The 9 Most Abundant Animals in The World

Are you curious what the most common animals in the world are? Check out these nine abundant animals that help support the food chain in their ecosystems! Join Olivia Gordon for a fun new episode of SciShow!
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Sources:
www.bbc.com/earth/story/201502...
www.britannica.com/list/the-m...
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-wa...
www.quora.com/Whats-the-world...
plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cont...
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www.wwf.org.au/our_work/saving...
ensia.com/features/does-one-of...
books.google.com/books?id=8i_...
www.waikikiaquarium.org/experi...
entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/m...
biology.stackexchange.com/ques...
animaldiversity.org/accounts/M...
www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/dano...
www.clemson.edu/cafls/departme...
acreage.unl.edu/SnowFlea
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Images:
Red-billed Quelea: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Red-billed Quelea Map:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Red-billed Quelea Flock:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Bristlemouth: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
African Clawed Frog: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Brown Garden Snail: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Argentine Ant: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Springtail: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Snow fleas: www.flickr.com/photos/robbie1... Robbie Sproule
Antarctic krill: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An...
Copepodkils: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Aphid: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Copepod: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Copepod Egg Sac: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

[@danielalexandre89]

This explains why i found 3854 zubats in a cave and only 1 lugia

[@zvieoercane7093]

Daniel Alexandre Lol, I love finding zubat comments.

[@gadinosaur496]

And thats why i found 8674 geodudes and only 1 shiny 😭😭😭

[@11-devonb25]

Hey don't underestimate the power of crobat

[@swr1240]

ANTarctica...the only continent without ants! O.O

[@melzymoomin888]

"anti-ant"arctica

[@SilentBudgie]

Let's genetically engineer some snow ants and introduce them there. :)

[@doodskie999]

and fucking mosquitoes

[@silverarcher2248]

doodskie999 NO mosquitos I would like it if there was ONE place left on earth without misquitos

[@ObadiahtheSlim]

Also the only continent without bears. In fact they named the continent after that fact.

[@CrisTitanium]

The number of antarctic krills is around 500 krillions. I'll walk myself out.

[@s1nz_math674]

Krillion

[@IETCHX69]

StrongWitherwin Legend

[@mohawkmaster5728]

Their swarms can stretch for krillometers

[@hausuandim1193]

Bacteria

[@riodweber]

1) Red-billed Quelea - 1:25 2) Bristlemouths - 2:40 3) African Clawed Frog - 3:30 4) House Mouse - 4:51 5) Brown Garden Snail - 5:38 6) Argentine Ant - 6:30 7) Springtail - 7:16 8) Antarctic Krill - 8:15 9) Cupepod - 9:06

[@quack2390]

Rio Weber thanks for ruining it

[@akarimsiddiqui7572]

Thanks Rio! Much appreciated.

[@jasonpike4489]

Rio Weber not all hero's wear capes

[@kasperhakim]

the hero we dont deserve

[@DeezNuts-cg9gl]

15) burger king foot lettuce

[@__malte]

Can we please stop about talking about the presenter and just focus on the content. I mean come on, if you want to watch and judge people's appearances you can go to the make-up section of KZbin!

[@__malte]

Bob Daslob Seriously? I'm going to pretend that this was a joke and not a serious comment, so I won't completely lose my faith in humanity.

[@Lemonickous]

You're losing your faith in humanity because someone is bothered by excess movement?

[@Ziggerath]

sounds like your problem bob. i was able to focus and listen just fine. may i suggest some adderall?

[@jammamammaa]

SciShow are the ones who insisted on making a video format. They could easily write an article that has all of this information in text format, but since they chose video, they deserve to be criticized for doing a bad job. It's nothing about judging her appearance, it's her qualification and ability to narrate that is in question. Sure, a couple rude people are mentioning the nose ring, but maybe even that is justifiable. Would you want your surgeon to look like Olivia or would you prefer a clean-cut, well kept person with no facial piercings? Nothing but extensive speech therapy will change the way she speaks, which is extremely grating and objectively bad. The vocal fry, the inflection that makes everything she says sound like a question, and the strange pauses make her a horrible speaker.

