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Tierney Thys and Plankton Chronicles Project: The secret life of plankton
Tierney Thys + Plankton Chronicles Project: The secret life of plankton
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New videography techniques have opened up the oceans' microscopic ecosystem, revealing it to be both mesmerizingly beautiful and astoundingly complex. Explore this hidden world that underpins our own food chain -- in the first-ever TEDTalk given by a fish ...
Tierney Thys - Marine biologist
Tierney Thys is a marine biologist and science educator. She studies the behavior of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish -- and works with other scientists to make films that share the wonders they see. Full bio Plankton Chronicles Project - Scientific research team
The Plankton Chronicles Project uses state-of-the-art optics to reveal the beauty and diversity of planktonic organisms. It was initiated by Christian Sardet, Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak. Full bio
Tierney Thys is a marine biologist and science educator. She studies the behavior of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish -- and works with other scientists to make films that share the wonders they see. Full bio Plankton Chronicles Project - Scientific research team
The Plankton Chronicles Project uses state-of-the-art optics to reveal the beauty and diversity of planktonic organisms. It was initiated by Christian Sardet, Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak. Full bio
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[Cerita dari Laut]
00:30
[Stories from the Sea]
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[Fish Tale
My Secret Life as Plankton]
My Secret Life as Plankton]
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[Kisah Ikan]
[Kehidupan rahasiaku sebagai Plankton]
[Kehidupan rahasiaku sebagai Plankton]
Bagaimana aku sampai di sini?
00:42
How did I get here?
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00:45
Well, it's a stranger story
than you might think.
than you might think.
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Ceritanya lebih aneh dari yang kamu kira.
00:50
I came from a world of drifters,
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Aku datang dari dunia para pengembara,
tempat yang hanya pernah
dilihat oleh segelintir manusia
dilihat oleh segelintir manusia
00:53
a place few humans have ever seen.
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00:56
The world of plankton.
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Dunia plankton.
01:00
I came from a batch of a million eggs,
and only a few of us survived.
and only a few of us survived.
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Dari jutaan telur, hanya sedikit
dari kami yang bertahan.
dari kami yang bertahan.
01:08
When I became a larva,
I moved among other drifters.
I moved among other drifters.
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Saat aku berupa larva, aku menjelajah
bersama para pengembara lainnya.
bersama para pengembara lainnya.
01:12
["Plankton" comes from the Greek
"planktos" for wandering]
"planktos" for wandering]
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[Plankton berasal dari bahasa Yunani
planktos yang artinya mengembara]
planktos yang artinya mengembara]
01:21
My fellow plankton came in all sizes,
from tiny algae and bacteria
from tiny algae and bacteria
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Teman planktonku punya beragam ukuran,
mulai sekecil ganggang dan bakteri
mulai sekecil ganggang dan bakteri
01:26
to animals longer than a blue whale.
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sampai hewan yang lebih panjang
dari paus biru.
dari paus biru.
01:33
I shared my nursery
with other embryos and juveniles,
with other embryos and juveniles,
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Aku dibesarkan bersama dengan
embrio dan makhluk muda lainnya,
embrio dan makhluk muda lainnya,
01:38
from clams and crabs
to sea urchins and anemones.
to sea urchins and anemones.
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mulai dari kerang dan kepiting
sampai landak laut dan anemon.
sampai landak laut dan anemon.
01:45
(High pitch sound)
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(Suara bernada tinggi)
01:46
We drifting animals
are called zooplankton.
are called zooplankton.
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Hewan pengembara seperti kami
disebut zooplankton.
disebut zooplankton.
01:51
The most common animals here
are copepods and krill.
are copepods and krill.
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Binatang yang paling umum di sini
adalah copepoda dan krill.
adalah copepoda dan krill.
01:56
(Buzzing)
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(berdengung)
01:59
You could search the world over,
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Cobalah kamu jelajahi seluruh dunia,
02:01
but you'd never find a place
more diverse than my childhood home.
more diverse than my childhood home.
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pasti tidak akan kamu temukan tempat
yang lebih beragam dari tempatku tumbuh.
yang lebih beragam dari tempatku tumbuh.
02:06
A teaspoon of seawater
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Satu sendok teh air laut
02:08
can contain more
than a million living creatures.
than a million living creatures.
