I'm 40 years old and see earwigs all the time. In my 40 years on this planet,I have never seen one fly nor did I know they flew. The fact that you caught it on camera is remarkable.
What a fantastic video! I did not know that earwings could fly - and now I may not be able to sleep. Amazing behaviours, fantastic camera work and storytelling as always. Well done!
Watching insects fly in slow mo kinda gives me the vibe that most of them dont really have any control over their flight and just go wherever their wings take them and explains how spiders are so succesful with their webs
Not exactly. The clumsier ones here spend most of their time walking, so they are just not the best at flight, but they do have some control and while in flight they will deliberately move towards whatever they are targeting (for example, a wheel bug will likely fly towards tree tops or brush), they will certainly struggle but they have enough control to not randomly fly in the opposite direction of where they intended (for too long at least). This is also mainly just a problem for the walkers, flight focused insects (such as most lepidoptera, odonata, hymenopterans, diptera, and more) tend to have extensive control over their flight, many are better at it than bats and birds.
I'm not sure that getting caught in webs is attributable to lack of control of flight, but, rather, that the web is not visible to the flying insect. Look at the flight of bees, for instance - they have a tremendous degree of control. Imagine being able to alight on flower after flower all day.
The work you do on this channel is unique. There's nothing like it. I always watch it with my niece. She is a child and loves to learn about the world! Much love from Brazil.
When I was a kid I managed to see an earwig pull its wings out to clean them. To this day, I don't think I ever saw any other wing structure nearly this beautiful. Both the way they hide such large wings under such small cases and the how they glitter gave me more respect for nature. It taught me that even the most ordinary creatures can have a hidden beauty to them. Thank you so much for capturing this, it's a sight that so few will see in the wild.
*Literally* Breathtaking!! I actually realised half way thru watching, that I was grinning from ear-to-ear, and not even breathing!! Wonderful footage my friend, and even the music choices are lovely!... Thanks so much! Bobby x 🙏 🦸♂🦸♂🧚♀🧚♀🐝🪲🐛🦋
Earwigs are so underappreciated and feared. They don't go into your ears. They do not bite. Their pinch is feeble and harmless. They are actually very endearing little captives, and its magical to see them fly.
Absolutely phenomenal! The earwig was so exciting, but then to have my very favorite bug- Arilus cristatus -in the same video?! Couldn't stop smiling, especially with how silly it looked flipping backwards. Thank you so much, this video is a dream come true 😁
Does the shell over the earwig's wings make it a beetle or are they missing some other requirement? Loved the video, the fine mechanics of such small creatures are baffling and its always fun to see that flight isn't always as smooth and graceful as it looks when we're not close up.
They aren't actually beetles due to many factors. A big one being that they don't have a larval stage. Earwigs apparently evolved wing cases independently of beetles!
@@astick5249 TLDR: Beetles and Earwigs share a wing folding (and likely casing) ancestor. Earwigs belong to a group of animals called Polyneoptera. This group also contains: Stoneflies, Grasshopper/Crickets, Ice Crawlers, Mantises, Cockroaches, Gladiators, Stick Insects, Angel Insects, and Webspinners. (Closest relative being the stonefly.) Polyneopterans share a common ancestor with Eumetabolans which split off into 2 other branches, one of which contains all insects that have larval/pupal stages. Beetles are still way further down the tree from there (Coleoptera). The common ancestor of Polyneopterans and Eumetabolans is called Neoptera (meaning new + wing) and was the progenitor of wings that fold over the abdomen (as opposed to sticking straight out like a dragonfly.)
@@Awesomeficationify I don't now about wing casing being an ancestral thing. As this would imply that many groups of insects re-evolved their elytra into full on flight wings. it just seems less likely for only 2 notable groups to have retained elytra, you'd think that we would find loads more insets with wingcases if it was an ancestral trait. Especially considering how helpful they were in allowing beetles to take over the world.
fun fact: those little shells are called tegmina, and they evolved from the front pair of wings on the insect! on beetles, those little shells are called elytra. The easiest way to tell the difference between a beetle and an earwig is by looking at their abdomens, on the ends of earwigs they have cerci (two big spikes) which they use to spar for mates.
