We Found a Super Rare Microbe!

[@TheRogueWolf]

"Well, it's their 500k subscriber special; I suppose I could show up and do a little cameo." - _Spirostomum semivirescens,_ probably

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

LoL! 🤣

[@quadrannilator]

This is probably the most simple and logical explanation!

[@DinnerForkTongue]

I see no fault in this logic.

[@kindtimetraveler]

The ‘probably’ totally made that comment for me.😝

[@blackcitadel37]

"It's my time to shine" -

[@kir-is-here]

James’ face of realization is why i love science so much - there’s nothing quite like seeing someone’s pure joy after their hard work pays off

[@emmettbattle5728]

thats how i feel w entomology. im a big cockroach fan and when various let bugs are doing well or breeding i feel so proud! in the moments when i see a new behavior pattern or they seem to enjoy a new food item i forget how embarrassed i feel that others think my pets are nasty. its just that awe of how amazing the world can be coming into a time where we constantly see how there shouldnt be any reasons to have much hope left for it.

[@tessabakker662]

@@emmettbattle5728 Roaches are adorable and some species are really gorgeous! You just gotta make sure they can't breach containment! :D I haven't personally kept roaches (much less for research purposes), but I've owned tropical train millipedes, a breeding colony of dairycow isopods, and am currently taking care of a breeding group of Phyllium tobeloense (1m : 4f), while my mother raises and sells 9 different kinds of stick insects from our home and the exotics club she's a member of. :) I've always been charmed by the world of bugs, they are just so *different* from what most people keep as pets! The more legs, the more joy! :D

[@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

It still blows my mind that there are single celled organisms that we can see with the naked eye.

[@Damortus3]

Check out the Caulerpa taxifolia

[@bioscire]

​ @Damortus3 and also Valonia ventricosa

[@Iroxinping]

evil amoebas

[@AlextheLordofFire]

Aren’t eggs supposed to be single celled organisms as well?

[@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

@@AlextheLordofFire I’m not sure if all are? like maybe big ol bird eggs are formed with multiple while still performing the same function? lemme look it up. “membrane and everything else inside is considered the cell, it can be said that it is a single cell. Then, the chicken egg deserves its reputation as the largest cell. If, however you consider the yolk and the albumen (the egg white), separate structures, then eggs are not a single cell.” www.vashonsd.org/cms/lib/WA01919522/Centricity/Domain/145/Eggs%20are%20the%20largest%20single%20cells.pdf Damn holy fuck, you’re right (depending on how you view it).

[@Nobody_Special310]

James then sent in his Stentor to fight it and caught it in a tiny Pokeball. Hopefully, he can evolve his Semivirescens into Supervirescens, and then Omnivirescens.

[@lateoclock4281]

I want that Pokemon spinoff now. They could call it "Micromon"

[@MagentaFaux]

This comment is extremely underrated.

[@ShiratoriIsOffline]

I love this

[@munnymic]

Pokérus would finally get a Pokédex entry!

[@jamesway4771]

When nerds see any creature “omg that could be a Pokémon”

[@JamsGerms]

I was so shocked, I cannot believe I managed to recover from that! -James

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Not everyone can say that they've made a remarcable scientific find live!

[@moon47usaco]

I really love your enthusiasm. It’s inspiring to see such dedication. I love how much time, thought and passion you put into every Instagram post. Well done sir. Congrats. +]...

[@osmia]

Thanks for answering our questions on that live stream. It was great!

[@pheart2381]

I love its spiral surface,so delicate. Does the spiral formation help it move a certain way?

[@kashmiraraghu1822]

Congrats James! Fantastic find

[@Allieg806]

Gotta say I use your videos to put my nephew to sleep. He loves to watch them but hank's soothing voice puts him out every time lol

[@munirahbakar4123]

I understand your nephew. Sir David Attenborough does the same for me. 😊

[@DavidRichfield]

I'm in my 40s and I'm exactly like your nephew. I watch each episode twice: once at night, where I fall asleep watching it, and once the next morning to catch the part I missed.

[@myleskgallagher]

I was at that livestream! It was the first KZbin live stream i ever went to! Microcosmos was also the first show I ever donated to on patreon. Its just a really great channel :)

[@hurpdurp3669]

Spirostomum semivirescens: Well I guess I'd better join that zoom meeting... Everyone else: OMG WOW LOOK AT THAT WHAT A RARE OCCURRENCE

[@tezeta3725]

I read this as if everyone else was being super passive agressive because spirostomum always says he's gonna show up and then flakes at the last minute

[@ireozzie]

channel is a real breath of fresh air. if only all of utube was half as good as your material.

