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  • @OddAnimalSpecimens
    @OddAnimalSpecimens  2 роки тому +341

    To choose the next surprise animal, post a comment like this: " Department # - # - # "
    - Departments: Birds, Mammals, Insects
    - #s: 1-20
    - Example: “Insects 3-1-13”

  • @bnsz8704
    @bnsz8704 2 роки тому +2402

    IVE SEEN A TARANTULA HAWK IN PERSON!!! When I was like 6 or 7 I was in the car with my family near the Grand Canyon and saw one buzz along between some cars just ahead of me. I thought I was hallucinating or that it was one of those giant mosquitoes from the the original Jamanji movie. I was frozen in fear. I think that’s where my phobia of bees, wasps, and all fast flying or stinging insects came from

    • @bingchilingnice
      @bingchilingnice Рік тому +52

      Bro got some nerves🤣

    • @emeraldzack910
      @emeraldzack910 Рік тому +90

      Don't worry it was me. Sorry for flying along

    • @Capybara69420
      @Capybara69420 Рік тому +42

      Man I ain't going to the grand canyon, next thing you know I will be 💀

    • @suntimeguygamer2519
      @suntimeguygamer2519 Рік тому +29

      I haven’t but when I lived on a farm a while ago and there was a baboon spider that live just outside my room. And this was a beefy bich!!! And I loved her but then a a month pasts bye sins I saw her then one day I went to see her as usual but was met bye the biggest wasp I have seen in a while and. Oh the terror. It was dragging my precios baboon spider to her nest
      And that day was when the war started
      Rip baboon

    • @bconroy328
      @bconroy328 Рік тому +17

      The cazador!
      Yall feelin woozy yet?

  • @SuperAlphaKirby
    @SuperAlphaKirby Рік тому +563

    I can only describe the tarantula hawk as the beautiful embodiment of scary pain. It's so graceful and yet looks so scary.

    • @verymediocreperson6554
      @verymediocreperson6554 Рік тому

      Its ugly as fuck, its like hell shat on a plate, gave it legs and wings and, just for the sake of it, made it so big that it has to be called a tarantula hawk

    • @SuperAlphaKirby
      @SuperAlphaKirby Рік тому +5

      @@verymediocreperson6554 the 29 Chad's who liked my comment would disagree.

    • @verymediocreperson6554
      @verymediocreperson6554 Рік тому +2

      @@SuperAlphaKirby a lot of people disagree which is fine, i get why you think its beautiful but im scared af for almost all things with more than 4 legs

    • @thejestor9378
      @thejestor9378 Рік тому +3

      @@SuperAlphaKirby I am scared of insects with stingers, but I can agree with that. Most derpy idiots would be male Cicada killers, have gone to a garden up north of where I live where cicada killers commonly frequent every year. The males being brutally territorial but not being able to harm you so they just dive bomb your legs with a flying headbutt is just hilariously dumb.

    • @slider42
      @slider42 4 місяці тому

      That's why I love it and hate it (YOURE MY DISCORD PFP!!!!)

  • @crimson_nord2028
    @crimson_nord2028 Рік тому +69

    You forgot to mention the nightmarish nature of the tarantula hawks name.
    These bugs actively HUNT tarantulas, bait them out of their dens for a DEATHMATCH where they sting the underbelly of the spider. This paralyses the large spider within 1-2 seconds, as it’s dragged back into the spider’s OWN BURROW, where the hawk lays eggs INSIDE its back and it’s young eat the tarantula while it’s STILL ALIVE and incapable of moving.

  • @agoblintrippingonhorrordus145
    @agoblintrippingonhorrordus145 Рік тому +53

    Cicadas are already so loud, imagine hearing the Empress Cicada from the other side of the hemisphere

  • @samuelbousfield4342
    @samuelbousfield4342 Рік тому +548

    I have considered going to the grand canyon in the past. After witnessing the most terrifying unit of a wasp ever I believe I will now find somewhere else to visit.

    • @flora_7719
      @flora_7719 Рік тому +20

      Dude, i literally have lived here in their habitat for 16 years and I've only encountered 3, you'll be fine

    • @craftydegrasse3679
      @craftydegrasse3679 Рік тому +8

      Been to the Grand Canyon never seen one!💜🥰

    • @somethingithink3731
      @somethingithink3731 Рік тому +1

      @@craftydegrasse3679 lucky

    • @catchinsomezzzs
      @catchinsomezzzs Рік тому

      ​@@flora_7719That's too many times

    • @moppupaws
      @moppupaws Рік тому +19

      @@flora_7719 thats too many.

  • @ElephantmanGaming
    @ElephantmanGaming Рік тому +74

    People who Played Fallout New Vegas are probably having nightmares from the Tarantula Hawk.

