Bringing COMPLETELY DRIED Ecosystems Back to Life - This Happens

In this video I'm rehydrating two completely dried ecospheres. We'll take a look at what happens when you add water to dry ecosystems. Will old inhabitants reappear?
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  • @dndndndndn419
    @dndndndndn419Ай бұрын

    I picture the crows and magpies watching from the balcony 👀👀👀

  • @GIGACAT573

    @GIGACAT573

    Ай бұрын

    Tf is this human doin' ?

  • @bankyWI
    @bankyWIАй бұрын

    I have a dumb question as a noob who has recently found your channel: how much of this growth is from the old stuff in the jars versus new stuff from the lids being open? Like if you had done this with just adding water and sealing the jars, would you have had similar results? Thanks for the video and I'm looking forward to more crow content :)

  • @brandonsaffell4100

    @brandonsaffell4100

    Ай бұрын

    It is also noteworthy that tap water is not sterile. Tap water has tons of microbes in it.

  • @InDeepPudding

    @InDeepPudding

    Ай бұрын

    He's also sticking his hand in there multiple time introducing microbes

  • @ItsDrMcQuack

    @ItsDrMcQuack

    Ай бұрын

    This is quite the opposite of a dumb question! You're very astute to point to this unknown factor. We can't really know since it would require more jars, some of which contained only water, with and without lids. But keep up this kind of questioning! That's an essential part of science 😊

  • @bankyWI

    @bankyWI

    Ай бұрын

    @@ItsDrMcQuack cheers! Thanks, I appreciate it!

  • @eev14

    @eev14

    Ай бұрын

    I think it's relevant to note that he usually focuses on organisms found naturally in his local eco-system, different organisms are introduced through rain water, tap water and small animals, bacteria or algae already in his direct environment. So unlike some other channels that focus on larger scale controlled exotic ecosystems he tends to focus more on biodiversity commonly found in non-exotic ecosystems with life taken from what is found directly around him. Although I understand people's interest in knowing how much in these jars is from tapwater that has been introduced I think it might not make a huge difference as he tends to use tapwater for most of his projects, on top of that I know as also a resident from the Netherlands that our water is generally quite clean and consistent, our moderate climate also affects the ability for growth of organisms to thrive, during colder months a lot of organisms die and he's even featured this on his channel by showing how open ecosystems he's had go through different phases as temperature changes and natural debris and bacteria are introduced over time. That is where his interest seems to lie and what his videos tend to be about, it's an approach from a natural ecological standpoint.

  • @CFCSlug
    @CFCSlugАй бұрын

    Always have to immediately click when one of your videos pops up on my notifications. Absolutely love it, cheers mate! 👍

  • @Dogfish63
    @Dogfish63Ай бұрын

    I did a similar thing. I took dried mud from the bottom of a dried up puddle and kept it for 6 months. I then put it in a jar of well water. About 3 weeks later I had a bunch of ostracods swimming around the jar. I didn't have a microscope at the time. I guess I'll have to repeat the test now that I have a microscope. Love seeing the stuff you do!

  • @angieg.5562

    @angieg.5562

    Ай бұрын

    oooo do a control test of only well water! happy hunting! I hope you have a good discovery!

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590Ай бұрын

    Nature never fails to amaze me, and your jars always add to my excitement. Life finds a way…always. No matter how many extinction events have, and will occur on this amazing planet of ours, She starts again, with rudimentary building blocks of life that will evolve into more complex life forms. I love your curiosity, and your endless interest in what happens on these tiny scales. It would be interesting to see what changes a freeze and thaw cycle would effect on one of your jars. Thank you for always feeding your curiosity, and ours, by following the principle of “instant life…just add water”. You remind me of what Leuehoke must have felt when he first saw drinking water with his primitive microscope, and saw his tiny monsters. Please never lose that part of you that wants to know, and jumps in with both feet. You remain one of my favourite channels, and wherever that mind of yours decides to go…I will gladly follow. Stay well and happy, and do keep up your seduction of the corvids along with your more usual peeks into the tiny worlds a jar can hold when you put a few random ingredients in, and add water.🖤🇨🇦

  • @asfanshirim9769
    @asfanshirim9769Ай бұрын

    Awesome video. A longer piping tool would enable you to both keep your hand clean and have better isolation for this cool experiment. The miniature creatures on your hand can affect the ecosystem process. Why did you not seal the jars after adding water?

  • @sobrietyliiving
    @sobrietyliivingАй бұрын

    I'm so grateful to have had a few new episodes from you to watch this week! Thanks! The past few weeks have been rough and your videos brought a little comfort.

  • @davidbowman5105
    @davidbowman5105Ай бұрын

    appreciate all you're going through to entertain us.