[@brayanguzman5723]

Gay

[@chairwood]

@@brayanguzman5723 u r wat u eat

[@GordonFreechmen]

The beatings of its cilia is strangely hypnotic, like the patterns of Broadway lights

[@AbrahamSamma]

A scientific discovery made on livestream? 2020/21 continues to be something else. Kudos to all of you for making this all possible!

[@modernharuspicy]

This is so exciting! On the note of discovery; I hope James, Master of Microscopes, gets to name his own species soon!

[@puneetmaheshwari]

6:55 its cilia is sooo beautiful found this channel few days ago and now as a student interested in i need to binge whole channel

[@josephcohen734]

"You're gonna wanna learn more about eels" Something about the way he said it just made me laugh. It was in the same calming factual tone as everything else on this channel. Like it's scientifically proven that you want to know about eels.

[@brooke6472]

Lmao

[@MagentaFaux]

Well was he wrong?

[@noeldenever]

He's right though. I watched a short TED-Ed video about eels yesterday, fascinating critter.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Eels always were the most comedic fish. Not sure why but yes.

[@kurukuru4120]

I remember when this channel was still new. When the number of videos are still countable by finger. Now you guys are covering about these rare findings and sharing it all live. Look at how much you have grow.

[@hectorsantos4662]

I've always been fascinated with microscopy and science. To have a microscope was a childhood dream of mine. Unfortunately, I could never afford one. This channel is, in a way, a dream come true: an unbounded scientific curiosity-driven exploration of the microcosms. Thank you for the amazing work!

[@roehle9962]

Theres nothing more beautiful and pure than the joy someone radiates when you mention something that is the root for all his motivation. to me, thats a part of the essence of life.

[@besacciaesteban]

Imagine that microbiologist mind at the moment: "How i wish i could end this streaming and start working right now!"

[@NewMessage]

Clearly, we need more of those livestreams, then. They get results!

[@zyxzevn]

That is a trolly icon and name that you have there. "KZbin Admin" was taken?

[@Skittenmeow]

Aww New Message, you're striking again on another fave channel of mine. Love seeing you around in my algorithm journey

[@mayor4797]

I literally never realized Hank Green was the narrator of this, it's so weird hearing him speaking in an calm asmr voice

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

Its pretty crazy bc its photosynthezising like a plant but it looks and moves like an animal, a worm or something

[@LeafseasonMagbag]

It’s incredible watching this seemingly mundane green tube boi and knowing it’s such a special discovery!

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Being Dutch, there is a lot of Dutch history that I can't say I'm proud of, but the advances the Dutch made in the field of microbiology in the past are absolutely stunning. If you ever need help with the pronunciation of Dutch names, let me know :)

[@crylune]

@@Whitejesselink ????

[@jakemoeller7850]

What a beautiful microbe! As an artist, inspiration comes from videos such as this. Thank you! 👍🏻

[@nitro429]

I thought it was beautiful as well.

[@divinephanes]

Beautiful! I love how bright green it is, so pretty

[@billllllllllllllly]

I've watched many of you vids. They're incredible! And the narration is so perfect, and so soothing. You are a star! The new David Attenborough. Lovely, important work. Thank you.

[@Kris-wf3oe]

Such an exciting moment!! 😁😅 I am constantly amazed by how much reading James has done, to recognize not just microbes he has found but also some he hasn’t seen yet! Makes for such cool moments like this one 😎 That’s true passion for the field showing ♥️

[@jenniesweet_bean7579]

The look on James's face is too precious. Seeing his reaction was much needed after this crazy year.

[@azul9655]

These videos are so beautiful!! Everything from the amazing microscope shots to the music, narration and editing of each video feels so artistic and relaxing! It really makes you want to know more about everything :)

[@thefishylife6823]

I wanna get a microscope and look at my aquarium substrate and what all's living in it!!!!

[@elif6908]

Me tooo 😭😭😭 but they’re too expensive 😔

[@thefishylife6823]

@@elif6908 yeah...I just looked at some for sale....lol

[@drendolnicar9816]

@@elif6908 You should check out The Microbehunter and his videos on inexpensive (ca. 100 eur) microscopes. Might find something affordable.

[@yehaskel]

I bought a used microscope off of craigslist because of this channel for only $50 and it's good. Keep looking. Also the first thing I checked was my saltwater aquarium water but it was surprisingly barren. I have to get some water from the bottom next time.