    • @pmrd
      @pmrd 11 місяців тому +10

      Watching this video almost made me wish for a nuclear winter.

    • @phoebe5
      @phoebe5 10 місяців тому +5

      I mean the fact that all they did to design cazadores is just make the tarantula hawk bigger I think tells you how terrifying it is. Hell u think making it bigger makes it LESS scary because at least then you can shoot it

    • @i_am_ergo
      @i_am_ergo 28 днів тому

      An interesting fact about the cazadores that not a lot of people know is that they weren't originally supposed to move as erratically as they do in the game. It was a bug. But when Josh Sawyer saw it, he was like: "Oh yeah, that's better than what I had in mind. Keep it this way."

  • @TheHamsterMaster
    @TheHamsterMaster Рік тому +98

    I've always been freaked out by cicadas with the loud noises they make as well as their big beady eyes. I had no idea there was a giant version of them.

    • @spugintrntl
      @spugintrntl Рік тому +11

      Cicadas were my favorite thing as a kid. They're big clumsy pushovers.

    • @Serom_974
      @Serom_974 Рік тому +7

      God: think of any insects that exist in the world. Now, believe me if I say there is a giant version of them somewhere.

    • @The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.
      @The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World. Рік тому +3

      I was creeped out by them because of their big size.

    • @BoyKhongklai
      @BoyKhongklai 10 місяців тому +3

      I wonder how loud the giants will be

    • @TheHamsterMaster
      @TheHamsterMaster 10 місяців тому

      @@BoyKhongklai right?

  • @Lancerandduck7
    @Lancerandduck7 Рік тому +300

    You should invest in a macro lens, especially for the insects! It would be so cool to see these guys up close!

    • @loker6031
      @loker6031 Рік тому +14

      im in your walls

    • @tiyaku
      @tiyaku Рік тому +2

      @@loker6031 oh !

    • @thouxanmiles6441
      @thouxanmiles6441 Рік тому

      @@loker6031 You are in my walls
      I am in your Mother's sheets, we are not the same.

    • @thedstroyer0075
      @thedstroyer0075 Рік тому +3

      @@loker6031 I’m in your locker

    • @qwer31asd26
      @qwer31asd26 11 місяців тому +2

      no

  • @edgarangelo4304
    @edgarangelo4304 2 роки тому +206

    OMG! I LOVE SPOTTED SKUNKS and this became my favorite segment EVER!

  • @thatguy.mp7950
    @thatguy.mp7950 Рік тому +73

    "The flamethrower was not made for war, nay, it was made to protect us from wasps."
    "If a wasp normally stings you to be a dick, a tarantula hawk stings you to watch you suffer to satisfy its own pleasure."

    • @nezaniatoimya
      @nezaniatoimya Рік тому +5

      I swear these things should've stayed in fallout why the fuck are they real

    • @phoebe5
      @phoebe5 10 місяців тому +2

      Thing is a lot of your parasitic wasps like these and cicada killers are generally not as aggressive as eusocial wasps like hornets and yellow jackets

  • @personagenerator
    @personagenerator Рік тому +140

    I was stung by a tarantula hawk when I was 8 or 9. I remember the pain fading a lot quicker than I thought it would. It wasn't that bad despite being a hot, throbbing pain that I could feel on one whole half of my upper back where it stung me. There are 2 species that I know of in California, Pepsis Thisbe and Pepsis Mildei. I don't know much about Thisbe's sting, but I've read that a Mildei sting apparently only lasts 5 minutes and I assume that means it's what stung me as a kid. It's either the species I was stung by had a weaker sting than others, or the sting is overhyped by the Schmidt Sting Index.
    Edit: Just learned that the 5 minute sting pain duration is for the Pepsis genus as a whole. I'd like to see sting characteristics of different species studied more, but I assume no one is willing to get stung for science. I'd do it if it paid well. I would write detailed reports of every aspect of each sting because current records are extremely lacking in my opinion and I think the Schmidt index is kind of shit anyway.

    • @kuroishinblackheart
      @kuroishinblackheart Рік тому +19

      you're love to hear about brave wilderness and his sting index

    • @Random_Nobody_Official
      @Random_Nobody_Official 11 місяців тому

      The shit index is kind of schmidt anyway.

    • @isolated_illustrations
      @isolated_illustrations 11 місяців тому

      Well that's hurtful. Especially since iirc Schmidt passed away...

    • @personagenerator
      @personagenerator 11 місяців тому +8

      @@isolated_illustrations My condolences to whoever was close, but that doesn't change my opinions on the sting index. Credit where credit is due, he did this all on his own. But one man's personal experience is not nearly in depth enough to rival a more organized and detailed study. This just happens to be a subject not many who have the resources necessary are willing to study due to the nature of the work involved.

    • @m.i.c.h.o
      @m.i.c.h.o 11 місяців тому +4

      @@personageneratorwell said. Although I have no experience with getting stung (save for yellow jackets and some ants) I agree with you. One mans experience cannot replace a study on many

  • @teunhartveldt2940
    @teunhartveldt2940 Рік тому +132

    i was honestly suprised he didn't pull out a hercules beetle for the beetle segment, because those things get absolutely MASSIVE

  • @Mussoi7000
    @Mussoi7000 2 роки тому +438

    hey i know that the main focus of this channel is education and talking about the individual specimens and all that, but do you think you could a video on how to prepare specimens? be it wet specimens, drying, dyeing or pointing insects i still think it would be really cool and educational content
    also while i'm here, birds 5-3-19

    • @JustN1Shott
      @JustN1Shott Рік тому +1

      No

    • @pearbear3281
      @pearbear3281 Рік тому +4

      yeah same ive been wanting to do that stuff

    • @Get_Splooshed
      @Get_Splooshed Рік тому +5

      “I just wanna take some photos” type vibes

    • @skyisbored103
      @skyisbored103 Рік тому +11

      @@Get_Splooshed animal preservation interesting as hell I tried to do it with a mouse that died of starvation in my garage, but the bones were too thin during the fleshing stage

    • @trippymlgjunkrat5749
      @trippymlgjunkrat5749 Рік тому +5

      @@skyisbored103 Jesus christ

  • @laurachapple6795
    @laurachapple6795 Рік тому +38

    I was not guessing a grasshopper, I was thinking a beetle! These are beautiful bugs.

    • @officialgrindr
      @officialgrindr 11 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking beetle too, maybe Hercules. But the grasshopper surprised me too!

  • @HammboneBob
    @HammboneBob Рік тому +37

    I had some ravens I had made friends with, and they gave me a live cicada. Thanks for bringing back good memories dude.

  • @Askeletontrappedinamanbody
    @Askeletontrappedinamanbody Рік тому +51

    *Cazadore senses tingling*

    • @peanutbutter6720
      @peanutbutter6720 Рік тому +11

      As soon as he pulled it out I got flashbacks

    • @__Gaz__
      @__Gaz__ Рік тому +11

      Off to nipton I guess

  • @legofishjpeg
    @legofishjpeg 11 місяців тому +4

    WE LOVE SPOTTED SKUNKS! this became my favorite segment ever. :] 8:53

  • @victors_art3002
    @victors_art3002 Рік тому +15

    I actually have a tarantula hawk outside my house. They are very big and terrifying non the less. I casually see them here and there dragging tarantulas they paralyzed along the bushes. I don’t like tarantulas crawling in my house so I just t let the little demon do it’s thing. I’ve also heard they are not aggressive towards humans they only attack if they feel endangered. It’s been five years now and I’ve only seen it like about six times. I’m just hoping I don’t get stung by one.

  • @whothefuckisroses7829
    @whothefuckisroses7829 2 роки тому +588

    Is this taken from a livestream? I would love to watch your livestream if its like this bcs its chill, fun, and relaxing
    Edit: stop with the amogus guys😭😭

  • @apocalypticlovergirl
    @apocalypticlovergirl Рік тому +10

    a tarantula hawk got me once and lets just say nature was kind enough to knock me out💀💀

  • @Manwhoassociateshimselfwithbat

    *Heads North from Goodsprings*
    “Why do I hear combat music”?
    *dies*

  • @entertheabyss9785
    @entertheabyss9785 Рік тому +19

    I absolutely love carpenter bees and the attention they're getting lately.
    I had one make a burrow in a tree in front of my apartment. It was so cute watching it work and fly around. It looked almost like it trusted me.

    • @jazzfeline5970
      @jazzfeline5970 10 місяців тому

      One time, my girlfriend and her roommates built a tiny wooden house for some carpenter bees on their porch. They ended up accosting anybody on the porch and would sting anyone that got too close to the house.
      They also destroyed my wooden swing set when I was a kid, and harassed me every time I tried to get on the swing.

