True Facts: The Mosquito

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    Bomphrey, R., Nakata, T., Phillips, N. et al. Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature 544, 92-95 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/nature21727
    Cator LJ, Arthur BJ, Harrington LC, Hoy RR. Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito. Science. 2009 Feb 20;323(5917):1077-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1166541. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PMID: 19131593; PMCID: PMC2847473.
    Cator LJ, Harrington LC. The Harmonic Convergence of Fathers Predicts the Mating Success of Sons in Aedes aegypti. Anim Behav. 2011;82(4):627-633. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.013
    Choo YM, Buss GK, Tan K, Leal WS. Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front Physiol. 2015;6:306. Published 2015 Oct 29. doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00306
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    League GP, Harrington LC, Pitcher SA, Geyer JK, Baxter LL, Montijo J, Rowland JG, Johnson LM, Murdock CC, Cator LJ. Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jul 2;15(7):e0009540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009540. PMID: 34214096; PMCID: PMC8282061.
    Ma Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Wang X, Lin Z, Zhao W, Wang Y, Li X, Shi H. A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Nov 13;6(1):326. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-326. PMID: 24499575; PMCID: PMC3833289.
    Matthews BJ, Younger MA, Vosshall LB. The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Elife. 2019 May 21;8:e43963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43963. PMID: 31112133; PMCID: PMC6597239.
    Nakata, Toshiyuki & Phillips, Nathan & Simoes, Patricio & Russell, Ian & Cheney, Jorn & Walker, Simon & Bomphrey, Richard. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368. 10.1126/science.aaz9634.
    Reeves, L.E., Holderman, C.J., Blosser, E.M. et al. Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns. Commun Biol 1, 92 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-00...
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  • @zefrank
    @zefrank  2 роки тому +2344

    Learn to think! Happy to be sponsored by brilliant.org/Zefrank1/
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    • @RLaraMoore
      @RLaraMoore 2 роки тому +5

      o.0

    • @yomumgae1409
      @yomumgae1409 2 роки тому +4

      Nice

    • @FGain
      @FGain 2 роки тому +3

      Love the intro 00:08

    • @RLaraMoore
      @RLaraMoore 2 роки тому +25

      I never knew mosquitoes drank nectar and pollenated plants.

    • @l3k064
      @l3k064 2 роки тому +10

      Sadly missed the chance to reference Megaminds "PRESENTATION!" for the elephant mosquito i mean he has a big head and is dressed in black it just fits

  • @GippyHappy
    @GippyHappy 2 роки тому +8575

    The main thing I've learned from True Facts is that a shockingly large amount of creatures breathe through their butt

    • @Arthera0
      @Arthera0 2 роки тому +447

      Here is the real shocker. Humans can too. albeit to a very limited degree but we can and i am not sure if i am ok with that.

    • @KombuchaBuzzed
      @KombuchaBuzzed 2 роки тому +279

      @@Arthera0 future scuba gear?

    • @Delightedly
      @Delightedly 2 роки тому +169

      So. Many.
      People always freak out when I tell them that turtles frozen under ice do it too.

    • @EmiliinaBD
      @EmiliinaBD 2 роки тому +57

      @@Arthera0 wait what? How???

    • @npc6817
      @npc6817 2 роки тому +17

      You can also sort of breathe trough your butt, thing is you can only exhale

  • @pinkliondoodles3989
    @pinkliondoodles3989 2 роки тому +6888

    I never get tired of hearing how Zefrank pronounces "babies"

  • @medieval._
    @medieval._ Рік тому +579

    the way the mosquito rose up looked like the most badass villain entrance ever

    • @newdadz
      @newdadz 10 місяців тому +16

      lady gaga entrance.

    • @Foolish_Spoon
      @Foolish_Spoon 10 місяців тому +25

      looks like something a vampire might do to dramatically appear
      fitting, considering they both drink human blood

    • @medieval._
      @medieval._ 10 місяців тому +8

      7@@Foolish_Spoon challenge: draw your OCs like this:

    • @Tricolor40004
      @Tricolor40004 8 місяців тому +3

      Brooo I was looking for this comment that was the most menacing thing ever

    • @Jebu911
      @Jebu911 8 місяців тому +5

      considering how many people they have murdered in cold blood it is a villain entrance! ok the humans died as collateral but still

  • @False_Death
    @False_Death 8 місяців тому +73

    Friendly tip: One teaspoon of water can breed 100 mosquitos.
    So check your yard and anything that holds water ESPECIALLY old tires. You need to empty them out because if you have a mosquito problem. Chances are they are breeding in some old bucket or tire and alot of species stay close to home. IE your yard.
    Also. Minnows are your best friends against mosquitos.
    If you can capture a bunch of minnows then you can release them into ponds and other things that hold water all year around.
    Minnows eat mosquito larva. Remember that.

    • @shoulderpyro
      @shoulderpyro Місяць тому +1

      And when it comes to rolling out the anti air.. electric swatters make em explode. Voltage too high (x

  • @IrishRepoMan
    @IrishRepoMan 2 роки тому +2014

    "It's like how lady gaga would come out on stage"
    That was so... accurate.

  • @AsherSchmutz129
    @AsherSchmutz129 2 роки тому +9656

    This historical series is still going strong and I absolutely cannot enjoy it enough.

    • @ElaAusDemTal
      @ElaAusDemTal 2 роки тому +25

      Historical? Don't you mean biological?

    • @AsherSchmutz129
      @AsherSchmutz129 2 роки тому +13

      @@ElaAusDemTal either one works in my opinion.

