Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal

[@ir1885]

Says they are "hurt and killed easily" and then shows them punching eucaryotes and taking a casual walk on brown hydra.

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Lol

[@ChalkTeacher]

@Harrison _ lmao

[@RSEFX]

@Green Ghouls You know that's what I thought, but I am now hazy about the "Under microscope" world after so many many decades away from my old zoology classes. Thanks for the verification! :-)

[@TheButtDepot]

Ilari Riitakallio water bear don't give no fricks

[@ibeatgirls]

Harrison _ dude he is just trying to give you a fact. *CHILL DOWN*

[@ZackLee]

Their eye spots make them 2000% more adorable then they already are

[@breezy5797]

They kinda look like salamanders with their eyes.

[@hazel8d]

Than*

[@lifeimitatingdeath3608]

Agreed.. And@@hazel8d that always bugs me too..

[@TheeKittyPie]

(• •)

[@OeshenNix]

people who dont get jokes:wait thats illegal

[@timjobson9374]

I was looking under a microscope in a Cell Biology lab last year, and I was trying to observe cytoplasmic streaming in a sprig of Chara. I didn’t see cytoplasmic streaming that day, what I did see was a tardigrade, eating the Chara cells I was supposed to be studying. That’s the moment I realized that I chose the right major. Thank you Tardigrades!

[@nenmaster5218]

Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

[@LMProduction]

I love this. This is what I hope everyone who studies science experiences in their respective interests. Mine is physics, but I totally understand your happiness with your choice in major

[@stat251097]

A tardigrade ate your homework?

[@XariksBeatbox]

@@stat251097 lol

[@Jesus-qv5sw]

@@stat251097 jajajajajja

[@marsupialsofmars3886]

I love how their fragility was shown was through close calls because they knew showing one being killed would be heartbreaking

[@Kyra_of_Kerkyra]

I was thinking the same 💖

[@alejotassile6441]

At the very first episode they showed one being killed at the same time it was laying his eggs tho

[@ev3nstar]

Imagine being considered a "celebrity" among beings of unimaginable size and intelligence, who think of you as a cute tiny immortal being. Mind bending to say the least.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Who knows we might be outside of the immortal part.

[@stevegamingfrchainefermee]

Maybe our world is the microcosmos to something bigger. Mind bending indeed.

[@richardworae613]

Bloodborne anybody

[@herauthon]

i guess it needs a bank account, and accountant and a lawyer..

[@37thraven]

Us: Look at its cute little eyes! Omg and those stubby legs and claws

[@Boogers32150]

This is my most favorite show on KZbin. It’s like the Bob Ross of Microbiology.

[@hibasobh]

Döla Freundlich I agree! his voice is very calming! 😊

[@Sorkabeth]

Agreed! I find the videos very soothing as well as interesting and informative 😊

[@Smokecall]

Happy little mircobes

[@jhonyterra9057]

YES, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@PinataOblongata]

@Stellvia Heonheim He is a very laid-back (calm) painter on US television who showed people how to paint on a show called "The Joy Of Painting". It's become an overused cliché to say anyone who is calm and has a measured delivery is "the Bob Ross of [whatever they do]".

[@SomeoneCommenting]

They look so cute when they 'look to the camera' :-) 11:26 It's like a little transparent panda waving its claws at you.

[@kittenfuckingobeast440]

Transparent panda 🤣🤣 seriously

[@lara7224]

i waved back at it 🥺

[@rds7696]

Reminds me of an axolotl

[@Mamamel81]

cute Bebe

[@albinocyclopse9952]

Also at 5:13!!!

[@captainalso3649]

I showed this to my mom last night while we were in the ER (she broke her wrist). She was pretty upset that she hurt herself and couldn't stop panicking until I showed her this video. She's a first grade science teacher and absolutely ADORES tardigrades, and this video was super captivating for her, to the point that she was able to calm down and go back feeling less anxious. Thank you so much for making something both informative and fascinating!

[@pinkcashmeres]

I hope your mom feels better!

[@Rick-the-Swift]

My elementary science teacher used to call me "tardigrade" every time I couldn't figure something out. I would ask her what it meant, and she would just snicker and said it was only her little joke. That always made me feel kind of stupid.

[@johnanon658]

Legend is that she us calm to this day!

[@nathanpeck2817]

@@Rick-the-Swift holy fuck she was calling you a tard this whole time. Man that’s ruthless.

