Green Hydra

[JamsGerms]

This is Hydra, an “amortal” beast straight out of the mythology.
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Amortal is different from immortal. For example, if you were immortal you could live forever no matter how many heartbreaks you endure, but if you were amortal you could live forever without aging, but a physical trauma, or an emotional one, could still kill you.
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Hydra are amortal so they don’t die from aging, and can keep on going for a very long time, theoretically, forever… But their deadly heartbreaks arrive as in the form of snails. 😂 I always have a large population of Hydra in my flat, they live in my sample jars and fish tanks, however I also have a lot of rogue snails which do nothing but eat my precious tentacled babies. Reality is sadder than the theory; the dream of living forever ends up in the guts of snails.
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Hydra can live without aging because they can produce stem cells constantly, so their bodies don’t accumulate damage and mutations over time. Also their fertility doesn’t decrease with age, which is something extremely uncommon amongst animals, as we get old our fertility rate decreases significantly.
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There are many species of Hydra described in the literature but this one in the video is rather special. It has some green algae inside its body. It basically cultivates the algae to get sugar from algae’s photosynthesis, the green hydras are way smaller than the ones without the algae, because they don’t really need to be big and bulky to catch food, they just sit back under the sun, and let the algae work. They probably get sugar comas and dream about a world with no snails, and the eternal youth they deserve so well.
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Thank you for reading!
Best,
James Weiss

[UpholsterybyTiffany]

Whoa! The quality of this hydra shot is amazing!!!

[brenj]

I've loved listening to lorn since 2009, I'm so happy your bringing his music to this amazing footage! my phone speakers are not worthy!

[jackpreston]

Wonderful James, thank you.
Have a good Xmas..

[VoyageintotheMicro]

Absolutely gorgeous! We're still looking for one here in the UK. They are stunning creatures ♥

[Kei-Kei]

@JamsGerms I want to buy a microscope and would like a suggestion from you on which is best/economical to achieve the visuals that you have on your posts. 🤔

[Michael-pwgc]

Animal Hydra Vulgaris class of Hydrozoa without Medusen Phases. Nice animal one of the oldest stamms in life.

[myGenevalewisshaw]

Lorn, u had a woman there, it inspired you to player mode the chick, to keep her all you have to do is never let it become predictable keep her guessing

[LHVMleodragonlamb]

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