This closed ecosystem hasn't experienced darkness in 4 months!

This ecosphere is constantly illuminated, 24 hours a day. During the day by sunlight, at night by artificial light. This is the 4 month update on this closed ecosystem in an airtight jar. What happens with algae when there's no darkness? And how about the animals? Some animals, including the ostracods, tubifex (boogie worms) and bladder snails are reproducing like crazy. Find out what else happened with this 'always lit' ecosphere.
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[@Jartopia]

You created a habitat that could never exist in nature and the result is a thriving ecosystem! Absolutely brilliant!

[@gateoflion]

Abisko, Sweden gets 24 hours of sunlight per day in the summer months.

[@LifeinJars]

Thank you! Of course the poles have months of no darkness as well, but these organisms aren't from that region.

[@timmykilltheworldjohnson2329]

@@gateoflion oh i didnt wtach the part where life in jars said he was only keeping the ecosphere in the summer waht is the timestamp?

[@James-oo1yq]

Timmy KillTheWorld Johnson It clearly says it in the video title

[@timmykilltheworldjohnson2329]

@@James-oo1yq no it does not u a spastic bruv

[@booyaaa272]

Worm: *shits* "Wow!"

[@LucarioredLR]

Seriously though Have you ever seen another organism dance whilst shitting?

[@peej.w7598]

LOL, I was looking for this specific comment. I'm still laughing.

[@piratacachimbero]

Wow!

[@Apostrafi]

Wow

[@matthhiasbrownanonionchopp3471]

@@LucarioredLR unfortunately 🤢

[@parallelbotanist61]

The year is 2134. A jar containing ancient soil and water is found in an old apartment, still connected to an outlet that somehow wasn't cut after cessation of residence. The water is foggy, greenish-bluish in hue and interspersed with large freefloating strands. Tubifex the size of small earthworms weave through the soil, aerating it for the stiff algal stalks that grow from it, tufts of strands dotting their surface. Small snails perch on these stalks, catching passing ostrocods with sticky nets of slime cast within their long tentacles. Tardigrades are also visible among the crustaceans, writhing slowly through the water catching and eating whatever they can grab. After intense deliberation among the party, the decision is made to place the jar back on the large plastic box it sat on, leaving it for the next wanderers to marvel at.

[@squidyspecifications7709]

This is actually a really interesting idea!

[@benjaminmarquart969]

Like they wouldn't find other jars

[@malta7406]

Wonder how long it could possibly survive like that. 5 years? 50 years? 500 years? 1000? 10,000? A million? It would be cool to know the answer, but sadly, we would be long dead.

[@Zemog23]

100 year old soil ain’t ancient if you ask me

[@dragringer1480]

Wait did you just traveled to my year?

[@Fallen0203]

they really do be vibing tho

[@LifeinJars]

Yeah!

[@mikamcdonald9974]

The vibe jar

[@djketoldaluusbkabel585]

indeed they are

[@UltraNyan]

@@mikamcdonald9974 Everyone there passed the vibe check.

[@RNCHFND]

That's what happens when you can't have a night of sleep in 4 months!

[@ncrtrooper7153]

If you don't have a black light, we need to get you one. Other types of light sources could pierce the fog of algae in your jars. You need an arsenal of different light wave producing lights so you can fully examine your jars. :D

[@miri8851]

As well as cameras that can see those lights (thermal for instance.) And using different lights in ecosystems to see what thrives. I’m currently watching a chemist grow carrots with uranium in the middle to see the effects so using a light for growing plants that has some uv in it would be interesting.

[@RagmaticalRachel]

There is a video where he had a blacklight. I'm not sure if he still has it.

[@domsquaaa4323]

@miri sounds cool, is it on KZbin?

[@miri8851]

Dom Squaaa Yes this is the first video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX3Xf5mBfdx9pMk The second video is the most recent video in his channel.

[@bloxor4483]

Good to see our soldiers fighting the good fight.