Increasable creatures, fantastic video and unbelievable usage of physics. I couldn't imagine it's possible to hide full size wings into such a compact "backpack" of earwigs
Thank you for showing a different view on nature to show its beauty. I think earwigs are the creepiest bugs around, I never knew they had wings, and I can't believe how beautiful they are.
I visited from British Columbia, Canada during American thanksgiving to visit family. We visited the NC Museum of Natural Science, and I came across your youtube channel near the lab. This is one of my favourite channels and reminds me why I love science and biology. Please keep up the great work and allowing so many to explore the beauty of life.
I have a deep revulsion to earwigs, but seeing this makes me appreciate them a bit more. You and your team do great work, and I always look forward to your videos. Thank you!!
Beautiful footage thank you for sharing I'm never been a big fan of earwigs but the earwigs folding wing's are so beautiful I'll never look at them the same again.
Stunning, as usual! Hearing the tree crickets is one thing, but seeing them in flight is special (before buying my Miracle Ear ITE Hearing Aids I did not even know these crickets existed...could not hear them at all). Thank you for your fantastic work knowing that we really love the videos and cannot get enough. Just opening our eyes and then seeing your slow-motion videos is like icing on a cake! Thank You!!!
Good to see you finally got an earwig on camera! Fun fact: earwigs are likely named after the shape of their wings, but because hardly anyone knows they have them, people tend to take the "ear" part of their name more literally.
I was just reading an article about what incredible mothers earwigs are (rather unique in the insect world!). It also mentioned European earwigs can fly & described their awesome flight sequence so I immediately had to seek out a video! I just now at 42 years old learned they can fly!! (& are awesome moms!) Thank you so much for this super cool documentation!
It's so crazy that such an unassuming - and widely conceived to be gross - insect has a pair of such glorious, beautiful and complex wings. Mesmerising to watch.
Incredible! Thank you! I saw a lot of earwigs when I was building my new shed, and at the time I didn't even know what they were. Since then, I learned a bit about them, but I never dreamt that they had wings. -Fascinating!
Awesome! Thank you for all your contributions to showcasing and educating us about the diversity of our insect world. You are a absolutely the best science communicator around. Wishing you a productive and safe year ahead.
I clicked as soon as I saw the earwigs. They are so misunderstood and so beautiful, my ex and I used to call them "pointy-butt friends". I will never get tired of watching your insect flight slow-mos!
I love bugs, yet for some reason earwigs have always given me the heebie jeebies! seeing them upclose like this really allowed me to appreciate their beauty though! I never imagined they even had wings!
Sir, fascinating stuff, extremely simply and well displayed. But my favorite aspect of these is your descriptions. They verge on poetic, with very well chosen words. You are very skilled at teaching, and with the English language. You have hooked me
The stunning detail and slow-motion really lets you see all the gorgeous parts of every insect! All the shimmery bits and colours, how everything folds and changes in the light. The moths we're my fave, though the earwigs wings come a close second.
Ant Lab - I have long wanted to see earwigs fly 🤗 I’ve pored over drawings of their wings but I never imagined they would be so delicate & quickly deployed! Thank You Thank You Thank You!
I hated insects until I found this channel. This vídeo is pretty spectacular and beautiful. I got hypnotized by the collors, the moviment, the forms...Thank you.
This makes me so happy ! :') looking for earwig flight vidéos was what brought me to your channel originally. Full circle ! On my bucket list of weird flying insects I still have stickbugs, water Beatles and waterbugs
Wow, you keep making more and more awesome videos about insect flight patterns; I hope whatever paper or study you’re making these for gets published and the scientific community gives you the accolades you deserve for it, man. Such amazing documentation.
I never ever knew this about the earwig!!!!! Amazing information here When I was young I used them for bait when worms were not available... Gosh, I feel terrible 😔 now for doing so !!!! The rest of insects here are amazing as well. The insect world has always amazed me. Thx for sharing 👍
I found every flight pleasantly astounding with the exception of the Arilus cristatus, a species of large assassin bug. I have been bitten by other species that look like this true bug and had severe reactions. That the blood-sucking varieties of these can fly to gain entree into my house is disturbing. None the less, thank you for enlightening your viewers on the miraculous wings of these insects!
Just today I had a dream and there was a tiny black cricket trying to get outside so someone opened the door so it jumped out and then it turned into a human sized and ran away.
I'm never disappointed to see an earwig spread is wings. To me it's a fun ice beaker, mostly. I imagine it must be incredible from the view of a material scientist though.
