How Do Microorganisms Poop Without a Butthole?

[@JamsGerms]

When I recorded that Bosmina pooping, I thought it was funny. But I laughed out loud when our producer Matt changed the soundtrack right at that moment, now I think it's hilarious! :D Just a little note, we don't have microbes pooping footage with our new microscope. They kinda get stage fright and it's a bit challenging to record them pooping, these clips were recorded over the past couple of months. - James

[@altheaunertl]

That's hilarious. It's interesting to me how funny humans find poop, pee, burping, farting, vomiting. It's as if we use humor to mitigate the discomfort or disgust of these actions. Gotta love it.

[@theworldoflivvy3150]

Hey, are bosminas related to water fleas? The bosmina fella kinda reminded me of some water fleas I found in the pond by my house. I thought they were cool because if the light hit them right, you could see their little hearts beating through their bodies. I still can't tell if they only have one eye or if they have two... (Edit: Never mind the water fleas question... I guess bosminas are a species of water flea? Cool. Wonder if they're what I have.) hey and this is a weird request but Would it be possible to fit one of those egg sacks pond snails lay under a microscope? I'd love to see what they look like up close as they develop. I've been raising a few pond snails lately. -(Mostly because they're easier to care for than shrimp...)- I didn't realize how tiny the newborn snails were! Honestly, I thought they were just dead eggs floating on the water until they kept attaching to the side of the bowl on their own. The newborn snails couldn't have been any bigger than some of those water fleas! Baah, I wish I had a microscope. Leeches, water fleas, snails, sideswimmers, damselfly larva, swimming beetles, caddisfly larva... They're all cool. But unless I find some water mites I'm running out of things to see. Well, things that are visible, anyway.

[@fauxshizl]

mixed feelings about upvoting this to 70 likes. not as... nice.

[@Vinitachi]

I guess it gives you all an excuse to make a V2 of all your older videos. 😉 Better understanding and better equipment

[@siyacer]

@@altheaunertl potty humor stems from embarrassment

[@johnopalko5223]

"One becomes the butthole." That's kind of profound, in a mildly disturbing way.

[@naufalap]

you are what you eat

[@govys85]

I can hear butt-head saying this.

[@pauljerome01]

lol I just hear it in the ZeFrank voice

[@johnopalko5223]

@@pauljerome01 And that's how the microorganism doody.

[@megatronyeets]

XD that part made me giggle

[@rotifer]

*Excuse me, but I don't know if I can appreciate being watched while I'm on the throne. You can rest assured that I will file a complaint to the highest authorities!*

[@nahushmodak1003]

We back you. Go ahead.

[@Somerled_1]

Rotifer! My guy!

[@arintheseatsesh6242]

@@Somerled_1 don't enable it

[@Santoshkumar-yq5ms]

Violation of privacy at its highest order !!!

[@laurachapple6795]

This is the first question my nieces (eight and four) asked when I started showing them these videos, so I want you to know this is definitely the only thing they're going to talk about for the next week.

[@skeptale]

Hakuin: "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Zhuangzi: "How do I know I am a man dreaming I am a butterfly, and not a butterfly dreaming I am a man?" Hank Green: "How does one poop when one does not have an butthole?"

[@aabhassharma4277]

"One becomes the butthole" - Hank Green 2020

[@siyacer]

"Butt hair"

[@bone8352]

Bone8352: when the butt is fair, you see hair

[@loop78]

The greatest wonders of modern times 😄

[@noapparentfunction]

"i have no ass, and i must scream"

[@RCReilly]

We got a really fancy new microscope! What’s the first thing we’re going to film? Hank: Let’s watch them poop!

[@blueshard4632]

James commented that this is from the old microscope

[@alquinn8576]

@@blueshard4632 i demand a pooping video with the _new_ microscope

[@ollieworth7341]

Have had a really shitty few days but this channel always makes me feel better. I hope everyones doing well ,remember to eat and hydrate:)

[@benf3171]

(and exercise!)

