The secret superpowers of jellyfish

We know remarkably little about the tens of thousands of jellies species in our oceans. So scientists are searching for deep-sea jellyfish to decode their genes.
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[@techiefan1986]

Jellyfish single handily defies almost everything we understand of life and living organisms. It's a living creature, but lacks a brain, almost entirely composed of water, yet sleeps, learns, and an effective hunter (namely the box jellyfish that has good eyesight, actively follows and kills its prey). Very interesting creature that we should study more.

[@the_real_max_level]

i firmly believe we should be exploring the oceans depths more than spending money on space exploration. something around 98% of the earth's ocean is undiscovered. there is where we will find the key to technology far beyond our understanding; now. i am so fascinated by the galaxy beneath the sea.. i used to live in the florida keys, and have spent the majority of my life on the coast of maine. the sea is something very dear to my heart and i could go on and on about the possibilities.

[@johnr4836]

You'll become one after about the 5th or 6th booster

[@lmlmd2714]

@@the_real_max_level Totally agree. I've spent my whole life by the sea, either in the UK or Australia. I can't imagine not being by the water, and not spending my free time under the waves. It pains me to think of how little effort we put into ocean exploration. We've never built on the legacy of the Conshelf and Sealab. Only Aquarius is left these days, and even that's been left to a single university to support. It's such a waste of opportunity, such a lack of curiosity and vision.

[@dreqqbw8287]

@@johnr4836 💀 fr if thats whats gonna happen after taking boosters than i change my mind and im gettin high off that shi

[@tinagauthier2512]

@@johnr4836 🤣

[@FalloutConspiracy]

The amount of views and likes that this video doesn't have is frankly criminal. Way underrated!

[@chiragsahu4584]

True

[@TzadikTheManic]

@Audial Asphyxiation Precisely what I was going to say. I’ve seen some truly wonderful footage on KZbin of jellyfish (for instance on EVNautilus) but this is top-notch. It’s almost 2020 & only 1.3 K likes (!!)

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Facts

[@asnwoa8280]

True it’s showing how dumb humans became and the whole world interests are at Instagram.. people watching cgi nature trough a VR.. while we can enjoy the beauty of earth

[@kyeoptachu]

@@asnwoa8280 :')

[@thepassanajournals8964]

I love deep sea creatures. Their so beautiful and gentle.

[@aidanm.5461]

This video was wonderfully informative, fascinating, and beautiful to watch. Thank you for providing us with such quality footage and for the work you do on sea jellies!! 💖🌞

[@Yesica1993]

It just struck me - there are so many creatures that live their entire lives without ever having experienced sunlight. Pretty mind blowing. God's creativity in His creation is extraordinary!

[@Jil877]

Glory to God, brother/sister. 😊🤍

[@SettingMind]

I love quartz for thier beautiful cinematography, editing, and thier story telling. It feels raw and real.

[@kaiserb8348]

Gotta have that shit raw

[@jacquiedls]

raw feels good

[@Alternatives_Universum]

Seeing this I can imagine life developed two times separately on Earth.

[@MrJunjor]

Isnt it even more crazy that we all have the same ancestor as the jellyfishs in that video?

[@rustyshackleford9888]

All animals, including the jellyfish, ctenophores, and salps featured in this video, as well as all extant life on earth that uses RNA/DNA to encode genetic information, is descended from a common ancestor. But that shouldn't make the sheer diversity across the tree of life any less amazing and inspiring!!

[@justascienceinterestedguyo7324]

Ye, their IQ is like 0 but they still are amazing

[@lorindakappel8303]

it probably did great point of view

[@bsherman8236]

We can only imagine how much life can just change in the future

[@mitchellwhite9920]

Whenever i watch these videos they always end too soon. The brilliance of nature knows no bounds it seems. My eyes are unable to capture enough 'visual calories' to keep up with their seemingly unlimited ability to form moving diaphanous structures that defy any abstract sculpture I've ever seen. It makes me feel crudely inept to their beauty and mystery. The fact that we as a species continue to poison the environment is insanity . That and killing anything in our path in search of seafoods over fishing is immoral. But then just look at how we treat each other. May god protect us.

