A Closed Ecosystem With Extreme Biodiversity
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- In this video I show you how to make an ecosphere. For this closed ecosystem I challenged my self to make an ecosphere with as much biodiversity as possible. I added almost 20 different plants and countless of locally sourced animals. There were quite a few crustaceans in there that I had never seen before. Enjoy!
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"Stringed Disco" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Because of you, I gathered 5 of my grandkids and had them each make their own ecosphere! They are loving it! I had them get the water from their own pond! I have to admit, I have an ulterior motive though! I'm hoping once they see critters in their jars, they will no longer want to swim in the pond! Thanks for the inspiration!
Won't work. They'll want to jump in and go find more stuff.
Kids aren't easily disgusted by that stuff.
I was eating ants at 4
@@carlosandleon me too! But it was a grasshopper
@@Fazmukadar yikes
Why don’t you want them swimming in the pond
Him: "water scorpions do bite, so we need to be careful..."
Also him: *puts his whole arm inside the jar*
Juan Sebastian I have no defense
They aren't actual scorpions. They barely even hurt.
@@MDestron2282 well still....
@@mrayrick7631 it was a joke
@@ThornAndLeafGardens I didn’t even do anything to ruin the joke :/
Watching this channel feels like a fever dream sometimes. Also, 10/10 for boogie worms.
Don't you mean a Staurday Night Fever dream?
@@oldmanramblingatclouds Nice.
@@Robocopnik bro stop saying "nice" that is a major fuckboi saying.
ruclips.net/video/FRn6bShfgOE/видео.html
@@oldmanramblingatclouds Good one
I don’t understand why it’s entertaining to watch a person “put life in a jar” it’s just so mesmerizing can’t wait for the next vid
Its THE person putting life in jars not the act itself
@@nicholaslandry6367 still interesting tho
Nice :)
how can you not love this man
Good point
Because I am incapable of love
@@madicals man that sad
You cant feel love
@@shuliu4804 I see you too are a man of culture
Cause his accent sucks
I can’t put my finger on why, but these videos make me really happy
me too, totally zen-ed out
Sane
Background music and nice commentary
You're probably experiencing the joy of biodiversity!
I took a shot for every time you said "in the ecosphere" and now I'm dead.
Haha 😂 dude...
Hi dead I'm dad
Hahahahaha
@@JustinRed624 hi dad, i'm father
Hi father
Videography tip! :D When you're filming against a reflective glass jar, don't wear a white t shirt. You can see your shirt and your hands in the reflection. Wear a black plain T shirt and if possible, wear dark gloves so that you and your hands will disappear from the reflection in the glass.
You've caught a Dancing Dutchman. It's indigenous to most dark, loud and strobe-lit places. I'm surprised you found on in a pond.
I had no clue, that's crazy!
i cant find it anywhere on the internet. are you sure?
alex liu I'm positive. You can see a clear shot at about 8:01 of the rare creature doing a sort of mating dance.
This
@@SacredDaturaa link the wikipedia page for it
"let's collect some soil for in the ecosphere"
...
"I've collected some soil for in the ecosphere"
I dont think he speaks english very well
He promised, he delivered. A man of commitment.
"Boom"
Boom
@@chadmccarty9062 we had the same exact thought. Dude as I looked at this comment I heard boom, and just wrote it on instinct 😂
Boy does that scorpion have a tale to tell his mates!
His mates will probably treat it like we treat alien abductions
cool profile picture you got there
Scorpion was prolly like “wtf dude.”
Stabs them after... You know too much!
This is bloody hilarious especially the Tubi-boogi, absolutely classic. I'm a zoologist and really enjoyed this. Wish I had the confidence to do a complimentary vid to this! Thanks matey! Subscribed🌿🐌🌿🦂🌿
“I was inspired by uhm..... myself” you’re too funny hahahahaha
Man has a massive ego I tell ya. 😒
The Winston Double 😂
@@TheWinstonDouble
*Facepalm*
How to score a girl with your hobby 101
@@TheWinstonDouble youre jealous
Life in jars is neat, but it's the depth of your knowledge thereof that really makes the channel. I'm glad you exist.
That’s a sponsor I can get behind
They're honestly great
@@LifeinJars bro stop saying "that's pretty neat!" your nerd phrases are getting me heated
kade buller dude he just makes ecospheres why the heck are you mad at him
kade buller bruh edit: and you like your own comments
kade buller you name already says a lot on you lol 😂🤣
my bf: babe come over
me: i can't
my bf: but my terrarium has extreme biodiversity
me: 15:42
I knew it!! You're secretly a boogie worm!!!
