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Season 3

Season 3

August 10, 2020·24 épisodes·4h
Épisodes · 24
E1

We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Differential interference contrast is not a microscope, but rather a method that enhances contrast, and thanks to our new microscope we are able to share some amazing DIC images with you!

10min·Aug 10, 2020
E2

How Do Microorganisms Poop?

Everybody poops, but how does one poop when one does not have a butthole?

10min·Aug 17, 2020
E3

Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes

10min·Aug 24, 2020
E4

Our Paramecia Are Infected

We recently discovered some Holospora infecting one of our Paramecium samples. How does that happen? How does the Holospora get in there? And how are they so successful at infecting?

10min·Aug 31, 2020
E5

Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators

10min·Sep 7, 2020
E6

The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes

Arthrobotrys is a genus of fungi that not only kills nematodes, but it also sets traps in order to catch them!

10min·Sep 14, 2020
E7

Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate

On the surface, Ophyroglena seems like it should be pretty easy to identify, but it all depends on which stage of life it's currently in.

10min·Sep 21, 2020
E8

Can Microbes See Without Eyes?

10min·Sep 29, 2020
E9

Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist?

Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.

10min·Oct 5, 2020
E10

Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller

10min·Oct 12, 2020
E11

Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter

10min·Nov 2, 2020
E12

Some Water Bears Live on Land

10min·Nov 9, 2020
E13

The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba

Today we're exploring the intriguing Ouramoeba vorax. Or wait... is it Amoebophilus simplex? Let's figure that out together by diving into some history!

10min·Nov 16, 2020
E14

This Ciliate Is About to Die

It's time to explore a big question while we watch a ciliate go through its last moments.

10min·Nov 23, 2020
E15

Strange Stentor Stories

Our giant Stentor friends are back with more strange stories about these mysterious giants!

10min·Nov 30, 2020
E16

The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates

Alfred Kahl only spent a decade in the world of the microcosmos, but in that time he discovered more ciliates than anyone else ever has!

10min·Dec 8, 2020
E17

How Did Multicellularity Evolve?

10min·Dec 14, 2020
E18

Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine

It may not be the super rare tentacled ciliate we were looking for, but it's still a really cool super rare tentacled ciliate!

10min·Dec 21, 2020
E19

Foraminifera: Hard on The Outside, Squishy on the Inside

We're going fossil hunting for Foraminifera! From beaches, to the ocean floor, to the foundation of the Egyptian pyramids, Forams are everywhere!

10min·Dec 28, 2020
E20

Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes?

Bacterial flagella are very hard to spot in our footage, but we see evidence of them in almost every single one of our videos. The question is, how do they work, and are they different from the other flagella we've discussed?

10min·Jan 4, 2021
E21

Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut

10min·Jan 12, 2021
E22

Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant?

10min·Jan 18, 2021
E23

Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates

10min·Jan 25, 2021
E24

Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet

10min·Feb 1, 2021