    • @johannfreeman6845
      @johannfreeman6845 2 роки тому +16

      @@ElaAusDemTal he means historic

    • @gaylereid8264
      @gaylereid8264 2 роки тому +18

      Umm, you spelled "historical" wrong...should be h-i-s-t-e-r-i-c-a-l...😝

    • @AsherSchmutz129
      @AsherSchmutz129 2 роки тому +5

      @@gaylereid8264 that works too

  • @RavengerX1
    @RavengerX1 Рік тому +696

    Years back used to work as a farm hand. After a week long series of rain storms a section of the farm's front area flooded a bit, had a couple inches of standing water beside the road, it was usually where we parked our cars, didn't pay much attention to it. Another week passes and the water is still there, but now it has the single largest collection of mosquito larva I had ever seen in it. Thousands of them, the water was *black* and constantly in motion from them, it was a terrifying amount and I was a little taken aback that the boss hasn't had us do anything about them. So I go and ask him if he knows what they are.
    He says, "they're some kind of bug, its no big deal."
    "Those are mosquito larva."
    "... It's going to kill the hell out of that patch of dirt, but I want you to dump half a gallon of bleach into that water."
    " *YOU GOT IT, BOSS.* "
    I then had to dig a new drainage ditch. The moral of the story is always pay attention to areas of stagnant water in or around your property so you don't have go Scorched Earth on these bastards.

    • @sevvyen1221
      @sevvyen1221 Рік тому +74

      I love this story 😂
      After getting relentlessly bitten by these pests, I could fall asleep reading this. uwu

    • @dennistmennace
      @dennistmennace Рік тому +53

      You & your boss deserve a nobel peace prize for your service.

    • @wetsockfullofhotmeat
      @wetsockfullofhotmeat Рік тому +77

      Going from 0 to 100 is always an appropriate reaction to mosquitoes

    • @doratheexploder286
      @doratheexploder286 Рік тому +71

      easy fix is to just toss a cup of dishwashing liquid on it, it disrupts the water surface tension, causing the larvae to sink and drown.

    • @megatfaizarif690
      @megatfaizarif690 Рік тому +11

      Mosquitoe larvae can survive in as shallow as a a dime's thickness of water. Living in the equitorial region we get very familiar with them.

  • @AmusementLabs
    @AmusementLabs Рік тому +97

    Fun fact: the poles on bumper cars are called wands. They're paired with a metal brush on the bottom that contacts the floor to complete the circuit to power the car.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 роки тому +7420

    As someone who absolutely despises mosquitoes, watching this was the equivalent to watching the life story of my worst enemy.

    • @MT-pf1pv
      @MT-pf1pv 2 роки тому +103

      Jesus, you’re here too?

    • @ED2302
      @ED2302 2 роки тому +15

      Yep

    • @seancombs1188
      @seancombs1188 2 роки тому +145

      Know your enemy.

    • @Lintukoko
      @Lintukoko 2 роки тому +31

      You don't even have a mustache to strain soup through like them, either.

    • @awkward-sama7671
      @awkward-sama7671 2 роки тому +90

      I second that. I adore all bugs, but mosquitoes? Not only am I severly allergic but They really should not exist and they literally don't need to, they only bring pain and suffering.

  • @ChengTeoh
    @ChengTeoh 2 роки тому +4586

    "It's how lady Gaga would come out on stage, very dramatic" ...
    Future times : Lady Gaga emerges from under the water and reveals herself as being a Mosquito this entire time!

  • @rhettlila1855
    @rhettlila1855 10 місяців тому +47

    It brings me joy to know that mosquitoes even get bit by mosquitoes

  • @johnserda7446
    @johnserda7446 Рік тому +278

    You completely opened my eyes to the fact that mosquito's DO have a purpose! I didn't know they are pollinators!

    • @cocteautwinn
      @cocteautwinn Рік тому +4

      I didn’t either!

    • @johnserda7446
      @johnserda7446 11 місяців тому +13

      @@cocteautwinn Now I can hate them less lmao

    • @notsae66
      @notsae66 11 місяців тому +1

      Cool. So we find the ones that only pollinate and don't bite people, and wipe out the rest. My opinions on them have changed very slightly.

    • @IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle
      @IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle 11 місяців тому +27

      They have a purpose, but man, why did you have to make your saliva so ichy?? Just a completely dick move at that point

    • @newdadz
      @newdadz 10 місяців тому

      they suck!

  • @makeupdiaries6438
    @makeupdiaries6438 2 роки тому +754

    I'll never pass by an elephant mosquito without saying "HELLoOOO!" ever again.

  • @themonsterunderyourbed.7620
    @themonsterunderyourbed.7620 2 роки тому +447

    "Like, one time he said "boob" by mistake and now everyone laughs at him."

  • @alexc.9468
    @alexc.9468 Рік тому +35

    The commentary about how they break from their underwater exoskeleton to the world absolutely sent me. 💀

  • @faroshscale
    @faroshscale Рік тому +32

    1:40 okay but the detail on this shot is INSANE

  • @gavingranado2146
    @gavingranado2146 2 роки тому +633

    "It kinda looks like a depressed ghost, maybe he accidentally said boob one time and everyone laughed at him"
    The wittiness never stops guys ngl

    • @Mortthemoose
      @Mortthemoose 2 роки тому +2

      😅😅😅😅😅

    • @moth300
      @moth300 2 роки тому

      very. ua-cam.com/video/vNggYJhE9nM/v-deo.html

  • @khalidalamin8069
    @khalidalamin8069 2 роки тому +2501

    Zefrank uploads, I watch immediately....and that's how I do

    • @Azubjourni
      @Azubjourni 2 роки тому +28

      WE DO

    • @extominator4284
      @extominator4284 2 роки тому +15

      As anyone should, it’s only natural, after all

    • @choerrix
      @choerrix 2 роки тому +3

      **we do

    • @Prsleddogs
      @Prsleddogs 2 роки тому +2

      Yup

    • @ohayou828
      @ohayou828 2 роки тому +3

      same and i kinda regret it cause i was about to sleep before watching this

  • @sunRay04
    @sunRay04 11 місяців тому +31

    5:29 that "grow up" was perfectly timed. Bravo

  • @kojowiredu
    @kojowiredu Рік тому +9

    I can't possibly be the only one who was laughing inwardly at the "Johnston's organ" joke and lost it completely with the "oh grow up" bit?!😂😂😂. Brilliant 😎.