[@EphemeralProductions]

So great. ❤️❤️

[@LePageChannel]

They don't look like Bears nor Pigs. They look like Manatees.

[@JavierFernandez01]

Yea. They sort of look like newts too. :)

[@Ratigan2]

tbh, i don't see a resemblance to any creature. I just like to picture them as what they are. :)

[@theman-cn6gz]

Manbearpig its real!!!

[@jonesba2004]

LePage Channel Yes!

[@ncedwards1234]

I was thinking the same thing, let's start calling them "micro manatees."

[@farflebfarfle]

THANK YOU for delivering the narration at such a pleasant, natural, un-rushed pace. Such a pleasant change from most science videos.

[@MakenaKai]

I'm so weird as I watch everything at maximum 2x speed

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Yup

[@magnified4827]

Yeah in these days of irritating robo voice YT videos...

[@Humphihzly]

The funny thing is it's Hank Green narrating, who talks really fast in most of his videos.

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

Humphihzly yeah, id have never known if i hadn’t read the description. I like this Hank though, the narration supports the trippy space/ocean vibe of the video.

[@MillionMileStudios]

"Tardigrade pooping 200x" This is the content I subscribed for.

[@juliam.426]

Yes

[@msgen02]

Imagine aliens looking down at you from space while you’re taking a dump.

[@SnahLhug]

@@msgen02 not aliens. Just satellite imaging. Thank God there's indoor plumbing where I live.

[@glowingunknown5625]

Give that guy some privacy!

[@clover-il7tf]

6:44

[@Nat-wv5lj]

I'm a pre-optometry major, and it's absolutely mind boggling to me that tardigrades only have two cells for eyes!

[@helentee9863]

It boggles my mind as a nurse that they are born with a set number of cells, and for them to grow the cells get bigger It feels like the rules of biology somehow got turned upside-down 🙃🤣

[@aydinsha]

@@helentee9863 that's how fat cells work...

[@aydinsha]

I mean, calling their eye and eye is being generous with the definition. It's like calling a jellyfish brain a brain and comparing it to a human brain.

[@Nat-wv5lj]

@@aydinsha Jellyfish don't have brains, which is why they have been on earth for so long and have found jobs in government

[@FortressWolf97]

@@aydinsha indeed. Those two cell might have some visual sensory to the environment when it comes to perceiving light, it's probably the most bare minimum. Their "vision" probably consists of "is there light where I'm facing?" If there isn't, it tells them there's an object immediately in front of them.

[@lukasdon0007]

Are you guys aware of the Microcosmos museum/zoo in Amsterdam? It's like a zoo, but with a bunch of microscopes you get to look through (and operate) as visitor. It's super cool and pretty new. Maybe do an episode with them? It's called Micropia.

[@ashleyashleym2969]

Theres such a museum? I must go there then!

[@fernandgauthier7895]

@@ashleyashleym2969 or buy a microscope and look stuff all day long .

[@roronoazorohun]

I was there, visited the museum last year.

[@Koffeinsuechtigi]

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[@pancake_shinobi1222]

Cheese

[@pltravs]

Guy's not trying to talk at the speed of light like other youtubers and it's surprisingly refreshing

[@Hovado_Lesni]

you realise that the voice of Hank Green that do scishow and there he talks like a machinegun

[@YourMotherIsDisappointed]

Personal preference. I for one can't stand slow talkers, so I speed up the video by at least 1.5x

[@HeadsetHatGuy]

@@YourMotherIsDisappointed I prefer 1.25x in this video

[@librotkape9956]

Usmazenec Have you watched Crash Course Philosophy hosted by Hank? Lol.

[@ItsaVibe22]

Ya in this type of video, it's great but most KZbin videos I watch at x1.5 or x2. These people take so long to get to the damn point. But these micro vids, it works very well to keep it relaxed.

[@chatlydeguit4873]

11:29 that water bear is like looking at you and waving, hahaha

[@Ratigan2]

yea xD

[@rachelgrubbs]

I was looking for this comment!

[@shontehanna2759]

I thought he was blowing kisses

[@user-qj9en1kp1m]

Tardigrades are cool and strangely adorable.

[@AdamAlbilya1]

It's random, I don't think he could see him.

[@alexhiggins5911]

I liked this video and I especially liked it when it tried to find examples of tardigrades dying but in both cases they just refused to die and injured one of their predators severely instead

[@ultimateo621]

How did I not know they had eyes, it’s sooooo cute! Edit: I am very well aware that they are not actually eyes, but “How did I not know some of them have two photosensitive cells that resemble eyes...” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

[@journeytomicro]

Or do they?!