    • @inzane101room
      @inzane101room 5 місяців тому

      I have some living in the trees in front of my apartment!!! Silly creatures :D

  • @djingiskhan4581
    @djingiskhan4581 Рік тому +50

    The skunk is white with black stripes. If you look closely you can see that there is a part right above it's hind legs on it's back where there is a two white "pockets" of white fur, the leftmost in the first shot of it is weakly connected with some of the other white, but the right one is like a spot and not a stripe.
    Also if you want to see the stripes they go as follows, 1: starts at it's head and goes down the middle to the base of it's tail, 2 and 3: connect by the head and go down their respective sides of it's back and then towards it's stumache, and 4: Is a stripe on it's tail. that's my take on it at least.
    Love your videos btw, thank you for showing us all of these amazing animals! :D

  • @rebekahhickman9438
    @rebekahhickman9438 Рік тому +97

    I'm intrigued to hear your thoughts on 'if insects feel pain', I had a lecture on the topic this week relating to pain and nociception, investing what a fly does when being eaten as it continues the same behaviour even after the cerebral ganglion has been removed indicating they can't feel pain' however it's a difficult one as it almost seems like a stress or flight response to begin with which could be pain. I just wondered if you had any thoughts on that since you're around the animals so much

  • @andrewshaver5800
    @andrewshaver5800 Рік тому +9

    I just saw a tarantula hawk about two weeks ago outside of my office in Chandler, AZ.
    It was the most massive flying insect I've ever seen. It was like a small bird. It was almost unbelievable it was so large.

  • @Prototype5328
    @Prototype5328 Рік тому +1

    15:01 YOU KNOW I WAS LITERALLY THINKING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF Having nightmares🛌 about the insect's🦗🐝 that i just saw in this video and the fact that you even brought it up was little bit funny

  • @LionKing1130
    @LionKing1130 2 роки тому +13

    Once he pulled out the tarantula hawk I could feel my soul leave this earth after saying hell to the nah

  • @breyerobsessionist16
    @breyerobsessionist16 2 роки тому +58

    This guy is such a cool biologist/zoologist/entomologist. Let’s be best friends.

  • @Griffy445
    @Griffy445 Рік тому +8

    Just thought of how interesting it would be if this place experienced a night at the museum situation 😂

  • @vortexventamy
    @vortexventamy Рік тому +26

    The way this video is organized and set up is absolutely phenomenal, cannot wait to watch more from this channel in the future

  • @CCootauco
    @CCootauco Рік тому +7

    This is the most educational informercial ever.

  • @sibit1
    @sibit1 Рік тому +5

    man seeing those things gives me ptsd from my time in the mojave, i was jumped by 6 of them things while i was leaving goodsprings heading down to the strip

    • @Prootgen
      @Prootgen Рік тому +2

      Those things where even scarier than those lizards down by that mining town down the highway

  • @zorotypical6314
    @zorotypical6314 Рік тому +33

    i have to say unfortunately living in Arizona ive seen 1 tarantula hawk in my life, and it flew into my grandmas house. Im already deathly afraid of wasps/bees in general so i ran and like the brave woman she is, beat it with a broom till it was nothing but a gross looking spot on the floor.

    • @anomalocaris_man
      @anomalocaris_man Рік тому +2

      bees are very good for the environment, they CAN sting, but they only sting in self defense, wasps are a bit more aggressive but as long as you steer clear from them, you're fine, leave them bee.

    • @ploopydiper
      @ploopydiper Рік тому +9

      @@anomalocaris_man keep that same energy when one is buzzing around your house lmao

    • @KnownAsLyant
      @KnownAsLyant Рік тому +3

      @@anomalocaris_man it came in their house why would they js leave it alone??😭

    • @tatelabianca666
      @tatelabianca666 10 місяців тому

      @@anomalocaris_man yea, leave them wasps bee! I like that.

  • @garrettturner9763
    @garrettturner9763 Рік тому +3

    They’re not only in the Grand Canyon, They’re all over Arizona. Born and raised in AZ and Out of all the the creatures that want to sting or bite you, ive always been scared of these guys…

  • @ut3115
    @ut3115 Рік тому +2

    you make the looking and leanrning about dead things so much fun! it's like watching deadpool doing the same with his weapon collection. I love it! So much energy, so much fun !

  • @homosapien1744
    @homosapien1744 Рік тому +22

    Imagine getting stung by a tarantula hawk and screaming and attracting more to come sting you-

    • @teoborges3949
      @teoborges3949 Рік тому

      At least they arent the same size as a child

    • @kindahungry8505
      @kindahungry8505 Рік тому +2

      We got like a lot of these in Texas though I can't tell if that one is huge or he is small.

  • @noahr.7144
    @noahr.7144 Рік тому +6

    When he pulled out the wasp I just up and accepted that all my conceptions about bees were wrong for a hot second lmfao

  • @tridactasaurus
    @tridactasaurus Рік тому +1

    *brings out the tropical carpenter bee*
    Wallace’s Giant Bee: “Am I a joke to you?”

  • @adamFIVE88
    @adamFIVE88 Рік тому +6

    I feel like I'm watching one of those jewelry commercials my grandma used to watch due to your set up hahhaha I love it.