[@attacheli9591]

Imagine this jar but in 30 years. "The Elder ones speak of a God. They created this world we are in, apparently the world before God was cut in half, with half of it being God's domain and the other the Devil's." "This God has blessed us with eternal light, for darkness is sin. I never seen our God, but he isn't like us, he's thousands of times our size, with tentacles that split in 5 coming from his sides. There also appears to have been others inhabitants in our word, but they've meddled with darkness and sin, thus receiving God's wrath." "I'm afraid. I have seen darkness with my eyes. When I sleep I see the Devil's world, infinitaly larger than our's, with small lights, but rather then on the Border, they are in the ceiling. Though more plentful than our's they are absorbed by darkness, It's simply beautifull" "I think the Oracles know what I've become. The Elders called me, I'm trully afraid, not only that I will die, and live ib total darkness for my sins, but also that I may have doomed my kind for my mistake." "Please forgive me God."

[@sophisticatedluna6503]

Wtf

[@warrentang7459]

Beautiful

[@-hanzo-8826]

You can make an anime with it

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

[Light jazz music resumes]

[@catpower8822]

This... This... Its a MASTERPIECE!

[@crpCph]

these tubifex are straight raving

[@LifeinJars]

Yeah they are!

[@ibreathenapalm1112]

Me: That's really cool- My brain: Imagine drinking that Me: ...

[@Ambreil]

I breathe Napalm why must you hurt me in this way

[@sirMAXX77]

Yup. I was thinking the same.

[@ampunbangd4855]

at least you arent alone drinking it C:

[@mariomaelt305]

LOL

[@Sassyfreq]

That was your ego talking to you by the way 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Unimportant]

Even with the funky music added on top, I can't help but feel that this ecosystem looks like a post apocalyptic wasteland of sorts. The constant thick fog of algae paired with the little monsters that have taken it over gives it a dreary kind of beauty.

[@lamb_link]

It’s just fuckin, new Vegas in a jar at that point.

[@dustnstuff7729]

Bro the funky music makes it even MORE like an apocalypse in a jar. Fallout jar

[@LordFrito]

They're straight vibin bro

[@FlamesTheCyndaquil]

*fallout jar* *fallout jar*

[@ryanhernandez8324]

@@FlamesTheCyndaquil *ain't that a kick in the head starts playing*

[@blakewisniewski3750]

I just came to the realization I'm watching a guy film his jar of algae at 3am

[@pianoonparade]

It took me reading your comment to realise I was doing the same thing... 3:20am

[@blackrain0_0thegreatest9]

LMFAO same

[@marcosmacoeove5915]

My new dance move, The Tube FX

[@LifeinJars]

"Now playing TUBIFEX PARTY MIX, live on Tube FX"

[@dshe8637]

It's easier if you don't have a skeleton:-D

[@armfish9507]

I love how they’re dancing with the music

[@uilsoum875]

if you put an ear to the jar you can hear "PLEASE GOD LET ME SLEEP"

[@joebob8457]

I think in constant darkness it would do okay. My grandfather had a jar of pond water and put it in his closet and forgot about it for multiple years. When he found it again there was a big snail in it! He opened it up but when he touched it it broke because there wasn’t enough calcium. I think you should give it a go! It would also be interesting to give one like a hour of sunlight a day and see if it adapts to live with limited amount of light. Anyways, it’s fine if you don’t! Keep up the great content man!

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks for your input! Great story!

[@egregius9314]

I've read (in comments on this channel) that springtails can do fine in total darkness if you give them activated charcoal. With a water based ecosphere anything still living after a while would either live off of what was already in the jar (decaying plantmatter) or live off what little light does reach it whenever you open the door.

[@kayagorzan]

Indeed

[@collin2097]

was the snail already dead or?

[@joebob8457]

Snail was alive. It just broke when he touched it

[@neilshen759]

"Thank you for watching. Thanks, as always, thanks for watching, and until next time, thanks for watching." This is the kind of dry humour I came to see. Keep up the good work man I appreciate you and your channel

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks for watching!

[@AmberAmber]

@@LifeinJars 😅💗

[@HappyMomma412]

💕🌎

[@Tuxfanturnip]

I think it might be interesting to have an ecosphere partitioned between light and darkness, with only a tube or small hole connecting the two halves but leaving the substrate separate and blocking light. I wonder what would thrive in the dark with access to nutrients, oxygen, and traveling organisms from the light side... It always makes my day brighter to see one of your videos no matter what, keep up the good work!