[@sourjyod]

@@journeytomicro thank you for this channel. I have a newborn son, will watch this entire series with him again when he's older. This is like cosmos by Carl Sagan.

[@ashleyashleym2969]

Like they said they're not eyes as they're two single celled light receptors, they're eye-like, but certainly not eyes. As they said eyes is an organ, in order for something to be an organ it must be made up of tissue and tissue is made up of multiple cells not just one.

[@ultimateo621]

Dan Data, I and, I assume, the people who liked my comment are very aware that they are not technically eyes.

[@SmokeTemple]

@Dan Data lol Dan looking kinda dumb while questioning peoples intelligence over there. Language barrier?

[@bixplex]

oh man, i'll never forget the time in our phycology lab when we found tardigrades in a water sample. probably my favorite moment in college.

[@billydasquid1201]

I read that as psychology and was like that’s a lil odd. I guess they wanna know what these lil guys dream about

[@donaldlawrance5933]

Me 2 lol

[@allynfps]

Kathleen Gordola we found some in 7th grade, a third of the palettes we had had a water bear

[@Ismeaug623]

Bro Donald Lawrence is like 5 years old

[@njones420]

one of my early memories is my dad taking me to a pond to collect these, and making up slides to view them under a microscope. He used to also sneak thermos-flasks full of liquid-nitrogen home from work to play with. good times :)

[@ASMRChemistry]

Yay for science parents! Did you make liquid nitrogen ice cream with it?😋

[@njones420]

@@ASMRChemistry sadly not... before the internet so I don't think it was well known. He's a retired immunologist, so we've had a lot of good chats over the last year :) (he's also really into his calligraphy! small world) *edit, you just got a new subscriber.

[@ranjanakumari564]

So cute

[@Bilbopedia]

:)

[@wandering.mongoose]

misread that as nitroglycerin and was REALLY concerned for a second there

[@soohyunjang5540]

11:08 "so it got away from a heartbreaking end" Tardigrade: *flailing in one spot*

[@dirtburger2773]

it be like that sometimes

[@RoxaneJ14]

Still not over Hank's soft voice, he's usually so enthusiastic and all over the place with joy and amazement ! But with a bit of getting used to, I love it as well !

[@duffahtolla]

I really like his voice. It reminds me of the G-Man from Half Life.

[@egodeathwish]

It's like some 'Carl Sagan at his absolute stoned-est' flavor asmr. Deeply chilled and still marvelling.

[@deborahhanna6640]

He must speak softly or he will startle the water bears!

[@merlinthelemurian3197]

sometimes i forget it's hank

[@mushroom_gal490]

It is him! I thought so, but I couldn’t 100% tell

[@rollinggamer2582]

"What did you do today?" Me: "I watched a tardigrade poop."

[@HuitziOneKenobi]

I missed the poopin! When was that?

[@Noblesse_Sapphire]

@@HuitziOneKenobi 6:53

[@HuitziOneKenobi]

@@Noblesse_Sapphire Thanks!

[@Noblesse_Sapphire]

@@HuitziOneKenobi you're welcome~

[@musicislife6250]

worth it

[@nickwebster357]

You should do an episode on slime molds, I've always wanted to know more about them.

[@JamesIsbellUK]

Physarum polycephalum? I find it fascinating how it somehow manages to create the most optimal path without a brain!

[@FelisTerras]

Hello Egon Spengler...

[@Wasyliyjef]

"Tardigrades are not immortal" Both samples miraculously survived "Tardigrades are not immortal" That's exactly what Tardigrades want You to think

[@sinclairguess1187]

I don't want to be "that" guy but -they have very short lifespan -they eat eachother -every animal eat them -we also eat them without noticing it

[@kungfubrandon6886]

@@sinclairguess1187 doesnt mean they arent immortal

[@sinclairguess1187]

@@kungfubrandon6886 Being an anti mage in a game where only one player base using magic is how i describe tardigrade

[@kungfubrandon6886]

@@sinclairguess1187 yeah I get what you're saying but immortal can just mean you can possibly live forever not invincible

[@MarDeOlivaDaFonteSeca]

Kakakakakkssk yes

[@Corgisaurus-Rex]

The tardigrade is my spirit animal. Times get hard? Go to sleep XD

[@ThePainkiller9995]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alphaamoeba]

Do you also go WaddleWaddleWaddle?

