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@clibothy

Жыл бұрын

Cool but I’m broke

@Lord.Smith.the.first.

Жыл бұрын

Do a video on the Canadian marble fox

@Hueys_are_the_best_heli

Жыл бұрын

Noice vid

@RLaraMoore

Жыл бұрын

😳

@lbrm4349

Жыл бұрын

❤

My mom and I would always watch these when they came out and loved everyone of them. This is the first one I had to watch without her. I know she would have loved it too.

@zefrank

Жыл бұрын

:( sorry about your loss.

@InThisEssayIWill...

Жыл бұрын

I watch them with my son, if it helps to know that other people are carrying on the tradition. Condolences for your loss. 💚

@VioletE420

Жыл бұрын

That's rough. I'm glad she was at least able to leave you with so many good memories of her. ❤️

@DanGamingFan2846

Жыл бұрын

Thank you all. Yes, she was an awesome lady.😊

@karn_night1

Жыл бұрын

My parents got me into nature and I'm really happy to have shared these with them. Upon finding this video I literally called then straight up and told them they had to watch it like asap, I was only 3 mins in and already had my mind blown several times 😅 sorry for your loss bro, I'm sure your ma is watching them with you in spirit 🙏

It's so fascinating that a single-celled organism can have such a complicated herd-ish behavior.

@Argonwolfproject

Жыл бұрын

Well, we (and all multicellular organisms) are just herds of single-cell critters with extreme specializations.

@benthomason3307

Жыл бұрын

they're probably a relic form when life hadn't quite figured out multicellularity yet.

@lenarianmelon4634

Жыл бұрын

@@benthomason3307 they could also just be regular modern organisms who survive because this way of life still works.

@mozarteanchaos

Жыл бұрын

it's really amazing what single-celled organisms can do; sometimes they almost seem like little animals! combined with the weird things plants get up to, it does make me wonder if neurons are _really_ required for even a very basic level of thought... eh, even if it turns out they can't really think, it's still very impressive of 'em

@lacybookworm5039

Жыл бұрын

@@lenarianmelon4634 Same difference

That "mom genes, kill me" pun was so subtle and stealthily, made it that much more hilarious.

@SalahEddineH

8 ай бұрын

I love his "kill me" after having to read horrible puns.

I took a class and one unit went very in depth about this species. Some cool follow up facts. 1. When the “slug” eventually releases its spores, those spores usually carry bacteria in them to sort of “plant” into the new environment and than cultivate as a food source. It’s like a farmer bringing a herd of sheep to new ranch and it is wild. 2. When two different clone groups create a slug the slug is called a “chimera” 3. Cheating in this species in chimeras, as explained in the video, is actually one of the single craziest things in biology. The species has developed a handful of ways to combat cheating, for example some genes that result in a clone not helping produce the stalk cause it to adhere less to more altruistic clone types meaning it can’t “piggyback” as well and just falls off the slug. (There are A ton more crazy interactions for cheating and controlling cheating, but this is already too long)

@christine4223

Жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. Definitely not too long, by the way.

@williamethier6684

Жыл бұрын

This never too long, TELL ME MORE

@MrPasympa

Жыл бұрын

I most definitely desire to read more of this

@cygnet6

Жыл бұрын

not too long pls tell me more

@fandomguy8025

Жыл бұрын

The power of cooperation is with them. So many analogues to our societies, which can be considered superorganisms & even look a bit like certain slime molds (But not this one. Well, until we make space elevators to get off this finite rock I guess) Recent research into history in the field of Cliodynamics has even shown how Civilization began as humans got together to steal resources/defend themselves from other societies stealing resources (Typically farming vs non but also 2 farming with different culture). Which was important due to population growth. In our modern industrial/trading age though, things are different & wars are mainly fought for ideological reasons which makes them rarer. It makes sense, given that instead of genes, societies have memes, that is, culture/ideologies.

I had no idea that Amoebas had such a complex life cycle. I had thought they simply divided to reproduce, and that's it.

@KNylen

Жыл бұрын

this is just one type of amoeba- the largest classification is an order, while these guys (Dictyostelium) are a genus. so there are many more types of amoeba out there that are that simple (im no expert on this stuff tho, someone else pls correct me if im wrong)

@EmperorNeuro220

Жыл бұрын

You are correct insofar as there are ameobae with such simple life cycles as that, but 'Ameoba' is not a taxonomic term. Rather, it is a common name describing any unicellular organism that is capable of altering it shape and moving with psuedopodia. (also not an expert I just think this stuff is cool.)

@benthomason3307

Жыл бұрын

it's actually not an ameoeba, it's a slime mold.