  • @Nord_Kitten
    @Nord_Kitten Рік тому +5

    16:30 is when he brings out the cazador for anyone who clicked for fallout reasons

  • @Weeklongwind647
    @Weeklongwind647 Рік тому +88

    Question:
    Did you win the Guinness book of world Records for having the most amount of animals in your collection?

    • @spartanv4335
      @spartanv4335 Рік тому +56

      The collection belongs to the University of Michigan. He’s alumni there, and gets access to it.

    • @blowfish8203
      @blowfish8203 Рік тому +4

      @@spartanv4335 Those aren't his?

    • @spartanv4335
      @spartanv4335 Рік тому +12

      @@blowfish8203 No

    • @hereisaname8567
      @hereisaname8567 Рік тому +48

      @@blowfish8203 who tf just keeps hundreds of thousands of well preserved specimens from hundreds of years ago in a private collection lmao

    • @VardinTar
      @VardinTar Рік тому +2

      @@hereisaname8567 Research through evolution through thousands of years to compare and contrast (Just a guess)

  • @TimelessWorldOfGaming
    @TimelessWorldOfGaming Рік тому +4

    I remember the last periodic cicadas. I wasn't very old, still in my single digits I think and I'm 34 now so we're over-due for it again. But they were EVERYWHERE. There were literally clouds of them in air and everywhere you looked there were either cicada skins or cicadas themselves. The moment you opened the door and walked outside at least 5 landed on you.

  • @Charles36.
    @Charles36. Рік тому +2

    Remember seeing a giant water bug when I was a kid. Scared me but he or she never moved from its spot and I watch it for a good while. Lol

  • @shiningjoot6369
    @shiningjoot6369 Рік тому +5

    I never knew cicadas could get that big and that Wallace's Longhorn Beetle had massive antennas

  • @giornogiovanna9612
    @giornogiovanna9612 2 роки тому +6

    oh man I love insects sooooooooooooo much.i recently found out your yt channel and im OBSESSED with your videos,you know there arent many yt channels that talk about insects and i was soo happy when i discovered your channel, so if i had to choose the next animal id choose Insects 17-07-08 btw your content is amazing but do you stream or something?

  • @jamesbowthorpe8376
    @jamesbowthorpe8376 Рік тому +9

    If I had a collection like that, I wouldn’t be able to sleep 😂

  • @smile--
    @smile-- Рік тому +1

    The Tarantula Hawk scares me more than any Tarantula ever will.

  • @walkerspectre
    @walkerspectre Рік тому +9

    The biggest bee is even bigger than that one, its called Wallace's bee, it was thought extinct but a specimen was found

    • @HHLucifer666
      @HHLucifer666 Рік тому

      Me, who watched till the end: *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

  • @zakkcharette1911
    @zakkcharette1911 2 роки тому +26

    Man this channel is AMAZING!!! Found you on instagram and haven’t been able to stop watching! I love these longer videos. So much information!

  • @whalesharkiies
    @whalesharkiies Рік тому +1

    This just made me more scared of bugs and things that fly

  • @Tubewatcherdude
    @Tubewatcherdude 5 місяців тому

    I like how this looks like one of those shopping channels you’d see in the late 90’s

  • @ghosthuntrox
    @ghosthuntrox Рік тому +5

    Hi! New Zealander here, almost got offended when you said the weta (pronounced wet-tuh) was from Australia 😂 (because Australia gets credited for eeeeverything!)
    Awesome video!

  • @balojia-8762
    @balojia-8762 2 роки тому +16

    this is such an awesome channel! can you please do bird 15-2-2 !!

  • @yudhakusumanegara8882
    @yudhakusumanegara8882 Рік тому +1

    I love your honesty and dynamics of the video is damn good

  • @MalBeats
    @MalBeats Рік тому +1

    That cricket is THICC! Call it a thiccket from now on

  • @sferrin2
    @sferrin2 Рік тому +4

    I' saw a couple of the giant cicadas, maybe not that exact specie, in Texas years ago. Most they had were bright green but the big ones were dark brown/black and red and much more rare.

  • @johnsonfilms2318
    @johnsonfilms2318 2 роки тому +4

    I love this channel so much

  • @CartierBK
    @CartierBK Рік тому +1

    just found this channel...gotta say random asf but interesting as hell LMFAOO

  • @CherylMotherofSeven
    @CherylMotherofSeven Рік тому +1

    Insects #3 #7 #17
    Thank you. I love your channel & content!

