Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal
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Published 2019-07-29
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All Comments (21)
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Their eye spots make them 2000% more adorable then they already are
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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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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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"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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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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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 love how their fragility was shown was through close calls because they knew showing one being killed would be heartbreaking
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11:08 "so it got away from a heartbreaking end" Tardigrade: flailing in one spot
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They don't look like Bears nor Pigs. They look like Manatees.
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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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"Tardigrade pooping 200x" This is the content I subscribed for.
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How did I not know they had eyes, it’s sooooo cute! Edit: I am very well aware that they are not actually eyes, but “How did I not know some of them have two photosensitive cells that resemble eyes...” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
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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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Their tiny legs are struggling so bad 😣❤
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Guy's not trying to talk at the speed of light like other youtubers and it's surprisingly refreshing
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This is making me imagine some bigger being looking at us through a microscope, and observing how tiny and cute we are xD
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It’s so weird hearing hank like this and not screaming at us not to eat grass
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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
