This obsession with beetles and bug catching in general is the reason why Pokémon exists at all - the concept was inspired by Satoshi Tajiri's childhood love of collecting insects and tadpoles.
Japan is obsessed by fighting. I mean, have you seen their Anime? Card fights, top fights, robot fights, fictional animal fights, digital fictional animal fights, puppet fights, EVERYTHING CAN BE TURNED INTO FIGHTS
i wish insects werent so hated most of them are just sillly little creatures i have a insect hyperfixation and ive had it for like 5 years now and whats ironic is that i used to be horrified of them
I feel like for most people the first perception of insects is horror then the more you understand them, the better and more fascinating they become! Granted Japanese Hornets will always petrify me.
I'm in the Americas but loved collecting worms, snails, and other insects as a kid, as did my friends (to the horror of our mothers). It's nice to know Entomology and collecting isn't seen as a "gross" activity in other parts of the world. I think there's something truly mesmerizing about insects, they have been here much, much longer than us humans after all. Great video
For anywhere in east asia, the story goes similarly. Especially in Taiwan. Mushiking was just as large where I'm from. Hell, the cards even showed up as a McDonald's toy once! Kabutomushi and over 50 species of stag beetles also exist here. The market is huge here, just like in Japan. I grew up gobbling up zuukan and Japanese tv shows about beetles, played mushiking, and obviously went beetle hunting as well. The influence Japan has definitely oozes beyond its territories.
That's awesome, it's so fun to learn about insect culture around the world! I definitely have to make a pilgrimage to Taiwan! Out of curiosity, what's the local name for the Japanese Rhinoceros beetle (allomyrina dichotoma) there? I think there was a subspecies in Taiwan right?
So glad you made this video; I constantly had to be questioned by my own entomology faculty of why I loved giant beetles so much more than the US favorites like bees, mantids, and cicadas. I always hated using the "I'm from a different culture" answer, so I basically used my fun fact that beetle collection was what influenced Pokemon to be made. They seemed to understand that chain of logic just fine lol.
Haha, that's always a good answer to fall back on! Well next time you're asked, you can cryptically say the url to this video and raise a lot of confusion lmao
I love your videos and also like how much effort you put into them. They're certainly of high quality for such a small channel, but, maybe someday you'll be educating thousands of people on the wonderful world of insects. I hope you keep making fun, educative and interesting videos like these.
i have recently gotten into beetles as an interest because I saw a japanese account posting their elephant beetles on twitter. It was just a closeup of the beetles face but I never realized how cute they are
Man, now I'm glad I have a desire to go to Japan to work on Japan Giant Salamander conservation, especially after learning that they really care about conservation
That is freakin awesome! Would love to hear about how it goes. While Japan does care about conservation, some of their zoos and exotic pet stores are a little… abusive
I keep the common super worm beetles,not just to make worms to feed to my other pets,mantids,fish,lizards and spiders,but also to watch them and see what they do,they are actually more aggressive than people might think,they usually shy away from my fingers,but if there is food,or even blood,they go crazy,I literally had one try to bite into a small wound on my hand when I was letting it crawl on my,and you should see how they feast upon dead or wounded insects,even tiny vertebrates like lizards and frogs can be stripped down to bone within a half hour or so by these insects.
I was looking for a channel like this. THANK YOU. GRACIAS! ALSO I love Japanese culture, and I absolutely loved the information you gave us about Arcades, and other form of toys and such. I love beetles so much. I even have a tattoo of a Hercules beetle. I would love to see more of these beetle media. Those books are gorgeous.
Man, seeing Mushiking after so many years brings back some sweet sweet memories. This game is what brought me to the world of beetles and I miss it so much :')
Just found this channel and you and your content are amazing! I love beetles and care for live and collect tons of beetle toys and merchandise from Japan (such as the amazing Ikimono Daizukan line), so you're channel is definitely shooting up to my favorites. Please keep the content coming! There's not enough beetle content for the English speaking viewer.
Ayyy, that line of toys is awesome! They're so well made and detailed. And I'll definitely keep making more content if you let me know what beetles you're caring for!