  • @SmilingEgg
    @SmilingEgg Рік тому +11

    I want to see his preserved blue whale, giraffe, and elephant

    • @nathanielmandrake1500
      @nathanielmandrake1500 Рік тому +2

      Not sure about a giraffe and elephant, but currently no preserved entire blue whales exist sadly. The most famous example of anything preserved of a blue whale is a massive 440 pound blue whale heart. It broke the news with how hard it was to preserve it. He might have a piece of preserved blue whale skin, but not at all a full blue whale as nobody has managed to preserve such a massive carcass before.
      I highly doubt fully preserved carcasses of elephants and giraffes have been managed either.

    • @cabriskus4700
      @cabriskus4700 Рік тому

      @@nathanielmandrake1500 ever heard of a joke?

    • @nathanielmandrake1500
      @nathanielmandrake1500 Рік тому +1

      @@cabriskus4700 ...What’s the joke here? What’s the punchline? You can call anything you want a joke but if it doesn’t even sound like a joke it’s not one.
      + it’s incredibly hard to read tone through text. It’s weird to come at someone so aggressively considering you can’t really know for sure when people say things on the internet.

    • @cabriskus4700
      @cabriskus4700 Рік тому

      @@nathanielmandrake1500 the joke is that he wants to see those animals listed, we all know he doesn’t, get over yourself holy shit

    • @cabriskus4700
      @cabriskus4700 Рік тому

      @@nathanielmandrake1500 out here taking your like some fucking professor but has a anime profile picture

  • @trackinggod8087
    @trackinggod8087 Рік тому +3

    I've seen 2 of the insects you showed in the wild. Saw Acrocinus longimanus years ago in Mexico. Awesome beetle. Saw huge cicadas in Borneo on short term mission trips.
    One longhorned beetle that you could have shown is Titaneus giganteus. At least as impressive as the 2 biggies you showed.

  • @knightbane3752
    @knightbane3752 Рік тому +1

    New Zealander here, good to see the Giant Weta on here, they are still endangered but numbers are on the rise

  • @gregboi183
    @gregboi183 Рік тому +2

    Really clean longhorn section, very impressive run. Shame about the new Zealand timeloss, if you look at the SOB there's still a lot of time left to save

  • @StrangeEnjoyer1986
    @StrangeEnjoyer1986 Рік тому +4

    lovely video! I like how you're really passionate about all of them. Here in Argentina we have Tarantula Hawks, we call them Matacaballos who translates literally to "horse killer"

  • @dipdhar1088
    @dipdhar1088 Рік тому +4

    I live in India and have long horn beetle in my childhood.....it has some powerful hooks on its legs. If it land on you and u suddenly try to remove it, it will tear up ur flesh. May be that's where I got my beetle phobia from☠️

  • @picklejho69
    @picklejho69 Рік тому

    Weta can be terrifying. I once got home from school, let out a sigh of exhaustion, and noticed a scratching sound from my right shoulder. Looked to the right, and there was a Weta on the strap of my bag. I just calmly put my hand between it and my face, and bitch slapped that sucker into the wall, where he exploded. Poor bastard.
    Another one was hiding on the inside of the curtain on my door, and when I reached over to open the door, it reached out with a forelimb and scratches my arm, making me bleed. Those claws are no joke. Sharp as razor blades.

  • @EdgarPoe_Raven
    @EdgarPoe_Raven Рік тому +1

    Good to find you here, charlie. It's perfect you uploaded a video with giant insects, it's a favorite, so thank you.

  • @Weeklongwind647
    @Weeklongwind647 Рік тому +76

    Dude the Hercules Beetle is like a super heavy beetle that is considered the biggest insect or beetle. I was guessing that before you revealed the fat cricket 💀
    Edit: can you do a review of hawk moths cus they are super scary. I hate moths but I would like to see you review moths.

    • @alioramusman5650
      @alioramusman5650 Рік тому +3

      What did moths ever do to you?

    • @OxyToxyNT000
      @OxyToxyNT000 Рік тому

      when he pulled out the grasshopper i thought it was the hedge grasshopper

    • @mauroc1896
      @mauroc1896 Рік тому +5

      As a hawkmoth enjoyer i am deeply offended but still agree on your idea
      Like dude, they're just moths that copied hummingbirds homework

    • @MvGojiSolos
      @MvGojiSolos Рік тому +1

      Fr hawk moths are scary

    • @Weeklongwind647
      @Weeklongwind647 Рік тому +1

      @@alioramusman5650 look scary. They have wings that scare predators and me!

  • @chadgorosaurus4898
    @chadgorosaurus4898 Рік тому +3

    Australia is the hard mode biome of real life according to the insects.

