The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis
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Dear journey to the microcosmos team can you please tell us in the next video something about the mass of atoms in the organism? I was searching for the atom mass of single celled organisms and couldnt find anything good.
Sorry if I missed this but is the ostracod penis in comparison to all the other penises (one observes in the modern day and age) an example of convergent or divergent evolution? I guess them the earliest penises we found doesn't mean all penises come from them but still...
Penises could be used to map the history of evolution and find the oldest common ancestor of modern animals... Pahllo-Evolutionary Science.
Me: "Time to go to sleep"
Journey to the Microcosmos: "Crustacean dong"
Me: "Ok, i'm listening"
Oldest crustacean dong
hemipenes!
@@smartstudyingdoggo9031 oldest crustacean *magnum dong*
@@loshelley5804 Yum!
The amount of footage you got of that one ostracod circling a grain of sand over, and over, and over, and over again is just hilarious. Look at him go
Living his best life
Stewing and poop bigotry and ignorance since it doesn't know sex is a social construct.
@@chadcuckproducer1037 what
My man dumped all of his stat points into the reproduction!
Hey, I get it.
Shoulda just gone with charisma and dexterity, doesn't matter how big it is if you know how to use it 😉
STR: 0 CON: 0 DEX: 0 INT: 0 WIS: 0 CHA: 0 DONG: 99 POOP: 99
How am I supposed to ignore a title as intriguing as this one?
heheehe saaame
Yep. Can't ignore *_that_* one !!
Thats the thing
You dont
They are good if you are growing plants in water and need something to consume stuff to create fertilizer for the plant roots. (aqua-culture).
Thanks for the tip! 👍
wonder if it work with growing cannabis, i know they have used fish in aquaponics
@@ericcolella6484 I'm sure it would be great. Deep Water Culture (DWC) is a sterile alternative. All you need is a 5 gallon bucket, a very strong basket filled with very heavy material for the roots to anchor into (so it doesn't get top heavy and fall over) and most importantly, water a simple airstone on an aquarium pump.
I had done some aqua-ponics with some random invasive vine I found outside and the roots it grew and the speed of the root growth was INSANE.
Unfortunately, the water started to stink, so i dumped it out.
I'm 34 years old. Nearly 35, and I'm reasonably sure I will never be mature enough NOT to giggle like a child at the word hemipene. That's just..... hilarious.
Reaching your 30s is when you realize and accept you never matured beyond adolesence.
Snakes have hemipenes, too. And the singular is "hemipenis."
37 and right there with you
@@johnwalters1341 That doesn't make any sense at all. The plural for penis is penises. Why would the plural for hemipenis be hemipenes?
@@procrastinator99 The plural for penis is penises--in English. In Latin it's penes.
We had an infestation of these guys in our aerobic digestor. We had a strange film of bubbles on surface and couldn't figure out what was going on. Turn on the microscope and we see that there were so many of these guys their shells formed a layer over the entire surface. James was right, eats everything, and swims in poop.
You might want to rejig that last sentence... unless it's true, in which case, poor James and I hope he's doing better now.
@@Ealsante as an old man named James, I'm sure he's doing his best and we should love him... Or the work he does... And accept that his housing and fetishes are his, and he doesn't have to come over for holidays. 😏
The correct scientific term for an infestion of these is a gangbang
Well, I think I'm gonna leave the typo in for humor at this point
They have bred like crazy in my fish tanks
"Um... Dad? Am I allowed to watch this one?"
-My youngest daughter, after reading the thumbnail
Was she?
If she did, she is probably scarred for life.
@@EvilBandeez ayo a cell lab player
@@nagydoesstuff I am indeed
@@EvilBandeez same 💀
Most ostracods are indeed tiny, but the one you illustrated at 3:43, Gigantocypris, is the size of a marble. It is a mesopelagic species with enormous eyes which show up well in your illustration. A nifty animal.
Tell me more papi
@@jamesharrell4360 It swims by rowing its antennae and have eyes more sensitive to light than any other animal despite living too deep for sunlight to penetrate because they hunt for bioluminescent prey.
I've been searching 30 years to the answer of this, one of life's most meaningful questions: "what's the oldest peepee?"