[@__malte]

jammamamma If a man would've done the exact same things it wouldn't have been noticed and commented on nearly as much. There's a real problem in the KZbin comment sections of female youtubers.

[@olivermunro6355]

I want to know how someone found that injecting a frog with urine could tell if your pregnant

[@deaththekid416]

because it would lay eggs

[@vgfbestuur9565]

deaththekid416 yeah but like, were they injecting different animals with pregnant people pee? Or did it happen to fall into a frog?

[@tevadevere895]

Oliver Munro lol

[@FelipeKana1]

+charlie smit its a great question... (sad that smarty above didn't grasped it)

[@Sara3346]

Also rabbits.

[@mickmickymick6927]

If you mute it, it looks like she's freestyle rapping.

[@SpecialForcesGears]

lmao. its true.

[@hikki6478]

Mick Mickymick, 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Infinitysquaredorsomething]

:o She does.

[@jameslangstonevans]

she's trying to be expressive

[@EliteGeeks]

So are rappers, dude you nailed it, she is rapping.

[@MrKelsomatic]

Just in case you read this: Olivia you're doing a fantastic job hosting. I enjoy videos just a much when you're hosting them as when Hank or Michael is hosting them, and as far as I can work out you objectively do just a well as them too. Keep up being great at your crazy fun and cool job.

[@vgfbestuur9565]

The motto of this video is:except for antartica.

[@LyamOfficial]

penguins sure are tough mofos to survive that place all year round , scientist can only hang around in summer

[@__malte]

charlie smit +

[@vgfbestuur9565]

I feel like scientists, and all these animals, should try harder

[@nemodot]

even the mongols didn't conquer antartica.

[@Jaydon_Perez]

except for well... the antartic shrimp I suppose.

[@hydronpowers9014]

When organisms can't stop banging......

[@isabellabornberg2153]

hydron powers +

[@dschonsie]

hydron powers she was talking about my neighbour, what a horndog!

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

They don't go extinct?

[@mschoplos]

hydron powers Not true e.g. turtles lay upto 100 eggs at once, but only a few make it to adulthood. Hell most of them don't even make it to the shore after hatching.

[@ronniessebaggala362]

Most animals that lay many eggs aren't good parents. They're playing the numbers game.

[@creativeusername6453]

my one question is what compelled a person to inject a frog with pregnant lady piss? what was going through their head when they first tried it?

[@joshurlay]

Science.

[@thejurassicwarewolf3300]

they were on drugs

[@W1ldSm1le]

Don't kink shame bruh

[@omzig18]

I always wondered what the first person to milk a cow was thinking

[@otakunfranks8145]

omzig18 This is asked a lot, and it does seem like it is a weird thing to start, but given that we naturally drink milk as infants, and then can easily watch a calf do the same it isn't a large leap to an early 'person' thinking something along the lines of, 'maybe there is some useful nutrition and energy in there, let's see.' Well probably not that thought, but maybe more like oooh, new food?!? Especially given some of the obvious similarities between cows and humans, even early people could easily see this as something potentially useful.

[@christosgiannopoulos828]

Well, if we had tigers instead of pigeons in the streets.... ..... there would be a serious problem

[@theholypeanut8193]

Nah it would be fine.

[@paulsondumbbells150]

I think she's a great presenter! Haters get lost!

[@rabbithole9102]

I think it's super annoying? When somebody speaks like this? I mean? Is everything she saying? A question?

[@TheNetba]

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[@robmckennie4203]

@rabbithole Then you don't? Need to watch the video? You can just turn it off? There's no need? To make everyone else feel worse? Just because you're in a shitty mood?

[@samkelly6064]

Same the haters are just jealous losers who probably still live with their parents @rabbithole for example....

