SciShow Talk Show with Toby Spribille & A New Lichen Discovery

[@anders_x3]

Jessi brings such an happy and positive aura with her, you can tell she really loves her job and is excited about explaining animals to everyone.

[@BlazeABD]

she's lit imo

[@KingsleyIII]

Why did the alga and the fungus get married? They took a lichen to each other. I have bad news. Their marriage is on the rocks.

[@markdemell3717]

No.

[@tylerdiabo6248]

this was hilarious I love science jokes

[@wlgroshek]

I love this :)

[@maunster3414]

Lichen the joke.

[@larrypage2793]

And they live out in the sticks

[@levi12howell]

I feel like the joke about kids loving lichen as much as dinosaurs went right over his head. He just loves them so much

[@gingergamergirl98]

Levi Howell I thought the same lol

[@julianshepherd2038]

Sitting Still with Lichen

[@AngryKittens]

I love hearing specialists talk.

[@ivanclark2275]

I like imagining Hank walking down the street and seeing a frog and saying "hey, buddy!"

[@lloyddavies9683]

Then the frog holds out a fist for a bump

[@benjaminhellmann400]

So this is one of the first Sci-show talk shows that I watched all the way through and I really enjoyed it. The lichen was super cool.

[@starsfire_93]

This is so much easier to mentally digest and has been made much more interesting than the way my text books put this subject.

[@reececrump8483]

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[@Master_Therion]

This episode has green lichen, green frog and a green Hank. Also, at 23:05 Hank "fat shames" a frog. LOL

[@BrianMcKee]

Brutal LOL

[@jcespinoza]

I love how Jessi was offended on behalf of the frog xD

[@ronniessebaggala362]

If you enjoyed the video lich and subscibe.

[@sideburnchef4957]

Lich'n subscribe? :)

[@XxSaxCannon921xX]

Lichen subscribe*

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

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[@dm_nimbus]

You win 3.14 internets

[@AuroraLakes]

Okay! Where to start... I grew up in the outdoors, those lichen are in the back drop that is the story of my life. So to stumble on this is a treat, but toads, frogs and pollywogs, were there too. So thank you for the education. Lmao... when she says Dad will just snack on a couple😆😅🤣🤣

[@jexx30]

I love this, I love all of it. The frog is amazing, and I particularly enjoyed Jessie's enjoyment of the very weirdness of this frog. So fun. Good job.

[@nathanhyde2946]

Thank you for uploading this on my birthday! 🎉

[@prettydecentskele9928]

I'm taken a lichen to this series

[@prestonfladwood5693]

I think it's on the rocks

[@Kassidar]

It's on one side of the fence if you ask me, definitely not both sides

[@Piemesan]

I know that moss of the time I am on the north side.

[@LordSlag]

All of you go back to reddit...

[@tombombadil3185]

@ LordSlag- frog lover

[@keegan707]

I really enjoy seeing people like Jessie that are so excited about things that get passes up by everyone. I didn't know that that toad ate it's goo shell. It's fascinating.

[@doggodoggo3000]

"...Explain that to me, because that sounds fascinating." Scishow motto.

[@sinephase]

so there's a really interesting reason why forests look greener after a rain!

[@mightsnipe]

One of my TA's at university was involved with this research and just discussed it in lecture around a week ago, so cool!

[@twalton]

I really enjoy the long format. Keep it coming!

[@danf2]

I've taken a lichen to you.

[@noahpafford4938]

Underrated comment.

[@lukasbecker150]

You seem like a fungi

[@jakebewely6519]

good on you

[@jonahlee8894]

XDDD

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

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[@Pile_of_carbon]

I had no idea lichen were so complex. Mind. Blown. =)

[@galleryg998]

I’m going to see the lichen collection behind the scenes in the London Natural History Museum - so I wanted to do some research before hand! Thanks!

[@Lermoth]

"Let's see how they feel around lichen" and I added in my head: "Let's see if they like 'em" badum tish!

[@reececrump8483]

when you'r a lichen expert are you a mycologist , a botanist (though I suppose algae aren't plants? just an informal term for a photosynthetic organism that is not a plant?), a micro biologist, a macrobiologist, or just a really fungi?

[@TheRedKnight101]

He would be considered a botanist and more specifically a mycologist, botany encompasses all photosynthetic organisms and fungi. Although more closely related to animals the zoologists don't want to take the fungi and the botanists don't want to give them up, The microbiologists have some beef with fungi as the spores keep getting in their bacterial cultures.

[@reececrump8483]

TheRedKnight wait so I can be a botanist and still study fungi under the title of botanist!? dude you have no idea how happy you just made me, picking a major just became a lot easier.