Oldest "fossilized" peepee 😁
@@vishwakumar2864 😂😂😂
@@oshikiri999 I forgot to add "known" 😅😂
The title got me 😂
Figures Hank was not the narrator on this one 😝
I was hoping this would be more about ostracods and less about their reproductive organs.
Maybe we can get a part 2, about their lifecycle, favorable and unfavorable habitat conditions, preferred foods, things they won't eat and so on.
I know other people have established this information, but I would like to see what SciShow/microcosmos would contribute.
To be fair, the title card says "Giant Genitals," soooo...
I had nearly replied to register my disagreement--that I'm not that interested in more detail on that other stuff than was already presented--but had decided "nah, I'll leave it alone". Then I came across another post by you which seems to indicate you already know all that stuff. These guys strike me as pretty uninteresting besides the weird genitals/reproductive stuff... but hey that's me.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@adfaklsdjf
Ostracods by themselves, are not incredibly awesome, but when combined with copepods, rams-horn snails, pond snails, aquatic detritus worms, tubifex worms, limpets, algae, some under-water aquatic plants and other small organisms, along with a sponge filter, it becomes quite an entertaining thing to watch and is very stable and low maintenance.
Therefore, knowing as much as possible about each organism, can help create a more optimum "bucket pond" type of aquarium, where there is always a lot of things moving around 24/7 and very responsive to feeding.
James’ quote among other things had me laughing at this one a lot. Well done.
Ostracods are one of my favorite invertebrates! Ever since I got a call from a friend about some bugs that turned out to be ostracods inside an aquarium I've been so interested in how they can seemingly turn up everywhere and survive just about anything!
You can keep them in a jar with some pond mud and live plants! They’re adorable. You can watch them with a lens.
Sooooo... Are the two halves of the ostracod shell called "cod pieces?"
Super-underrated comment
This is one notification title that I thought I would never see in youtube!
"Hemipeenies" I'm dying of laughter! Best mispronounciation(?) ever, 10/10.
It's the correct pronunciation, it's the plural of penis in Latin
Ostracod enters ...
Other microbiology: oh, we are fu**ed, LITERALLY.
THEY ARE SO CUTE IM CRYING.
THEIR LITTLE LEGS PLEASE😭
This is quickly becoming my favorite channel. I've discovered James' original "Single-celled Organism Dies" video a week ago, at about 1 AM, and it made me think for a good half hour about what death is. I then looked that phrase up and stumbled upon your "This ciliate is about to die video". Only binged videos from there, stood up all night. Great work guys.
i think i've watched 'This ciliate is about to die' more than any other single video on this channel...it's beautiful, beautifully narrated, beautifully written...just an amazing episode
I am on exactly the same journey progression as you! And here we both are, learning and curious 😊
"Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thang down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
If you got a big, let me search ya
To find out how hard I gotta work ya
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Come on!" -Some Ostracod, circa early mesozoic era
Hank: Look what I found!
James: Oh a floating sperm.
Hank: Wait what???
Wow Hank! Your voice on this new microphone is so suave! 🤣🤣
It was nice to hear Deboki again.
the philosophical question of whether evolution is "worth it" is very interesting--but I think it's misleading to frame the genetic shifts of a species as "choices". an ostracod doesn't "decide" to be mostly reproductive organ, it's that way due to genetic and environmental factors. and the proliferation of a genetic trait within a species does point to reproductive success, at least in a short-term sense. if those mutations also lead to lower lifespans and survival rates, then the fascinating see-saw of evolution begins; some species and mutations will reach a survivable balance, and some will disappear.
Another factor not considered or mentioned at least is that some of those species may have been outcompeted by other ostracod species but may have still been similar enough to breed successfully with each other, which may be more like assimilation than outright extinction for some of the species. If their evolutionary strategies overall were in a wrong or unhelpful direction they would not have as a whole existed for 450+ million years
@@marsbron767 yes! evolutionary biology is so complex and fun tbh
Great, now even a 2mm clam shrimp hybrid is making me feel inadequate.
Those poor lonely, hairy, poopy Lima Beans !!
“The large, muscular sperm pump”. Huh, reminds me of someone
Ostracod scientists say eh…lol
Have we met?
I was gonna say, that sounds like it could be someone's..."adult fun-times films" name. Except it's a little long.
(...and that's what she said ("she" being a female ostracod), of course.)