[@josevenegas9191]

There cheap microscopes called Foldscope, they are amazing 👌

[@Humongous_Pig_Benis]

*James, you have now become a Doctor of Microscopes* ! From now on, please address him respectfully by using that conquered and deserved title. Congratulations, James!

[@6ixpool520]

Congratulations *Doctor* James. FTFY :P

[@aaronhurt5976]

That statment is great, it really makes you think about what the maximum size would truly be in the micro world, that would prevent it from being naturally carried off to basically anywhere else than it's place of origin.

[@yuvalne]

That cheeky "glow stick" at 1:40. Well done Deboki. 😉

[@origamiandcats6873]

I grew up in Ontario. When I was a kid I went to camp and the cottage and saw interesting things for the first time. It was awesome. I understand the feeling of excitement, especially since I spent the majority of the time in the city. I didn't have a microscope and the internet in its current form did not exist. At camp I found a horsehair worm in a puddle. I wasn't sure if it was even a living thing at first. The weirdest thing, and I still don't know what it is, I found when my friend and I were at the beach digging in the sand. It was some sort of larva. It was gigantic, around 4-5 inches long and 3/4 wide with claws. It was so cool and creepy. To this day I have no idea what it was but I would recognize it if I saw another. It was around 1975 in Wasaga Beach. So I guess 46 years ago. It certainly wasn't micro but if anyone knows what it was ...

[@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692]

I am a simple organism, I see microbe, I click.

[@alechall7082]

Congrats on your shiny pokemon James

[@SuperAdnan117]

Watching microcosmos for so long, I never realised that narrator is literally hank from scishow, for some reason that thought never crossed my mind. It makes me a little confused but also glad because I can see him in a different light now.

[@mrexists5400]

this is awesome, 2nd youtube channel i know about (and subbed too as well) that made a scientific discovery. (antscanada finding an ant species not previously known to live where he lives)

[@charleyedwards2121]

listen to you voice today man...... you sound like a true naturalist now, amazing. ill keep listening to you for years to come. your the best!

[@davidhopkins7343]

Hey I'm a researcher in the UK who running a project hunting out Paramecium bursaria. I think we may have also found this today in a pond in S Manchester... Was a cool sight!

[@chayanika8155]

Love every bit of these videos. The wonderful microscopy, the music and Hank's slow, soothing narration.

[@fantasticmicrobes]

Very cool! I just found my first spirostomum earlier this year. Obviously not as green as this one since it didn’t have the algae, but they’re still neat to look at either way!

[@petergambier]

Congratulations Team JM, always amazing to find something you weren't expecting. A bit like my work with old lime putty plaster patch repairs and what you might find underneath and looking for theoretical or mythical particles like a super quark. However, to the uninitiated like myself, every microbe is fascinating but I like Spirostomum because my mum's in the name and there are 8 of them.

[@HopelessCT]

ATTENTION: Joe found a frog on the playground everyone come and look

[@Enxuvjeshxuf]

joe mama

[@raystephens9550]

Perhaps more like finding a Plesiosaur in your bath.

[@raystephens9550]

..or a trilobite in your fried rice, hoping it isnt half a cockroach.

[@MagentaFaux]

Thanks guys, you gave me the impression Joe is taking samples of all sorts of places around our homes without us noticing.

[@jessebianchi2631]

@@raystephens9550 if our ecosystem goes to hell as projected cockroaches might become a valuable protein resource. bon appetit.

[@lunequedelrio3646]

This is the feeling of finding a shinny Pokemon. Nice!

[@stanleydaniels100]

The bog where I collect samples is full of Spirostomum more than most other micro organisms that I've seen. I haven't come across one with symbiotic algae but now I know what to keep an eye out for in the future. For anyone that's interested, try a red filter on your microscope while observing Spirostomum and you'll see the very surface ("skin") of the organism.

[@jasethesmiff5683]

Hank just pops up on all my fave science shows. YA NERD!

[@indridcold8433]

I can not wait until microcosm tee shirts come out!

[@LuckyoJhihi]

omggggggggggggggg congratulations guys

[@sagittarius_a_starr]

Hank's relaxed voice is creepin me out... Yell excitedly Hank!

[@Unlucky-Dube]

its put on quite a bit at this point, its even effecting his accent lol.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

So cool, I'm sure w/ plenty of time & patience you'll find more rare species & even unclassified ones

[@yuvalne]

I'm so glad to have seen this happen live!