[@TheMaxiM22]

Don't forget to put the cookies on the dark side!

[@GlitzPixie]

@@TheMaxiM22 this is some medieval KZbin joke you just shot me 10 years into the past

[@Itchyboy_]

Maximus Prime are you from 2009?

[@nbshftr]

the monsters are the society now

[@PDIZZLE14]

I wonder if the dude controlling this simulations talks about us like this

[@Erik-kp1jw]

Hahaha

[@chrisspann72]

Higher being: "He's going to eject some feces out the bottom of his body" Me: 😖 Higher being: "WOW"

[@matthhiasbrownanonionchopp3471]

@@chrisspann72 du du da dun

[@Sassyfreq]

🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Nunu1293]

@@chrisspann72 underrated comment

[@cheek3664]

I love how he hearts super scientific comments and comments like "Do leeches vibe check?"

[@Cadwaladr]

As far as an always dark ecosphere, it might appear dead, but I have a bottle of water that my friend sent me from the Han River in Seoul, and it was sitting on my bookshelf for many years, apparently dead. Not in total darkness, but not getting much light anyway. I moved it to the top of the bookshelf, where it got more light, and some algae started growing in it. I think I'm going to put it by the window to see what happens.

[@ryokiritani4187]

Update us

[@aydensmith8859]

Update please

[@smegmalasagna]

Mr. Frye Update me when he updates you

[@MalikRockie00]

Update?

[@mpferguson0416]

Month later.. how about that update?

[@bradcondon6632]

I like the music as well as everything else in your vids

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks!

[@logosrising4784]

"boogie Worms" lulz

[@dshe8637]

Funk in the gunk

[@jimjamjoe1234]

Certainly one of your best updates I’ve seen, so fascinating

[@LifeinJars]

Why thank you!

[@thespiritualfishlad4153]

Interesting point about the darkness one: I finally decided to check on a fully sealed yogurt cup I had beside one of my fish tanks (it had some pond plants in it before I added them to my fish tank) and I have never seen so much microfauna. More than my "intentional" ecospheres hilariously enough, considering this thing was probably in pure darkness for at least 2 weeks. No idea how long it'll last.

[@ZippyTripped]

So...uh..."Where's the video?", She asked hopefully.

[@thespiritualfishlad4153]

Shawnda Bagg i can make a video on it

[@thespiritualfishlad4153]

i have posted a video of it if anyone is curious

[@ZippyTripped]

@@thespiritualfishlad4153 I am curious and I will check it out. Sorry it took me so long to reply, I moved house!

[@AlexNV75]

“I would like to thanks you, yes you sitting there , for watching” Me laying in my bed 😓

[@bravetitangrizzly]

You’re gonna be my first suspect for when a new super bug takes over the world

[@Callumbuddy]

Stuff like this has always been fascinating to me because in a way, due to the isolation, it’s almost sort of like another world. Like, that jar is all those creatures know and ever will know. Just imagine living in there, so unaware of the world outside and anything that goes on in it, for as far as you know, that jar is the world.

[@sludgemaiden]

I was thinking of the snails.. I have ornamental snails in my aquariums, and they become more active and faster when the temperature rises. They need to eat more to keep up and their lifespan shorthens. So it could be that the LED-light warms up the water a tad bit. Making the snails more active in this jar compared to your other jars. Love your videos btw :)

[@wdfinbllngsly]

The beautiful orange-yellow color is so interesting, especially since it changed from green! Also loved the music this time, it worked really well as a lower volume when you talked.

[@TattasaurusRex]

If you do a “dark jar” you could collect your source at night just to see if you get some different organisms. I’d love to see how it goes

[@dinealone0]

they need light to survive 🤦‍♀️

[@bruh-lk8rd]

Cassie G some organisms dont need light to survive

[@OdaKa]

@@dinealone0 bruh... 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Churrb]

@@dinealone0 caves go brrrrr

[@thenoicemango1827]

This seems like an interesting idea of trying to create environments that naturally couldn’t exist on earth or even try to replicate enfironmenre found on other planets.