I can't comment on that
and here I was thinking he was an isopod like some kind of idiot
He's definitely not a snail.
this is one of these very rare feelgood-channels. you learn something, you see little animals, there is a nice man from holland. alls good over here
Wow that is a lot of biodiversity. It'll be interesting to see how it develops.
I'm confused so you just get your comment to the top all the time now?
@@scorchinggoat9589 what is there to be confused about? I'm also confused why do u keep commenting on all my comments lol
Yay another jar youtuber i watch
Jartopia has very much blown up haha
I bet it will degrease over time.
This channel is so chill, just calm music and boogie worms
I've never seen someone boogieing with tubifex before. Now if I get asked, I can't say no!
I wanna dance wiv 'em!!! And with Life in a Jar Man
I believe the tiny crustacean flounder at 7:45 is a species of triops
That dance was too good to comment on... so I won’t... dang it I already did
Dang it Cole Pear! Thanks though :)
Remarkable
Fascinating!
He's got some moves
starkravingnormal nice!
This lad’s humour is priceless! I laughed aloud when he started on about the “sponsor” 😂😂😂
Why is this so relaxing and wholesome
@Beaye thanks! I will!
Because this man is genuine and not just doing this for monetary gain. He enjoys what he does and wants to show his subscribers his neat hobby.
because yes
Ikr, it's cool to watch all these tiny animals just going about life in their ecosphere. Especially since most people would never really get a chance to see it
That dance scene was amazing. It needs to be made into a video of its own
"But you're doing great, little plant! Keep up the good work!"
I am planning to make a closed ecosystem for the first time from my local pond (inspired by your how to video) when the ice on it melts, and this is so wholesome, I'm also going to tell the plants (and animals) that they are doing great :D
It reminded me of my best friend, who takes care of a plant in our school, and even named it
God I didn't even know I needed that dance in my life, but I'm glad to have found out.
By the way, jokes aside, I miss this side of RUclips. The video has many "unprofessional" moments, but I just love how much passion you put into it, and how much fun you're having. Don't ever stop having fun.
Lol the bug jokes got me, my favorite is “there he is, that smug son of a bug”
That mysterious creature dancing with the boogie worms... what a magnificent catch!!
That's my future husband, I'm soon to be Mrs Worma-lisious 💘🐛
Fighting like cats and dogs
Being inspired by yourself is such a mood
Lmao I love how he SOUNDS serious but then... 16:49
I CANT
WTF
*WTH AM I WATCHING* 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Boogie worm
17:42 that worm is so groovy, he even puts sunglasses on ^^
English intellectual me: ah yes this is quite interesting
Dutch inner me: haha Hygrophila Polysperma
moist lover with multiple sperms?
Hehehe
i don’t get it
@@cameroncalzone8860 Sperma means sperm in dutch. We are just being a bit immature haha
There's really nothing else like this channel on RUclips!
"I do not have four arms. Usable ones at least."
What happened to the paludarium?
Very suspiciously specific.... hmmmmm
I trained my feet, so I technically have 4 usable arms lol
@@homosapien8828 oh god I just imagine a person with arms instead of legs :(
Man this makes me want to attend biology class in my schooldays. If only teachers are more creative back in the days 😔
I see the lockdown has finally gotten into your mind
He finally experienced what it's like to live in an enclosed space for a long period of time. His home has become his ecosphere. He is now one with the Tubifex.
I'm not sure if they are still in lockdown where he lives.
Nahh... he was always this fascinating
Gotten for into the mind*
@@thedriftinbobber1077 not very often you get to see someone try to correct someone else's grammar and then say something completely unintelligible
I'm not sure what's best about these videos - this guys voice, the wonderfully incongruous music or the ecospheres themselves. So tempted to make one - it reminds me of the mould garden competitions I used to have with a friend years ago.
I just couldn't take my eyes off him while he was dancing like the worms. He should make a music video where it's just him and the worms dancing together. I want to see more worm dances! Your 70's Euro look was amazing, too. Can't look away.
I agree.. I had no idea he was that attractive either lol
I remember playing with water scorpions as a kid. Never did that more than once.
This is the HD VR version of Spore and i love every second of it
Usually I'm disgusted by crawling things (especially aquatic ones) but knowing they're in a jar someplace far away and on camera makes them much cooler lol
😂 same. I’m super itchy though
Out here being so impressed by and jealous of the healthiness of the ponds around this guy 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I'm so glad to see you having fun with your channel. It's always a pleasure to stop by and see what's going on and then to get this nice treat at 16:30. Nice work man, and keep up the great work!
The boogie worm segment was absolutely adorable. Really fun! I hope you had fun, seemed like it!
I hope this jar does just as well as many of the other ones!
