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.
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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!
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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.
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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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“BackBay Lounge” by
Kevin MacLeod
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Additional footage used under
license from:

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zefrank1
2 måneder siden
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Mrfreedecaf
18 dager siden
:D
Albert Darian
28 dager siden
@Joann Cerritelli Whoa! It took like 10 mins but it actually worked!
Joann Cerritelli
28 dager siden
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BLACKout Mike
Måned siden
do you do the streams for curiosity? ;D
Dahaka 4444
Måned siden
Now here's a Tabletop homebrew idea. Galaxies are waste products of some eldricht abominations
ClawManV3
3 timer siden
Fucking Jerry, man. He's just trying his best.
Cardinalfish Gaming
11 timer siden
😂
Jerepasaurus
12 timer siden
"NO, we can't sell that as merch, Jerry! There's staples in it!" But you COULD auction it. lol
Aidan Wicab
18 timer siden
finally! poop that we want to see!
Oak Tree
Dag siden
Oh. My. God. They Shit Rainbows
Anudder Rudder
Dag siden
"Looks like a little galaxy..." *wait* We're inside a tardigrade poop, aren't we...
Promethean Rebel
Dag siden
Nature is metal when a Water Bear can outlive a Cockroach.
b s
Dag siden
I come here when I need a good laugh but still want to maybe learn something
Timba Heat Dance Company
2 dager siden
So does anyone know the name of the song in the end??? Such a funky and catchy beat!! Lol 😂👍🕺🏽
Ignatios Nelson
2 dager siden
What the F does ‘ocwotic’ mean?? The word is ‘AquAtic’, it has As not Os.
starwyn7
2 dager siden
I freakin love these! Just stumbled across one by accident and subscribed straight up! Wish our science classes were like this when I was at school. I might have actually learnt something
San
2 dager siden
Never in a million year wouldnt't have imagined myself smiling like a father who just got a baby while watching the microscopic tiny little bears I mean animals.... What a world! Thanks for sharing
The Boi Who Kraves Krave
2 dager siden
Imagine how small that things muscle fibers are
Jareth Norman
2 dager siden
"What was your earliest memory?" Bahahaha! This show is hilarious and "Jerry" is a treasure
Lee Vincent
2 dager siden
If people can do what these guys can do imagine all the new tags on pornhub
Amy
3 dager siden
7:19 it has been 2 months and I just realized: who puts Gatorade in a glass?
A Frog
3 dager siden
Turdy Babes
leetlebob
3 dager siden
Pretty sure you made a tardigrade video but either way I approve.
Christy Eaton
3 dager siden
Video was great , just like all of them. I always look forward to them. Especially if its anything with frogs since I'm a huge frog lover. Maybe african dart frogs or different species. Seriously though if I'm feeling down I watch your channel and maybe a handful that I actually really like and watch all the time
Billy Waffles
3 dager siden
when do we get a zefranks onlyfans? i cant wait to see some super hot pictures of submolecular organisms
RWina GangGang
3 dager siden
Nice educational yet funny video. Can you make a video about honeybees? Everyone says they are vital for those ecosystem but yet we know nothing besides the fact that they somehow produce honey...
Cumunist
3 dager siden
Why are tardigrades cute
Ahmad Rafa
3 dager siden
Aka the most overrated survivalist build in the game-tier zoo
JB
3 dager siden
Incredible! 👍
Perry the Platypus
3 dager siden
THEORY: The first waterbear was an alien from another galaxy, and our galaxy’s creation was the result of it having shat after consuming a dangerous substance. Yes, i know this sounds more like an acid trip than a scientific theory.
Foxiepaws ACAnderson
4 dager siden
smyoothe like the sundyoo!
Chrstphre Campbell
4 dager siden
Is it just my imagination, or are True Facts becoming more informative...?
Dreglanoth
5 dager siden
I'm convinced this is an alien
Luci de Andre
5 dager siden
I’d buy some tardigrade merch..,
Joe Shmoe
5 dager siden
All glory to the most high
Joakim Nedermark
6 dager siden
“Oh there’s David Attenborough. Show off..”