Amazing capture. I knew earwigs have wings neatly folded in those little "backpacks", but I have never seen one fly. Good job finding cooperative specimens.
Moths are cute up close and far away. They are furry winged bears with antlers. They shine in the light too with gem like shimmers. We have tons of moths in my area and I love watching them come out of their cocoons and dry their wings and fly away. They always return to lay eggs in the same bush across from my apartment. I am blessed to live across the away from the bush because it's a beautiful flowering bush that brings bugs like bees wasps moths, and even field mice like to rest underneath it. I recently saw rats grooming themselves underneath the bush. They were so cute and they also shared a meal there that evening. I think they have a nest in the nearby fields where there is fresh water and food for them.
Your videos are awesome! The result shows us the miracle of the life. The bio-engineering of these flying insects is unbelievable. I admire you very much, sir.
Their Wings are legit beautiful and I actually let one of these little critters crawl on my hand when it was on toilet, not as scary as I thought it would be.
This channel's production value is incredible, how you dont have more views/ subscribers is an absolute mystery to me. Keep it up, you're going places.
These videos make me want to play Animal Crossing and go catch some bugs 😂 Thank you for sharing this footage with us, these little beings are always so cool to look at! 💙
As kids we used to call earwigs "pinchers" for obvious reasons, even tho none of us have ever been pinched by one we just assumed that's what they do lol I just learned today that they fly, which led me to this fascinating video.
I'm 40 years old and see earwigs all the time. In my 40 years on this planet,I have never seen one fly nor did I know they flew. The fact that you caught it on camera is remarkable.
43, same here. Wild
And I will forever be traumatized by this for the rest of my life.
Same for me.
@@jamiesonlj Same, 43, and I like to think I know a lot about insects.. .... Excellent
I've only seen it once when I was in elementary school. I'm 18 now.
What a fantastic video! I did not know that earwings could fly - and now I may not be able to sleep. Amazing behaviours, fantastic camera work and storytelling as always. Well done!
its a 4 fold wing, amazing... tijeretas rules!!!
omg you got tagged by a bigtime nature channel!
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I absolutely loath earwigs like other people hate spiders (which are ok for me). I hate them like scorpions! I didn’t know they had wings ewww!
get outta my head! lol
I don't know about you but I am Dufault-nitely sleeping in a mosquito net from now on...
Watching insects fly in slow mo kinda gives me the vibe that most of them dont really have any control over their flight and just go wherever their wings take them and explains how spiders are so succesful with their webs
Not exactly. The clumsier ones here spend most of their time walking, so they are just not the best at flight, but they do have some control and while in flight they will deliberately move towards whatever they are targeting (for example, a wheel bug will likely fly towards tree tops or brush), they will certainly struggle but they have enough control to not randomly fly in the opposite direction of where they intended (for too long at least). This is also mainly just a problem for the walkers, flight focused insects (such as most lepidoptera, odonata, hymenopterans, diptera, and more) tend to have extensive control over their flight, many are better at it than bats and birds.
Flies wasp and bees seems very deliberate with their flight patterns down to the millimeter
Hahaha…better than my ability to fly…lol.
I'm not sure that getting caught in webs is attributable to lack of control of flight, but, rather, that the web is not visible to the flying insect. Look at the flight of bees, for instance - they have a tremendous degree of control. Imagine being able to alight on flower after flower all day.
@@saraseifert6005I hope I never hear those words coming from the cockpit of a plane.
really incredible work!
Can you do a video about violin Beatles?
The work you do on this channel is unique. There's nothing like it. I always watch it with my niece. She is a child and loves to learn about the world!
Much love from Brazil.
When I was a kid I managed to see an earwig pull its wings out to clean them. To this day, I don't think I ever saw any other wing structure nearly this beautiful. Both the way they hide such large wings under such small cases and the how they glitter gave me more respect for nature. It taught me that even the most ordinary creatures can have a hidden beauty to them. Thank you so much for capturing this, it's a sight that so few will see in the wild.
I love when they look like they're so excited to be in the air.
Seeing this magnificent creatures captured in such fine detail is just something I can’t wrap my head around!