@KNylen

Жыл бұрын

@@benthomason3307 a slime mold is a type of amoeba

@KNylen

Жыл бұрын

@@EmperorNeuro220 yeah, i was referring to the order Amoebida. thanks for the info tho

When I was in college, I had a professor who genuinely used True Facts videos in his lesson plans. Awesome teacher. I can already picture him practically jumping for joy about this one!

@tcaDNAp

Жыл бұрын

Making Ze feel old, not that it's a bad thing 😂

@crgkevin6542

Жыл бұрын

Ha, same! Had multiple profs use True Facts in lectures. Fun times...

@biggusdickus2166

Жыл бұрын

i had a lab in uni show the frog one. dont remember what the lab was about or what class. Either vertebrate form and function( the one where you dissect cats/salamanders/small sharks) or diversity of animals(the one where you dissect the invertebrate of the week)?

@TK-ij2xi

Жыл бұрын

As a mom & wife I get excited to share it too! But my kids and husband are never as enthused...I may have to become a teacher just so I have someone to share it with!!

@orneryoverwatch7031

Жыл бұрын

Damn what a reality check.. paying thousands of dollars and going into debt to learn stuff from youtube videos that you could just as easily have watched at home🤐

This system has better organization than a lot of companies I've worked for.

@chezmoi42

Жыл бұрын

They are actually renowned for their problem-and puzzle-solving abilities, like finding the shortest way out of a maze - or to look at it another way, planning out the most efficient delivery routes.

@jasonchiu272

Жыл бұрын

@@chezmoi42 I thought that was slime mold or am I wrong?

@chezmoi42

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonchiu272 You are correct, and this is one of many slime molds. Did you see Ze Frank's latest video?

@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883

Жыл бұрын

every company i've worked for

I am still amazed at how you used to be the "I'll say what I want even if it's wrong because its funny" guy and now you've done a whole switcharoo being the "I'll say what I want because it's funny but I won't spread false information" guy. It makes me so happy

@D3wd20p

23 күн бұрын

I still hope, someday, True Facts makes a return to hedgehogs. Properly. I mean creepy Dave doesn't really count, I don't think.

A bit confused, but alright I’ll watch again

@sabrinanelsen8660

Жыл бұрын

Why are so many of us broken in the same way?

@CommanderSal

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@VioletE420

Жыл бұрын

Same.

@LordZombitten

Жыл бұрын

Likewise

@Iluvpie6

Жыл бұрын

Was it as good the second time?

“It’s somewhere between a hug and a horror film” God, that statement is just.. subtly genius. Not even a minute-and-a-half in the video and there’s already a banger quote.

@carissamace

Жыл бұрын

You would think so Doctor. Wouldn’t that also describe 173 pretty well?

@peggedyourdad9560

Жыл бұрын

Like imagine someone coming to give you a hug and then just absorbing into their body.

@Bluecho4

Жыл бұрын

"Everybody, into the cuddle puddle!"

@Fuck_handles

Жыл бұрын

@@peggedyourdad9560 wasn't it called vore?

@peggedyourdad9560

Жыл бұрын

@@Fuck_handles sigh… Yes, I guess you could count that as a type of vore.

In the 70s, I did my senior project on Dictyostelium discoidium when I was a Biology major at Simmons College. At that time, undergrads were required present a thesis on original work in their senior year to graduate. I spent many many hours in the lab just feeding these little buggers trying to keep them alive to study. Paid off. Used a vital dye to stain them getting beautiful photos of cellular restructuring during stages of the differentiation process with an electron microscope. Back then, dickies were of interest in cancer research.

“Somewhere between a hug and a horror film” line got me crying with laughter resulting in tummy pain! My ab exercise for today-Done!

This was actually fascinating. The whole Amoeba trying to find food quest was a literal representation of the Mullet - Business in the front, Party in the Back.

@neoqwerty

Жыл бұрын

I'm dying at this description so thank you

@supersecret4899

Жыл бұрын

That's actually a funny comparison haha

@joyporcella81

Жыл бұрын

Yea thanks for that!!!! Lol

@LucianCorrvinus

Жыл бұрын

That would explain why the "finger" falls over...it's stinking drink....

@That80sGuy1972

Жыл бұрын

Mullet... thanks for the giggle. Amoebas are also, despite being single-celled creatures, are one of the most evolved creatures on Earth... more so than the cockroach. Fear the day that they evolve to not need to live in the water.

There is a book, "a short history of nearly everything" that has a part where the author talks to a guy who studies slime molds. The author is somewhat bewildered by the man's interest, but this video totally makes the fascination obvious.