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dapat berisi lebih
dari satu juta makhluk hidup.
dari satu juta makhluk hidup.
02:14
It can be a pretty tough
existence, though.
existence, though.
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Namun, hidup di sini bisa dibilang sulit.
02:17
Trillions are born here,
but only a few make it to adulthood.
but only a few make it to adulthood.
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Triliunan hewan lahir di sini,
tetapi sedikit yang selamat sampai dewasa.
tetapi sedikit yang selamat sampai dewasa.
02:27
He may be no larger than a pin head,
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Ia mungkin tak lebih besar dari
kepala jarum pentul,
kepala jarum pentul,
02:29
but this crab larva
is an arrow worm's worst nightmare.
is an arrow worm's worst nightmare.
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tetapi larva kepiting ini
adalah mimpi terburuk cacing panah.
adalah mimpi terburuk cacing panah.
02:35
(Bumping noises)
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(Suara benturan)
02:45
(Buzzing)
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(Berdengung)
02:48
Epic battles between carnivores
like these are just one way to get food.
like these are just one way to get food.
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Pertempuran epik
antarkarnivora semacam ini
antarkarnivora semacam ini
hanyalah satu cara untuk
mendapatkan makanan.
mendapatkan makanan.
02:54
But the real powers
of this place come from phytoplankton.
of this place come from phytoplankton.
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Namun sesungguhnya energi di sini
berasal dari fitoplankton.
berasal dari fitoplankton.
Bentuk kehidupan sel tunggal
03:00
Single-celled life
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yang mengubah sinar matahari
dan karbon dioksida
dan karbon dioksida
03:01
that transforms sunlight
and carbon dioxide
and carbon dioxide
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menjadi emas yang bisa dimakan.
03:04
into edible gold.
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03:13
Phytoplankton are the base
for the largest food web in the world.
for the largest food web in the world.
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Fitoplankton adalah penopang
jejaring makanan terbesar di dunia.
jejaring makanan terbesar di dunia.
03:19
During the night,
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Di malam hari,
03:21
many animals like me
would rise up from the depths
would rise up from the depths
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banyak hewan seperti saya
akan naik dari kedalaman laut
akan naik dari kedalaman laut
03:24
to feed on this sun-powered feast.
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untuk berpesta menyantap
plankton bertenaga matahari ini.
plankton bertenaga matahari ini.
03:28
(Maraca sound)
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(Suara seperti marakas)
03:31
I was part of the largest daily
migration of life on Earth.
migration of life on Earth.
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Aku adalah bagian dari migrasi harian
terbesar kehidupan di Bumi.
terbesar kehidupan di Bumi.
03:38
During the day,
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Pada siang hari,
03:39
I'd return to the darkness,
where I'd join my bizarre companions.
where I'd join my bizarre companions.
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Aku akan kembali ke kegelapan,
berkumpul lagi dengan sahabat anehku.
berkumpul lagi dengan sahabat anehku.
03:45
(High pitch buzz)
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(dengungan nada tinggi)
03:47
(Flapping noises)
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(suara mengepak)
03:48
Cannibals, like this
sea butterfly mollusk,
sea butterfly mollusk,
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Hewan kanibal, misalnya moluska
kupu-kupu laut ini,
kupu-kupu laut ini,
03:51
that eats its next of kin.
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memakan sanak keluarganya.
03:57
And comb jellies,
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Ada juga ubur-ubur sisir,
03:59
that beat cilia like rainbowed eyelashes.
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yang melecutkan silia
bak bulu mata pelangi.
bak bulu mata pelangi.
04:08
Some of these snare
their prey with sticky tentacles,
their prey with sticky tentacles,
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Sebagian ubur-ubur menjerat
mangsa dengan tentakel lengket,
mangsa dengan tentakel lengket,
04:12
while others just take
a bite out of their cousins.
a bite out of their cousins.
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sementara yang lain merebut mangsa
dari sepupu mereka.
dari sepupu mereka.
04:18
And siphonophores
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Ada pula Sifonofora
04:19
that catch prey with toxic fishing lures.
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yang menangkap mangsa
dengan umpan beracun.
dengan umpan beracun.
04:28
But my favorite would have
to be the crustacean Phronima.
to be the crustacean Phronima.
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Favorit saya adalah crustasea Phronima.
