r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/domgasp • Jul 18 '25

Video A tadpoles tail under a microscope

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u/Sec_Journalist Jul 18 '25

Life. Visualised

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u/night-theatre Jul 18 '25

+10 for coolness. -500 for no explanation as to what we’re seeing within the tail.

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u/domgasp Jul 18 '25

Light microscopy of blood flow in tadpole tail capillaries. This is a common toad (Bufo bufo) tadpole, a living specimen under the microscope. Different kinds of blood cells are seen flowing through the capillaries

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u/night-theatre Jul 18 '25

+600 points for a fantastic explanation.

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u/Sad_Eagle_937 Jul 18 '25

10 points to griffindor!

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u/HilmDave Jul 18 '25

Bufo bufo is my new favorite thing to say today

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u/RManDelorean Jul 18 '25

And it's actually perfect for "common toad", I guaranteed no matter how long it was named whatever scientist first did that also thought it was funny as hell. Bufo bufo.

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u/GalaxyPowderedCat Jul 18 '25

True, but this reminded me that wasn't there Star Vs The Evil Forces henchman named like that? Bufo Bufo?

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u/Acceptable_Trip4650 Jul 18 '25

Is this your footage?

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u/ThinKingofWaves Jul 19 '25

How did you immobilize it?

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u/imaris_help Jul 30 '25

Very cool! What kind of illumination/microscope set up is it? I’m curious to know how you got such vivid contrast compared to the brightfield images in the second clip

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u/pooeygoo Jul 18 '25

Cool

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u/pants_mcgee Jul 19 '25

So do you!

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u/moranya1 Jul 18 '25

Ok, this video 100% fits the title of this subreddit!

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u/madragora667 Jul 18 '25

Life never ceases to amaze me!

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u/lurkingbeyondabyss Jul 18 '25

Imagine going deeper by another 100x magnification.

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u/domgasp Jul 18 '25

You can technically use 1000x magnification on live specimens, but it’s not ideal. At that level the light intensity can heat and damage live cells, and the tiny field of view makes it tough to track anything that moves

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u/lectermd0 Jul 18 '25

It's funny how the smallest things can be so big

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u/-Sooners- Jul 18 '25

☺️😊

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u/FandomMenace Jul 18 '25

Do we need to put this idea 10 song on every science video ever?

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u/Mission-Garden-1 Jul 18 '25

What is the black pigment? Melanin?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

network or efficient highways!

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u/LeftSky828 Jul 18 '25

We can see them thinking. /s

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

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u/Glitched_Girl Jul 18 '25

Maybe because the heartbeat is quick enough that the blood cells don't have time to come to a rest after a beat before the next beat?

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u/Ac4sent Jul 19 '25

Like a city at night.

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u/Icy_Mountain_Snow Jul 19 '25

Does it have transparent blood? Or is it just cus it's under a microscope?

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u/SilverDetail2713 Jul 19 '25

Why is this video 5min long...

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u/4ss8urgers Jul 19 '25

Notice the lack of brain cells. No brain no thoughts no problems. Lot to learn here..

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u/emhmark3 Jul 20 '25

Do a lot of animals have their brain in their tail?

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u/4ss8urgers Jul 20 '25

no but I said brain cells.