Tardigrade's Feeding Apparatus

[@JamsGerms]

The water bear eats an alga at 01:30 and a bigger alga around 4:00. It fails to eat a colony of algae at 05:00. . I think it's a great way to demonstrate how beneficial for microbes to be colonial, rather than being individuals! The colony in the first clip is Pandorina, a colony formed by many cells tightly packed together. The cells in the colony have two whip-like flagella, and the flagella beat to roll the colony in the water. . And the second clip is a similar alga to the one that forms the Pandorina colony. But because it is way smaller in size than the Pandorina colony, it's eaten by the hungry water bear. Size really matters in the microworld. 😂 . This water bear is slightly squeezed under the coverslip, so it wouldn't walk around like crazy. But I added some more water between the glasses and she was fine after. She actually had babies after that. 😂 By the way, the babies are healthy and well-fed! They are three days old now. Check this to see the babes, instagram.com/p/CFpEgXujlMf/ . Thank you for reading! Best, James Weiss

[@mimiteas]

1:30 was very fast even at 0.25x speed! Thank you for the video! It's amazing as always... 😊

[@keylimepie3602]

@@mimiteas put some lo fi beats with it pls

[@UnknownDino]

You think he knows he's famous?

[@thelifeofanafghangirl425]

Is your pet a tardigrade?

[@cabsbass]

Being able to see the inner biomechanics and processes through the subject is amazing.

[@Jrez]

He sat very patient for you. He's a good boy.

[@Mikeshawtoday]

Truly one of the best tardigrade videos. You really captured the process including the use of stylets to pierce the food. Thanks, James!

[@nikenethaji8393]

James these are absolutely amazing. I have always been interested in the microscopic world. Though I'm pursuing mathematics and computer science (which are things I absolutely love too), I've been obsessed with these creatures since I was a child. I usually search for microscopic videos when I'm feeling down or depressed. Today I stumbled upon your channel and the work you do is absolutely amazing. Keep going mate! Btw do you culture bacteria too. I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to culture vibrio fischeri for a very long time from squids and my homemade broths don't work well I think. I would love to see more bacteria in your videos.

[@yoshimitsu8643]

*Cycle of depression* Ignorence leads to >Doubt & worry leads to >Fear leads to >Anxiety leads to >Suppression leads to >Depression leads to >Disease leads to >Disintegration *CURE* Replace *Ignorence* with *Understanding* When you understand enough, instead of *doubt and worry* now have *Faith* If your faith becomes your *Belief* you have nothing to *Fear* And then your *Anxiety turns to your *Well being* And if you doing well you want to *Express* is rather than being *suppressed* *Depression* changes to *Acceleration* You go from being *Diseased* to *At ease* And you are no longer *Disintergrating* but *Creating*

[@MikeOchtman]

That ray-like creature is quite beautiful

[@devynnstodola3815]

he's trying, leave him alone lol

[@jeffreygoossens6208]

I got a million questions after watching this clip. Why is the waterbear able to puncture the small cells cellwall, but not the big ones?

[@shunysolo9025]

4:11 F for the alga

[@microbe_guru]

Incredible! The sample is really busy with Euglenoids, too.

[@MrDovman]

Really fantastic ! What beautifull creature it is ! I received a warning from Facebook because I practically "harassed" someone who said "what a horror" when she saw a photo of a tardigrade. 😅

[@3dplanet100]

It was so satisfying to watch how he swallows that algae, lol 4:16

[@korne341]

Wow all your movies are so mind-opening! May I know what kind of microscope and camera are you using? I would like to see for myself!

[@korne341]

Never mind. I saw your gofundme page. It is too much beyond my budget... but I still hope you can put the specs of your microscope in you channel description or video description.

[@jankbunky4279]

What a weird little guy.

[@microlab5835]

Very nice. What microscope and objectives?

