When Hank said how the cilia on the Gastrotrich's head were sensitive to the motion of the slide, I suddenly remembered that the camera was not panning over the environment, but that the environment was moving according to the slide. It really reminds you how perspective changes everything.
@@shashwatchamoli7221 When you use a microscope you have to put the microorganisms or cells on a thing called a 'slide' and that slide gets put on the stage of the microscope. The lens is what you look through but you don't move the lens to look all over the slide, you move the stage or the slide. Check out this crazy lady ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Osjp3W7cgT4.html
@@anteconfig5391 Actually i know about the basic usage(lens,slide)but what is confusing me is that we actually don't love the lens and won't moving the slide create some disturbances which will affect the movement of these sensitive microbes. Thank you for replying btw....
@@shashwatchamoli7221 sorry, I mean to reply yesterday but I guess I forgot. Yea, you're right moving the slide would do that but at the same time we're talking microns of motion so the liquid they're in shouldn't move very much. I guess that's why those hairy grandmas can sense this motion. I think that if they managed to move the lens instead that the microorganism wouldn't be able to feel the motion.
@@captainretro373 Well we have lots of nerves in our digestive system and we don't feel our half digested food sliding along, so hopefully that particular stimuli isn't consciously felt.
I look at cute kittens on other channels, a cute husky here, a cute cosplayer there. And then there's this channel. The microbes, well, ~~ But the narration is cute!
If ever you guys do a behind the scenes episode or the like, I’d love to hear more about the music. It’s pretty unique amongst these kind of “nature-y” videos what with the bass heavy tones
Speaking of the music, if you're into anime, the music has similar vibe or effect of those used in Mushishi. This channel actually reminds me of that anime. In Mushishi they explore the world of usually unseen "things" that affects the human world. And those things looks like these microscopic life. Its kinda similar how Greek mythologies try to explain everyday things using anthropomorphic gods but in Mushishi the things that causes maladies and stuff are these microbe-like things that are usually invisible to normal human. To anyone interested, it's a relaxing anime that covers mature and a bit of dark content.
It's made by a really cool artist named Andrew Huang if you want to check out his channel: ru-vid.com But I agree it would be cool to hear him talk about making music for JttM.
@@avariceseven9443 Mushishi is an AMAZING series and I recommend it even if you aren't a fan of anime. It's mellow and fascinating. And the soundtrack really is beautiful.
I love your videos. The soft background music, the mellifluous voice of the narrator, and the beautiful visuals. It's like a dream world. Thank you very much.
I love gastrotrichs! I did a mini lecture on them in my first year at uni! I saw one by accident down the microscope during a practical session and I loved the look of them, so alien, so I asked to present them in a section of a lecture
Thank you as always, A Wonder to behold. Thank you Hank, Jam, Andrew and the whole crew. This really is the only thing on you tube that is always simply 100% interesting, amusing and delightful. I could happily watch these films all day long.
The most amazing and fascinating thing to me is knowing that each moment of every day on this planet there is this tiny unseen world that is thriving and living all without majority of us ever seeing them. Thank you for this channel on youtube you have created, I love anything related to biology so micro biology is no different to me ^_^ . Wish things like this would have been done in my school curriculum when I was growing up but no it didn't happen, keep on going guys continue this wonderous work :).
wow I read about small phylums like gastrotrich and chaetognatha since high schools but this is the first time ever I see their live video, satisfied my curiosity so much
I like that shot that starts at about 8:08 where the microscope is out of focus and we can just make out the spines on its back. In the other shots you can see the side spines but in that one you get a much better view of how they are actually arranged.
I saw my Grandmother in "all" her "beauty" when I was like 3 or 4.... so.... Thanks for bringing back memories that I had swept under the rug all these years...
Having a ruler next to the magnification level to indicate the size of a millimeter for example would be incredibly useful for understanding the size of these animals. 400x means nothing but 0.06-2mm is understandable.
What a wonderful way to start my morning... school districts near my job are delayed from snow and I need every second I can get, but this video is worth it!
There are more extreme cases. There are creatures that are not only born pregnant, if conditions are wrong for giving birth for an extra day, the baby inside can become pregnant.
I think it's so unbelievable how easy it is for these organisms to swim in and out of focus so easily, even though they are in a very thin slice of water. At that scale, it might as well be a pool meters deep!
This channel is a delight to discover, as a nascent microbio-lover. I want more bionerd merch! I haven't found much that I like, but the stentor pin is so cool. Please give us more micro-cosmonaut merch!
Ah, okay, when Hank said "hairy stomach" I was imagining the organ, stomach, being hairy, either internally or externally, and couldn't figure out what the function of that would be. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out! Turns out it's a hairy belly, not a hairy stomach. I am outraged.* False advertising, Hank. False. Advertising. *I am not outraged.
Amazing: the first video I’ve seen here that didn’t mention “Billions of years” or try to speculate on its evolution. Great video! ( but I did expect to see an egg laid.)
i guess they would have to have a special microscope ordered, as they cant hold it upside down (cause of the slight movements affecting the creatures) and maybe they dont want to damage the microscope by nailing it to a table or something.
8:17 Now that you've said it, I'll bet one of your viewers will now spend a week tracking and filming a singular gastrotrich through it's whole lifespan, hoping beyond hope that there are no predators in the sample or at least none within range of eating the subject and getting that precious information
I got 2 microscopes for my class room for Christmas from my husband 😂 cause he saw I've been watching your videos they're awesome mine aren't as good as yours though I don't care it's this classrooms first pair I think it's good for a classroom even for home schooling 😂 I'm 37 and I'm still in a hands on classroom mode my whole life I have OCD and have to learn 100 new things a day or I go nutz one of your videos covers at least 10 which is good sometimes I have to watch a video a couple times over just out of pure enjoyment I love tardigrades they're awesome creatures thank you for the footage
Spirochetes, a bacterial phylum that's pretty recognizable by this shape and motility pattern. Some examples: Treponema pallidum (causative agent of syphilis), or Borellia burgdorferi (causative agent of Lyme disease).
@@cockthesheep3051 Sperm cells are divided into ovoid body and a flagella tail. Spirochetes have undivided corkscrew shaped bodies like the ones in the video, without flagellum.
@@jonclarke8397 was about to ask about that. thanks for clarifying. and also, i had studied this some days ago in class and found it interesting to see on the video these types of creatures.
Gastrotrich Sr: Listen to what I say, I'm your mom and older than you! gastrotrich Jr: Don't show off! The difference is a mere day... Granny gastrotrich to gastrotrich Sr: Hey, yesterday you have been the same uncouth. And I am an entire day older than you.
I watch these videos all the time, love them! But it just hit me whe watching thi one! Competitive microbing! Like racing and fighting!?!? I tbink this has massive potential!!!!! XD
Good video✌ ive been thinking of buying a PC microscope cheapest 2mp $25 to $500 be cool sitting here watching everything so small & recording it all .
I really liked the video, in 2020 a new species of Gastrotricha will be published, making reference to Cthulhu, because of the claws, scales and tentacles.
help me ive been trying to get back to ryans toy review and i just keep getting more videos of big words and oozy caterpillars and it makes me want to do bad things
