Western Hercules Beetle, The Best Pet Insect?
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2022
- Giant Hercules beetles (Dynastes grantii) have got to be some of the most amazing rhinoceros beetles of them all. And the truth is that these amazing beetles make good pets. But is the Western Hercules beetle the best pet for you? Get up to 40% off with my link www.ridge.com/clint from now until December 22nd!
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Cool vid, id love to keep watching but, the way you talk makes it seem like you are directing your videos towards 9 year olds...maybe mature up a bit so the rest of us can watch ehh?
btw, your sponsor is a wallet company... you direct your content towards children, who dont use wallets....maybe you should shill something like raid shadow legends
Would a fish eyed gecko ever be something you'd be able to do a video on?
clint you are very hot
Sorry did you say "creator" ? as in 'creation' -the theist myth?? Uh are you feeling alright, or did you get a head injury? LOL
Definitely seems like less of having a pet beetle, and more like picking up a new hobby of breeding beetles
Thats kinda the thing with many insects due to their often maximum a jear lifespan. I have spiny leaf insects but as adults they live max 5 months...but lay hundreds of eggs.
@@theimmortaleye7511 What are you doing with them eggs? I'm thinking about buying leaf insects but I don't want hundreds of them. How are you able to find all eggs in the substrate and keep control of the size of the population??
@@theimmortaleye7511 To be fair though, hemimetabolous insects tend to have more pleasant view-time as the offspring are miniature versions of adults. In holometabolous insects like beetles, larvae tend to be more sedentary until the eclose from their pupae. Remedy to this is getting a self-producing ant colony with a long living queen. Ant colonies are my favorite holometabolous insects to keep as pets
That’s why Blue Death Feigning Beetles have been becoming very popular, much more difficult to breed in captivity. But adults can live an insanely long time.
accurate, unfortunately they just have such short lifespans as beetles :(
Hello! Beetle breeder here. One thing I'd like to note is: while it is definitely possible for your Western Hercules Beetles (Dynastes grantii) to live 6-9 months, it is quite rare, even when they are fed a consistent high-quality diet, like with good beetle jellies, or sliced banana. More typically, they'll live 1-4 months, with males having shorter lifespans than the females generally. For me, the main appeal of keeping the species is to go for rearing big, major males, as the larval period is so long, and the adult lifespan is so short. So I don't know if I could personally call this species amazing for a pet, just because you sadly won't be able to spend a lot of time with them as adults. The Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus), while a little bit smaller than grantii, live considerably longer, at 6 months to 1 year, if well fed, and have a shorter larval period by comparison, at around 12-14 months typically. The larvae will also tolerate a lower quality flake soil just fine, though of course it may slow their growth a bit.
Also important to note: Western Hercules Beetle males can be housed with females, only provided there's a good amount of room, and enough substrate for them to burrow in. In closer quarters, with less room for the beetles to hide, males can be aggressive toward females, especially after they have mated. They can be kept in relatively small quarters just fine, provided it isn't dry in the container, and provided there's a few things to hold onto and hide under. Just keep in mind that if your container is smaller, you should keep your beetles separated (unless you would like to breed a pair, of course).
Hope this helps, and please feel free to ask any questions if you have them! :)
That is comforting to hear. I found one at a work site and brought him home to keep him as a pet. Unfortunately, he only lasted ~2 months and I was pretty bummed, having assumed I did something wrong. He ate apples and pears like an absolute monster!
@@TyPh11 What a lucky find! Both tityus and grantii are pretty tough to find without a light trap. He lived a full life, with a full belly :)
another pet tuber destroyed W
@@oyryboros782 He literally said all of these things in the video.
@@Criblo456 The only thing I really meant to address was the lifespan, as in the video he states it as being considerably higher than it is 99% of the time for the species. The rest is just additional contex to build on what he said in the vid. It's still a really great video! He knows what he's talking about. I think just in his excitement, and possibly in an attempt to streamline some info for beginners, he missed on a few important details. My intent certainly wasn't to "destroy" what was presented here or anything.
One day I was walking in a shopping center and found an eastern one flipped upside down. I don’t like bugs, but I couldn’t leave him like that. So I took something from my bag and flipped him right side up, then left. When I came back, he was gone, so I was happy to help. Since then, I’ve been interested in getting one, and it’s probably one of the few insects I like
Thank you for helping him out 🙂
They only live for like 3 months though so you would need to get a bunch and a big terrarium so they can breed and don't die out
@@Mothobius Dang! That... actually sounds REALLY COOL!!!!!