  • @webkinzgecko1515
    @webkinzgecko1515 2 роки тому +3615

    i'm literally allergic to mosquitoes and i'm stoked that there's a species out there that i can respect. nothing but love for elephant mosquitoes and their cannibalism

    • @dorianjareth9198
      @dorianjareth9198 2 роки тому +77

      Everyones allergic to mosquitoes

    • @A.R.T.4
      @A.R.T.4 2 роки тому +129

      It’s not cannibalism, the larvae eat other species of mosquitoes

    • @f3rn436
      @f3rn436 2 роки тому +74

      @@A.R.T.4 but it's still eating mosquitos, so- cannibalism

    • @ekzac
      @ekzac 2 роки тому +73

      @@f3rn436 I don't think so, they are two different species, "mosquito" is a generalization we have to group them and hate them in general 😅

    • @f3rn436
      @f3rn436 2 роки тому +6

      @@ekzac ooh- welp

  • @TSIRKLAND
    @TSIRKLAND 2 роки тому +5916

    I love how this whole series started as basically a joke with entirely made-up non-facts, and has grown, with audience encouragement, into exhaustively well-researched videos that actual real scientists are proud to contribute to, and actual teachers are proud to use as teaching tools. Butt jokes and ridiculous puns and all sorts of silliness, wrapped around actual TRUE FACTS. Love it. I'm sure Mr. ZeFrank had no idea this would happen, but we're all so grateful that you followed this path. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

    • @follc1991
      @follc1991 2 роки тому +67

      This should have the most likes!!!!! I’m with you 100%

    • @primachpepe8597
      @primachpepe8597 2 роки тому +191

      And dont forget Jerry, even with all his mistakes

    • @camzilla603boy12
      @camzilla603boy12 2 роки тому +27

      Teachers use these videos?

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee 2 роки тому +111

      @@camzilla603boy12 only the based ones.

    • @josephfass2703
      @josephfass2703 2 роки тому +22

      > But, jokes and ridiculous puns ...
      FTFY

  • @poopy-mc.pooperson
    @poopy-mc.pooperson 11 місяців тому +3

    I like how he's talking like it's a documentary but he also laughs a little bit through the video

  • @danae5578
    @danae5578 Рік тому +12

    I will never get tired of listening to these; die of laughter, cleverly factual, educational videos that give me happiness. 😅

  • @Atoll-ok1zm
    @Atoll-ok1zm 2 роки тому +388

    Today I learned I don't hate all mosquitos, the elephant variety seems pretty chill.

    • @ReleasedHollow
      @ReleasedHollow 2 роки тому +33

      Let's get a flotilla of elephant mosquitoes to egg bomb all the lakes so that they eat all the bastard mosquito larva.

    • @janeilnold5863
      @janeilnold5863 2 роки тому +50

      And it also eats other mosquitos. The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

    • @theshuman100
      @theshuman100 2 роки тому +21

      I had one fly into my room once. Imagine seeing a giant jacked up mosquito. Sure it dont bite but they said the same thing about bees

    • @Ryodraco
      @Ryodraco 2 роки тому +2

      @@theshuman100 well, honey bees don't bite. They sting.

    • @DaekoTan
      @DaekoTan 2 роки тому +1

      "HEL-LOOOOO"

  • @pendlera2959
    @pendlera2959 2 роки тому +359

    Friendly reminder that although only a few species of mosquitoes bite humans, the chemicals used to kill them don't distinguish between species, and in some cases harm other insects like butterflies and bees. That's why the mosquito genetic engineering projects are such a big deal and we can't just rely on sprays.

    • @Lady-Carmakazi
      @Lady-Carmakazi 2 роки тому +8

      You're so right, problem is MAN has a habit of screwing up one thing while trying to fix another. Hope it works out & they don't create frankensquiteos that ruin what our creator already made.
      Our creator made everything exactly the way he wanted but that also means he made us & in doing so gave us the knowledge to use science so maybe everything will work out for the best.

    • @raziel6304
      @raziel6304 2 роки тому +25

      As long as I keep waking up with mosquito bites all over me i'm using the spray on every mosquito I see, sorry.

    • @elikyiael8740
      @elikyiael8740 2 роки тому +7

      that's why i'm relying on these HANDS, 100% free, they're not catching mosquitoes bc mosquitoes already catch these babies

    • @Lady-Carmakazi
      @Lady-Carmakazi 2 роки тому

      @@raziel6304 🤣 that's OK it's your body if you choose to poison yourself have at it hopefully your using one of the sprays that's safer for humans.
      My 96 yr old gm used OFF repellent from head to toe & I mean she was so liberal with it that it would be dripping off off of her. She'd buy 2-4 cans a month. For 70 some yrs she sprayed her hair, entire body, all clothing even her shoes. Actually still uses it when she goes out doors. Every time she mowed , worked out doors farming or just going to the lake she'd literally used it as bug repellent & suntan oil. She had a dark golden brown tan that all us pasty teens were envious of & even dropping in OFF she'd still got a few bites. I did the same for almost 20 yrs until they fessed up & verbally told us how toxic it was. We were to naive to think it might poison us too .
      Anyway to each his own, those little suckers can kill with malaria could even be passing AIDS or Hep C around. The repellent doesn't sound so bad when compared to getting a death bite.

    • @ussxrequin
      @ussxrequin 2 роки тому +1

      Huh. Didn't know about those projects. Cool.