  • @anga9495
    @anga9495Ай бұрын

    Great video!! Hope to get an update on the birds again soon, too! We're all SO delighted you've found your way back to us. Thrilled to see you active!! 🎉

  • @rynether9878
    @rynether9878Ай бұрын

    Your videos are always fun to watch, thank you for the uploads :3 And I loved the funny things you did throughout the video, like eating the mic at the end, lol.

  • @gafrers
    @gafrersАй бұрын

    Wonderful and interesting project. Looking forward to updates to these and all the other Ecosystems

  • @tardigradojogador
    @tardigradojogadorАй бұрын

    If I'm not mistaken, this smaller pot was the pot that contained the ecosphere that had 24 hours of light, right? I would like to say that I love your videos, and I even made some ecospheres because of you. Many of the animals that live in my pots today, I know because of you, thank you for making interesting content, a hug from Brazil :)

  • @Jimmehftw
    @JimmehftwАй бұрын

    12:39 we getttin' a bacteria partyy. Vodka bottle water!

  • @molly_the_spy7414
    @molly_the_spy7414Ай бұрын

    I really dig the sideburns. 😍

  • @nanvolentine9110
    @nanvolentine9110Ай бұрын

    A new video from my favorite young biologist! Keep them coming!

  • @AT-hz4it
    @AT-hz4itАй бұрын

    Your videos are awesome! Informative and your sense of humor is on pointt

  • @jakobraahauge7299
    @jakobraahauge7299Ай бұрын

    Thanks - this was so cool! And what a happiness to see you having grown into such a beautiful young man! My niece loved her presents of ecospheres - you certainly has made for a lot happy hum life times! Lots of love from Denmark ❤🤗

  • @callumkristofer7793
    @callumkristofer7793Ай бұрын

    I kinda want to see what would happen if you took a sample from either jar, and put it in the other jar. How the different species would interact when a little bit of chaos is thrown in.

  • @Sleepyjew
    @SleepyjewАй бұрын

    Glad to see another video from ya! Hope all is well with you!

  • @Bluesmudge
    @BluesmudgeАй бұрын

    I would love to see some statistics or visual data relating to the evaporation levels, reconstituting the jars, and the amount and types of life that grow.

  • @CreepysOcean
    @CreepysOceanАй бұрын

    my skin after using moisturizer

  • @robyn6521
    @robyn6521Ай бұрын

    Interesting! Excited to see how the jars change over time

  • @Windswept7
    @Windswept7Ай бұрын

    You’re so smart, funny and good looking and the content you make is always so relaxing and peaceful. Thank you! ☺️

  • @its_just_al
    @its_just_alАй бұрын

    I would love to see the effects of movement on an ecosphere like a jar filled halfway and placed on a rock tumbler to see if constant motion hinders growth or if a heartier ecosystem emerges

  • @jennmacha
    @jennmachaАй бұрын

    Great video! Microbes are so cute. I love to watch them.

  • @l3176l
    @l3176lАй бұрын

    Looks almost ready to drink!

  • @andytrommald5327
    @andytrommald5327Ай бұрын

    I appreciate you getting stinky hands for us

  • @balrg
    @balrgАй бұрын

    Awesome! Similar to ephemeral pools!

  • @opercula
    @opercula27 күн бұрын

    Gosh !! Life arising from death. Or maybe, it just wasn't dead . Another great video.

  • @TheRealMidGang
    @TheRealMidGang5 күн бұрын

    So insanely locked in to these

  • @Chubgrub221
    @Chubgrub22127 күн бұрын

    5:56 possibly a rotifer? A lot of different species anchor themselves like that, Journey To The Microcosmos did a really good video on it called Flinching Saves Lives In The Microcosmos

  • @leahnjr
    @leahnjrАй бұрын

    Great video!

  • @terrifiedwithasmile
    @terrifiedwithasmileАй бұрын

    As another being who is also definitely a human 👀 I love your videos dude! Although the one where you drank a jar was hard to watch. Fascinating though!

  • @jonathanramirez1809
    @jonathanramirez1809Ай бұрын

    hello crow man, i have befriended my local crows after being inspired by ur video, thank u🖤

  • @mr.lonewolf8199
    @mr.lonewolf8199Ай бұрын

    Entertaining and educational 😊

  • @pjfxyt7084
    @pjfxyt7084Ай бұрын

    This is art!

  • @watermelon5521
    @watermelon5521Ай бұрын

    A little curious: How exactly did you unintentionally dry out the jars? 🤔

  • @blobbertmcblob4888
    @blobbertmcblob4888Ай бұрын

    4:49 mhmm. Yeah, Biofilm. That's what I call it too.