@@beetlecast Sure thing! Currently I have one adult male Hercules (DHH), one adult female Rainbow stag, and six L2-L3 Prosopocoilus Girrafa Keisuke larvae. I also had an Allomyrina Dichotoma male, a male Dorcus Titanus Palawanicus, and four Prosopocoilus Inclinatus, 1 male and 3 females, which are all currently frozen, waiting for me to get the confidence to spread and pin them lol. The P. Inclinatus was a failed breeding project due to the male executing all the females, of which I did not know just how powerful their mandibles were, nor just how aggressive they were 😳
@@Pr0ksee Wow, what an amazing array of beetles you got! I'll keep in mind inclinatus' aggression when I inevitably try to breed them someday haha! Wish you the best for future successful breeding and rearing. Hoping P. girrafa all come out good and healthy, they're such a cool stag beetle.
i love japan because they don't demonize insects and bugs as much as compared to countries like US, except for people on tokyo. also from what i've seen, i think australia is also like this too (correct me if i'm wrong)
I love this video showing Japanese interest in Beetles.. I just started a beetle collection with American southwestern desert beetles such as the Blue Death feigning Beetle. And the diabolical ironclad beetle. So much fun to watch! I want to get into those really cool beetles like the rainbow stag beetle and Hercules beetle . Mine are smaller Beetles but durable haha .. wish America appreciated Beetles as pets more. Hopefully content like yours will spread like Ants Canada for example
First off, Thank you! And second, awesome collection you have! I'd love to have both those beetles but American species are pretty hard (illegal) to come by haha. Depending on where you are, maybe you can go and find some Eastern or Grants Hercules! Hope I can get to AntsCanada's level someday but I got much to improve
@@beetlecast thank you I appreciate it! I wish you the best for your channel. You might be a great inspiration down the line to get those bigger beetles as a pet. Not sure what all Americans can get. We have access to a lot of pets but some can be hard to get if it’s too exotic. I have to buy my Beetles online because our pet stores are mostly corporate and homogenized where I live and don’t sell Beetles like they do Tarantulas for example and even those are extremely limited. I’d love to see videos on care requirements for different Japanese Beetles you can get. I love the Pet stores you showed. And how you can just go buy a Beetle set up for cheap. That is really cool! Wish American pet stores were as cool as the ones you showed when it comes to inverts. I’d love to see a video where you go buy one of those Beetle set ups and make one with a cool easy Beetle to care for.
America definitely doesn't show enough love for inverts especially when some can be so easy to take care of. I'll definitely make more videos of pet beetles whether they're from the forest or an exotic pet store! Thank you for supporting the channel and I hope we can spread the love for these awesome bugs!@@robsrave8156
Japan's insect culture surely is awesome! You did well highlighting this here, but the video was a bit beetle centric tbh. What about e.g. the Suzumushi? But the beetle side is where you're coming from, I guess. I wouldn't have minded a little bit about the cultural aspect of fireflies (also beetles) though, which is also quite outstanding to my knowledge. I think habitat loss is the greater issue for biodiversity btw. ... But it is good to have reasonable laws to restrict certain aspects of the insect keeping hobby, without taken away the opportunity to experience nature firsthand and maybe in your own home.
Some great points you're mentioning! I'll change the title to reflect the bias towards beetles. Also, I need to do much more research into other culturally significant insects like the ones you mentioned and when I'm ready, I'll definitely make a video! But a key point that I missed is that I should've mentioned the habitat loss since that really is the issue for endangered insects, I tunnel-visioned to the small poaching side of things. There's a lot of room for me to improve the video but thank you so much for watching and giving me your thoughts! I always look forward to your comments :)
My kids love Insects and we breed praying mantis , silk worms , super worms , bean beetles , stick insects, isopods , fruit flys and stage beetles right now and it’s good not everyone does it because they would quickly go extinct. The stag beetles are especially vulnerable because they are very easy to catch and the larva is very predictable where you can find them. If you have beetle mania they will all be extinct very quickly
@@beetlecast Awesome! Basically, I'll ask you what got you into beetles, interesting facts, etc. It'll be cool if you had some beetles at hand to show the audience. My channel is pretty small, but it'll be fun content 😊 Do you have an Instagram so I can DM you the details?
@@sciencechomp5444 Sorry about the late response but honestly didn't have an Instagram and procrastinated making one till now! It's beetlecast_ and the profile pic is a stag beetle with long jaws (Cyclommatus metallifer)
2:37 Omg, I got that exact same gashapon at an American mall a week ago! Beetle collection 05! I had never even seen a gashapon machine in person, and they had a whole store of them. I got the horned dung beetle. Why are they so hard to put together??
Yooo that's awesome! So glad to hear that you can find it in the states. P.S I have a lot of difficulty putting these together too haha. I admit, some are missing legs/antennae haha
As usual I love your vids! I played Mushiking a lot as a kid and because of that I breed my own beetles now. I'm so jealous that there are so many beetle merchandise in Japan, we hardly get any of those in Malaysia! Keep up the good work man!
Thanks so much! I hope Malaysia produces beetle stuff in the near future especially since there's so many fantastic beetles in that country! If not, maybe you can?!
0:52 this is exactly how i became a fan of spiders and beetles when i was a kid. it was library day at school and we could take any book we like, i stumbled across a book talking about spiders and another book that's about beetles...the rest is history.