Idk how i found this but it’s my new favorite thing
I was going to make a closed ecosphere but a crayfish snuck on some how so now I’ve had a pet crayfish for 3 to 4 weeks
Ps it’s a baby crayfish and it’s molted 2
I made a terrarium and I have spiders, rollie pollies, mites, and lots of plant life for over a year now, all thriving
I've had a pet crayfish for about a year now. I call her "Cheese & Fingers".
Put it back, it will die. I had the same, lived for 2 months, fed it well, refreshed water. Still died, you're doing more harm than good.
It's possible to keep it, just do your due research on the species and see if you have all the requirements it needs
Crustaceans are awesome
PopFlop that’s cool ,I’m thinking about making one myself one day minus the spiders
This guy's channel is such a trip, I just HAD to subscribe
I've been trying to replicate your ecosystems here in the united states I've been having some trouble with my first two but my third one is doing better I have some brine shrimp growing at least
What region (don't be too specific)? I couldn't imagine making something like this in central Cali but if you look back at his videos it has taken him years to be able to balance out an ecosystem properly and even still it can be hit or miss. Keep trying and you will find your magic pond! just do your research and maybe look into some local ecology studies to see what streams and rivers are the least polluted. Maybe look for waters that are the closest to their sources and if you can look for a spring or some brackish water (half salty, not 100% ocean water though). Keep us posted!
@@evilcanofdrpepper florida we have plenty of creatures and water but getting live water plants is difficult in my particular region if I had to borrow some from my fish aquarium for my most recent one
Third time's a charm.
Because sometimes you may accidentally get some fatal fungi or plants or even parasites that flourish in very stagnant ecosphere like environments. There’s nothing really to ensure you are getting a great batch of soil or plants without it having something on it. But don’t despair. Keep trying your luck and find different ponds even ponds with running water has some awesome examples that thrive are are beautiful in eco environments. Also studying the diversity of plants, oxygen and nitrates in the water would get you a head start. I’m wanting to do a plant aquarium and plants really do make it or break it in the water depending. I’ve noticed amazing results with Bog plants btw! They are semi aquatic but small baby Bog plants do fantastic and create pockets of oxygen they are low maintenance and beautiful. Just be careful they don’t smother the other aquatic plants. Also I have a terrible thing for letting algae bloom. I think it’s beautiful but it does stink. Lol the kind I have clears the water it’s a type of fungi hair. It’s brilliant green of all shades and yes it’s terrible. XD
Thank you for the video. I'm homeschooling, and we're going to be learning about ecosystems.
This will be a super fun project for everyone!
this ecosphere is already my favourite
I love your video style. it's so nostalgic because the video style along with the background music reminds me of late 90's educational videos
This one is a thing of beauty, it will be fascinating to watch it’s evolution. I love your enthusiasm and sense of humour, and you make perfect music choices. You do a great tubifex impersonation, but you will make them jealous...they have no arms for those Travolta moves. The dancing daphnia are enchanting and fairy like. Cheers🖤🇨🇦
how many bug puns do you want?
LiJ: Yes
16:30 I never imagine I would end up laughing on a video about water in jars
one day, you should dump them all in one huge ecosphere container, and have an ecosphere battle royale for diversity :D
Hypothetically if you left the jar closed for millions of years, new creatures might evolve
1911 You don't actually need so much time to evolve, and they still got light so it's not a closed system.
New macrospecies like lizards and birds have been seen evolving, in the timespan of a single researcher's stay on some island. Lots of small pond fish and things like moths have vastly different colouration, scale patterns, and sizes if you compare specimens from this year with ones from like, the 50s, even from the exact same place, too. So I suspect that if you got lucky and had a good eye for the changes you might get new species within more like ten years, not millions.
@@Lascupa0788 how do you know that the researcher didn't stay on the island for millions of years?
caspar valentine you right that’s a very important question
@@Lascupa0788 a professor I had in ecology had discovered that arctic charr in lakes seemed to start to split into different species, but he didn't want to call them different species and instead was fine with the morph term. Because if they would start calling all the different morphs new species, there would be at least three new species for almost every single lake in Norway and it would be way too much effort to catalogue. Sometimes I guess new species isn't always great haha
you are perfect, pls never leave us
The first earth benders learned from the moles. Boogie Worms teach us all how to get down.
Buying that bluescreen is the best business decision in your life.
It has allowed for a truly beautiful display, 100/10
what's this blue screen? I want one
I bought a jar today. Hitting up the ponds this week. You are my hero
this editing is killing me i love it
This is the first video of yours I’ve come across, I know I’m over a year late, but this is wonderful. You have a very calming voice and this is presented beautifully and in a way that keeps attention and remains entertaining. Absolutely wonderful job
Your worm dancing is amazing...I’m mesmerized...
oh wow another Dutch person who's interested in this, never thought I'd see it.