[@skyebluesilly]

haha i get it

[@jaxi-fye]

Has the most amazing high def footage from a microscope: Poooop!

[@yuvalne]

Only Hank Green can have a chill 8 minute talk about microbe poop

[@rizkysawal]

I like how in 1:10 when that "thing" "poop", the music synchronized perfectly. New subscriber here, your work is amazing. I'm a lecturer, It's my dream to produce content like this! Please don't stop, you inspired me!

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

Pro Tip: Fart while watching this, for a more immersive experience.

[@lolzpete]

I have to change my underwear now 😪🤧🤓

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

@@lolzpete proud

[@Hero-oz9gx]

im constipated

[@erdmannelchen8829]

Fun Fact: Farts get farted out twice. One time by the microbes producing the gasses, the second time by you.

[@exie5994]

Question: how close is your equipment to the best equipment for looking at these tiny critters?

[@BothHands1]

i believe they just upgraded to an exremely expensive new microscope, but it's still light based microscopy. there are other forms of microscopes that use much higher frequencies like xrays instead of visible light to get much higher resolution. but these forms of microscopy are usually used for imaging single proteins, or something of that nature. but for real color light microscopy, i believe they're currently using the best of the best.

[@ahkisidoesstuff6958]

@@BothHands1 yeah microscopy goes very deep the more money you have available. Imagine what our boys here could do with a well used electron microscope. Just look up some pictures, it's insane how detailed these things are.

[@telecorpse1957]

@@ahkisidoesstuff6958 They would be still images unfortunately

[@tsaszymborska7389]

@@telecorpse1957 You can film with fancy electron microscopes but that’s pretty hard.

[@gildedpeahen876]

until the last video, it seems they were using quite rudimentary equipment! just goes to show, its the passion behind the microscope, not the money spent on it! 🖤👾👾🖤

[@vitaurea]

this is the best documentary about poop i've ever seen

[@frostijack5914]

1:15 even a microorganism can freak out when they step on their own poop lolol

[@EmperorNaval]

"How does one poop, when one does not have a butt hole?" Did Socrates once say that? I'm pretty sure that exact question is what kicked off ancient Greek philosophy 🤔

[@seraphik]

that ciliate frantically turning in circles inside the amoeba's vacuole before suddenly dissolving into oblivion was the most disturbing thing I've seen all week 😱

Yes! It's like a mini-horror movie.

[@a.j.kimball1240]

Adding "One becomes the butthole" to the long and glorious list of amazing Hank Green quotes

[@adarkerstormishere]

"All good things must come to an end." I see what you did there, Hank.

[@MissingRaptor]

I came looking for this comment :3

[@linefortier8595]

In french " Meme les meilleures choses ont une fin..." By exemple: I'm getting blind and I am living the NET. I see you on TV connected by my grand son.

[@grox2417]

I like how the video starts with THE MOST EPIC MUSIC I've ever heard

[@calebp8637]

And it’s about pooping. Very fitting.

[@illustriouschin]

Yeah it was some string sounds that swelled slightly.

[@OMalleyTheMaggot]

You might say the music encouraged you to prepare your anus.

[@stanlibuda96]

This channel is otherworldly, if that is a word. Thank you so much from germany for another incredible video

[@Alondro77]

Single-celled organism, "I shall become an A-hole..." Twitter, "HEY!! That's OUR job!"

[@gm5605]

I'm the "I envy the old days" type of guy, but whenever I use internet, I realize how wonderful this is. In what era would anyone with access to the internet instantly be able to answer a question like: do bacteria poop? Thanks for the video!

[@pcarter1989]

I wasn't expecting such a deeply philosophical video! I like how the beat drops right as he says "poop" for the first time.

[@KoboldNorth]

God this channel just makes me unreasonably happy whenever I see a new video! 🤗 Thank you guys for always putting a smile on my face, even in the darkest of days. 💜💜💜

[@Sara-gl8ue]

You had me at butthole 😂 In all seriousness, I'm so glad I found this gem of a KZbin channel. I never realized microorganisms were so interesting.