[@reefalefunk1244]

Got stung by a jelly when I was young. Fascinating creatures

[@solha5751]

😂😂

[@trishamorgan4]

This was amazing but I felt very sad for the jellyfish that got sucked into the tube.

[@LoveStarsWorld]

Same. I think it's wrong to kidnap them.

[@sweetoil2952]

Ikr 😞 My mind started drifting into a whole sad narrative 😅

[@dacryphia]

I don't know what to say....... I always loved Jellyfish, Aaaaaand i'm still fascinated by them I could stay hour staring at them :3

[@bachlamtung5131]

;3

[@waltershelton9447]

Bet u won't touch one

[@thuyhuynhthihong5151]

It i touch one im death by jellyfish?

[@thuyhuynhthihong5151]

I don't know...maybe?

[@nikkoalihabdulla.8192]

Wanna go Jelly fishing???

[@laurenhinrichs2520]

I’m just about to go to college and have been looking at majoring in marine biology- this video has inspired me and I’m that much sure it’s what I want to do

[@dasiajb]

I can’t believe my eyes right now... I’ve never seen anything like this. This is amazing. Breathtaking.

[@strongangel]

Sadly, you do not put them back where you abducted them from.

[@antares5561]

Watching these jellyfish reminds me of some types of UFOs... What if there is a UFO that were borg-like, similar to both a marine animal and a flying machine? And it's bioluminescence is why we only see certain lights in a shape with a void in-between, it's ability to create light is tricking our eyes...this ability could be used like a cloaking device.

[@TJ28628]

That's what I'm thinking. It actually makes more sense than any other explanation. There could even be transmedium species of them.

[@caleigh2114]

Congrats! You successfully predicted the ending of a popular UFO movie.

[@antares5561]

@@caleigh2114 Right dude, I just saw the movie "Nope," and almost sh@t my pants LMFAO! I have a lot more ideas like that, I should write Sci Fi!!

[@artcurious807]

Good video quartz. Also this guy needs to make a jellyfish book for kids and a table top book for adults.

[@moon_0207]

jellyfish are the most captivating creatures on earth to me.

[@subhanbasumatary9879]

2:15 perfectly synch dance of that jelly fish

[@leftythegoodboi5414]

literally PERFECTTT

[@natedornbirer]

Not even 2K views??? Fantastic cinematography and interesting content!

[@CompactStar]

Umm they have about 40K views now. Well the dialog does say you published this comment about a year ago...

[@raewyntaha9507]

yeah!!

[@budgetchrollo37]

@@CompactStar nice detective work Sherlock

[@margaridasol5114]

I’m studying genetics and biotechnology in Portugal and i’m crazy about jellyfish, my dream is too work with them some day.

[@resuon7996]

Imagine if those "Jellyfishs" were aliens

[@angelabird4794]

Then zoom me up lol xx

[@Hella-ob8fz]

They are.

[@veritas88n4]

I feel like I've watched a lifetime, not six minutes.

[@owenlee9474]

These scientists are loving thier lives and I'm loving watching them

[@lighthunter9727]

Interesting to see those life forms! Thank you!

[@briebb]

Jellies are so amazing, my favorite underwater animal if you can call them that

[@lmlmd2714]

Same here. They are indeed animals - as are corals, my next fav :)

[@bachlamtung5131]

What I see from the start of the video: Underrated Way Way *WAY* too underrated

[@travisegenolf6806]

i dont usually comment on youtube vidoes but i felt like this video deserves a comment from me. This is really amazing. scratch that.... this is fascinating!!! I really enjoyed hearing this guy talk about ~jellies~ these organisms are very unrepresented in the animal society :(

[@ChimeraLZ]

They look a bit like mushrooms 🍄

[@sarkhan8018]

They are definitely not from the earth. Just breathtaking....

[@gratefulroirraw6885]

You are an amazing scientist sir. It also appears that you are an amazing Father and are blessed to have such a cute and brilliant child that is already excited about learning about life on Earth. Thank you for your hard work. We hope you and your family are are during these tough times. Keep up the hard work.

[@hg60justice]

funny how chemical light signalling evolves in sightless creatures.

