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  • čas přidán 1. 10. 2023
  • In the middle of the 19th century, a scientist stared into the microscope and found, staring back at him, a vampire.
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Komentáře • 112

  • @Eloraurora
    @Eloraurora Před 10 měsíci +165

    Okay, the final overextension of this metaphor was amazing. Especially with the added digression into whether Cienkowski had originally considered the implications of vampire poop.

  • @herbertkeithmiller
    @herbertkeithmiller Před 10 měsíci +25

    So step one is the blob
    Step two the thing
    Step three vampire
    Step four invasion of the body snatchers

  • @CODENAMEDERPY
    @CODENAMEDERPY Před 10 měsíci +33

    Amoebas my beloved.

  • @2Sor2Fig
    @2Sor2Fig Před 10 měsíci +19

    Thank you for reminding me every day why life's good. Much love from a Zimbabwean microbiologist.

  • @eldritch-nerd
    @eldritch-nerd Před 10 měsíci +6

    "And then the vampire needs to clone itself a few times..." Ah yes. As vampires do.

  • @johnmcnally7812
    @johnmcnally7812 Před 10 měsíci +77

    Spooky season is upon us!
    Fangs for the informative content as always!🧛

    • @jakobraahauge7299
      @jakobraahauge7299 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ooh - I actually didn't get the nod to Halloween until you pointed it out for me! Funny, since I love Halloween and already have carved pumpkin, a tray of cute candy, and a fire cat in my window! 😄

  • @jakobraahauge7299
    @jakobraahauge7299 Před 10 měsíci +13

    I love having Hank's amazing voice mesmerisingly guiding us on our journey through the Microcosmos

  • @Krakachan
    @Krakachan Před 10 měsíci +7

    Came for the scary vampire amoeba, stayed for the silly vampire metaphors. 😆

  • @TreeFlob
    @TreeFlob Před 10 měsíci +11

    The thumbnail for this one was really fun! I liked it!

  • @Sparks.u
    @Sparks.u Před 10 měsíci +31

    Thank you for such a wonderful episode! This is the exact sort of information I love the show for ❤

  • @ThisFinalHandle
    @ThisFinalHandle Před 10 měsíci +43

    “If an amoeba or any type of simple bacteria were to gain the power of a man, this bacteria would then appear as a god to its own kind. If the power of a human were to be explained to an amoeba, it would not do as humans do, but would merely harness this new power to do whatever an amoeba already does - consume and destroy”
    - Kei (Kay)

    • @glenliesegang233
      @glenliesegang233 Před 10 měsíci

      Evil is the use of personal power to destroy what is innocent or "good" for personal gain or pleasure.
      It is the ones with brains which have a choice of their behaviors.

    • @glenliesegang233
      @glenliesegang233 Před 10 měsíci +1

      As the theme of "Transcendence" with Johnny Depp, the question is, "What kind of god?"

    • @homeopathicfossil-fuels4789
      @homeopathicfossil-fuels4789 Před 10 měsíci

      Vague quote there, where is this even from? Googling the full quote does nothing, attaching that three letter name didn't either.

    • @BlinkyLass
      @BlinkyLass Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789 It's from Akira, a cyberpunk anime movie from the 80's.

  • @user-qy1jz4bl8f
    @user-qy1jz4bl8f Před 10 měsíci +1

    Awesome video! Having a vampyrella printed on a t-shirt would be a great low effort Halloween costume.

  • @MindinViolet
    @MindinViolet Před 10 měsíci +2

    I love the retro aesthetic in this episode. It has such atmosphere!

  • @frankmckenneth9254
    @frankmckenneth9254 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Watching this during a thunderstorm really adds to the atmosphere

  • @jayl5032
    @jayl5032 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Mobile Shielded Buffet is the perfect setting for vampire post-apocalyptic movie.

  • @jpopelish
    @jpopelish Před 10 měsíci +2

    Digestive cyst = after-Thanksgiving snooze.

