Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2021
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Sometimes we come across microbes that we just can't learn much about, or that don't fit into a larger story. So, this week we're sharing a few of those mysterious microbes with you.
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Can you make a discord server so we can share our microscope videos and photos and bring the community more together.
Lay off the weed man
there is already abundant publicity even before the start and then also consider who pays to have YT without ads and suffers them anyway
I hope James is getting some academic publications out of this!
Right! I hope the genes of these weirdos can be sequenced eventually
Amen!
James: steps away from microscope
Dactylochlamys: "I must go, my people need me."
It was an alien
I often don't even think about Andrew's music because it works/blends so well with the video and hank's narration.
Perfect for a solo psychedelic trip
How do I find andrews music?
@@lukegraham9483 there's a link to his CZcams channel in the description. you can find links to his music on various platforms in the about tab.
@@Ebola-Kun thats a fact.. i came across this channel during my trip lol
Hearing how seamlessly his music works for this really proves just how much of a bonafide professional Andrew is. Literally world class.
The organisms' names should be listed in the description. It will allow users more easily search for them on Google and CZcams.
Good point :)
Yes, being able to copy-paste those names would make life much easier, I hope they see your comment
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Fourth'ed! :)
Embarrassing that this isn't top comment, or at least hearted.
for me, the background music always is the combining factor which (combined with the very relaxing Leeuwenhoek-shots of course) makes your channel so unique. Keep up the good work
James is not a master of microscopes
He is a legend of them!
I always love it when scientists/researchers talk not just about what we know about something, but also about what we don't know-and, to a more specific degree, how much we still have _yet_ to know. It's crazy to see how, despite how far science has come, there are still many things about the world around us, big or small, that is still a mystery to us.
Yes, that has always motivated my long career also. I didn't want equations to apply to build new technology. I wanted mysteries. So I never studied general relativity very much. Now I spend my retirement studying unified field ideas. The new math is mind boggling.
Yes, and it's also the case of "the closer we look, the more questions we have". It's a never ending cycle. The more we discover, the more we find out how little we know.
For real though, we are still in the infancy of science. The scientific method was really only developed less than 400 years ago, and even things like civilization and written language have existed for an incredibly short period of time.
It feels like we are getting close to "all-knowing," or at least halfway there, but in reality we are probably not even approaching 1% of the knowledge in the universe. We barely even know what we don't know, there's probably billions of questions that humanity doesn't even know to ask yet.
I know one fact about Dactylochlamys pisciformis: it sure is a cutie pie!
Just wanna say, the microscopy work on this one is incredible.
Right? James captures so much detail in the organisms
yea i muted it you cant explain this. our words fumble in ignorance incapable of understanding.
This episode took me from "haha, rarer than Spirostomum semivirescens" to extremely excited about the possibility that we found a new species of paraspathidium, to very very sad that a microbe was suddenly gone... what an emotional rollercoaster!
I'm so happy to be a part of this journey to the microcosmos :)
We looked at pond water a number of times in high school, this just makes me wonder how many unique, rare or unnamed microorganisms we saw but had no idea what we were looking at
I think this is the best CZcams science channel now. The narrative is so overwhelming and distinct, so pleasurable to watch and hear, so much more interesting than just watching a person talking non-stop to you on screen with some images and texts
I wonder if the Dactylochlamys pisciformis was on its deadbed and that's why it wasn't eating, and just "disappeared"
That's what immediately came to my mind.
my first thought was it might have just been unable to find its preferred/specialized food in their cultures and then eventually starved to death... These kind of tiny organisms can quickly disintegrate as we have seen several times if this is the case it raises the question of what was missing?
@@Dragrath1 it also raises the question of where is it’s remains if it died naturally its body could have been intact or being swarmed to consumed or if it was eaten you could see left overs of its remains within other bacteria but it was just gone according to them and I imagine he was checking in often enough where remanats of it should have remained
Do you share your footage with any microbiology research organizations? I'd think that footage of rare specimen could be valuable to them.
Keep exploring!
This is what sets the protistologists like James apart from the amateurtistologists!
This comment deserves more appreciation XD
The vastness of the unknown makes me silly levels of excited.
todo bien por casa?
Great storytelling. Great videos. Truly makes me want to look at germs myself.