That is very wholesome! Thanks for helping out the little friend :)
@@Mothobius ...or just buy a new one?
Rhinoceros and stag beetles (including international species like this one) are super popular with kids in Japan. I remember getting up at 3am to go rhino beetle hunting in the forest (when they were most active and could be found feeding on your lures - stockings filled with fruits and soaked in some alcohol and slung over a branch)
Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
That sounds amazing
That’s super cool
If I recall correctly, this past time was the original inspiration for Pokémon.
@@matthewrawlings1284 I didn't know that but it makes sense - males are very aggressive towards each other and if you put them in proximity they will battle and try and flip the other with their horns - although I never managed to catch two in the same weight class to try that out.
Hi Clint, my husband and I breed Eastern Hercules beetles (and I'm super bummed to see this video come out before we could reach out to offer you some of ours, which are pupating right now)! A big reason for the lack of seeing these guys at expos and pet shops is they are technically restricted by APHIS and require permits to own and ship; they are considered restricted plant pests by the US Department of Agriculture. They are delightful species to keep and a lot of breeders (ourselves included) hope to change this in the future. This is also why you will not see any of those amazing foreign stags or Hercules beetles available in the United States, too.
They don’t even eat live crops,they eat rotten wood and fruit,so if they escaped,they would be beneficial!
Please start making videos
If they're considered a pest why would you want to change that?
@@DanJuega they are not actually pests at all, and make phenomenal pets (as Clint explains). Unfortunately, most things tend to be classified as pests by default. Larvae feed on rotting hardwood, and adults on tree sap and decaying fruits.
You do know their wings have antigravity capabilities? They very much do . Beautiful species
These guys are featured very prominently in Japanese media so I've always been curious about them.
Similar to what I said about the silk moth, it's a shame the adults don't live longer.
I remember reading that one of the many reasons beetles are so successful is that they are incredibly rare among complex life in that they can breakdown cellulose on their own as opposed to requiring special bacteria in their gut to break down cellulose. Apparently some horizontal gene transfer happened long ago with bacteria that gave them that ability. Some species also have a base/alkaline based digestive juices.
They look like they would be the perfect ripeness for banana bread
Edit: Tangentially I'd love to see something about the banana slug! I've no idea if they're kept as pets but their mucus has chemical in it that has a numbing effect, so when predators such as raccoons try to eat it their mouths and lips get mildly numbed.
Slug mucus in general is really interesting and I'd love to see more research into it, especially from an engineering perspective.
Any way the only relevance there was this beetle looking a bit like a banana but I will take any opportunity to nerd out about cool insects!
Ariolimax (Banana slugs) are unfortunately very difficult pets, mostly because they have to be kept chilled in properly handled and sized wine cooler similar to folks do with some velvet worms, although it is harder due to the sheer size of the slugs compared to velvet worms. A single banana slug can easily reach 10 inches and they prefer to be kept in pairs. Keeping them at room temperature they will overheat and die in mere days to weeks. Some species are also restricted from interstate travel like phasmids are in the US, unsure why that is as they definitely aren’t an agriculture threat. I have heard of people keeping them but they are an advanced gastropod.
“…they have to be kept in wine cooler”? Like “Bartles and James”? Do they prefer white, red, Pinot?
Apologies, I couldn’t help it!😮
Here in Pittsburgh, I have literally found one strange hillside - sidewalk at the bottoms of Mount Washington where EVERYTHING is covered in those Leopard Slugs. Some of them are pretty hefty. Unfortunately, I have read they carry some horrid diseases like Human Spinal Meningitis and (rarely) forms of Hepatitis…I would assume Hep B, but I am not sure.
Way over in Harrisburg, PA, the home of Dickinson Law School, there are a few “fruit orchard yards” and side streets downtown. These avenues are crawling with ENORMOUS snails, the largest land snails I have ever seen in the wild.