Awesome! There's a couple of specialty stores you can go to in Tokyo but unfortunately I don't think there's any exhibits happening right now. If you're feeling adventurous, I highly recommend this small store: goo.gl/maps/KyfrCPnkbxqAsea46 It's in a very unassuming area of Tokyo and it's only marked by a single banner in front of an apartment complex. It's a very small cramped local store but it has an incredible variety of beetles to go check out. It's where I bought my hercules beetle! goo.gl/maps/dYRRC6abNx4aTDvs5 Here's another store that is further from the center of Tokyo but is large enough to comfortably move around and look. Highly recommend as well but it is out of the way of everything. If you're down to go drinking, this bar has preserved insects on display as decor so it's fun and unique spot to take in beetles and alcohol. goo.gl/maps/iuDLexgiXxJ2AwQz5 There's more beetle stores but they're all in the outskirts of Tokyo or outside of Tokyo. goo.gl/maps/cUSGJpPNpzT9i7XW7 goo.gl/maps/4hEbyqGCYniSWUL86 If you like natural science in general, I highly recommend Ueno park with their zoo and several museum options as well as Ikebukuro's Sunshine Aquarium, they currently have a special exhibit on poisonous creatures. Sorry this got long but I hope you have a fantastic trip!
Are there any documentaries or publications you can think of that talk in depth about insect appreciation and their cultural significance in Japan? I thought it had to do with Buddhism influences but I've always been curious. I'm American and my culture is not very friendly to insects, aside from bees and some pollinators, and there isn't much societal initiative regarding conservation.
There's definitely cultural appreciation for insects for some specific species like the Japanese Rhino but also crickets and in general because of shinto beliefs. I'll look into potential documentaries and publications to share and likely make a video about since these video was leaning just towards beetles. As a fellow American, it is unfortunate that our culture dismisses insects especially with the how amazing local species are. It's a shame that the only time there's awareness for insects is when they're pests or in a tough spot like the honeybee, although the real victims were the local bee species. Hopefully, we can become more conscious of the critters around us.
@@jukj3778 Haha, nowadays it'll probably never get to that height but back then it was hard to breed because of lack of information and experience and it was one of the largest out in the market. Also congrats on getting one!!
Amazing video :) I wish in the UK we had a greater beetle culture than we currently do. Also do you have any advice on breeding stag beetles? I have a lovely breeding pair of dorcus Titanus yasuokai, but I’m worried about getting them to mate safely without the male hurting the female. Many thanks :)
Thanks so much for the comment! Hopefully awareness grows since the incredible European Stag can be found there. As for advice, I'm sorry but I can't help too much. I haven't tried breeding that species... yet! But from what I know of that stag is the male can be very rough and the male and female should only be together for a short time just for mating. Best to keep them separated so the female doesn't get stressed out by the male. Good luck with your beautiful pair and I'd love to hear how it goes!
@@emomans4374 Please tie off the male's mandibles with a cable tie and let the male live with the female for a week. If you can visually observe mating, they don't even need to live together for a week. You can watch this action in UA-cam video titled "アゴ縛り ヒラタクワガタを安全にペアリングさせる方法【クワガタ飼育】Dorcus titanus pilifer".
Actually Taiwan has lost off these beetle shops to, more and more people can accept these beetles as pets and are more interested in them . I have a male Hercules beetle at home as a pet now .The kind of it is the Dynastes hercules occidentalis.I bought it on the internet .If you are interested, welcome to come to Taiwan. And there will be a big insect display in march at the next year.
Awesome! Found a couple of online stores since you commented and I'm happy to see such a thriving community for it! You've got such an amazing beetle and I hope to visit Taiwan someday. Is the big insect display next march a yearly event or a special one just next year? I'd love to see it but it'd be tough to go for several reasons.
It is a annual display, but the date is different each year, most of the time it's in January to march. It's amazing, there were even world record beetles display in there.
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Thank you for sharing such an insightful video. Tons of meticulous research being put into the video and your passion for beetles are overflowing from this video 😇. What caught my attention and pique my interest was the culture of “beetle fighting”. What are your thoughts and the ethics behind this? I’m just sitting on the fence and not gravitating towards any direction saying it’s bad or not… hack, without this culture (beetle fighting) we won’t even have Pokémon to begin with. Even Satoshi Tajiri is a huge insect collector and many inspiration are drawn upon the creation of the Pokémon franchise. Would be happy to hear your thoughts on this. 😇
First and foremost, thank you for the kind comment! As for my thoughts on beetle fighting, I don't think the act itself is unethical since it's something that happens in nature as males of the same species naturally compete for females and some insects may fight for food. The fights aren't entirely harmful to the beetles because of their tough exoskeleton but I do draw the line when beetles are pitted together with the intent of a fight to the death. Maybe it's less common with beetles but in other animal spheres there are death matches between predatory insects or arachnids and that is quite sickening to me. Personally, I also don't agree with pitting foreign beetles against each other as it's something that wouldn't happen in nature and it's entirely for our entertainment. I don't think the beetle nor our understanding benefits from the fight at all between completely geographically unrelated species and thus unnecessary stress on the beetle. But it is quite normalized and I think most people will disagree with me on this point.
