True Facts: The Incredible Tardigrade
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CREDITS:
This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist all around us. He has introduced me to all sorts of new creatures and I am fortunate to have met him.
/ nomadic_nostoc
Kita Williams reached out to me almost a year ago with her amazing Tardigrade footage, and I am so happy that she did. She has a knack for capturing these animals in way that gives them so much personality!
/ seaspongecake
Bob Goldstein runs a lab at UNC Chapel Hill and has done incredible work on the Tardigrade (and much more.) He was kind enough to review my work to make sure I didn't screw the science up too much! I wish I could have included more of his work on the evolution of Tardigrades - but I hope to do that in a future episode on arthropods.
goldsteinlab.weebly.com/
Thank you to the following for publishing their images
under the CC license, it is a huge contribution to
science communication.
Water bear (tardigrade), Hypsibius dujardini,
scanning electron micrograph by
Bob Goldstein and Vicky Madden.
Scanning electron micrograph of active hydrated
Echiniscoides sigismundi by Thomas L. Sørensen-Hygum,
Robyn M. Stuart, Aslak Jørgensen & Nadja Møbjerg.
New Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) from Amber
Mountain (Northern Madagascar) by Gąsiorek P, Vončina K (2019)
Thank you to all of my Patreon patrons for the
patience, support and feedback
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Yeeehah! You are awesome!
Hello :)
Hello 😁
All of your videos are awesome
Yee
Jerry deserves a raise for all the effort he put into making those models.
Jerry's snafu's are entertainment in their own right! right Jerr'!
Artsy!
"No Jerry, we can't sell it as merch, it has staples in it" 😂🤣
I died at the "small" scale hahaha
yeah, but I kinda like the underdog, Dave.
Hello there
I am Sørensen-Hygum, coauthor of one of the papers you cite. I just want to say that I am very happy and impressed with your video. It is a really great feeling to see my research become part of an educational youtube video. I am really proud of that scanning electron micrograph of Echiniscoides sigismundi and seeing it reproduced makes me happy.
I like that you are able to make research, both mine and other’s, more accessible by applying humor and more everyday language than we can get away with in research papers.
In particular it made me extremely happy to see you thank us for publishing under a CC license as doing so was a decision that I had to push a little bit for and one that cost my supervisor a lot of money.
I do want to raise a few points. You state that tardigrades can dry out for decades and this is almost certainly true, but it is also somewhat misleading. It is true in that a few tardigrades may well recover after such extended periods but there is currently no solid proof of it. Note also that when I say a few tardigrades, I really do mean a few, dont expect to put 100 dry tardigrades into storage for 30 years and get 100 live ones out, you will be lucky to have 1 live animal after such a long time. However 1 live animal is enough to found a new population if the species is parthenogentic!
I would also like to add that the paper of mine you cited actually demonstrates that drying on a glass surface is extremely toxic to Echiniscoides sigismundi(a heterotardigrade) likely because of fundamental interaction that applies to other tardigrades too. I have done some experiments demonstrating that the same is true for Richtersius coronifer(a eutardigrade), though the results have never been published.
Lastly I am very happy to see that you quoted Gąsiorek and Vončina. They are both extremely talented and very nice and it is great to see them get some recognition.
Sorry for posting this in so many posts, but youtube would not allow me to post them all in one.
@@thomashygum5310 do you suspect the glass alters the chemical/protein preparations the tardigrade makes, or do you think it might be altering the behavior(movement, evaporation) of the water to make it dry out faster than the tardigrade can adapt?
I would think the depressurization in space would cause far more rapid evaporation of the water, and I dont know of many organic friendly chemicals that interact with glass, but off the top of my head those are the possibilities that spring to mind.
I'm a biologist and this: "Intrinsically Disordered Proteins don't have a defined shape and are Floppy Floppy like cooked spaghetti. These seem to act almost like Styrofoam packing noodles, holding organelles in place and making sure things don't stick together as the cell shrinks" --what a genius explanation
I'm a microbiology student and I wish I was tutored by someone like him. That could have been hilarious.