  • @yusufalfyfer9415
    @yusufalfyfer9415Ай бұрын

    Is it just me or is this channel awesome and educational adventure lol 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lmkan
    @lmkanАй бұрын

    This is interesting indeed!

  • @TopazFire15
    @TopazFire15Ай бұрын

    I bet there’s a bunch of skin flora and bacteria floating in the air that have been introduced, since you had to stick your whole hand in to get samples. I wonder if those microbes will take hold or be eaten quickly!

  • @mrmissalot8311
    @mrmissalot8311Ай бұрын

    Real interesting project :)

  • @Friendlyziper
    @FriendlyziperАй бұрын

    Your channel inspired me to take an old whiskey bottle and put tap water and some dead plant material in it. I’ve got a lot of red silt stuff forming that I think is iron rich as I added some chicken blood at some point to see what would happen. In your experience how frequently do you get ‘spontaneous life’? Bc I haven’t seen anything but algae

  • @SietsePlanting
    @SietsePlantingАй бұрын

    Uitstekend gebruik van de potten van Kesbeke! Ik kijk graag naar je videos, keep it coming!

  • @QualityCarp
    @QualityCarpАй бұрын

    I never was sure if you were dutch but you said it in this video i love our dutch accents 😂goeie video gast!!

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085Ай бұрын

    So cool!

  • @JuliusUnique
    @JuliusUniqueАй бұрын

    cool experiment

  • @cassie1076
    @cassie1076Ай бұрын

    I just absolutely adore you!!❤️ I love your videos they're so interesting & funny!! I look forward to the next one & next one & the ne...Just Don't stop, (Sry if u sang that! lol) you're really amazing @ this!!!!🤟🏼🤗😁💟🤩

  • @Mat_Sedano
    @Mat_SedanoАй бұрын

    I'm not sure if you do this often, but I think I enjoy more your videos when you are actually on camera, feels more relatable or something 😉

  • @danielpicassomunoz2752

    @danielpicassomunoz2752

    Ай бұрын

    Hell naw, the other way around

  • @JoekinatoVianizashi
    @JoekinatoVianizashiАй бұрын

    That's awesome duuude

  • @MsFriendFriend
    @MsFriendFriendАй бұрын

    literaly whole episode of spore cell stage

  • @tracybowling1156
    @tracybowling1156Ай бұрын

    This is so cool. I never would have thought of this idea. Remind me not to eat when watching your videos. I was...thank you for that.😂

  • @Weirdman123
    @Weirdman123Ай бұрын

    People that are eating chips that they hate but now Love

  • @Mrs.Sweetz
    @Mrs.Sweetz14 күн бұрын

    CRAZY HOW EVERYTHING IS STILL LIVING

  • @440hurtz4
    @440hurtz4Ай бұрын

    You got me into closed ecosystems. I have one on my desk right beside me. I do have a question, the water is an insane black color. Like, no light is doing anything in there. Its so black that when shining a flashlight on the side of the jar, no light makes it to the other side. Dose anyone know why this is? I dont really mind and im going to let it play out, im just cerious what could be causeing it. Im assuming its bacteria.

  • @aaron4832
    @aaron4832Ай бұрын

    I am so happy to see "This aquarium today"

  • @thorstenrusch8652
    @thorstenrusch8652Ай бұрын

    I thought, i saw Bob but i a not sure... :D ;) ty 4 the Video!

  • @ikosaheadrom
    @ikosaheadromАй бұрын

    6:05 documented duck moment

  • @jamesroberts8928
    @jamesroberts8928Ай бұрын

    I think the microbe that was stuck was Stentor! They are anchored in place

  • @jackbrooks1487
    @jackbrooks1487Ай бұрын

    this makes me think what would happen if you took off the lid and put it back on in a yearly cycle. maybe taking dirt and other material from an area that experiences dry and wet seasons every year.

  • @bluthammer1442
    @bluthammer1442Ай бұрын

    baie goed gedaan, Hollander - Groete van ZA

  • @dman8662
    @dman8662Ай бұрын

    With all those guys flying around like that, I can't help but think they look like ufos

  • @kory5179
    @kory5179Ай бұрын

    I was so happy to see there were 3 new LIJ videos from the last time I checked the channel. But now I've watched them and there aren't any more I haven't seen already😔😭

  • @LazyMode21
    @LazyMode21Ай бұрын

    This prove that water is Life

  • @supersayianshrek5455
    @supersayianshrek5455Ай бұрын

    New Jar drop

  • @fish2468
    @fish2468Ай бұрын

    i like it when the one and only microbe say “it’s reproduce time” and reproduce all over the place

  • @widowworks
    @widowworksАй бұрын

    You should contact You-tubers Microcosmos. They could tell you what those microbes are. Look forward to every video you put out.

