We Found a Super Rare Microbe!

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After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!
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@TheRogueWolf 3 жыл бұрын

"Well, it's their 500k subscriber special; I suppose I could show up and do a little cameo." - _Spirostomum semivirescens,_ probably

@Robert_McGarry_Poems 3 жыл бұрын

LoL! 🤣

@quadrannilator 3 жыл бұрын

This is probably the most simple and logical explanation!

@DinnerForkTongue 3 жыл бұрын

I see no fault in this logic.

@kindtimetraveler 3 жыл бұрын

The ‘probably’ totally made that comment for me.😝

@blackcitadel37 3 жыл бұрын

"It's my time to shine" -

@Nobody_Special310 3 жыл бұрын

James then sent in his Stentor to fight it and caught it in a tiny Pokeball. Hopefully, he can evolve his Semivirescens into Supervirescens, and then Omnivirescens.

@lateoclock4281 3 жыл бұрын

I want that Pokemon spinoff now. They could call it "Micromon"

@MagentaFaux 3 жыл бұрын

This comment is extremely underrated.

@ShiratoriIsOffline 3 жыл бұрын

I love this

@munnymic 3 жыл бұрын

Pokérus would finally get a Pokédex entry!

@jamesway4771 3 жыл бұрын

When nerds see any creature “omg that could be a Pokémon”

@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote 3 жыл бұрын

It still blows my mind that there are single celled organisms that we can see with the naked eye.

@Damortus3 3 жыл бұрын

Check out the Caulerpa taxifolia

@bioscire 3 жыл бұрын

@Damortus3 and also Valonia ventricosa

@Iroxinping 3 жыл бұрын

evil amoebas

@AlextheLordofFire 3 жыл бұрын

Aren’t eggs supposed to be single celled organisms as well?

@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote 3 жыл бұрын

@@AlextheLordofFire I’m not sure if all are? like maybe big ol bird eggs are formed with multiple while still performing the same function? lemme look it up. “membrane and everything else inside is considered the cell, it can be said that it is a single cell. Then, the chicken egg deserves its reputation as the largest cell. If, however you consider the yolk and the albumen (the egg white), separate structures, then eggs are not a single cell.” www.vashonsd.org/cms/lib/WA01919522/Centricity/Domain/145/Eggs%20are%20the%20largest%20single%20cells.pdf Damn holy fuck, you’re right (depending on how you view it).

@kir-is-here 3 жыл бұрын

James’ face of realization is why i love science so much - there’s nothing quite like seeing someone’s pure joy after their hard work pays off

@emmettbattle5728 3 жыл бұрын

thats how i feel w entomology. im a big cockroach fan and when various let bugs are doing well or breeding i feel so proud! in the moments when i see a new behavior pattern or they seem to enjoy a new food item i forget how embarrassed i feel that others think my pets are nasty. its just that awe of how amazing the world can be coming into a time where we constantly see how there shouldnt be any reasons to have much hope left for it.

@tessabakker662 3 жыл бұрын

@@emmettbattle5728 Roaches are adorable and some species are really gorgeous! You just gotta make sure they can't breach containment! :D I haven't personally kept roaches (much less for research purposes), but I've owned tropical train millipedes, a breeding colony of dairycow isopods, and am currently taking care of a breeding group of Phyllium tobeloense (1m : 4f), while my mother raises and sells 9 different kinds of stick insects from our home and the exotics club she's a member of. :) I've always been charmed by the world of bugs, they are just so *different* from what most people keep as pets! The more legs, the more joy! :D

@JamsGerms 3 жыл бұрын

I was so shocked, I cannot believe I managed to recover from that! -James

@GandalfTheTsaagan 3 жыл бұрын

Not everyone can say that they've made a remarcable scientific find live!

@moon47usaco 3 жыл бұрын

I really love your enthusiasm. It’s inspiring to see such dedication. I love how much time, thought and passion you put into every Instagram post. Well done sir. Congrats. +]...

@osmia 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for answering our questions on that live stream. It was great!

@pheart2381 3 жыл бұрын

I love its spiral surface,so delicate. Does the spiral formation help it move a certain way?

@kashmiraraghu1822 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats James! Fantastic find

@hurpdurp3669 3 жыл бұрын

Spirostomum semivirescens: Well I guess I'd better join that zoom meeting... Everyone else: OMG WOW LOOK AT THAT WHAT A RARE OCCURRENCE

@tezeta3725 3 жыл бұрын

I read this as if everyone else was being super passive agressive because spirostomum always says he's gonna show up and then flakes at the last minute

@a.goodwin4852 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta say I use your videos to put my nephew to sleep. He loves to watch them but hank's soothing voice puts him out every time lol

@munirahbakar4123 3 жыл бұрын

I understand your nephew. Sir David Attenborough does the same for me. 😊

@DavidRichfield 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in my 40s and I'm exactly like your nephew. I watch each episode twice: once at night, where I fall asleep watching it, and once the next morning to catch the part I missed.

