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.
@anteconfig53915 жыл бұрын
I didn't even think about that. I actually thought they managed to make the scope itself move
@shashwatchamoli72215 жыл бұрын
I don't understand Can u please explain
@anteconfig53915 жыл бұрын
@@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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/haTNoWaNbMiaipY
@shashwatchamoli72215 жыл бұрын
@@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....
@anteconfig53915 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@WulfgarOpenthroat5 жыл бұрын
I think I prefer to translate Gastrotrichs not as "hairy stomachs," but as "fuzzy tummies."
@FastNCurious884 жыл бұрын
WulfgarOpenthroat 🙌🏻💯💯💯
@eac-ox2ly4 жыл бұрын
:3
@orchdork7754 жыл бұрын
Yes
@captainretro3734 жыл бұрын
WulfgarOpenthroat stomachs are the baggy sacks inside you that breakdown the food chunks you eat, a hairy one would tickle you from the inside
@PurtyPurple4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@TheRogueWolf5 жыл бұрын
Moral guardians in the 80's: "Babies having babies!" Gastrotrichs: "Why are they waiting so long? Do they think they'll live forever?!"
@freddykingofturtles5 жыл бұрын
"This one's Neil" Perfection.
@Theresalwaysmoneyin4 жыл бұрын
Made me choke on my hit 😂
@malleothaplumbah5204 жыл бұрын
is it bad if my mind autocompletes "Neil" to "Neil Kinnock"?
@sitarnut4 жыл бұрын
Is that like Neil from the "Young Ones" ? Dig that music too...
@Satellite_Of_Love3 жыл бұрын
@@sitarnut That would be very heavy, man! Boomshanka! I was thinking "Is Neil very technically proficient on drums?"
@peterlewerin42133 жыл бұрын
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!
@JamsGerms5 жыл бұрын
They really look like dragons, hope we could record a "dragonborn" tardigrade with them one day.
@Sorkabeth5 жыл бұрын
"Dragonborn" tardigrades are a thing?
@gregoryfenn14625 жыл бұрын
Sorkabeth believe, believe, the Dragonborn comes.
@xmimositox5 жыл бұрын
Dovahkiin...
@CrimsonA15 жыл бұрын
If that day comes, observing them in the lab would be nearly impossible. They'll FUS RO DAH themselves out of any slides they're put in...
@syad15485 жыл бұрын
ayyy
@rotifer5 жыл бұрын
*Gastrotrich Grannies make the best cookies. My favorite are the activated sludge flavored ones.*
@alphaamoeba5 жыл бұрын
Those are so damn good, i like when they're covered in Ribosome chips
@The-Autistic-Rat5 жыл бұрын
Help me how do i get back to ryans toy review
@elipsorange5 жыл бұрын
Why you bold letters rotifer?
@groxymcgroxhole81875 жыл бұрын
I like rotifer meat (yum)
@antonio19244 жыл бұрын
Are you going to add any content on you channel or what?
@hrdsht5 жыл бұрын
I just wanna take a moment to appreciate Andrew huang's music Gels soooo good with the video❤️
@dgde67885 жыл бұрын
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
@avariceseven94435 жыл бұрын
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.
@IanGrams5 жыл бұрын
It's made by a really cool artist named Andrew Huang if you want to check out his channel: kzbin.info But I agree it would be cool to hear him talk about making music for JttM.
@hrdsht5 жыл бұрын
+1 Andrew huang listen to us! And make a video about the creative process that goes on to make such compelling music
@flowersstorms88635 жыл бұрын
Andrew Huang's soundtrack was available as a Project For Awesome perk a week or so ago but I think the P4A site has closed now.
@justsomenuts5 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@spiercephotography5 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh, a microorganism i’ve never heard of before! Fascinating! And cute... and kinda hairy. Perfect watching before bedtime.
@rafanifischer31525 жыл бұрын
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.
@CSGraves5 жыл бұрын
One of my cats sat transfixed watching most of this video. Friggin' adorable.
@omnicognatee5 жыл бұрын
"it's 1:24 am i should probably go to bed" *sees new microcosmos video* *sigh* "fine"
@MagicJewel15 жыл бұрын
So true lol
@animaster23073 жыл бұрын
I usually watch these if I can't sleep.
