Nematode remembers that people care for them

Unfortunately the peertube instance I upload to is down, so you'll have to slum it with the YouTube link today.

I'll upload this to peertube.wtf once I can log in again.

EDIT: Peertube link is out now: https://peertube.wtf/w/jrR7ffgcv3t12btgsgy9W7

cybervseas 2 points 9 months ago

Aww it's so cute. It must be quite a big worm to look like that at 100x. You think it's a microworm as we have in the aquarium hobby? Panagrellus redivivus? I have a video of some I'm still editing but they were super fast and wiggly, hard to capture!

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pebbles 2 points 9 months ago

This fella is for sure slower than I usually see for nematodes. I looked it up and it looks like microworms are a type of nematode. I have some other footage of nematodes and they are usually thrashing about quite violently. And 100% these guys are bigger than what I usually look at. I like the sense of scale this video brings since a lot of bacteria and some protozoans are in the shot with this big fella.

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acockworkorange 2 points 9 months ago

I follow you on Peertube, thought someone was stealing your vids and putting them up on YT. Really liked the song and images! What is the name of the instrument you used? Is that the one with an antenna where you move your hands in the air?

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pebbles 2 points 9 months ago

I follow you on Peertube, thought someone was stealing your vids and putting them up on YT.

Lol! I need a place to share my vids to folks like my mom who have no chance of getting on peertube. I love that you thought the YouTube account was stealing.

What is the name of the instrument you used? Is that the one with an antenna where you move your hands in the air?

It is not a theremin, but I totally see the similarity. It's actually an MS-20 mini which is a remake of a classic 80s synth. I am just using it with the portamento knob turned up. FYI portamento is the fancy music term for sliding between notes.

Lastly, I'm really glad you liked the song and video!!

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acockworkorange 2 points 9 months ago

MS-20 mini

Nice! Thanks!

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pebbles 2 points 9 months ago

For sure!

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Live_your_lives 2 points 9 months ago

What do you mean that it remembers that people care for it?

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pebbles 2 points 9 months ago

Ah lately I've been titling my videos [subject creature] [feeling the music I wrote is trying to convey].

I don't think nematodes are social enough nor have memory such that they could remember that something cares about it.

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turdas 1 point 9 months ago

Very confusing title in that case

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pebbles 1 point 9 months ago

Fair enough. I thought folks would see the title as obviously impossible, but it's hard to predict that kind of thing.

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turdas 3 points 9 months ago

I did think it obviously impossible, but what I didn't think impossible is the capacity of humans to anthropomorphize animals to this degree :-)

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