*Literally* Breathtaking!! I actually realised half way thru watching, that I was grinning from ear-to-ear, and not even breathing!! Wonderful footage my friend, and even the music choices are lovely!... Thanks so much! Bobby x 🙏 🦸♂🦸♂🧚♀🧚♀🐝🪲🐛🦋
I actually just learned earwigs had wings yesterday! I was reading about tachinid flies that parasitize them.
I found out when I tried to eat one when i was 5 and it flew at me instant trauma lol
Earwigs are so underappreciated and feared. They don't go into your ears. They do not bite. Their pinch is feeble and harmless. They are actually very endearing little captives, and its magical to see them fly.
Absolutely phenomenal! The earwig was so exciting, but then to have my very favorite bug- Arilus cristatus -in the same video?! Couldn't stop smiling, especially with how silly it looked flipping backwards. Thank you so much, this video is a dream come true 😁
I guess some bugs aren't entirely graceful in flight lol
(though I think for leafhoppers it might serve as a way to quickly latch onto surfaces)
Vous faites un travail remarquable, et les résultats sont époustouflants ! Et les vols des insectes sont somptueux !!!
Merci ! 😄🐛
I had no idea they had wings.🌹🍃I looooove treehoppers!💚
I had no idea these things could fly. They were always the bane of my existence when I was camping. They'd always infest my tent. Cool vid! Thanks!
Their wings looks so mesmerizing and beautiful
That's so amazing! I love how the humble and unassuming earwig hides the wings of an angel. Just beautiful!
Does the shell over the earwig's wings make it a beetle or are they missing some other requirement? Loved the video, the fine mechanics of such small creatures are baffling and its always fun to see that flight isn't always as smooth and graceful as it looks when we're not close up.
They aren't actually beetles due to many factors. A big one being that they don't have a larval stage. Earwigs apparently evolved wing cases independently of beetles!
@@astick5249 Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering the same thing.
@@astick5249 TLDR: Beetles and Earwigs share a wing folding (and likely casing) ancestor.
Earwigs belong to a group of animals called Polyneoptera. This group also contains: Stoneflies, Grasshopper/Crickets, Ice Crawlers, Mantises, Cockroaches, Gladiators, Stick Insects, Angel Insects, and Webspinners. (Closest relative being the stonefly.)
Polyneopterans share a common ancestor with Eumetabolans which split off into 2 other branches, one of which contains all insects that have larval/pupal stages. Beetles are still way further down the tree from there (Coleoptera).
The common ancestor of Polyneopterans and Eumetabolans is called Neoptera (meaning new + wing) and was the progenitor of wings that fold over the abdomen (as opposed to sticking straight out like a dragonfly.)
@@Awesomeficationify I don't now about wing casing being an ancestral thing. As this would imply that many groups of insects re-evolved their elytra into full on flight wings. it just seems less likely for only 2 notable groups to have retained elytra, you'd think that we would find loads more insets with wingcases if it was an ancestral trait. Especially considering how helpful they were in allowing beetles to take over the world.
fun fact: those little shells are called tegmina, and they evolved from the front pair of wings on the insect! on beetles, those little shells are called elytra. The easiest way to tell the difference between a beetle and an earwig is by looking at their abdomens, on the ends of earwigs they have cerci (two big spikes) which they use to spar for mates.
Increasable creatures, fantastic video and unbelievable usage of physics. I couldn't imagine it's possible to hide full size wings into such a compact "backpack" of earwigs
Earwigs' wings are amazing 😄
I had no idea that the earwig had wings. The insect that terrified me the most in my childhood, fascinates me now. Ironic.
They have such thin wings... im surprised they can even fly!! What makes the wings reflect light into a rainbow?
They are an engineering marvel. The complexity and simplicity of their wing design is extraordinary.
Thank you for showing a different view on nature to show its beauty. I think earwigs are the creepiest bugs around, I never knew they had wings, and I can't believe how beautiful they are.
I have never in my life seen an earwig fly. See them all the time while moving stuff around in the garden, didn't even know they could fly
I visited from British Columbia, Canada during American thanksgiving to visit family. We visited the NC Museum of Natural Science, and I came across your youtube channel near the lab. This is one of my favourite channels and reminds me why I love science and biology. Please keep up the great work and allowing so many to explore the beauty of life.
I have a deep revulsion to earwigs, but seeing this makes me appreciate them a bit more. You and your team do great work, and I always look forward to your videos. Thank you!!
Amazing! We are so lucky that you share this footage with us. Thank you!