I swam and dove competitively as a young man, and during a gala in Latin America, when I was up on that diving board, feeling stiff and exposed in my Speedos, people began chanting 'Colymbosathon Ecplecticos!'. I didn't know what it meant then, but I felt empowered and encouraged. I truly miss those days.
Something about an ostracodpiece…
It's bigger than mine.
7:24 Lowkey thought the narrator would say "a remarkably well-preserved animal with a long 'penis' ", again.
Your videos popped up in my feed and loved them! My understanding of a single cell organism at that point was a blob of gunk with a dot in the middle surrounded by a wall or film. I could not understand for the life of me what the wriggly bits were (Flagella) and that has sent me on a 3 day binge of learning! Proteins have now captured my imagination and I will be looking into these a lot more. I am absolutely fascinated, and it's all thanks to you fine folks at Journey to the Microcosmis.
You guys were my inspiration to order a nice swift microscope, your work is absolutely incredible and, in my opinion, undeniably important for public education into a criminally unknown science!
It must be worth it if they've been around for 450 million years.
You guys should leave a cup with coke in it or any soda out on the counter for a week and then look at the bacterial blobs that form in the soda. Do different sodas form different bacterial colonies?
I guess this is more of a channel for viewing and identifying and less about raising at pets.
A while back, I collected some pond water and saw them and got help identifying them.
I thought I wanted regular small shrimp, but I found out that ostracods are a better option for little "bucket ponds", because they are lower on the food chain and can thrive in conditions that actual shrimp can't survive in.
One thing I should mention is that if you go somewhere and find them, don't expect to be able to go to that location year-round and find them.
Make some sort of note about the date and time of day you find them. Weather conditions can also be helpful if you want to document that.
I went to a pond and they were everywhere. It was impossible to collect water without collecting them. I went maybe 2 months later (i don't know the time frame) to get more and there were none at all.
Ostracods seem to prefer to stay near the surface of the water, where they can hide within duckweed, azzola, algae and other dense plant material, but they aren't in any way restricted to that area.
A problem I had with them, is that they would end up getting stuck above the waterline, to the side of my aquarium. There is probably something simple that could be done to prevent that from happening. Maybe aerate the water in a way that doesn't create bubbles in the area of the ostracods.
B I G N U T
yes, I'm a child, and I'm 29. It's never not going to be funny.
Hemipene
Brought a smile to me; I did my Master’s on Ostracode morphology and shape analysis of a species. Thanks for the video.
Congrats on 600k🥳🥳
Thank you!
They make good pets. Almost unkillable. If they have water, some sort of dirt sand or gravel underneath them, and literally any water plant, they will never stop making new generations. Find the 2mm ones if you can, they're more visible than they seem. Pretty cute too honestly.
You guys must have had this request before, but is there any way to show us Sars coV2 through your incredible imagery?
@@captainskeptical2326 damn :/
Ostracod ... aka, water humans ( regarding eating and pooping till nothing is left in their environment)
“with a long… history” - I caught that playful intonation there… ;) 🤣🤣🤣 - Fantastic job again. Thanks!
i love deboki’s narration. hoping it becomes a regular thing!
2:49 what a coincidence that’s also what your mother calls me
Yes, and that it's microscopic. 🤣
I am right now exactly 3 minutes into the video and am already laughing out loud while thinking about the comment section.
Like... What will I learn more about? Ostracods or human behaviour? :D
Love the idea that selection for sexual dimorphism doesn’t give a damn about species survival. Short term gain over long term sustainability is so typical.
Cause evolution/selection is horribly inefficient.
Guess I need to delete my History after I watch this one! 😂 Fascinating!
Fun fact: ostracods can survive being eaten alive and even bring down worms and fish, attacking the weakest parts of the animals. During a night dive in Panama, a diver's ears, hair and beard were covered with ostracods, forcing him out of the water.
Wait, I'm confused. The ostracod can get up to 2mm in length...but its sperm can get up to 10mm? 3:30
There's length, but don't forget the width and height.
Well, you're probably between 1.6m and 2m in height, but have something like 8m of intestines.
3 dimensions are harder than an Ostracod's dick.
