Bulldog Raspy Cricket: SCARIEST Insect in Australia!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Australian bugs as a whole are incredibly overrated. Our spiders are hardly remarkable in terms of size, and our scorpions are some of the least dangerous on earth. But there is one insect here that can be a little unnerving, even for seasoned bug-wranglers. Meet Chauliogryllacris, the bulldog raspy cricket, not to be confused with Sia ferox, which sometimes shares that epiphet. Raspy crickets are found almost worldwide, and there are hundreds of species in Australia alone. Many are highly predatory, and Chauliogryllacris is alleged to have one of the most powerful measured bite forces of any insect.
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Ah yes, the feeder cricket's revenge fantasy, beautiful, innit
You certainly waxed somewhat lyrical in the early part of this video. It is unusual and rare to hear somebody be so poetic in their description of anything in a video on UA-cam, especially an insect. While bugs and creepy crawlies will probably always freak me out, I am always going to advocate for them and do all I can (short of actually handling them, or being around the really big ones, lol) to learn about them and their habitats, and their place in their habitats, after all, without the buggies and the creepies and the crawlies this planet would bea vastly different place, and life may never have managed to evolve to what it is today either.
Please continue to put so much very clear dedication and work into you videos as I am really enjoying learning things about insects that I did not know before. 😊
Thanks!
I do like to give my narration a little bit of a poetic spin sometimes; I’m a big Lord of the Rings fan, and Tolkien’s writing style has definitely rubbed off on me a little.
Thankyou. Very informative. Found a dead one in horses trough. Tolmie., victoria.they actually smell so bad like decaying meat.(. couldn't send the pic .)
I have an irrational fear of Grasshoppers in general, this video caused me physical pain to watch lol, very interesting though
Katydid
@@hamster-kt8ivwhat did Katy do?
Raspy cricket @@hamster-kt8iv
Raspy cricket @@hamster-kt8iv
Sia ferrox are a formidable predatory cricket but the ones I feed to my terantulas called silent brown crickets are also predatory even cannibalistic I've seen them preying on their kin after a molt what do you think?
You have a talent for weaving dark humour in what was an otherwise intimidating overview of the raspy cricket (not really a cricket). I may have laughed a little too hard - totally agreed I find anything that has erratic movements much more intimidating that a completely terrestrial species - even one with a reputation. Thank you again for the work you put into your videos, I learn so much each time!
UK media is terrible (more so than usual) when it comes to creepy crawlies from down under. I suppose it's to be expected when the most dangerous creature we are likely to encounter is a slightly grumpy squirrel. And yes, cricket is a pointless exercise.....It's shite.
Thank God I live in Alberta, Canada. No giant bugs here.
I guess we’re all used to our local animals, so they always seem less intimidating than ones from abroad.
I personally would be much more frightened running into a bear or moose than what’s essentially just a big cricket that could give me a bit of a cut.
Damn everything in that forest is out to mess up your day lol
A lot of it’s just for show. Most of the stuff I saw was harmless, in spite of what appearances may suggest.
Thank you for this video. It's always a pleasure to watch your work. You know what you're talking about and there is never any BS.
Amazing videography.
When I lived in Western Sydney we would see these regularly, we called them "Bush Crickets". They are pretty big and seriously aggressive when cornered.
The Sydney ones are a different, smaller species, but still a close relative and pretty savage insects nonetheless.
Bulldog raspy crickets are super scary looking, but also fascinating… from a safe distance.
So the question is,who would win?Sia Ferox or Bulldog raspy cricket?
I’d back Sia ferox.
Definitely a gnarly lil insect for sure haha always a pleasure to see new videos
I like the new channel icon, good job
Thanks!
Been thinking about changing it for a while. It’s hard to tell what the old icon even was at a glance.
5:47 thems fighting words 🤨🇦🇺
I have a question. Are Armoured Ground Crickets actually crickets, or are they something else?
Nah, they’re a type of katydid.
I’ve tried to ask Google how strong their jaws are, but it only showed me how many species there are.
Also also not a cricket
This video takes me back to whenever a raspy circlet completely annihilated a tarantula in monster bug wars
yeah, had to throw out a tiny grass hopper who pinched already quite noticeably.
oh dragonfly larvae are mean biter too
Favourite ant?
Myrmecia tarsata
@@BugsandBiology fair
They are seriously creepy! They are freakishly strong, have spiny armour and jaws that pulverize anything in it's way! I saw a video from the Japanese Bug Fighting Championship and it was a giant Tusked Weta vs a baboon tarantula. I assumed the tarantula would win very easily but the Weta just grabbed the spider face first and started eating it alive! It was so much stronger than the tarantula which couldnt escape or fight back, It just got eaten alive head first! 🫢🕷️🦗
We need more feeding or rehousings where you talk shit to the animals about their clumsiness or derpyness. I live for those❤❤❤😂
Very cool video!
I’m currently trying to source one of the raspy crickets haha
the animals are the main reason i want to visit australia. cute birds and funny inverts
A very enjoyable and fascinating video, thank you! (I was looking for poetic descriptions of insects, and certainly found it here..."waxing lyrical" as someone commented earlier.)