@AaronShenghao3 жыл бұрын
I put a playlist on my phone and listen to it
@Beeba104 жыл бұрын
"We name individuals all the time - this one's Neil -" Idk why, but I found that incredibly adorable. Hi, Neil!
@qwertyuoip12345 жыл бұрын
This reminds me a lot of “true facts” but on the microscale and more informative
@evilsharkey89545 жыл бұрын
Qwertyuoip 123, “that’s how gastrotrichs dyoo”
@assarstromblad32805 жыл бұрын
@@evilsharkey8954 They dig a little hidey hole where they lay their eggs, which later hatches to become little gastrotrich bebbes.
@hallowstar48575 жыл бұрын
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
@kostaschousianiths60765 жыл бұрын
I want this series to never end... : (
@Tullio2385 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how with a small change of focus the already-magnified water suddenly comes alive with swarms of bacteria
@djinnisequoia5 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful installment. One of my cats continues to go out of his way to watch these with me.
@tsaszymborska73895 жыл бұрын
Amazing pictures. James really is a master of microscopes.
@PikaPetey4 жыл бұрын
I dig this channel
@thesignless4714 жыл бұрын
Seriously? I see you everywhere!
@billfred94113 жыл бұрын
Yea I'm addicted to this channel. I absolutely hate the way he talks when he narrates but I always find what he's talking about extremely interesting.
This channel is soooo peaceful. Thanks to all who made these beautiful videos.
@verdatum5 жыл бұрын
This channel keeps getting better and better. The footage in the past couple videos has been jaw dropping.
@sparebears42215 жыл бұрын
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.
@thesoulkz5 жыл бұрын
Ah yes i love to go to my subscriptions and see a big thumbnail that says "hairy grandmas"
@matheuspaog3 жыл бұрын
I always get sleepy watching these videos, and this is not a negative critic, the background music, his soft voice, everything calms me down
@xaero765 жыл бұрын
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...
@KenLikeEh1234 жыл бұрын
This is genuinely a insanely great channel. I’ve not even got a clue why I’m watching this but it’s absolutley mental. Top marks
@Unitos_5 жыл бұрын
This Channel makes me love science even more. An impressive feat for someone so jaded as I am with modern stimuli
@glb19934 жыл бұрын
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 :).
@4saken4045 жыл бұрын
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.
@FredSlocombe5 жыл бұрын
3:40 This one looks like it has a number on it, in almost perfectly proportioned sans-serif font..
@bad3nergytroll5 жыл бұрын
haha it does. 88, 99, or 66? I can't tell.
@JulesColour5 жыл бұрын
28 or 29 :?
@evilsharkey89545 жыл бұрын
29
@rainbowosprey16194 жыл бұрын
CL Melonshark nice
@johnalanelson4 жыл бұрын
Looks like 88 to me.
@ratty55 жыл бұрын
Hairy stomachs never looked so good :D Everything on this channel is so fascinating.
@afhdfh4 жыл бұрын
This channel has easily become one of my favourites!
@RedeemerPL3 жыл бұрын
This channel is only thing I watch on ytb now. I love the way you take us into microcosmos 👏👌
@zhuoli21395 жыл бұрын
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
@evilsharkey89545 жыл бұрын
酥饼, I wonder if James will ever find chaetognaths. They’re pretty badass looking for micro critters but probably a bit larger than he’s interested in.
@graphite27865 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be awesome if they went to Greenland and found Limnognathia maerski ! It's the only species in it's phylum !
@zhuoli21395 жыл бұрын
@@evilsharkey8954 probably too hard to cultivate them anyway, it looks like James only does freshwater meiofauna and microfauna
@amef153 жыл бұрын
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!
@6Twisted5 жыл бұрын
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.
@samhaines82285 жыл бұрын
agreed. I suspect there is some sort of traditional reason around indicating the level of magnification, but sense of scale would also be helpful.
@lorenzmenke31214 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic channel, I am binge watching all of your episodes.
@revenevan115 жыл бұрын
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!
