These Algae Curl Up Into a Ball When They Get Stressed Out

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  • @journeytomicro
    @journeytomicro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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  • @JamsGerms
    @JamsGerms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    It kinda feels strange when someone else acknowledges the fact that I go to cemeteries to collect microbes! 😂 Hope you all enjoy the outcome though!
    -James

    • @kisnpisn4919
      @kisnpisn4919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i do! :) and surely not just me. i’m positive thousands more are thankful for your commitment!

    • @TheRogueWolf
      @TheRogueWolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      So long as you don't end up needing to explain yourself to the local constable!

    • @Ealsante
      @Ealsante 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Oi! You got your bird-bath scraiping loicense?"

    • @someoneyoumightremember6630
      @someoneyoumightremember6630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s rather poetic tho. To find life in a place of death. Thanks for the microbes tho, they’re very neat

    • @TheTuttle99
      @TheTuttle99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doing the lord's work

  • @_..---
    @_..--- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    "curl up into a ball and wait out the worst of it", I wish I could give them a hug

    • @DracarmenWinterspring
      @DracarmenWinterspring 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      that would probably make their situation worse 😂

    • @backpacker3421
      @backpacker3421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get enough of them together....

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    I can curl up and wait for stress to pass too... it's just REALLY upsetting to everyone else in line at the grocery store, is all.

    • @BlaBla-pf8mf
      @BlaBla-pf8mf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It's not the curling that is distressing, it's the wailing.

    • @KOKO-uu7yd
      @KOKO-uu7yd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣👍

  • @MagicianFairy
    @MagicianFairy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Turning red and curling up into a ball when stressed? This is the most human sounding cell I've heard in awhile.

  • @myrmatta1
    @myrmatta1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I found some of these in their cyst state in my birdbath a while ago. The bird bath also had a few rotifers.

    • @mauroghen9157
      @mauroghen9157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      wait thats the pink goop I found in my bird’s water bowl?!

    • @myrmatta1
      @myrmatta1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mauroghen9157 Yep! Lots of tiny, stressed out algae!

    • @lechking941
      @lechking941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mauroghen9157 do em good by dumping it into some drain and being on your day.

    • @Gabriel-zx3ge
      @Gabriel-zx3ge 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found rotifers in my bird bath too! Do you think they are brought by the birds or they got there by the wind in the form of cysts?

  • @h3lldr0p
    @h3lldr0p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    These are some of the clearest, crispest images so far. Like, oh my god, are these incredible!

  • @jasonabettan5778
    @jasonabettan5778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I think name "Blood Berry Pink" is something that might actually catch on.

    • @Faquarhl
      @Faquarhl ปีที่แล้ว

      In german the species used for it's Astaxantin (H. pluvialis) is basically called "Blood Rain Algae".
      "Blood Berry Red" probably sells better in food products though.

  • @dirtpoorchris
    @dirtpoorchris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    thats so cool that you can see the little background specs and therefor see flow and also see the big giant small things at the same time. You can even see little individual rivers of flow in that tangled mess

  • @johnny_my_penls_is_small_but
    @johnny_my_penls_is_small_but 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Me: *stares into the Void*
    The Void: *stares back*
    Me: *winks*
    The Void: 😳

  • @outdoorsy01
    @outdoorsy01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Another amazing overlooked wonder. My bird bath always has a red rusty look to it

  • @unvergebeneid
    @unvergebeneid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It would be really fun if you could occasionally show pictures of where the specimens came from. Mesocosmic pictures I mean.

    • @tissuepaper9962
      @tissuepaper9962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Mesocosmic" is so much better than "macroscopic". Never heard that word before now but it has just entered my lexicon along with the logical extensions "microcosmic" and "megacosmic". Thank you.

  • @jadeswormfarm
    @jadeswormfarm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would be very interested to see you do a video on what's living in kombucha liquid and/or scoby 😊

  • @viochrys
    @viochrys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The content and the visuals is getting better, and I love it! It amazes me on how these microorganisms can do something that I didn't expect! Keep up the good work!

  • @rot_studios
    @rot_studios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First it blushes, then it curls up into a ball. I'm an algae.

  • @thenaturekid3739
    @thenaturekid3739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The double bacteria floating around the hematococcus are cute

  • @mudlakemicrobes
    @mudlakemicrobes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fantastic, I collected some of these yesterday from a birdbath with a bonus Rotifer in the mix :)

  • @Rubrickety
    @Rubrickety 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When it finds itself in dire straits, it turns into a palmella. That's the way you do it.