[@megatronyeets]

Such a beautiful critter

[@hunter7716]

one of the most underrated youtube channels

[@reecec626]

Omg! It's Hank! That voice! Luscious x

[@2001Pieps]

Huh, that's a nice coincidence. I've been writing a report about Baas Becking's hypothesis for uni.

[@eboqz]

I was there when that happened and I could also feel that excitement rushing through my body!

[@anandaditya479]

The new microscope is lit. How does this microbe reproduce?

[@youtub13]

That thing has a bajillion flagella leg thingies! How cool!

[@kqitsualik]

Congratulations J to the M. Long time fan. Keep up the work you do.

[@Catastropheshe]

I just found this channel by random yt recommendation and my need for a microscope grew enormously 😁 Tho seeing how many critters are out there making my skin crawl...

[@Biped]

2:37 "James and his brevesur" What's going on there Mr. Narrator?

[@kaylaurban7720]

Yay James! That's exciting!!! Congratulations!

[@a.l7025]

it's absolutely awesome, every reaction is acceptable.

[@isabellebergevin]

What an amazing discovery! I'm sorry I missed the live stream!!!

[@kayakMike1000]

Gotta catch 'em all. I keep finding bulbasaurs everywhere...

[@justintyme4690]

So proud of him. God bless him.

[@markoobrvan6620]

Yay!

[@federaliomally391]

My favorite new find on KZbin

[@chrism6904]

Sweet!

[@conner13.c16]

“I am gonna boost this guy’s whole career”. - S. semiveriscens after seeing James and his mentor in the same livestream.

[@alextirendi5412]

Wow, absolutely beautiful pictures

[@yezbozz]

Happy for James and his professor

[@whatiforchestra9897]

Amazing!! Congrats!!🎉🎊 looks incredible

[@francis9428]

I never thought that an organism no smaller than the width of a human hair could bring out the wholesomness in people...

[@Iroxinping]

i watched it live and James is a cute kiddo ;)

[@TheScrootch]

Congratulations, nice find!

[@tk-zh3dd]

Man, this is a kickass channel

[@johnsontan345]

This channel somehow made me interested in a part of science that i've never really found interesting and kinda dreaded at college.

[@jonathanlebon9705]

@4:25 so cool to watch it from that angle.

[@mattthescreamer177]

I love this channel so much

[@MadisonLa369]

I really like this one’s personality :)

[@roehle9962]

wow, its movement is so elegant compared to other organisms

[@stekra3159]

"Up to 4 mm big" I think: O my god thats huge.

[@the_biblioklept2533]

True, yet somehow not even near the largest single celled organism

[@janlloydpadiernos3840]

James achieved a lot of microbe journey. He should publish it.

[@miriam7872]

Hey!!! Have you or scishow ever made a video about the great platecount anomaly? Would love to see it!

[@simonrodriguez4685]

A pond is an intermingled condominium of ecosystems. Much more like Kowloon walled city than the house on top of the hill. I guess Thoreau didn’t see that coming.

[@thevivariumforhalfmeasures7698]

Q: Considering surface tension of their habitat, do microbes have a sense of up-down orientation? Does gravity matter to them?

[@SpagbolGamer]

Amazing

[@black_platypus]

03:17 "Pretty difficult"... That's arguably an answer to the question "how difficult could it be", but not "how could it be difficult" 😜

[@seanwelch71]

Hank Green- your quiet voice was so cool.

[@Metalshark100]

7:12 isn't that a second one?

[@sarahrueff299]

I wanna pack your soothing voice up in a tiny box and stick it in my pocket to be relaxed any time of the day!

[@kallamamran]

What fascinates me is... We're looking at this tiny tiny microbe, but it's still giant compared to, for example, it's own "legs" which it uses to move around... How can a tiny microbe like this control that many "legs"!??! :O

[@ravenwolf64]

Is there a source that lists the microscope, camera, etc. that you are using? Thank you for the awesome video!

[@example101]

Read a paper a while back where spherical shapes of microbes themselves were used to provide enhanced focus. Any uses here?

[@Gggorm]

Some of these little things move really fast, in particular their cilia. I wonder if a super slow motion camera would reveal something interesting! 🤔

[@Quenche]

It's so weird to finally put a face to the soothing voice that puts me to sleep every night

[@Cillana]

It's really weird hearing him speak so calmly. Everywhere else you find Hank Green on KZbin (vlogbrothers, Sci Show, Eons, hankschannel, etc.) he's loud and hyper.

[@peter8488]

I wonder what makes the cilia move, to control so many cilia at once is crazy.

[@davidowl767]

Thanks for this video