Yea in a cooler climate, it's much harder to find species but there are some pretty cool ones like the Antelope beetle, big-headed ground beetle, and weevils! But if it's tough in your area, then push comes to shove, there's always online stores
I wish the West got more pro-insect media. I've recently started fixating the idea of a pet stag beetle, but the fear that's been instilled in me through the media that demonizes them makes it hard. Anyway, I think this video is great! It's really interesting to think about how many are taught to hate these cool critters for no reason.
Yea I really wish for it too, a pro-insect kids show would do wonders! Also, I completely understand with your fear of stags since depending on the species, their pinch can really hurt if you're not careful. Maybe you can try working your way up with a hercules beetle first? If you're in the US, you might be able to get the western or eastern hercules, they're quite the beautiful beetle too!
This obsession with beetles and bug catching in general is the reason why Pokémon exists at all - the concept was inspired by Satoshi Tajiri's childhood love of collecting insects and tadpoles.
This is one of the best fun facts out there!
Japan is obsessed by fighting. I mean, have you seen their Anime? Card fights, top fights, robot fights, fictional animal fights, digital fictional animal fights, puppet fights, EVERYTHING CAN BE TURNED INTO FIGHTS
Haha that's definitely true too!
Yeah that's why they created pokemon
Hmmm a lot of the animes famous outside of Japan are from boy’s magazines, it’s just that boys tend to like fighting scenes
And they're good af at it too. They got some of the most entertaining content
i wish insects werent so hated most of them are just sillly little creatures i have a insect hyperfixation and ive had it for like 5 years now and whats ironic is that i used to be horrified of them
I feel like for most people the first perception of insects is horror then the more you understand them, the better and more fascinating they become!
Granted Japanese Hornets will always petrify me.
@@beetlecast when I was 4 years old i started having a panic attack when a fly flew towards me
Now they're just little pollinating critters to me
I like beetles for sure i hate spiders and mosquitoes lol.
That’s so sweet I’m trying to do that myself I have awful phobias of them
I'm in the Americas but loved collecting worms, snails, and other insects as a kid, as did my friends (to the horror of our mothers). It's nice to know Entomology and collecting isn't seen as a "gross" activity in other parts of the world. I think there's something truly mesmerizing about insects, they have been here much, much longer than us humans after all. Great video
Haha the horror of mothers seem to be a universal experience. But I hope perception of insects get better, they're amazing.
It certainly BUGS me that not many people take notice of your videos.
You rock man! Keep it up.
Haha thanks so much man!
For anywhere in east asia, the story goes similarly. Especially in Taiwan. Mushiking was just as large where I'm from. Hell, the cards even showed up as a McDonald's toy once! Kabutomushi and over 50 species of stag beetles also exist here. The market is huge here, just like in Japan. I grew up gobbling up zuukan and Japanese tv shows about beetles, played mushiking, and obviously went beetle hunting as well. The influence Japan has definitely oozes beyond its territories.
That's awesome, it's so fun to learn about insect culture around the world! I definitely have to make a pilgrimage to Taiwan! Out of curiosity, what's the local name for the Japanese Rhinoceros beetle (allomyrina dichotoma) there? I think there was a subspecies in Taiwan right?
@@beetlecastit’s 獨角仙 which can be translated “one-horned immortal”
@@sthui2866 Oh my, that is soooo freakin cool! Thank you for responding to that haha
So glad you made this video; I constantly had to be questioned by my own entomology faculty of why I loved giant beetles so much more than the US favorites like bees, mantids, and cicadas. I always hated using the "I'm from a different culture" answer, so I basically used my fun fact that beetle collection was what influenced Pokemon to be made. They seemed to understand that chain of logic just fine lol.
Haha, that's always a good answer to fall back on! Well next time you're asked, you can cryptically say the url to this video and raise a lot of confusion lmao
3:22 Mushiking the King of Beetles! It is really fun, I played a lot when I was a kid. Can collect beetle cards after each play.
Haha same here! Actually dug up some of my old cards recently, might make a community post showcasing them :D
I love your videos and also like how much effort you put into them. They're certainly of high quality for such a small channel, but, maybe someday you'll be educating thousands of people on the wonderful world of insects. I hope you keep making fun, educative and interesting videos like these.