[@paulsondumbbells150]

Mr mazoka dude. chill.

[@intercosmicrationalist8556]

It's absolutely disgusting how people are making fun of her appearance. I would have thought that SciShow would have a more mature audience.

[@frankytoad12]

I don't mind her appearance, but her voice is a little annoying to be a host.

[@Cattledestroyer]

She looks pretty and voice is fine. She just wiggles too much...

[@josephosullivan9891]

Frank Toldt the up speak is a little grating. But it's tolerable because I'm learning

[@NimsChannel]

As far as I know the stem community has an abundance of sexism and such. They should probably do a video about it here.

[@StealthNinja4577]

Matthew Spangler everything is subject to criticism so don't know why you are so bothered by it

[@laurendoe168]

I am amazed that flies, mosquitoes, and locusts did not make the list.

[@CrownofMischief]

Well, when you're lumped into the same category as ants, you aren't going to win that contest

[@TheGuruNetOn]

@@CrownofMischief cockroaches.

[@Bill-ns4sp]

This is one of the best informational science videos I've seen in a long time, partially because she actually acknowledges the limits of what is knowable, where other science shows tend not to.

[@GhostaZZ]

Bill 1138 like almost all scientist. Not anything new, unless you watch the Fox News or dr oz

[@Bill-ns4sp]

Terry Ng *Like all credible scientists do. There are a great many scientists who state opinion and hypotheses as fact, which discredits them to anyone who knows better. I do not watch Fox News, and don't know who "Dr Oz" is, but I assume that's meant to be a political jab, which has no place in a discussion of science. Every news source will have bias in anything they cover. It's just a matter of what that bias is and how much it impacts their presentation of the information.

[@craigb8228]

But shouldn't it be the bottom level of the triangle that is circled?

[@thetruth3068]

stop moving your hands and your head. and please take that ring off your nose.

[@terryqu4822]

shes shaking so much

[@isabellabornberg2153]

The Truth y?

[@404killer]

preach it

[@MrKubahades]

Don't tell her how to live

[@satanlordofhell5834]

The Truth ERMAGERD, ITS HER NOSE!

[@Anamnesia]

What's with all the upward vocal inflections? Are you asking questions mid-sentence???

[@Decembirth]

It is more if a "Do you get what I'm saying" tone before she continues, it's a way of interacting with an audience without stopping and explaining the next subject.

[@TheOwenMajor]

Sorry, It is just fucking annoying.

[@legion999]

What's with the triple question marks? Are you screaming?

[@samanthat9v]

Anamnesia she might just be Canadian we have a different speech pattern. I can't hear what you're talking about and I'm Canadian .

[@TheOwenMajor]

Samanthat9v I am Canadian, and it is still is annoying. Maybe that is how they talk in Lloydminster, but not where I am from. Maybe it is because you talk like a valley girl too?

[@robinchesterfield42]

Wait, flocks of birds so big that they CRUSH trees? I kinda want to see this now.

[@FloozieOne]

I think it would be a good idea to keep your distance. After all, if they can crush trees think what would happen if they decided you were some kind of tree and a good place to roost.

[@peeblekitty5780]

"Now let's talk about arthropods." Bout time you mentioned em. *BRACE YOURSELVES FOR ANTS*

[@CrownofMischief]

Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

[@JugheadJones03]

This was a good one. Biodiversity is fascinating!

[@djbslectures]

Jughead Jones +

[@charliespinoza1966]

Jughead Jones +

[@wizeird]

jughead jones +

[@IstasPumaNevada]

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[@KahnShawnery]

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[@epistax4]

Don't listen to the ignoramuses assigning personality traits to dialects. You did great.

[@epistax4]

I don't like that I felt to comment. I read the comments on the video and now I'm thinking about the current season of South Park. Ugh. Anyway good job.