  • @msp654
    @msp654 Рік тому +84

    Honestly learning about mosquitos is so refreshing. They used to freak me out but now I know they're literally just little guys. Our goals conflict (they want my blood, I don't want them to have my blood) but they're still very interesting and deserve to live as much as we do :]

    • @jjones9822
      @jjones9822 Рік тому +15

      Yup. They are truly disgusting but they are simply trying to survive like everything else.

    • @weaponizedglitter69
      @weaponizedglitter69 Рік тому +15

      I'm taking as many out as I can

    • @fk7937
      @fk7937 Рік тому +1

      It's not becasue they are facts. They were here on internet way before too but ze Frank hadn't made the videos on them yet.😇man he is just cool anything comes out from his mouth turns into a joke with facts 😂😂😂😂

    • @candyluna2929
      @candyluna2929 Рік тому +7

      Nahhhhhhhhhh no sympathy towards rhem.

    • @echognomecal6742
      @echognomecal6742 10 місяців тому

      I'm with@@weaponizedglitter69 ...whose name is fabulous, btw.

  • @Orwic1
    @Orwic1 11 місяців тому +21

    A great presentation. As a scientist, I particularly appreciate the information about the sources, and the researchers who studied these insects. High quality information that could very easily be part of a teaching program at a university. Entomology made still more fascinating!

  • @mrm7098
    @mrm7098 2 роки тому +668

    “Dale?” What happened to Jerry? Oh good, Jerry is there too!

    • @MsYunaFires
      @MsYunaFires 2 роки тому +52

      I'm incredibly attached to Jerry too.

    • @bennu547
      @bennu547 2 роки тому +21

      I was also concerned for Jerry. Jerry cannot be replaced. I’m sure Dale is an absolutely lovely person but Jerry is special

    • @sevience1300
      @sevience1300 2 роки тому +2

      XD ZeFrank is The Best

  • @libbycowgill
    @libbycowgill 2 роки тому +3023

    I am a college professor who is teaching anthropology. Whenever I teach about primates, I use your Aye aye, tarsier, and lemur videos to keep everyone amused and educated. Would you consider more primate videos? Please? Let me tell you, Bonobos are plenty weird. All sorts of material there.

  • @vt_973
    @vt_973 Рік тому +115

    "ask a chicken what people are good for" is unironically a really cool and funny way to get people to understand why antrhrocentrism should be avoided

    • @lindsyfish6704
      @lindsyfish6704 Рік тому +15

      Oh that's such a neat thought experiment!
      As I understand it, this is a big reason "anthropocene" hasn't been adopted as the most recent geological epoch. After all, it's not about us. It's about the planet.

    • @sirdimitrescu3671
      @sirdimitrescu3671 Рік тому

      @@lindsyfish6704 yes but we are part of the planet as much as the rest of the animal kingdom

    • @theycallme_nightmaster
      @theycallme_nightmaster Рік тому

      You can't ask a chicken because they can't talk and that's exactly why anti-anthrocentric people are dumb

    • @Cpt_John_Price
      @Cpt_John_Price Рік тому +2

      @@lindsyfish6704 Meanwhile "Carboniferous" is all about carbon, not the planet.

    • @gamemeister27
      @gamemeister27 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Cpt_John_Priceyeah but it's not like amorphous carbon decided to name it that

  • @daniellebiggin5091
    @daniellebiggin5091 Місяць тому +1

    My mom absolutely loves this video. She shows the educational edit to her class every year. She told me that I need to watch it again just ‘cause.

  • @TrojanGamer10
    @TrojanGamer10 2 роки тому +1246

    Key words in a Ze Frank production:
    "Jerry..."
    "Behbeh"
    "Let's back up a bit"
    "That is how a BLANK do."
    "Butt first - Sorry."
    "Sorry, dad joke."
    "That's even worse..."

  • @qdkdicja10
    @qdkdicja10 2 роки тому +887

    The “DEMON. BEBE.” nearly killed me 😂

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted Рік тому +8

      I knew it would nearly kill someone.

    • @courtneyreynolds121
      @courtneyreynolds121 Рік тому

      It was the accidental boob for me 😹

    • @tsewangrigzin774
      @tsewangrigzin774 Рік тому +1

      @KtM i got dengue nearly survived death

    • @chia_draws_5422
      @chia_draws_5422 10 місяців тому

      2:10

    • @alicerowan4688
      @alicerowan4688 9 місяців тому

      “He’s getting dicked by a skeeter”! That got me laughing so out loud. (Damn, everyone’s asleep 😬)

  • @annamorales6413
    @annamorales6413 Рік тому +7

    I never knew that watching the life cycle of a mosquito could be so much fun! Thank you!!!!

    • @Austinfdp
      @Austinfdp Рік тому

      fun until ur bitten and become defenless with death might happen

  • @kreed445
    @kreed445 Рік тому +8

    Lady GaGa - perfect analogy 4:30 -

  • @batperson3532
    @batperson3532 2 роки тому +593

    "straining soup through a moustache" how the hell does he come up with these kinds of analogies? XD

    • @josemartins8290
      @josemartins8290 2 роки тому +3

      Drugs...lots of drugs!

    • @wyattravis
      @wyattravis 2 роки тому +9

      Soup-strainer is a fairly common slang for a moustache, so... that one was probably pretty easy.

    • @anunconstitutionalchickenw9731
      @anunconstitutionalchickenw9731 2 роки тому

      A moustache

    • @beachgirl4583
      @beachgirl4583 2 роки тому +3

      Watching men with mustaches trying to eat soup? Have you ever smelled a mustache? 🤢

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 2 роки тому

      Found the guy that never had a mustache...

  • @zorro456
    @zorro456 2 роки тому +109

    "They kill more people than any other animal. Including People who are very good at killing people"

  • @_peachjam_
    @_peachjam_ 11 місяців тому +1

    I legit come back to this every so often just to listen to the absolute banger at the end lmao

  • @salin2310
    @salin2310 27 днів тому +2

    "what the fffffff" and "butt" got me laughing 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @AsraWasTaken
    @AsraWasTaken 2 роки тому +456

    I love how professional his narrating is while he cracks jokes at the same time. Never gets old.

