Why Are These Single-Celled Organisms So Large?

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  • @xiaohanma2584
    @xiaohanma2584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    this channel deserves much more followers. I only discovered it a week ago and I can't stop watching them over and over again. Just incredible.

    • @mopedeo7088
      @mopedeo7088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Definitely, they got me so interested in microbes that I started to build my own collection of jars. I even got a microscope and started a big jar terrarium recently.

    • @froglover4203
      @froglover4203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I discovered it back in 2020 and it inspired me to get into microscopy myself :>

    • @ilona3630
      @ilona3630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same and I didn't even realize it was Hank narrating them until a few episodes in

  • @VikingTeddy
    @VikingTeddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    I'm convinced his name actually is "James Ourmasterofmicroscopes". It's not a title.

    • @Snipethebambi
      @Snipethebambi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I am 100% for this he is just born into the job

    • @rimibchatterjee
      @rimibchatterjee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Weiss + Zeiss = killer combo.

    • @cineblazer
      @cineblazer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      the original German spelling is "Aurmasteraufmicroschkoppes" actually

    • @VikingTeddy
      @VikingTeddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@cineblazer Unseremeisterdenmicroscopen I think (any Germans around? Can we stretch that?)

    • @XenXenOfficial
      @XenXenOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      James Weiss deserves true recognition for his skill 😤

  • @johnwalters1341
    @johnwalters1341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Those large, euro-sized forams are known as nummulites; the Great Pyramid of Gizeh was built of limestone blocks full of nummulites. They are about 50 million years old.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      From the latin _nummulus_ meaning a small coin.

  • @flippityfloppityfloo481
    @flippityfloppityfloo481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Hank's voice is so charming and soothing at the same time. Journey to the Microcosmos is my go-to when going to sleeping or when I want to be educated
    Love you guys and this channel

  • @dylansan
    @dylansan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    7:28 Larger Foraminifera are so resilient because they took to heart the lyrics to Tubthumping.

  • @micropeace
    @micropeace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    *As always, great presentation. Both picture and voice are top notch.*

  • @DruNature
    @DruNature 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh how I love this channel! what I wouldnt give for 30 minute versions of these videos with in depth explanations. however, Hanks soothing reading voice is just simply amazing, the combination with the stunning once in a lifetime biology videos is just out of this world! I've been here since day one and I cant wait for every new vid.

  • @timmienorrie
    @timmienorrie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The output of this channel competes with the excellent documentaries from the "big boys" and is a testament to the collaborative enthusiasm and dedication of your team . I have watched for a wee while now and have never skipped an epidode. Kudos to all involved in the research and production teams. I don't make regular Patreon donations as I am now retired but I do so when a few more credits have evaded the tax collector. 😆👋👋👋👋👋

  • @MiloCoyote
    @MiloCoyote 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Highly underappreciated channel. It is amazing that we get to see these things in such detail and clarify!

  • @BrosMinecraft2
    @BrosMinecraft2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    Hank Green is actually so close to the mic that the creatures he views under the microscope can hear him.

    • @nova.a.star89
      @nova.a.star89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      the microbes be like:
      “woah he’s talking about me that’s cool”
      “bro talk about ME I’m the star of the show”
      “Please stop filming me I am literally dying rn”

    • @csn583
      @csn583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      The ones out of focus couldn't be reached to sign a release form.

    • @Ttyl4356
      @Ttyl4356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@csn583 underrated response 👏

    • @ThePurza
      @ThePurza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Amoeba Sensory Meridian Response channel

    • @holyhex6520
      @holyhex6520 ปีที่แล้ว

      At least he's not yelling like he normally does on their other channels. That is a bit off-putting. I like the calmer version of Hank much better.

  • @noemitellez3098
    @noemitellez3098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The quality of these videos is insane . From the music in the background , to the editing , to the quality of video , to Greens tone of voice , it’s all great !

  • @chicobri
    @chicobri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i can't believe Hank scripted references to Chumbawumba in this video... And I love that he did :)

  • @MereMeerkat
    @MereMeerkat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    But have they evolved to survive in an environment with significant levels of whiskey drink? Or a vodka drink?

    • @aceundead4750
      @aceundead4750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol i just left a similar comment

    • @CrossbredManiac
      @CrossbredManiac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drunk microbes

    • @helentee9863
      @helentee9863 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alcohol,nature's own anti microbial

  • @microscopyoptics2881
    @microscopyoptics2881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Excellent episode! Top notch footage of some of the most interesting marine protists. Keep it up!

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tubthumping reference and no Ian Malcolm reference!?
    You're a madman.

  • @mattdangerg
    @mattdangerg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Evolution is never gonna keep them down. You did not disappoint sir

  • @sarahng5191
    @sarahng5191 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these videos so much. Thanks James and Hank and team

  • @cryptbeast3222
    @cryptbeast3222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I know you guys cover microorganisms, but I've always been curious how single celled organisms can manage to evolve to a crazy large size like sailor's eyeballs. Apologies if you already covered this before.

  • @ThinkDifferentlier
    @ThinkDifferentlier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like the subtle Chumbawamba reference.

  • @TheRogueWolf
    @TheRogueWolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "I'm not large; I'm just big-boned! ...wait, I don't have any bones." - _Foraminifera,_ probably

  • @evanthefish
    @evanthefish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If a new foraminifera is discovered, can we name it chumbawamba in honor of this episode?

  • @abby_dancer5684
    @abby_dancer5684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Journey to the Microcosmos: good for sleep and good for education. Seriously the visuals are gorgeous, the audio is relaxing, and the knowledgeable is presented so well

  • @daniell1483
    @daniell1483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've often wondered why macro-organisms exist when microbes seem to do so well. This video feels like at least part of an answer in why. Bigger size allows for better offspring provisioning. It is a risk to get big and specialized, but that specialization unlocks niches microbes could never hope to fulfill.

  • @macroplexx
    @macroplexx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Siempre fructífero, siempre aprendiendo de los que saben

    • @Snipethebambi
      @Snipethebambi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always keep learning my friend

  • @mayaenglish5424
    @mayaenglish5424 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:06 I love when a video says what I just said to myself to me lol. It's like ok Good! It's Explanation time.

  • @GeoffryGifari
    @GeoffryGifari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    algae symbionts inside forams reminds me of endosymbiosis theory, where chloroplast might evolved as a separate organism first before it was embedded inside another organism

  • @benjaminwagner4702
    @benjaminwagner4702 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so thankful for this show and the team of individuals and the families behind them that go into making this educational master piece.

  • @nariu7times328
    @nariu7times328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Foraminifera is just so much fun to say :D

  • @Eamon597
    @Eamon597 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    5 : 07 that thing is so beautiful! Looks like a large transparent spider!

  • @stevegoralski7247
    @stevegoralski7247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hank: "...maybe someday the world will have a shadow version of us."
    Also Hank: "I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN"

  • @Drozido
    @Drozido 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mind blown, thank you!

  • @sciencenerd7639
    @sciencenerd7639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is great, thanks

  • @rot_studios
    @rot_studios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wonder how many nuclei these giants have, what with that size?

  • @iftenegabriel69420
    @iftenegabriel69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how it is so peaceful to watch microorganisms live their life

  • @lapissea1190
    @lapissea1190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It seems like evolution is never gonna keep them down, never gonna let them down

  • @gegenbauer
    @gegenbauer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m an oceanographer and I learned cool new things about forams from this video! (I’m not a biologist, but I overhear other people taking about these things weekly.) Fascinating critters!

  • @benroberts3677
    @benroberts3677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LARGE SINGLE CELLED ORGANISMS, MY FAVOURITE!!! I loveeee stentors and amoeba

  • @prototropo
    @prototropo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's helpful for me when the distinction is made between species that recover from a few survivors, and those that utterly disappear in a mass extinction, but whose strategy of morphology or metabolism, etc, was so effective that a new species found that path again.

  • @MeetAnEcoregion
    @MeetAnEcoregion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Archaeologists use foraminafera to date ancient ruins. By cross-referencing a sample of stone with a known database of fossil signatures, you can determine the age and geographical origin of the building material.
    They also look at the microbial and pollen content of sediment layers to establish a site's environmental history year-by-year, somewhat akin to tree ring dating. The layers really need to be undisturbed to get a clear picture, so topsoil is generally not a great candidate for palynology. Lake bed sediments are better - protected from the weather and containing comparatively few microfauna to disrupt the stratification.

  • @chakacain1282
    @chakacain1282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you eat them they pop!🤤 satisfying

  • @ZacharyRoy1
    @ZacharyRoy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my new favorite youtube channel

  • @13ccasto
    @13ccasto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jim our maestro of macroscopes

  • @mediumbug
    @mediumbug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    okay but seriously this video is so good

  • @viridiantheforest1037
    @viridiantheforest1037 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the background music!

  • @pattheplanter
    @pattheplanter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Journey to the Millicosmos

    • @coltrv
      @coltrv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Such an underrated comment

  • @shawnorthrop2009
    @shawnorthrop2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Haven't watched the video yet, but is it supposed to say "forearms"? Dang things look jacked 😳

  • @L83467
    @L83467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    have you guys ever found any microplastics in the slides before?

    • @chaklatech
      @chaklatech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a person who just uses my microscope on everything I stumble across, you find them literally everywhere, especially in stuff like lunch meats and other foods

  • @MrSinner86
    @MrSinner86 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the most interesting channel on TH-cam. I got my son a microscope for his birthday. We watch this together. Thank you for this channel. It is awesome!

  • @GeoffryGifari
    @GeoffryGifari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    huh i have no idea pseudopodia can be so thin and yarn-like. how can they be directed and not break apart?

  • @andrearupe8094
    @andrearupe8094 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that the foraminifera in the thumbnail looks like it's flexing it's muscles 💪 and it tricks my brain into thinking it says forearms and not forams

  • @pabloroman9144
    @pabloroman9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi There, the videos of this channel are amazing. My son is amazed by them. We are exploring the possibility of buying a microscope and we are educating ourselves on which one would be a good start for us. We have used a darkfield one (medium range) from our neighbor but cannot reach colors as James shows. Any suggestion would be great. Thank you!

  • @Jojoblurp
    @Jojoblurp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Someone's been listening to Chumbawamba recently.

  • @stevenkarnisky411
    @stevenkarnisky411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic!

  • @eblackbrook
    @eblackbrook 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That one foramenifera that was shown several times had a rather nautilus look to it...does that one really grow its shell in a similar way or was that just a deceptive appearance?

  • @biosndlogos1357
    @biosndlogos1357 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you sir for this vdo
    That's the question in mind but it couldn't understood by my professor and i cried for 2 hour due to enable to portray this question before him
    Nd now i found your vdo , it's great time for me spending time with your majestic vdo clearing my doubt
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  • @benroberts3677
    @benroberts3677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I- I am confused, at 4:20, you show a foram, you cannot see through it, then you change where you are focusing and suddenly you..can see through the shell??? how?

  • @supersonictumbleweed
    @supersonictumbleweed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Laforams are herding algae.
    I wonder what would it do if their cattle herd was removed. Would they try to obtain more?

  • @am4teur
    @am4teur ปีที่แล้ว

    Although it is for entirely different reasons, I think it is interesting the parallel that can be drawn between the extinction of many of these large species and the fact that larger terrestrial animals on earth are currently and have historically been those who face some of the most risk of extinction, leading to a world which was once dominated by very large terrestrial animals but now cannot support such a creature. (or at least many of them that is)

    • @helentee9863
      @helentee9863 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adaption to environmental changes (evolution) occurs more easily in any species that reproduces rapidly.
      This is because adaption is due to beneficial faults in DNA/RNA reproduction by the adult organisum that are passed on to it's young.
      The more reproductive cycles that take place,the greater the adaptability of the organisum in a limited period of time.
      Smaller organisums always reproduce more rapidly because reproduction uses up resources within the parent. Smaller organisums have shorter lives because of this
      In a rather 'indirect' way this is the main point made in this video.
      Viruses are THE big demonstrators of this science fact,because they evolve so rapidly,are extremely small and have extremely fast reproductive cycles

  • @luisito6314
    @luisito6314 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably the most profound thing ever said, why be the best adapted to your niche when the niche is changing

  • @st1220music
    @st1220music ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:43

  • @tiffanymarie9750
    @tiffanymarie9750 ปีที่แล้ว

    Foram theme song is Tubthumping...

  • @cerberaodollam
    @cerberaodollam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, the whole K vs R thing. Cool.

  • @aceundead4750
    @aceundead4750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Foraminifera probably likes a whiskey drink, and a vodka drink.

  • @vexbane
    @vexbane 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Andrew Huang did an awesome job with the music, it very much reminds me of SPORE.

  • @seabeepirate
    @seabeepirate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fascinating. Is the common goal communicated or do they take cues entirely from the environment to manage their population?

  • @brianedwards7142
    @brianedwards7142 ปีที่แล้ว

    Forams are SO big Caesar and all the conspirators could fit in there and with room to swing a dagger.

  • @AlexGottlob
    @AlexGottlob 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's amazing to think about how something can control all of those limbs simultaneously while stretching them out so far. If my Math is right.... I used the scale lengths that they gave to find out that it would be stretching all of it's 'limbs' about 16 times its body length ( at minimum !). It would be like a 6ft person having lots of arms, and stretching them all out to 96 ft while controlling all of them at the same time. I wonder how something without a brain could have that kind of processing power.