[@Hunter-fs1nj]

Olivia would be a fantastic lecturer, she delivers information without being dry. She reminds me of my favorite professor in college.

[@Jobobn1998]

2019 here, and I never realized how animated Olivia used to be. It's really endearing, and I retroactively miss it.

[@mikearcher9390]

I thought she was live action!

[@3possumsinatrenchcoat]

guess that's what happens when every video you're hosting got swarmed with comments about how much you suck. :/ She's a great host, it always was disheartening to me coming across those comments under her videos.

[@MisterWroe]

The best way to miss something: retroactively 😊

[@C_B_Hubbs]

She’s a fine speaker, and no offense, but I always disliked the shakiness and frequent moving of her arms and moving her neck a lot, I just find it distracting and unsettling. I’m fine with people using their hand gestures to some extent to supplement while speaking. Other than that she’s a fine host along with the others on the channel.

[@johnnyrepine937]

2021 me here, and I agree. I thought they got a new host.

[@tallatech]

Can someone write a comment NOT about the presenter? I've scrolled through and they're all about her as opposed to the science. Focus on the Sci, not the Show.

[@novosell9694]

Aidan Show is more than half the channels name though :p

[@skillustrates]

Aidan >suggests everyone focuses on the science >was more focused on the comments other people were making about the host than on the science

[@108nighthawk]

skillustrate OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Occidentally]

Aidan here's a radical notion friend: comments wouldn't be mostly about presenter if Sci show picked a better presenter

[@108nighthawk]

Occidentally OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@butter_nut1817]

Her robot dance was on point.

[@RK-rj2vr]

honestly I find it funny that people complain about it since to me, it keeps me entertained in the lulls of the script. Keep up the good work. Change is nothing more than what it seems. change.

[@jacobmortimore]

Oliver Carnegie sorry I can't like your comment cuz its at 169 likes. Yes im that guy

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Oliver Carnegie sexy robot dance

[@SamGriffithsx]

Lolololol

[@kevlar8847]

I was going to comment on this. you beat me to it. - only a year late.

[@Willfilms1]

People are so rude to Olivia:/ actually didn't expect this kind of stuff from the sci show audience

[@RK-ep8qy]

Willfilms1 that’s the problem with anonymity on yt plateform, people say whatever they want because they’re hidden behind a screen

[@JohnnyTyrant]

Case and point. 😂

[@thementhologist5348]

@@stevejobs5488 lol

[@WeyounVI]

low food chain = good for species high food chain = good for individual organism

[@blakerupp1444]

True

[@Christian-Rankin]

What's the name of the dance move she's doing?

[@michaeljordan1135]

Christian Rankin The Epileptic Slide.

[@Christian-Rankin]

New Message Wat?

[@davidfoster5561]

The sexy science presenter.

[@Master_Therion]

I'm confused by this video's title. How can they be the most abundant animals if there are only 9 of them?

[@MilesUmbrae]

Good thing I don't know where you live, because if I did I'd go there right now and slap some sense into you for that comment... **Cringes at the terrible joke**

[@Master_Therion]

***** My address: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500 I'll put on a batch of cookies, see you soon ^_^

[@mormengil]

better put on some clothes, it's more practical

[@dontron5632]

lol i see what you did there. clever

[@sundude800]

I was gonna ask how old you were, but then I looked at the address...

[@miszreese]

lol this poplocking is very entertaining. I don't even know what was said in this video because I was just watching her tweak out.

[@stevencurtis7157]

How many copepods are there, though? Everything else got an estimate, so I'm left with guessing it's more than "probably quadrillions, maybe?"

[@funnyteacherman]

Oh, you know, about a kjghpillion,

[@DostLP]

Those ants spread to every continent except ANTarctica? Weird.

[@earlefrost5512]

um.... why weird? Antarctica is SERIOUSLY hostile to most forms of life: insantly cold, no soil can build up because it all gets removed by ice, ice scours the shore clean.... most land-based life-forms don't stand much of a chance there - including apparently, ants.