@alisaurus4224

Жыл бұрын

Author Bill Bryson! Love his work

@samprada9298

Жыл бұрын

It's a good book

@jacforswear18

Жыл бұрын

Learning about slime molds in Bio 1 in uni was honestly the highlight of my brief science career. They are fascinating!!

@gatordragon8824

Жыл бұрын

@@alisaurus4224 i hate that man. I work in a library and his books DON'T MOVE. They're shelf wasters. Sometimes I get to weed them tho, which means Bryson goes to the literal dumpster. I like that.

@alisaurus4224

Жыл бұрын

@@gatordragon8824 oh no! Have you tried reading him though? Every book of his I’ve read is endlessly fascinating and full of literal LOLs

Again zefrank manages to disguise learning as humour. I fell for it again.

@2:22 literally gasped. Nature is insane!

It's been amazing watching this series over the years. You started off as an affectionate parody of a Morgan Freeman narration, and you've turned it into your own thing that is both educational and hilarious.

@SD.EviL.EsKiMo

Жыл бұрын

Educationally hilarious, or hilariously educational. 😋

@jeanproctor3663

Жыл бұрын

Best way to learn isn't it? Genuinely brilliant videos and narration.

I’m so glad that Jerry and I weren’t left in suspense about the pizza. It perfectly explained the mating habits of a single-cell organism.

I had no idea that the life cycle of an amoeba was this nightmarish, it's like something out of a sci-fi horror story.

@pinkpanther2288

Жыл бұрын

No No No ☝🏻its between A Hug & A Horror Movie😶 😂

@echognomecal6742

9 ай бұрын

I want this as a cartoon movie. Including the very important point that the Pink Panther made...& I want super secret easter eggs of the Pink Panther in it. Also I want pizza & cookies & a piloted helicopter, as long as I'm asking for stuff. (Money. Also money.)

Imagine being a pizza delivery guy, having years in the job and have the right to say “i’ve seen it all” Then getting to a door, the person lets you in, lets you eat the pizza, then makes you dip your toes in ranch for an extra bundle.

Ze is literally one of the only content creators that I don't skip when they do their sponsors.

@lullabi3234

Жыл бұрын

you just made me realize, me too! What a weird show of respect, ha ha!

@Deacaros

Жыл бұрын

I do. I don't care about advertisement. Feel free to feel a good guy to support somebody by watching an ad. I'm not watching a thing I don't want to.

@63M1N1

Жыл бұрын

try daniel thrasher, they're goden

@rk_0u879

Жыл бұрын

Me too. He just knows how to make them interesting, plus his voice and articulation is extremely engaging.

@David-bc4rh

Жыл бұрын

@@Deacaros I always feel free to feel a good guy!

When I started watching this series I was in highschool. This year I got my bachelor in Biology! You are still making awesome, inspiring videos! Always a pleasure to watch.

@Peace_And_Love42

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your degree!

@travcollier

Жыл бұрын

The NSF should give zefrank a grant. BTW: What type of bio? I'm evolutionary and pop gen, mostly doing bioinformatics these days.

@josueb.a7864

Жыл бұрын

@@travcollier I'm not from the U.S. so my bachelor is just biology. Currently working on my masters in Ecology. My thesis was in morphological evolution in Araucaria genus though! I am still do working with Araucaria angustifolia communities :)

@travcollier

Жыл бұрын

@@josueb.a7864 Neat. I know very little about plants... their population biology is just too complicated for me ;) I've mostly worked on mosquitos, and collaborated with quite a few folks from Brazil over the years. Good luck to you.

@josueb.a7864

Жыл бұрын

@@travcollier Brazil does have a lot of mosquitoes, haha Thanks for your comments. And good luck for you too! :D

Remember how we all thought Egon was a weirdo for collecting slimes, spores, and fungi? Now we know why he was so fascinated with them.

@riversong4997

Жыл бұрын

Lol I always loved Egon 😁

This episode is special because he's just geeking out about how much he loves these weird creatures, that 'I'm passionate about this' voice is just so sweet

This one really made me realize how mind-bogglingly insane it is that our planet even exists and has created an environment where something like this can happen

@ritawilbur7343

Жыл бұрын

Creatures like this are proof that God exists - and that He is a 12 year old boy who doesn't take His ADHD medication

@bengushlaw1379

Жыл бұрын

@@ritawilbur7343 yeah no, there isn't any "proof" of any magic man in the sky 😂

@zoyadulzura7490

Жыл бұрын

@@ritawilbur7343 That's not something provable. I take creatures like this as illustrative of how amazing, strange, and beautiful chemistry and evolution are.

