WORMS RULE THIS ECOSYSTEM! 🐛│ Rural Pond Ecosphere - 2 Month Update!

[@Jartopia]

What is your favorite species? Mine has got to be the Milk White Planarians (dendrocoelum lacteum)

[@uzbekaviator]

Water Hoglouse is mine personally they are epic!

[@Kuwagumo]

I like the smol leech, it's cute :)

[@michaelc501]

The floating pennywort! Cool stuff thank you

[@lifeuncovered6188]

I like the plants

[@papamcreynolds2825]

Do you know how to make a good ecosphere because when I make one it just dies and smells

[@KorporalNoobs]

"This species is essential as it plays a important part in the ecosystem by consuming decaying matter..." *species:* _Aww thank y..."_ "... and serving as prey."

[@cass9929]

My god your content is tempting me to do this as a hobby

[@derris3989]

do it its fun

[@archaldfn7007]

Same

[@JohnDoe-yq9ml]

Gay

[@MystiKalRaven7]

Do it!

[@anshsjndjdjsjs]

your channel brings me inner peace. thank you for this update.

[@jinndoe7068]

For me also.

[@ramslade]

That's beautiful. Can't say anything else.

[@bluesap7318]

Would you drink the soup?

[@dinonuggetzzz5357]

Its a puddle in a jar

[@dalynbratcher9888]

I love the quiet in these videos. I’ll just randomly watch like two hours of content from this channel. Much love from the mountains of Tennessee

[@eligibbard1439]

If amphipods are leaving the water it's a sign of poor water quality It might fix its self or it could sterilize the ecosystem so idk just keep an eye on it

[@amandaspellen2113]

4:37 could those be Stentors?

[@Jartopia]

I did consider it. I just wanted someone that familiar with them to clarify. I always assumed they were always trumpet shaped. I also had never seen them moving around before.

[@amandaspellen2113]

@@Jartopia to be honest I'm not a professional but I've seen a video that talked about them, and they said that Stentors switch to this kind of oval shape when they're trying to find a place to fixate themselves. I learned this from a KZbin channel called Journey Into The Microcosmos. I hope it's useful! :D

[@raijinoflimgrave8708]

Its amazing how you expand my fascination with nature, by containing and isolating it. Truly incredible. Thank you.

[@Kaoss134]

Is there a video explaining how all these organisms come to be there? And how the ecosystem inside balances itself out and keeps from destroying itself?

[@glennk.7348]

Can you please do a video about how you obtain all these amazing videos of you jars? I’m afraid if I try a jar I won’t be able to see anything without the right equipment!! 🙂

[@spicylemon8501]

Binoculars are great but all you gotta do is focus on one area and you find loads, sadly the 1 one worm in mine has eaten everything

[@zbyszek_pitorowski]

@@spicylemon8501 ah that sucks

[@MystiKalRaven7]

​@@spicylemon8501I think you mean magnifying glass. Binoculars are for looking far away. ;)

[@Spectrulus]

My guess is that it's a planarian based on the body movement, possibly Dalyellia viridis, a species known to harbor algae inside itself, if you find any with black spheres inside that would confirm eggs and support my guess.

[@Jartopia]

I didn't know of that species! Thank you for bringing it to my attention. It's definitely a plausible possibility. The only other suggestion I've had is it's a Stentor, but I didn't think it's movement matched footage I've seen online.

[@Spectrulus]

Glad to shout out! I've been a huge fan of planarians ever since I heard about them 20 years ago, their mouths aren't near their head, which is just wild! No idea if I'm right because I'm unsure if they live where you sampled. They frequent North America freshwaters, but there isn't a lot of internet info about them.

[@GroundedRoots]

Such a cool video! You inspired me to create my own eco sphere. It's going on a month strong now

[@thunderclanwarrior1253]

FINALLY I FIGURED IT OUT The music around 3:10 / 3:20 reminds me of the opening song from Land Before Time!! It made me smile since it reminded me so much, I love it

[@leetlebob8203]

Your entire channel is fascinating, I’ve dabbled in this in the past and have always love taking a closer look at the lesser appreciated parts of ecosystems but I might have to start doing this properly

[@earlgreen1720]

Fascinating and relaxing at the same time

[@Jediwhoever1]

I hope guy doesn’t live anywhere near where an earthquake can happen because that would suck for obvious reasons

[@samuelasanderinos1521]

Have you ever done a video on how you film? Would love to know 💕

[@Connor-tv5gu]

Same!

[@dott0_]

Im wondering, where do you store these ecospheres? Is it somewhere that has a lot of natural sunlight or are those rather dark places? Thanks to your videos Im thinking of making an ecosphere as a school project.

[@Cyberdragunz]

Nice ecosphere update to start my day. Awesome!