Anyway, I’m done here. For now/
@@ashcan6 large land snails in PA? Pennsylvania has both Cornu aspersum and Helix pomatia, if it is the latter do tell me, as they are not common in PA, as I plan on moving to PA eventually (Im sick of NY’s archaic reptile laws!!). Cornu aspersum has a mottled brown shell and Helix pomatia is larger, plain brown with no markings. You should be able to find Philomycus, or Megapallifera slugs in the northeast US which are similar to Limax (leopard slug) but aren’t vectors of disease unless you ingest the slug or its slime directly or contact your hands with your mouth/eyes (please wash your hands!!) Arion slugs also super common here and come in so many colors from brown to bright orange to even white sometimes. Tons here in NY.
@@BrandyScott6055 I wish I could remember what the particulars of the land snails were..it has been quite a while since I last visited the place. Should you find yourself in Harrisburg, explore the law school district of the city, and the afflicted houses are nestled in its center. There were white picket fences along the corridors of these roads, serving as barricades for the yards full of huge fruit trees. The snails covered the sidewalk and fallen leaves in spots, and were also smeared all over the street. Mmmmm….
Forbidden banana bread 😮
I'm in Tucson, AZ and I've only ever seen brown rhinoceros beetles. They're all over the place in the summer and they're huge
A member of the omnipresent Japanese beetle brothers along with caucasus, stag and kabuto beetles. They show up all over japanese mythology, fables and pop culture.
That would explain the resemblance to Cell from Dragon Ball Z!
as soon as you said caucasus, stag, and kabuto, I thought of Kamen Rider Kabuto XD
@@drakke125Channel Look at my icon again, friend. The mental comparison was intentional
I found my first Eastern Hercules beetle about 5 years ago and that was the first time I ever seen one in the wild quite stunning
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I actually had one a couple months ago, He would always fall on his back when crawling around, once I looked at him and he came running to the end of hid enclosure for food! He was really smart and felt like he knew me and that I knew him, sadly he died along with a tiger beetle I was keeping last month, I will never forget how cute and fun it was to own such a majestic special creature
I’ve had a pet western Hercules, I names him Supurpan. He lives a long time and he was always eating. He never burrowed it was fun because I always saw him.
Beetles are so amazing because they're so diverse with lots of species coming in all sorts of shapes, colours, sizes and cool patterns.
One of my best bug memories as a kid was finding a female Eastern and my grandma and I googling to make sure it was harmless. Turns out it is!
I love that the entire video he has his finger up with this beetle holding on tight for dear life :D
As someone who was looking at getting one in my local beetle shop in Taiwan (we have those here) last week, I can confirm that they cost hundreds of dollars as adults. As new larvae, they can be had for under $5 USD, and getting their housing costs under $20.
I literally found this beetle in my room like 30 minutes ago. The colour is black, so its different from the Western Hercules Beetle. It's still in my room and my torts are in there so can someone tell me how to get him out? Also, I always see the instars in my garden but never knew what it was, so thanks for the information Clint!
Edit: I caught him and put him outside. It looks like an adult male rhinoceros beetle.
I kept these as pets for a bit and once they passed I pinned them. They made a really interesting display and so many people at my office ask about them :)
I was shocked to find one on the ground right outside my highschool door after school one day. It was and is the only one I've ever seen. I took him home and put him on the big tree in our back yard. He lived there for about two months before he disappeared! What a cool beetle.
That reminds me of the time right at the end of my eighth grade year, when we were all outside doing various stuff. At one point, I saw a gigantic moth on the ground, right near the path where some kids were doing zoomies. To make sure the moth wouldn’t get run over, I let them crawl into one of my fingers, and gently placed them onto the side of a nearby tree. The moth would soon disappear, probably having flown off to somewhere else. I think it was the first time I ever touched an insect willingly.
@@toubi4316 I was kind of scared but it was really cool. Heavy and scratchy, and he didn't mind at all. He could fly fine, but there were no trees around the area, just a concrete compound and a bunch of kids who'd probably mess him up bad.
I had a moth land on me once when I was in druid costume for someone's art photots. It was at a lamppost and it landed right in my hands. I love moths man. Beetles and Moths man. They're too cool.
I love this channel, and large beetles so much! One of the most informative and wholesome shows on the internet :3
Definitely need some more beetle showcase vids. There’s sooo many cool species that would make great pets.
i love how thorough you are with the information!
Best series on the Internet.