[@Corgisaurus-Rex]

@@alphaamoeba Yes XD. Yes I do.

[@richardhead8264]

Corgisaurus Rex it's also your _spit animal._

[@vbgvbg1133]

Get stuck in the vacuum of space? Just sleep lmao

[@nolanwestrich2602]

I need to know more about how eyes work when they're only a single cell.

[@maxwellsimon4538]

If I had to make a guess, I'd probably say it's full of light sensing structures that only really tell the tardigrade about the directionality and intensity of light. Small proteins that send signals to other parts of the cell, or directly to the rest of the organism, whenever they are excited by light rays through some sort of chemical change

[@TheRoboticLlama]

At one point in our evolution we probably had one single photoreceptor to sense light, as it is advantageous to know your orientation to the sun. The better question would be, how do our eyes work with billions of cells?

[@granjuas]

There is a great TED-ED video explaining the evolution of the eye. It explains the single cell light sensor eye thing - kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6Oui3Webad_lbc

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

How does its eye work, when its body is see-through? 🤯

[@nolanwestrich2602]

@@RowOfMushyTiT Good question. Man, things must look trippy to a tardigrade.

[@rachelgrubbs]

4:45 When Hank is talking about their super cute eyes, the tardigrade is waving at us.

[@erdavg]

I’m a big fan of this project! Despite I speak a little english (I’m from México) I hope this could be translated to many languages, more people around the world need to enjoy this

[@TheeKittyPie]

I think it's wonderful something so small yet so complex can exist, like our lil planet against the whole universe

[@MegaMarlon0123]

Yesssss! But some people don't understand, like religious people lol

[@stephenbrand5661]

@@Laotzu.Goldbug Yesssss! Praise Jebus!!!

[@patrickw.4422]

@@Laotzu.Goldbug religous is bs.

[@ЮраЕсин-ъ8в]

Please tell us about the variety of Ciliophora. This group is so interesting but nobody could tell a complex information about their diversity: about the biggest and smallest, who swim and who walk, who eat bacteria and who feeds by symbiotic algae... It could be amazing!!!

[@mariafilatova1591]

If it will be like video about Stentor it might be cool

[@ЮраЕсин-ъ8в]

@ you mean nobody talks about them as much as they deserve?

[@obscured9414]

Ill make a video about my motherland Russia being as u explained lol. не волнуйтесь, мы тоже микроскопические.

[@nenmaster5218]

@@mariafilatova1591 Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

[@noradrenalin8062]

Look how adorable they are. Of course they are covered in *cuticle*

[@Triciatly]

Nor Adrenalin CUTEicle (◕‿◕✿)

[@redacted3557]

Their "eyes" being single, photoreceptive cells is wild. That's insanely cool.

[@AngelStars101]

This is making me imagine some bigger being looking at us through a microscope, and observing how tiny and cute we are xD

[@Ci.Ag.Wo.]

Are they watching us poop? I really hope not.

[@Spencerjones_music3]

Don't work like that

[@JustShotsForMeh]

@@Spencerjones_music3 Minister of knowledge, don't spill out all your secrets at once, please!

[@h0wnr681]

@@JustShotsForMeh 😂

[@riftis2210]

@@Spencerjones_music3 Prove it. Who's to say the big bang wasn't some incomprehensibly large eldritch creature squirting us onto a petri dish with technology beyond our comprehension?

[@scribblezsplit6110]

The eyes kinda make it look like an axolotl~~a...Microlotl~

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

It Is Currently Real Microlotl Hours

[@tomkenney5365]

Tardilotl...axograde...waterlotl...

[@StacksFacts]

an axolitl :D

[@alphaamoeba]

Kirb

[@vireo226]

When facing camera they remind me of salamanders.

[@rattlehead9127]

I was reminded of an axolotl when I saw it staring at the camera.

[@yoowon-hye9270]

Micro axolotl

[@3_up_moon]

I got a very salamander-shrimp hybrid vibe from it.

[@thelastsliceofbread4098]

And the ones that don't have eyes like olms with the little would-be-there eye pit

[@lunavieira3616]

Sarah I immediately thought of a Komodo dragon.

[@Kitsudote]

I love everything about this show: The mesmerizing things we get to see and discover. The interesting information we get to learn. The inspiring script writing. Hank's splendid and soothing storytelling. The calming but sometimes funky music. All blended together producing a gem of a show. This is literally since and art combined which is just a beautiful thing to exist 💚💙 Also: Tardigrades appear to be one route of evolution hitting it's climax.