@Galiaverse

Жыл бұрын

@@ritawilbur7343 People always gush and praise God for the beauty of flowers and the birds and the cute majestic animals of land and sea. They don't seem to want to think about the God of those mantis-splitting worm parasites or the creepy hairy tarantulas, or grinning toothy deep-sea monstrosities, or innards-spitting sea cucumbers... or mass converging amoebas. God is amazing, awesome, wonderful for sure. But God is also cool and edgy and likes explosions.

@ritawilbur7343

Жыл бұрын

@@Galiaverse Exactly! I can't understand why Jesus didn't say, "Consider the hagfish of the sea, how they ooze..."

I'm a biologist, but I specialise in entomology and physiology so I don't do a whole lot of work on the microscopic level, so this is a real eye-opener for me, what a fascinating field of study. Amazing little critters.

@The_Razielim

Жыл бұрын

I did my PhD studying the signaling cascade in response to cAMP during that starvation>aggregation transition, and this whole video just made me really happy. Dicty don't get nearly enough love, even though (and I love that he mentioned this) they are one of the most common models for cell motility and studying macrophages/other chemotactic cells.

@annienan7634

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Razielim Where do these live in nature? 🤔

@The_Razielim

Жыл бұрын

@@annienan7634 Soil / damp leaf litter primarily. They just crawl around in the soil, eating bacteria/yeasts they come across until they've depleted that food source.

@WhatIsSanity

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Razielim They're microscopic predators?

@The_Razielim

Жыл бұрын

@@WhatIsSanity That's one way of looking at it. The video showed a macrophage chasing down things in a blood smear, we often use Dictyostelium as a model for studying that behavior since a lot of the cellular mechanisms and processes involved are very similar, albeit simpler. It wasn't talked about much here, since their most interesting behavior is of course the aggregation and fruiting body development after starvation, but it's really cool how they hunt bacteria. Similarly to how he discussed in the video, when they are able to sense cyclic AMP (cAMP) and move towards the source during the aggregation-stage... during their vegetative/amoebic-phase, they will behave similarly in response to folic acid and other bacterial secondary metabolites released into the environment. They are able to sense the concentration gradient of the chemical in the environment, and move in that direction. A lot of the cellular processes involved in these two functions (hunting during vegetative growth, and aggregation during starvation) have a lot of overlap in the signalling and cytoskeletal regulation, since they're similar processes, just to different target molecules. A huge oversimplification, but I can't stress how cool these things are when you really look at them.

Man I wish I I could show this to my high school biology class. I might have to isolate a couple of very specific clips to use, because this is not only informative and entertaining, but it has some of the best footage of protists I've been able to find!

@echognomecal6742

9 ай бұрын

Another comment here says that he makes school-friendly versions. Fingers crossed that it's true!!! :)

@elishatea

9 ай бұрын

@@echognomecal6742 He does! I think I found the school-friendly version of this very video actually.

So cool! I’m an amateur mycologist, and in particular I enjoy mushroom and fungus photography. Slime molds are among my favorite subjects, especially when I can find them in those gorgeously detailed fan shapes, like trees or veins, those lovely fractals found in nature. And in hallucinatory oranges and yellows. Seeing the science illuminates them for me, deepening my appreciation and affection for the wee weirdies!

@PetroicaRodinogaster264

29 күн бұрын

*amateur* mycologist…I am not sure that there is any such thing. I do know that if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle. Minimum qualifications for mycologist and research mycology roles include a Ph. D. or master's degree in mycology, ecology, fermentation, forest pathology, or biology. If you are *not* the owner of any or all of these degrees and merely take photos, then you are not a mycologist of any sort but at most an photographer and observer of life. That’s not a sin, but at least if you say that, you will not lying to make yourself feel important.

"Clones of a different amoeba" really sounds like a #1 hit from a one hit wonder from the 1970's Billboard charts.

@neoqwerty

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like it should be a Mike Oldfield track TBH

@peehandshihtzu

Жыл бұрын

@@neoqwerty Yes! That! :)

@danatowne5498

Жыл бұрын

Or a prog rock album title :)

@peehandshihtzu

Жыл бұрын

@@danatowne5498 That too! :)

I love all of this but the last 30 seconds in particular are some of my favorite jokes this series has ever produced

@pfadiva

Жыл бұрын

Especially the one about the side of ranch..."you can dip his toes in it." I laughed so hard I startled the cat.

@joytee4967

Жыл бұрын

@@pfadiva 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ScoutSarge

Жыл бұрын

@@pfadiva I just laughed out load at work with that bit and now every cube around me is looking at me like I've lost it. Thank you!!

@Speadraser

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment. Long time fan of Zefrank. Ditto sentiment.