I really hope I can someday but till then, I'll keep going and making these fun videos!
I'm not a fun of bugs but I did find this vid kinda cool, I also think rhinoceros Beatles are kinda cute.
W kr kabuto ref one of my fav rider shows and the reason i LOVE kabutomushii
Haha a big reason why I love em too!
I love their little eyes
They’re so cute
i have recently gotten into beetles as an interest because I saw a japanese account posting their elephant beetles on twitter. It was just a closeup of the beetles face but I never realized how cute they are
Haha that's awesome, elephant beetles are especially cute with their fuzzy orange fur!
Mushiking and a stag beetle I found when I was young started my love for beetles
Awesome! Do you remember which one?
Man, now I'm glad I have a desire to go to Japan to work on Japan Giant Salamander conservation, especially after learning that they really care about conservation
That is freakin awesome! Would love to hear about how it goes.
While Japan does care about conservation, some of their zoos and exotic pet stores are a little… abusive
I keep the common super worm beetles,not just to make worms to feed to my other pets,mantids,fish,lizards and spiders,but also to watch them and see what they do,they are actually more aggressive than people might think,they usually shy away from my fingers,but if there is food,or even blood,they go crazy,I literally had one try to bite into a small wound on my hand when I was letting it crawl on my,and you should see how they feast upon dead or wounded insects,even tiny vertebrates like lizards and frogs can be stripped down to bone within a half hour or so by these insects.
Dermestid beetles are amazing for it, really cool to see time lapses and it's real word application to forensics sciences.
I am OBSESSED with beetles and insects so Japan is HEAVEN
Definitely one of the best places to visit if you like insects. Would love to check out Taiwan's beetle scene too
I was looking for a channel like this. THANK YOU. GRACIAS! ALSO I love Japanese culture, and I absolutely loved the information you gave us about Arcades, and other form of toys and such. I love beetles so much. I even have a tattoo of a Hercules beetle. I would love to see more of these beetle media. Those books are gorgeous.
Ayy thank you so much, and you chose an awesome beetle as a tattoo! Gotta spread the love for beetles!
Man, seeing Mushiking after so many years brings back some sweet sweet memories. This game is what brought me to the world of beetles and I miss it so much :')
I really wish they'd revive mushiking, it really performed magic to whoever came across it.
Thank you for explaining the insect culture of Japan! It’s hard to explain this hobby to my American friends :(
Of course! The difference in culture does really make it hard to explain haha
Great informational video, thank you for educating us!
And thank you for the comment! I’ll keep the videos comin!
Just found this channel and you and your content are amazing! I love beetles and care for live and collect tons of beetle toys and merchandise from Japan (such as the amazing Ikimono Daizukan line), so you're channel is definitely shooting up to my favorites. Please keep the content coming! There's not enough beetle content for the English speaking viewer.
Ayyy, that line of toys is awesome! They're so well made and detailed. And I'll definitely keep making more content if you let me know what beetles you're caring for!
@@beetlecast Sure thing! Currently I have one adult male Hercules (DHH), one adult female Rainbow stag, and six L2-L3 Prosopocoilus Girrafa Keisuke larvae. I also had an Allomyrina Dichotoma male, a male Dorcus Titanus Palawanicus, and four Prosopocoilus Inclinatus, 1 male and 3 females, which are all currently frozen, waiting for me to get the confidence to spread and pin them lol. The P. Inclinatus was a failed breeding project due to the male executing all the females, of which I did not know just how powerful their mandibles were, nor just how aggressive they were 😳
@@Pr0ksee Wow, what an amazing array of beetles you got! I'll keep in mind inclinatus' aggression when I inevitably try to breed them someday haha!
Wish you the best for future successful breeding and rearing. Hoping P. girrafa all come out good and healthy, they're such a cool stag beetle.
i love japan because they don't demonize insects and bugs as much as compared to countries like US, except for people on tokyo. also from what i've seen, i think australia is also like this too (correct me if i'm wrong)
It is a good idea to talk more about fascination by beetles in Japan. Good luck in new stories. Entomological greetings from Ukraine.🎉
I'm so honored, thank you! Your channel is a treasure in the entomological sphere of UA-cam, so I really appreciate your comment!
I love Hercules Beatles like no other greatest insect ever
The hercules is the peak beetle haha
kingohger crane besides the replica beetles crane is a nice machine placement
I love those adults loving the beetles 🎉❤😊
Gotta love anyone that's passionate about their hobby!
