Journey Through the Body of a Rotifer

[@NewMessage]

It's ok not to be t-shirt material. I've never been put on a t-shirt, and I'm fine with it.

[@killslay]

... Never been put on a t-shirt *yet*

[@ritahorvath8207]

😃 👍

[@vernonvouga5869]

I haven't seen a magic school bus t-shirt in awhile

[@TheSkullcleaver]

We employ billions of these guys at the wastewater plant I work at. They are great they work for food.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

And perfectly happy with it too.

[@Ahlrrose]

Best dang workers ive employed at my plant!

[@CuriousMarc]

What stunning pictures! Your microscope upgrades were worth every penny. Also congrats to the optical engineers that made this possible.

[@Tadfafty]

Did you comment this by teletype? (I apologize that this was the only reply I could think of.)

[@CuriousMarc]

@@Tadfafty Lol. It would have been in all caps ;-)

[@jerponemyce9497]

Please do a video featuring the different organelles that most people don't usually get familiar with. Organelles like: eyespot, holdfast organelle, paramylon, contractile vacuole, and many other unique ones

[@jerponemyce9497]

Also, what do you call that organelle that senses gravity with crystals inside?

[@Ryan6.022]

@@jerponemyce9497 in plants it's called a Statolith.

[@teemo8247]

Not me thinking that there were only 7 organelles, which we learnt from school 😭

[@JamsGerms]

@@jerponemyce9497 Müller’s vesicles :). We made an episode on organelles early on but maybe we can revisit it! Thanks for the suggestion! -James

[@jerponemyce9497]

@@JamsGerms Yes, please make another video about organelles. Also, thanks for answering my question. Btw, I follow you on TikTok

[@Aejums]

You're developing a more consistent, relaxing tone to your audio for these videos. Just want to say that I notice all the effort you're putting in and I appreciate it!

[@AlexanderWeaton]

Agreed. Her first video narration felt rather stilted, but she just keeps improving each time we hear her. It's really a wonderful thing to hear

[@Natulxs]

@@AlexanderWeatonI agree, she has definitely improved, but the vocal fry she still has when "trailing off" in low tones at the end of phrases is still jarring when contrasted with the relaxing tone she is going for. Vocal fry is not off-putting at all in a normal context, but it is not a characteristic I would attribute to a relaxing voice.

[@LarkSS]

Agreed - she's definitely improving with each video. Deboki, I'd recommend speaking from your chest rather than your throat, as it'll reduce or eliminate the crackle in your voice as well as add some soothing bass undertones. I try to focus on the same thing when doing voiceovers, and I find it helps makes my voice much more pleasant!

[@onegreenev]

I noticed as well. :)

[@skussy69]

Yeah she was unbearable at first. Much better now!

[@IL_801]

Every once in a while, I'm overcome with "oh my god these things are REAL" realization and it just makes me even more excited to discover more. Even if I /am/ biased towards the tardigrade. Hehe

[@The_Goose2]

most people are biased to the tardigrade

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

It's hard not to be biased toward the little moss piglets. I do think the vorticella are pretty cool though, moving as fast as they do.

[@alexcameron5354]

The first really exciting thing I found with my microscope was a rotifer so I always have had a soft spot for them!

[@katdixon8390]

The thing that got me with this episode is that they have jaws. Jaws! They exist on a scale where it's perfectly viable to just... be a single cell and absorb things into vacuoles, but they have complete, complex *jaws.* Utterly mindboggling!

[@elizaalmabuena]

@@alexcameron5354 same, plus they were the main ones to stick around in my little petri dishes. Year after year, through desiccation, heat, and cold; well after the nematodes and tardigrades would die, the rotifers were still there.

[@adamlaceky8127]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. Very professional. The narration especially pleases me. You guys "get it." Thanks for helping to lift the internet above the baseline.

[@robertmudry4242]

The pond in my backyard is full of them. I've become quite fond of the cute little beings!