I had a science teacher like him in middle-school. I wish all teachers approached topics like this because it's fun and makes it easier to remember these things.
"don't have a defined shape"
Prion diseases: *visible concern*
They say that the sign of true genius is taking a complex process and explaining it in a way that anyone can understand.
It’s such an apt description!
As a design student, putting a scale bar that just says "small" is aspirational. You do you, Jerry. You know how to save time, Jerry.
"Small" bar must be labeled "not to scale"
That’s how the Jerry do
@@oaktadopbok665 what if he'd put "very small"? Would that fix it? 😜
As someone that has built a great many things that were 'designed,' I've seen worse. Don't listen to them, Jerry.
we don’t know when he’ll appear but he never disappoints
JUST LIKE WALDO
He only posts when he needs money
@@TJDious where’s frank
It's the only notification I get that I need to stop everything for lol
Its like a very eloquent and funny meteor shower
Poor Jerry, all he's trying to do is expand his artistic repertoire by creating those delightfully weird looking models.
"No we can't sell that as merch Jerry" ... aw darn, I would have happily paid for Jerry's delectable work of art, who else is with me?
I would be all in on some of Jerry’s merch. They’re adorable
That is how Jerry do
@@justanotherchannelonyoutub126 indeed, that's how he do do. hopefully he continues to make more models in future episodes.
I want a jerry face reveal
Well, yes, but my kids have honored me with plenty of Play Doh statues.
“It looks like a galaxy.”
Wait,,,
Is our whole universe *a water bear’s poop???*
Yes.
Beats the elephants on a turtle
My mind just exploded. Who is going to pay for the damage? You?
Logarithmic spiral
You could make a religion out of this!
"Moss Piglet", The cutest and most docile sounding animal name ever.
They are unusually cute for bugs.
@@deanholderde5959 Chances are if you have ever been in the forest or a pond you have had intimate contact with them. They are adorable for "Bugs".
can you do "True Facts: Jerry" just so you can make a whole video about him
Please??!!!
A good idea i say
I would love that
Yes!
Yaaaaaaasssssssss
"Masturbation with consequences"
Never change.
I snorted my soda when he said that
Need to remember that one.
I also noticed how the sexual reproduction was basically blow-up doll with consequences.
I lost my shit when he said that and almost woke up the whole house. This man is a global treasure.
Imagine fertilizing your hand.....
"imagine having doritos each individually wrapped in glass and trying to eat it... well the tardigrade doesnt give a crap"
Good job typing exactly what he said in the video, your ears are working perfectly.
@@Kreptic this episode of True Facts is sponsored by CuriosityStream, smart TV for your SmartTV - see what they did there - Almost anyplace on earth where there is water, even just a tiny bit, you can find these little fellows
@@oof8911 Stfu
@@Kreptic lol someone is mad
@@Kreptic this one is hungry and is looking for - what’s it doing Jerry? It’s walking on the ceiling Jerry! ... Well tell it to get down.
Oh man, echidna's gonna be thrilled that there are new members of the "having your back legs on backwards" club lol
Re:zero. Reference?
@@Cymru1987 pangolin posse!
And the "inexorably linked to crystals of mysterious light and power" club
"Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry"
Hubble Space Telescope: _stands up and leaves_
Tardigrade poop crystals has joined the chat.
*blue planet disagrees with that statement*
🥰
😆
@YTisleftwingpropaganda Really Are you referring to 'science' and 'photography' or 'standing up' and 'leaving'?
I like how “getting very dead” is a technical term for an animal losing 97% of its water
As usual, he's not wrong. 😂
Zefrank1: They are smooth and plump like a Gummy Bear that might pop in your mouth like a Grape.
Me: **Eating a bag of Gummy Bears**
*Pop*
I was eating gummy fruit snacks when he said that line. I legit paused and hesitated before chewing.
