Up Close With The World's Deadliest Animal (ft. John Green)

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Up Close With The World's Deadliest Animal (ft. John Green)

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Жыл бұрын

Under the microscope, mosquitos undergo a metamorphosis sculpted in gold. The buzzing body takes on a life of its own, its usual role as menace lying far beyond the margins of the screen.
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@vlogbrothers Жыл бұрын

Thanks for having me! -John

@LadyCynthiana Жыл бұрын

I usually save Journey to the Microcosmos to lull me to sleep, but I had to watch this one right away because I was very curious what you'd have to say about this deadly disease carrier. I'm the kind of person who is eager to find the beauty in things that no one else can see, and the mosquito is a challenging one. However, I think there are paths to defeating the diseases they carry without entirely eradicating them, as some people like to say is the only effective way we'll find. I am hopeful that humans are more empathetic than we are destructive, in the long run. Your voice is very well-suited to narrating this, and I hope you'll do it again sometime!

@TheVerendus Жыл бұрын

it's awesome that Hank let his lesser-known brother get some exposure like this. You'll be famous at this rate, John, keep it up !

@caiden-_- Жыл бұрын

Howdy

@KageSama19 Жыл бұрын

You did great

@theCidisIn Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being such a good narrator! Edit: Love your euphemisms. Like, " looks like it's covered in Cheeto dust." 😂

@_maxgray Жыл бұрын

There goes "the one who does Microcosmos" as a differentiator between the Green Brothers. Great job, John!

@yuvalne Жыл бұрын

lmao

@noelvalenzarro Жыл бұрын

Still got scishow

@mindykb15 Жыл бұрын

John is an amazing narrator. I’d listen to him read just about anything. Just such an engaging-yet-soothing cadence

@C41NerB41Ner Жыл бұрын

@VeganSemihCyprus33 Жыл бұрын

The story of your enslavement 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@kyliegangwish17 Жыл бұрын

I agree! I wish he would do more episodes of his Anthropocene podcast!!

@RiddledWithThis Жыл бұрын

He'd be a great narrator on the Headspace app!

@shruggzdastr8-facedclown Жыл бұрын

...a phone book (if they even exist anymore?) or technical manual for the proper assembly, operation and maintenance for the conveyer belt of a grain elevator? 😏

@HellOnWheel Жыл бұрын

The NGO I work for distributes mosquito nets in West Africa to protect children from Malaria. Today is the last day of our July fundraiser for this effort. I shared this vid with my co-workers to motivate us to finish the month strong. Thank you for the timely vid!

@sonorasgirl 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for what you’re doing! I know it’s not much from a stranger on the internet, but for what it’s worth…that’s amazing

@fabiovezzari2895 11 ай бұрын

❤🎉

@geoffreymartin6363 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised John's first journey to the microcosmos wasn't the tuberculosis germ

@jangschoen1019 Жыл бұрын

I can't be the only one who expected to see a certain rod-like bacterium, but this still was nice to watch.

@1.4142 Жыл бұрын

Bacteria aren't animals though

@jangschoen1019 Жыл бұрын

@@1.4142 Fair enough. When Journey to the Microcosmos announced that John Green would be presenting, I immediately thought about the bacterium. This is a nice surprise, though.

@_maxgray Жыл бұрын

My first thought was, do mosquitoes play a role in the spread of tuberculosis?

@kateisblue Жыл бұрын

ooh I've been looking forward to this! John has a very good voice for gentle, serious video-essay/audio-essay style work, I knew it would work so well for microcosmos! :)

@rebeccamorrison-overby8463 Жыл бұрын

You did a fine job with the narration, John. The script, as always was wonderful but I'm curious if you worked on it or if it was the usual writers alone ?

@dannywoods17 Жыл бұрын

If John didn't write it, I suspect the writers knew his voice well enough because it seemed to have that John Green touch.

@brenj Жыл бұрын

@@dannywoods17 usually, the one who reads the script is allowed to change it for their own preference for a more natural read through.

@VeganSemihCyprus33 Жыл бұрын

The story of your enslavement 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@fejfo6559 Жыл бұрын

It felt like John wrote it. It seems most likely most of the research was done for him though

@kateisblue Жыл бұрын

one interesting thing is aphids have a thing in THEIR saliva that does the same thing to plants as mosquitoes do to us - stops the puncture wound immediately closing so they can continue to drink from it

@Neloish Жыл бұрын

So Aphids are plant mosquitoes, never thought of it like that before.