[@GeeaRCee]

Let's leave it to Hank Green to make microscopic poop sound classy.

[@jamesvonblitza7395]

Just put 2 and 2 together and realized that soothing tone is none other than Hank!!!!

[@legacyoftheancientsC64c]

4:10 "Damn it Bob watch where you point that thing! My mouth was open!"

[@kwartokemistry6611]

Underrated hahahha

[@mattfleming86]

I love the cheeky narration in this video.

[@rengurenge]

KZbin at 3AM: do you want to know how microorganisms poop without butthole?

[@Stettafire]

"But how does one poop when they do not have a butthole. They BECOME the butthole". Inspirational quote I was not expecting.

[@ltdowney]

2:47 - _”One _*_becomes_*_ the butthole!”_ -Hank Green 2020

[@MaverickSage]

wow, just found this channel by accident. Love how Hank Green talks here, a break from the usual Hank Green. Which is not to say I hate the regular, fast-talking Hank Green either. Love it!

[@JMDinOKC]

Harlan Ellison wrote a story entitled "I Have No Mouth, But I Must Scream." So this is "I Have No Anus, But I Must..."?

[@dezignateddriva]

"..emergency evacuate"

[@sirsanti8408]

Shit

[@JMDinOKC]

@@sirsanti8408 It's funnier if it's left as a suggestion.

[@davidelliott3930]

Well done!! Everybody poops indeed. Like conversations about sex, it is so refreshing to hear 'poop' totally legit.

[@fraga2328]

Love the very ~emphatic~ way Hank said “one *becomes the butthole*”

[@dwightmansburden7722]

Can we just talk about that great sound edit at 1:11?

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Man that Microcosmos music drop is like Vsauce's Moon Men drop

[@ayyleong]

I've just had an epiphany. Many people I know are actually single celled organisms who have become the butthole.

[@zendybithao3525]

I was here because I saw this link in a comment from The Weedy Garden and got curious. It's weirdly entertaining and interesting watching microorganisms poop is lol. Guess I'll check out more of your videos. You have great content here.

[@StarCrusher.]

This Channel is asking the important questions!

[@edwardlulofs444]

Cells, the most fundamental unit of life. Yet we have more questions than answers. Fascinating. Thank you.

[@naveenraj2008eee]

This video really good to watch with soothing voice... This question people might not have thought before.. Thanks to you,able to understand microcosmos world...🙏

[@GordonFreechmen]

Am totally digging the new music so far this season.

[@rossmcleod7983]

Gordon Freechmen needs more wind chimes.

[@jvargas454]

That's a great video. I've used both optical microscopes and SEM's. Always wanted to do something like this. Then again, maybe there are things I don't want to know, like how clean is our drinking water.

[@tsaszymborska7389]

What a brilliant narrative, and stunning pics! Thanks for making these beautiful videos.

[@PCGGC]

One of the most incredible videos I've ever seen

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

• 1:46 - The gastrotrich always makes me think of the Jenova Chen game _flOw._ He must have seen these before he designed it. • 2:20 - Gastrotrichs also remind me of the Planivarians from the A. K. Dewdney book _Planiverse._ • 3:16 - Well that was depressing; it was struggling so hard then suddenly died. 😕

[@thesisstatement9281]

Thank you, Journey to the Microcosmos, for answering the big questions

[@TroubledCobra]

What’s the “prettiest” microorganism you guys have found?

[@xxxxOS]

This is the closest ive came to tripping balls, completely sober. Im so glad I found this channel, i already love it! Amazing stuff wow.

[@Decapod73]

Episodes I'd like someday: the micro-traps of carnivorous plants Utricularia and Genlisea. Nematophagous fungi like Arthrobotrys sp.

[@JamsGerms]

:) Just wait for a bit.