@@SadisticSenpai61 Were you eating grapes, you would have been able to experience the "pop" part.
I just watched like 10 of these videos about tardigrades and none of them explained a damn thing about how they do what they do, this video answered every single question I had while also being hilarious. Thank you for this. I'm officially a huge fan. Keep up the good work!
We need:
True Facts: Humans
True Facts: Zefrank
True Facts: Jerry
I think he already did the Humans one, well not as a documentary video tho
Someone did a true facts on zefrank years ago. Now I have to check if it's still around.
I don't think we should know too much about jerry
I feel like that can't end well
Jerry Plz
Yes.
Jerry is getting more creative. We should encourage him, unlike David.
I like jerry and his antics
He must have had his crotch-unicorn replaced recently. How else could he be so creative suddenly?
Who is David?
@@2degucitas He's an idiot. He mistakes poop for leaves.
Yeah david is an idiot he makes typos
"Heterotardigrades, on the other hand, are not smewth." dunno why but the delivery of that line made me cackle.
In middle school, my class went into the mountains for a field trip. We took samples of water from streams to look at the microorganisms there. I was one of two people who actually got to see a Water Bear.
And, yes, I saw it poop as well.
Mine wasn’t as magical of an experience.
how ungrateful you are, it gave you a microscopic diamond out of its booty and you dont consider that magical
I am your 100th like. Greetings from the future.
"Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry."
That's a genuinely fantastic quote. Much like this entire episode.
Truth.
Another. “It’s like masturbation with consequences”
Tears. Just tears with laughter.
Hubble Space Telescope has left this party.
I loved the not-even-mentioned "J" in that photo
Photography is a style of science, however. Hehehehe...
The scale bar that just says “small” kills me. I want to use that
To avoid any IP issues, we would strongly advise using "tiny" instead.
Biology professor: But how small is it?
Me: Hella
2:02 cracked me up
The tardigrade lives up to my mom's wise words "just drink water and you'll be fine"
The fascinating but decidedly weird thing about these creatures is that at some point the species encountered conditions where temperatures were that low and radiation levels were that high, that they had to adapt to them.
There’s a scientific hypothesis (though not consensus) that tardigrades came to Earth from astroid. Which does explain why they’re in their own phylum (which if you know taxonomy means they’re so distantly related to everything they had to get the level just under kingdom).
Though this is contradicted by the fact that they have DNA which evolved on Earth and life outside Earth likely would use a different genetic material. A computer simulation found over a million different possible alternatives to DNA and RNA.
@@wildsideofthings7733 scientists did a study to test whether tardigrades could survive space travel at the required speeds and re-entry. The answer was no, the little guys got turned into dust
One key question. If tardigrades (are they always a little - late??) have such survival skills, how is their population level managed?
Can they be successfully eaten/destroyed?
@@yvetteworrall8909 they can be eaten/killed by any creature on Earth. I guess they just has quick respawn rate to keep their population.
@@robbierotten2024 That isn't necessarily the case. It could be that the adaptations they developed to counter less cold temperatures and lower radiation levels are just so effective that they can stand up to much more extreme conditions as well. Just because a species is capable of withstanding something doesn't NECESSARILY mean it evolved with that extreme level of stress as an evolutionary filter.
"Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry"
Now that's a true fact.
I almost disagree. But that's hilarious.
Ahhhh, but science does use different styles of photography to make different examples of the science.
the 146 dislikes are from astrophotographers
oops
damn it
read that as pornography 👁👄👁
Cracked me up!!
"For most creatures the technical term for this [being completely dried out] would be getting very dead"
I lost it.
Lost what
@@ryanrigley2558 It, can you not read?
Lost what
@@khandmo You’ve never heard the term “I lost it”?😳 It means they burst out laughing...
@@Barabel22 it’s not funny though
“Jerry that one made a poop”
Haven’t laughed that hard in a while
all joking aside, i had no idea these little critters are that adorable and awesome
Can we appreciate that this man started in the early days or RUclips: before ads, professional RUclips's, when RUclips was basically America's funniest home videos, left for years, return in a time when RUclips was basically a television network, did the exact same thing as before, and was successful.
Dear Kitten....
@@jannweitman3803 quite a while before that, even
I hadn't realized that. That's really cool.
True quality never dies, it merely enters cryptobiosis and waits for the moment to strike.
Thats how the Zafrank do
"Science isn't a style of photography Jerry!" -zefrank, 2021
My favorite.✌🖖
This should be someone’s political campaign. 😭
My first thought on hearing that was "It damn well should be".
Lol I just posted that quote before I saw that you already did. Best line. 😂
What about the science of photography? Photology?
I love how I actually learn things from you. Octonauts taught me waterbears existed, you literally taught me cellular analysis on them. I love you.
"What was your earliest memory?" Bahahaha!
This show is hilarious and "Jerry" is a treasure
Some call it junk, but I call it treasure
Jerry is a replicant! ruclips.net/video/NwJEb3vJvWY/видео.html
We need a True Facts: Jerry at this point.
Agreed. I second this motion.
Hell yes!!
Isn’t “Jerry” a construct? Ze writes his own scripts.
@@beachgirl4583 Who cares it'd be funny if he made a video about "that weird guy" we call Jerry as if he were his own animal.
Agreed
When David Attenborough finally retires, ZeFrank1 should be immediately introduced as his replacement for all nature documentaries, except he is allowed to script it as well.. None of the BS he had to deal with while working for Buzzfeed.
agreed! begin the petition!
Yes
I had no idea about his buzzfeed dealings
Zefrank was on Buzzfeed??
But...he's an actually funny content creator, not a pretentious politically woke ass, or "which x are you" quizz maker?
Now I've seen everything.
I want ZeGrank to narrate a documentary about David Attenborough.
I for one Jerry, greatly enjoyed your DIY Tardigrades. Very well done.
"Science is not a style of photography, Jerry!"
That had me dyin 😂😂
"Oh look, there's David Attenborough. Show off" best paid promotion line ever
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@@mstance8134 true
@@mstance8134 yes
@@mstance8134 yes
Ha! My toddler
"Now for most creatures the technical term for this would be getting very dead" LMFAO.
...a desiccated bag of protoplasm hung in suspension of quarantine for one year. That is how a human do.
As a child I saw a tartigrade in a magazine they horrified me, now I find that they still terrify me
"NO, we can't sell that as merch, Jerry! There's staples in it!"
But you COULD auction it. lol
bacteria:
evolve hard outercases
tardigrade: sucky sucky
I love that zefrank is collaborating with real scientists to make these now
Got to make it accurate while being funny so people learn something
Other 'way 'round: Scientists are collaborating with zefrank!
Too bad they were such perverts.
He has been for a while? I swear he collaborated with that Dr tongue guy for the lizard video
@@hereticwaffle5514 you’re correct! His leafhopper one was also a tribute to a scientist that had recently died.
"Science isn't a style of photography, Jerry!" I love your little quips. 😂
I was laughing and learning at the same time. Fascinating and hilarious content as always.
Glad to hear Jerry's on the job. One of the most alien-looking critters I've ever seen. These videos are like gold; this one is no exception!
Pretty much anything at the microscopic level is extremly alien looking^^
Psychiatrist:
What was your earliest memory?
Tardigrade:
Crawling out of mom's lifeless skin sack. I don't want to talk about it.
Psychiatrist: *gasp* Me too!
Jizzy skin sack *
Now I'm imagine Guts from Berserk, but as a Tardigrade. Would explain how unkillable the dude is.
@@jessb6929 don't know why someone downvoted you. I think your punch;line is funnier than mine! r/therealjoke Thumbs up!