[@TheRedKnight101]

Reece Crump If you are interested in mycology make sure to look for a college that offers it as a class and has more then one class in it. I was lucky as mycology was taught as it's own course where I go and not in botany. Mycology is really cool but does not get the recognition it deserves in many colleges. Make sure the college you go to has a mycologist who actively studies it for the best experience. Also as a botany major you will obviously have more plant courses then fungal so I hope you like plants.

[@stephensmith4240]

a lichenologist

[@blakeashley1957]

Damn! Hank is really good at being a talk show host.

[@MrKylejj1]

I never really took a liking to lichen (I know missed pun opportunity), but this made me quite interested! Thanks out to Toby and SciShow!

[@Cadwaladr]

I happened to meet a bunch of Spanish moss and lichen guys when I was in Chile, plus an English one and a couple of Danes. There are lots of good mosses and lichens around Tierra del Fuego. Dr Leopoldo Sancho from the Complutense Universidad de Madrid gave a little impromptu talk about them in the middle of the forest and it was the first time I'd ever listened to someone speak Spanish and understood every word they said.

[@injunsun]

Okay, this was amazing. Science teachers take note.

[@RoyIMVU]

Not a kid but I always found mosses fascinating. More fascinating than dinosaurs. I am interested in learning more about lichens!

[@Gastell0]

Excited people talking about Lichen and Frogs, I very like it

[@aprilwhenmonday2pntO]

So excited you guys did a video on this! I am studying something very similar and it's exciting to see people take an interest in it. :)

[@joshmax3158]

Fascinating!!!!!! Awesome video!

[@artamarti176]

This was a great scishow talkshow! Really fascinating about the lichen.

[@sueg2658]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Excellent show. Thank you!

[@Nelsonillusions]

I care so much more about lichen now! Really interesting thanks for a great talk!

[@EasterWitch]

This was really interesting!

[@kelvenoptimusmaximus4301]

I liched it

[@rdizzy1]

Using lichens for the plural is similar to how you can correctly use the term "deers" when speaking of multiple species of deer.

[@sofiadealbuquerque7427]

nice timing :)) I have a test about lichen this week, quite helpful 💫

[@SubvertTheState]

"That is weird" Hank points at Heavyset frog "You are weird"

[@ernestfabrega9378]

No idea what a lichen is but it sure made me press that like button.

[@DanThePropMan]

You should get Toby and Kallie on at the same time and have a mini panel discussion on lichen!

[@myriaddsystems]

Poor little frogs and toads. Life is hard enough for them as it is- without us making it bloody impossible for them!

[@Loganmanko]

Keep talking with awesome people !! #knowledge

[@GrimrDirge]

This is good stuff, well done SciShow

[@sugarfrosted2005]

Lichen follows the fish plural rule. When discussing varieties of lichen they are lichens, but otherwise the plural is lichen.

[@TheAAMoy]

This Ep Rocks!

[@zoyakaufmann2235]

I'm psyched that you brought on Dr. Toby Spribille, and asked him some interesting lichen evolution questions too. I'm disappointed that you didn't let him talk for the whole half hour, though!

[@dongeonmaster8547]

Great talk. I'm really lichen it. Super informative.

[@the3wraithwarriors]

How to lichen reproduce? What processes does a young lichen need to go through to become a fully grown lichen? Do they have any predators?

[@BensLab]

love it! lichens are gosh darned interesting. cool vid!

[@alandsoran5772]

i came so early comment section wasn't even loaded yet

[@bigeteum]

best talk in youtube!!

[@briang2238]

The guest, Toby, knew what he was talking about and was also real funny. Exact man I'd want to have explain this shit to me.

[@olavlomeland2183]

You two look extremly identical... down to sharing the same glasses.

[@dfalconerio]

I think you need glasses

[@olavlomeland2183]

I phrased it abit poorly, I meant that they have many identical facial features. To me least it looks like Hank Green (its the host right?) and his future self to the left.

[@JacobEllinger]

9:30 for those wondering when they start talking about the title subject matter.

[@wierdalien1]

+Jacob Ellinger they are talking about the subject matter pretty quickly.

[@joshuajackson4742]

SciShow Nature with Jessie would be amazing.

[@james4727]

I have an exam question on this tomorrow, good recap :)

[@PinkChucky15]

I had no idea there was so much to know about lichens :-)

[@prometheushippopotimi3076]

drink everytime they say lichen

[@jasonbean7296]

good idea ∆drinks∆

[@edcrichton9457]

In regards to lichen/lichens it could be like fish and fishes where one refers to a single species and the other refers to multiple species.

[@maxmusterman3371]

hahaha when the dad feels a bit tired and feels like he hasnt enough energy, he just snacks on a couple of them xD dont kill the junglings

[@thomasdantas]

8:51 for the new lichen discovery

[@mrs.schmenkman]

I feel so bad for frog. I hope she has a much better habitat at home.

