3x1 - We Upgraded Our Microscope!

August 10, 2020

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!

3x2 - How Do Microorganisms Poop?

August 17, 2020

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

3x3 - Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes

August 24, 2020

3x4 - Our Paramecia Are Infected

August 31, 2020

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?

3x5 - Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators

September 7, 2020

3x6 - The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes

September 14, 2020

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

3x7 - Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate

September 21, 2020

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.

3x8 - Can Microbes See Without Eyes?

September 29, 2020

3x9 - Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist?

October 5, 2020

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.

3x10 - Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller

October 12, 2020

3x11 - Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter

November 2, 2020

3x12 - Some Water Bears Live on Land

November 9, 2020

3x13 - The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba

November 16, 2020

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!

3x14 - This Ciliate Is About to Die

November 23, 2020

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

3x16 - The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates

December 8, 2020

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!

3x17 - How Did Multicellularity Evolve?

December 14, 2020

3x18 - Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine

December 21, 2020

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

3x19 - Foraminifera: Hard on The Outside, Squishy on the Inside

December 28, 2020

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

3x20 - Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes?

January 4, 2021

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?

3x21 - Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut

January 12, 2021

3x22 - Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant?

January 18, 2021

3x23 - Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates

January 25, 2021

3x24 - Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet

February 1, 2021