not to love these amazing little creatures.

  • @TheAmazingDom
    @TheAmazingDom 4 роки тому +98

    6:45
    "Ah yes, it's as I feared. That WAS poop inside them this whole time"

  • @flieds
    @flieds 5 років тому +60

    nobody:
    tardigrades with photoreceptive cells: *baby mode*

  • @welkinator
    @welkinator 5 років тому +104

    And now running wild on ..... THE MOON!

    • @221b-l3t
      @221b-l3t 5 років тому +8

      Well the Chinese landed a small greenhouse. It would be conceivable there are a few tardigrades there. They'd be in sleep mode if not dead since it wasn't really heated and everything died pretty quick when night came around.

  • @jensoop
    @jensoop 2 роки тому +28

    It’s so weird hearing hank like this and not screaming at us not to eat grass

  • @anteaters-R-us
    @anteaters-R-us 4 роки тому +53

    Theyre like see-through caterpillar puppies

  • @unclvinny
    @unclvinny 5 років тому +207

    No pix of tardigrades mating, eh? Ah well, I guess we can't have it all.

    • @TheKisj
      @TheKisj 5 років тому +56

      You seem to forget the 34th rule of the internet

    • @galadriel3134
      @galadriel3134 5 років тому +51

      No this is a family show. X-rated tardigrades might have their own show?

    • @homelackin2234
      @homelackin2234 5 років тому +2

      @@TheKisj 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @shanehunt7553
      @shanehunt7553 5 років тому +6

      All this talk is making me pitch a tent shhhhhhhhhhh

    • @anandsuralkar2947
      @anandsuralkar2947 5 років тому

      Lpl

  • @oaktownklaygrounds5514
    @oaktownklaygrounds5514 5 років тому +10

    Never thought I would find a microorganism that's do damn cute, but here I am, smiling at the adorable tardigrade.

  • @SquishyTheVampire
    @SquishyTheVampire 3 роки тому +11

    Their tiny legs are struggling so bad 😣❤

  • @kristentanzi3757
    @kristentanzi3757 4 роки тому +39

    I love everything that Hank works on. I've been trying so hard to find this opening song with no luck.

  • @DndBirb8659
    @DndBirb8659 5 років тому +292

    Im just gonna sell this a like: 11:28 11:28 11:28 11:28 11:28
    ALL HAIL THE MICROLOTL

  • @simon6495
    @simon6495 4 роки тому +6

    That 808 bass music and microscopic footage weirdly work extremely well together

  • @Zman44444
    @Zman44444 3 роки тому +42

    Three years back I saw Tardigrades for the first time in a bio lab. I spent way too much time during the 1hr50min lab period infatuated by them.
    Gotta love biology!!

  • @MakenaKai
    @MakenaKai 5 років тому +39

    1:57 he looked up and smiled for the camera!

  • @hopedontmope4999
    @hopedontmope4999 5 років тому +82

    Hey he just took a poo and another guy came by and ate it. Haha the circle of food life!

    • @Chareidos
      @Chareidos 5 років тому +4

      yea, saw that amoeba advancing to it, too. XD

    • @katiekane5247
      @katiekane5247 5 років тому +2

      Like my dogs hunt cat poop in the yard.

  • @EmilyJelassi
    @EmilyJelassi 5 років тому +51

    Oh my goodness, tardigrades are so tiny and adorable... those eye spots ❤ I'm loving this channel. So interesting!! And between the narration and background music, it's also quite soothing 😊

  • @SweetSunrising
    @SweetSunrising Рік тому +2

    You guys are so awesome for giving out respect to the little fellas toward the end of your video! Great documentary thank you! It’s amazing they even have little brains.

  • @Kram1032
    @Kram1032 5 років тому +21

    That final part was SUCH a ZeFrank move, I love it!
    Though in general, this show is amazing. How does it not have a million subs yet!?

  • @Hallands.
    @Hallands. 5 років тому +40

    Tardigrade: "I was perfect from start, why change?"

  • @donaldvincent
    @donaldvincent 4 роки тому +7

    I told my daughter (she's 9) that I had named all of the ones that live in the flowers by my wood shop because they are pets. Now she reminds me to go check on them about once a week. I love watching her face when she looks thru the scope and sees them again.

  • @chazellecromhout7312
    @chazellecromhout7312 2 дні тому

    This genuinely brought me to tears. The tardigrade is such a beautiful metaphor for trauma. We do not do well in it, rather, we survive and survive, and survive