I'm so interested to do this myself, I tried it once and that failed it smelled like dead, water never cleared and there was some species I couldn't find anything about on the internet, but I would love to try again later.
You've got a new subscriber can't wait to see more videos
The crustacean could be a water penny, I don’t know if they live in the Netherlands. They’re actually a beetle species iirc. I used to mistake them for leeches or limpets . But when observed closely they do resemble trilobites .
Amazing... thank you!
wow, they look a lot like trilobites
The beetle is actually Hygrotus inaequalis and not Hyphydrus ovatus.
6:36 "I do not have four arms... usable ones at least."
What ?! 👁👄👁
16:53
Me: Its dirt
My Brain:
*O R A L S E X*
Can't unsee that
Looks more like someone sticking their arm in someones mouth 🤗
Dang
@@LifeinJars
Dang
@@LifeinJars 🤣🤣
I wasn’t expecting your sense of humor but I’m so glad it’s here
"tubifex" in Latin literally means "maker of tubes"
Taco 5150 i wonder why they call the worm that
@@wesleywoodhouse2831 Because a lot of tubifex worms actually make tubes out of sediment, that they use to hide in, you can look up pictures, a colony of them look pretty weird.
They crank out shafts? Nice.
Ecosphere in a nutshell
Get a jar of water and see whatever you accidentally caught try to survive
Don’t you love it?
I'm new to the whole tank ecosystem thing, and I really enjoy watching terrarium and paludarium videos, but the videos I see are intimidating for how much work goes into them 😳 LIJ my dude, your attitude and digestible information in your videos really inspire me to go out and make my own and learn in practice about ecospheres and aquatic life. Keep up the fantastic work 👏
17:20 his sense of humor is legendary 😂👌🏻
Your videos always make me want to make a closed ecosystem
Just do it ... !!!
It's great!
(start in spring)
Ive already made that call
I've seen a few of your videos. I must say that they're impressive. It took me back to science class. I also learned a lot about the different types of organisms.
OMG HE'S SO AWESOME
Omg how was this the most endearing thing I've ever seen? Great work. Stay awesome.
Inspired by himself, what a legend.
Since finding your tube I have become so fascinated by this hobby and have begun collecting glass coffee jars. Can't wait to start my own. Great videos mate
we stan a dance legend
I watched him at the beginning of the year but then forgot what these types of videos are called but i have found them again and am now subbed.
All of the life in my jar died about two weeks in, then there was a massive algae bloom, now it is much more clear and one plant is alive. I failed miserably
No no just give it time
@@debraricci6227 How long does it usually take for dead fauna to resurrect?
I am rewatching my favourite videos of lij patiently waiting for some new content
I read all the comments and now here is my contribution. Bing bong boogie woogie.
the narration tho HAHAHA OH MY GOD SO WHOLESOME AND EDUCATIONAL I LOVE YOU
i hate to ask since you said you wouldn’t know when it would come out, but... is your q&a on its way? heh that rhymes, but seriously...
It's filmed and edited, and will be published in a few weeks!
Life in Jars? good to hear! 😃
犬のふしだらな女 well that depends on the flavor
😦 I didn't know there was a q and a! I woul like to know if Mr Jars could recommend any books on this subject!
I can provide the gasket
youve inspired me to make a closed ecosystem of my own. there is a pond/reservoir near my house and i think ill use that to start my ecosystem.
I, and my 3 left feet, envy your dancing skills.
Love the way you say scientific names. Especially the long ones. Your accent is awesome
This is the wholesome content getting me through this quarentine
The commentary never disappoints! 😂💜
i literally love you dude. marry me.
Okay Gay Santa
Life in Jars? LMFAO
you are gai
@@wartrix6046 why r u gai?
Noooo, he's marrying meeeee, our first dance is booked and everythin'...the Tubi-boogi!!!
I have never noticed water droplets separating like that. Very cool video.
*WE*
*WANT*
*BOOGEY*
*WORMS*
He, thanks for not swooping me this season, Bird.
my god these videos are a breath of fresh air, thank you so much
Nice video, wish I was able to get myself jar this big. Its amazing how always same materials go inside dirt, water, plants, etc. but there is always something new to discover and each of these jars is world on their own. So NO you don't need thousands of whatever currency you are using for 1000 galon/litre aquarium to have a piece of the nature in your home.
7:22 that is, what we in the scientific community, call a "bouncy boi"
16:25 the moment we all been waiting for.
I think in my future everything is to be named Boogie Worm! This is so endearing