@kateisblue Жыл бұрын

@@Neloish at least our mosquitoes have to actually breed instead of infinitely laying eggs that are clones of themselves 😭

@NathanButh Жыл бұрын

Aphids are fascinating. Thanks for the new aphid fact.

@kateisblue Жыл бұрын

@@NathanButh the reason I know this is (and this is probably more bizarre) a friend of mine was doing a thesis project a few years ago where they had to use a microscope to laser off the aphids mouth parts after they attached to the plant so they could use the mouth as a microscopic straw to analyse the contents of the plant? 😵‍💫 It was apparently INCREDIBLY difficult

@missseaweed2462 Жыл бұрын

So then, leeches are like fish mosquitos.

@mariannetfinches 11 ай бұрын

I remember when i learned (possibly from John) that mosquitoes are essential in some food webs. It ruined my day. Thanks for blessing us with this beautiful horror

@AFNacapella Жыл бұрын

instead of scratching, press your thumb nail into the bite a few times in a crossing pattern. theory behind it is a) redirecting the scratching reflex with something that doesn't break skin b) "tenderizing" the tissue so your body gets the clean-up done quicker

@jlzombiecat Жыл бұрын

I do not know where I learned that but I have been doing it since I can remember. My mom did not do it.

@deimosphoibus Жыл бұрын

Huh, I had no idea that doing that actually helped... I definitely agree that it's a good way to redirect the urge to scratch!

@lemmetellusum4884 Жыл бұрын

Just put some ice or cold water on it and try not to scratch it at all, it will heal way faster than normal.

@cameroneridan4558 Жыл бұрын

probably best to do this only with freshly washed hands though, nails can be pretty gross

@rethinkOURreality Жыл бұрын

John may now be entering his malaria phase 😂 P.S. are we studying mosquito saliva at all? Preventing the immune response might be the key to defeating all of these horrible illnesses.

@jobriq5 Жыл бұрын

I was expecting tuberculosis but this is still on brand

@skyem5250 Жыл бұрын

John is amazing. We love him. Would be nice to have him as an occasional host more often

@StreptoStar Жыл бұрын

This is a p good hank green impression, wouldnt expect any less from his brother. Nice episode

@KY_CPA 6 ай бұрын

1:20 They may look like a Christmas tree that's collapsed into a pile of Cheetos dust" Ahhh, John's way with words is always a pleasant surprise of verbal acrobatics 😍

@zacharywong483 Жыл бұрын

Super interesting video topic and fantastic footage, as always!

@Do_Odles Жыл бұрын

It was both suprising and delightful that John narrated this! Love it!

@ofigli Жыл бұрын

So well written, so well read. Thank you.

@evildude109 Жыл бұрын

I've never missed The Anthropocene Reviewed more than I do right now. Amazing narration, John.

@nicgrantham184 Жыл бұрын

You did an amazing job John.

@trid4638 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, Good information AND narrative

@tashokukisune 4 ай бұрын

I absolutely adore John! What a perfect guest narrator!

@caelanjessop4606 Жыл бұрын

horrifying. truly. question; is the pictured mosquito alive or dead? are the leg twitches postmortem nerve impulses / something like the onset of rigor mortus?

@Beryllahawk Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was wondering that myself, and I can't decide if it's creepier for the mosquito to be alive or not...

@asullivan50i Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@matthiasmorse5263 Жыл бұрын

thank you john!!!

@VEE727 Жыл бұрын

The last scene is so creepy. Straight out of a horror movie

@dogzer Жыл бұрын

Mosquitoes are my bedtime's bane. Why do they need to buzz around my ear? I am convinced they're wicked little critters.

@GoingtoHecq Жыл бұрын

Dear John, please start recording bedtime stories. Your voice is perfect for it and I would love to listen to you whisking me away to dream land. Also you skipped every opportunity to say "BLUD" like a transylvanian vampire. These are literally vampiric creatures. Would you mind doing a video on malaria though? We have super effective measures against it. Mosquito netting is so simple but so incredibly effective. Doesn't quinine still work? A drug we have had since like 1800 or even before that? It only still exists because it doesn't affect rich people.

@sylvy16 Жыл бұрын

he has a podcast called anthropocene reviewed which i use to fall asleep. it’s amazing and i highly recommend it

@jakoblacour Жыл бұрын

Refreshing content 💚

@Juniper-111 Жыл бұрын

so, will John come back for tuberculosis-related topics perhaps?

