Ghost Fleas: Tiny See Through Cyclopses

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  • čas přidán 4. 09. 2022
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    Depending on your love of horror stories or your belief in the supernatural, it might be easy to convince you that lakes are full of ghosts. That as you plunge deeper into these lakes’ depths, you’ll come across translucent bodies that come alive when nighttime sets in;
    with its limbs all packed close to the head, wrenching open and closed like scissors that propel our spectral friend in jarring motions.
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  • @journeytomicro
    @journeytomicro  Před rokem +3

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    • @hawk5946
      @hawk5946 Před rokem +1

      Does he take some form of sedation therapy before narrating the videos? He usually has a very boisterous voice.

  • @NoenMar
    @NoenMar Před rokem +80

    It's freaky to see the black "pupil" that absorbs all light in and ao has no reflection.
    Kind of like a miniature black hole

  • @SLAUGHTEREDEYES
    @SLAUGHTEREDEYES Před rokem +102

    This footage is mind nunbingly clear and sharp. The scope alone is amazing but the recording camera is impeccable as well. Please dont ever stop making vids!

    • @frankievalentine6112
      @frankievalentine6112 Před rokem

      Yeah! We hear so much about the microscopes, but what do y'all use to record it with exactly??

  • @selfworm
    @selfworm Před rokem +103

    Water at this small scale really is more like syrup.

    • @nonoffensiveperson9877
      @nonoffensiveperson9877 Před rokem +4

      You never see an old man eating a Twix

    • @stevenkarnisky411
      @stevenkarnisky411 Před rokem +14

      Bring some to me and you will!

    • @trustthedogsheneverlies644
      @trustthedogsheneverlies644 Před rokem +4

      Reynolds number strikes again

    • @Pixel_scribes
      @Pixel_scribes Před rokem +3

      @@trustthedogsheneverlies644 explain

    • @trustthedogsheneverlies644
      @trustthedogsheneverlies644 Před rokem +4

      @@Pixel_scribes Relevent here it describes the impact of viscose forces of flow for a specific reference and given that these guys are so small they can never escape the laminar world. This drastically defined how they (fly) through the medium and allows for much simpler geometry for propulsion.
      In fact at rest Re is irrelevant but it's fascinating to see what such flows alow for 'designs' of propulsion.

  • @fallenasleep7247
    @fallenasleep7247 Před rokem +18

    How do we know we aren’t just blinding leptodora by shining a super bright light through them?

    • @jajwarehouse1
      @jajwarehouse1 Před rokem +2

      That was my thought, as well.

    • @hamjudo
      @hamjudo Před rokem +5

      Seems likely. This creature only hunts at night. It put a whole lot of resources into growing its huge eye. Eyes are complex and "expensive". If a breeding population adapts to living in a cave it won't take many generations to lose eyesight.
      If I understood the description correctly, this water flea has 500 light sensitive cones. That is enough to form images and to identify motion.
      The eyes have to be good for something significant in their native habitat. Finding food, avoiding becoming food, or mate selection.

    • @Synthetic_geth
      @Synthetic_geth Před rokem

      We probably are

  • @ceruelion815
    @ceruelion815 Před rokem +5

    It's wild how in closeup, their eyes bear a striking ressemblance to our own.

  • @TheRogueWolf
    @TheRogueWolf Před rokem +4

    If there's something strange
    In your microscope slide
    Who ya gonna call?
    _Jam's Germs!_

  • @jacobv3396
    @jacobv3396 Před rokem +5

    Love watching these videos right before bed. Puts me in a relaxed mood.

    • @vapormissile
      @vapormissile Před rokem +2

      Yep. Aquatic ambiance, soothing voice, cool science words, reassurance that it's okay to be odd, wiggly & exposed.

  • @zacharywong483
    @zacharywong483 Před rokem +4

    Bravo once again to James for finding such cool specimens and for getting such pristine footage! Awesome video!

  • @AHIDDENWORLDmicrobiology

    So nice. You are an example when it comes to microbe-related stuff.

  • @Lava_Girl-
    @Lava_Girl- Před rokem +10

    I love this channel so much.

  • @amberwalsh5767
    @amberwalsh5767 Před rokem +2

    Love listening to you Hank, your voice in this channel. Felt it was very relaxing

  • @wuhteva9805
    @wuhteva9805 Před rokem +5

    That was the closest this channel has ever gotten to hitting me with a jump-scare, lol
    This video really pops, ultra sharp and colorful.

  • @benjaminwagner4702
    @benjaminwagner4702 Před rokem +1

    I’m so thankful for this show and the team that’s behind it and the families behind that team. Peace and wellbeing. Thank you for bringing the most educational and informative videos on the microcosmos

  • @ira6133
    @ira6133 Před rokem +41

    I can't get over how these tiny microscopic creatures don't nearly look like anything we see on the land. They look like aliens.