@kathrynmceachern9503

Жыл бұрын

Mom jeans!

6:50 Woah! That looks like a cluster of stars or galaxies! Very pretty!

10:50 How dare you! Spare him his dignity and do barbecue sauce like a normal human.

The part about feeding the delivery guy your stuffed crust pizza and then eating him was the moment where I started to belly laugh.

I did my senior project on Dictyostelium discoidium when I was a Biology major at the Air Force Academy. I got an A. The Biology Department professors loved it. Amazing how they differentiate and work together (the slime molds, not the professors). Thanks for this video. Brough back some great memories.

@danatowne5498

Жыл бұрын

LOL

@chezmoi42

Жыл бұрын

@Janitor Queen They are indeed slimy when in movement, and have long been a mystery organism confused with fungi. Though they can resemble molds, they are a totally different thing. Perhaps the most common manifestation is Fuligo septica, commonly known as 'dog's vomit' or 'witch's butter'. In its mobile stage, it forms a yellowish blob that feeds on rotten wood and plant debris, and is also often seen on grass or leaves. The slime molds, also known as 'myxomycetes', are fascinating, and have surprising properties. Check out an article called 'Collective behaviour and swarm intelligence in slime moulds', for a real eye opener.

@mikedrop4421

Жыл бұрын

Glad you clarified

@Animallovercomedian

Жыл бұрын

Everyone knows professors don’t differentiate nor work together

@TheRABIDdude

Жыл бұрын

@Janitor Queen The video explains that it's a slime mold at 0:24. It's a misnoma, because unlike actual molds, this is NOT a type of fungus. Slime molds are a type of Protista, a separate kingdom from Animals, Plants, and Fungi.

It's both beautiful and humbling at the same time to consider that, in essence, us multicell organisms really aren't that different from single cell ones - we're all self-dividing/self-propogating, we just have different means of going about it. I do like the stuffed pizza delivery guy idea though, maybe we should try that one too!

9:55 when the cell is sus

Jerry is full of great questions. Also, “tube-like snot condom” is a series of words that will take the rest of my life to forget…😬

@Gurak_Frostwalker

Жыл бұрын

You won't forget it after your life ends. Even if nothing exists after life.

@profmendoza

Жыл бұрын

Tube Like Snot Condom will be the name of my next band.

@montanateri6889

Жыл бұрын

the kind with little... pieces in it. UG...

@sabinal17

Жыл бұрын

@@profmendoza make t shirts 😉

@dsloop3907

Жыл бұрын

@@profmendoza OMG

This is one of the best yet. What an unbelievably strange being. Thank you for your incredibly diverse array of topics but the same consistent level of quality. You're the best!

@kaylawolf7689

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Absolutely the best! 👍

@ginaharden2111

Жыл бұрын

..."..an unbelievably strange being" - what or who?...Ze or the amoeba? jk :D

@travelservices1200

Жыл бұрын

@@ginaharden2111 That's what I was wondering.

7:27 therapist: what do you see? “I dunno” therapist: WHAT DO YOU SEE MARK?

"Somewhere between a hug and a horror film" 🤣🤣🤣 It's for these moments that I frigging love your videos!

Fascinating. It's like a bizzare mash up between single and multicellular life.

This really goes to show that the difference between single-celled and multicellular life is more of a spectrum than a hard line. In many ways, the human body is just a particularly complicated colony of amoeba.

@chezmoi42

Жыл бұрын

That it is. Our moods, and indeed our health, depend on their smooth functioning.

@fandomguy8025

Жыл бұрын

@@chezmoi42 Those that cheat, we call cancer.

@pancakes8670

6 ай бұрын

And then those Amoeba are basically just a particularly complicated, extended Chemical reaction.

I swear, kids would learn WAY more and retain more of what they learned if all teachers were like Ze Frank💯

@demon12792

Жыл бұрын

Had a science teacher in high school with a simular level of humor. He understood that complex and boring things were easier to learn if taught a way that didn't cause stress. So jokes, puns, test that were way too easy if you referred back to jokes he made about the subject the previous day. Only thing he hated to talk about was the big bang and evolution. Christian scientist. He loved to talk about how Palaeontologist age fossils based on the depth they are found in ground. Palaeontologist "This fossil is 1000 years old because it's found in this layer of earth." My teacher "Ok how do you know how old that layer is?" Paleontologist "Because it's the layer of dirt we find this specific fossil type in" And repeat. Actual conversation he told the class he had with a Palaeontologist trying to expand his knowledge of our world. Had his class in 2009 and can remember it better than the rest of the classes I took.

