Pitfall Traps in Sand Dunes
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- In this episode I try to hunt for insects using pitfall traps in the sand dunes near St. Anthony Idaho. Come along for an adventure and learn about some of the interesting insects I find along the way and how to do something similar yourself. Special thanks to John Hogge for helping film this episode with me.
Sponsored by University of Idaho Extension
Intro and Outro Music by Epikus
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Darn teenagers vandalized your pitfall traps!
Yeah it is what it is. I should have hidden it more.
🤣 haha
I love that he discusses bugs as gems hehe❤️😂
I just caught a velvet ant for my collection! They are one of my favorites, I love the red.
oh yes they are gorgeous!
R they dead?
Resurrected Helicoprion No when you freeze them you slow down their blood so then you can hold them and they’ll be calm slow down for a moment and they’ll unfreeze
I’d love to have a velvet ant for my collection
4:18 if you look closely the wasp moved it's wings a little bit and then tried to sting Jason but the wasp couldn't. Probably because of heat stroke
Ha ha I noticed it was doing something with its abdomen luckily I didn't get stung. That would have hurt. I always say I don't want to get stung unless its on camera for others to see haha.
@@InsectHunter oh hey the man himself replied probably the nicest youtuber I've ever seen! And yeah, when a wasp or a bee does that specific movement with it's abdomen, it is trying to sting! Btw you should create a website! Or merch!
This video was so cool. I have lived in Idaho all of my life and I had no idea that there were Idaho desert lizards! You learn something new every day.
Jason, I was very glad to watch this video; your tips and the possibility of getting other sorts of creatures was helpful. I would very much like to try this method of collecting different species that circle the house at night. Thank you for the suggestions and the video!
Love the pitfall trap idea🦂🐜🕷
You could come over here to Cape Town, we have a lot of weird creatures and plants to see!
The darkling beetle you found is "Edrotes ventricosus". For the pitfalls I was using along the Rio Grande I had an issue with raccoons drinking the propylene glycol we used as a preservative in the cups (we used a non-toxic variety for this reason). I'll also use soapy water for short term pitfalls since the soap forces their spiracles open so they'll drown quickly before they can escape. Oh, and you'll get better ground traffic if you put a dark roof over the pitfalls. That way passing insects will head towards it to use as cover.
Great tips Brian! I will try them out next time. Take advantage of the heat and attract them to the darkness. Sounds like a good movie premise haha :)
I'm really enjoying your videos! My pinning supplies are arriving tomorrow and I'll be pinning for the first time. Your videos are helping me so much! I mainly keep reptiles but insects are really getting my interest!
Interesting finds! The lizard is a common sagebrush lizard if you were curious.
This is perfect for me!
And your production value has really improved ♡
Thanks I am glad you noticed. I keep trying to improve and make it all better.
Hello! I’ve recently discovered your channel and, as a result, I’ve gotten back into insect collecting. I’ve been trying to use pitfall traps around my yard, but I haven’t had any luck; it’s been weeks and I still haven’t had any insects when I check the traps daily. From what I can tell, they are perfectly level with the ground and set up properly. Do you have any idea of what could be going wrong? I know it’s tough when you can’t see them but I’m hoping you possibly know some reasons (maybe from personal experience as you are a much more experienced hunter than I am) why it could be happening. Thank you, and I really enjoy the videos :)
M.D. Laces can you take some pictures and send them to my email? theinsecthunter@gmail.com
Maybe try and baiting them with food, putting shelters on top to keep it shaded. Like leafs of wood blocks
Definitely looked like kangaroo rat tracks to me
good documentary
I enjoyed your video, good job! I have found that a kitchen strainer is great for filtering the sand in the traps; the second hand store is a good resource for an inexpensive one.
Hm... Great idea. :)
Nice finds, keep the videos coming !
will do! Thanks for watching!
That lizard was trying to fake you out! 😆
Like your show ... different approach on the show and tell.. just an idea to keep you safer on a few catch’s , have a clear square plastic container to show insects 🐜
not a bad idea thanks!