@ChainsGoldMask5 жыл бұрын
I watch this and daily dose of internet on my lunch breaks. They both calm me down and astound me.
@MicrobialLuke5 жыл бұрын
So awesome. I wish I could find cool things like this more often. I love the reference to Shakespeare.
@shruggzdastr8-facedclown4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Hank, for this glimpse in to the meiocosmos!
@fritzwilhelm82584 жыл бұрын
We love you for who you are, Neil!
@raskov755 жыл бұрын
Nice to meet you, Neal.
@LouisGedo5 жыл бұрын
*Journey to the Microcosmos is just awesome!*
@ichomann25 жыл бұрын
Veganism defeats carnist nonsense every single time 👍
@LouisGedo5 жыл бұрын
@@ichomann2 LOL.......you found me!
@balazsvarga18233 жыл бұрын
The coolest thing about this little animal is that it is shaped so phallicly, in addition to being hairy.
@Random37165 жыл бұрын
Hairy creatures that are ready to give birth once born. They're tiny tribbles.
@hamjudo5 жыл бұрын
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.
@DaydreamingArtist3224 жыл бұрын
hamjudo What are those creatures called?
@rotifer5 жыл бұрын
*Calling Tardigrades "cute?" Am I a joke to you mortals?!*
@rqzzlldqzzls5 жыл бұрын
yes
@blumac98015 жыл бұрын
Rotifer you sure are
@rqzzlldqzzls5 жыл бұрын
@@blumac9801 a lie
@advicepirate86735 жыл бұрын
Ye be wise not ta draw from that well what be tha endless malign intent of tha rotifer... Laddie.
@josephnevin5 жыл бұрын
What's your beef with the poor Moss Piglet, Mr. Rotifer?
@sitarnut4 жыл бұрын
"We should "Scale back a bit"... ha ha John will have to be sent to the punitentiary.
@GoranMarkovic854 жыл бұрын
One of the best channel on KZbin. Amazing work!
@thesmalfvoyager89465 жыл бұрын
There are animals between micro and macro cosmos.I understand that life's origin better with this video thank you soo much.
@zolacnomiko5 жыл бұрын
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.
@ShirinRose5 жыл бұрын
Same, I was so confused at first
@Wired_User4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I wish I was a naturalist in the 1800’s, so I could name something really cool and wild, like “vampire squid from Hell”.
@steven992al54 жыл бұрын
one of the most interesting channels on this plattform :) Glad i found it.
@tannerriley74855 жыл бұрын
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!
@LineaDeus4 жыл бұрын
I don't know what makes this more fascinating. The science.... Or the fact that the narrator sounds like Q from Star Trek.
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
I can imagine the microscope master's frustration as he follows these hairy bois around.
@depausvandelilithkerk57854 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the song "no time to waste, I got to move with haste, sorry baby but I have no time to waste"
@frankzaffuto36704 жыл бұрын
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
@jemlittle17875 жыл бұрын
My fav 10 mins of the day is seeing a new upload from you guys
@Gormancraft5 жыл бұрын
And I would like to say thank you to Niel. You missed them in your acknowledgements!
@captainbongwater77905 жыл бұрын
“Oh boy, I’m having a normal day. I hope nothing strange happe-“ *“HAIRY GRANDMA”*
@eyeofthebeholder_5 жыл бұрын
In my invertebrates class we called Gastrotrichs "Water Kitties" because they look like they have whiskers. I think that's a more flattering name.
@BallistX5 жыл бұрын
The last time i was this early the microcosmos was all there was!
@cristea_mihaela5 жыл бұрын
This Gastrotrich is the "Kiwi bird" of the microcosmos.
@ChimpFromSpace5 жыл бұрын
It's like a cross between a rotifer, and a nematode...
@blobbertmcblob48884 жыл бұрын
The fact that it has a head that *looks* like a head is both fascinating and concerning.
@flamencoprof5 жыл бұрын
Is there any practical limitation that prevents mounting a microscope upside-down to enable views from below? I can't think of one myself.
@happy_amoeba2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Dr.Reason Жыл бұрын
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.)
