@@thebrainscoop You should have told her you thought she meant "wyrms" and demanded she show you where they keep all the jars with the dragons in them
I love how biologists, when collecting leeches are totally fine, even excited in Emily's case, to use themselves and their own blood as bait. that is serious dedication to your craft.
Getting to go behind the scenes of the Smithsonian?! You have an awesome job. 12 phyla of worms? I had no idea. Wonderfully informative video as always.
I once was hunting for frogs as a small child and got covered and leaches from the waist down. Everyone in the campground thought I was being murdered as I screamed while my legs streamed blood as my mom salted them all off. It was horrific. Surprisingly, instead of being a batman with bats like childhood trauma it totally desensitized me to them, now I just think they’re neat.
We've been on a bit of a break- I'm working on a big [big big] side project that we hope to announce soon into the new year, then there was some construction in our studio space-- but we've got two more videos filmed at the Smithsonian's NMNH that we'll post in the coming weeks!
at 7:00, the picture shown is wrong. Those aren't true worms, they are the dipteran fly larvae that are commonly used as aquarium fish food or bait. They belong to the family Chironomidae, and turn into a sort of midge as adults.
one of the last times i herd from you, you where talking about danger noodles (snakes) with hank on dear hank and john and now you're talking about worms or not as much danger noodles. iv'e never been so excited to hear someone talk about worms, really glad to see you back!
Another brilliant video Brain Scoop crew,I always find out something fascinating on this channel! Also, thanks to you enthusing me on Natural History, I've just been accepted into university to study Palaeontology! I'm so excited and can't wait to someday work in such cool museum environments as you and all the people you talk to do! Thanks Brain Scoop!
I'd never seen that footage of those massive marine worms!! Amazing! Clearly, there is a need for an entire wildlife documentary series on worms, with an episode for each Phylum. Also, where have you been?! I feel like it's been forever since the last video, and no recent podcasts either...
:D I've been waiting for another video!!! This is just as nerdy, goofy, and wonderful as I was expecting. A bit wormier, but I'm not about to complain since we got to see those sick dance moves!! Thanks for the fun and all the knowledge again @thebrainscoopTeam!
I hearted this because I'm glad our videos can bring you a little joy but I am so sorry to hear things haven't been going well for you. :( I'm hoping things turn around for you soon.
Fun fact UPenn Vet school had there parasitology final practical the other day and both Taenia and macroacanthhyncus hyrudinicus were on it (needless to say 90% of us could not spell the name out for the thorny headed worm and we are all very bitter about it)
I probably spent 10 minutes spell-checking that genus name yesterday on a final screener for this video and I had the correct spelling in front of me the entire time. it's a tricky one folks
I had no idea worms were so dang cool! *Sidenote* I'm in Chicago for Thanksgiving, and I convinced my family to take a visit to the Feild Museum, is there anything specific I should check out when I'm there??
go see the striped hyena diorama in the Mammals of Asia hall! and the temporary exhibits (Antarctic Dinosaurs and Mummies) are beauuuuuutiful. we've also done videos on the panda Su Lin, the 4 Seasons deer diorama by Akeley, meteorites in the cases on the 2nd floor~ my favorite specimen is the opalized vertebrae of a plesiosaur in the Hall of Gems- so many things!
Some giant earthworms, kinds which look pretty much how we imagine a worm to be, rather than all the leggedy things in the video, can reach up to 3 metres in length. That's 10 feet!
I miss your videos so much guys!!, And it cannot be more on time, tomorrow i have a identification test about invertebrates. Thank you for all the content!!!
I loved this video, when I was studying biology I remember that in my invertebrates' course we saw at the same time annelids and mollusks, and both were fascinating; back then I had seen all the other worms; but that was the point I was expecting, I couldn't believe the similarities between annelids and mollusks, specially in the first parts of their development, but mollusks won my heart and now I'm thinking on starting a Master with a related topic.
Not many things I can’t stomach but worms are one of them. Ever since one episode of csi and that one time I stood on a slug bare foot I can’t stand worms and things with no legs. But I watched this and I’m proud of myself and learnt some cool worm stuff
Good to see another video from you. My family doesn’t appreciate my taste in videos, though. I had a conversation that went like this: F: Can you help me with this? Me: Sure, just let me pause this video I’m watching on- F: Don’t tell me! Me: -worms. F: I didn’t want to know.
funny thing about the starfish comment is that starfish are actually closer related to us than most other animals since they belong to Chordata's major sister phyla, the Echinoderms, along with sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars and crinoids.
A testament to how much I love Emily and The Smithsonian that I'm even watching this. I'm on my lunch break, and I have leftover spaghetti. God help me.
Velvet worms or Onychophora are apart of the group panarthropod making them more closely related to arthropods that to the worms that is was grouped with.
Pre Thanksgiving surprise. Glad to see you posting again. If your going to do more with the Smithsonian please try and do one with Dr. William Fitzhugh.
I was searching for the leech dance, and got a hit on a painter called Raymond Leech. Also, would love to see a Balanoglossus gigas or a member of the Torquaratoridae (both of them acorn worms (hemichordata)).