Beautiful footage thank you for sharing I'm never been a big fan of earwigs but the earwigs folding wing's are so beautiful I'll never look at them the same again.
Absolutely beautiful creature. Thanks momma nature once again.
Stunning, as usual! Hearing the tree crickets is one thing, but seeing them in flight is special (before buying my Miracle Ear ITE Hearing Aids I did not even know these crickets existed...could not hear them at all). Thank you for your fantastic work knowing that we really love the videos and cannot get enough. Just opening our eyes and then seeing your slow-motion videos is like icing on a cake! Thank You!!!
Oak treehoper is like mini predator. Insect from another planet! I love it :)
Thanks for great material.
Earwigs can fly?! My horror is complete. Oh, wait. They're beautiful!
I just love your bug videos and I think your humorous commentary is spot on. Thanks for sharing.
Good to see you finally got an earwig on camera!
Fun fact: earwigs are likely named after the shape of their wings, but because hardly anyone knows they have them, people tend to take the "ear" part of their name more literally.
Honestly, I am so glad this came up on my TL! Incredible video, I was so captivated by the slow-mo close-ups.
The oak tree hoppers are so adorable when they lift off :]
I was just reading an article about what incredible mothers earwigs are (rather unique in the insect world!). It also mentioned European earwigs can fly & described their awesome flight sequence so I immediately had to seek out a video!
I just now at 42 years old learned they can fly!! (& are awesome moms!)
Thank you so much for this super cool documentation!
I identify with the Oak Tree Hoppers. That chaotic leap has pretty much been my move all my life.
Saw it already on instagram and was overwhelmed- so wonderful ! Thank you for this video !
It's so crazy that such an unassuming - and widely conceived to be gross - insect has a pair of such glorious, beautiful and complex wings. Mesmerising to watch.
The humble earwig! Those wings are absolutely amazing in function and beauty! They deserve Pokemon status!💜
They look so beautiful in slowmo!
Incredible! Thank you! I saw a lot of earwigs when I was building my new shed, and at the time I didn't even know what they were. Since then, I learned a bit about them, but I never dreamt that they had wings. -Fascinating!
Not only is the video amazing. The entire channel is amazing. Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you for all your contributions to showcasing and educating us about the diversity of our insect world. You are a absolutely the best science communicator around. Wishing you a productive and safe year ahead.
Hmmm Earwigs look a lot cuter close up. I used to absolutely hate them but now I kinda like them. OMG! The Green Treehoppers are so adorable!
I clicked as soon as I saw the earwigs. They are so misunderstood and so beautiful, my ex and I used to call them "pointy-butt friends". I will never get tired of watching your insect flight slow-mos!
I love bugs, yet for some reason earwigs have always given me the heebie jeebies! seeing them upclose like this really allowed me to appreciate their beauty though! I never imagined they even had wings!
Sir, fascinating stuff, extremely simply and well displayed. But my favorite aspect of these is your descriptions. They verge on poetic, with very well chosen words. You are very skilled at teaching, and with the English language. You have hooked me
Oh, I enjoy seeing your "bugs videos" so much: the quality of your content is amazingly excellent!
The stunning detail and slow-motion really lets you see all the gorgeous parts of every insect! All the shimmery bits and colours, how everything folds and changes in the light. The moths we're my fave, though the earwigs wings come a close second.
Ant Lab - I have long wanted to see earwigs fly 🤗 I’ve pored over drawings of their wings but I never imagined they would be so delicate & quickly deployed! Thank You Thank You Thank You!
Those green treehoppers are just amazing pilots 😆
They are beautiful and amazing and you got some amazing videos here absolutely love them. Thank you.🥰💕💕💕💕💕
I thought earwigs couldn't fly - thank you so much for enlarging my horizon! I have to show this to my friends.
You see insects with completely different eyes thanks to these shots.
You really do learn something every day. I cannot believe I have got to this age before finding out earwigs can fly.
The treehoppers are so cute!
Wow! They all have such beautiful wings! Thank you for documenting and sharing these amazing creatures 💜
oh my gosh the treehoppers were adorable
I hated insects until I found this channel. This vídeo is pretty spectacular and beautiful. I got hypnotized by the collors, the moviment, the forms...Thank you.
Amazingly beautiful. I didn't even know earwigs had wings.