  • @thedyslexicorangutan8049
    @thedyslexicorangutan8049 Рік тому

    There’s nothing like the thrill of seeing a tarantula hawk crawling out of a hole and buzzing around while you’re taking a stroll through the wilderness without having even heard or seen one before. I got tf out of there in a snap. Turned around and ran in the direction opposite of this fucking wasp, got in my car and drove past the speed limit all the way home. I watched Coyote Pete’s video that night where he stung himself with one of these and didn’t have a good night’s sleep. I was not settled to say the least

  • @POZHAMANPRO
    @POZHAMANPRO Рік тому

    Format alone was an immediate sub

  • @Dinosaur_Davis
    @Dinosaur_Davis Рік тому +14

    I'm 13 and I've always wanted to be an entomologist. Its so cool to see these specimens. I'm also glad it makes 2 of us that we know that arachnids are not insects! I have a question too? Do you have Goliath Beetles or Tailless Whip Scorpions? I know that they get HUGE too!

    • @AllHailKingRose
      @AllHailKingRose Рік тому

      He says he has them all so I think he does have them. It would be great to see those specimens too.

    • @OxyToxyNT000
      @OxyToxyNT000 Рік тому +1

      " I'm also glad it makes 2 of us that we know that arachnids are not insects!" literally everyone knows that

    • @ioneoval7668
      @ioneoval7668 Рік тому

      Wow! You're a genius! You know that arachnids aren't insects! Almost everyone knows that, don't get arrogant about having knowledge about basic biology.

    • @todosauce
      @todosauce Рік тому

      ​@@ioneoval7668why are you shitting on a literal child

  • @petersze7127
    @petersze7127 Рік тому +13

    I dont know how you came by this amazing natural history collection..
    But you are incredibly lucky bro..
    Most people will never get to enjoy
    Seeing a tiny fraction of the creatures you have..ill bet a large percentage of your specimens are
    Very rare or extcinct(sp?)..i spent years exploring museum collections as a kid while my dad worked on his entomologu phd..Thank you for making these great videos bro- they are becoming my favorite on youtube!

  • @keroro407
    @keroro407 Рік тому

    Just be grateful that there's a larger version of something that's actively hunting humans.

  • @NeoN-PeoN
    @NeoN-PeoN 9 місяців тому +1

    Pretty sure the heaviest insect ever was a Goliath beetle that weighed 100 grams. That's like, 30 grams heavier than the heaviest weta.

  • @rolferikbaklkk6613
    @rolferikbaklkk6613 Рік тому +4

    The giant weta is almost extinct today but if you take a look at old pictures of them you really see how big they could get. The one you had there was a tiny one.

  • @hoihoiafwasmiddl
    @hoihoiafwasmiddl Рік тому +4

    Why is J-Roc doing Animal specimens now?

  • @justApigeon.
    @justApigeon. Рік тому +2

    Lived in southern California for most my life and tarantula hawks were a normal sight. It was only a few years ago I found out their sting is the like the second worst in the insect kingdom. These things hunt tarantulas for their babies.

  • @WorldWarZak
    @WorldWarZak Рік тому +1

    For the people who are scared of the tarantula Hawk they do sting but they actually don't sting humans unless hardly provoked as humans are not on their menu as in the name they hunt tarantulas by paralyzing them with their stinger and laying their eggs in them which the babies eat the insides of the tarantula and grow inside the tarantula then come out and live their life. You can confirm this as my dream is to be a entomologist and this is a fact. Because of this, you don't have to worry about the tarantula hawk as you wont be stung unless hardly provoked:)

  • @potatomaster5570
    @potatomaster5570 2 роки тому +6

    Watching all of your videos while eating spaghetti...
    *Slurp* interesting *slurp* *slurp*
    My sister walks in...
    "Aight we need to talk about this"

  • @WilliamWallace42
    @WilliamWallace42 2 роки тому +7

    I absolutely love your set up here bro with the camera angles and stuff you deserve more views

  • @tamu7243
    @tamu7243 Рік тому +1

    2:00 people living in South East Asia watching this: "i guess I live in vacation now"

  • @LKonstantina915
    @LKonstantina915 Рік тому +2

    oooh i didnt know Xylocopa bees sting, they are usually very chill.