Watched all 3 seasons up to here and I'm increasingly amazed on how these episodes just keep getting better day!
That was amazing! Thank you James!
I think the Dactylochlamys just died, maybe it didn’t want to eat and it went off and died. Either way it’s sad that such a rare creature just disappeared. Unless it is the first creature ever documented to have real magic.
If it looked kinda green, reacted to light and didn’t eat, could it have photosynthesised?
the dead body would have still been visible
@@123TeeMee it’s not that green. And even if it was green it could’ve *maybe* been a recent meal. But to me it looks kinda yellow
Dactylochlamys: "Enterprise, this planet has no food resources. Beam me up"
Andrew's really flexing his chops on this one
This show is art
Amazing to find something only seen *4* times before, and to be able to get so much footage of it! Have you come up with any hypotheses on its disappearance? Eaten? Dissolved? Changed into some other more common looking form? Perhaps its rarity is caused by it only taking that form under very specific conditions?
I have kept pond water in a tiny air tight vile for around 4 years. Every year there have been, at times, some amazing changes. Currently it has a gel like substance that seems to change shape over time and areas of varying colour. Last year there were incredibly small but visible white tic tac shapes grouping together that have now attached themselves to the glass and haven't moved in months. A creamy substance has very slowly grown around the group. Would love to see this lot under the microscope.
A creamy substance you say? 👀
It seems like you might have accidentally made a winogradsky column
@@MandrakeFernflower ..I didn't realise this was a thing. You've unlocked a potential CZcams binge here as I'm now watching a video called the winogradsky column beauty contest. I'll have to make sure I keep mine sealed for many years to come. I notice most, if not all, contain mud. My vile contains a half submerged pebble and pond water only. I now wish I knew at the time to also put soil in there. None the less it has been fascinating to see the changes
Eat it.
@@MandrakeFernflower I made a Winogradsky column recently. It... didn't change much over the course of 8 weeks. Pretty dissappinting ngl.
You guys make me feel so relaxed and I get to learn something at the same time (:
I bought a microscope. I've wanted one since using basically a toy one back in the 6th grade. I'm 33 years old. It was about time.
Still wanting a video on the pond tank
Very interesting video Hank & Crew! Looks like it's time to consult with one of the Microbiologist over at NIH. Perhaps you can publish a paper about your findings? 👍👍🤔🤔
James' appreciation comment
It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
It's simple, the Dactylochlamys pisciformis was a ghost haunting your slide.
This is great when buzzed, i can't believe I haven't tried this before.
Fascinating stuff!
This was my favorite episode yet! :) Thanks to the whole team behind this channel, it's fantastic.
6:50 oh no! It must have been so frustrating to "lose" that Dactylochlamys.
or maybe just maybe, that a feature of it. like this is only a temporary form, and maybe they change somehow. would explain why they are so 'rare' because its just 1 stage.
or maybe they are like cicada and have a super duper long dormant period where they are only active for a short while before dying and dissolving.
Fascinating mysteries!
So, when are you guys going to be publishing proper journal articles on all of this?
Question: when discovering new species in the microcosmos, is it more likely that it's a species we just haven't seen before or that it's a recent evolution? I don't know what the timeline for evolution is for these lifeforms, bit I suspect it's much more rapid than out here in the macrocosmos.
Evolution is fast for tiny things but speciation is a fairly slow process.
I'd say their overall build is much more stable, while there's always evolution,
I wouldn't be surprised if the same exact species of bacteria were around and about even a few hundred million years back
Good question!
The first option. The vast majority of species are still unknown
This question brings up another question: is it possible these organisms are so rare because they are a mutation of something else?
It's funny: I was having a tough time falling asleep and I'm like ohhh I need some microcosmos on super low. Your voice is dope, Science Bae.
And dat film making. Ooof. ♡
Anyways, this was the first video that was on my subscription feed
This is my new binge-channel, so interesting and mesmerizing!
One of the best and finest episode. Keep growing. More power to you guys
The dactylochlamys was hungry so it obviously left to go find some primordial soup.
No it returned to primordial soup
Thank you for another wonderful episode🦠🦠🦠🔬💚
Ughhh I love these.
1. James , You Rock ! 😎🤘
2. I wish these videos were longer, Y'all are doing an excellent job. 👍
Life does find a way to survive, no matter what perspective, large or small, you look at it.