[@DostLP]

@@earlefrost5512 Dude... ANTarctica.

[@mincraffkoolistgam4557]

@@DostLP this madlad responded after 3 years to explain his pun

[@gregoryfenn1462]

Fun fact, “artci” derives from the Latin word “arctus” which was an old insult used in Pompei meaning “you’re not welcome here”. So “-arctica” roughly translates to “seriously, go away”.

[@rdreese84]

Wow, a food pyramid that makes sense.

[@dreyhawk]

Springtails have become increasingly popular in herpetoculture. Springtails and Isopods are an integral part of a bioactive enclosure. Along with live plants they help create a self sustaining ecosystem.

[@BirdUpFR]

4:00 wtf who had the idea for that?!? "Hey Bill, any experiments going on?" "Yea dude check this out" "...."

[@BenWillock]

Lets have a moment of silence for the Passenger Pigeon. One probably more abundant than the Quelea, now extinct.

[@mihaillazarov670]

I can't watch this video with her

[@blue_cameron]

What did she do?

[@Kydaser]

That shirt seems to be quite itchy.

[@HanSDevX]

Well, I just think her body movement is pretty weird but I can deal with her.

[@krajce1]

Aliya Lastname she might have tourets, or something that set those ticks ...

[@krajce1]

Aliya Lastname cuz sometimes it looks like she doesn't want to move but she moves

[@skoockum]

At the end of the African clawed frog version of Soylent Green, Clawbert Thorn runs around yelling "Chunks of organic waste is poop!"

[@cleverusernamenexttime2779]

Fun fact. Mice love chocolate. If you have a mouse problem. Melt chocolate and dip the bait tab on the trap.

[@MegaFilm15]

pls stop moving

[@Jude3e]

pls stop breathing

[@aguynamedguy9385]

I think they meant that the host should stop moving as much as she does.

[@Adanosiam]

Her voice is so irritating too... :(

[@havochot]

why is she moving so much lol

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

Is it the crazy abundance of vocal fry that bothers you about her voice?

[@redtopaz]

I feel like I'm watching modern day sexism in action reading through these comments O-O. You go, Olivia! You have to fight twice as hard to be taken just as seriously, but you're being a role model to all the girls watching this show. What you do is important. Thank you, truly.

[@itsjustalec181]

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[@natanoj16]

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[@zecke58]

I don't think it's a sexism thing. People find her talking to be a little akward. I disagree and people saying she goes off track obviously don't realize she has a script. Still it's not really a thing about her sex I think people just don't like change since Hank is taking a break.

[@natanoj16]

Zecke You are right it isn't a big sexism, but I do agree that people would probably react differently if it wasn't a woman in the video.

[@ijustreallylikeramenokay7626]

yeah I'm sure sexism has a little to do with this but definitely not a lot.. I think her speaking is pretty awkward too, but I felt the same about Aranda.

[@PettyClipper]

i lloooove olivia's hair here omfg

[@joseisabomb]

Great job.!!! You're videos are getting better and better. Keep up the awesome work.

[@mikearcher9390]

you just said YOU ARE videos are getting better.

[@Bronzite]

Your references and sources seem to disagree with your presentation regarding the most populous mammals. Ignoring the StackExchange and Quora references (the latter of which cites the former, and the former of which has no references), your Brittanica article claims there's roughly parity between the number of mice and humans, but your NPR article, which cites FAO, suggests that "everyone agrees" that brown rats radically outnumber humans. How did your final presentation emerge from these sources?

[@dciking]

John Brewer +

[@bradford7765]

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[@thomasr.jackson2940]

John Brewer thanks for a substantive criticism. I did not research the subject, but I was very disappointed with the list of sources given with the video. A popular science channel rehashing other pop science sources isn't very helpful. Sometimes I think they put too many resources into production values, and not enough into actual content.