[@thomashowe855]

That’s really cool!

[@lauragromko5615]

Please do more videos on rotifers when the team's not too busy with other videos; I found this absolutely incredible! Rotifers deserve some more love ❤

[@AphidKirby]

I'm so happy you covered Polyarthra!!! Their 3 pairs of "wings" enamored me! they're compact little angels

[@Dyejob01]

When one looks like a tiny bear, versus a tadpole, you're going to have to rework your marketing. Edit: Okay, that one rotifer swimming by curling up in on itself, and uncurling, such cuteness!!!!

[@exploremicroscopy]

Extraordinary DIC microscopy! Stunningly beautiful work James! Nice story line and narration too, Deboki! I love this channel!

[@gray42069]

idk if it's just me but rotifers are just adorable. look at them little babies and their little baby "eyes"

[@SatyaVenugopal]

Dr Deboki has the whole "soothing ASMR voice" thing Hank usually goes for in these videos down pat! Also, as the writer of the words she reads, she absolutely brings them to life with just the right tone and emotion :D

[@cebusapella9125]

Fascinating video. I'm very fond of rotifers, they were the first animals I identified when my dad gave me a microscope in my early teens. They were living in the bird bath in our back garden. I'd noticed these reddish spots on the bottom of the bird bath whenever it was dry

[@cebusapella9125]

Accidentally posted the comment without finishing! ... and scraped some of the reddish stuff up - it was made up of translucent pinkish balls, which, when water was added, turned into amazing pink rotifers. We had the bird bath since before 1960 until 2004 when I sold my parents' house after they died, and the rotifers were there all that time, and I guess they still are!

[@alanzamora6504]

Honesty _ wishing that more ppl would find this very interesting and important most necessary channel to learn today more than ever about microorganism 👍

[@thomashowe855]

Agreed

[@edh2246]

Rotifers frozen in time for 24,000 years. Astounding.

[@skussy69]

Not really, my uncles friend recovered some that were frozen for 32,000 years. Even older ones have been "revived"

[@marvinmatter1501]

I love the way you word your scripts (and present them). It’s so relaxing, yet entertaining and informational.

[@microborealis1064]

I love Rotifers! They are like micro puppies!♥️

[@microborealis1064]

Or who thinks they are actually micro kitties??

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Well they're closest to micro rabbits, but I certainly see your point.

[@TheScienceguy77]

I've always loved rotifers. They're easy to culture, fun to watch (when you can see them) and they make great fish food.

[@hippopajamas]

Comparing this Rotifer video and the first one... speechless. The microscope upgrades were absolutely worth it- we would never have been able to see details!!

[@ImbecileDk250]

Im still amazed about the fact, that they have rather well designed "wings" for a quick escape.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

They're neat little critters, even if they're not tardigrades! Thanks for the video on them, Microcosmos!

[@starfallsnow4490]

I want to zoom in on and download everything about the creatures and structures in all these videos. Every one of them could have it's own shirt and they're all deserving of it. I guess I'm just a big nerd! :D

[@Oxaphosphetane]

Magic Schoolbus reference, heck yeah!

[@snakewithapen5489]

Fascinating just how complex the bodies of these microscopic little beings are! Those 'paddles' and the attach point to the body look like they belong on an insect thousands of times larger, but here they are

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

I'd argue that they're basically just as cute as tardigrades!! tardigrades might look like bears but rotifers look like a walrus with two mustaches instead of one. Tardigrades might be cuter but their behavior is more boring rotifers are more fun to watch at least the mobile ones.

[@dubsar]

Beautiful creatures! I am 43 and had no idea these little marvels existed. Rotifers.

[@Yezpahr]

4:12 This is the **booming voice from the sky** -D-E-M-O-N-E-T-I-Z-E-D-

[@TheRogueWolf]

The Tour de Rotifer is the toughest course I've ever biked. It's short, but it's tricky keeping your wheels on the course!