  • @thedukeofweasels6870
    @thedukeofweasels6870 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Waking up from a long nap hungry but also ready to leave some brown particles behind relatable

  • @LimeyLassen
    @LimeyLassen Před 9 měsíci +1

    Every vampire movie or novel should clarify if their version of vampires needs to poop or not.

  • @exploremicroscopy
    @exploremicroscopy Před 10 měsíci +9

    Absolutely loved the intro! And the metaphors couldn't have been better. Well done!!

  • @Retrofire-47
    @Retrofire-47 Před 10 měsíci +2

    this was a particularly exciting episode ;) i love this passion project of yours

  • @UatuOmega
    @UatuOmega Před 10 měsíci +2

    I thought the music was a great match with the subject matter. Good job, @andrewhuang ! 😄

  • @disgracetologic
    @disgracetologic Před 10 měsíci +1

    Beautiful photography. Thank you.
    I love it that its happening all over all, the time and everywhere...

  • @ulteriorworn4831
    @ulteriorworn4831 Před 10 měsíci

    wonderful episode as always, keep it up!

  • @gtbkts
    @gtbkts Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thanks for the awesome content and great videos!!

  • @MicroSaner
    @MicroSaner Před 10 měsíci +3

    Great video! ❤

  • @shugganize
    @shugganize Před 10 měsíci +1

    I was today years old when I found out the lovely modular sounding synth music on these videos is by non other than Andrew Huang

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is really awesome 🧛🏻‍♀ Thanks so much Hank & James🧡🖤 Happy Spooktober👻 🔬🦠

  • @mauz791
    @mauz791 Před 10 měsíci

    Beautiful work

  • @corbeaudejugement
    @corbeaudejugement Před 10 měsíci

    i've been waiting for you guys to do a video on these! they're my favorite amoebae and some of my favorite microbes in general.

  • @wither5673
    @wither5673 Před 2 měsíci

    Imagine a contemporary take on ''the blob'' horror movie but with a more ''scientific logic'' to it that has the blob change and go through various life cycles. Would actually be kind of neat ngl.

  • @AphidKirby
    @AphidKirby Před 10 měsíci +2

    Common Amoeba W they're soooo cool!!!! These feeding methods are insaaaane! Super cool creature and very entertaining to see the metaphor overextending

  • @jeread5193
    @jeread5193 Před 10 měsíci

    Great video!

  • @Satellite_Of_Love
    @Satellite_Of_Love Před 10 měsíci

    Awesome! Looking forward to the Elvirella episode 😉

  • @Beepers559
    @Beepers559 Před 9 měsíci

    It’s so bizarre with how microscopic life is almost like a completely alien world to everything else

  • @antonimalachowski5262
    @antonimalachowski5262 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I wonder if these things would still move in the same way if they weren't growing on a smooth glass substrate. Frosted glass can be index matched with media using iodixanol, which should facilitate good microscopy.

  • @juansebastiancastillo5575
    @juansebastiancastillo5575 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This is My favorite episode so far, not only cause of the theme, but also as a fellow microbiologist i'm progress ❤❤❤

  • @Stroopwaffe1
    @Stroopwaffe1 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Arachula looks genuinely terrifying tbth, imagine it around as big as a football in a body of water you frequent often, silly you, it's looking for a warm blooded orifice thankyou very much.

  • @Aemirys
    @Aemirys Před 10 měsíci

    Awesome intro!!

  • @andreassuthaus7792
    @andreassuthaus7792 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Very nice work! Love the footage. Personally, looking at the footage at 05:20, it appears to me to be more of a Leptophryidae, rather than Arachnula, the movement is too rigid and the filopodia are tapering. Also, just to add there are currently 4 described vampyrellid families, though the other two are definitely rarer. Not to mention many other exciting new insights into vampyrellids to come. ;)

  • @fabricebareille
    @fabricebareille Před 10 měsíci

    Everything they do is great, but I liked this one very much! The old movie effects at the beginning is a nice additional touch 😊

  • @LangThoughts
    @LangThoughts Před 10 měsíci

    5:50 Actually, sounds like a great new horror movie idea!