@AbrahamSamma 3 жыл бұрын

A scientific discovery made on livestream? 2020/21 continues to be something else. Kudos to all of you for making this all possible!

@GordonFreechmen 3 жыл бұрын

The beatings of its cilia is strangely hypnotic, like the patterns of Broadway lights

@myleskgallagher 3 жыл бұрын

I was at that livestream! It was the first KZfaq live stream i ever went to! Microcosmos was also the first show I ever donated to on patreon. Its just a really great channel :)

@ireozzie 3 жыл бұрын

channel is a real breath of fresh air. if only all of utube was half as good as your material.

@brayanguzman5723 3 жыл бұрын

Gay

@chairwood 3 жыл бұрын

@@brayanguzman5723 u r wat u eat

@besacciaesteban 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine that microbiologist mind at the moment: "How i wish i could end this streaming and start working right now!"

@modernharuspicy 3 жыл бұрын

This is so exciting! On the note of discovery; I hope James, Master of Microscopes, gets to name his own species soon!

@josephcohen734 3 жыл бұрын

"You're gonna wanna learn more about eels" Something about the way he said it just made me laugh. It was in the same calming factual tone as everything else on this channel. Like it's scientifically proven that you want to know about eels.

@brooke6472 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@MagentaFaux 3 жыл бұрын

Well was he wrong?

@noeldenever 3 жыл бұрын

He's right though. I watched a short TED-Ed video about eels yesterday, fascinating critter.

@jorgepeterbarton 3 жыл бұрын

Eels always were the most comedic fish. Not sure why but yes.

@puneetmaheshwari 3 жыл бұрын

6:55 its cilia is sooo beautiful found this channel few days ago and now as a student interested in i need to binge whole channel

@Dr.LethalContact 3 жыл бұрын

Just got my own microscope got it right next to me now 😆

@craigflynn22 3 жыл бұрын

Epic! Enjoy it, it’s a mad little world for you to see under the lens!

@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky lad

@Robert_McGarry_Poems 3 жыл бұрын

Hug it, and never let it go...

@usero-jr8yb1wf1y Ай бұрын

Same

@mayor4797 3 жыл бұрын

I literally never realized Hank Green was the narrator of this, it's so weird hearing him speaking in an calm asmr voice

@hectorsantos4662 3 жыл бұрын

I've always been fascinated with microscopy and science. To have a microscope was a childhood dream of mine. Unfortunately, I could never afford one. This channel is, in a way, a dream come true: an unbounded scientific curiosity-driven exploration of the microcosms. Thank you for the amazing work!

@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692 3 жыл бұрын

I am a simple organism, I see microbe, I click.

@LeafseasonMagbag 3 жыл бұрын

It’s incredible watching this seemingly mundane green tube boi and knowing it’s such a special discovery!

@adorabasilwinterpock6035 3 жыл бұрын

Its pretty crazy bc its photosynthezising like a plant but it looks and moves like an animal, a worm or something

@kurukuru4120 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when this channel was still new. When the number of videos are still countable by finger. Now you guys are covering about these rare findings and sharing it all live. Look at how much you have grow.

@roehle9962 3 жыл бұрын

Theres nothing more beautiful and pure than the joy someone radiates when you mention something that is the root for all his motivation. to me, thats a part of the essence of life.

@NewMessage 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly, we need more of those livestreams, then. They get results!

@zyxzevn 3 жыл бұрын

That is a trolly icon and name that you have there. "KZfaq Admin" was taken?

@Skittenmeow 3 жыл бұрын

Aww New Message, you're striking again on another fave channel of mine. Love seeing you around in my algorithm journey

@Bigvs.Dickvs 3 жыл бұрын

*James, you have now become a Doctor of Microscopes* ! From now on, please address him respectfully by using that conquered and deserved title. Congratulations, James!

@6ixpool520 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations *Doctor* James. FTFY :P

@HopelessCT 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION: Joe found a frog on the playground everyone come and look

@Usrthsbcufeh 3 жыл бұрын

joe mama

@raystephens9550 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps more like finding a Plesiosaur in your bath.

@raystephens9550 3 жыл бұрын

..or a trilobite in your fried rice, hoping it isnt half a cockroach.

@MagentaFaux 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, you gave me the impression Joe is taking samples of all sorts of places around our homes without us noticing.