0:50 "It looks a bit like a sneeze. But not just any sneeze. It's the one that comes on suddenly while you are eating - it has little bits in it." This line needs to be included in a next biology textbook edition!!! 🤣

I am old and have only today stumbled upon this goldmine of witty videos. This is almost as good as winning the lottery. I'm just sad that I am only discovering these now, but that's offset by knowing there are now more videos to binge watch. My hat is off to you, Sir - if all science teachers were as entertaining as you, the United States would be entirely made up of science hippies. Cheers!😂

@kathrynmceachern9503

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the amazing world of ZeFrank! (I would have told you about him earlier, but I don't believe we know each other...) Enjoy your time here! I recommend the one about... All of them are the absolute best!

@charlieevergreen3514

Жыл бұрын

ZeFrank has versions with naughty humor, and versions that are cleaned up, for teachers to use in the classroom. Great stuff.

@HerculesBallsInc

Жыл бұрын

Oh to be watching them all for the first time! You're in for a wild ride! Watch out for the giraffes!

@ThestuffthatSaralikes

Жыл бұрын

I’m kinda jealous of you!! You get to watch all the comedic science genius for the first time!! I will randomly start giggling when I see a mosquito and MUST say sassily, “HELLO!”… you’ll get it when you watch that one. Lol!! Have fun!!

@ThestuffthatSaralikes

Жыл бұрын

@@HerculesBallsInc LOL!! For me it’s “HELLO!” Whenever I see a mosquito.

I spent a couple of years working with Dicty as a post-doc, and this was a good overview of much of their biology! One thing I think you missed: not only can they develop to a multicellular structure, but if this process is disrupted, the slug or mound cells will happily de-differentiate back to free-living cells. This is why Dicty are studied with respect to cellular reprogramming and stem cells etc.

@Lmaonoshot

Жыл бұрын

He said that that chemical signal will draw in different species of amoeba? Is that true?

@jakereich

Жыл бұрын

@@Lmaonoshot It's definitely true that different strains of the same species will be drawn in, and (without looking it up) I think it is true that some different but somewhat related species will also respond to the signal. When, for example, two strains mix and form a colony, some strains go more to the spore, and are referred to as "cheaters" . My (untested) theory was that there might be scenarios where it is actually advantageous to be the pre-stalk cells. For instance, since they are more easily shed from the slug, maybe they can de-differentiate faster if the slug encounters food.

@emitaylor4094

Жыл бұрын

Where do the Dicty live? Is this just happening in the dirt all over the place?

@jakereich

Жыл бұрын

@@emitaylor4094 Again, off the top of my head, they are most abundantly found in damp soil, forest floor, under logs etc. But I never collected Dicty from the wild. I think you can basically take some dirt, suspend in water, and put some liquid on an agar plate with the right media and you should get Dicty colonies growing.

@BBBros87

Жыл бұрын

He didn't miss what you'd said... 4:07

I have Been watching you for years. Since high school and throughout college. Always found your videos interesting and will continue to watch through veterinary school.

I couldn’t begin to imagine the work and research that goes into a video like this. Bravo Mr Frank.👍🏻

One of THE most fascinating topics I've learned about in a long while. As always, great job, Zefrank

I've been watching nature documentaries for over 30 years and this is my first encounter with these amoeba slugs. That is truly amazing how these colonies of amoeba do. Thank you for helping keep me in learning mode. Nature is a mad scientist and I love it. Zthanks Zfrank

ZF: 'Mom-jeans joke' ZF a millisecond later: "Kill me."

Do you have any audio books? I really enjoy the sound of your voice. I think listening to your read stories would be absolutely wonderful. You could read through a story book and make comments as you're reading. I look forward to your videos as soon as they come out. Thank you for all you put in Into making them. They bring me a lot of joy and I appreciate it. thank you again. I wish you good health and well being.

@clockworkkirlia7475

Жыл бұрын

What a lovely comment! If I knew of any audiobooks he had done, I'd definitely share them; I concur on every point.

I’ve always found these events incredible, it’s so interesting to think about because, in a way, these collections of completely independent cells working together and sacrificing themselves for each other is likely evidence of how early life started to form multicellular life, or it can at least give us clues. It’s incredibly fascinating.

@kabj06

Жыл бұрын

exactly what I was thinking

@Argonwolfproject

Жыл бұрын

Personally I find the distinction between colonial single-cell organisms and multicellular organisms to be rather arbitrary. Even if the colony creates a meta-organism of higher intelligence (i.e. us) it's still just an aggregation of microscopic creatures.

@lenarianmelon4634

Жыл бұрын

@@Argonwolfproject well there are multicellular organisms that can be less complex than colonial single-celled organisms. In fact, there's a lot of them.