    • @limiv5272
      @limiv5272 Před rokem +9

      They'd probably say the same about you if they could see you

    • @ira6133
      @ira6133 Před rokem +5

      @@limiv5272 haha true😂

  • @stephanieparker1250
    @stephanieparker1250 Před rokem +3

    Amazing footage! Well done, James!

  • @bigbrady2244
    @bigbrady2244 Před rokem +1

    good mix of footage

  • @AphidKirby
    @AphidKirby Před rokem +1

    YESSS Leptodora are such bizarre organisms I love their messed up body plan! Great video!! Hopefully one day you'll get to highlight Cercopagis! Another bizarre Cladoceran predator!

  • @cerberaodollam
    @cerberaodollam Před rokem +1

    My sleep deprived brain: 🎶 "L-l-l-leptodora!"

  • @christinakinch
    @christinakinch Před rokem

    Thank you for the video.

  • @Twin-jl1bi
    @Twin-jl1bi Před rokem

    Best episode in a long time

  • @D.Wapher
    @D.Wapher Před rokem

    Love the contents

  • @Guydude777
    @Guydude777 Před rokem +1

    Good spooky vibes

  • @microworld1001
    @microworld1001 Před rokem

    Nice video 👍

  • @mkl80
    @mkl80 Před rokem

    Fascinating

  • @Fadel-wj9wk
    @Fadel-wj9wk Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you#

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Před rokem +4

    Some take the term 'shrimp' farther than others.

  • @Dzdzovnica
    @Dzdzovnica Před rokem +1

    when you hear city you live in (Warsaw) in a video like this you start looking different at bodies of water around you

    • @JamsGerms
      @JamsGerms Před rokem +1

      If you look around the water bodies you may see a James one day!

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 Před rokem

    Fascinating🔬

  • @aledalgogu
    @aledalgogu Před rokem

    ¡Impresionante!!

  • @AtillaTheFun1337
    @AtillaTheFun1337 Před 7 měsíci

    They look like they have great trouble swimming. Not unlike how all those dang crane flies bumble around flying as gracefully as tumbleweeds.

  • @sorrelgossert6976
    @sorrelgossert6976 Před rokem

    Remind me to keep my mouth closed when swimming in lakes!!!

  • @Jumptownwore
    @Jumptownwore Před rokem +3

    Maybe the light in the microscope blinds it?

  • @stax6092
    @stax6092 Před rokem

    Cool.

  • @N1RKW
    @N1RKW Před rokem +5

    I find myself wondering if the body cavity is as open inside as it appears on this video. It looks to me that the creature's carapace is much larger than it appears to require.

    • @zddxddyddw
      @zddxddyddw Před rokem +2

      Remember that it is filled with blood, muscles, nerves and other tissues needed to keep those visible organs alive.

  • @TheFanOrTheMask
    @TheFanOrTheMask Před rokem +1

    its weird to see its little heart beating

  • @Robert-xp4ii
    @Robert-xp4ii Před rokem

    This was one of the more interesting videos. I could've watched it's organs all day.

  • @smooth_sundaes5172
    @smooth_sundaes5172 Před rokem +1

    I wouldn't mind coming back as a microbe

  • @freehat2722
    @freehat2722 Před rokem +1

    Is it possible to get the whole microorganism in the view and in focus with the camera? Without having to take multiple images?

  • @tabathastaples7884
    @tabathastaples7884 Před rokem

    Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!! Amen

  • @supreetsahu1964
    @supreetsahu1964 Před rokem +1

    the black thing with red eyes from 1:31 to 1:35 that looks like it's motion is captured at 4 fps is hella creepy

    • @bradyb2884
      @bradyb2884 Před rokem

      its prob a cyclops

    • @Rudol_Zeppili
      @Rudol_Zeppili Před rokem +2

      That’s a Copepod, they move like that because at those scales it’s harder to push water with that surface area, so they flick their antennae to move through the water in a really fast movement and then they lose momentum to the water, and then they flick again. If you have a pond or stream nearby you can find them and look at them do it, don’t even need a microscope if your eyes are good enough. (You won’t see their antennae just with your eyes though)

    • @bradyb2884
      @bradyb2884 Před rokem

      @@Rudol_Zeppili Quick Question, I seen people use the terms Copepod and Cyclops interchangeably is that correct?

    • @Rudol_Zeppili
      @Rudol_Zeppili Před rokem

      @@bradyb2884 Yeah, copepod is just the scientific name for it, so the search engines would know that someone is searching specifically for the animal.

  • @TedToal_TedToal
    @TedToal_TedToal Před rokem +1

    So what made it actually use its eye for? Is it possible it uses it only under very low light conditions?