  • @bananahpolkadot
    @bananahpolkadot Před 10 měsíci

    Love this!!!!! ❤

  • @Flanowa
    @Flanowa Před 9 měsíci +1

    I wonder if Brian Lumley was inspired by these for Necroscope. The Vampires in those novels do have many of these qualities including the tendrils and puncturing to eat from the inside out stuff. Great espionage suspense series. A little dated, but I enjoyed them!

  • @truantverreaux5483
    @truantverreaux5483 Před 10 měsíci

    wow these are cool as heck

  • @markthompson3529
    @markthompson3529 Před 10 měsíci

    I ❤ this channel.

  • @ubtpixielox
    @ubtpixielox Před 10 měsíci

    An incredible intro

  • @Not_Qwake
    @Not_Qwake Před 10 měsíci +4

    I can't find anything in the name "Arachula"? What did pop up is "Arachnula" which seems to be it

    • @journeytomicro
      @journeytomicro  Před 10 měsíci +3

      Seems that we might have gotten a little too excited about it being Spooktober and missed this one! Thanks for calling it out and good job catching the misspelled name!

    • @Not_Qwake
      @Not_Qwake Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@journeytomicrohaha no problem. I thought it looked sooooo cool and I had to know more! Great video as always!

  • @mtmirian
    @mtmirian Před 10 měsíci

    Super interessante! Adoro assistir esse canal! Parabéns pelo trabalho. 👏💝

  • @ZelphTheWebmancer
    @ZelphTheWebmancer Před 10 měsíci

    I'm excited to the next Halloween special where we journey to find a microbe that changes in the moonlight

  • @MasterCowsChaos
    @MasterCowsChaos Před 10 měsíci

    Massively appreciate the Vampyr reference

  • @silviavalentine3812
    @silviavalentine3812 Před 6 měsíci

    Having to poop before a murdery feast is verrryy important you know! 😊

  • @sohkaryong5605
    @sohkaryong5605 Před 10 měsíci

    Protoplast extraction sounded like a spider sinking it fang into the prey, then turning the internal body into liquid, then sucking it up.

  • @crawhey
    @crawhey Před 10 měsíci

    definitely thrown off by the title

  • @SoniaMaria-dy5ug
    @SoniaMaria-dy5ug Před 10 měsíci

    Keep away from me vampy lady!!😲

  • @mcmagic6723
    @mcmagic6723 Před 10 měsíci +1

    In 1:14, it says Arachula, not Arachnula.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Interesting.

  • @littlebacchus216
    @littlebacchus216 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Please please please when there is something interesting happening on screen DON'T SLAP TEXT ACROSS IT!

  • @R-Tex.
    @R-Tex. Před 10 měsíci

    Why do I read Vampyrella in an Italian accent 😂

  • @ashimahmed2193
    @ashimahmed2193 Před 10 měsíci

    "Numerous Brown particles" is a clear definition for it. :) XD

  • @willemvandebeek
    @willemvandebeek Před 10 měsíci

    I love October!

  • @MrTylerStricker
    @MrTylerStricker Před 9 měsíci

    Reminds me of the Strigoi from The Strain TV show 😂

  • @Alondro77
    @Alondro77 Před 8 měsíci

    Colony invasion is how the Pillar Men can feed! (IT'S A JOJO REFERENCE!!)

  • @ivanfedak4517
    @ivanfedak4517 Před 10 měsíci

    Awsome

  • @mcmagic6723
    @mcmagic6723 Před 10 měsíci +1

    In 1:09, you wrote Leptophyrs, not Leptophrys.

  • @BwfVid
    @BwfVid Před 10 měsíci

    "Numerous brown particles..."

  • @pikmin4743
    @pikmin4743 Před 10 měsíci

    GOAT

  • @onlyonewhyphy
    @onlyonewhyphy Před 9 měsíci

    The thumbnail sounds like it's about my ex 😂

  • @Axacqk
    @Axacqk Před 10 měsíci

    Ia! Ia! Shub-Niggurath!