@osmia Жыл бұрын

Welcome to our world John. Great to see/hear you here :D

@michaelschmitt2427 Жыл бұрын

I really liked this episode!

@SubtleMischief Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a beautiful video I'm glad to know more than I did.

@fakename7901 11 ай бұрын

I know John Green and the microcosmos are amazing but I want the autograph of the individual tasked with capturing a mosquito and restraining it on such a small scale for it to remain alive and unharmed to be observed by a microscope.

@johnjesberger5676 Жыл бұрын

Nice job John.

@gaatjegeenrukaangek6 Жыл бұрын

fun fact, when hitting mosquitos with a zapper, you can usually distinguish male from female, because females filled with blood have a larger volume wich gives a nice *pop* sound. very satisfying to hear that sound after a restless night of misery.

@shawnholbrook7278 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, and the lovely guest narrator. (brother, author, nerdfighter) 1 I can't stand mosquitos- I live in the South. 2 I know they clean water, liters per hour, but sheesh... 3 Do they spread tuberculosis also?

@joaoalan Жыл бұрын

Amazon job! Just a note, the audio track for portuguese it's from another episode, it tells about potatoes.

@Turn.Colors Жыл бұрын

This was phenomenal! Y'all do this again whenever you're inclined - fascinating information, wonderful narration. Couldn't be better.

@merlapittman5034 Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear a video narrated by John Green!

@cowboypresidents Жыл бұрын

John, please do more microcosmos episodes- if I imagine hard enough, you become Hank for a moment😢

@EdoDave Жыл бұрын

The mere thought of a mosquito makes me very angry. I much prefer them when they're not biting me or keeping me up at night with their incessant buzzing, so this video is... nice.

@ieuandeakin6497 10 ай бұрын

I never thought id be falling asleep to the soothing sound of mosquito facts 🙃

@puros33 Жыл бұрын

I really don’t care how GOOD and GREAT this video it’s made, I still HATE mosquitos 🤬

@mrbushi1062 11 ай бұрын

Glad to see John Green getting around sense Crash course has taken off

@jessephillips1233 Жыл бұрын

..."I give the mosquito one star."

@CaedmonOS Жыл бұрын

I love that not so subtle dig at the end

@mrseyed8597 Жыл бұрын

that was fantastic

@markgado8782 Жыл бұрын

I'm scared. "The whole world, frightens and confuses me!..." 😁🤭

@NotAllBooksSmellNice Жыл бұрын

Well this is wonderful

@tategeiger5317 Жыл бұрын

When you get the great value version but it’s better than the real thing

@Kaitybardot 11 ай бұрын

I know it’s not coming and yet my brain can’t stop expecting “I give the microscopic visuals of mosquitoes four stars”. Guess I’ll go listen to the Anthropocene Reviewed for a seventh time (or eighth, maybe fifteenth depending on the chapter)

@I.no.ah.guy57 11 ай бұрын

This was a cool experience, i enjoyed it, even though i get another wave of mosquito bites every time i step outside lol

@ulteriorworn4831 10 ай бұрын

I swear the script is always so good. I would like to know who write them!

@leslieviljoen Жыл бұрын

Ah, time for micro ASMR again, so relax, very sleep.

@iLLeag7e 11 ай бұрын

frick yeah, you like those ciliates on your larva you frickin mosquitos!? hahaha that's what you meant to say, wasn't it John Green?

@readyplayerluigi3341 Жыл бұрын

how do you find all those micro organisms?and how do you get such a powerful and beautiful microscope?

@theperfectbotsteve4916 11 ай бұрын

wait how did they get the mosquitoes under the mico scope and keep them from flying away?

@fnnnn5986 Жыл бұрын

John's calm low voice hits different

@donnymcgahan1158 Жыл бұрын

His voice puts my kids to sleep. Very soothing

@instaperil Жыл бұрын

We can hear John's smile when he reads uncomfy lines.

@reporeport Жыл бұрын

why are they gold under a microscope? is that an accurate color or it by result of some process resulting from the tools used?

@trilobite3120 Жыл бұрын

Is there an episode of this on fairly flies? I hope there is

@cosmoplakat9549 Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@DinoDragon6 10 ай бұрын

I just had a realization. A lot of the problem we have with mosquitos are somewhat porblematic for them too. They'd probably rather not attract our negative attention... a bit counter productive to the feeding process... and living in general. A for the desease spreading... killing your food source when you don't have too isn't the best either.

