Floating Cities of Scum

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:   / journeytomicro   Facebook:   / journeytomicro   Shop The Microcosmos: https://www.microcosmos.store Support the Microcosmos:   / journeytomicro   More from Jam’s Germs: Instagram:   / jam_and_germs   YouTube:    / @jamsgerms   Hosted by Sarah Suta:    / @bizarrebeasts      / @eons   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.gettyimages.com/detail/13... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/13... SOURCES: https://www.etymonline.com/word/scum https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/... https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/research... https://extension.psu.edu/filamentous... https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_w/W103/ https://www.noaa.gov/what-is-harmful-... 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.