    • @AlexGottlob
      @AlexGottlob 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Robbie A Thank you! You too

  • @DekkarJr
    @DekkarJr ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone else think the guy narrating all of these sounds a bit like Moe Rocha? ( think the last time i heard his voice was as a narrator on a PBS documentary so his cadence is very similar )

  • @piopob
    @piopob 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We should use that model to spread out through the universe

  • @exeter7414
    @exeter7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. These guys really stood the test of time.

  • @sethbrooks8889
    @sethbrooks8889 ปีที่แล้ว

    Darn, sad I missed the livestream.

  • @socialite1283
    @socialite1283 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know the video has finished when you hear the words "thank you for coming on this journey".

  • @limt9824
    @limt9824 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In right bottom corner its lengh of that line or creature?

    • @lunkel8108
      @lunkel8108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the length of the line

  • @ManulalPRam-hh2vx
    @ManulalPRam-hh2vx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would be so good if you could start doing the life and complexity of all single celled marine planktons.

  • @cosi8935
    @cosi8935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m trying to look into buying a microscope can anyone give me some pointers where to look and the price range for a microscope cable of something like in the videos

  • @NATUREN3ST
    @NATUREN3ST 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He sees the fossils that remind him of the good times, he sees the fossils that remind him of the bigger times

  • @brushbros
    @brushbros 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Query "Morphic Resonance," and Rupert Sheldrake.

  • @jasethesmiff5683
    @jasethesmiff5683 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Green Hank..... n SciShow ..... Micro .... distinct voice that has one enraptured. Almost a David Attenborough of sorts.

  • @microworld1001
    @microworld1001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing 🤞

  • @vccv9785
    @vccv9785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I wanna eat one of those for some reason

    • @ZonsoAvalune
      @ZonsoAvalune 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They do kinda look like gummies

    • @ewanb8067
      @ewanb8067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who cares about gummy worms and bears all we want is a gummy foraminifera.

    • @ruinkid11111
      @ruinkid11111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanna bite the "head" and split it in half with my front teeth, one forearm in each cheek to chew on with my molars.

    • @lorenzoblum868
      @lorenzoblum868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ewanb8067 send your order on amazon

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pretty T-Rexy to me, by single celled standards, anyhow.

  • @benroberts3677
    @benroberts3677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had no clue Foraminifera got that large..

  • @horsetuna
    @horsetuna ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you really quote I Get Knocked Down???

  • @caseywright619
    @caseywright619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I get knocked down, but I get up again
    You are never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked down, but I get up again
    You are never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked down, but I get up again
    You are never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked down, but I get up again
    You are never gonna keep me down

  • @stax6092
    @stax6092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool.

  • @scottthomas5819
    @scottthomas5819 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yesss

  • @Lngbrdninjamasta
    @Lngbrdninjamasta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoy ur break 😁

  • @FirstNameLastName-gh9iw
    @FirstNameLastName-gh9iw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How many channels does Hank green have?!?

    • @coltrv
      @coltrv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      more than 1

    • @euphorbia8106
      @euphorbia8106 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      more than 2

  • @thatoneguy8512
    @thatoneguy8512 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Life finds a way.

  • @jesseowens1786
    @jesseowens1786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They been working out...

  • @Kuwaitisnot_adeployment
    @Kuwaitisnot_adeployment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I go to the gym to get my large forarms

  • @FnXMusique
    @FnXMusique ปีที่แล้ว

    I was a phytoplankton taxonomist in the UK for years looking at samples preserved in Lugols. I assumed these were 💩
    I've been on several, world-renowned training courses, and looked at many tomes, but never ever have these forams come up. They seem plentiful off the UK coast. I've been underestimating biomass for years......

  • @alan2here
    @alan2here 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    can we breed some, up to pet size

  • @jesper112183
    @jesper112183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Want to buy soundtrack!

  • @Nick-hm2dm
    @Nick-hm2dm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder what these micro worlds would look like with a little bit of Carolina Reaper chili 🌶️…

    • @chairwood
      @chairwood 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🦠🥵

  • @davidmarshall6970
    @davidmarshall6970 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Foraminifera Foraminifera Foraminifera Foraminifera Foraminifera

  • @seanwelch71
    @seanwelch71 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are these Formas doing?

  • @fourleafclover2064
    @fourleafclover2064 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Large Forams? or Forarms?

  • @GeraldBlack1
    @GeraldBlack1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Humans are getting larger and larger!

  • @yazunakarmi3315
    @yazunakarmi3315 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you Hank?