16:37 your species is migrating to a new nest. follow them to find a mate and claim a new home base!
I always find cool stuff in places like those
Yes the desert can have some cool bugs.
“sayonara dude”
“You can see this bank here.”
I also see a Jason has been walking here.
Another great video please keep them coming
Will do!
I have a new video suggestion:
What about making a video about jumping spiders because I have recently regained my faschination about them...
I would love to. I will look into doing something like this.
You can clearly see wasp's abdomen moving at 4:22
yes I did see that. It must have been on the edge of its life.
Insect Hunter Your lucky it didn’t sting you, so you did have a little luck on your side.
Them people were buging your traps. We used a pit fall too catch crickets for our mantises.
ClogNog nice they are a useful tool!
You should go to New Mexico there you can find cool beetles like the irdisent spider beetle
aw the ant is a pogonomyrmex they are very clumsy but hearty. Their nest are like a clown car.
Hi Jason, glad to see one of your videos again, can I ask you what insects do you study/collect?
Right now I mostly actually work with barn owls (tyto alba) although not an insect I have always loved studying animals. We work with barn owls to reduce rodent populations on farms. I do some work with aphids, but mostly my work with insects is educational. My purpose and goal in regards to insects is to teach people about insects and help them realize that they are mostly beneficial. I mostly focus on pest management and also teach farmers and other groups how to manage different pests. I mostly hobby collect or do so for educational purposes/ the channel haha! :) My job is always changing and pretty flexible.
I too collect insects as an hobby, although I would like to study at least some of the groups I collect (I catch Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Apoidea, Vespoidea and Odonata). Maybe if you keep going like this you'll teach people that not every insect should be killed instantly. See you soon! p.s.: barn owls are cute!
I'm surprised that there wasn't any scorpions in any of the traps.
nice video 👍🏻
Thanks glad you enjoyed it.
Beetles are the best.
New sub
Hello I am going to palm springs soon and hope to find some insects there
Did you collect the orange beetle specimens?
I also want to put a few traps there
9:23 the traps worked again!
This show is fun for us, but to the arthropod it's alien abduction footage
Hi Jason, how do I properly store meat bait for beetle traps? I saw a male squirrel kill a baby the other day (poor thing), and I saved the remains to use in a trap. It's in the freezer now, but what's next? Also, how long did you leave these traps in the dunes?
Just keep the meat in the freezer till you are ready. Put the bait in a trap and try to keep varmints out (dogs, cats, skunks, opposums etc...) who might feed on the bait/ ruin your trap. I left the traps out in the dunes for 2 days. I could have left them for weeks, but you want to check every couple days.
Nice video ;)
Thanks for taking the time to watch it.
Your welcome.
I was wondering which University of Idaho campus you teach at? Because im told there are several. I plan on attending the Moscow campus in a couple years
I work at an extension office. I am nowhere near Moscow, but I visit there sometimes. Send me an email with some more information about your plans and we can chat. theinsecthunter@gmail.com
please show us the ants close up
Can you catch some beetle flies?
And if you're already working on another topic, then you can probably cover this topic in another video.
Do an Idaho version of Coyote Peterson. Rate the pain on sti gs and bites from Idaho species.
That guy is all shock value and bad ideas. I'd really be shocked to find out he did more than a casual glance at Wikipedia for his information.
There are a lot of painful insects in Idaho. If I get stung or hurt on camera I will gladly share it, but I do not want to expose myself to pain if I don't have too haha.
ha ha Brian you are too funny. Never a dull moment with you around. Cheers from Idaho!
@@InsectHunter No, seriously. That Coyote guy gave out wrong and misleading info for his tick video. You could get hurt following his advice. Your vids are spot on and we'll researched.
@@Quake210 What did he say in the tick video haha?
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Oh, that's a shame. Saw this in my recommended, thought it was about the Vietcong.
I’ve managed to catch, a snail and two small worms. But hopefully when It is a bit hot outside I can catch some other bugs