@embie5119

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was thinking! Cell specialization. And the fact that the entire thing is just a complex set of chemical reactions blows my mind too.

@deitachan7878

Жыл бұрын

@@Argonwolfproject I think the main thing is that colonial single-cell organisms can still survive and reproduce and such on their own. For multicellular organisms, no single cell really is able to survive on its own. Though that might just be to prevent cancer as there are cancer cells that can survive and reproduce on their own

Imagine being one of the first scientists to use a microscope, seeing these things for the first time, and trying to figure all of it out. Looking at some aspects of what humanity has become, it honestly amazes me that we’ve been able to figure out all that we have.

I'm so glad that you came back to KZread Mr. Zefrank, thank you for your content.

Fantastic! Videos haven't held my attention for months. This one did. Thank you.

As always, the little off topic conversations with Jerry really just ties up the whole thing beautifully

@queenbee3647

Жыл бұрын

Jerry is pure gold! Just ask....Jerry!

@echognomecal6742

9 ай бұрын

Jerry knows not how useful he unintentionally is. (He wrote that sentence for me.)

0:51 what a description

This teaches me so much about human society.

The ONLY youtube channel where I don't skip the ads, because quite "Frank ly" your voice is Amazing!! Keep doing what you do friend!!!

I’m truly humbled to have the legendary Zefrank dedicate an entire episode of True Facts to Dickie-kind.

Me:*watches the video Zefrank:*uploads it again Me:oh ok guess im gonna rewatch it

@eddshaeburner

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to figure out; is there any difference between the original vid and this re-upload?

1:06 so fantasy world slimes

It's honestly amazing to see how the simplest of things can be so complex! It gave me the chills

Over the years, these True Facts commentaries just keep getting better. Lots of great information, and some really cleverly constructed visualisations that are simply hilarious. I'll never look at the pizza boy the same way again!

Love you!! Just wished I’d had you as a teacher. I may have grown more excited about learning and not bored out of my mind. I do so enjoy your videos and the innuendo's are just hysterical. Please don’t ever get rid of Jerry because you guys kill me. Thanks for making it fun and interesting to learn something new. God bless and don’t ever give up. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️👍🏼😘

@icallmysugarcandy

Жыл бұрын

ZeFrank getting rid of Jerry would be like Tom getting rid of Jerry. Or Ben getting rid of Jerry…. I just can’t bear the thought! 😳

@patkircher2552

Жыл бұрын

@@icallmysugarcandy absolutely 👍🏼😂❤️

HEAR THE CALL. LEAD THE WORM. RAISE THE STALK. SPREAD THE SPORE!!!! Cmon men this is our finest hour! Ruuuuuushhhh!!

My favourite line: “I know what you’re thinking you smarty little chicken nipple” 9:00

At 4:13 you see a perfect representation of a Voronoi Diagram just showing up in nature. Voronoi diagrams are used a lot in generative art and random texture generation, and the logic behind them is they separate any given space into chunks based on how far each point in space is from one of those white clusters (usually just randomly selected points in that space).

@williamchamberlain2263

Жыл бұрын

Also in image segmentation steps of image/video analysis

@anonymousperson8259

Жыл бұрын

I love learning new things 🤤 Sapio right here. Will Google that.

@rikuaotsuki6353

Жыл бұрын

I know it's been a while, but I was wondering if you knew: is the Voronoi Diagram related somehow to the way packed dry earth and similar things cracks? It's a very similar pattern, and I imagine the cracking is essentially the result of the earth contracting around various points.

@IceGoldDev

Жыл бұрын

​@@rikuaotsuki6353 I don't know much about that and I may be wrong, but I know that the cracking process happens because the moisture on the surface dries faster than slightly below surface, contracting the upper layer and causing tension that breaks the dirt apart. If we were to ASSUME it's based on the same concept, I'd have to imagine that as surface moisture evaporates, it does so in a non-uniform manner, with moisture gathering in small "pools" before fully evaporating. Areas farther away from these moist spots dry faster and contract earlier, cracking the dirt apart. But that's working back from the assumption. There are tons of examples of a voronoi pattern showing up in nature, like plant leaves, giraffe spots, turtle shells, mineral formations etc. While I can't speak to the specifics of each case, I'd imagine they all have something to do with some biological or physical process that involves the distance of each point from a number of randomly distributed nucleus points.

