Methania

On a planet of black algae and tholin-eating bacteria, an entire ecosystem has thrived for eons, each form barely evolving into existence before it becomes something new. The YouTube playlist follows life as it leaves the water and diversifies to fill every habitat.

Organisms include reefs of sponges with skeletons of methane hydrate, seed squirters, pollinators that use psychoactive drugs, cannibalistic swimming inchworms, floaters, spiny gliders, cups of silk bacteria, and animals with skin folded into fur. Featured subjects include chemistry and communication.