  • @willowmoon7
    @willowmoon7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way he said "nutraceuticals" tells you exactly how he feels about nutraceuticals.

  • @Ratciclefan
    @Ratciclefan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's always nice learning more about microbes

  • @michaelschmitt2427
    @michaelschmitt2427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is an exceptionally good episode!

  • @phannhattruong2440
    @phannhattruong2440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What an awesome video! Im also doing research on microorganism, particularly on this magnificent algae. I would love to contribute a Vietnamese subtitle for this video and other videos of Microcosmos also. Please allow me to do this.

  • @jarmengolalbanell
    @jarmengolalbanell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic detail and colors! The new microscope really worth…

  • @multiwebtechnologies
    @multiwebtechnologies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is very comfortable to listening to you. You explain this stuff in an interesting way

    • @janetross1900
      @janetross1900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is Hank! Check him out on SciShow for the his polar opposite of expression. When I watch the first one of these I was stunned to find that he was the one teaching us such interesting things about these little beings.

  • @SouthFLppg
    @SouthFLppg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello JTHM. Can you go to your video "Bonus Video: The Micocosmos Microscope" so you can answer some of the questions about the kickstarter program?

  • @ominousplatypus380
    @ominousplatypus380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    - Curls up into a ball when stressed
    - Rarely reproduces sexually
    I think I found my spirit animal

  • @Romanticoutlaw
    @Romanticoutlaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yet another thing I have in common with microorganisms

  • @armandoguzmannieves5472
    @armandoguzmannieves5472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is legit an episode about the color pink!

  • @051adam
    @051adam ปีที่แล้ว

    My chickens will be very happy to know of this species! Thank you!

  • @shellypatterson6519
    @shellypatterson6519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for addressing the name ☺️

  • @stevenperry9762
    @stevenperry9762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing as always.

  • @rustyskeleman
    @rustyskeleman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vibing with the algae.

  • @Guydude777
    @Guydude777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always a satisfying watch

  • @luisaparodi8571
    @luisaparodi8571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have them in bottles in my terrace 💚❤

  • @gopetolud9743
    @gopetolud9743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video !!! I enjoy this channel very much , and i learn as well

  • @cowslane1
    @cowslane1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful as always

  • @MrMegaPussyPlayer
    @MrMegaPussyPlayer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:23 It is confirmed! They aren't Karens. They will not ask to speak to the manager.

  • @xxNoFreeWillxx
    @xxNoFreeWillxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video yet again!

  • @1Cr0w
    @1Cr0w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:08 If my room was a hundred degrees, i would boil and die.

    • @bjarnes.4423
      @bjarnes.4423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Saunas get that hot and people survive inside. You would not boil until your body gets that hot

  • @tristandeniet
    @tristandeniet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    these jpegs are so crispy

  • @obieobrien5883
    @obieobrien5883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So profound!

  • @jonsey3645
    @jonsey3645 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fabulous!

  • @viochrys
    @viochrys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    5:19 so when it's at unfavorable surrounding it released astaxanthin as an extra protection I presume?

    • @ianbcnp
      @ianbcnp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think it is reflecting more wavelengths of light so the haematococcus is protecting itself from being in the glare of more light that it can cope with. Algae need light but not too much. Light which is too intense can damage many algae - hence the protective colouration to reduce the intensity of light entering the cell.

    • @dgtzbhunj
      @dgtzbhunj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I work with Haematococcus in the lab at the uni. As far as I know, the antioxiant properties of astaxanthine protects the DNA from degrading as it takes up the free radicals that are produced by unfavorable conditions. We use high light intensities, mainly blue light to stress the algae and about a week later they are completely red. To go back to the zoospores it takes a bit longer. If the conditions get better, i have observed that they can directly divide as a aplanospore

    • @tissuepaper9962
      @tissuepaper9962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ianbcnp I'm looking at a couple of absorption spectra of astaxanthin (admittedly I did not find one in aqueous solution) and it looks like it absorbs heavily in the near UV and well into the greens in the visible spectrum. I think a more conplete explanation of the adaptation is that astaxanthin absorbs most of the more energetic portions of the sunlight falling on the algae, so that it can never be absorbed by chlorophyll, and then reflects the reds and infrareds to remain cool. It's basically acting as a perfectly placed notch filter on the incoming sunlight, only absorbing the parts that would otherwise cause its mitochondria to produce ATP, and reflecting the rest to stay cool. Very cool stuff.
      (This is all speculation, I have done no research into haematococcus beyond looking at absorption spectra of astaxanthin and watching this video)

    • @ianbcnp
      @ianbcnp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tissuepaper9962 Thank you for the much more complete and complex explanation. I think I was on the right track but it looks as if it's an amazingly well honed way of dealing with excess light.

