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Pond scum is kind of a rude name, isn’t it? It feels kind of appropriate when you’re wading through murky waters, and you might not be able to see it, but you sure can feel it—whether or not you want to. Follow Journey to the Microcosmos: Twitter: https://twitter.com/journeytomicro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyToMicro Shop The Microcosmos: https://www.microcosmos.store Support the Microcosmos: http://www.patreon.com/journeytomicro More from Jam’s Germs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jam_and_germs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4UedbiTeN96izf-CxEPbg Hosted by Sarah Suta: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9Lp_AA5M2cMGrlvnnIns-g https://www.youtube.com/@UCzR-rom72PHN9Zg7RML9EbA Music by Andrew Huang: https://www.youtube.com/andrewhuang Journey to the Microcosmos is a Complexly production. Find out more at https://www.complexly.com Stock video from: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1388064788 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1388066563 SOURCES: https://www.etymonline.com/word/scum https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documents/bb-65.pdf https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/research/plankton/spirogyra https://extension.psu.edu/filamentous-algae https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_w/W103/ https://www.noaa.gov/what-is-harmful-algal-bloom This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via https://aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu.