Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal
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Published 2019-07-29
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All Comments (21)
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Says they are "hurt and killed easily" and then shows them punching eucaryotes and taking a casual walk on brown hydra.
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They don't look like Bears nor Pigs. They look like Manatees.
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I love how their fragility was shown was through close calls because they knew showing one being killed would be heartbreaking
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I showed this to my mom last night while we were in the ER (she broke her wrist). She was pretty upset that she hurt herself and couldn't stop panicking until I showed her this video. She's a first grade science teacher and absolutely ADORES tardigrades, and this video was super captivating for her, to the point that she was able to calm down and go back feeling less anxious. Thank you so much for making something both informative and fascinating!
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Imagine being considered a "celebrity" among beings of unimaginable size and intelligence, who think of you as a cute tiny immortal being. Mind bending to say the least.
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Their eye spots make them 2000% more adorable then they already are
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"Tardigrades are not immortal" Both samples miraculously survived "Tardigrades are not immortal" That's exactly what Tardigrades want You to think
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11:08 "so it got away from a heartbreaking end" Tardigrade: flailing in one spot
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"Tardigrade pooping 200x" This is the content I subscribed for.
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This is my most favorite show on YouTube. It’s like the Bob Ross of Microbiology.
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I'm a pre-optometry major, and it's absolutely mind boggling to me that tardigrades only have two cells for eyes!
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Their "eyes" being single, photoreceptive cells is wild. That's insanely cool.
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"What did you do today?" Me: "I watched a tardigrade poop."
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I was looking under a microscope in a Cell Biology lab last year, and I was trying to observe cytoplasmic streaming in a sprig of Chara. I didn’t see cytoplasmic streaming that day, what I did see was a tardigrade, eating the Chara cells I was supposed to be studying. That’s the moment I realized that I chose the right major. Thank you Tardigrades!
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I liked this video and I especially liked it when it tried to find examples of tardigrades dying but in both cases they just refused to die and injured one of their predators severely instead
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They’re so very darling, and so very precious. Just such special little creatures.
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They look so cute when they 'look to the camera' :-) 11:26 It's like a little transparent panda waving its claws at you.
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misunderstood, chubby and not immortal oh look, a video about me 😂
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I’m a big fan of this project! Despite I speak a little english (I’m from México) I hope this could be translated to many languages, more people around the world need to enjoy this
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I love everything about this show: The mesmerizing things we get to see and discover. The interesting information we get to learn. The inspiring script writing. Hank's splendid and soothing storytelling. The calming but sometimes funky music. All blended together producing a gem of a show. This is literally since and art combined which is just a beautiful thing to exist 💚💙 Also: Tardigrades appear to be one route of evolution hitting it's climax.