  • @Islaras
    @Islaras 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating contents.

  • @CHEESYhairyGASH
    @CHEESYhairyGASH 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is brilliant

  • @PurtyPurple
    @PurtyPurple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me too, algae, me too...

  • @derekbauer2125
    @derekbauer2125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is so cool man

  • @metalvenom3462
    @metalvenom3462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    She can fly , give her the wings

  • @DividedWeFall
    @DividedWeFall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tardigrade enamel pins please.

  • @StarGarnet03
    @StarGarnet03 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    these algae are a big mood

  • @jesusjoseph1899
    @jesusjoseph1899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alga to another alga: BAKA!

  • @Prussiaz
    @Prussiaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't know I was an Algae, cool!

  • @backpacker3421
    @backpacker3421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do you know what interests Haematococcus? Those little guys could be completely fascinated by our relative desire to synthesize a chemical it produces naturally.

  • @Horizontalvertigo
    @Horizontalvertigo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah, me too algae, me too.

  • @Andrea-rw9tf
    @Andrea-rw9tf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love my Awesome Socks!

  • @dgo5051
    @dgo5051 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never related to a microorganism more than I do now

  • @biggjimble
    @biggjimble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How many shrimps do you have to eat
    Before it makes your skin turn pink

  • @JeweledRoseStudios
    @JeweledRoseStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *sees title* “Relatable!”

  • @llDbGll
    @llDbGll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Relatable.

  • @ferretface
    @ferretface 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never realized that algae can have flagellum? I thought they were only found on animal type cells.

    • @tuomasjarvenkyla6739
      @tuomasjarvenkyla6739 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you would think! go read about the ginkgo tree's reproduction for some really interesting stuff

    • @faye7199
      @faye7199 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The male gametes that moss produce have flagella. It is essential for them to swim through the moisture and reach the female gametes. The same can be applied to ferns. These cells are photosynthetic rather than heterotrophic ( or “animal-like” as you say).

  • @sviatoslavlavrov8087
    @sviatoslavlavrov8087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i walk into a room that is 100 degrees and i will boil and die before i get to the thermostat :(

  • @Sausketo
    @Sausketo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would you be interested in some orange biofilm growing on the top of my tub before i clean it?

  • @sevrenlenihan
    @sevrenlenihan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    21st one! Great videos!

  • @hayaokakizaki4463
    @hayaokakizaki4463 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me too thanks

  • @willemvandebeek
    @willemvandebeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    But what is the big transparent bubble around the Haematococcus with a red centre?

  • @108_hariswirananda7
    @108_hariswirananda7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some microbes are relatable, apparently.

  • @a.j.kimball1240
    @a.j.kimball1240 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you guys ever heard of Tantulocarids? They are incredibly interesting and honestly quite disturbing little critters. Some of the smallest crustaceans that can give birth to themselves. Unfortunatly it would probably be very difficult if not impossible to get your hands on them since they tend to like living on fish and in ocean currents.

  • @user-sd3pe2qg6p
    @user-sd3pe2qg6p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sorry for the question, but what brand of microscopes do you use?

  • @SpyralStormTeacup
    @SpyralStormTeacup 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This algae is me and I am this algae

  • @AmyMcScience
    @AmyMcScience 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've never identified so strongly with a unicellular organism before...

  • @dashing932
    @dashing932 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well well, if that isn't my ancestors

  • @blacksflash
    @blacksflash 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are those little tiny things swimming and squiggling in the background?

  • @TremelJackson
    @TremelJackson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤌 Me and the boys had algae last night for dinner.

  • @breezy5797
    @breezy5797 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, what exactly is a cyst? I’ve heard of several different microorganisms producing them but what are they? How are they made? What are they made of?

  • @MrGamerCaptain
    @MrGamerCaptain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I identify as the 23d algae specifically

  • @ashimahmed2193
    @ashimahmed2193 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haematococcus our spirit microbe.

  • @user-cy4si2fw6l
    @user-cy4si2fw6l 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good afternoon, I really liked the image, tell me what I need to purchase for my motic ba310 microscope so that I have a similar picture?

  • @gregoryfenn1462
    @gregoryfenn1462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did the plant kingdom evolve from algae? Or do they have a close common ancestor (closer than animals or fungi)?