[@Dr3Mc3Ninja]

Cannot say I am fond of how she speaks... Feels like she is unsure about what she is saying despite her being the one informing us... Either she is nervous or just not suited to presenting... Squinting, rigid movements and upward inflections are... Distracting.

[@LowellMorgan]

DrGrukar McNinjaSixthGun she's a geek. Anyone too comfortable with public speaking would seem dishonest.

[@TriggerHappy923]

DrGrukar McNinjaSixthGun it's unfortunate. She seems like a nice person but her weird hand movements keeps distracting me.

[@velvetwolf5373]

+Trigger Happy she is probably very nervous. Humans raise their arms/hands in front of them when feelings threatened. She is a new host, let her get comfortable.

[@velvetwolf5373]

I'm so happy you're reviewing, not judging.

[@thomasr.jackson2940]

Werewolfcrafter Limbu I don't know her emotional state, but I share your preference for reviewing over judging.

[@splintermahdi]

The biomass of Antarctic krills outweighs all humans combines, looks like they forgot to count yo momma again

[@JurisKankalis]

i love how you say words like ... BIIIIIG. HUUUGE. THEE MOST. Can you please say THEEE MOOOST BIIIG HUUUGE in the next vid?

[@alanbaostuff]

Why does she inflect every sentence like it was a question?

[@alexgtan]

she's not sure about what's she's talking about, so end each sentence like asking.

[@Correctrix]

Oh no, it's not every sentence. There are some she ends with vocal fry instead.

[@deez6112]

Thats cool and all but she forgot to tell us how many copepods there are.

[@wgatevans3017]

Chris Campbell 1769420809

[@tdawg719]

naytharn that's what I heard too.

[@matthew4997]

at least 5

[@fjoa123]

here is a wild guess >1

[@Prospector32]

There's probably billions of them in a single average size bay, so just the North Atlantic alone there could be 1x10^15 easily.

[@saikcaskey451]

I don't know how you guys actually film this stuff, I would be dying inside.. but thank you for doing that and giving me lots to think about!

[@gubatpark]

Well done video! Keep up the good work Olivia!

[@TheFoodnipple]

Is she trying to do The Robot or something?

[@Ryvucz]

If you mute it and just watch her movement. Yes.

[@user-zg8bm1iy4o]

Ryvucz haha I tried it, with some electronic music it's going to be a hit

[@ABitOfTheUniverse]

More like "The Parky"

[@ltdang1e_]

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[@ltdang1e_]

I think I had one to many in there

[@Felipeh999]

The Moiré pattern in this video was quite entertaining!

[@massimookissed1023]

Upthumbed for knowledge *and* spelling.

[@ancbi]

I never notice until you mentioned. I guess that's where you look while taking in all these knowledge...

[@RangeWilson]

Yeah it's Video 101 not to wear that type of pattern. Guess she skipped the course.

[@unaliveeveryonenow]

not in 1080p :(

[@alexhume5583]

Range Wilson that's what I'm saying she needs to take some classes on all of the basics of video making and performing in general

[@naturesjourney6574]

Your best video yet ! Super cute hair ! Well done!

[@gusstavv]

WTH is with all the misogynist comments? Yeah she doesn't use makeup, free hairstyle, has a nose ring, has 'accent' (or word inflections), she moves a lot... SO FUCKING WHAT? Focus on the info she is giving, much better narrated than most PhD Teachers out there, so leave the hate and embrace the science!!

[@tingeofginge8876]

Thank you. Presentation is important, but it's not important enough to start getting snooty and demanding about the host. If you're going to criticize, then do it with class. The information the host is providing is much more important than the host's appearance. P.S. The comments weren't necessarily misogynistic, though.

[@themightymcb7310]

I disagree. Presentation is what dictates the efficacy of the information. A boring professor going super in depth will never teach his students as much as an eccentric one teaching the barebones concepts. The point is that some people find her upwards inflection distracting, and that can certainly interfere with their ability to focus on what she is trying to convey.