    • @Danka42
      @Danka42 2 роки тому +5

      He's like David Attenborough's goofy nephew.

    • @Deseis
      @Deseis 2 роки тому +4

      That is how a zefrank do.

    • @MiotaLee
      @MiotaLee 2 роки тому +1

      There is no end to his innuendo

  • @rfdebeaumont
    @rfdebeaumont 2 роки тому +135

    "No mother is perfect, I mean who hasn't lost a child or two at the waterpark"😄

  • @BreakerInc
    @BreakerInc Рік тому +6

    I have learned.. That being eaten butt first is very common, and horrifying. I agree, eat me face first! I love the flamboyant mosquitos XD "HELLO!" - Ze Frank, you're Epic.

  • @plumx.x.tortoise3194
    @plumx.x.tortoise3194 Рік тому +37

    I have just discovered this channel. I watched the tarantula one first because Im afraid of spiders and it was a random channel. I'm so glad I watched YOUR video on them, it helped so so much that you are the funniest dude I've heard in quite awhile. Thank you so much for existing, and being you.
    Viva Ze Frank!

  • @mercerholt8299
    @mercerholt8299 2 роки тому +741

    May Zefrank never stop making this blessed series.

    • @mercerholt8299
      @mercerholt8299 2 роки тому +5

      @@beneko1127 Amen

    • @sarpedon702
      @sarpedon702 2 роки тому +4

      Amen!

    • @patrickfrost9405
      @patrickfrost9405 2 роки тому +3

      **200 years later...**
      *Zombie Zefrank -- raaaaaaaaagh...*

    • @McJethroPovTee
      @McJethroPovTee 2 роки тому

      Oh a fenrir main.

    • @mercerholt8299
      @mercerholt8299 2 роки тому

      @@McJethroPovTee Never played smite I just like this particular artwork of Fenrir the most badass wolf of mythology.

  • @mfninja5190
    @mfninja5190 2 роки тому +908

    I swear I hope these videos never end. Zefrank is a gift to this world.

    • @dmiller5059
      @dmiller5059 2 роки тому +5

      So agreed!

    • @billybuchanan385
      @billybuchanan385 2 роки тому +33

      Some of us have been here a long time. I remember a 3 or 4 year period where zefrank was not making new videos. It was a dark time in youtube history

    • @DustinRodriguez1_0
      @DustinRodriguez1_0 2 роки тому +1

      He's been around for decades, at this point he's goddamned royalty and I don't expect he's going anywhere, thankfully!

    • @heathertaylor8904
      @heathertaylor8904 2 роки тому +6

      @@billybuchanan385 no joke.. I've followed Zefrank for like 22 years now. Back then it was a website where he taught us how to dance (badly and hilariously) and would involve all of his fans in these huge projects where we would send in a picture of ourselves and he'd do cool, interactive things with them. It was fun. 😊

    • @MrSpazbomb
      @MrSpazbomb 2 роки тому +1

      @@heathertaylor8904 Hey fellow sportsracer!
      My favorite project was turning the earth into a sandwich.
      That’s right people, your standing on a sandwich and you have Ze Frank to thank for it.

  • @dp7650
    @dp7650 Рік тому

    Amazing footage and presentation. Completely bomb. I was glued to each moment from start to finish. Brilliant. Thank you!

  • @CasualDandyAkaSqwrty
    @CasualDandyAkaSqwrty Рік тому +1

    I always like your sense of humor, but this one was special! You had some great one-liners :)
    I always refer to Supaba (Superbowl) when that time of year comes around. I don't watch football, and neither do my friends. But it's always a good reason to bring you up, Ze :)

  • @Aquadice502
    @Aquadice502 2 роки тому +173

    This was the hardest episode for me to watch. I've also decided we need more elephant mosquitos to handle all the bad ones

    • @YingofDarkness
      @YingofDarkness 2 роки тому +31

      I went in thinking that all mosquito's were a-holes only to come out wanting more elephant mosquitos to exist in the world. It really is the bad apples that give the whole group a bad rap

  • @legacyoflore1597
    @legacyoflore1597 2 роки тому +811

    Zefrank: "grow up"
    My partner: "is he talking to his audience, himself, or his script writer?"
    Me: "all of the above"

    • @ShadiLady
      @ShadiLady 2 роки тому +1

      @@MadMage1993 how so?

    • @LathosZan
      @LathosZan 2 роки тому +3

      @@ShadiLady I believe the individual in question was in fact reported and thus the comment has been removed.

    • @MadMage1993
      @MadMage1993 2 роки тому +8

      @@ShadiLady There was a guy commenting on people trying to pose as zefrank1 and get people to follow him on What's App. Would have never known about the guy if he hadn't commented on my comment and tried the crap with me, and I personally hate people who try to take credit for others work. So I reported and then decided to follow behind to get enough people to report and close the account. Seems like the comment here is gone or the account removed.

    • @alex.g7317
      @alex.g7317 2 роки тому +1

      @@legacyoflore1597 too late!

    • @MadMage1993
      @MadMage1993 2 роки тому +1

      @@legacyoflore1597 I'll got ahead and remove the comment because there is no need for it now. Lmfao

  • @petrusspinelli6661
    @petrusspinelli6661 8 місяців тому +1

    Him telling me to "grow up" is so funny, i can't breathe

  • @twisted1800
    @twisted1800 11 місяців тому +1

    The narrator had me dying with his funny comments while presenting the video, just made it a lot more fun to watch 😊

  • @talonflame_brawlstars.7208
    @talonflame_brawlstars.7208 2 роки тому +532

    Can we just appreciate the outstanding photography? I mean really, the fact that we are able to see such high definition footage.