One of the main reasons your channel does so well is you pure and genuine excitement for what you do. It is contagious! I love it! Thank you for being so rad 😄
I caught a wild Eastern Hercules beatle a couple years ago and she was great. Lived for about 4 months. She would put her whole head inside the cup of beatle jelly and just not move for a few days until it was empty
I'm definitely a vertebrate guy, but DANG IT CLINT, you keep making me consider insects and other inverts with your awesome videos, passion and excitement 💙💙
Been watching since Clint started. I'm a huge fan of the channel, and my kids absolutely adore you. Your content is so engaging, you have a gift for teaching.
Clint is simply one of the greatest minds and personalities that we have available on UA-cam. He's as relatable as he is brilliant. I admire the passion and the sheer detail he puts into his work. Salute to you, Clint. This channel fuels my lifelong passion for studying animals 🏆
I started with a blue feigning dearh beetle video. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and now I'm hyped on beetles as a whole. They are so cool!
Clint believes the creator has an entirely rational fondness for beetls
Do you see any evidence to the contrary??
@@ClintsReptiles I do not. Lol
Someone's been reading Discworld. The God of Evolution who has an unnatural interest in cockroaches...
Which scientists have now made into controllable solar powered cyborgs. One of the projected uses is search and rescue droids in building collapses..
I swear all the critters that I'm like "Wow, this is so cool and I would love to have this as a pet" end up having such short life spans. ;n; Such a shame, they're really beautiful as adults.
Words can't describe the genuine love and appreciation I have for the existence of this channel.
Informative, enthusiastic and its so refreshing how you are so genuinely fascinated by each animal in every episode.
So many of my family members stopped being afraid of snakes and other large reptiles thanks to the videos I shared with them.
Yay! More time with Clint! :D
I know you don't necessarily specialize in it, but someday I would LOVE if you did a "Best pet?" video on the tarantula species Caribena Versicolor. I love them so much and am thinking about getting one, and while I feel I've done my homework in terms of care and husbandry of them, I would love to see your passionate perspective about those colorful critters :D
Definitely get a Versicolor, beware of the poop cannon though
Such cute little guys! I've been thinking about getting some, so I'm glad to know they're easy to care for. Can't wait to see what other lovely bugs and invertebrates you cover!
I adore their fuzz! They're so cute!
Awwww, Clint is so excited about Hercules 😄
Hello! I'm a beetle breeder from Indonesia. Been your fans since the pandemic starts! As usual your video is pretty insightful for beginners, helpful, and very easy to understand! However, I want to point out some mistakes and insight to help further in this hobby:
1) The female beetle you are having is actually a short-horned male. Female rhino beetles has a complete round thorax and no horns at all, while your small beetle seems to have a slight horn in its head. This is what we call an amphidonte beetle. It's usually caused by malnutrition in its larva form, resulting its horn to not developed as big as it should be.
2) From my experience, you can keep the male and female ONLY when you want to breed them. Male rhinoceros beetles are solitary animal. It will attack everything that moves in its territory, even its female counterpart, even when they had mate before. So if you want the female to live longer, it is better to keep them separated in each own's cage.
3) Keeping and breeding is two different thing in beetle hobby. Beetle is the easiest pet to keep, but breeding them requires a lot more of preparation and wisdom, though it's not as complex as any other pets. You have covered a slight of that side. So if any of you are interested on breeding them, I suggest to look further! ps. although it takes years, the result will always be satisfying!
Anyways, cheers!
Thank you for your feedback. If you watch at 9:21, I explain that the two that I have are males. I never claimed to have a female.
@@ClintsReptiles ah yes, I certainly missed that!
Ridiculous how beautifully they're crafted! They look almost too perfect to be real.
Nice, I've been waiting for this one! I actually asked you to do a stag or rhino beetle video in the comments of another one ages ago, though I doubt that had any influence on this getting made.
Still waiting for the video on crows/corvids!
1:07 I CANT that little bristle hairstyle lmaaoooooo. The cut looks sharp tho hahaha
I was not ready for the cuteness of the baby grasshopper
The Hercules beetle pattern reminds me of the Dalmatian jasper gemstone!
I travel around Arizona looking for these guys, I am even fortunate enough to sometimes find them on my property. This is a fantastic informative video, great job! I love these creatures.
Goodmorning Clint! I hope you have a stinkin rad day! I just got my second ball python!