[@janbadinski7126]

Wish I had found it years ago, fascinating.

[@freontolstoy4993]

@@janbadinski7126 fr, where has this channel been all my life

[@blueblue6351]

*misunderstood, chubby and not immortal* oh look, a video about me 😂

[@nobitanobi2749]

Sorry but i smirked. Haha 😂

[@blueblue6351]

@@nobitanobi2749 it's ok 😆

[@Gealamusic]

hahaha oh my god

[@ptrap1106]

same

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

can you also vary in coloration from blueish grey to greenish brown depending on food and environment? :D

[@onechicken156]

chubby misunderstood and not immoral is also how i like to introduction myself

[@sarah3796]

Jana Choo haha!!

[@mrflibble1259]

*immortal

[@SoupOrDoupers]

HAHAHA INTRODUCTION?!

[@Karuiko]

@@mrflibble1259 Nah I think immoral works too.

[@Marble_Pie]

@@Karuiko Hahaha

[@newtscamander7713]

I found two tardigrades in my backyard (in michigan) and ther have an orange/rusty color. Not sure what species, but I don't care, they're amazing.

[@hibasobh]

Newt Scamander that’s so cool! 😊

[@limiv5272]

If anyone can find magical creatures, it's you

[@bean_bttf3]

Oml how did I not see you coming lmaoooo 😂

[@Gotobar]

I live in Michigan, and if we found two Tardigrades then that’s a win for our state

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

@Manek Iridius In Detroit that is a Hallowe'en WIN!

[@moduslive]

They’re so very darling, and so very precious. Just such special little creatures.

[@besknighter]

Two things that amazes the most about microbiology: huge unicelular organisms and tiny multicelular organisms. Like, how do they even exists? It's sooo counter-intuitive to me how can there be a multicelular organism with digestive tract and nervous system which is smaller than a single cell.

[@ausintune9014]

Because cells have no limit to size. And infact some cells have organelles that act as organs, ie mitochondria

[@auracle6184]

Fun fact; the largest single cell in the world is an Ostrich's egg. All eggs are a single cell inside their shells.

[@Luemm3l]

Well, thats not entirely true. There is a limit to cell size and although technically you could say an ostrich egg is a single egg, it houses the actual living being, which is multicellular, the embryo. It is not an alive, working cell in that regard anymore, just a container doing its duty. Imagine different bird sizes, from hummingbird to osprey. Quite the size difference. Now apply the same to cells and imagine both being single celled creatures.

[@ausintune9014]

@@Luemm3l no, all eggs are single cell. They divide into multiple cells ONLY if fertilised.

[@Luemm3l]

@@ausintune9014 you mean the egg as oocyte? Got yA. Gathered we were talking already fertilized ones, misunderstanding

[@suwashack4503]

My mom (an overworked HS Biology teacher) was overjoyed when I sent her the link to this channel

[@Nekonymous]

"And, just in case you wanted to see it again..." *Tardigrade pooping*

[@TheMuddySea]

Hehe... that's good

[@iainmawhinney8867]

it's just so fascinating

[@iainmawhinney8867]

Eetu Häkkinen and satisfying

[@tleilaxu42]

Hank knows his audience well.

[@yoyofargo]

Channeling his inner Ze

[@d.s.alcoda]

I'd love a channel that treats these like pets, chronicles their lil adventures and stuff Wanna see them hunt, be hunted, mate, explore, vibe, for hours

[@GeorgeRohac]

I screamed with joy at the 5:00 bit where it "waves at the camera" so cute.

[@miriamrosemary9110]

I didn't think of it that way until I read your comment. It's totally waving! Adorable!!

[@legendarytat8278]

Then it gets eaten by a snail

[@WobblesandBean]

Haaaaa I just noticed! Why are tardigrades so cute??

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

Please do an episode on the Hydra - they are my favourite 😍

[@pivinne5536]

New phone who dis? Yes!! Hydra are so cool!

[@TheKennethConner]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This

[@shaikrehanaparveen8862]

The old Taylor cant come to the phone

[@noname13years62]

hail hydra!.

[@jc.maccount5945]

Hail hydra..😈

[@KoriC4077]

Between my back injury, potty training twins, and very sick family members, this channel brings me a few minutes of pure enjoyment. Which I desperately need. Thank you for all that you do Hank. I love your content and appreciate you.