[@joboyogi]

If you have RGB lights, would be interesting to see a small set of 3 jars that's always in Red, Green, and UV light.

[@Retrenorium]

Blue: 👁 👁 👃 💬 👄

[@DeonGaming]

Sadly he could just mix them up by mistake, so it's not very practical.

[@CrisCheese_]

@@DeonGaming how should he mix the colour- oh hes colourblind oops xD

[@derpyturtle927]

I've been watching your channel for about a year now. I find it very interesting with the difference and variety of life in the enclosed habitats. Thanks for the great content 👍

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks for watching!

[@Gexps]

I love your videos!! I wish you could make a new ecosystem with beach water and pond water mixed together see what can live on both

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks! I do plan on doing something similar someday.

[@aarongonzalez4458]

That's called brackish water

[@FrosteAto_]

Love these vids, would still be interested in the darkness only ecosystem b/c some life still exists down there...

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks and noted!

[@benthedaddyYT]

Imagine bringing a girl back to your place. Over here are my jars of putrid pond water and strange worms 😂

[@barathbotond1193]

This is actually what happened to me, she liked the closed ecosistem idea

[@christophern7921]

Sex follows shortly after

[@barathbotond1193]

@@christophern7921 it did

[@sleazypmartini3600]

I brought a girl back to my place and the jars didn’t bother her as much as the barrels, she’s now very comfortable as she’s now inside one of those barrels. She laughed at my collection, so she became part of my collection.

[@ameknight8875]

This is awesome! I love that you're using an LED strip that goes around the circumference of the jar rather than just one pointed straight at the top. Keep up the amazing work and I can't wait to see the next jar!! Also, I would love to see a jar I. 24/7 darkness, or even an aquascape with a bit of a waterfall! It wouldn't have to be something fancy, maybe using recycled rain water that's been collected? Just throwing ideas out!

[@riddlydiddlyimawantedmanin4442]

Thanks for the recommendation atomic shrimp

[@guycarol5352]

I always enjoy your videos. Hope to see more of your eco spheres and paludariums in the future

[@hideyasumusha7211]

3000 years later, that's how Zerg evolve

[@AmberAmber]

I SWEAR these videos are the perfect remedy to my nighttime anxiety - TY For such Awesome Content!!! 💓💞

[@zachrandallphotography]

Man, your channel is so enjoyable. Always a pleasure to get new updates like this

[@ncrsfavouritebean9563]

Great video, I’ve been following your channel for a while now and I’ve finally had the chance to make my own ecosphere! It’s been great watching your channel grow so fast. Keep up the good work! :)

[@joelstock94]

Dude, I always love the music you choose :)

[@LifeinJars]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Noah-ek8hp]

When you’re ready to throw it out, leave it in darkness for a month, and see what happens!

[@atmyz7860]

Terrariums/Aquariums arent made for throwing out, you and I will be dead and they will still thrive! that is what I find fascinating about ecosystem, they sustain themselves!

[@EnglishLad]

I wouldn't throw it out, I'd just take the lights off and stick it next to some natural light like a window. A mass dieback is likely to still occur because there's not a cat in hell's chance that natural light could sustain that much biomass in such a small space. But at least it would survive and reset itself.

[@broskibrodybrobro9771]

I always watch one of his videos before I go to bed. He’s so calm but funny at the same time. Such a love able man. I feel like he gives great hugs☺️

[@ElliotLeon]

Very cool as always 👍😎 thanks for posting!

[@alexbadillo9940]

Love this!!!

[@LifeinJars]

Thank you

[@liamsadventures3717]

Yess im 3rd and i love how it change so much in a short period of time

[@joebob8457]

3 months isn’t to short

[@liamsadventures3717]

@@joebob8457 yeah thats true

[@bird2034]

The music is so fitting somehow! Absolutely love your videos

[@mwilson14]

I just love your videos and your channel. I have a project I began last year in early October, using a fish bowl with watch glass on top. This keeps the entire ecosystem enclosed, allowing light from any angle and is loaded with chert, igneous rocks, river sand/dirt along with water from the river and moss from around my home. Life was stagnant for several months due to the short day and colder temperatures on the window sill. Now that it has warmed up, I will have to do a video on its surprising healthy state. I will give you credit for the idea and instruct others to check out your channel as well.