  • @Kroggnagch
    @Kroggnagch Před rokem +1

    Water looks quite viscous at that tiny level

  • @foxhazhax4845
    @foxhazhax4845 Před rokem

    I 💜 taxonomic nomenclature 🦊

  • @psychonauta69
    @psychonauta69 Před rokem

    Spooky 😱

  • @borisgrejcha7263
    @borisgrejcha7263 Před rokem

    wow

  • @DracarmenWinterspring

    Is it a reasonable guess that the ancestor of these guys and other crustaceans looked more like the macroscopic crustaceans, with two eyes? I'm curious how a change as drastic as having 2 eyes turn into one in the middle and right at the tip of its head happens (might be easier if they don't actually use that eye as a primary sense)

  • @likebot.
    @likebot. Před rokem +4

    The title is confusing. Change "See Through" to "See-through".

  • @SajeevaYoga1
    @SajeevaYoga1 Před rokem

    this most ghostly ghost flea of all.....silence.....hahahah

  • @NibblyBitz
    @NibblyBitz Před rokem

    What is the pulsing thing (heart???)

  • @TearyEyesAnderson
    @TearyEyesAnderson Před rokem +2

    The Daphnia family is rather interesting for another reason. It is also related to the Scooby, and Shaggy families. But just how they are related is a Mystery to science, which some specialists think is a bit Spooky how they can sometime disguise themselves to look like one another.... ;)

  • @nunjahBitnes
    @nunjahBitnes Před rokem

    Maybe it needs to be super upclose

  • @BSIII
    @BSIII Před rokem

    🧿

  • @seaham3d695
    @seaham3d695 Před rokem

    Guys, I made a discovery because of your videos.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Před rokem +1

    🤜🤛

  • @MustangBobGT
    @MustangBobGT Před rokem +1

    Man the world is strange huh

  • @user-jv1fy1bz2t
    @user-jv1fy1bz2t Před rokem

    It is leptodora.

  • @nunjahBitnes
    @nunjahBitnes Před rokem

    Make a 2d laser engraved plane that somehow uses thermal energy to depict food and prey. See what happens

  • @nunjahBitnes
    @nunjahBitnes Před rokem

    Swims around and any flow resistance to its hairs would signify that something is nearby. What is hair sensitivity too.why is that dark patch so dark

  • @texaslockpicker7123
    @texaslockpicker7123 Před rokem

    I would give anything to have AntMans suit to shrink down to the micro size where I can visit this micro world with out the help of a micro scope of any kind

  • @Nikkes02
    @Nikkes02 Před rokem

    👻

  • @adre2194
    @adre2194 Před rokem

    ...but what's the eye for then?

  • @sirave6017
    @sirave6017 Před rokem

    Centimeter long? I think you meant millimeter long. The scale bar depicted when speaking of the size shows 400 micrometers and is around half the length of the water flea.

    • @JamsGerms
      @JamsGerms Před rokem +3

      It's hard to film large individuals so we used smaller ones.
      -James

  • @mutecryptid
    @mutecryptid Před rokem

    I wonder if there are huge beings looking down and studying us, just like we look at these amazing little guys

  • @vijayhi3ic
    @vijayhi3ic Před rokem

    Why so hurry?

  • @worm438
    @worm438 Před rokem +1

    interesting, however i ate it

  • @jackmatheus
    @jackmatheus Před rokem

    i wish youtube wouldn't auto-play the robot portuguese voice by default >

  • @AbstractObserver
    @AbstractObserver Před rokem

    WHAT THE?! I opened the video and suddwnly was attacked by a mechanical and souless voice in portuguese, what witchcraft is this andcwhy it is automatically set?!

  • @heliosphaeresonnen_wind_ki5720

    imagining a world where fall means halloween, colorful leaves and return of the males. 😅

  • @palomitapergamina
    @palomitapergamina Před rokem

    all its body parts are so clear ... how is its pupil so BLACK? does the pupil have pigment? what even are pupils?

  • @Sea_Leech
    @Sea_Leech Před rokem +5

    GURNEY TO THE MICROSMOSLOS??

  • @klebestiftlp5943
    @klebestiftlp5943 Před rokem +1

    Hiya

  • @caiden-_-
    @caiden-_- Před rokem

    Do you like red dead redemption 2

  • @dronelabs556
    @dronelabs556 Před rokem

    I’m the trap.

  • @itsyourunclebourbon3286

    audio seems a little crunchy, might just be me

  • @tymekzagorski9689
    @tymekzagorski9689 Před rokem

    polish fleas

  • @qwaqwa1960
    @qwaqwa1960 Před rokem

    cm?!? mm.

  • @Devyat09
    @Devyat09 Před rokem +1

    What the fuck, why the video is in my motherlanguage?? (Brazilian Portugues) horrible dubbled, way better in english. Change the audio in cofig guys.

    • @delta42-56
      @delta42-56 Před rokem +1

      Read description. It's dubbed to Spanish not Portuguese

    • @Devyat09
      @Devyat09 Před rokem

      @@delta42-56 in audio config for me is spanish, portuguese and english.