    • @ngls
      @ngls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Afaik they did, as some algae are single-celled plants. The first single-celled plants probably originated from a cyanobacterium entering a eucariotic cell and somehow forming a new organism this way. So you could basically say that plants evolved from both animals and bacteria. If you want to know more, look up the chloroplast wikipedia page.

    • @Dragrath1
      @Dragrath1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well it can be yes and no as it depends on what "algae" you are referring to since algae as a whole if not distinguishing beyond that is paraphyletic.
      Plants are descended from green algae which adapted to life on land via a partnership with fungi and all green algae share a common ancestor that was a green algae.
      However their sister group the red algae while closely related likely obtained their chloroplasts independently as there are a few intermediate relatives which are true heterotrophs. Its hard to say exactly how they are related since the split between red and green algae occurred well over a billion years ago in the mesoproterozoic. Other linages of algae are far younger for instance the brown algae or kelp lineage only appeared during the Jurassic

  • @Shaden0040
    @Shaden0040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What are the fastest microbes out there?

  • @chaegibson720
    @chaegibson720 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haematococcus would like to speak to your manager

  • @-zimplogulon-
    @-zimplogulon- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    they look cute

  • @hardwareful
    @hardwareful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    first throught: haematococus pluvalis, and astaxanthin.

  • @Danilocavalcantedasilva20
    @Danilocavalcantedasilva20 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Legend in Portuguese pless

  • @martf4701
    @martf4701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Astaxanthin sounds strangely to Zantac or Xanax.
    Acid reducer.
    And
    Negative fealling reducer.
    So i ask my self.. Are negative feallings, like depression, the result of molecules or substances in our brain or body being too much acid?!
    Are acid molecules negatively charged ? ( lacking electrons )

  • @petrmaly3552
    @petrmaly3552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You rang?

  • @00Skyfox
    @00Skyfox 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are those far tinier things swimming around the algae cells?

    • @faye7199
      @faye7199 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are bacteria cells.

  • @culwin
    @culwin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    same.

  • @ashvinbhuttoo
    @ashvinbhuttoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can you do cytoplasmic streaming in onion cells? 🔬

    • @janetross1900
      @janetross1900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did see that in one of these. So cool!

  • @NibblyBitz
    @NibblyBitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haema does this part of the word mean red just wondering does anyone know the origin of how the Haematococcus word came about. Thanks

    • @miskakopperoinen8408
      @miskakopperoinen8408 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haema comes from the greek word αίμα, or aíma in latin alphabet which translates to blood. As explained in the video, the algae of course have no blood (Or any circulatory system whatsoever), but nevertheless can be similarly colored. Red would be κόκκινο, or kókkivo.

  • @jamesourmasterofmicroscopes
    @jamesourmasterofmicroscopes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:52

  • @MaryAnnNytowl
    @MaryAnnNytowl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another one I missed? Well, that issue is fixed, now. I'd love to curl up like this little critter can do. I'm plenty stressed and hurt, and have been for 18 months (and 6 days, but who's counting?), and I would love to hide until things are better again. Then again, not sure my world ever will get there. 😕
    Anyway, here's a like and comment for the Almighty Algorithm.

  • @sovietshnuckums2357
    @sovietshnuckums2357 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    wait our chickens lay orange yolk eggs what does that mean

  • @infinateU
    @infinateU 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are individual blood cells (platelets) supposed have their own “negative charge”?? If so, what does consistent EMF Exposure (milliWats from RF {Radio Frequency}) “do” to blood cells??

  • @Self-replicating_whatnot
    @Self-replicating_whatnot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh i know these, i've seen 'em in Subnautica.

  • @snehapradhan5591
    @snehapradhan5591 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️❤️

  • @bfitz5610
    @bfitz5610 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shhhhh. Don't wake the tardigrades.

  • @Bcarr122391
    @Bcarr122391 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do you kinda sound like Hank Green?

  • @Discipline8193
    @Discipline8193 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    zefrank?

  • @StrangerHappened
    @StrangerHappened 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    *WHAT* are those tiny moving things around? Some of them are moving in a very particular way, so they are not just random pecks of dust or waste.

    • @faye7199
      @faye7199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those are most likely bacteria. Bacteria are prokaryotic cells, meaning they lack membrane-bound organelles and nuclear envelopes. All bacteria are quite small compared to eukaryotic cells such as the haematococcus.

  • @auri1075
    @auri1075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who wouldnt want to just curl up into a ball when feeling stressed?