[@Thaofficialsensei]

Aliens exist people and they light up like The Vegas Strip 🤯🔋

[@lu.luk_a.Z1712]

Soooo calmmming Cinematography🥰

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

Weird idea: Jellyfish ARE aliens

[@lautheimpaler4686]

Eric Bischoff's long lost brother.

[@germxnrojas]

I’m high on drugs right now looking at this and it’s beautiful

[@hanspeter1939]

me too but at the same time it makes me sad.i wouldnt want to be captured by aliens that then study and kill me while iam just living my everyday life.

[@moon_0207]

favorite animal species! They just look so otherworldly!

[@cocobeebunnied7371]

God I love ocean life, especially jellyfish. It’s so fascinating to see how stuff survives and how so many creatures are still hardly understood and challenging many of the ideas about life. And so much isn’t even discovered yet, it’s insane, Every time I think I’m over my obsession I find videos like this and it comes right back haha, if it weren’t for my grades (especially in biology freshman year) I would be more likely to go with marine biology instead of Graphic design. At least I can hope to spread information through the design work tho!

[@perfectbrunnetdoll]

jellyfish are the butterflies of the sea.

[@gaurangnegi2244]

I think that one day I can also become bioluminescent 😏

[@LoneGRoEnt]

I'm looking for the comment in the comment line that reads "would you like your kids being studied in glass containers like that".

[@LoneGRoEnt]

Closes one I found was "imagine floating around in the ocean and all of a sudden you get sucked up by a tube and put in a tank"

[@reginanieman4621]

I love the video!

[@varshadanduri9730]

They are normal documentary music. I feel like you could fond it if you just searched “documentary music”. A lot of them use the same type of music.

[@snedabylek]

Great video. I'm only confused about one thing. At 2:26 he says we don't know what genes or chemicals make their bioluminescence and then at 4:18 he said they cloned the gene in the early 80's to support scientific advances.

[@korikalafer1004]

True, however, most jellies do not use that chemical. only a few, for instance Aquea Victoria, use that chemical

[@BlinkedAgain]

Are we ignoring the fact that he studies sea creatures and his name is Haddock? Okay, I'll say nothing.

[@zegamingcuber857]

Siphonophores, comb jellies, larvaceans, and salps aren’t true jellies. Heck, comb jellies, larvaceans, and salps aren’t even cnidarians.

[@iiinterpreter]

Why must we know why everything does what it does. Why can we not just sit from afar and admire the beauty. It doesn't seem fair to take what we want purely for knowledge. When is it enough? When will we be contempt with what we are?

[@dead_sync3680]

That jellyfish was essentially abducted by aliens who want to analyse it

[@thuyhuynhthihong5151]

Jellyfish look like...rainbow light?

[@shadowsongsong2020]

The secret turtle lifespan over 200 years,eat this alien

[@Pughhead]

"Jellyfish are amazing," 0:07 *shows a larvacean*

[@bobbykimble2013]

Absolutely fascinating

[@Peps546]

Why is it that when I smoke weed I stumble to videos like these? Lol

[@CocoLeCat]

Jelly fishes are cool

[@Hella-ob8fz]

Way better than cat videos.

[@gonorrheabreath3774]

Absolutely brilliant footage!

[@Wagoo]

97% water.. give 'em another 3% and make 'em water

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

Unearthly? Jellyfish are among the Earth's most ancient species.

[@saharqashqaei47]

Now I know I love jellyfish ♡

[@lajames5388]

Are jellyfish aliens???

[@lichenporifera8784]

The "marine" Kingdom (Oceans) provides (supplementation of) essential nutrients (dissolved minerals in rainwater and silt) to the Plant Kingdom and food & oxygen for the Fungi Kingdom, Plant Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. The Plant Kingdom provides food, shelter and oxygen to the Fungi Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. The Fungi Kingdom transforms hard mountainous ground into fertile soils and acts as the immune system & communication highway of the Plant Kingdom. The Animal Kingdom provides CO2 and additional supports & maintenance to the Plant Kingdom (pollination, dispersion of seeds, fertilization ect.)

[@DeseanLee1]

Anyone know the name of the background soundtrack from 0:00-0:38?

[@podcastplano]

1 Coríntios 15:41 O sol tem o seu próprio brilho; a lua, outro brilho; e as estrelas têm um brilho diferente. E mesmo as estrelas têm diferentes tipos de brilho.