[@FusionDeveloper]

Hank, look up Cane Toads (Marine Toads), they are the largest toad species and have the largest poison glands on their backs. Some day, I hope to have a female one as a pet. Male frogs and toads make noise and although you may not mind the noise or even love the noises, it can be annoying if they do it while you try to sleep and keep waking you up. They don't grow out of making noises.

[@secretaltruism4174]

Awesome episode (avoiding the puns). It was interesting to see that Hank didn't know toads could be poisonous, but then, I live in Australia and every kid learn about cane toads and how they spray dogs and people and kill native wildlife.

[@markdemell3717]

Ecclesiastes 4:12 comes to mind.

[@katalinacastanares4602]

The first time I've ever been bit by a frog, it was by a baby pixie frog at a pet store. The employee was letting me pet it when they were going around feeding them all. The tiny little piggy must have thought I was food and got half my finger in its mouth. It actually hurt a little. Not bad, but I definitely wouldn't want to be bit again. Lol.

[@tigrecito48]

i want to know if lichen & mosses are parasitic or symbiotic with trees? do they gain water or nutrients from the trees? or just live on them & gain it from rain & their own detritus rotting to make a kind of soil on the bark? ive noticed small branches on many trees are dead & covered in lichen & mosses.. are they just growing more after the branch died of some other reason or did they cause the death of the branch by starving its leaves for water & nutrients?

[@doggodoggo3000]

Fun fact about bull frogs. They are part of their own food chain. Like everywhere all the time. They literally eat anything that fits in their their mouth and is unfortunate enough to walk in front of them. She really sort of humanized that frog lol. They are more machine and reflex than anything.

[@doggodoggo3000]

As i was typing that comment she mentioned that they will eat their own offspring. But its even less romantic irl than she made it sound lol.

[@storyspren]

Anyone else notice how Toby kinda looks like a mix between Cody Johnston and Adam Savage?

[@slab8D]

MORE!!!!!!!!!!

[@oldcowbb]

insert fun guy joke here

[@toddl001001]

Based on the discussion ~25:40,why aren’t they called Gowachin?

[@gyrrakavian]

Perhaps affix an 's' to the end of 'lichen' when referring to multiple types of lichen in the same sentence?

[@KendrickMan]

You should get this guy back on

[@chefjoesplaylists2565]

Kind of reminds me of siphonophore organisms such as the Man O' War jellies. They'd be the animal version...

[@3800S1]

bull frog? thats an odd name. I'd have called them chazzwazzers.

[@lth5015]

"I really Lichen Toby Spribille" bumper sticker on dftba.com?

[@johngallop5063]

The frog was cool, but I was way more into the Lichen talk with Toby Spribille

[@ArborDaze]

I see Thing Explainer on the shelf. That's a great fucking book.

[@danielbody6051]

I'm lichen this!

[@shamahara]

Is it possible that lichen existed before trees developed the ability to produce resin that turns into amber, but just was't preserved due to lack of resin turning into amber?

[@ZebraZahara]

I was pretty meh about this subject... up until that super amazing color change that is!!!

[@Kotobukicho]

Me likey. Sorry, the straight line was already taken. Hey, uh, what's that luscious green plant in the background?

[@RichardRagan]

Wait! I thought they would feed the frog some lichen?

[@FusionDeveloper]

I'm liken this video.

[@maxmusterman3371]

Active (& Happy) haha

[@burbanpoison2494]

in what way does the fungus make the algae safe from predation?

[@JeezboozXD]

The frog looks like a green pie with eyes.

[@shawnhuston8335]

I love Lichen. It is a cool little guy.

[@ck88777]

I want that guys shirt

[@grenmoyo3968]

im sure you knew most of this, thank you for playing ignorant for us Hank!

[@gisellebrown5351]

Please can we have a regular uploaded scishow quiz show

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

are the waythose plants behave where the idea of lycans (Werewolves) come from.

[@demure4398]

So lichen is like coral, both use symbiotic relationship to survive and both are single cell community.

[@janelletowns4744]

Idk y but when I read the title really quick I thought it said terribly spoopy

[@tigrecito48]

i didnt even realise frogs & toads had teeth

[@therabbithat]

It's a countable noun with an irregular plural, like euro. 1 euro, 2 euro. 1 lichen, 2 lichen. It ends in "en" which is an anglo-saxon plural (like children) so it sounds odd to say lichens .

[@RoboMuskVsLizardZuckerberg]

Stop With The LIKE Pun ! FINE I PRESS THE LIKE BUTTON. Happy Now ?

[@abbyybba2353]

I'm taking a lichen to this video.

[@kreynolds1123]

Lichen got him to a lot of places. I'm wondering if he is lichen all the placed lichen has taken him.