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@JuanPabloCarbajal]

Since I got the microscope I've been searching for tardigrades... Untill I found the rotifers. They are amazing even at 100x

[@elizaalmabuena]

tardigrades can be tricky. I've had good luck looking for them in the fluffy looking kind of moss, make sure you use filtered water or rain water..... if you use treated drinking water you might manage to see several, but it will be because they died 😢. Managed to find one of the larger species of tardigrades once ~1mm long.

[@gildedpeahen876]

Siberia is the real MVP for scientific discoveries!!! I feel like every time something crazy gets discovered it's *always Siberia thank you permafrost

[@HayTatsuko]

I love this Andrew Huang BGM.. so good with the narration! Rotifers aren't cute, they're just awesome.

[@gryfandjane]

That’s some truly amazing imagery. Thanks for being such a great resource!

[@pabloley3719]

Thank you I feel like invited to a top biology university research departament

[@mlgiggleman9786]

I love rotifers. When I had a microscope years ago, they were always my favorite. Your microscope and talents are awesome.

[@051adam]

Such an amazingly well documented video on one of my favorite species! Thank you!

[@jamesbugbee6812]

The rotifer was the gatekeeper of my personal microbe/plankton rabbit hole; tardigrades were much further down the pipe, past seed shrimp, copepods, hydras, ameobas, paramecia, euglenoids, flatworms...💜💜💜.

[@luisaparodi8571]

Lovely as always! 😍

[@technoraptor7778]

Now we need a rotifer shirt 👕!

[@alexwixom4599]

I'm totally team Rotifer! They have those crazy mouths and look more alien than tartigrades.

[@jonsey3645]

Thanks for the ride!

[@ChaosMagnet]

Rotifers are awesome. They’re such neat little beings.

[@clairejeansonne9800]

Comments for rotifer appreciation.

[@Tuberuser187]

Amazing little creatures!

[@AGDinCA]

I can't help but think of rotifers as something akin to inchworms. That always seems to be how they move and it makes them immediately recognizable under the scope.

[@LucyousWarlock]

ok now where's that Rotifer account?

[@sr.sirofsirs]

my favorite microscopic vacuum

[@MarcGhysels]

@jam's germs Dear James, the quality of your recent recordings leaves me speechless. Kudos! 👏👏👏 BTW I would love to read more about the full configuration of your new $52k DIC microscope. Is it a Zeiss Axioscope 5? What special accessories do you use? Which 100x imm. objective (Pan-Neofluar or Plan-Apochromat? What numeric aperture?) And what camera system (Axiocam 503 color ?) BTW I just got my Kickstarter Microcosmos microscope but can't help to dream about the next serious one. So please, feed my dream 😉

[@rickseiden1]

Two questions that I don't think were covered in this video. 1) What up with the red dot/eyes? 2) I know James likes to keep his little friends alive. What does he do when these little guys are stuck to his slide or his slide cover as we saw in the video?

[@MJ-iq9ph]

That thumbnail momentarily sent my mind into the gutter!😉

[@hoppip02]

I love your videos, for someone who only went to public schools with shitty laboratory equipment, the quality of the images is beyond belief haha

[@AndrewChumKaser]

Thumbnail looks like... uh... something...

[@WoaDmulL]

came for the micro pp, where is it?

[@IncredibleMD]

Huh, usually it's the rotifer going on a journey through the body of something else.

[@therealzilch]

I for one look forward to the coming rule of our rotifer overlords.

[@Pteroductile]

This is a heck of a show

[@phineas7423]

Team Rotifer let's GOOOOOO!!!!!

[@miensojady]

Absolutely STUNNING !! ❤

[@rascalw.492]

More paddle action was needed lol. Love this channel. Ty.

[@lazeppelini123]

Look at those rotifers doing their 'things' not understanding that we look at them. They are just like us :)

[@madisonking8057]

Ooh i havm't been here in a while but it sounds like we got a new narrator

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

I think they take turns narrating.