@jessebianchi2631 3 жыл бұрын

@@raystephens9550 if our ecosystem goes to hell as projected cockroaches might become a valuable protein resource. bon appetit.

@Dr.LethalContact 3 жыл бұрын

I live in alaska cant wait to use my scope and collect live samples. Sadly its still snowing

@strilight 3 жыл бұрын

I guess you can look at the snowflakes in the meantime.

@min_nad 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it could be interesting to collect a sample of snow that has been there for a couple of hours, wait until it liquifies and then observe it!

@Dr.LethalContact 3 жыл бұрын

@@min_nad you have a great point the snow is melting and collecting material i am wondering if microbes could live out there

@thefishylife6823 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna get a microscope and look at my aquarium substrate and what all's living in it!!!!

@elif6908 3 жыл бұрын

Me tooo 😭😭😭 but they’re too expensive 😔

@thefishylife6823 3 жыл бұрын

@@elif6908 yeah...I just looked at some for sale....lol

@drendolnicar9816 3 жыл бұрын

@@elif6908 You should check out The Microbehunter and his videos on inexpensive (ca. 100 eur) microscopes. Might find something affordable.

@yehaskel 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a used microscope off of craigslist because of this channel for only $50 and it's good. Keep looking. Also the first thing I checked was my saltwater aquarium water but it was surprisingly barren. I have to get some water from the bottom next time.

@josevenegas9191 3 жыл бұрын

There cheap microscopes called Foldscope, they are amazing 👌

@MarinusMakesStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Being Dutch, there is a lot of Dutch history that I can't say I'm proud of, but the advances the Dutch made in the field of microbiology in the past are absolutely stunning. If you ever need help with the pronunciation of Dutch names, let me know :)

@crylune 2 жыл бұрын

@@Whitejesselink ????

@jakemoeller7850 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful microbe! As an artist, inspiration comes from videos such as this. Thank you! 👍🏻

@nitro429 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was beautiful as well.

@divinephanes 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I love how bright green it is, so pretty

@alechall7082 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your shiny pokemon James

@jenniesweet_bean7579 2 жыл бұрын

The look on James's face is too precious. Seeing his reaction was much needed after this crazy year.

@azul9655 3 жыл бұрын

These videos are so beautiful!! Everything from the amazing microscope shots to the music, narration and editing of each video feels so artistic and relaxing! It really makes you want to know more about everything :)

@Kris-wf3oe 3 жыл бұрын

Such an exciting moment!! 😁😅 I am constantly amazed by how much reading James has done, to recognize not just microbes he has found but also some he hasn’t seen yet! Makes for such cool moments like this one 😎 That’s true passion for the field showing ♥️

@billllllllllllllly 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched many of you vids. They're incredible! And the narration is so perfect, and so soothing. You are a star! The new David Attenborough. Lovely, important work. Thank you.

@origamiandcats6873 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Ontario. When I was a kid I went to camp and the cottage and saw interesting things for the first time. It was awesome. I understand the feeling of excitement, especially since I spent the majority of the time in the city. I didn't have a microscope and the internet in its current form did not exist. At camp I found a horsehair worm in a puddle. I wasn't sure if it was even a living thing at first. The weirdest thing, and I still don't know what it is, I found when my friend and I were at the beach digging in the sand. It was some sort of larva. It was gigantic, around 4-5 inches long and 3/4 wide with claws. It was so cool and creepy. To this day I have no idea what it was but I would recognize it if I saw another. It was around 1975 in Wasaga Beach. So I guess 46 years ago. It certainly wasn't micro but if anyone knows what it was ...

@mrexists5400 3 жыл бұрын

this is awesome, 2nd youtube channel i know about (and subbed too as well) that made a scientific discovery. (antscanada finding an ant species not previously known to live where he lives)

@fantasticmicrobes 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I just found my first spirostomum earlier this year. Obviously not as green as this one since it didn’t have the algae, but they’re still neat to look at either way!

@chayanika8155 3 жыл бұрын

Love every bit of these videos. The wonderful microscopy, the music and Hank's slow, soothing narration.

@aaronhurt5976 3 жыл бұрын

That statment is great, it really makes you think about what the maximum size would truly be in the micro world, that would prevent it from being naturally carried off to basically anywhere else than it's place of origin.

@TheScrootch 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, nice find!

@davidhopkins7343 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm a researcher in the UK who running a project hunting out Paramecium bursaria. I think we may have also found this today in a pond in S Manchester... Was a cool sight!

@jasethesmiff5683 3 жыл бұрын

Hank just pops up on all my fave science shows. YA NERD!