Bailey Ralph
7 dager siden
Jerrys trying his best
Mimi Avali
7 dager siden
I. Love this video but. why did that guy have to mention porn
piolinguingui
7 dager siden
I love diatoms, they need their own episode
Bright Star
8 dager siden
Why live in the shrubbery when you could have a throne?
Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz
8 dager siden
So we are tardigrade poop.
NinjaMaster909
8 dager siden
7:35 I'm gonna need more info on this. What is that and why is it making those cell things SPEEN at stupidly high velocities?
Yaakov Caroline
9 dager siden
If I were a tardigrade, I’d move out from home. Why live in the shrubbery when you could have a throne? Anyone who understands this, I love you.
Through Their Eyes
8 dager siden
Well, all I want is my shrubbery And my little patch of moss With my whisky in the cabinet And my feet all clothed in socks
amicloud
9 dager siden
"a big glass of gatorade" what kind of absolute weirdo pour their gatorade into a glass?
Grace Gilbert
9 dager siden
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.
kentarouification
11 dager siden
Man.. Your voice is dreamy but your script is nasty. I'm sure kids would love to learn from these videos.
ThatGuy WithTheKendama
11 dager siden
Freaking awesome 👍👏
Manaphy099
12 dager siden
Can't these things survive a nuke or something
Yvonne Hottinger
12 dager siden
Man, I always get so excited when you upload something! Your humor and new facts literally get me through my day sometimes. This is also great ASMR stuff on low volume; helps me sleep quite well. Can't wait until your next upload! I know it takes quite a lot of effort to make each one so I will be as patient as humanly possible lol. Thanks for doing what you do, man. It means more than you know.
branden burks
13 dager siden
Tardigrade taken to space
noTmiZ
13 dager siden
musterbation with consequences LMAO
This Is That Guy
14 dager siden
Well considering these things are microscopic I would definitely believe that they would "resist" radiation that can kill a human considering radiation goes through things at super speed to the point of knocking out atoms within your DNA thus fucking up your DNA and best case scenario killing your cells, the worst case is the cells go insane and turn into cancer, or possibly even severing some DNA strands that end up getting bunched into other pieces and becoming viruses! So yes i would say the fact that humans are quite a lot more vulnerable to radiation than an animal that is trillions of times smaller than us....
M G
15 dager siden
If we could all poop like that, I could only imagine what early Instagram would of been filled of
Dreamcatcher Media
16 dager siden
Great visuals to explain these little critters. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny too!
Drakesden
16 dager siden
I may not be as impressive as the mighty tardigrade, but the meth hobo down the street sure can poop crystals.
Eboni likes Chocolate
16 dager siden
I found Mulholland's family.
Rhone Meyer
17 dager siden
I love this guy's videos sooo much
Steve White
18 dager siden
I wonder how well the tardigrades on the moon are faring.
Cy Chadikun
18 dager siden
Queen Elizabeth: Amateurs
Ellie Ryczek
18 dager siden
Ze: No we can't sell that as merch Jerry, there's staples in it! Me, who also watches Baumgartner Restoration: well what if we use steel tacks? I want a stress-ball tardigrade dangit 😂
Nightwalker L
18 dager siden
I had a phobia of these for some reason growing up and this was a very nice way to get positive exposure thank you 🥺
Nightwalker L
18 dager siden
M o s s p i g l e t
simon eric
19 dager siden
Dude I just gave you a standing ovation..
Matthew C
19 dager siden
Great vid 👏🏻 What is the song used during the closing credits?
Trang Do
20 dager siden
The tardigrade lives up to my mom's wise words "just drink water and you'll be fine"
0oTHEJACKo0
20 dager siden
sometimes I really do think we live in a world full of Retardigrades
Mama Petillo
20 dager siden
Well heck. This makes “War of the Worlds”, a bit less frightening. And that’s a good thing
SNM Nendra's Channel
21 dag siden
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".