[@ericbuchanan9213]

Hank, I love all your channels. I just want to know how many Valium you need before shooting these? Seriously though, yet another awesome channel with great content!!

[@Loverapten]

Hello from a fellow Canadian :)

[@Koffeinsuechtigi]

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[@Zman44444]

Three years back I saw Tardigrades for the first time in a bio lab. I spent way too much time during the 1hr50min lab period infatuated by them. Gotta love biology!!

[@juniormynos9457]

So a single cellular organism can eat a multicellular animal? 🤯🤯

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Yup mind blow there is video somewhere actually single celled org. eating whole multicellular animal.

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

Junior Mynos reminds me of the blob lol

[@Sassifrass7]

Looks like size does matter!

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

it's basically all the same chemistry... so why not?

[@humblesoldier5474]

Slimes are powerful beings. We are just lucky the largest only gets to be about 100 grams or so, if feed and taken care of. Could you imagine an actual 70kg slime. It'd be either d&d, Dragon Quest, or we'd better hope they're as gentle as Rimuru.

[@WyrdNexus_]

Suggestion: Rather than showing just the magnification, I think it would be really nice to show a little distance legend. This would both be more accurate (screen-sizes vary so magnification doesn't make sense here), and easier to understand the real scale. EXAMPLE: 200x _____________________________________ 300μm

[@hippopajamas]

I would have absolutely no idea what that meant if they put it up there.

[@kingcrimson4133]

@@hippopajamas That's your problem.

[@hippopajamas]

Evan Hamilton u right

[@Star-pl1xs]

@@kingcrimson4133 yikes

[@kingcrimson4133]

@@Star-pl1xs What's yikes? I'm just saying that it's not the uploader's fault if somebody doesn't know how to read a distance scale.

[@pig8817]

I love how high quality this channel is. More people need to know about this!

[@davidoh14]

They will :)

[@pinnacleexpress420]

they might, its brand friggin new in case you didn't know.

[@Edu_Selva]

Keep on sharing it!

[@KokiriKidLink]

I love this kind of stuff

[@ranysaab]

I think it is near impossible not to love these amazing little creatures.

[@persephoneblack888]

*sees Tardigrade eyes* Oh no. I luv them 😭😂

[@persephoneblack888]

@@Fizzing-Amperage Well they're microscopic so. I'm sure they're in lots of places with many other little microscopic critters. 🤷‍♀️

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Yup

[@SuperSymbiote1]

Persephone Black I like your look

[@theydolandyesmean887]

Nice look 👀🗣

[@dataexpunged6969]

@@Fizzing-Amperage yay for us then ✨

[@andreasimpson1018]

When you said, "roving predators," I almost forgot this was about something on a molecule scale and not National Geographic.

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Lol

[@siberianwinds]

Narrator: And just in case you wanted to see it again... Me: Yay another close up of its cute face! *Tardigrade pooping* Me: *OH* ... kay that works too.

[@CristianGarcia]

Narrator = Hank

[@Ratigan2]

@@CristianGarcia It sounds so much like him, but im not sure

[@adrianabostwick1213]

I love how this Microscope portrays these amazing microscopic creatures! Very Educational indeed! Thank you!

[@onesneakyboigaming7575]

Humans: **creates spacesuit** Tardigrades: _Shame_

[@timo1209]

Tardigrades: “Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power”

[@Metalefs1]

They were probably in anoxybiosis due to the obvious lack of oxygen in space.

[@contrived_voice8831]

*says pathetic in omniman*

[@gaaraluva3579]

Clearly that book was right: LITERALLY everyone poops

[@3AMJH]

I thought that face mites don't actually do that. :)

[@TacComControl]

@@3AMJH Face mites do indeed not poop. They just keep eating until they die... at which point all their waste explodes from their bodies... on your face.

[@3AMJH]

@@TacComControl Yummy.

[@lads.7715]

just imagine the tiny sheets of paper you'd have to lay out for them as a pet.

[@CaptWesStarwind]

@@TacComControl lol Well, I'll never be able to unlearn that one.

[@uberneanderthal]

If evolution were a teacher: "Alright class, you're all staying after school and re-doing the test until you get it right! Not you Tardigrades, you're perfect. Just carry on about your business and ignore the other students"

[@cg6176]

Tardigrade: ＼(٥⁀▽⁀ )／

[@nenmaster5218]

@@cg6176 Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

[@blizzard1198]

@@nenmaster5218 yeah I think he said tardigrades use to be big and predators couldn't get through their shells or were they predators earther way he said that through time they got smaller and more invincible

[@a_random_guy_V]

Why do people have a weird tendency to personify evolution as if it was an entity that dictates how life should work? I've also seen a similar behavior somewhere else. That is, to say the least, unexpected.