[@정지혁-c6w]

It is interesting that several jellyfish have several appearances and the fact that some jellyfishes are living in deep sea is truly interesting. -10723

[@EpistleX]

It's time for the United Nations restore my name Kayla Nicole Evans.

[@FarhanNetizen_62]

Movies : alien abduct people Reality : people abduct alien 3:10

[@theboredprogrammer1114]

Jellyfishes= Neon or LED Ad lights of the sea

[@wewlad6]

Had anyone tried to see if the pulses of light communicate something? Like morse code or binary?

[@madeleinebaier5347]

Who wants my jellyfish? I'm not sellyfish! ~Ogden Nash

[@lorindakappel8303]

I'm still searching for what Flys in the sky in large groups that looks just like jelly fish

[@KevinMAbraham]

when he catch the jellyfish it always reminds me of spongebob

[@fishblade_n]

They really just kidnapped a jellyfish🤣🤣.

[@babak2011]

Wow that was fantastic 👍 and from the board I realized you have an Persian colleague 😅

[@dredrotten]

Wow! Just Wow, what else can you say? Whoever did the photography needs a Nobel prize. lol

[@orange11squares]

reminds me of the movie - the abyss [1989].

[@ndickison]

don't freeze the poor jelly fish! that's mean :(

[@magnomliman8114]

-.- grow up kid

[@sussurro.7]

I love jellyfish, the sea, and the universe 💙

[@Orbitinbloom19018]

The jellyfish is peobably my favorte animal

[@chirazhammami7119]

Man they are made out of electric like the eel, they are electric octopus

[@kyeoptachu]

4 years and just 145k+ viewers.. this is sad :(

[@MagnusFriberg]

Best channel! Such great content deserves 100x more views

[@claudiocrespo4703]

Hi, I think those marine animals are in the Phyllum Cnidaria

[@MarkSimmondz]

Shark's and minnow'o'wars or fish out of water.

[@bearflipstable8365]

but, isnt that helmet jelly gonna die from the light?

[@Psycrovv]

When can we expect to see people with RGB skin lik ethe jellos ?

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Be right back, need to put my tv in the car.

[@diegoriverospineda3338]

such fascinating creatures

[@sentimentaleel3578]

I love how they just... suck the lil guy up.

[@onlyonSiMPLE]

*sea mushrooms*

[@Hitarth16594]

Just amazing !!!! Seeing the beauty of nature !

[@Langkowski]

Comb jellies moves like giant ciliates

[@王大大-h6v]

真好看

[@SmilingGaming-dj2mn]

好看

[@guillecala7538]

imagine kidnapping jelly fish

[@Annatar0]

a few question that comes to mind is why would a jellyfish even bother developing and under what circumstances created these "light" genes?. Its not like they have eyes or other sensors to detect these "lights"?. Only reason is not beeing eaten I guess since its a common thing in nature to develop strong colors like the butterfly or frog.

[@rustyshackleford9888]

Many jellyfish have simple clusters of light sensing neurons in pigment spots at the base of their tentacles that detect basic differences in light, but these are not used for communication or forming images. Box jellyfish actually have more complex camera eyes with retinas and lenses that have evolved independently from other animals with similar eyes, like us, likely because box jellies evolved in shallow waters where it's important to be able to navigate around obstacles. Their eyes may also be important for hunting prey. But I think you're right, that bioluminescent displays by jellyfish and ctenophores are less for communication and more for mesmorizing/distracting/confusing potential predators.

[@WonderMagician]

Wondrous creatures

[@RebeckaSarkozy]

Look but leaven em alone, please!

[@Kwint.]

1:15 whats the song?

[@bigmike1850]

Jellyfish RGB senpai

[@TheVahaj]

Professional nerd

[@QuinnWaters]

my kind of people!!

[@yeetmeat3085]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

[@kyeoptachu]

I think if they have tiktok account and share this, it will have more viewers, also to promote their youtube channel

[@kyeoptachu]

Sorry for my english,

[@Amishfish]

whats this dudes job title ?

[@moonshadow941]

We still haven't explored 95% of the ocean and this is what exists so far?