The Microscopic Odyssey | Single-celled Organism Dies (2017)

My Account

Mijn Account

Mon Compte

Mein Konto

我的帐户

Connexion

Anmeldung

The Microscopic Odyssey | Single-celled Organism Dies (2017)

This is a single-celled organism in the genus Blepharisma and it is dying. I don't find them in my samples often, they usually have pinkish color and they are photophobic it means when the light levels are increased they will try to swim to the darkened areas.

If they are exposed to light or starved, they will lose their pinkish color and will look like this one in the video, also strong light can even kill the colored ones.

I don't know why this one died but how it dissolves to nothingness just broke my heart. Big or small, life is fragile.

Journey to the Microcosmos

documentaries

The Microscopic Odyssey | Single-celled Organism Dies (2017)

Join the conversation 🎭

The Future of Microscopy and End of Our Journey (2024)

Microcosmos | Why are Ciliates So Hairy?

Microcosmos | This MITE Be Our Creepiest Episode...

We Fed Our Microbes Blood So You Don't Have To

Microcosmos | You Can't Escape Worms

Microcosmos | These Dancing Worms Are Surprisingly Useful

Microcosmos | Blood-Sucking Escape Artists

Microcosmos | This Predator is A Shape-Shifter

Microcosmos | Nostoc: Mysterious Mucus Piles

The Electric Relationship Between Plants And Bees

Microcosmos | This Neon World is Inside Your Fruit

Microcosmis | We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow

Microcosmos | Microscopic Butts Are Fascinating

Microcosmos | Why Beggiatoa Are Stuffed Full of Sulfur

Microcosmos | The Complicated Sex Lives of Hydra

The Tube-dwelling Architects of The Microcosmos

Lichen | The Mysterious Love Child of Fungi and Algae

Can Bacteria Eat Plastic?

Tardigrades | The Ambassadors of The Microcosmos

Microcosmos | How Your Blood Keeps You Alive

How Do Microbes Make Decisions?

Microcosmos | These Microbes Wear Chain Mail Made from DNA

Microcosmos | How Electricity Brings Order to Chaos

Microcosmos | The Indecisive Evolution of Gastrotrichs

The Many Way Microbes Eat, Get Eaten, and Poop

A Microscopic Tour Through A Norwegian Fjord

This Extremely Rare Ciliate Has Only Been Seen Four Times

Why Are These Single-Celled Organisms So Large?

Bacteria That Only Want To Head North

The Microscope Upgrades We've Made Along The Way