[@jordan_mgsg]

, are we ever getting an update on the ant colony I am very curious to see what happened to them

[@wanitooo]

Historians in the future: Here we see the first attempts of humans to create a simulated universe

[@corbinlambert8587]

i love your content my guy its really interesting to see how the ecosystems evolve

[@ignaciomaneiro1959]

Hey man awesome update

[@Freak80MC]

This guy is quite literally doing an experiment in artificial evolution. Honestly would be interesting to see how a closed off system like this evolved over like hundreds of years with weird variables that couldn't be done naturally in nature (though I know humans aren't the best with keeping up the same thing for hundreds of years across many generations)

[@datboi953]

24/7 light for 4 months, its a party that never ends

[@Osrsherbholiday]

A rave party pretty much

[@barbhelle5481]

Another very interesting video. Thank you for sharing.

[@dylan2478]

Love the music! Really fits with the video. Nice job!

[@hermanwooster8944]

7:28 - imagine being the first astronaut on Mars and you look out your window and see this.

[@Omfgwhtavid]

Hahah

[@patrikcath1025]

The forbidden soup.

[@ianmcclary7618]

I love your videos LIJ! You are one of my favorite youtubers :-)

[@logndapimp]

Keep up the great content man!

[@GhazMazMSM]

I would be interested to see how the organisms adapt to complete darkness.

[@oscarward2000]

The ecosphere would eventually become anaerobic since no photosynthesis can take place. And the only stuff that can live in anaerobic environments is some microbes.

[@Alsemenor]

@@oscarward2000 now, i am certainly no expert, but what about the fauna and flora found in caves?

[@GrunnenEnSeyst]

@@Alsemenor all ecosystems need a source of energy. so unless you get a hydrothermal vent going in your jar or find some other way to inject energy your organisms can use you'll need to use light as the energy source. These cave ecosystems typically get organic matter from the outside that contains chemical energy

[@thanhangtien4374]

@@Alsemenor they get whatever enter the cave through water cycle or leftover food or fieces from bat,etc. There isn't any photosynthesis happening, the main source of oxygen in the water are water movement like how a pump, filter work in an aquarium

[@randypotter5160]

You could try just moon light only for a week and see how it goes !

[@RagmaticalRachel]

Yay! Thank you! I love this channel it has inspired many interesting hours on Wikipedia

[@GrungleDingus]

Always love seeing a new video of yours in my sub feed

[@Karroe]

Behind the scenes: "gamer girl bath water"

[@jackdawjames7696]

22nd person 😳 also that’s pretty neat!

[@LifeinJars]

Congrats!

[@jess8838]

I love your videos, they're very informative and you give great commentary lol

[@maddies7417]

ooooo this is so cool!! i love all your content! music and humor are on point. keep up the good work :) 🥰

[@LifeinJars]

Thank you! Will do!

[@bharatpoojary9791]

I think the higher populations are due to higher oxygenation and algae matter. I think you could do a 24/7 dark video but you will have to cherry pick your life forms. Anaerobic organisms will be a good choice. Maybe marine fungi. You could attempt to create a cave ecosphere. Wont be the natural thing of course. Maybe try putting something bioluminescent in there?

[@logandelehanty780]

forbidden beverage

[@gillmanchillman311]

I love your videos and I love your commentary.

[@anttrails9554]

Great vid. I always like to see how they turn out after some time

[@mr.pieisawesome9655]

note before this blows up: I was here.

[@TalsBadKidney]

DONT DO IT. I left home for a bit, and my gf left my jars in the dark.... everything died in a week!

[@kingtraviselgreat9836]

Sam Reeves wat

[@LifeinJars]

Oiiiiiiiiiiii

[@gummygeckosgoldfish8297]

Keep the jars, get rid of the girlfriend!