[@gotcha4688]

Y e s I love anything about fungi

[@Decapod73]

@@JamsGerms hopefully you've found a source for the fungi, but let me know if you'd like live samples of either of the plants I mentioned - I have 2 species of Genlisea, 3 aquatic species of Utricularia, and 9 terrestrial U. species.

[@mayvanw5549]

First off, big fan and I’m very happy you got the new microscope!! My question is what’s a microbe you’d love to look at but can only be found in some far off location than you cannot easily collect from? I remember you had to hunt those hydra down so is their some way you can do the same of other microbes in your area? Thank you so much for this past year of microscopic beauty 💙

[@aerosma5021]

This dude's asking the real questions.

[@badtaniye5270]

The best channel on the youtube please go on love you 💚

[@ryanrockers]

I fell into a rabbithole and ended at a bacteria I'd love to see in your awesome videos "Azotobacter". Putting that pitch out there. Love the work you do.

[@youfile2]

Ok, that was a reminder of how complete life processes are and easier for me to overlook in the microcosmos as I viewed them too magically simple. Great lesson.

[@orsonmcwebb1440]

Could you do a video about microbes that get on people's skin? Like face mites and the kind of stuff in acne, rashes, etc? I imagine that would be harder for your master of slides that the usual content, but it would be neat to see those things too.

[@grkfrk04]

That music in the beginning had me worried... but then you got it together :-)

[@ManicPandaz]

As a deuterostome, this fascinates me.

[@Aemirys]

My new favourite channel!

[@glennk.7348]

Are these on the new microscope? They look incredible!! Bravo!

[@Terszel]

Please release unedited footage of the last clip of the tardigrade pooping. I need to know if he was successful

[@p33tman01]

same. we need answers@!

[@joeycook6526]

I lolled myself out of near sleep when Hank said “butthole” and even more surprising, I laughed even harder when he said “one becomes the butthole.” Funniest thing I’ve ever seen on any of his videos.

[@flusterzero]

*turns on this video *mom walks in *quickly change to porn

[@zdp-189]

I can't believe you guys did a video on this too...after watching a rotifer on a duckweed root from my 55g aquarium release near his tail/foot what appeared to be a vacuole about 1/5 the size of him...I wondered if I just saw what I thought I saw! Annnnd seconds later hes biting and ripping off pieces of the root again!

[@paintedwings74]

On Saturday, during a state-wide Snapshot Wisconsin water-sampling project, I spotted a tiny leech emerging from a tiny snail's shell. the snail was perhaps three millimeters across and the leech was obviously about the size of a thread. Some of your observations are just outside of the range of what's visible to my naked eye, and I was wondering if you are ever able to see things like this? I love seeing the different sizes of leech in my pond and in my home aquarium pond, where I have three large leeches and an unknown number of tiny guys. I was initially worried about being able to feed them, until I sorted out that only one of them specializes in mammal blood, and the others are capable of living on snail blood, or squished crustacean pulp.

[@Tiskaniska]

Wonderful!!! Please keep doing this!!! And Please, say hi to Brazil!!!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@desaturated6049]

'even tinier poop' create 'even tinier organisms' and so on.

[@a.ndy.nonymous]

I love content like this but the title makes this a gold mine

[@donnahimpler6649]

Very interesting questions , I find people ask . Knowledge is a Weapon. Thanks for having a perfect teaching voice excellent explained.

[@PineTreePal]

This is the content I logged on for.

[@Treksh]

What happens to dead bacteria, viruses, and other microscopic denizens of our body when they die? Does the body have a system to clean all that up or is it too small to matter?

[@Katie-ul4dg]

this was so relaxing for no reason but i loved it

[@citronm1405]

Love the high quality videos!

[@aaronpetry715]

Best KZbin title of the year

[@Mike-cv7do]

That tardigrade was totally scratching his butt

[@kiowa6057]

I love this channel so much.

[@IncorrigibleDuck]

Hank, I think you could be the next David Attenborough.