I love this video showing Japanese interest in Beetles.. I just started a beetle collection with American southwestern desert beetles such as the Blue Death feigning Beetle. And the diabolical ironclad beetle. So much fun to watch! I want to get into those really cool beetles like the rainbow stag beetle and Hercules beetle . Mine are smaller Beetles but durable haha .. wish America appreciated Beetles as pets more. Hopefully content like yours will spread like Ants Canada for example
First off, Thank you! And second, awesome collection you have! I'd love to have both those beetles but American species are pretty hard (illegal) to come by haha. Depending on where you are, maybe you can go and find some Eastern or Grants Hercules!
Hope I can get to AntsCanada's level someday but I got much to improve
@@beetlecast thank you I appreciate it! I wish you the best for your channel. You might be a great inspiration down the line to get those bigger beetles as a pet. Not sure what all Americans can get. We have access to a lot of pets but some can be hard to get if it’s too exotic. I have to buy my Beetles online because our pet stores are mostly corporate and homogenized where I live and don’t sell Beetles like they do Tarantulas for example and even those are extremely limited. I’d love to see videos on care requirements for different Japanese Beetles you can get. I love the Pet stores you showed. And how you can just go buy a Beetle set up for cheap. That is really cool! Wish American pet stores were as cool as the ones you showed when it comes to inverts. I’d love to see a video where you go buy one of those Beetle set ups and make one with a cool easy Beetle to care for.
America definitely doesn't show enough love for inverts especially when some can be so easy to take care of. I'll definitely make more videos of pet beetles whether they're from the forest or an exotic pet store! Thank you for supporting the channel and I hope we can spread the love for these awesome bugs!@@robsrave8156
Good video mate, keep at it.
Thanks man!
Amazing video ! I'm from France and unfortunately people don't have the same excitement with beetles 😂
Thank you! Hopefully we can someday show not just France but everywhere else how cool these beetles are! At least for me, one video at a time haha
Japan's insect culture surely is awesome!
You did well highlighting this here, but the video was a bit beetle centric tbh. What about e.g. the Suzumushi? But the beetle side is where you're coming from, I guess.
I wouldn't have minded a little bit about the cultural aspect of fireflies (also beetles) though, which is also quite outstanding to my knowledge.
I think habitat loss is the greater issue for biodiversity btw. ...
But it is good to have reasonable laws to restrict certain aspects of the insect keeping hobby, without taken away the opportunity to experience nature firsthand and maybe in your own home.
Some great points you're mentioning! I'll change the title to reflect the bias towards beetles. Also, I need to do much more research into other culturally significant insects like the ones you mentioned and when I'm ready, I'll definitely make a video!
But a key point that I missed is that I should've mentioned the habitat loss since that really is the issue for endangered insects, I tunnel-visioned to the small poaching side of things.
There's a lot of room for me to improve the video but thank you so much for watching and giving me your thoughts! I always look forward to your comments :)
3:47 lmao there are king ohger plushies
My kids love Insects and we breed praying mantis , silk worms , super worms , bean beetles , stick insects, isopods , fruit flys and stage beetles right now and it’s good not everyone does it because they would quickly go extinct. The stag beetles are especially vulnerable because they are very easy to catch and the larva is very predictable where you can find them. If you have beetle mania they will all be extinct very quickly
Yea, it's very important to regulate and watch out for the beetle mania, as much as we love insects, if it jeopardizes them, then we're doing it wrong
My dad bred those when he was little. I wish these were available in the uk
Hope they can someday be sold as pets overseas but till then you can always go find some European stags! I think they're equally amazing
Im not much of a fun of bug's because I'm afraid of them but I did find this video kinda fun. I do kinda think rhinoceros Beatles are kinda cute
Awesome! I'm glad you took the leap and gave the video a chance. Bug's can definitely be scary but some are pretty cute and cool like these haha.
Is there any chance you could do an in-depth video of those japanese beetle competitions featured in your video?
It's something I really wanna do, especially to have a segment going to one of these events!
Hey, this is super cool! Do you fancy doing an online podcast on beetles?
Oooh, you’ve piqued my interest! I’m not a great speaker but I could give it a spin
@@beetlecast Awesome! Basically, I'll ask you what got you into beetles, interesting facts, etc. It'll be cool if you had some beetles at hand to show the audience.
My channel is pretty small, but it'll be fun content 😊
Do you have an Instagram so I can DM you the details?
@@sciencechomp5444 Sorry about the late response but honestly didn't have an Instagram and procrastinated making one till now!
It's beetlecast_ and the profile pic is a stag beetle with long jaws (Cyclommatus metallifer)
@@beetlecast Great! I've just sent you a DM 🙂
2:37 Omg, I got that exact same gashapon at an American mall a week ago! Beetle collection 05! I had never even seen a gashapon machine in person, and they had a whole store of them. I got the horned dung beetle. Why are they so hard to put together??