[@fast1nakus]

I totally understand why you dont have any music but i think it would be better for the algorithm god if you had

[@JamsGerms]

We have original music here: :) kzbin.info/door/BbnbBWJtwsf0jLGUwX5Q3g

[@justinberdell7517]

Awesome channel! Is this the new microscope Hank mentioned on journey to the microcosmos? It looks so amazing!

[@ZdrytchX]

oh so it just sucks and pierces the algae with its teeth? considering how fast it goes i wonder if there's even any need for the mandibles to move

[@boscabdinprobolinggo1194]

Clear results, what kind of microscope do you use ?

[@alekseix257]

Потрясающе!

[@quillclock]

ah the ol' sucky, stabby, crushy one of the rarest eating forms

[@BlueRay963]

And then the AQuaroius was Born.the water Bearer…lol from one James to Another..I Concur.🤓

[@jellymop]

4:10 when it successfully catches an algae Crazy to see it’s muscles and even tiny tendons move back and forth to creat suction. Oh what I thought were tendons were stylets lol.

[@poeticsub]

Tried eating a really big one said Nope ! Lol

[@apurbasardar6124]

Jam why are you so underrated?!!!!

[@midbc1midbc199]

Are these just clips from the journey to the microcosmos channel.?

[@joyfrost7960]

What is the thing in the upper chest area that looks like a second mouth? Is it a gill breathing?

[@Ela.elizabeth]

What are the green spinny balls?

[@VenciiGames]

That’s it, I’m buying my own microscope.

[@samuung7564]

Is this quantum realm?

[@Eric12886]

Is this water? Why does it look like everything is swimming around?

[@thepeanut2681]

OK I can't be the only one who when first saw and image of a tartergrade the thought it was bear size (the first one I saw didn't look how it looks I'm the video)

[@Mannyfresh2023]

Uuugh what am I watching. Makes my skin crawl but its cool

[@greensquirrel4019]

Are some of them euglenoids?

[@natalien.9528]

What is a tardigrade???

[@renees1021]

Is that the heart beating?

[@smittywerbenyeagermenjenso3720]

My guess is that it's opening up to create a vacuum to draw algae cells in to its mouth, like we do with our mouth to drink water with a straw. I'm just guessing because I have no knowledge of these creatures.

[@xFF7xGIRLx]

What equipment do you use?

[@xFF7xGIRLx]

Plus, any chance of an upload showing your set up and how you catch these?

[@edps]

what is the model of microscope?

[@VenciiGames]

😮 me watching this. I never realize they busy the cell membrane and just suck it up like soup.

[@bigedwards2298]

i could of watched that for hours

[@thombaz]

I want to buy my first microscope. The picture quality is important for me and I want one with two eyepiece. Can someone recommend me one?

[@rtc2112]

This is awesome

[@Mannyfresh2023]

Whats a tar thingy? And what ate apparatuses

[@bethkrager6529]

Tardigrade: commonly referred to as a Water Bear. It's a microscopic multicelled organism able to withstand pretty much everything that isn't actively trying to kill it. Lava hot water? No problem. The void of space? Yep. Nuclear radiation? Can survive that too. It's a tough little critter.

[@wrenbird8352]

www.nasa.gov/johnson/HWHAP/water-bears-in-space this is a link to NASA's own podcast. this episode is about their current mission about sending tardigrades to the ISS.

[@yingsun3593]

Amazing!!!!!!

[@ThePurelightning]

Watch when it eats at 0.25 speed. Looks like two snake fangs rubbing on eachother tearing the food to shreds.

[@ieabraham]

Just trying to munch!!

[@Galaxyia]

Attack on Titan be like:

[@MagicalBread]

Water bear

[@September2004]

If only it could eat all sorts of plastic.

[@KIKURAsky]

cute

[@Sugondees]

cool

[@microscopybyk8064]

Nice! I only find them dead :(!

[@elfascinantemundodelosinse4393]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@xpert9001]

uhg arms in its mouth

[@durov6]

It must be bad to have such a tiny mouth

[@foundsilver9542]

This is like the ant feed the queen ant