[@maximilianjack1764]

Why are making this a gender thing? It is not a gender thing!

[@ShadowCoH316]

Olivia is doing better and better every time we see her! Too many people are quick to criticize without ever having been in front of a camera.

[@OliverDemari]

I can't take it, the strained words so often, I can't focus on the subject when I'm constantly thinking "Why are you saying it like that?!"

[@monradicus]

Her hair looks so cute in this video 😍😭

[@earlefrost5512]

Her enunciation is so crystal-clear that you can understand her well even at 2.0 speed!! Can't say that for many folks, that's for sure. Not only that, but at the risk of sounding sexist, she is just SOOOOOOOO cute and adorable - makes learning much easier, lol!!

[@NITRO2494]

Suggestion for SciShow: Transitions from animal-to-animal seem non-existent. When she begins to speak of the next animal, I think she's still speaking of the last one for the first couple/few seconds.

[@satanlordofhell5834]

Here comes the people picking on her nose ring... Wait, are they gone?

[@aaron4820]

You just did.

[@PoisonTheOgres]

Just Your Average Demon nope. they are almost as abundant as queleas (... quilias? whatever)

[@satanlordofhell5834]

PoisonTheOgres XD

[@satanlordofhell5834]

aaron4820 ?

[@davidhart8835]

Excellent job Olivia, much love hope your summer was good.

[@gracehuvvy8781]

The picture you shown of the copepod was kinda adorable! It’s looked like it had its eyes closed or was sleeping!

[@ResidentialGondola]

Sounds like she is speaking in 3/8 time

[@nicoholt9010]

I died this is too perfect

[@looperkiller]

I think they tried to stretch the video to 10 min to get more ad revenue

[@starlinguk]

I find it really relaxing.

[@daddyleon]

Sorry, wutt?

[@woogiemonster]

+daddyleon It's a music joke.

[@Goblin_Mom]

I don't know who wrote this but thank you for saying "pregnant person"

[@noahlawson8256]

Wouldn't want to offend all those pregnant men, now would we

[@victorguzman5657]

Zac Spurgeon men can get pregnant? plz explain ( call me ignorant I'm just curious )

[@potternutmania]

Norman Larsson it's not about offending. trans men have been oppressed for so long that any advancement is only a relief. most people wouldn't even consider being inclusive of trans men in their language so it is just a nice courtesy when people do. it should be common courtesy but it isn't yet.

[@noahlawson8256]

potternutmania correct me if im wrong, but wouldn't somebody who wants to be identified as a man go out of their way to not get pregnant?

[@potternutmania]

Not necessarily, I know of a case where a trans couple decided to have their own biological child :)

[@littleblu33]

My grandmother puts beer out in little dishes. The brown garden snails are attracted to the yeasty, planty wetness, fall in, and die. The drunkards.

[@sgtsaudiarabia6393]

honestly her voice isn't a problem. its nice to see a change on this channel.

[@amgwes]

she looks like a robot spitting hot bars

[@WayneJohnsonZastil]

Her voice hurts my ears, but I like her.

[@Arthera0]

on the scishow quiz her voice wasn't annoying at all. could it be because she is talking louder in these videos?

[@pantopia3518]

Wayne Johnson turn down volume or use or don't use headphones

[@AHunDread]

Could also be that you've some kind of incoming or current disorder. Her voice is perfectly normal. I'm not going to take guesses.

[@_SimpleSam]

That's what we call 'marriage'. Essentially, a state of perpetual voluntary misery and joy.

[@devongarcia6603]

What are you, a masochist?

[@gaspardelbarrio4785]

you notice how she tries to use her hands to elaborate, but they do the same movement....all the time lol

[@squiddler7731]

So, out of morbid curiosity, I looked up that frog thing, and apparently it was discovered by a guy named Lancelot HogBen. He was a zoologist that did a lot of experiments with frogs, and apparently he also (rightly) hated Eugenics. The more you know.