    • @lookaway7611
      @lookaway7611 2 роки тому +18

      @Are You Going To Do The 'Ora Ora' Thing? you sound so appreciative

    • @iamiam8407
      @iamiam8407 2 роки тому +5

      High quality footage with 3rd grade commentary. Vulgar, low brow, commentary only a juvenile would appreciate while hiding it from mum.

    • @gd2234_
      @gd2234_ 2 роки тому +2

      Appreciate isnt the word I would personally use… (though I congratulate the photographer’s because it’s impressive footage)

    • @bobbieleveline3207
      @bobbieleveline3207 2 роки тому +3

      Yes, you are correct!! I am so upset that I totally forgot to even mention that!!!! Thank you for writing it!! It IS excellent for sure!!

    • @JayPixx
      @JayPixx 2 роки тому +3

      Who do you mean by "we" and why do you even ask? What's wrong with people commenting nowadays? Huge part of commenters seem to think of themselves as THE ONES who really see the truth/beauty/whatever contrary to "everyone else". They seem to feel the need to show to then the blind rest of the world how the things really are.
      Yes. No one before you have ever thought about quality of the visual part of this video. It's great that you in all your kindness and grace allowed me to see the truth..
      Goddamn , man...

  • @adryawebb2556
    @adryawebb2556 2 роки тому +365

    "Oops she knocked a couple down. No mother's perfect; I mean who hasn't lost a child or two at the water park?" 🤣

  • @Bffgjhyfffgg
    @Bffgjhyfffgg Рік тому +1

    This is hands down my favorite intro of all your videos

  • @balistichristie
    @balistichristie 2 місяці тому

    I love your sense of humor.... laughter with learning is a great combo! Thanks so much for this 😂

  • @TatsumiOga682
    @TatsumiOga682 2 роки тому +334

    Can we appreciate how absolutely stunning the footage is? Hats off to the people who filmed it

    • @spjr99
      @spjr99 2 роки тому +10

      And yet people doubt scientists

    • @LactusTheIntolerant
      @LactusTheIntolerant 2 роки тому +7

      @@spjr99 shut up, Sam.

    • @Yourlungs
      @Yourlungs 2 роки тому +4

      Hahaha yeah... frog pissing the head of another frog was awesome.

    • @squidsona8509
      @squidsona8509 2 роки тому +1

      Yes but also i hate looking at it

  • @test_pattern
    @test_pattern 2 роки тому +464

    Me: *giggling*
    Zefrank: "Grow up"
    It's like he knows us or something .

    • @1.4142
      @1.4142 2 роки тому +16

      We are Jerry.

    • @knuckles543
      @knuckles543 2 роки тому +9

      “Grow up””
      NEVER!!!!

    • @sdfkjgh
      @sdfkjgh 2 роки тому +4

      zefrank has absolutely no right to tell _us_ to grow up! Not after posting these vids:
      ua-cam.com/video/oGdVSvsiaOk/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/sTRGK-DPq_M/v-deo.html

    • @ayannadivineempathpsychict9838
      @ayannadivineempathpsychict9838 2 роки тому

      Same

    • @CarassiusAu
      @CarassiusAu 2 роки тому +4

      Plot twist : He was talking to himself

  • @facesmile4667
    @facesmile4667 6 місяців тому +1

    I need more of this.
    These videos are addictive!

  • @dutchguy1363
    @dutchguy1363 Рік тому +1

    Laughed way too hard at the depressed ghost joke

  • @AxleTrade
    @AxleTrade 2 роки тому +196

    Elephant mosquitoes need to be protected. They're so useful for the environment.

  • @peregrinec5477
    @peregrinec5477 2 роки тому +735

    When zefrank1 says, "behbies." It makes me so happy. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

    • @melissaangley1501
      @melissaangley1501 2 роки тому +4

      He resurrects Moira, and I love this journey for him.

    • @bettynandako5455
      @bettynandako5455 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/l9jacVw1HFo/v-deo.html

    • @megalodonsniperelite
      @megalodonsniperelite 2 роки тому +1

      @calamanda.. 🌹 ew bot

    • @amusiclover7340
      @amusiclover7340 2 роки тому +2

      Serotonin boost every time.

    • @mattw7949
      @mattw7949 2 роки тому +1

      Funny, I was just trying to figure out how to spell it the way he says it. I think you got it right.

  • @kylelowder1883
    @kylelowder1883 Рік тому

    That’s awesome thanks for the video!

  • @ceejdude83
    @ceejdude83 Рік тому

    dude, Zefrank man, love your vids! they're infomative and the sense of humour rocks! hahaha, i'll never get tired of hearing you saying "babies" either hahaha. Keep up the good work man!

  • @adamengelhart5159
    @adamengelhart5159 2 роки тому +648

    Jerry's question at the end leads to an interesting bit of mosquito trivia. The genus of mosquitoes that spreads malaria is called Anopheles, and the name comes from the prefix "an-" meaning "no" or "not" (like in "anarchy") and the noun "ophelos," meaning "benefit," "good" (in the noun sense, like "the public good"), or "profit" (in the financial sense). So, in a way, NGOs fighting malaria are all nonprofits engaged in a battle against a mosquito that is literally named "nonprofit"!

    • @chezmoi42
      @chezmoi42 2 роки тому +90

      Cute, but I lean toward the nuance of 'no benefit/no public good'.

    • @GokulOnFire
      @GokulOnFire 2 роки тому +12

      Both are parasites that suck blood from the system, seemingly small annoying nevertheless, travels in swarms, swatting one useless coz there's hundreds, both aren't eradicated coz it may do some good but it can be done better by others

    • @Marshallgill
      @Marshallgill 2 роки тому +4

      And yet, they probably don't use DDT, one of the most beneficial chemicals ever produced by man.

    • @babecat2000
      @babecat2000 2 роки тому +49

      @@Marshallgill ddt kills birds that is why.