[@SiriusZiriux]

Your Content is so Relaxing Dude...It reminds Me of that Amazing Game for the PlayStation 3; "Flow". "Life could be Simple." 🌹🖖🏻👽👍🏻🌹

[@FatalTrip10]

Wow. Beautiful. And can I have a question? I live in central Europe and once I found about a thumb length long worm, that is white, translucent and had a big bright green spot on the front half of it's body. I found him in a small stream and I couldn't find any info on it. Do you have any idea what it could be?

[@splitsee2526]

Idk man

[@Dude-nu5be]

Dont tell me that your looking at a caterpillar

[@arsonsnail]

look at catenulida flatworms, that may be what youre looking for

[@gwynyvyr]

Lovely! I've been waiting for an update. Great video!

[@littlegnicol6858]

New video from Jartopia to start my morning 🤤

[@tdkrumpets9381]

How do you even start by getting into doing stuff like this it’s very interesting an cool everything play a important role in every ecosystem it’s amazing tbh and I love when people have a passion in something that not a lot of people would get or understand an then you make this interesting so people can open their minds to it thank you for sharing what you love with the world and sharing something so damn interesting

[@missdolittle]

You probably have it figured out by now, but the larger leech is the invasive (to the US) Asian leech Barbronia weberi. They make cocoons on the glass where they lay their eggs in which hatch within a month. Interesting stuff. The green things could be Stentors.

[@aresjerry]

Thank you for your time!

[@deadmeat6863]

i believe the flat worm in 3:42 is a polycelis nigra,if wrong,please tell me the correct specie

[@mrmissalot8311]

Always love to see these notifications :)

[@pedroquinellatodantas9669]

Maybe the tiny green being is a stentor?? I dont know exactly how big they can get even being unicelular organisms

[@Jartopia]

I did consider it, but I always thought Stentors were trumpet shaped.

[@Kepp_r]

Only read the first 2 words of the title and was immediately hooked in!

[@AdoredNemesis]

My guy definitely needs more subs and likes. He's awfully underatted

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

I like it... The worms rule, just like in the desert of Arrakis...

[@thor3600]

This channel is magical

[@nagarasekai4350]

Geez, that's a beautiful experiment

[@visus6906]

Did the Adderfly Larvae die? I was looking forward to seeing how it was doing

[@Jartopia]

I think all of the largest insects and crustaceans were eaten by the Dendrocoelum lacteum. They're very voracious predators of aquatic invertebrates and I suspect they've hunted a majority of the larger things in the ecosphere. There isn't any daphnia anymore and the remaining hoglouse and amphipods are mainly all juveniles.

[@le_travie7724]

Loving these videos man.

[@Vesselzinho]

I love this channel, it's so relaxing

[@RomanJimenez420]

This is dope . I really wanna do one now. Especially the salt water ecosphere

[@plenskiX]

не могу понять почему, но очень интересно наблюдать за такими закрытыми экосферами :3

[@sgtvarenuha_viii_leg]

Это как сходить на сафари, но не выходя из дома - те же принципы пищевых цепочек) Но, к слову, конкретно этот канал выделяется хорошей камерой и прямыми руками хозяйки канала👍

[@nadri3335]

nice video, very relaxing :D

[@BGRANT777X]

What happens when one of these enclosures die? Do they reach a point where you transfer what remains alive to a new one or just empty it outside?

[@watermelon5521]

Imagine a world where worms are really huge and eat humans

[@MidTierVillain]

Dendrocoleum lacteum: *behold the master race*

[@stevew6138]

You do wonderful work, thank you.

[@erikhieronymus7015]

I wonder if it's possible that a new lifeforms could evolve in an ecosphere

[@baggiopiano]

Yes it is possible, but it need millions of years

[@Aniwazoa]

Fascinating!

[@Firstrique]

Your videos are so relaxing i love your content =D. If you see this comment could you tell me what camera do you use to film your ecosystems ?

[@stumpfafas2053]

Do you ever take the lid off to give them fresh air?

[@KediHazretleri]

I’m so lucky! Bc found this channel!

[@scrappysammy8754]

What kind of camera do you use?

[@TheFillyFill]

Can you see any of this with the naked eye? I want to make one… what’s the easiest way to not mess it up. I have a climate controlled greenhouse so that part is done for me. Please advise. Keep it up…love this channel. Make more and updates lol.

[@arturow2686]

How many different Jars do you have already?

[@darkhelmet12e47]

Where do you keep these? Under a light or just next to a window?

[@14-dibyajitmandal45]

What do you cover the jars with, to ensure that even the tiniest organism doesn't escape and there is gaseous exchange between the jar and atmosphere?

[@Connor-tv5gu]

What do you use for viewing/ recording these?

[@rockytoptech1308]

So fasinating!!!

[@thepikamence1250]

I think the creatures at 4:37 are a kind of flatworm, likely one that has a symbiotic relationship with algae.