Even Nature is trying to comfort mankind by saying: _"See, dude, it's not the size what matters but what you do with it; at least you're not swimming in your own excrement...well, unless you live in Baltimore, but I digress."_
These are actually a mild pest in pet ornamental shrimp tank, they eat all the food for your baby shrimp and reduce their rate of survival 😭 glad to know they annoy another field as well
Colymbosathon ecplecticos is my nickname too funnily enough.. 😂
Lol, with Hanks voice and style of narration and the background music I usually fall asleep or zone out but with Deboki’s energy I’m on edge like I have to pay attention in class. The accompanying music could use some uptempo beats to keep up 😂
It probably goes without saying that the age-old dispute of the existence of *"Hemipenes Envy"* has not been put to rest.
My ancient ancestors were microbes 🦠
Yes, that is my family tree. 😀👍🤗😎
Thanks for the awesome content!!
Love these videos
Just an FYI: direct mutual aid works better than charities. There's no pimp. Just money right to those who need it. Ask your neighbors if they're ok too.
Wow, this thing is CUTE!
At first, I was surprised that Deboki was narrating this one. Makes sense though!
Given that she studies biomechanics. Erectile tissue is one of the most interesting structures in nature, isn't it?
A 10mm sperm cell means that it's 5x as long as the longest ostracods. Imagine pulling out a 9m long worm and- actually nevermind, don't. It's not worth it.
An absolute mastery of the clickbait title/thumbnail combo
So size does matter... My whole dating life was a lie. She will be happier with a Ostracod. bye world
Hungstacean
I love that Google is asking if I want this translated to English rofl
Finally, an animal that resembles my own bodily proportions!
Spore game in real
They used to call me the "large, muscular sperm pump" back in college
An interesting reminder that the (considerable) enjoyment value of watching these things is still only one part of it. The microscopic fauna puts some biological issues right at the table for studying and are also often easily comparable to fossilised specimens. While a bunch of bones from the Permian might tell us something about questions we have today, provided we interpret them right, animals like these speak clearly.
Tasteful thickness.
Anybody else think this looks a little like a baby metroid?
"large muscular sperm pump" is a masterful non-euphamism
Don't let anime illustrators to have this knowledge
I’m wondering when the first STD developed and if there are any known examples fore Ostracods
great shit!
Is it worth it? Is the wrong question. The only question is: does it work, did it improve survival? Apparently it did.
1:18 Metroids are real!
There are old pilots and there are bold pilots.
But there's only 1 old and bold pilot... 😄
Trade 'ostracod' w/ 'human' & see Our situation thru-out this video: That ostracod eyespot is so cute 💜.
The peacock tail feathers grow fast and drop frequently and if grabbed, they'll all drop. They can also fly with those tails . The expense to a peacock's survival is to eat enough to replace the damaged ones, or ones that have let go to a hungry animal, more than it's a liability. Predacious animals are afraid of eyes too, so it can be a defense mechanism.
This is how it's able to survive with it.
Ohh should have read the thumbnail before I click that in class lol
James thank u I love you
I haven’t watched this season so far as life has been very hectic, but I felt like I had to click on this video to offset UA-cam’s likely penile-ising of this video due to the naughty words associated with it.
That's what she said
I've not read the 2018 study but I find it a bit bunk as described. The evolution of a species isn't a coordinated affair; it is the organism's genes vying for survival. The gene’s in favor of significant investments in sexual reproduction are pressing for their own survival not the long-term stability of a particular species or phenotype. Gene lines can and often will have many terminal paths, but as long as some lineages live on they continue to be successful.
Time-lapse PLEASE
No microbe kink shaming ok you'll?!
Scientists should have named it "The 2mm Punisher"
Interesting how it seems like arms races within a species may have different outcomes than between species.
Shocking title aside, am I the only person who thinks these guys look like Metroids?
You are so right!
Thumbnail gets me
How can you say it's not worth it when the species is so common as to be a pest contaminating slides the world over? That's like saying ants' or bacteria are unsuccessful.
What am i looking at? where is the penis or sperm? are those legs? is that the shell? which one is the male and female? how do they swim? do they have eyes? so many questions, usually you guys explains things pretty well, what happened?
Hairy lima bean... LOL 😂
Yes it's totally worth it ..
This channel is perfection! Could you cover leukocytes and cancer cells? Maybe both and have them brawl?
You could say that they were at the forefront of the animal kingdom's
"Sexual Evolution" (ehehehehe).
this channel is so great omg
Comments for the algorithm, also known as "the large, muscular sperm pump".