@forcecristal5 жыл бұрын
he looks like the "Thing that drifted ashore" from Junji Ito.
@ginnyjollykidd5 жыл бұрын
Gastrotrychs are the archaic versions of Tribbles! 😁 (Well, Dr. McCoy did say that he surmised they were born pregnant!)
@alexander1989x4 жыл бұрын
The only "Hairy Grandmas" videos acceptable to watch.
@Baruch-Hashem5 жыл бұрын
Being a “Gastrochic” I am deeply offended. But I am almost out of time and now my life is about over. Thank You
@bajajones50935 жыл бұрын
absolutely wonderful. thank you. beyond words.
@NewMessage5 жыл бұрын
Their waxing bill must be huge.
@mydesirescometrue5 жыл бұрын
These guys are the tribbles of the micro cosmos
@R0M4Nlegions5 жыл бұрын
My cats love watching this channel
@murphdog95064 жыл бұрын
Love this guys narrating
@3roderick35 жыл бұрын
Could you make a size chart at some point? I'd love to see some of our favorite creatures side by side so we can compare sizes!
@weaponofmassconstruction19404 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe these are closely related to ostriches
@1OutOf8Billion4 жыл бұрын
Gastrotrichs are the kiwis of the microcosm.
@jimi024684 жыл бұрын
Tardigrade is my favorite. It's like a microscopic bear.
@sepehrshakeribaviloliyaie24405 жыл бұрын
Is there any way to buy the music Andrew made for these videos? really love it.
@wingstaylor40684 жыл бұрын
What are those spinning spirals ? If anyone knows please let me know :)
@pamrowbottom83915 жыл бұрын
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
@pamrowbottom83915 жыл бұрын
I know about them just can't wait to use them
@funkydozer5 жыл бұрын
A perfect reminder that Time is relative.
@vdiitd5 жыл бұрын
8:32 what are those spiral snake like things??
@jonclarke83975 жыл бұрын
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).
@cockthesheep30515 жыл бұрын
Are you sure those aren't sperm cells?
@petergray27125 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@LeftSoulz5 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@wandabissell5 жыл бұрын
@@jonclarke8397 are these spirochetes all either S twist or Z twist?
@BioTheHuman Жыл бұрын
I can't not feel brotherhood with these little creatures given that I too have a heiry stomach and back 😂
@CopperCityPatriot5 жыл бұрын
Coffee in my left hand. Pizza with some microorganisms in the right hand. Biology book in front of me. Now lets learn about Gastrotrichs.
@jonsey36455 жыл бұрын
Love this stuff James and gang!
@Skibbityboo05805 жыл бұрын
I kind of want a dog sized one of these as a pet.
@Skittenmeow5 жыл бұрын
As long as their lifespan was scaled up as well! I already can't handle how short-lived dogs are
@Skibbityboo05805 жыл бұрын
@@Skittenmeow You would get a new one every day!
@kendrickkelly23365 жыл бұрын
Um...No. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3mzk4eriLR-l6M
@Skittenmeow5 жыл бұрын
@@Skibbityboo0580 I've got a puppy who has just finished teething, don't want to think about experiencing the gastrotrich equivalent each day 😉
@Skittenmeow5 жыл бұрын
@@kendrickkelly2336 omg wrote my comment on gastrotrichs teething before I saw your comment and clicked the link. Very appropriate!
@keithwatkins64655 жыл бұрын
Another species in which it is a mystery if the males make any real difference in the scope of its entire species
@DawntoduskNetAuTas4 жыл бұрын
Amazing photography!
@freddykingofturtles5 жыл бұрын
It looks a bit like the Tarrasque. Super cute.
@sam214625 жыл бұрын
I find the fact that these guys have both a body and, for lack of a better term, mind that is dependent on the concept of "up and down" fascinating. Is that common among other multicellular animals of this tiny size, to have a top and bottom as well as a front and back?
@davewinch767710 ай бұрын
I found one of these the other day and needed to find out what it is. It reminded me of a long swimming pinecone.
@aselrahc5 жыл бұрын
Such a cool channel! Thank you for this!
@The-Autistic-Rat5 жыл бұрын
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