Yooo that's awesome! So glad to hear that you can find it in the states.
P.S I have a lot of difficulty putting these together too haha. I admit, some are missing legs/antennae haha
As usual I love your vids! I played Mushiking a lot as a kid and because of that I breed my own beetles now. I'm so jealous that there are so many beetle merchandise in Japan, we hardly get any of those in Malaysia! Keep up the good work man!
Thanks so much! I hope Malaysia produces beetle stuff in the near future especially since there's so many fantastic beetles in that country! If not, maybe you can?!
0:52 this is exactly how i became a fan of spiders and beetles when i was a kid. it was library day at school and we could take any book we like, i stumbled across a book talking about spiders and another book that's about beetles...the rest is history.
Libraries don't get enough praise for sparking so many passions!
@@beetlecast true!
I'm obsessed as well
Haha welcome to the club!
Sence Stagg nettles have dorcus I thir name is I was a rhino bettle is call it a dork lol
Soo easy to care for
im coming to japan for the first time in early november. any beetle related stuff i can see or do around tokyo?
Awesome! There's a couple of specialty stores you can go to in Tokyo but unfortunately I don't think there's any exhibits happening right now.
If you're feeling adventurous, I highly recommend this small store: goo.gl/maps/KyfrCPnkbxqAsea46
It's in a very unassuming area of Tokyo and it's only marked by a single banner in front of an apartment complex. It's a very small cramped local store but it has an incredible variety of beetles to go check out. It's where I bought my hercules beetle!
goo.gl/maps/dYRRC6abNx4aTDvs5
Here's another store that is further from the center of Tokyo but is large enough to comfortably move around and look. Highly recommend as well but it is out of the way of everything.
If you're down to go drinking, this bar has preserved insects on display as decor so it's fun and unique spot to take in beetles and alcohol.
goo.gl/maps/iuDLexgiXxJ2AwQz5
There's more beetle stores but they're all in the outskirts of Tokyo or outside of Tokyo.
goo.gl/maps/cUSGJpPNpzT9i7XW7
goo.gl/maps/4hEbyqGCYniSWUL86
If you like natural science in general, I highly recommend Ueno park with their zoo and several museum options as well as Ikebukuro's Sunshine Aquarium, they currently have a special exhibit on poisonous creatures. Sorry this got long but I hope you have a fantastic trip!
00:53 that has some diddy vibes
They are like armored living creatures. How not to like them
Haha exactly!
Are there any documentaries or publications you can think of that talk in depth about insect appreciation and their cultural significance in Japan? I thought it had to do with Buddhism influences but I've always been curious.
I'm American and my culture is not very friendly to insects, aside from bees and some pollinators, and there isn't much societal initiative regarding conservation.
There's definitely cultural appreciation for insects for some specific species like the Japanese Rhino but also crickets and in general because of shinto beliefs. I'll look into potential documentaries and publications to share and likely make a video about since these video was leaning just towards beetles.
As a fellow American, it is unfortunate that our culture dismisses insects especially with the how amazing local species are. It's a shame that the only time there's awareness for insects is when they're pests or in a tough spot like the honeybee, although the real victims were the local bee species. Hopefully, we can become more conscious of the critters around us.
I wished this was the case for everywhere, it’s sad that it is considered wierd to like insects
And daiso (dollar store) is FILLED TO THE BRIM with beetle supplies
Also, I doubt the Dorcas cuvidens could be sold for that much… cuz I bought 1 for 8000 yen
@@jukj3778 Haha, nowadays it'll probably never get to that height but back then it was hard to breed because of lack of information and experience and it was one of the largest out in the market.
Also congrats on getting one!!
thanks, although i bought it a few years ago and it died already, it is still my all time fav beetle
THAT BEETLE GAME FROM YAKUZA IS REAL?
Lmfao yup and it's such an amazing parody! Mushiking is the original and they gave it the punny name "Mesuking" meaning king of women hahaha
Amazing video :) I wish in the UK we had a greater beetle culture than we currently do.
Also do you have any advice on breeding stag beetles? I have a lovely breeding pair of dorcus Titanus yasuokai, but I’m worried about getting them to mate safely without the male hurting the female. Many thanks :)
Thanks so much for the comment! Hopefully awareness grows since the incredible European Stag can be found there.
As for advice, I'm sorry but I can't help too much. I haven't tried breeding that species... yet! But from what I know of that stag is the male can be very rough and the male and female should only be together for a short time just for mating. Best to keep them separated so the female doesn't get stressed out by the male.
Good luck with your beautiful pair and I'd love to hear how it goes!
Thank you, your comment has put my mind at ease :)
@@emomans4374 Please tie off the male's mandibles with a cable tie and let the male live with the female for a week.