  • @MandelscapeDA
    @MandelscapeDA Před 3 měsíci

    OMG VAMPIRELLA are my favorites!!!!!

  • @supersam5802
    @supersam5802 Před 10 měsíci

    %:55 might've taken the metaphor a lil far but my dnd brain doesn't mind, my players might however

  • @zhoufang996
    @zhoufang996 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Next April fools you should do a joke episode on the Thing from another world

  • @stevenkarnisky411
    @stevenkarnisky411 Před 10 měsíci

    I am glad they are not the size of a raccoon. I would not like to have my insides sucked out.

  • @xyzabc4574
    @xyzabc4574 Před 10 měsíci

    Everybody poops.

  • @somedude6161
    @somedude6161 Před 10 měsíci

    I almost skipped this because I didn't read the channel name and read the title as "Vampirella". Was she making a comeback?

  • @TroyTheCatFish
    @TroyTheCatFish Před 10 měsíci

    Amoebas my beloved! 😍

  • @RuthBhmand
    @RuthBhmand Před 10 měsíci +1

    Sucky little lifeform.
    Quite practical though 😍
    To be hiding inside a buffet 😂

  • @claraclear5665
    @claraclear5665 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love your videos but the music was a little distracting on this one. Keep up the amazing work! 💜💜

  • @caiden-_-
    @caiden-_- Před 10 měsíci

    Howdy

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 Před 9 měsíci

    And Smith told Morpheus in the Matrix movie…
    It’s a matter of perspective.

  • @Builder_2
    @Builder_2 Před 7 měsíci

    Tradução em português br please

  • @358itachi
    @358itachi Před 10 měsíci

    So, microbes poop's also brown, huh!!

  • @rawrzillakira5928
    @rawrzillakira5928 Před 10 měsíci

    2:50 Mickey Mouse cell

  • @brianedwards7142
    @brianedwards7142 Před 10 měsíci

    Arachula = Hermaeus Mora

  • @kats9755
    @kats9755 Před 10 měsíci

    ❤❤❤

  • @Haplo-san
    @Haplo-san Před 10 měsíci

    vamp/vampself

  • @user-kz7ul4eo6m
    @user-kz7ul4eo6m Před 10 měsíci

    morph.

  • @HybridParentSupport
    @HybridParentSupport Před 10 měsíci

    ❤😂

  • @dominikfalkiewicz6991
    @dominikfalkiewicz6991 Před 9 měsíci

    988

  • @ogniann2450
    @ogniann2450 Před 8 měsíci

    It should really be pronounced vam-pee-rella, not vam-pie-rella

  • @dhaktizero4406
    @dhaktizero4406 Před 10 měsíci +1

    what we really do in the shadows
    poo

  • @augustodelerme7233
    @augustodelerme7233 Před 10 měsíci

    Noumena bacterias 🦠🦠🦠

  • @CrimSang420
    @CrimSang420 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Well, a vampire "sires" another by draining them and then letting them drink their tainted blood, effectively "consuming them from the inside" so... Yeah. Good metaphor. EDIT: In any vampire lore worth its salt, that is, with absolutely no reference to any modern sparkly daywalking millennia-old angsty teen-stalkers. "I like watching you sleep..." Ewwwww! Suck the blood, freak! Don't just SUCK fullstop!

  • @nathanlevesque7812
    @nathanlevesque7812 Před 10 měsíci

    Then it's a pillar man not a vampire.

  • @Ki_Adi_Mundi
    @Ki_Adi_Mundi Před 10 měsíci +1

    Joe Biden?

  • @luisito6314
    @luisito6314 Před 10 měsíci

    I wish they would just give the science and just save the drama and bad comedy for another channel

  • @RlythtnigBryce
    @RlythtnigBryce Před 10 měsíci +3

    Glad to hear hanks voice that’s my nigga frl

  • @SlavesWereGood
    @SlavesWereGood Před 10 měsíci

    show us viruses and deseases