04:33
Its monstrous looks inspired
the movie "Aliens."
the movie "Aliens."
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Bentuk mengerikannya
menginspirasi film "Aliens".
menginspirasi film "Aliens".
04:38
It can catch tiny bits in its bristles,
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Ia dapat menangkap remahan kecil
dengan bulu-bulunya,
dengan bulu-bulunya,
tetapi lebih suka mangsa
yang lebih besar seperti salp.
yang lebih besar seperti salp.
04:41
but prefers larger prey like salps.
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04:47
With two sets of eyes,
this female prowls the deeper water.
this female prowls the deeper water.
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Dengan dua set mata, betina ini
berburu di bagian laut yang lebih dalam.
berburu di bagian laut yang lebih dalam.
04:54
Prey in hand,
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Dengan mangsa di tangan,
04:56
she performs one
of the strangest behaviors
of the strangest behaviors
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dia melakukan satu
dari perilaku paling aneh
dari perilaku paling aneh
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in the entire animal kingdom.
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di seluruh kerajaan hewan.
05:03
With body parts from her victims,
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Menggunakan bagian tubuh dari korbannya,
05:06
she delicately assembles
a barrel-like home
a barrel-like home
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dia dengan hati-hati merakit
rumah menyerupai tong
rumah menyerupai tong
05:09
feeding her young until they can drift off
and survive on their own.
and survive on their own.
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memberi makan anaknya sampai mereka bisa
mengembara dan bertahan hidup sendiri.
mengembara dan bertahan hidup sendiri.
05:17
Best of all, they make the perfect
snack for a small fish like me.
snack for a small fish like me.
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Yang terpenting, mereka adalah camilan
sempurna untuk ikan kecil sepertiku
sempurna untuk ikan kecil sepertiku
05:25
Here among the plankton,
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Di antara plankton,
05:27
the food web is so tangled and complex,
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jejaring makanan
sangatlah rumit dan kompleks,
sangatlah rumit dan kompleks,
05:31
even scientists don't know who eats whom.
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bahkan para ilmuwan tidak tahu siapa
yang makan siapa.
yang makan siapa.
05:36
But I do.
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Tetapi saya tahu.
05:41
At least now you know a bit of my story.
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Setidaknya sekarang kamu tahu
sedikit ceritaku.
sedikit ceritaku.
05:45
There's so much more to me
than just a tasty meal.
than just a tasty meal.
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Ada lebih banyak hal tentangku
selain sebagai makanan lezat.
selain sebagai makanan lezat.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Tierney Thys - Marine biologistTierney Thys is a marine biologist and science educator. She studies the behavior of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish -- and works with other scientists to make films that share the wonders they see.
Why you should listen
Marine biologist Tierney Thys has fallen head over heels for a big, goofy fish: the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. In studying the mola -- where they go, what they eat, what eats them -- she's also hunting for clues to the behavior of all life in the open ocean. With their enormous, odd bodies, peaceful habits and lust for jellyfish, these giants can be key to understanding life in the open ocean. Thys and her team are tagging and tracking molas worldwide to learn about how they live, and how climate change may be affecting all ocean life.
Thys is a National Geographic Explorer with a passion for marine education. She was also past director of research at the Sea Studios Foundation, a team of scientists and filmmakers that makes media to raise awareness of environmental issues -- including the PBS series Strange Days on Planet Earth and targeted videos that influence policymakers and businesspeople. Sea Studios was also instrumental in helping eBay stop the trading of invasive species.
Tierney Thys | Speaker | TED.com
Plankton Chronicles Project - Scientific research team
The Plankton Chronicles Project uses state-of-the-art optics to reveal the beauty and diversity of planktonic organisms. It was initiated by Christian Sardet, Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak.
Why you should listen
The Plankton Chronicles Project combines art and science, revealing the beauty and diversity of planktonic organisms. Plankton samples are collected and filmed at the Villefranche-sur-Mer Marine Station and on board the schooner Tara using dark field optics and macro lenses or microscopes equipped with HD SLR cameras. Christian Sardet from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak from Parafilms (Montreal) initiated the project in the context of the Tara Oceans expedition.
Plankton Chronicles are sponsored by the CNRS, the Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris (UPMC) and the Groupement d'Interet Scientifique IBISA.
Plankton Chronicles Project | Speaker | TED.com