@whatiforchestra9897 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Congrats!!🎉🎊 looks incredible

@yuvalne 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to have seen this happen live!

@sagittarius_a_starr 3 жыл бұрын

Hank's relaxed voice is creepin me out... Yell excitedly Hank!

@Unlucky-Dube 3 жыл бұрын

its put on quite a bit at this point, its even effecting his accent lol.

@yuvalne 2 жыл бұрын

That cheeky "glow stick" at 1:40. Well done Deboki. 😉

@LuckyoJhihi 3 жыл бұрын

omggggggggggggggg congratulations guys

@kaylaurban7720 3 жыл бұрын

Yay James! That's exciting!!! Congratulations!

@petergambier 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Team JM, always amazing to find something you weren't expecting. A bit like my work with old lime putty plaster patch repairs and what you might find underneath and looking for theoretical or mythical particles like a super quark. However, to the uninitiated like myself, every microbe is fascinating but I like Spirostomum because my mum's in the name and there are 8 of them.

@SuperAdnan117 3 жыл бұрын

Watching microcosmos for so long, I never realised that narrator is literally hank from scishow, for some reason that thought never crossed my mind. It makes me a little confused but also glad because I can see him in a different light now.

@TheDaddiestBear 9 ай бұрын

Strong “Carl Sagan” vibes going there, Hank. These videos are beautiful! Thank you, James, you do some really inspiring work.

@kqitsualik 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations J to the M. Long time fan. Keep up the work you do.

@alextirendi5412 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, absolutely beautiful pictures

@isabellebergevin 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing discovery! I'm sorry I missed the live stream!!!

@Dang3rMouSe 3 жыл бұрын

So cool, I'm sure w/ plenty of time & patience you'll find more rare species & even unclassified ones

@Biped 3 жыл бұрын

2:37 "James and his brevesur" What's going on there Mr. Narrator?

@hunter7716 3 жыл бұрын

one of the most underrated youtube channels

@stanleydaniels100 3 жыл бұрын

The bog where I collect samples is full of Spirostomum more than most other micro organisms that I've seen. I haven't come across one with symbiotic algae but now I know what to keep an eye out for in the future. For anyone that's interested, try a red filter on your microscope while observing Spirostomum and you'll see the very surface ("skin") of the organism.

@reecec626 3 жыл бұрын

Omg! It's Hank! That voice! Luscious x

@mattthescreamer177 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel so much

@tk-zh3dd 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this is a kickass channel

@2001Pieps 3 жыл бұрын

Huh, that's a nice coincidence. I've been writing a report about Baas Becking's hypothesis for uni.

@davidowl767 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video

@chrism6904 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@federaliomally391 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite new find on KZfaq

@miriam7872 3 жыл бұрын

Hey!!! Have you or scishow ever made a video about the great platecount anomaly? Would love to see it!

@snehapradhan5591 3 жыл бұрын

Love this!! ❤️

@markoobrvan6620 3 жыл бұрын

Yay!

@lunequedelrio3646 2 жыл бұрын

This is the feeling of finding a shinny Pokemon. Nice!

@slackhackman9115 3 жыл бұрын

Way total cool !

@youtub13 3 жыл бұрын

That thing has a bajillion flagella leg thingies! How cool!

@charleyedwards2121 3 жыл бұрын

listen to you voice today man...... you sound like a true naturalist now, amazing. ill keep listening to you for years to come. your the best!

@eboqz 3 жыл бұрын

I was there when that happened and I could also feel that excitement rushing through my body!

@yezbozz 3 жыл бұрын

Happy for James and his professor

@indridcold8433 2 жыл бұрын

I can not wait until microcosm tee shirts come out!

@kayakMike1000 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta catch 'em all. I keep finding bulbasaurs everywhere...

@Derpysaur 3 жыл бұрын

I'm excited!

@brendakrieger7000 3 жыл бұрын

Always greatly fascinating🔬💚

@theomaffioletti4670 3 жыл бұрын

This is the same feeling you have when you shiny hunt a pokemon for weeks and then it appears randomly when you weren't looking for it lol

@obieobrien5883 3 жыл бұрын

This is so cool!!

@megatronyeets 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful critter

@myleskgallagher 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@ravenwolf64 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a source that lists the microscope, camera, etc. that you are using? Thank you for the awesome video!

@randywatson8347 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful...

@SpagbolGamer 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@roku3216 3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful!

@joseluissandoval7688 3 жыл бұрын

Exciting!

@MadisonLa369 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this one’s personality :)

@Catastropheshe 3 жыл бұрын

I just found this channel by random yt recommendation and my need for a microscope grew enormously 😁 Tho seeing how many critters are out there making my skin crawl...