@@AndrewCheshire I don't know if this is meant to imply that the therapist is a tardigrade, or that therapists are a horrific species that merely mimics the human appearance. But I'm here for it.
So unlike roaches these little guys are everywhere but not a nuisance, are cute, and double invincible? Just add water and they're fine?
they just vibin
Terraforming plans of Mars and outersolar planets require algae, bacteria and tardigrades as a starting point.
They do die from a tiny bit of force tho
They are not invincible, snails commite mass murder to them
@@spinosaurusstriker well planetary immunity really
this whole time my brain has been reading “zef-rank-1”
he is ze frank. how did i not see this sooner
If we could all poop like that, I could only imagine what early Instagram would of been filled of
Same thing it was/is filled with now, only with crystals.....
"Listen, it's kind of like..."
Immediate fear from that sentence.
How do I get to heaven? Will my good deeds be measured against my bad deeds? Do I need to be a good person to go to heaven? How do I know if I'm good enough?
Well the bible says no man is good, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. So how do we get to heaven? Answer: By believing on Jesus Christ who took the punishment for our sin on the cross. There are no amount of good works we can do to achieve salvation because salvation is a free gift of God. We need to humble ourselves, realize we are sinners and that we need a savior.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave his only son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
what the hell is this????
@@yashica__ any questions?
@@brotherdj777 You don't
@@brotherdj777 I wish God had named spamming and inappropriate comments as a sin, then you'd be f*cked!
Another cool fact he didn’t mention is that Tardigrades are born with the same number of cells they’ll have as an adult. Their cells just... get bigger(?)
That just gives me the idea of a tardigrade giving birth like “Get out, you’re too big”
That's interesting, probably related to their radiation tolerance.
Euletic!
7:19 it has been 2 months and I just realized: who puts Gatorade in a glass?
I would sincerely pay to watch documentaries about anything with you as the voice over. You would be a great teacher.
I imagine getting rehydrated would be like the absolute worst time your foot was waking up. But worse. And your whole body
At least you wouldn’t have to exfoliate your face...🤣
Your body just wakes you up from dehydration stasis like "sLURP BITCH WE L I V E AND **H U N G E R**"
I imagine it's like having a cool glass of water after being out in the sun all day.
@@noneofyourbusiness27 But it might have been a hundred days or even 36 000. You never know.
"For most creatures the technical term for this would be 'getting very dead'".
Pure gold.
That part cracked me up the most out of the whole video. 🤣
Jerry is the perfrct embodiment of my enthusiasm towards living this life
I love “Jerry”’s attempts at model tardigrades! 🥰
He even makes his advertisements funny; "Oh, there's David Attenborough; show off."
like a curiosity shower
i loved finding out that ze frank has beef with David Attenborough
Got me to watch it.
Bro I will pay good money for the battle of narrators
“A very technical term called ‘getting very dead’” 😂
I love the "gummigrade" that Jerry prepared. The juicer for the mouth and the visible scotch tape is so extra!😂
Whenever I read the book “WTF NATURE?!” I always picture the narrator as you, it just fits so well
Fun facts:
Each of those eyes are single cells!
Tardigrades are not invincible. They die really easily under normal circumstances, they're just resistant to a few specific things like drying out and radiation
Is there something you need to confess, Ben?
It had to be balanced somehow, too OP otherwise.
Also a vacuum
Neat! Thanks!
@@isabellarussell4407 they nerf him a ton.. Let's take a look on next update
"Looks like a little galaxy." Mmmmm Are we all living in a giant tardigrade turd?
Edit: spelling error
It's not impossible...
The things we think about after our fourth pot brownie.
Need to remake Men in Black: “the Galaxy lies on the Tardigrade turd”
That would explain the existence of dark matter - it's all invisible tardigrades
@A non mouse: _Star Trek: Discovery_ would seem to imply so.