    • @grcarie
      @grcarie 2 роки тому +4

      No good...

  • @chuy3162
    @chuy3162 2 роки тому +150

    Jerry is the greatest side character I've never heard, seen, or known anything about.

    • @rogerhorky7258
      @rogerhorky7258 2 роки тому

      Susan on 3dbotmaker gives him a run for his money

    • @SteveRogers0768
      @SteveRogers0768 2 роки тому

      Right!

    • @openmikeknight1
      @openmikeknight1 2 роки тому

      He's the modern day Vern from the Earnest movies

    • @Chlojo309
      @Chlojo309 2 роки тому

      That because Jerry only exists in the mind of zefrank. There is no Jerry.

    • @Joshualacruz
      @Joshualacruz 2 роки тому

      We *_do_* know that he's a little deviant.

  • @PSWhitsel
    @PSWhitsel Рік тому +4

    When you said mosquitos are pollinators I instantly felt bad for every mosquito I've killed

    • @Umbraqua
      @Umbraqua 8 місяців тому

      Only the males, I think…

  • @JOHN_THUNBERBOLT
    @JOHN_THUNBERBOLT Місяць тому

    Amazing content! thank you immensely!

  • @Grey3dge
    @Grey3dge 2 роки тому +567

    “Who hasn’t lost a child or two at the water park” I’M DYING 😆😆😆

    • @meph82
      @meph82 2 роки тому +2

      That was one of my favorite lines too.

    • @badoli1074
      @badoli1074 2 роки тому +5

      The stress test run in the condom factory got me the worst...
      "There's a leakage, but otherwise they're fine!" 🤣😅

  • @choerrix
    @choerrix 2 роки тому +259

    “It sort of looks like a depressed ghost. Like one time he said boob on accident and now everyone laughs at him.” WHEN I TELL YOU I SPAT OUT MY WATER 😭😭

  • @vanessapham6914
    @vanessapham6914 Рік тому +2

    I love how you said "babieees"

  • @kelvinlewis3947
    @kelvinlewis3947 Рік тому

    That was hilarious and informative. Well done!

  • @thx4chrckingin
    @thx4chrckingin 2 роки тому +129

    "That's right. There are mosquito babies out there that are made up from bits of you!"
    Well they better not come looking for child support!

    • @lumi_nescent.
      @lumi_nescent. 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah all 50+ of em shouldn't come to me for child support

    • @GretchenJP
      @GretchenJP 2 роки тому +2

      Skeeter support

    • @dying101666
      @dying101666 2 роки тому

      they will, unfortunately.

  • @bryanmcneil9872
    @bryanmcneil9872 2 роки тому +205

    “You don’t ask a chicken what humans are good for, you won’t like what they say about us”
    GOLD

  • @darrelllancaster9554
    @darrelllancaster9554 10 місяців тому

    Very educational. Thank You, ZFrank. 🎯

  • @rogerhorky7258
    @rogerhorky7258 2 роки тому +198

    true fact: the two genera of mosquitoes--excuse me, moskwo-ee-toes---that drink human blood are named Aedes and Anopheles. The former means "unpleasant" in Greek and the latter is Greek for "unwanted" or "useless." Man, even the taxonomists got no love for the buggers.

    • @SkipTheKip
      @SkipTheKip 2 роки тому +15

      They leave an itchy bite, they suck your blood and they bring diseases. I say the hate is justified

    • @wiccanthropy1956
      @wiccanthropy1956 2 роки тому +12

      We just learned that they are better at killing humans than humans. They deserve hate

    • @squirlis1189
      @squirlis1189 2 роки тому +6

      Bony eared assfish: Welcome to the suck.

    • @SkipTheKip
      @SkipTheKip 2 роки тому +3

      I raise to the argument the Bastard Moray

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 2 роки тому

      @@SkipTheKip There are a lot of "bastard" animals, but the example you gave is probably the funniest.

  • @2Scarhand
    @2Scarhand 2 роки тому +92

    Absolutely died when zefrank stopped the entire show to tell me off for giggling at Johnston's tiny organ.

  • @Dhanrajguru
    @Dhanrajguru Місяць тому

    This is an amazing video explanation i ever enjoyed. Thanks Ze

  • @Michael4Times
    @Michael4Times Рік тому

    great video zefrank1!

  • @hal9xxx321
    @hal9xxx321 2 роки тому +75

    "Do mosquitos feels pain"
    "God I hope so"

    • @sdfkjgh
      @sdfkjgh 2 роки тому +1

      @Gi Gi: When you're listening to Joan Osborne and the drugs kick in...

  • @princeapoopoo5787
    @princeapoopoo5787 2 роки тому +100

    Ah yes, the mosquito. Florida's state bird.

    • @SolidifiedHoney
      @SolidifiedHoney 2 роки тому +4

      Its also Minnesota's state bird

    • @badal8405
      @badal8405 2 роки тому

      its also india's state bird

    • @TheShiaishi
      @TheShiaishi 2 роки тому

      It is also Malaysia's state bird

    • @xpuffycoconutx3772
      @xpuffycoconutx3772 2 роки тому

      its also new york's state bird

    • @johndemeritt3460
      @johndemeritt3460 2 роки тому

      Alaska has a reputation for mosquitoes so big they carry people away.

  • @ailsabyrne4152
    @ailsabyrne4152 2 дні тому

    Love the way Ze Frank narrates his videos. Great.

  • @grecco_buckliano
    @grecco_buckliano Рік тому +1

    Most underrated line :...."there's a little leakage, other than that its fine!" hysterical.