If you can visually observe mating, they don't even need to live together for a week.
You can watch this action in UA-cam video titled "アゴ縛り ヒラタクワガタを安全にペアリングさせる方法【クワガタ飼育】Dorcus titanus pilifer".
I’m in the Philippines and even I am obsessed with the kabutomushi but can’t find a seller with a red one🙂
Hope you're able to get ahold of them someday, they're gorgeous!
Hello... I have rhinoceros beetle I'm from India a state called Nagaland.
It’s because beetles are cool, that’s all it is.
Haha yup! It's as simple as that :D
8:13 what the hell... it's still moving
Actually Taiwan has lost off these beetle shops to, more and more people can accept these beetles as pets and are more interested in them . I have a male Hercules beetle at home as a pet now .The kind of it is the Dynastes hercules occidentalis.I bought it on the internet .If you are interested, welcome to come to Taiwan. And there will be a big insect display in march at the next year.
Awesome! Found a couple of online stores since you commented and I'm happy to see such a thriving community for it! You've got such an amazing beetle and I hope to visit Taiwan someday.
Is the big insect display next march a yearly event or a special one just next year? I'd love to see it but it'd be tough to go for several reasons.
It is a annual display, but the date is different each year, most of the time it's in January to march. It's amazing, there were even world record beetles display in there.
Thanks so much for the info! Don't know when but I'll make sure to plan a trip to Taiwan around this event someday@@DMHR-Natural
Hello everyone.. I have rhinoceros beetle I'm from India a state called Nagaland..
Hey man, I'm all for the business hustle but I'm not going to allow solicitation in my comment section. It's a whole can of worms, I'd like to avoid. I will be deleting your other comments unfortunately.
Thank you for sharing such an insightful video. Tons of meticulous research being put into the video and your passion for beetles are overflowing from this video 😇. What caught my attention and pique my interest was the culture of “beetle fighting”. What are your thoughts and the ethics behind this? I’m just sitting on the fence and not gravitating towards any direction saying it’s bad or not… hack, without this culture (beetle fighting) we won’t even have Pokémon to begin with. Even Satoshi Tajiri is a huge insect collector and many inspiration are drawn upon the creation of the Pokémon franchise. Would be happy to hear your thoughts on this. 😇
First and foremost, thank you for the kind comment! As for my thoughts on beetle fighting, I don't think the act itself is unethical since it's something that happens in nature as males of the same species naturally compete for females and some insects may fight for food. The fights aren't entirely harmful to the beetles because of their tough exoskeleton but I do draw the line when beetles are pitted together with the intent of a fight to the death. Maybe it's less common with beetles but in other animal spheres there are death matches between predatory insects or arachnids and that is quite sickening to me.
Personally, I also don't agree with pitting foreign beetles against each other as it's something that wouldn't happen in nature and it's entirely for our entertainment. I don't think the beetle nor our understanding benefits from the fight at all between completely geographically unrelated species and thus unnecessary stress on the beetle. But it is quite normalized and I think most people will disagree with me on this point.
0:40 hehehe
I am.plus I'm from the USA
2:38 Shaww!! [Insert Horrnet from HW here]
Silksong when! Haha………
Coleoptera love for life
Haha all the way!
BUGS ARE FRIENDS NOT MONEY
Preach!
I have stag beetle
Ayy nice! Which one are you taking care of?
Most of my video views come from Japan
Awesome channel, love all the creatures you've showed so far!
man i wish i was in japan i love bugs so much here in canada there not any cool species
Yea in a cooler climate, it's much harder to find species but there are some pretty cool ones like the Antelope beetle, big-headed ground beetle, and weevils!
But if it's tough in your area, then push comes to shove, there's always online stores
i i caught a big headed i realesed it
@@Beetlelover417 Yooo that's awesome! Good on you for letting it go too :D What a great find haha
I beetle everyone else to the first comment
I'm STAGgered by your speed!
CHANGE BEETLE!!!!
Anyone after demon slayer😂
Gotta love the insect hashira haha
I wish the West got more pro-insect media. I've recently started fixating the idea of a pet stag beetle, but the fear that's been instilled in me through the media that demonizes them makes it hard.
Anyway, I think this video is great! It's really interesting to think about how many are taught to hate these cool critters for no reason.
Yea I really wish for it too, a pro-insect kids show would do wonders!
Also, I completely understand with your fear of stags since depending on the species, their pinch can really hurt if you're not careful. Maybe you can try working your way up with a hercules beetle first? If you're in the US, you might be able to get the western or eastern hercules, they're quite the beautiful beetle too!
CLOCK UP!
I need to move to Japan and work in design and then I’ll buy a little stag beetle 🪲 😊
Haha, I wish the best!