  • @MrFisher150421
    @MrFisher150421Ай бұрын

    3:46 - 'Definitely not something alive' as a little bacterium can be seen doing little circles in the center of the screen.

  • @NicoleMarie.
    @NicoleMarie.Ай бұрын

    I can’t be the only one curious about those two black jars to the right of the specimen jars.

  • @jessiedukes6851
    @jessiedukes6851Ай бұрын

    Oh yeah. I'm in love 🥴

  • @HaibaneRakka
    @HaibaneRakkaАй бұрын

    "Here we have another microbe, a fast one." "yay, \/ yaay \/\/ yaaay \/\/\/ yaaaaay \/\/\/\/ yaaaaaaaaaaaaay"

  • @user-jp1qt8ut3s
    @user-jp1qt8ut3sАй бұрын

    With multi-focus stacks you can make (pseudo) 3D images of what's too big to be in focus. There's some free software for that. I think you can use imagej of Fiji for it

  • @boilingwateronthestove
    @boilingwateronthestoveАй бұрын

    Damn, those bacteria were having a cozy life

  • @luukmoen8289
    @luukmoen8289Ай бұрын

    No way! Diy fishkeeper shirt!

  • @Breadfan1280
    @Breadfan1280Ай бұрын

    The question I have, if sterilized tap water is not enough to revitalize these jars back to previous levels of wild life, just how much water from a natural source is?

  • @brandonsaffell4100

    @brandonsaffell4100

    Ай бұрын

    Did we use sterilized water here? I thought it was just tap water.

  • @Graknorke
    @GraknorkeАй бұрын

    I like how the algae are actually green, most things that size are colourless so it stands out

  • @axfox6060
    @axfox6060Ай бұрын

    Seems like the biofilm isn't stinky bc it's more algae based?

  • @MicroRealm93
    @MicroRealm93Ай бұрын

    I have a quick question, how do i keep my jars healthy on really hot days? where even the inside of my house is hot. Because I know if i leave it in a dark yet cool room, the plants won’t grow, and if i put them in a room with sunlight, it’ll just cook them…so how do i get around this?

  • @anudemoose
    @anudemooseАй бұрын

    Would you happen to have a way of viewers sharing their own ecosystems with you? I have Two myself i think are really cool. :)

  • @fedor4655
    @fedor4655Ай бұрын

    Epical

  • @canada_isa_carnival
    @canada_isa_carnival28 күн бұрын

    you should stream yourself playing spore. i feel like you would like it.

  • @greensun5998
    @greensun5998Ай бұрын

    Ok the bio film smells bad but how does it taste.

  • @TalsBadKidney
    @TalsBadKidneyАй бұрын

    Oh hell yeah brother

  • @CreedTotal
    @CreedTotalАй бұрын

    👍

  • @kosmiskkaos
    @kosmiskkaosАй бұрын

    Nice touch with the signed @thekingofdiy t-shirt!

  • @UniverseAvalon
    @UniverseAvalonАй бұрын

    The stinky slime loves you

  • @katakaze
    @katakazeАй бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @ThieflyChap
    @ThieflyChapАй бұрын

    12:06 RMS Slide, sunk with all hands. 12:47 SS Sampler, disappeared at sea. Neither wreck has yet been found.

  • @dessertstorm7476
    @dessertstorm7476Ай бұрын

    REHYDRATE!

  • @laughingman3777
    @laughingman3777Ай бұрын

    6:16 That's what she said 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @chrrmin1979
    @chrrmin1979Ай бұрын

    The discoloured square on your wall...

  • @sdjhgfkshfswdfhskljh3360
    @sdjhgfkshfswdfhskljh3360Ай бұрын

    13:00 "somehow adding a bit of water ... allowed it to clear up a bit": does your water contain dissolved chlorine?

  • @Barb0nius
    @Barb0niusАй бұрын

    What are your thoughts on the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake? I cannot form an opinion without the blessing of my favorite Dutch guy.

  • @frozi1541
    @frozi1541Ай бұрын

    This is just like Gorbino's Quest. This is the Gorbino's Quest of Life in Jars?

  • @tsykin
    @tsykinАй бұрын

    Can you please tell us about tech that you use for the videos? I mean microscope, mic and camera 🙏

  • @amtrakman6133
    @amtrakman6133Ай бұрын

    Is that a King of DIY shirt

  • @LazyMode21
    @LazyMode21Ай бұрын

    If you gonna redo this experiment can you heat up the water first before adding it

  • @Shaden0040
    @Shaden0040Ай бұрын

    how do you know their bacteria not fungi? They could be fungal mats?

  • @erialbar
    @erialbar12 күн бұрын

    I advice use de mineral water

  • @christopherchuauhang4829
    @christopherchuauhang4829Ай бұрын

    I love your freakin shirt