What Even Is A Species?

Go to https://curiositystream.com/microcosmos to start streaming “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes”. Use code "Microcosmos" to sign up, just $14.99 for the whole YEAR. 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. Follow Journey to the Microcosmos: Twitter:   / journeytomicro   Facebook:   / journeytomicro   Support the Microcosmos:   / journeytomicro   More from Jam’s Germs: Instagram:   / jam_and_germs   YouTube:    / @jamsgerms   Hosted by Deboki Chakravarti: https://www.debokic.com/ Music by Andrew Huang:    / andrewhuang   Journey to the Microcosmos is a Complexly production. Find out more at https://www.complexly.com Stock video from: https://www.videoblocks.com Images from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... SOURCES: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/... https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://evolution.berkeley.edu/biolog...