  • @synivy4576
    @synivy4576 Рік тому +3

    Actually the largest bee species is the Wallace's Giant Bee but they’re extremely rare, actually recently rediscovered which is cool so you probably wouldn’t have a specimen to show…

  • @theletterm8865
    @theletterm8865 Рік тому +1

    Now, as alone in my opinions as I may be ... I think wasps are wonderful! They're scary sometimes if they fly by your head or if you did something to upset them (aka. they start getting defensive), but otherwise they're just nice little buzzy guys and gals.
    Even the yellowjackets near me can be very sweet - it's just that they're quick and assertive, so they seem intimidating. But that behavior means they're outgoing enough to fly right up to me and eat honey off my bare fingertips! Paper wasps are also lovely, but much more reserved and shy (usually). Reluctant to sting in my experience, so long as they aren't being threatened heavily. It took me a while to gain trust with the hives near me, but once I did, they're similar - crawl right onto my hand, lap up honey from my fingers. One of my girls had so much honey she got tired, and decided to take a little nap on my finger! I took a video of it that I love.
    Really though, if you ever consider observing wasps more closely to try and lose your fear of them (which I recommend you do, unless you have a severe allergy!), the common denominator is a love for food. Sweet foods for adults such as honey and nectar (they also appreciate water), and animal protein like caterpillars or raw meats for the larvae. They are honestly such beautiful, intelligent and interesting animals; they're just misunderstood and maligned a lot. And they will remember you for better or for worse, so get on their good side and you have a new colony of friends!

  • @toockaire5394
    @toockaire5394 Рік тому +2

    If the second insect was talking about the heaviest ever, than i’m pretty sure that the 3 foot long dragonfly “Meganeura” would be heavier. (it’s extinct by the way)

    • @bhuggins6059
      @bhuggins6059 4 місяці тому

      1. Sadly it might not count bc he is probably talking specifically extant but ya probably
      2. I'm pretty shure millipedes aren't incects (I'm not good with invertebrates) but if they are, I'd say arthropleura would be allt bigger
      You are likely very right though

  • @thebearded4427
    @thebearded4427 10 місяців тому +1

    The worst pain Ive experienced from a single insect was a queen swedish bålgeting, directly translated bonfirehornet, who was hiding in a boot i put on. The sting was in my toe and it pretty much emptied all its venom into my foot. I had pains shooting from my toe up to my navel in jolts, as if could feel my nerves transmit the pain, if that makes any sense, for about 4-5 hours, and it was full blast all the time.. Safe to say i always shake my boots and step on the toe part before i put then on nowadays. Although a Swahn of bees and pants slipping up when i was collecting honey was even wires since it made my feet swell up like ballons for 3 days and as if they were being scallded with a hot iron constantly

    • @Kagetora-
      @Kagetora- 10 місяців тому

      Damn, what a painful experience.

  • @scuddleboi2732
    @scuddleboi2732 Місяць тому

    Tarantula Hawk's are fairly common around where I am, the way they let their legs dangle as they fly makes them look so much bigger, it's horrific in a very neat way

  • @Bobe-wan
    @Bobe-wan Рік тому

    Awesome video!

  • @Mike_Wazowski_z
    @Mike_Wazowski_z Рік тому

    big PTI fan huh? lol also this video made my skin crawl

  • @inesh4662
    @inesh4662 Рік тому

    my toxic trait is when i heard him describe the pain of being stung by the tarantula wasp i thought "eeeh i could take it"

  • @Vulcanfaux
    @Vulcanfaux Рік тому +2

    Yeah I seen those tarantula hawks around where I live. And delicate? I guess maybe those preserved ones, but I pulled a drowned one out of a pool once tried stepping on it and that suckered supported my full wait even with a slight spin and it seemed to only lose a wing.

    • @tatelabianca666
      @tatelabianca666 10 місяців тому

      I once stepped on a live one and it not only supported my full wait ...wait, I mean weight, but it took of flying with me on its back. We then crashed through a stone wall, I hurt my head and fell off, but the wasp kept on going, whistling 'Kung Fu Fighting' while it flew off into the sunset. I'll never forget that, what a tough insect.

  • @cumunist2120
    @cumunist2120 7 місяців тому

    I was a bit surprised when you pulled out one my local insects I expected some big ass behemoth from South America or something I’ve never heard of. glad to know we’re the ones that get the massive wasps

  • @happymeme1329
    @happymeme1329 Рік тому +1

    I saw the episode on coyote Peterson getting sung by a tarantuala hawk and it didn’t look that big on camera until I saw this comparison

  • @justinandrus6731
    @justinandrus6731 Рік тому

    You had me at giant cicada

  • @karlmark9967
    @karlmark9967 Рік тому +1

    I am so happy I discovered this Channel, I've always th ought the heaviest insects would be either a beetle or a stick insect.

  • @dhcyej
    @dhcyej Рік тому

    Yea i’ve seen a good few tarantula hawks in South Cal as a kid always making me clench up when they fly by

  • @STORMSC0UT
    @STORMSC0UT Рік тому +1

    Absolutely disgusting, but straight up fascinating. Watched the whole thing.

  • @sofa_king_kool
    @sofa_king_kool Рік тому +1

    As soon as I saw those amber wings I had flashbacks to north of Goodsprings, clinging to the walls with my varmint plinker praying they wouldn't figure out pathing...