[@Normie_Normalson]

@@a_random_guy_V you're literally wearing a fedora right now, aren't you?

[@Lilithksheh7723]

Soothing music? Calm Hank narrating? Cute little tardigrades? *chef’s kiss* This video gives me life!

[@RynJorgensen]

12:08 is a little tiny True Facts with Ze Frank moment and I love it

[@boomjykeo2]

Kathryn Jorgensen because that is what the tardigrade do

[@CharmEng89]

We need a collab with zefrank!!

[@caseymcmurtry2124]

I came down here to say the same thing :)

[@ChaosBW]

Look how it violently fights to get away from it after haha

[@goldngamer1365]

Reminds me of "Run Red rocket, Run!"

[@specifikitty]

Tardigrade paws look so cute!

[@DndBirb8659]

Im just gonna sell this a like: 11:28 11:28 11:28 11:28 11:28 ALL HAIL THE MICROLOTL

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Yup

[@raseruuu3742]

Microlotl!

[@L9X]

Microlotl

[@DreamscapeSYN]

A W W W W W W W W W W

[@DreamscapeSYN]

A W W W W W W W W W W

[@Versedbug]

This channel is intellectually challenging me in ways I’ve never identified before and I love it. Thank you for teaching us philosophies about our favorite little “immortal” friend

[@halimghani]

You choose to linger more on the edits, which is imo a great creative decision. It feels very relaxing and just feels right to present life in microcosmos.

[@perialis2970]

Everything goes to extinction execpt moss and water Tardigrade: *its a free real estate*

[@haikalmiftah2529]

Literally they already surviving 5 mass extinction in Earth's history

[@brandonburt128]

This is perhaps the most humane explainer I have seen regarding these curiously endearing creatures. I find the narrator's voice to be greatly comforting and eminently trustworthy. What a worthwhile channel this is! Many thanks to the creators for sharing with us.

[@Ismeaug623]

CORRECT

[@SquishyTheVampire]

Their tiny legs are struggling so bad 😣❤

[@soulfreaz]

The microcosm is so incredibly fascinating. Everywhere around us and blind to us is an ecosystem just full of life.

[@Ren-of7oh]

I love this mans voice, it's so very soothing, i could listen for hours

[@TheAmazingDom]

6:45 "Ah yes, it's as I feared. That WAS poop inside them this whole time"

[@Damortus3]

Did you expect that to be flowers or something? :v

[@Rosecloudlyrics]

🤢

[@jensoop]

It’s so weird hearing hank like this and not screaming at us not to eat grass

[@Ismeaug623]

LOL

[@chegeny]

Mossy the water bear: "You can call me tardy, but I'm always on time."

[@Sharonmxg]

I love Hank on the Sci Show. I did not realize this channel was on his resume as well, but recognized his voice instantly. But here, he is delivering awesome ASMR. His soft, quiet delivery is so relaxing. Great stuff. Never stop.

[@JatPhenshllem]

Have you checked out Vlogbrothers, Holy Fucking Science, Crash Course, PBS eons, etc? There's quite a lot he and John take part in Dftba

[@Geospasmic]

Narrator: *delivers cool and interesting information* Me: "OMG SO CUTE LOOK AT HIS LITTLE PADDLING FEET OOH HE POOPED"

[@Emnor1993]

I think the narrator is just the same in this one :)

[@cg6176]

＼(٥⁀▽⁀ )／

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

@@Emnor1993 is this Hank from sci show? It sounds like hank

[@jensoop]

@@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316 yes this is hank

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

They are sooooo adorable! 🥰 I never thought I'd say that about a microscopic organism.

[@phenomenalphysics3548]

Hank is so calm, I couldn't recognize him.

[@aurelfarkasovsky]

Couldn't agree more.

[@felicity3334]

THIS IS HANK?2!?!?

[@slacklinesteve4893]

I thought this narrator sounded an awful lot like Hank, but wasn't sure. Then I see comments complimenting him. So great.

[@EmilyJelassi]

Oh my goodness, tardigrades are so tiny and adorable... those eye spots ❤ I'm loving this channel. So interesting!! And between the narration and background music, it's also quite soothing 😊

[@kristentanzi3757]

I love everything that Hank works on. I've been trying so hard to find this opening song with no luck.