[@davidcliff3553]

The cameras amazing how much you can zoom in

[@deadmeat6863]

i wonder if the dendrocoelum lacteum is the most ferocious predator among all aquatic ecosphere you have,because it is large in size,and even defeated the carnivorous Alderfly larvae(Cause the flat worm eat aquatic insects and crustaceans,and i dont see the larvae in this video)

[@snorana7657]

When you say tiny, how tiny are we talking ? Could it be paramecia ? It looks too big for it but idk how much you are able to magnify.

[@Fire-jk8ye]

is it safe to always have an LED light on these? Or do you generally only light them to look at them.

[@FlacidRob]

In regards to scaring the leech with light, could using a green light work?

[@OfficialKiloy]

Do you remember me? Im the guy that have the snail that eats baby koi fish. Do you remember me?

[@Jartopia]

Yeah I remember!

[@daviddoyonjr5774]

I love ur videos Mn

[@plantae420]

I wish I could find out what species this leeches belong to. The leech I found look similar also it seems like that my leech is nocturnal.

[@alvrooman2969]

Do you think you could make one from your house?

[@Kuwagumo]

Maybe the green organisms are some sort of hydra? Im not sure, but can it be?

[@thepikamence1250]

Hydra have tentacles and are sessile, so no.

[@Kuwagumo]

@@thepikamence1250 youre true, sorry for the misinformation :(

[@Basement_crusader]

How do you stock these with such a balance of fauna? I’d like mine own

[@henryhog4783]

It's like a horror movie for the other boys and girls in the watee

[@irecatori]

1,6k likes and 1 dislikes, wow! Never seen anything like that before

[@etangbose4755]

Can we get a really in depth tutorial for these?

[@CarlosPerezChavez]

Yes please

[@omreee686]

Go to pond or other slow-moving body of water with a good big jar. Harvest a couple species of plants, try for ones that will grow in different areas of the biosphere (i.e. duckweed or any other floater and one growing in the substrate). I recommend collecting a tuft or two of algae, as that's where a lot of the really cute tiny crustaceans hang out, but even if you don't actively collect algae you'll probably end up with algal growth in your biosphere. Collect a bunch of the substrate/soil, 1/4 of the jar should be good. That's where all the animals, bacteria, etc are so it's really important. If you see snails or something you can grab them, but other than that the fauna you get is mostly a matter of luck.

[@FunerealObsession]

I know in other tanks flatworms aren't necessarily dominant but if so, what eats them?

[@GooseLord]

I really want to make one of these but i dont know how...like what kind of light do you use? Actual sunlight or a uv lamp? Any other tips would be appreciated too

[@Brazil-loves-you]

I want the flour terrarium update! It's been 6 month already

[@freezingfire127]

if i were to make my own ecosphere, is there anything in specific that i would need? it it just a jar, a light & everything that gets put into it?

[@YvngTProphet]

what worm is at 4:19 i made a ecosystem and the first organism is that and i dont know what it is

[@noname-yo3zl]

Do you know how to check what species live in your ecosphere?

[@solar0wind]

The green organisms eat chloroplasts to use them for energy production. =Kleptoplasts.

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

Great close ups.

[@dlkjynx]

I need to know how you make these!! Do you purchase things like the flat worms and leaches?

[@eligibbard1439]

I'm curious to see what kind of experiments you can do to one of these like make a new ecosphere (or terrarium) an leave it in darkness for a day or two. Or take an established ecosystem and add a new species in it.

[@memesrigolols7563]

What do you think he uses to see the organism? A microscope?

[@john.d.rockefeller2538]

Nope his eyes

[@memesrigolols7563]

@@john.d.rockefeller2538 i meant to film them 😭

[@FatalTrip10]

Most of them can he seen by eye, so I would guess he uses just a regular camera. But if that's the case it's a REALLY good camera. Whenever I try to film these little guys I can't focus them.

[@memesrigolols7563]

@@FatalTrip10 same, and because of their size i need light to really film them, but these guys don't like it

[@randomdiscordmeme]

This kind look like spore's cellular stage

[@ginja8715]

Is it weird to think of when you return the slugs to water as the hand of their god saving them from certain death

[@mr.8999]

😊👏

[@jurassiccrisis5824]

What happened to the flour ecosystem...

[@Thesrin]

Hey there, do you have a discord channel?

[@gocedimoski728]

I can hear them: i cant breath...😒

[@leightonsalmon765]

Wow That's it That's the comment Just Wow

[@janistorlopare]

How can i do this ?

[@theguywhoasked4235]

The like and dislike ratio is insane

[@ViaraAmethyst]

Leeches can breed asexually! So whether they’ve bred yet or not, expect it

[@danielmonteiro5946]

Em 2021 vou arrumar um amor pra vida toda! 👫💑

[@gabrielaino320]

Boa sorte ai men kk

[@mscir]

This is what Bill Gates and Klaus Schwabb want to feed us.

[@kaptinkrybaby6741]

I belive they are stentors

[@gman-nq8nl]

😁

[@asafoster7954]

Who disliked this video??

[@robertosuareztolosa1659]

😁🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Asklandon]

Put a human in one