6 Animals That Thrive Upside-Down
For humans, being upside-down isn’t a comfy way to hang out for very long, but for these six animals, upside-down feels just right!
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My grandmother’s best friend calls nuthatches “a*s-ups”
U forgot about vampires
In this episode you called horseshoe crabs... crabs when they're actually arachnids
Nice sharing
I had heard that sloths move so slowly because they have no fast-twitch muscles.
Bats ?!
God bless! Thank you for being so kind! 😘💖
laughs in upside down catfish and hanging parrot
I wonder why bats didn't make the list of upside down animals
2:47 wait, u mean lik symbiote; venom?!
What's with the Twitter shirt?
5:21 You mean downforce?
sad you didn't mention the upside-down catfish
Thank you 🦥🦇
Chubbyemu: A teenager sees a youtube video about upside down animals, and stays upside down for 8 hours. This is what happened to the blood vessels in his brain.
He didn't even mention the "Bats"
I'm surprised bats weren't mentioned here they are the cutest.
No talk of bats??
Just started a Motovlog Channel.. in German. Take a look an make my day
I am currently looking at a number 7 to your list. The Royal Garrama is a fish native to reefs in the western pacific. They often live in caves or overhangs and hunt by perching above their hunting ground upside-down on the ceiling, like a hawk on a telephone wire, but upside-down. The one I keep in my reef tank actually spends 90% of his day upside-down or at an angle not upright. He acts like a astronaut in space rotating on his own axis. I also have freshwater fish that make noise audible from their aquarium across the room
I haven’t watched this show in a couple years, and I can’t believe how much Michael has grown! I remember back scishow just started and he had that little blond streak. 😊 Glad to see SciShow is still making great stuff. 👍
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I especially liked the Antartic ice ecosystem.
Under ice ecosystems... cool
Hey there, Sci-Show EDITING/ACCURACY folks - - A-NEN-O-ME is a common mispronunciation of A-NE-MO-NE. However, Michael says it not just once, but FIVE TIMES - -. yikes !!!
Green Tree Pythons: Am I a joke to you?
No bats!?!?!?
you forgot the most important nuthatch fact: being upside down makes them even cuter
Oooh! The ice ecosystem is exciting
I'm calling you out, video editor person, whoever you are! You really REALLY wanted to rotate Michael upside down in the first clip- didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?
Should’ve listed all animals native to Australia
Are you a friend or anemone?
3:33 From the expurgated version. seworld.info/will/m3uxl9OpeHhit4k/video
Or rather, NOT from the expurgated version.
I hang and nap upside down for an hour everyday using my inversion table.
Michael sounds like Hank to me, is this an accent?
Thanks! I love nuthatches! So does LeslytheBirdNerd, here she is with Hatch and others (wild nuthatches). Hand feeding and in depth information in the same short video! seworld.info/will/m5-93quyrad315s/video
Three toed sloth should be a work strategy for Mondays lol
I came here thinking i'd hear about bats. But instead I got an ecosystem! xD
Say with me Michael "Ane-mo-ne"
Sci Show; where the presenters can keep their hands still 🤦🏻♂️
I hope you revisit this topic and cover upside-down catfish. They're incredible.
#6!
I don't see how translucent meter or so thick Antarctic ice compares to the miles of solid ice on Europa. Still really cool, no pun intended.
I remember seeing a nuthatch for the first time. I was soooo confused!!!
@3:48 Of course striking at food is faster with gravity than against it.
Good video. Clear, interesting, no politics :)
i see nuthatches all the time at my backyard birdfeeders. theyre easy to spot among other birds since theyre just hanging out upside down
The horseshoe crab has been living for millions of years on Earth doing its thing undisturbed. Then humans evolve and annihilate the poor thing. It’s used for fish bate, it gets bled so we can make vaccins from its blue blood, its breeding beaches are being destroyed... This awesome living fossil has become an endangered species. Maybe a video about that topic could be interesting?
Me: Reads title. Also Me: (Giggles) Australia.
Nice video,lots I found out
Bats?