[@humbletrack5448]

Bro... , that's a unique channel !!! keep up the outstanding work!! I'm impressed with the quality!

[@TheBaumcm]

Rotifers have always been my favorite.

[@lindac8601]

So when will we see s rotifer tee-shirt 😁

[@MrMic-kp3ww]

Impressive sharp magnification - I guess the upgrade was successfull! Rotifer map saved. ^^

[@GearHeadedHamster]

I love anatomy videos. It's neat seeing how different animals evolve different organs and systems to overcome there environment.

[@danielsaftler2371]

rotifers are my favorite microbe name to pronounce.

[@DianaLopez-dq8sy]

Me! 👋 I’m that weirdo who’s always found rotifers cute and much more interesting than tardigrades. Have so since 7th grade (in 1995). Not my fault society at large has a weakness for “bears”.

[@horizon241]

I really enjoyed this episode.

[@nuryantipangloli2679]

Thank you for your video!!!

[@Bladavia]

I mean, life survived multiple snowball earth periods, it's probably not that rare for microorganisms to survive extremely cold temperatures for thousands of years, we just don't know of them yet.

[@smellyfishstiks]

Eh they kinda have a cuteness factor, thanks for the tour!

[@briarrosee666]

thumbnail made me click it

[@VideographerExperience]

I love rotifers, I have a hypothesis about them.

[@kylerosenberg2508]

What's your hypothesis?

[@AGDinCA]

Just so happens that I'm wearing my tardigrade shirt right now! 😁👍

[@TimeTheory2099]

About the 24k old Rotifers. I'm guessing that Rotifers haven't changed much in all that time or you would have said something. I wonder if humanity will still be around in 24k years.

[@AkiraRoyale]

🔥Best thing on KZbin🔥

[@GordonFreechmen]

Our boi Rotifer gets another featured episode again.

[@froglover4203]

I accidentally grew macroscopic rotifers, measuring in at 1-2mm in my jar of pond water I had for microscope samples.

[@froglover4203]

that was a year ago; should try it again

[@hugbeaver]

amazing pictures

[@zachreyhelmberger894]

WoW!! What is the spacing between the fine lines in the trophi?

[@caseyengstrom2766]

Amazing video. What are the red spots at 1:48? What are the green squirming things at 6:56?

[@TheodoreStagnum]

the red spots are their "eyes" i think they just detect light, but im not sure

[@diemattekanzlei9124]

I needed this

[@obieobrien5883]

Always fascinating!

[@billlumberg5746]

What is an easy resource to identify microbes we look at at home?

[@jameswallace9906]

The thumb nail pic. Once you see it you can’t unsee it

[@penguinista]

They didn't do anything spiffy to the rotifer that came out of the 24k year old permafrost, so we should be expecting ancient rotifers to pop out of the ground as the permafrost melts back.

[@rosesacks7430]

making learning fun. thank you 👏👍

[@JustIn-sr1xe]

The rotifers paddles look vaguely like mint or stinging nettle leaves.

[@uprightape100]

Yeah, Tardigrades ARE kinda like the Golden Gate Bridge, always preening and showing off in an unseemly and excessively photogenic manner. Harrumph.

[@kailawkamo1568]

The bg music is so cute

[@Sajukhar]

You had me at Magic School Bus.

[@nelsonianb1289]

What hapoened to hank?

[@Desimcd]

Guys I got my moss piglet shirt in real and my stentor pin! Not disappointed!! 💚

[@Haplo-san]

Are tardigrades the world smallest things with "hands and feet" features?

[@Zoli.V]

I love em' so so much

[@gideonjones5712]

Guys, this is the internet, you really need to careful with your thumbnails

[@jonas7510]

now i can't unsee it :-)

[@theocharisnystas3565]

what kind of microscope do you use?

[@elijahbeasley7757]

"please let this be a normal field trip"........