I love how the creature’s’ name in my language is “Bear animal”
6:52 reminds me of the Cosmic Microwave Background image, only its galaxy looking crystal poop and Tardigrade. Cheers pal x
The tardigrade, also known as Nature's doomsday prepper.
Can survive space, boiling hot water, arctic etc.
But any small fish could pick them up and eat them.
yeah
So its kars
I think the candy-bag “tardigrade” is one of the cutest things I’ve seen in a bit.
Aside from perhaps tardigrades’ little lizard fingers and toes.
That " candy" one is a "cutie patootie". And speaking of tardigrade patooties.....well, maybe I better not. It would definitely get weird.
Yup, it's nearly as cute as a Tardigrade poop... But better tasting... Probably....Ive never tried one
I love these little fellas, I’m so glad you’re still making these.
I remember my dad showing the chameleon one to me when it came out and it’s how I discovered your channel.
Wish he was here so I could send him these videos again
'Ope there's David Attenborough... showoff.' I love this show so much.
Most of nature is rather horrifying when put into human terms.
Lmao!
Sounds like me when I'm just being honest, making comments about my day to day life lmao!
@@chaosdweller I think my day to day comments would get me banned so fast. ;)
That's cause it is.
i mean, a lot of humanity is horrifying when put into human terms.
“Jerry he’s walking on the ceiling again. Well tell him to get down!”
All men are guilty of sin. Repentance means to turn away from your sin. For example, if you are a liar you stop lying. Repenting is not just saying sorry, it is saying sorry and not continuing to do that sin. Sin is what separates us from God. God sent his son Jesus to die for our sins. Meaning Jesus took the punishment for our sins on the cross. If we believe on Jesus our sins can be washed away, and God will remember them no more. If we reject the son of God and continue in sin we will be under Gods wrath(hell fire). Repent today and believe on Jesus Christ, and recieve the free gift of eternal life.
@@brotherdj777 What does that have anything to do with anything?
@@Punishthefalse The tardigrade has sinned, as he walks on the ceiling, which is one of the cardinal sins. It displays man’s ambition to do what they were never meant to do and the consequences of those actions. The tardigrade must go to Jerry and repent.
Even the smallest creatures are made interesting thanks to Ze Franklin. Thank you for this!
Tardigrades are awesome! My second favorite animal. First is Octopus. Behind is Blob Fish. Did you do a video on blob fish?
It's ok zefrank1, you're our David Attenborough.
I fully agree. And once sir David Attenborough unfortunately dies, we shall salute him and look to frank.
@@Iamlurking504 bro, I already look to ZeFrank over Attenborough. I learn more
I thought zefrank already did something for PBS, so people are already joking/speculating that he's going to be Attenborugh's replacement.
Whether it’s Parks and Rec, Rick and Morty, or True Facts: Jerry can’t seem to do anything right 😅
That is how a Jerry do...
Funny because it's true...
I thought his name was Terry
Unless he’s matched against a scheming Tom cat. Then he’s borderline unstoppable
Wait what?
WIsh I could like this 100 times! Tardigrades are one of my favorite animals, right up there with Octopuses (Octopi is easier to say and more pleasing to the ear, but, oh no, can't have that), tarsiers, and Slow lorises (the only known venomous primate). Tardigrades are nearly indestructible. Much more hearty than cockroaches. As you stated (briefly), they can be dehydrated, frozen, deprived of oxygen, exposed to lethal radiation, placed in the vacuum of space, and still come back to life even decades later. I live in the Pacific Northwest where we have a lot of moss. Have to remove it from the roof, but we let it be most everywhere else. I probably have a colony of many trillions of Tardigrades . So, if you have moss on your property, you're a Tardigrade farmer! Just let it be.
I had a phobia of these for some reason growing up and this was a very nice way to get positive exposure thank you 🥺
"The technical term would be: Getting very dead" I lost it
Same
"And that's the problem with having horns and spikes and things, all kinds of crap gets stuck on them. Don't teach you that at dragon school"
This is the best video I’ve watched all year. Thank you!