  • @xxxvZvxxx
    @xxxvZvxxx 2 роки тому +455

    Me: "My parents take care of me until college"
    Mosquito: throws his little one on the pool

    • @wikansaktianto9215
      @wikansaktianto9215 2 роки тому +12

      Other Mosquitoes: Rape their own bebè's

    • @dhamaged
      @dhamaged 2 роки тому

      Me: I take care all ua-cam.com/video/4OQRLt0mZk0/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/yXIZB3vHa2k/v-deo.html

    • @xxxvZvxxx
      @xxxvZvxxx 2 роки тому

      @@dhamaged lol

    • @theonlymosquito286
      @theonlymosquito286 2 роки тому

      YEET

  • @bulabula5471
    @bulabula5471 2 роки тому +272

    That breath simulation is terrifying if you imagine it in real life, just lying down in a box as mosquitoes are released right at your face

    • @DyslexicMitochondria
      @DyslexicMitochondria 2 роки тому +5

      oh god

    • @tomhappening
      @tomhappening 2 роки тому +3

      @@DyslexicMitochondria ur username made me click on ur profile. Ur channeI is a hidden gem bro

    • @r3zaful
      @r3zaful 2 роки тому

      Noooooooooooo
      This is cursed

    • @brendanmuller7301
      @brendanmuller7301 2 роки тому

      @@DyslexicMitochondria Nice channel Charles

    • @beachgirl4583
      @beachgirl4583 2 роки тому +2

      Ticks are attracted by the carbon dioxide mammals expel, too. I volunteered at a kennel. Every morning, the kennel walls were crawling with ticks. The dog I adopted had over 200 ticks before I bathed him and brought him home. It took me three hours to get them all off of him.
      Edit to add: I stopped counting at 200.

  • @Trainedtoobserve
    @Trainedtoobserve 10 місяців тому

    This is legit hilarious man. Great stuff.

  • @xendurr8180
    @xendurr8180 2 роки тому +101

    Elephant mosquitoes are literally built different.

    • @MadMage1993
      @MadMage1993 2 роки тому

      ^^^^ Clearly the guy above is a fake. Please help and report the account.

  • @roberte.o.speedwagon6043
    @roberte.o.speedwagon6043 2 роки тому +122

    Elephant Mosquitos go from arch-villain to anti-hero.
    Truly an inspiration to us all 🦟❤

    • @Davidofthelost
      @Davidofthelost 2 роки тому +6

      @Melon then the flowers pollinated by them will also die. Just genetically altered the mosquitoes that eat us and make them feed on something else.

    • @Ryodraco
      @Ryodraco 2 роки тому +7

      @Melon why kill mosquitoes that kill other mosquitoes?

    • @DadsCigaretteRun
      @DadsCigaretteRun 2 роки тому +1

      How the hell do you have a Mosquito emoji??

  • @Kris_Anderson
    @Kris_Anderson Рік тому

    This is fantastically awesome. Nothing better on UA-cam.

  • @Maya_-xf9zq
    @Maya_-xf9zq Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much also we have a lot of mosquitoes in our house this is pretty helpful❤

  • @kylieheckman431
    @kylieheckman431 2 роки тому +657

    Dude I was a research assistant in the lab with the landing mosquitoes, it was so surreal to see that footage in a Zefrank vid.

  • @MsLeenite
    @MsLeenite 2 роки тому +82

    Now you've done it. I didn't want to know that mosquitos drink nectar and pollinate the pretty flowers! Now I can't continue to hate all mosquitos with the utmost hatred of which I am capable. Now I can only hate individual mosquitos, and only when I actually catch them feasting on me. "I used to be an insect bigot. Then Zefrank let the sunshine into my heart." Thanks a lot, Dude.

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 2 роки тому +6

      Zefrank,putting sunshine in our hearts. Even in 2021.

    • @TheProxy9
      @TheProxy9 2 роки тому

      I feel the same. Usually I have a live and let live attitude... Not with mosquitoes... Or those biting gnats

  • @kellyford8832
    @kellyford8832 Рік тому

    wow totally entertaining and educational THANK YOU, that's some good humor and learning all in one VERY WELL DONE BRO

  • @kristyrowland5926
    @kristyrowland5926 Рік тому

    Omg please keep making more❤

  • @vicalonso6597
    @vicalonso6597 2 роки тому +463

    *Tiny thingy penetrating and moving anxiously quickly*
    Zefrank: This looks like the inside view of a teddy bear being humped by a chihuahua

    • @olekan1351
      @olekan1351 2 роки тому +3

      Looks like someone got hacked

    • @Mango-vd1nn
      @Mango-vd1nn 2 роки тому +7

      @@olekan1351 nah it’s a bot

    • @bowserfriend
      @bowserfriend 2 роки тому

      @@Mango-vd1nn yeah i just reported it

    • @vicalonso6597
      @vicalonso6597 2 роки тому +5

      aw man, my comment is a sexual bot magnet D:>

    • @Ilicia16
      @Ilicia16 2 роки тому +4

      @@vicalonso6597 it's not just you, they're popping up all over YT on all the comments

  • @themustardman6665
    @themustardman6665 2 роки тому +251

    The “butt first, sorry, butt first” joke gets funnier every time

  • @michaeljoseph3528
    @michaeljoseph3528 Рік тому +1

    Never dreamt a mosquito video could be more enjoyable than a comedy show.

  • @GeFlixes
    @GeFlixes 9 місяців тому

    All of these videos have very interesting contents and a delivery that feels hand-crafted for a high trip.

  • @binkbonkbones3402
    @binkbonkbones3402 2 роки тому +263

    The "HELLO" mosquito reminded me of genie. I was expecting a " TEN THOUSAND YEARS TRAPPED IN A LAMP WILL GIVE YA SUCH A CRICK IN THE NECK!" JOKE

    • @dovahdog0
      @dovahdog0 2 роки тому +18

      That 'he-LLO~!' was something i was not expecting omg

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 2 роки тому

      😂

    • @queenb67
      @queenb67 2 роки тому +2

      The HEL-LOO gets me every time! 🤣🤣🤣