DumbellDork X
21 dag siden
Ze Frank is the best zoology teacher on earth
Stroopis
22 dager siden
Tardigrade poop pretty
sjekejfkrkr
23 dager siden
This makes me happy calm dis is sum funny stuff def my favorite NOlostsr
Matt W
23 dager siden
But but... What doeeuwh the tardigrade females doeeuwh with the eggs in their skin when theres no compatible male near?
Timo Heinrich
23 dager siden
"think masturbation with consequences" Like… humanity would be… I don't think this would work.
Valen ALV
24 dager siden
SCP 682: Finally, a worthy opponent
Lanz Cordero
25 dager siden
run away r u n a w a y
Dale Harden
25 dager siden
Will Jerry ever get his shit together? The answer is no.
notahotshot
25 dager siden
"Tardigrades poop galaxies." **Unicorns have left the chat*
Artsy Apple
26 dager siden
Please do more true facts with microfauna! I love it and i love learning about them!
GeFeHeDe
26 dager siden
This is excellently interesting. I've never wanted to learn this much.
Dillon Vandervort
26 dager siden
Jerry cracks me tf up and I dont think jerry is even real
C G
27 dager siden
Ah, indestructible, cute, tiny, asexual. Have claws and horns like dragons. This is why water bears are my favourite creature.
KalaiLyliani
27 dager siden
Does anyone have more information regarding the genus battleleapus? I cannot find more information via the google and I would love to read more about them. Thanks for another awesome video, Zefrank!
flowers for the dead
27 dager siden
Water bears are my favorite things ever. Cute. Weird. Indestructible.
Matthew Solo
27 dager siden
10:01 Solo :D
Matthew Solo
27 dager siden
Brilliant stuff!!! My new favourite channel :D
peccantis
27 dager siden
I'm touched by how much inspiration Jerry found in these silly little wigglybits.
Melissa Dosch
27 dager siden
I love how jerry made space out of poop! hahahaha
Vivian Wilson
27 dager siden
When you said they poop crystals that reminds me of the troll movie which I hate because it was like a drug trip. Why is that movie so crazy I'm trying to learn about these things and this is what it reminds me of.
Tamara Lark
27 dager siden
Does that mean I’ve been drinking these moss piglets?
mak mak
27 dager siden
This thing reminds me of the game Spore
ts6258
28 dager siden
Loved the narration. Haven't laughed so hard in a while. Glad I did learn quite a bit about these little creatures. I had heard about them but didn't know their name.
Fame Z
28 dager siden
could you please tell me what BGM are you using? this classical music. thank you so much!
Avos
28 dager siden
So there op af and there basically immortal god we need to unlock there secrets
katondragonrider
28 dager siden
Fact water bears are the cutest microorganism
DG PREDATOR
28 dager siden
Some are inside me
Ciani Patrice
28 dager siden
I would sincerely pay to watch documentaries about anything with you as the voice over. You would be a great teacher.
Meredith Mitchell
29 dager siden
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
Meredith Mitchell
25 dager siden
@Un Pingouin de Sophistiqué 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)
Un Pingouin de Sophistiqué
27 dager siden
Convergent evolution be wildin
sakedrinkr
29 dager siden
if we lost just the 60% of water we have in our bodies... hmm.. probably groddy... or jerky... or ... dusty?
ESSCEE
29 dager siden
SMEEEWTH... I'm dead💀
KouriRyu
29 dager siden
I pee calcified rocks. I'm just not supposed to...
TinLizzie Studios
29 dager siden
After this video, the Tardigrade is my Spirit Animal. I mean, wow.
Cort Richards
Måned siden
I want a Tardigrade T- shirt!
OneWhoDreamsAwake
Måned siden
Man, now this is a mutation that I think X-Men missed out on. You think Wolverine is hard to kill?
Aws user
Måned siden
I love u man. My brother just showed me ur mudfliper vid and i loved it. Keep up the great punz and vids. :) Edit: Mudskipper