[@FieryCoal]

Rip jars, you will not be forgotten. Also dump out the jar labeled“gf” lol

[@mr.crowgamer6250]

These videos are great man love seeing the amount of life that flourishes even when it doesn’t turn out alright it’s interesting to watch a see the development

[@jackiea3652]

I love your videos and I hope you keep exploring tiny ecosystems. I had an idea, but I'm not sure if anyone else would want to explore it or if it would be a health hazard, but I'd be interested to see what can grow out of toilet water or water from pipes in a household. Thank you for presenting these, they're very interesting and your narration style is great :)

[@BaglessLady]

Dude there’s so much life keep doing what your doing

[@Timvanveenendaal]

This is amazing, I'd love to see experiments with different amounts/types of light and/or temperatures! Would anything change if you use only a blue, green or red light? What about keeping it at a steady 30c? Maybe Without light? Love your content, keep on doing what you're doing!

[@AcoAegis]

my dude, you always have absolute bangers playing in your vids, awesome stuff. Do you ever put them in the description?

[@Goigigandfriends]

I have three almost identical ecospheres I have done for about a year and 3 months it’s pretty awesome!!

[@BabbleOn777]

So, my not-so-sealed ecospheres that we have has turned into a source of not only education, but nourishment for education. We have reared Triops many times before, but this time, decided to add some water from one of our lake/pond jars. Needless to say they were alive and bright for many hours sucking all the daphnia, larvae, and other wee creatures into oblivion. I love the creatures we have in jars, but...since the main focus at this point is trying different kits of triops, and what the best are...this is a good boost in protein so they aren't interested in each-other. Always works. Keep up the wonderful reports!

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

I'm subscribed and have the bell on yet. I never get your videos till the day after you post em. I'm confused. Videos are awesome

[@evan3536]

This is so chill I love it

[@juniper-mariehisaw9244]

The waters color is that of rust, or a redish-brown color ☺ this ecosphere is honestly really cool. You created a unique thriving environment!

[@cayla-jordanmccutcheon525]

Ohhmysoul i love this so much, they're all so cuuute And this is like weirdly educational

[@frogpalpeeper4249]

Why does light Jazz go so well with tiny aquatic creatures? Love your jars and your vids!

[@targetdemonchains]

the first video I watched you boogied with the worms, now I wait with baited breath to witness such a spectacle again :P

[@1Samsonyte]

I have an ecosphere with a huge population of seed shrimp. They’re really fun to watch be the do not move smoothly. It’s like they are moving in a strobe light. It’s really neat.

[@aceundead4750]

Being colorblind you actually nailed every single color that water is. It was all of the colors you described

[@blauw67]

I did a project once on spinach in different coloured lights, to remove other colours, it was shielded from sunlight, however the Friday before the harvest, the power to the green house got cut, so on Monday when we checked and noticed the power was out, most of the plants where dead

[@WaffleSSSSSPLUS]

its kinda cool that there are so many youtubers who are basically hobby naturalist nowadays some who even contribute significant scientific advancements from their observations (both by viewers and youtubers) and reach

[@mistabean9119]

I couldnt tell the shade either! :O Fellow colorblinds are so rare!

[@schandlicher-schubertverif9478]

This might actually be one of the most stunning quarantine hobby I’ve seen so far

[@calvinkutter8110]

Have a container just like this with the same life forms, going to try and keep the light on for a week or so to see how the ecosystem boost!

[@erkavra3861]

Would be fascinating to experiment with closed ecosystems which are exposed to unnatural but life suportive conditions in order to see how the species adapt and even are forced to evolve. I'm talking about conditions such as pH variations, hypoxia, hyperoxia, low light… but gradually changing its values (intensity) for giving the flora and the fauna time enough to get adapted

[@egregius9314]

You uploaded at 3 AM on a sunday night?! You madman! You must have summer holidays :P

[@lautaropereira9708]

Me encantan tus vídeos

[@darkfangnightcrow]

I definitely hope you do the absolute darkness jar, given how wonderful this full light has been the reverse might end up forcing some evolutionary change.

[@colty6799]

The music is so soothing

[@hairyballbastic8943]

you should make a jar with a test tube embedded into the center which allows you to get a deeper view into it