We Found a Super Rare Microbe!

After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!

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[TheRogueWolf]

"Well, it's their 500k subscriber special; I suppose I could show up and do a little cameo." - _Spirostomum semivirescens, _ probably

[HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

It still blows my mind that there are single celled organisms that we can see with the naked eye.

[kir-is-here]

James’ face of realization is why i love science so much — there’s nothing quite like seeing someone’s pure joy after their hard work pays off

[Nobody_Special]

James then sent in his Stentor to fight it and caught it in a tiny Pokeball. Hopefully, he can evolve his Semivirescens into Supervirescens, and then Omnivirescens.

[JamsGerms]

I was so shocked, I cannot believe I managed to recover from that!
-James

[hurpdurp]

Spirostomum semivirescens: Well I guess I'd better join that zoom meeting...
Everyone else: OMG WOW LOOK AT THAT WHAT A RARE OCCURRENCE

[Allieg]

Gotta say I use your videos to put my nephew to sleep. He loves to watch them but hank's soothing voice puts him out every time lol

[AbrahamSamma]

A scientific discovery made on livestream? 2020/21 continues to be something else. Kudos to all of you for making this all possible!

[ireozzie]

channel is a real breath of fresh air. if only all of utube was half as good as your material.

[myleskgallagher]

I was at that livestream! It was the first YouTube live stream i ever went to! Microcosmos was also the first show I ever donated to on patreon. Its just a really great channel :)

[modernharuspicy]

This is so exciting! On the note of discovery; I hope James, Master of Microscopes, gets to name his own species soon!

[GordonFreechmen]

The beatings of its cilia is strangely hypnotic, like the patterns of Broadway lights

[besacciaesteban]

Imagine that microbiologist mind at the moment: "How i wish i could end this streaming and start working right now!"

[puneetmaheshwari]

6:55 its cilia is sooo beautiful
found this channel few days ago and now as a student interested in i need to binge whole channel

[josephcohen]

"You're gonna wanna learn more about eels" Something about the way he said it just made me laugh. It was in the same calming factual tone as everything else on this channel. Like it's scientifically proven that you want to know about eels.

[kurukuru]

I remember when this channel was still new. When the number of videos are still countable by finger.
Now you guys are covering about these rare findings and sharing it all live. Look at how much you have grow.

[mayor]

I literally never realized Hank Green was the narrator of this, it's so weird hearing him speaking in an calm asmr voice

[roehle]

Theres nothing more beautiful and pure than the joy someone radiates when you mention something that is the root for all his motivation. to me, thats a part of the essence of life.

[hectorsantos]

I've always been fascinated with microscopy and science. To have a microscope was a childhood dream of mine. Unfortunately, I could never afford one. This channel is, in a way, a dream come true: an unbounded scientific curiosity-driven exploration of the microcosms. Thank you for the amazing work!

[yuvalne]

That cheeky "glow stick" at 1:40. Well done Deboki. 😉