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

So this is hank? I wrote a comment asking, it sounds exactly like him only more calm then usual

[@StonedtotheBones13]

​@@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316 Late answer but yea

[@petragris1947]

Thank you for bringing us joy by teaching us about these adorable, amazing little beings. What a beautiful world!

[@explosivedude8295]

After this video, gunna call em Transparent Pandas.

[@vanessa_the_mindset_maven]

THAT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY FRIGGIN' ADORABLE ❤

[@explosivedude8295]

@@vanessa_the_mindset_maven Yea and they be wreck less and lazy like a panda

[@ianmoone1299]

I'll call it Transpandas. 🐻🐷🐼

[@anteaters-R-us]

Theyre like see-through caterpillar puppies

[@mattk6101]

"Do you love this channel?" Me- "Does a water bear poop in the woods?"

[@shadowxxe]

@@Mlchitzdq jeez he got a fact wrong not summoned the devil calm down

[@toyaadams8167]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nenmaster5218]

Tier-Zoo made an epic video about those.

[@suzannebrown2505]

I fell so in love with these precious little creatures when I first saw them on a microcosmos video on You Tube, that I bought a Tee with a picture of one. Their abilities are beyond amazing for such tiny creatures. 💖🥰

[@valuablevids1396]

“Tardigrades aren’t immortal” *shows videos of them escaping death*

[@thedeathcake]

Makes no sense

[@User-ju9rv]

thedeathcake what

[@37thraven]

@@thedeathcake Immortal vs Invulnerable: "Will live forever if not harmed" vs "Too tough to be harmed". They can be eaten, and he said they don't *prefer* extreme conditions (like extremophiles). Which means if you boil or acidify or salt them faster than they can go into cryptobiosis, they'll die. They're still tough little critters tho. I want to be able to dry myself out for future scientists to revive me!

[@palomarjack7090]

So, if you survive falling off your skateboard while impacting a brick wall and turn up brain dead, you're immortal, too, right.

[@DeathbyProxy]

People say cats have 9 lives, but it seems these tardigrades do too!

[@TamarZiri]

5:02 Look! It is waving 'Hello' :D Hi there, little water bear

[@parkerhanson4009]

Thank you Hank. One gets a lot of perspective watching a small-scale environment.

[@SweetSunrising]

You guys are so awesome for giving out respect to the little fellas toward the end of your video! Great documentary thank you! It’s amazing they even have little brains.

[@savvybytes3748]

I was going to turn this off a moment or two in and then I became mesmerized! All of it. 👍Narration content etc.

[@simon6495]

That 808 bass music and microscopic footage weirdly work extremely well together

[@welkinator]

And now running wild on ..... THE MOON!

[@221b-l3t]

Well the Chinese landed a small greenhouse. It would be conceivable there are a few tardigrades there. They'd be in sleep mode if not dead since it wasn't really heated and everything died pretty quick when night came around.

[@bigpompano1659]

I like that you brought attention to the fact that tardigrades are not actually extremophiles. Many sources get that wrong including National Geographic

[@JoeandAngie]

Our friend, Dr. Diane Nelson, discovered the 1st tardigrades in the 70s at East Tennessee State University. She discovered them on Roan Mountain in Tennessee. Cool lady

[@Kram1032]

That final part was SUCH a ZeFrank move, I love it! Though in general, this show is amazing. How does it not have a million subs yet!?

[@MakenaKai]

1:57 he looked up and smiled for the camera!

[@mandelbot5318]

I would love to watch the interview tapes of the selection process for those lil tardigrades lucky enough to be chosen to go into space.

[@unclvinny]

No pix of tardigrades mating, eh? Ah well, I guess we can't have it all.

[@TheKisj]

You seem to forget the 34th rule of the internet

[@galadriel3134]

No this is a family show. X-rated tardigrades might have their own show?

[@homelackin2234]

@@TheKisj 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@shanehunt7553]

All this talk is making me pitch a tent shhhhhhhhhhh

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Lpl

[@collapsiblechair9112]

Subscribed. So many nature programmes focus on the spectacular and obvious but there is mystery and beauty in the smallest of things.

[@flieds]

nobody: tardigrades with photoreceptive cells: *baby mode*

[@jackglossop4859]

The commentary on this was really unusual and lovely. Thanks for doing something different! 🤗