So cool! Thank you!
Incredible episode
So great!
Dude, you are amazing!
Dactylochlamys, when James wasn't watching, "I must return to my home planet..." *floats up out of frame*
Mind. Blown.
Fascinating as always and a privilege to witness (albeit 2nd hand) the potential discovery of a new species
mystery type videos are your best content imo.
So cool!
Gorgeous video. As usual. 🤟
A MYSTERY!
Wonderful video, and a wonderful point - the most frustrating thing about science seems to be that whole "I don't know, and no one else knows either" feeling.
But as you said, it's also a fabulous opportunity.
Congratulations on the discoveries.
great and mysterious journey!
Man you guys make an AWESOME team.
From the Scripts to the Images & from the voice Narrating °~.☆.~°
Paraspathidium is my new favorite thing lol! So calming and intriguing to watch!!
A day off and with a new Micros video? Can't get much better then that!
THIS WAS SO COOL
Awesome stuff
hank's vocal chords are SEXY
desubicada!!!!!!
It swam off the edge if the world!
I didn't know that the lens could get any better! I can see the surface rolling!
Hank, you can make even the videos about the micro cosmos hilarious xD
Nice Tweed texture on its pointy part.
The contractile vacuole of that D. pisciformis is ENORMOUS!
No wonder it only needs one!
I Love u guys!
Great EP as always. All the best to you guys. You just might...*cough* CHANGE THE WORLD! (of science)
I really liked this video. If the opportunity presents itself for another video in the same vein, I’m onboard. Knowledge can be a fickle mistress.
Being able to contribute to knowledge and what we understand as people must be rather fulfilling. Just think about how people 300 years from now are going to read about the observations being made today by those involved in this channel
The universe is magical
I figured it out... your voice has similar qualities, and you speak with a similar cadence to Mr. Rogers.
These selection all play an important role in our understanding of the microcosmic, does it therefore play a helpful role in our understanding of our smaller parts?
I wish you would say where each of these organisms can be found. Great video. 👍
the shot at 3:30, if you look to the left, there is an object or creature that looks kinda sus
Crazy how many species could be out there. Nice suspenseful music too.
From about 0:54 to 0:59 it looks like the microbe is ridged or has screw like threads. What's up with that?
It would have been great if you had put forth even a guess as to the rarity of Dactilochlamys Pisciformes. Great video !
7:20 Might also be a plant seed carrier/cocoon powered by photosynthesis until it finds the nutrient rich environment that is needed for a phase change.
love the vids. but did you guys ever thought of slow-motion videography of some of these amazements?
At first I was going to say congrats on finding but what happened to it sucked for you
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Who da hell downvotes those videos?! Those are brilliant!
Scientists admit that the amount we don't know is much smaller than what we do know. This gets cited by people that want their favorite idea to be true, but we cant give into that kind of thinking just because we desperately want something to be true. We have to hold the unknowable lightly yet fearlessly rather than fighting it with all of our might. This pandemic has taught me that a good portion of the population have to fill those spaces with something no matter how out there it is due to the fear of the unsure, unknown, ungraspable facts they want.
It would be nice if you can mention the type of microscopy (e. g. darkfield, lightfield, under UV light ecetera) next to the magnification factor. Thanks for this episode I liked it very much, keep on the great work.
Cool.
The videos of your channel deeply frightening me. On so many levels. Still watching them, they are not only entertaining, but I also learn a lot. Though, it is frightening. Take e.g. the infected one celled organism. The thought that my cells might be infected by bacterias ... I knew that's a possibility before, but I also 2as able to suppress that knowledge.
The Paraspathidium swaying left and right makes me think it had a drink too many.
Maybe the reason why the Dactylochlamys is so rare because they are the first species who figure out teleportation
So like... These guys found an SPC... Right? I mean, come on, that gave me a bit of a spooky feeling, and I seriously believe mysticism is only useful as a thought experiment.
Love One Another God Bless Everyone
I imagine the last microbe might've curled up into a small cyst, like what tardigrades do.
Throwback to the time I asked on a livestream whether James has ever made a "proper" scientific discovery and moments later he spotted a species of Spirostomum that has never been documented in Eastern Europe where he lives.
You need a computer-controlled camera tracker. That way you could have had 24h surveillance on your find.