Worth mentioning that most of these info applies to hundreds of specie software beetles (fruit beetles, flower beetles, rhino beetles, stag beetles, etc). Most of them are cared in the same way, with slightly different substrates etc
Here in the UK they are quite popular. I used to keep some flower and fruit beetles - some of them are so easy I had hundreds and hundreds (pachnoda)
Clint, knowing your Master's thesis was on Beetles just made you 100x cooler in my book! Would love to read it! Keep being awesome!
Love these videos! Was thinking about getting one of these! Thanks for the information
I look forward to the All of the Beetles video. That series is one of my all time favorites!
I was so hoping for a video on these guys!
Loved the video! I recently found and adopted an eastern Hercules beetle, to whom I've become very emotionally (and occasionally physically) attached. The whole time I was watching Clint talk about how awesome they are, I was eagerly waiting to see what happened when he tried to put them down, and was delighted to see that he went through the same thing I did! The first few days I had her, she wouldn't let me pick her up at all; she kept pushing my fingers off her sides with her legs, which made it impossible to pick her up by the shell, but after I fed her a bunch of cherry tomatoes over about a week, she hopped right onto my thumb while I was petting her, and hung out with me for quite a while... but then absolutely refused to be put down! I was blown away by how strong she is! Took me about 5 minutes of delicate leaf prodding, to slip a large enough leaf under her legs for her to decide to let go of me and grab onto so I could put her down LOL
Love beetles so much, they are such incredibly cool insects. Would love if u did more videos about other beetles :)
Love your videos Clint! I started watching around by pythons and now I'm watching every you out out and learning so much!
FINALLY!!! Been waiting for this for so long!!!!💓💗🌟🕺🕺💗🌟
That rule for incubation is the same I was given, 28 years ago, when I got my first clutch of guttata.
Great content as usual
UA-cam's algorithm brought me here. Oddly enough about 17-20ish years ago a friend of mine came down from New York State and she party stepped on a eastern Hercules beetle in my dining room. Freaked her out. The craziest part to me is that my entire 20 something years of my life loving here I've never saw one until the day my friend came down from New York. The fallowing year or so after that I found the upper half of one outside in the yard and I kept it.
they absolutely are the best pet, they're my favorite beetle! So glad you did a video on them!
Stinkin' rad! Very cool insects. I loved the extra banter at the end TY. Happy Thanksgiving!
Hey Clint, big fan of your enthusiasm! My wife says you remind her of her PhD advisor! Anyway, I've kept dynastidae beetles for years. One thing I think that should be mentioned is that the Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynasties tityus), though slightly less impressive looking with it's smaller horns, is a much better beginner beetle for those who want to complete the life cycle. Western Hercules have been reported to have weird hatching times as you'd mentioned that are affected by temperature cycle and some say do better with sand as they live in Arizona (find them at gas stations at night!). As such, some breeders lose many in the egg phase. The Eastern Hercules beetle, however, generally needs just flake soil and will hatch on time in a month in room temp. Mortality is much lower in this process and somewhat lower during the whole larval process as well.
Just an absolutely stunning organism.
I love beetles and all their hi-tech equipment 💚💚
Antigravity too
I found one of these in a London market, pinned to a board in a case, and I fell in love! Best gift ever for a 11 year old me!
Wow, beautiful! This has helped me decide further on my first "exotic" type pet! Thanks for the information.
This is why few years ago I got a friend a mating pair of Japanese Rhino and Hercules Beetles as they're amazing and very easy to care for and well harmless to people too. She loves them too so that's a huge plus too and I'd argue beetles are as amazing as butterflies and moths when it comes to colours and patterns.
This video was awesome!
This is my second favorite beetle next to those big freaking stag beetles. I was super happy to hear that their pretty reasonable to find and keep. Thank you for this video. Also, ridge wallets are awesome. Mine has lasted years without a scratch. Also also, thank you for mentioning Prime Pets, if I have that right. Im an Animal Ark guy, but I love pet shops that carry unconventional stuff and Ill be sure to check this one out!
The first mounted insect I ever saw was a Hercules beetle. Now remembering back it was probably the eastern one. It was probably already 30 years old in the 60s. Fuzzy warm memory.
Back in the day my middle school was all about having us raise various things ranging from ants, sea monkeys and meal worms to caterpillars to butterflies and even crayfish, mantids and of course several different beetles like dermestid beetles a rhino beetle though it was smaller and only had one horn that looked kinda like a shovel. I remember thinking how cool it was though and would always go get it so it could watch Big Bad Beetle Borgs with me! Then came the summer between middle school and junior high that did a 180 having us make a pin board pf 20-30 unique bugs as summer homework!