It would be interesting to compare the jaw strength of Chauliogryllacris (the bulldog raspy non-cricket'), with the camel spider Solifugae species we feared in the Middle East, the non-venomous but very painful bite from one such going through the gumboot of an unfortunate German miner friend, landing him in hospital with an infection. Camel spiders come out at dusk for the night and actually chase after prey, including anyone happening to be passing by. I know. Scary things, indeed. London Zoo asked me to bring one back as all theirs had died in captivity. I had to refuse on moral grounds.
Excellent video of a fascinating creature, and I liked the little dig at the game of cricket too!
Hope that doesn’t stir the pot too much, given I’m Australian.
Eesh even the crickets in Australia are trying to kill you
There’s bigger, meaner ones overseas.
Statistically the most dangerous insect in Australia is the European honeybee.
And then there is mosquitoes which several species cause so much fatality and r actually after u
Very interesting! It's good to see you posting again!
As of late, my upload schedule has mostly dropped to once a fortnight instead of once a week. Work and uni take up a fair amount of time, plus my videos now generally have more effort put into them compared to my older ones.
My head is spinning after that. Stick to the Latin in future 😂😂😂😂
After spending quite a bit of time helping out in the various bug ID subreddits, your rant about common names is just *chef’s kiss*.
Oh, bug ID groups are a nightmare.
It’s especially annoying when answers that you know are incorrect are the most liked/upvoted.
This is so alike to my dragon headed katydid. I go to handle it and well, 7/10 I'm getting munched on. Yet nothing to the extent of this raspy rebel. I just take it as a love bite.Thanks for the video.
Katydids and raspy crickets in general seem quite nippy. I’ve even had predominantly herbivorous species nibble on me fairly regularly.
@@BugsandBiology Exactly. Testing if we are an over ripened banana, the best Aldi has to offer!
can you please answer me a question???.... the ethmostignus blue borneo is his venom more potent then the ethmostigmus blue from south africa?.... i want to buy one
I have never kept either of them. It’s especially hard to answer since venom potency can vary within a given species too.
This is my favorite video yet. Pure Poetry
2:45 - 6:17 Penalva Flavocalceata(The White-Kneed King Cricket).
Correct!
@@BugsandBiology Btw, if you ever try to handle one, be careful because they can bite and kick when agitated or disturbed(similar to that of a Weta).
Dam that second pair has needle points on em yikes
The front two pairs are both heavily spined. You see that on many predatory Orthoptera.
@BugsandBiology never actually seen these b4 so was a first for me
We want to see and hear an example of the girly scream after a bite from one. Lol
It’s not really the bite that puts me on edge. It’s the fact I’ve had one jump on my face out of nowhere.
@@BugsandBiology yet another awesome, fascinating video mate. Great job.
Not sure where you are in Qld but I lived in Bris Vegas about ten years ago in Chapel Hill for a while. I loved going for walks up to Mount Coot-Tha pretty regularly. I'd highly recommend it if you're nearby.
Funnily enough, I was at Mt. Coot-tha last night! Some of the footage in this video (not of Chauliogryllacris of course, but other Orthopterans) was shot around that area.
Mt. Coot-tha is one of my regular spots, both for invert hunting and trail running.
@@BugsandBiology it's a beautiful part of the world indeed. Did shrooms there a few times. 😂
Yep. Another reason to avoid Australia. The more I watch the less I want to visit.
When the scariest insect in the country is basically a big cricket, that doesn’t really say much.
Also there’s larger and more aggressive predatory Orthoptera overseas.
@@BugsandBiology I'll refer you to your thumbnail " Bulldog Raspy Cricket: SCARIEST ( ALL CAP'S ) insect...
“Scariest insect in Australia”. That is the title. I don’t know if it was cut short in the preview or something, but it’s quite clearly visible once you open the video.
@@BugsandBiology yes. That was the Dot Dot Dot after scariest insect. And being the scariest insect in Australia is why I commented " yep, another reason to avoid Australia"
I understand what you are saying. That it's not as bad a place as all these biting, stinging multitudes of insects, arachnids, snakes and plants ( mostly large and venomous ) appears. And yes, to some extent that is true if one stays in the cities, providing you check clothing, bedding, shoes and various other everyday activities for some of these abundant hazards Australia has. Then yes I would agree. But for those of us with phobias of all kinds. Titles with overgrown grasshoppers being some of the SCARIEST INSECTS in the country will not boost tourism.
Luckily my avoiding Australia will not hurt the tourist industry so I do not feel too bad about not visiting Australia. But I will still enjoy watching your channel. It is both Informative and humorous and for me that is all I require. But I have to be honest. The thought of meeting your countries many multi legged residents up close and personally... YIKES. No thanks.
I was so excited to recently get a pet Heteropoda javana (much to the horror of my Aussie colleague)! I've wanted a huntsman for so long. But it escaped whilst trying to house it, and after I finally recaptured it after it had rampaged at lightning speed around my desk, floor and me, I have to admit I did question my decision to get one 😂 Watching it take down it's first meal with me did make it all worthwhile though!
Heteropoda are definitely some of the more skittish huntsmen from my experience. The big guys like Holconia, Beregama and Typostola are easier from my experience, especially as adults.
@BugsandBiology I'm in the UK and we don't get a lots of species available here, so I snapped up what I could. It's all good though, we're friends now 😆