The oak treehopper is such a silly lil bug, spinning around before taking better control of the flight.
This makes me so happy ! :') looking for earwig flight vidéos was what brought me to your channel originally. Full circle !
On my bucket list of weird flying insects I still have stickbugs, water Beatles and waterbugs
I LOVE Yellow-collared Scape Moths
Wow, you keep making more and more awesome videos about insect flight patterns; I hope whatever paper or study you’re making these for gets published and the scientific community gives you the accolades you deserve for it, man. Such amazing documentation.
These are all truly incredible in their own way, but I’m just smitten by the moths.
Thank you for sharing this insect magic -- truly wondrous!
Insects are amazing - and the way you get it on film
I love the scape moth, it looks like it's wearing little pilot goggles! ❤
It’s like humming birds who pivot there shoulders so there wings stroking both way !😊
they look like angels
Great job capturing the beauty of insect flight!
SO neat to see the earwig in flight (new knowledge for me) - very misunderstood insect.
Now this was a quality video ..... thank you for taking the time to create such an awesome video .
So cool, this is the first time I’ve thought of bugs as cute ❤😮
I never ever knew this about the earwig!!!!! Amazing information here
When I was young I used them for bait when worms were not available...
Gosh, I feel terrible 😔 now for doing so !!!!
The rest of insects here are amazing as well. The insect world has always amazed me.
Thx for sharing 👍
I found every flight pleasantly astounding with the exception of the Arilus cristatus, a species of large assassin bug. I have been bitten by other species that look like this true bug and had severe reactions. That the blood-sucking varieties of these can fly to gain entree into my house is disturbing. None the less, thank you for enlightening your viewers on the miraculous wings of these insects!
I have known this insect all my life but this is the first time I know that it can fly
The lovely video with the music makes it all the more magical.
Just today I had a dream and there was a tiny black cricket trying to get outside so someone opened the door so it jumped out and then it turned into a human sized and ran away.
I'm never disappointed to see an earwig spread is wings. To me it's a fun ice beaker, mostly. I imagine it must be incredible from the view of a material scientist though.
Amazing capture. I knew earwigs have wings neatly folded in those little "backpacks", but I have never seen one fly. Good job finding cooperative specimens.
Moths are cute up close and far away. They are furry winged bears with antlers. They shine in the light too with gem like shimmers. We have tons of moths in my area and I love watching them come out of their cocoons and dry their wings and fly away. They always return to lay eggs in the same bush across from my apartment. I am blessed to live across the away from the bush because it's a beautiful flowering bush that brings bugs like bees wasps moths, and even field mice like to rest underneath it. I recently saw rats grooming themselves underneath the bush. They were so cute and they also shared a meal there that evening. I think they have a nest in the nearby fields where there is fresh water and food for them.
Amazing footage, incredible creatures
Beautiful demonstration of lift generation on the upstroke...
What a beauty of video!!!! Thanks for shearing these marvelous images. i dropped my "four wings flying system" theory jajaja.
Your videos are awesome! The result shows us the miracle of the life. The bio-engineering of these flying insects is unbelievable.
I admire you very much, sir.
Their Wings are legit beautiful and I actually let one of these little critters crawl on my hand when it was on toilet, not as scary as I thought it would be.
Beautiful video!! Thank you for sharing. So much patience to photograph and video. 🤩🤩🤩
This channel's production value is incredible, how you dont have more views/ subscribers is an absolute mystery to me. Keep it up, you're going places.
These videos make me want to play Animal Crossing and go catch some bugs 😂
Thank you for sharing this footage with us, these little beings are always so cool to look at! 💙
Fascinating beautiful and educating, I never knew that earwigs can fly. Thanks for posting
Subscribed! These shots are INCREDIBLE!
As kids we used to call earwigs "pinchers" for obvious reasons, even tho none of us have ever been pinched by one we just assumed that's what they do lol I just learned today that they fly, which led me to this fascinating video.
These are INCREDIBLE
Superb design! Thank you for your diligent work!
Had no idea they had wings nor could fly just gose to show you that you can learn something new everyday. This is pretty cool thanks.
this is amazing and your channelis highly underrated!
I knew they can fly but i forgot, but now the knowledge returned and now i will never sleep again
I can't even fold up a small map correctly. Look at that little earwig go w its 20+ folds (x2 wings!)... amazing!!