Video idea: I'd love a video about examples of humans being symbiotic within our ecosystems. Theres so many examples of this (especially in indigenous cultures) but I feel like it gets left out of environmentalism so much!
But we all know that Australians are the best upside down animals.
damn. all that hand wiggling. downvoted.
Moar comments on bats and upsidedown catfish, but Which one has more? (my $$ is on the bats) It's gonna drive someone batty!
Australia
Are those sloth facts specific only to the 3 toed one?
This video:**exists** Australians: **Confused Screaming**
You left out the Demagorgen
Cool upload 😎 thanks
Lobsters upside-down stomach
Is this the inspiration for the movie Inverted? I stan
So you're telling me horseshoe crabs generate downforce? Horseshoe crabs are the supercars of the animal kingdom
Grian does thrive in the upside-down, though he isn't there often anymore.
Every photo of a nuthatch I found in my bird guide book is either upside down or 125 degrees sideways.
What? No bats?
All of Australia: Am I a joke to you?
Demogorgons also live upside down :3c
For a bird taking flight from an upside down position on a tree trunk has to be easier than from a right way up position.
I live in Australia. My whole life is upside down 🤣🤣🤣
Repeat after me: a-Ne-Mo-Nes. First N, then M, then N again. This whole video : aNeNoMes
wait, how do their tendons work? Are they just too short and once the limbs are stretched the easiest thing is to clamp the claws shut?
Idk sure that works
If you notice that the greenscreen is messed up, you can't look away😂😂
@liam Anderson yeah, the hair is a bit glitchy
The aura around him?
MICHAEL 😍❤️✨
7:46 "it's all upside down, even the fish, this new robot prototype we're testing discovered a new ecosystem!" Why does this sound like the beginning of a joke.
You also forgot the upside down catfish
What about the backswimmer?
Now you owe us at least one episode all abouts bats. Please
8:39 "how an enemy survive in this habitat" 😂
Great that we see more videos showing the thing being described. Images alone aren't that good when talking about movement and so on. So + for more video clips in SciShow!
The biology of a sloth is really impressive, thanks for addressing! Especially the fact that their organs are attached to their rib cage, which means they don’t weigh down on the lungs, is fascinating!
3:57 anyone else imagining the minecraft creeper but with wings now?
Dude, spoilers!
How did kids diagnosed with Autism?
When they were study the horseshoe how did they not relate it to a boat.. when it flips over is literally looks like a boat. Why a plane wing of all things.
miffed they didn't even mention upside-down catfish, there's a tank at the local specialty fish store and they're absolutely adorable to watch.
Algae are, not algae is. There are billions of them!
I just came here for the australia jokes. And to learn something. But mostly Australia jokes.
It's 4am. I've been dealing with a bayt that got into my room for the past hour. I come to youtube to relax after the whole thing, and this is the first thing I see...
Wow! Cool news about the anemones! Just try saying it a few times! Now I'm upside-down...
what about bats ?
The nuthatch hangs upside down...
As it turns out; I say 'anenomes' and I didn't figure it out till I read all the comments being all ironic and such And here we are ... at least I say fungi correctly.
... and gif
You should totally check out the Upside-down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) Their belly is even darker than their dorsal area. They're a trip
It sounds like you're saying "anenome" instead of "anemone." [edit] Confirmed with slow speed playback LOL! Hint: "A neM O Nee." It's "any money" not "an enemy."
Exactly! I couldn't figure out what "enemies" he was talking about! :D
Sick vid
Most Antarctican life upside-down..
This could also explain how algae and eukaryotes survived Snowball Earth.
Number 6 on the list is totally boned
Sloths look like they smile before killing. 😅 But then they just keep staring and are like "go on! I'm gonna eat some delicious leaves"
several decades ago my friend’s sister worked a summer job at a theme park. She was bit by a sloth. It moved so slowly that she didn’t process the danger until it clamped down hard.
They're saving energy for one unexpected sprint towards you
And of course, all chordates are upside-down relative to most other bilaterians, so your back is bug's tummy. :-)
I relate to the jellyfish, because I may look broken or confused.
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