@Term-0 Жыл бұрын

I'll say this and some people might get this. The tightening spiral

@jobriq5 Жыл бұрын

TIL the 'c' in proboscis is soft?

@ll7868 Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid in Manitoba in the 70s and early 80s I couldn't go outside for an hour without getting a hundred skeeter bites but in the last 13 years I've been back to Manitoba from BC I can't recall being bit once, I see skeeters everywhere, walk through clouds of them on occasion, but they avoid drinking me like I have cooties or something.

@eggsbox Жыл бұрын

fun thing there's certain blood types and pheromones mosquitoes are respectively attracted to and avoidant of

@ll7868 Жыл бұрын

@@eggsbox My blood type is the same as when I was a kid, I'm pretty sure I wasn't bitten by a vampire or zombie. I'm Type A+, my mom's Assiniboine tribe that was accepted into the Sioux nation after moving East in the early 1800s is actually descended from the Blackfoot tribes in Western and Central Alberta and her dad was Blackfoot, they're mostly Type A as well but most other First Nations indigenous people like the Sioux are Type O. My Dad's side is Welsh/Irish and Type O+, we're compatible for transfusions.

@ll7868 Жыл бұрын

@@eggsbox I also hear they like alcoholics, I quit drinking years ago, hangovers suck ass, now I focus all my bad habit money on smoking weed. Maybe that's it, smoke weed to keep the skeeters away.

@VoyageintotheMicro Жыл бұрын

John, you nailed it! Awesome.

@adpirtle Жыл бұрын

That the mosquito is so well built for its task just makes me hate it more.

@terfalicious Жыл бұрын

Top Notch!

@BikramAgarwal Жыл бұрын

5:10 - LMAO.

@lebendigesgespenst7669 11 ай бұрын

It’s interesting how our small pests can potentially have small pests of their own in the microcosmos

@AFNacapella Жыл бұрын

oh, I go up close and personal with my palms 👏

@matthewbaker7513 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna need... more of john

@051adam Жыл бұрын

Great job to everyone involved in this channel!! You guys never disappoint when it comes to informative/interesting content!! Thank you!

@TheFinktron Жыл бұрын

When the female mosquito finishes getting her blood meal, she withdraws the anesthetic from the puncture wound. If she is interrupted, doesn’t remove the anesthetic, then you experience itching at the puncture site. I wonder if the disease parasites, bacteria or viruses are withdrawn also so that the diseases are actually spread by stopping the mosquito before it is finished.

@mrseriousv1 Жыл бұрын

science is absolutely awesome

@gEtar87 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, now I itch

@aspopulvera9130 Жыл бұрын

Im Watching this video to get these pesky mosquitoes buzzing around me to watch your videos

@patrickmccurry1563 Жыл бұрын

I'm not allergic to local mosquitos. So I don't feel them bite or have a reaction to them. Very lucky that there aren't any communicable diseases they transmit.

@kilianconn5091 Жыл бұрын

Nah, you're not going to convince me that mosquitos are interesting.

@abcbirds Жыл бұрын

"I give mosquitos -4 stars."

@pin9326 Жыл бұрын

Watching this while I have a mosquito bite on my upper eyelid

@4twstdmdl Жыл бұрын

I know this is an important topic for you, so this might have just been a special video, but could you continue to do these mini-macro videos? As a southerner, gnats are a bigger nuisance despite being less deadly, palmetto bugs are roaches that fly and cannot be drowned, fire ants are so venomous and numerous that a woman survived her parachute not opening by landing in a bed of them and being stung over 10,000x causing her adrenal response to keep her alive until paramedics showed up... We have some crazy bugs and I'd love to see them captured like this!

@MBMCincy63 Жыл бұрын

Somehow, the subject of mosquitoes and John's voice are a good match. Thanks John for your narrative 🙂. 🥶🖤🔔👍🏻

@ronanclark2129 Жыл бұрын

Ever consider how an itchy bug bite takes attention away from the other bugs who are still present? So when mosquito can bite you, then you kill it, that mosquito made it a little safer for the remaining swarm

@erich1394 Жыл бұрын

My main issue with mosquitos is how disorganized they are. I would gladly give them a solid 10ml of my blood yearly if they could just get their shit together and run a proper protection racket.