[@maxweber06]

*Opening music plays* *checks like bar* Woo, new host is doing this one! Finally... someone different! Oh right, I forgot, I'm supposed to hate everything different and new.

[@OfficialSFD]

Sooo, how many copepod are there??

[@somebodyelse9219]

7

[@sadrobokiller4]

Well in my old 40 gallon marine tank, there was a population of around 200-300, they were visible if you looked close enough. Now just scale that up for the "ideal" scenario.

[@eidolor]

It's videos like this that make her my favorite host. Just so much yes to everything.

[@MrTinkasaurus]

I really like Olivia. She kinda reminds me of April Ludgate from Parks and Rec

[@7firefly763]

#8 I believe you meant 500 Krill-ion

[@Purenrgy]

"I don't know what to do with my hands?"

[@Megan-xm5nv]

This is actually a fascinating episode, I really didn't expect any of the animals on this list... except maybe mice... could have predicted that.

[@piperspalace2461]

I love this damn channel

[@phantasm1234]

Can you do one on cerebral aneurysms? I had one rupture at 19 and would love to learn more!

[@alureon1]

Great video. Ignore the whiny babies who are mad at absolutely nothing.

[@danmedenilla4828]

red-billed quilia - can we eat that? bristlemouth - can we eat that? clawed frogs - can we eat that too? house mice - i think we can eat that.. brown garden snail - defenitely edible ants - stir fried ant larva, its like rice pops.. springtails - don't wanna eat that krill - hmmm...its just like a tiny shrimp right? copepod - will probably turn out like seafood powder or something...

[@3dstudiomike]

I laughed when she said, "The Argentine Ant is native to South America, but they've hitchhiked on human cargo shipments to every continent except Antarctica." My first thought was, "How did THEY know which ships were going to Antarctica?" :)

[@brieannastauffer3343]

No offense to the group I don't think she's the best for this series... Her presentation isn't very pleasing to watch or listen to, and the way she speaks certainly doesn't make me think she's confident in what she does...and she NEVER stops moving... Hank or one of the other guys would be very nice for this stuff!

[@Arcturius01]

Interesting content, distracting presenter. The upwards inflection and shoulder bobble detract from the message. This isn't to insult the presenter, but merely feedback from a viewer who earnestly enjoys this channels content.

[@emmadrew3911]

I miss my African clawed frog. Got her by accident in kindergarten class and she lived till I was in sixth or seventh grade. I’d go into more about how I got her but doubt anyone cares lol.

[@taplast2503]

Damn that last part was depressing.

[@KennyGGAllin]

I'm always stoked when I click on a Sci Show video and see that Olivia is the host.

[@Bombay1618]

Krill. The answer is krill.

[@mikearcher9390]

KRILL OR BE KRILLED I ALWAYS SAY!

[@JollyFlowFuck]

why does she move like a wiggly robot boy?

[@brauneskamo5974]

With the various adaptations of the copepods, it's no wonder that they're able to COPE with living in their challenging environment. ;)

[@variansloth]

Props Olivia's work when she has to deal with people making stupid comments about her voice and appearance when the focus should be science.

[@DOCKHHaDUCK]

define "vocal fry", jesus

[@ajkorras]

She moves like 3CPO

[@derickgonzalez5977]

ajkorras I know I shouldn't be laughing but that one got me lol

[@mikearcher9390]

more like R2D2...

[@TheTomBevis]

What a lot of people don't realize, is that even the simplest organism is as highly evolved as the most complex.

[@vjazz9374]

It's nice to discover an older scishow episode i havent watched yet!

[@adamwhitten4088]

why did it look like this person was doing the robot through out the entire video

[@EduardoMujicap]

Her voice is so fried

[@howardmcewen]

Enjoy your episodes, Olivia! Thanks.

[@portlandplaceNL]

big ups to all the crazy density of life in the soil