These are just gorgeous! 😍
Yay! Another beetle! These are so wonderful.
Thanks for this video Clint. I've been looking at getting into the beetle (specifically hercules beetle) trade for quite some time. Despite these being native to USA (which I had no clue prior to this video) they are surprisingly difficult to track down at reasonable prices. Heres to hoping that we can establish stable pet populations.
Have you ever thought of adding lifespan to the categories? These beetles are almost perfect but I would take of points for the short lifespan. I know the larvae are around longer but the adult is EPIC! Just a thought 💭
Thats an entirely subjective factor different to how tough a thing is to kill or keep alive and happy. Personally as much as beetles just arent my thing ( flies with shells, yuck) the short lifepsan is a good thing vs the very very long lifespan of various herps ( my old Boa is almost 30 now and frankly i would have thought twice at 20 knowing i would still have him at 50, that was a very big commitment).
These big beetles are so cute! I'm usually scared of most insects but these ones look weirdly docile and cuddly. I could see them making great pets.
Yay another bug video! Beetles are way too cute. These guys have huge beady eyes that win your heart over.
Was swimming one night one of these landed in the pool my wife picked it up By hand and let it fly away.. Bigger than her hand just about I was happy because she's the type of lady that screams when she sees spiders😂 She took me off guard but I was impressed i live At the time in Phoenix metro area , I've only ever seen one and I've been living here for over 20 years
What a neat species. I've often been amazed at how large they can manage to get, especially when compared to other, similar species in their native range within their niche. The only downside is how pricey the creatures are. $50 a beetle is the best I've found, and that's Rubber Ducky Isopod kind of money.
LOL the excitement of this guy over insects is freakin hilarious.
I live in Lake Ozark, Mo and found a dead on this month and will keep it, I show it to people and they are amazed, so unique
I visited a banana plantation in Costa Rica. I'm guessing what I found was a western hercules beetle! Everyone (except the locals) where terrified by me and my new found beetle. Gentle and kind beetles these are!! Would be great to have one "as a pet" all the way up here in frozen Canada!! Thank you for this!
We supply pet beetles in Canada
You should do hermit crabs. These beatles remind me of them.
I should start calling my bedroom my "pupation chamber" next time I have to quarantine
Absolutely gorgeous beetles
I never have seen someone so excited about a beetle. Cool bug.
Yoooo I love these big guys! Didn’t know you could even keep them XD
At 5:44, those black eyes melted my heart.
Love your videos! Can you make a care video for some types of carnivorous beetles such as the ones in the genus anthia or cicindela? I've seen them growing in popularity recently and I would like to get one myself
A really fun one is a giant predacious diving beetle. Its the largest beetle found here in this part of canada. I fish the larvae out of the pond and feed+pupate them. I havent got the adult care fully ironed out(they are only living a few months, should be longer) but ive got a smaller kind of diving beetle chilling in the tank for now. Ill catch more giant ones next year and see if theyll breed.
I don't generally like insects... but this beetle has some interesting charisma. I mean, just look at that fun little fashionable haircut!
Such incredibly cool creatures!! I can only imagine how freaked out my students would be with these in my classroom!
Like a giant Bumblebee in a funny Halloween costume.
I saw one of these when getting blue death feigning beetles at a reptile expo last week!
Wow. Woke up at noon, made a cappuccino, rolled a joint, looking for a UA-cam video ... and Im being proposed a brand new Clint's reptiles.
🎼🎵 lets start at the very beginning, a very good place to start 🎶 Great video as always! Thank you!❤
✨Thank you Clint! I ❤️🦎🐍🐸🐢🪲🦂🐞🦋🐌🐛🐝🦗🕷️🪱!!! What absolutely spectacular creatures you have brought to us💗 Thank you for your channel😁
Best Wishes,
Maegan🐾
appreciate the sponsor being in the middle of the video rather than beginning(which most creators do unfortunately)
Ur video of the blue death feening beetle and I purchased one a day later. Thank you so much I absolutely love “Blu”
I love this channel
What a cute little Carnifex! My faforite thing about this insect is giant, assymetrical blades. Truly a magestic chytinous tank.
These bloopers were pure gold. Great video but the bloopers really take the cake