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Journey to the Microcosmos
Season 5 · Episode 23
What Even Is A Species?
0.010mFebruary 28, 2022
If you know about the species Lacrymaria olor, then you know what you’re getting when you see it under a microscope. It has a distinct shape, a distinct way of life—the combination of its own genetics and its surrounding environment.
Episodes
- Episode 1The Dark History of Sea Monkeys
- Episode 2What Is Mold and Why Does It Love Bread?
- Episode 3Why Do Microbes Explode Under UV Light?
- Episode 4The Purple Bacteria That Are Afraid of Oxygen
- Episode 5Slime Tubes in Search of Sunlight
- Episode 6Journey Through the Body of a Rotifer
- Episode 7The Fish Sucking Lice That Aren’t Lice
- Episode 8Tumbling Down Invisible Highways
- Episode 9The Arachnid Whose Poop Is Making You Sneeze
- Episode 10Dileptus: The Toxic Micro Elephant With an Insatiable Appetite
- Episode 11Copepods: The Diatom-Devouring King of Plankton
- Episode 12Microbes in Slow Motion
- Episode 13The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis
- Episode 14Looking for Answers in the Skull of a Zebrafish
- Episode 15Creepy Crawly Close-Ups
- Episode 16Adventures in Being Eaten
- Episode 17The Complicated Relationships of the Microcosmos
- Episode 18The Double Life of a Fake Jellyfish
- Episode 19The Tiny Worlds Inside of Single-Celled Organisms
- Episode 20Microbe Hunting in Antarctica
- Episode 21Nematodes: The Worm That Sculpted The World
- Episode 22Aeolosoma: Polka-Dotted Vacuum Worms
- Episode 23What Even Is A Species?
- Episode 24The Spatula-Shaped Ciliate Family