I love how weird single cell organisms are. These guys make me me think that the first multi cellular entities were some of these ‘slugs’ that started to just stay as a slug and hunt bigger prey

@roidrannoc1691

Жыл бұрын

I love how we humans tried to divide the world between unicellular organisms and pluricellular organisms. And then we found out things like that. Between a highly specialized unicellular colony and a simple pluricellular organism, the line is thin. Also sometimes some of our own cells are out there going back to unicellular. They just "want" independance and live as unicellular organism. We call them cancer...

@diocletian607

Жыл бұрын

Well most life derives nutrition by eating other organisms. The destiny of most things is to die by being eaten by something else.

2:51 did he say kill me?

2:17 I seen this in The PowerPuff Girls! I thought it was just cartoon logic, I didn't know that amoebas actually do that. Crazy lol

Usually Ze just complains to Jerry about his asking stupid questions or being confused, but I like this almost wholesome conversation they have at the end

@lancewedor5306

Жыл бұрын

I must confess that Id like to date Jerry. He seems even more daft than Ze.

I hope, this man will be the Bill Nye of animal facts for high school/college students one day. Entirely educational but with adult humor anyone who's educated and old enough for sex and unlimited internet access to understand.

@Puschit1

Жыл бұрын

He is, though, cherrypicking the material, only narrating the weird, very interesting and already funny animals/behaviours. It would be interesting to see how he would do a boring animal and when he also has to narrate the boring parts.

I'm amazed at the complexity of this behavior coming from single-celled creatures, I'd never heard of this.

@MoldPriestJim

Жыл бұрын

Ah soon may you hear of their sweet songs, soon may the mold gather in your life and bring you happiness friend.

SO happy to have you back doing these. I love them so much!!!

I think zefrank must have been very happy when he found out about these

2:00 "And then pretty shoon you've got a whole sit-load of them." Zefrank, I love you man 🤣🤣🤣

Dukey sent me. This is hypnotic, will watch more.

The internet has changed a lot of things, never thought I'd laugh so much while learning about animals, insects and the wide variety of science and biology. Pretty cool. Thank you is fun to watch.

This man can make grass growing interesting if he wanted to.

3:51 facinating how an amoeba can accurately recreate the thing i see when i rub my eye

Thanks again Ze Frank, I always know that I’m going to learn something and have a good laugh when whenever I go to watch any of your videos. It’s not very often that I can find any movies or youtube videos that makes laugh as much as your videos. Please keep them coming.

fantastic. Always a joy when you upload

With every new episode, there's always at least one moment that makes me stop and marvel at the sheer amazing ways of nature. Something that I didn't know, and now am so happy to have learned. And watching all those amoebas converge into slugs... That was spectacular.

Gotta say, all of ZeFrank’s replies to why this was re-uploaded are as entertaining as the video itself.

This whole thing was a wonderful experience, thanks.

Thanks! / You are my absolute favorite creator/channel. I'been a fan for a long time.

As a kid, I remember someone I knew using amoeba as an insult just because they were single cell. It's interesting to know they're not as dumb or worthless as I assumed as a kid. I really want a pizza now.

@lisajean228

Жыл бұрын

Mmmmmmm…pizza

Roses are red, Violets are blue, I don’t know why this was reuploaded, And neither do you.

@zefrank

Жыл бұрын

I had unintentionally included a bunch of footage of murder chickens which I am NOT SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE.

@pinkette

Жыл бұрын

@@zefrank sad I missed the murder chickens

@Lucius1958

Жыл бұрын

@@zefrank As anyone who has raised them can tell you, *all* chickens are murder chickens...

So smooth and well produced. Fascinating subject also, the versatility of very simple life forms can be shocking.

god i just love every bit of slime molds. they're so wonderful and their reproductive structures are incredibly diverse in color, texture, and form

This feels like 23 seasons of a telenovela compressed in 10 minutes.

I think I died of laughter at 2:44

This is the greatest way to learn. I really appreciate the way you explain things. The humor is just the cherry on top. I wish schools had this when I was coming up.

Probably the best informational video I have ever viewed on KZread. Bravo Sir

I'm so amazed at how diverse, complex, and just downright bizarre life on earth can be. And this is just on this planet, right now. Imagine the possibilities on other worlds throughout the universe. Thank you, Zefrank, for bringing these creatures to us in a fun and accessible way.💖

I love finding mold, spores, and fungi in nature and taking pictures of them. This episode did not disappoint! Fascinating!

@scionofdorn9101

Жыл бұрын

"I collect spores, molds, and fungus."

Okay, your stuff is eye-wateringly hysterical. I SO enjoy your views on nature. Long time nature lover but I HAVE to listen to YOU tell it! My daughter is a big fan as well; and I hope for further little sprouts to show that learning things is fun and interesting. It's a happy thing. Love your perspective!