Thank you for the new tardigrade video. Feel free to feature these little guys often. They're always entertaining.
Imagine an alien race abducted you, thrusted you into the vacuum of space for laughs, then returned you to Earth with a glass of water, and you couldn’t be better. That’s how the Tardigrade do.
actually tardigrades returning from space did have reproductive issues
"There's David attenborough. Show off." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That was the most amazing footage of tardigrades I’ve ever seen! Awesome commentary too as usual.
I can’t be the only one who thinks tardigrades are super cute, right? :3
"Tardigrades poop galaxies" should be a T-shirt.
YES
"Masturbation with consequences" should be a band
@@dollietheaddict8340 that’s cursed but yes
So that’s how galaxies are made 🤔
@@hamper22 by one super tardigrade that fard big bang
I like how Jerry is actualy geting more character development
I am as well, I've been practicing casual smiling on command, in the mirror.
7:44 this is the gross's and funnyist sense because its look weird and i liked that you said "jerry i think this was dead".
4:11 "It's a healthy snack, get your vitamins."
Zefrank is the only person where I don’t skip the sponsorship ads
Facts
Nah I skipped it.
What I dont skip - Good sponsorship skits, extremely good transition punchline to sponsorship.
@@aljon5947 wow you're such a rebel
Skipped reflexively.
I'm happy to watch ads to bring a bit of money to great creators like Zefrank!
I'm gonna go fetch myself some wild moss and start up a Tardigrade village.
u are 1
Sim City Tardigrade Style
@@quantquill would that be sims 5 ? how do we suggest it to the sims makers ?
@@wombat.6652 We ask Ze Frank. He'll know how the Sims do.
@@wombat.6652 That sounds a hell of a lot better than Sims 4.
I just stumbled upon the True Facts collection the other day while looking for more more more nature docs, which I have been huffing like the hummingbird do with sugar. I'm thrilled that you have made so many of them, that you use flora and fauna that are recognizable, as well as the whhaaa bugs, cellular huhs, and animals soon to be extinct. You crack me so completely up. and there ain't much to laugh about these days. I'm gonna join the Curiosity Stream, which sounds right up --or down--my alley, but mostly I am doing it to make sure you keep working. Jerry too. Oh to be a copulating exotic fly on the wall of your rehearsals! Mille grazie
scale bar says "small" made my day
Who will win:
- A water bear evolved by living millions of years in harsh, moist conditions
- My Bunsen burner when I'm boiling river water for my coffee
The Bunsen burner hands down
@@ravenclawkitty1384 Seconding this. They can take some wack temperatures but no amount of fancy protein will stop organic material from burning under that kind of heat.
Tardigrade
"That's how a Tardigrade Do"
Me: *Fangirl Noises*
@Mummichog WOOOOOOO!!!
thing=said
Yyyesssss
I’m studying entomology in college right now, and honestly it’s crazy how many structures in the tardigrade are the same/similar to ones in insects
Convergent evolution be wildin
@@grimble4564 I was curious, so I looked up how closely related tardigrades and arthropods(phylum that includes insects, crustaceans, spiders, scorpions, etc). It turns out that it’s most likely that tardigrades are an ancient form related to the ancestor to arthropods!
(Info from Wikipedia)
“Don’t mess with the Moss Piglet!” 5:21 Lol.
Words to live by.
I wonder if they will survive when the Sun grows past us in some number of billions of years from now...
This is really funny but this is also the best documentary on tardigrades I've seen. The upclose footage of them eating with their needle-like mouthparts is amazing, as well as the footage of them failing to run on glass 😂
Zefrank has taught me more than any biology class ever has
Truth!
I just came over, because Casual Geographic said you are funny, and I subbed halfway through the tardigrade saga. The tardigrade reminds me of what Les Stroud said. Whether or not you survive is often down to what you’re willing to do. The tardigrade is willing.