[@ryanmcintyre3616]

Question for Hank: Did you take a class on speaking? Because no matter the topic, you always manage to make it sound soothing. Even when speaking about microbe excrement!

[@DragoniteSpam]

This is the most Hank Green video I have ever watched.

[@Yezpahr]

6:37 is that helix-like strand in that transparent straw a dna strand or just happens to look like one? Would be one of the weirdest DNA strands in nature if it was one.

[@nitinxiia7811]

No, Those are Chloroplasts. They are called Spirogyra because of their spiral arrangement of chloroplasts :)

[@Yezpahr]

@@nitinxiia7811 Ah thanks for that answer, it's appreciated :). Looking back at it, it does seem a bit silly that I even asked if it was DNA, because DNA is of course much smaller and has 2 strands connected instead of one, and are many times longer.

[@neropanti9702]

The opening music is the most epic thing i have heard in ages. Can someone advise if this track can be bought/streamed. Couldn’t find it in Andrew Huang’s youtube page nor his apple music artist page.

[@DylanODonnell]

It’s all poo? Always has been...

[@zolacnomiko]

This is the kind of content I come to this channel for.

[@alexontheedge]

What are the little creatures crawling around on the surface of the hydra? Hydra fleas? Some sort of parasite? Or more like the pilot fish that accompany sharks? Benefitting from some symbiosis with the hydra?

[@paintedwings74]

Could you please show one video where you compare the size of a creature that's visible to the naked eye, like a cyclops copopod, to the size on your microscopic screen? Scale is sometimes hard, and I spend a lot of time observing just-visible creatures in my aquarium "pond." I became fascinated with these guys when I was still calling them "flying dots" because I hadn't yet identified them--they're now one of my most-favorite creatures to catch in the wild when I'm collecting food for my pet leeches and tadpole.

[@shamariridley4890]

What are the little creatures crawling around on the surface of the hydra? Hydra fleas? Some sort of parasite? Or more like the pilot fish that accompany sharks? Benefitting from some symbiosis with the hydra? I also don't understand how some multicellular organisms are about the same size as unicellular ones?

[@Kentageon]

Question for Q&A vid: What are those things crawling on the hydra?

[@eduardopacheco923]

Question: is there a taxonomic classification that fits all microscopic algae? Really love the channel, I study Microbiology and even though I see the microbes on a daily basis (not since quarantine 😭) I'm still amazed at the imagery, you guys are awesome.

[@ianmalkaviac]

A Hydra is just like a coral or an anemone, I wonder if they are related. Also would you ever consider looking at saltwater and even a small polyp stoney coral? Since the micro fauna may be different and sps coral are very small.

[@KoboldNorth]

For the Q&A: Do you all ever worry about getting sick from some of the things you are working with? I understand that microscopic life is around us at all times so you might not be /that/ much more at risk than any everyday Joe, but do you ever look down into the microscope and get worried because of something you see? Thanks!

[@TriOdy]

"How does one poop, when one does not have a butthole?" Love the philosophical script this time around, many deep questions have been asked.

[@PaulZimmer]

QUESTION: Can you recommend any picture heavy books for help in identifying all these micro critters? Last November, you and James inspired me to do my own exploration through the Micro-Cosmos. Your videos have been a huge inspiration and help, but I always end up with more than a few little critters I can't seem to identify, but would like to.

[@brunomarcato4591]

GASTROTRICHS HAVE ANUSES? Having a complete digestive tract is relatively complex and recent in evolution, didn't expect them to be this complex

[@brunomarcato4591]

@putsome basilonit yes, and starfish even have a celoma

[@afourtrackmind]

I love this. This is great.

[@giovannijaimes333]

Excelent i Like see tour instrumenta and how work this vídeos thanks

[@mistingwolf]

This is information I never knew I wanted to know.

[@YamiPoyo]

What was the tardigrade swimming around at the end of the video and what was it eating that was green and leaving behind what look like small ladders

[@patelfalak]

Man U teach much better than my microbiology professor, 🙏 U R lit bro The germal James😅