True Facts: How A Species Gets A Name!

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Thank You:
Prof. Dr.  Julia Sigwart
Dr.  Torben Riehl
Andre Ampuero Leon
Dr Fabrizio Marcondes Machado
Ruth Wasmund
Dr. Alica Torkov
Carly Rospert
Henry Knauber
Katarzyna Vončina
Sigrid Hof
Sandra Müller

Thank you to RV METEOR Captain Rainer Hammacher and his crew as well as the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF)

Appearing on board were Prof. Dr. Angelika Brandt, Alexander Wolf, Moritz Boll, Christopher Cruz Gomez, Natalia Szymanska, and Nicole Gatzemeier.

[bugjams]

The "one crayon's worth" joke is so stupid that it might just be my favorite joke on the channel so far

[momon]

2:10 "I have failed to outrun the crayon of death, and now my lungs are full of bees :("

[tsm]

"so everyone's equally confused" - best description of binomial naming of all time

[mitwhitgaming]

"It's the Matrix, but for snails."

_"There is no shell"_

[FilthyLogic]

"...in Frankfurt, Germany... where you can unironically take a Fahrt to Assmannshausen."
ZeFrank, you are an absolute legend. Please, never stop doing what you do.

[fpoggesi]

Unironically Ze Frank making a joke about Fahrting to Assmannshausen probably is going to propel the SOSA into the best known oceanic research society.

[loumarken]

I know it's not nearly as impressive, but 13 years ago I named a tortoise after you. Ze is still doing well and enjoys hanging out with his friend, Zelda. Keep up the good work, you are a treasure of a person.

[DeepSeaHenry]

I mean, I knew what I've signed up for when we filmed this, but I definitely did not have "getting roasted by ZeFrank for my facial hair" on my 2024 bingo card 😂

Great video though! Was a pleasure to have you visit us in Frankfurt, so far from the ocean 🦀

[namelessnavnls]

Frank has gone from goofy but educational videos on animals to being invited into a really cool Advisory Board and being the guest of _honour_ at a really really cool Museum in Germany.
What next? We can only begin to guess, but I look forward to finding out.

[MrWaspMan]

Congratulations on joining the advisory board. You've made learning about the natural world so fun and accessible, and I'm glad that top scientists appreciate it.

[prettypic]

Ze Frank needs his own PBS show where he tours various science hippie locations (like Rick Steve, but actually watchable!)

[saelesc]

3:39 “If your parents didn’t let you go to art school cuz there was no money in it, be a scientist, you can draw! There’s still no money in it, ” KILLED me. As a studying marine biologist and hobbyist artist, never felt this more 😭

[elmo]

As a zoologist who graduated this year, I can't express how much I miss learning about our world. Your videos are like a comforting reminder of the passion I have for this subject- being able to revisit a cherished part of my life. Thank you for keeping the wonder alive with your funny videos for people like me who wish they could go back to it every day :)

[Moewenfels]

As a german. I have never felt more amused while being made fun of. I love you man :D

[tachyonpulse]

That part about sitting and thinking about what i did while i die via a crayon's worth of argon cracked me up! Also Henry and his moustache is adorable 😂 how fun it must have been for Ze to be hanging out with the team!

[alldayagain]

2:14
Either you get-gone, or you argon 😂

[ZeusTheIrritable]

This was, by far, the funniest video on invertebrate taxonomy that I have ever seen.

And I want that shirt.

[Carlos.Eduardo.Garcia]

It's bonkers that he started out as making a joking documentary to almost poke fun at how stuffy the whole academic world can be (I say as a first-year grad student), and now he's participating and sorta revered in the field! very cool, I hope this goes far!

[aknownj]

You have prevented me from falling into a dark depression so many times

[HomemadeEcosystems]

They should name one Bob, '' Save the Bob" would definitely work as a campaign to protect our oceans.