Pseudoscorpion, The Best Pet Invertebrate?
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2021
- Do you want a pet that is as rad as it is tiny? How about a pet that can inject venom with its claws and spits silk? Then the pseudoscorpion might just be the best pet for you!
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I've never heard of rubber ducky isopods before, but that's the most hilariously unimportant but hysterically funny "warm" dispute I've heard in ages. Maybe ever.
Clint has a video about Isopods and one of the segments is about the Rubber Ducky Isopod :)
The cutest of the isopods!
@@cameronhubbuck Russ JUST did a video on them too :3
@@katelillo1932 I'd personally say White Duckies look slightly more cuter than the classic Rubber Ducky, but IDK.
@@Arcanua 😊👍
The fact that we hardly notice them is probably one of the best indications that it's a successful species
My grandpa was one of the leading experts on pseudoscorpions and named many of the species, even has at least one named after him too! He's one of the biggest reasons I love and love to learn about all animals great and small. Lots of fun memories from his lab. :) So, I was SO excited to see that these sweet little guys were how your super rad channel started off 2022! You guys are the best!
That's pretty cool
Very cool
Who is your grandpa?
Yeah who's your grandpa? I'd love to look him up!
grow large psudo scorps make their habitat enclosure in away you can increase the oxygen levels. see what happens may beable to grow larger other species.
He said they were tiny, I was picturing house fly size, but they're like a speck dirt. I've probably walked over a hundred of them in my life without knowing they even existed.
The ones I have seen have been from 3 to five mm long.
There're known to use flies as taxis by crawling on & off them when they land.
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If that's true it's funny asf
@@mrhydrogen7459 it's true. They hijack houseflies for a free ride across great distances.
@@mrhydrogen7459 It is true, it is called phoresis.
I absolutely adore just how much excitement Clint emits even when he's talking about a hell spawn.
What are u talking about? Looks adorable like an isopod with wannabe muscle arms
@@josecat436 like spongebob with those inflatable buff arms haha
@@josecat436 ikr
@@lilithdvs13 if you can't take joy from the genuine excitement he has, I feel sorry for you
That's the kind of loser I want to be!
I think the magnifying glass is probably the most expensive part of keeping these.
Pseudoscorpions just showed up in my isopod tank one day, probably by hitching a ride on a fly or something...
They have established a stable colony there now!
That's pretty cool!
HVe you noticed any benefits or disadvantages to having them with your isopods?
@@Aquarimax Never seen them actively hunting mancae. Had no problems with mites and fungus gnats (maybe the psedoscorpions ate them). The populations of noth springtails and isopods remain stable.
They are famous for transporting themselves on larger creatures (phoresis). Glad they weren't a nuisance for your existing animals.
That's great, they'll eat any mites in there.
These are, in my humble opinion, the best pet arachnid order with a silent ‘P’ in the name. I got a good laugh from the outtakes 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you again, Clint, Jason, and Michelle, for another fun collaboration!
Love seeing u as a recurring guest here!
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@@4dub802 Me too! I get a huge kick out of every visit!
I now have the image of a tree frog holding a thumbtack dipped in Tabasco fighting a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Fantastic imagery 🐸🦖
Had to scroll way too far down for this. Tobasco thumbtack vs. T-Rex is my new favourite sketch show.
Amazing cup of dirt you got there Clint can’t believe it didn’t get a 5 out of 5
I know right, premium!
Have you done an Ant Colony yet? That would be an interesting “Best Pet” video.
If and when Clint does, I hope he collabs with AntsCanada for it, that would be amazing (Although considering how AC ironically lives in the Philippines, may be difficult to actually do)
A really cool way to look for wild pseudoscorpions is actually to set a light trap for moths, flies, and beetles! Psuedoscorpions will actually latch onto these flying critters and hitch a ride when they’re feeling that their current habitat isn’t suitable. The only pseudoscorpions I’ve ever found have been attached to the legs of beetles with this method.
I just googled *”rubber ducky isopods”* -and I’m definitely team Clint on this one.
As a woman who has a full *rubber ducky themed guest house,* I feel slightly qualified to determine that they are undeniably *”rubber ducky”* looking.
I am also now the proud owner of an adorable little *rubber ducky isopod* keychain/ornament, that I just found and impulse bought off Etsy while googling images of it…
So that’s a thing.
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Thank you for helping me recall my joy as an 11 year old finding a creature so bizarre and amazing. My enthusiasm was so infectious I convinced my parents to take me to the local college biology department to have it identified. Although I now suspect their motivation was driven by making sure it wasn't a "baby" scorpion. My father's approval for my new pet was greatly enhanced when he noticed I would willingly spend time in his garden hunting Aphids to feed it. Unfortunately it's life was brief (47 years ago care information was scarce) Nevertheless such experiences left a mark on my life. I often receive unsolicited visits from acquaintances and coworkers bringing "gifts" to be identified because I'm "The Bug Guy" Not considered exactly an honorific, nor slur, it has kept my life interesting. Thank you for creating an excellent channel.
Russ was so prepared for his segment, I loved his shared enthusiasm and you could really tell he enjoyed what he was talking about and what he does!
These tiny friendos, or a species of them at least live in the oak trees behind my house growing up. fascinating to finally learn a thing or two about them
Exactly!! They lived in our windowsills when I was a kid… I could find 3-4 of them any time I went looking for them…
An episode on springtail and isopod species suited for different enclosures (arid, tropical, etc) would be stinking rad
This is the first time I have ever seen this type of arachnid! Fascinating!
I found one of these once, actually ended up contributing to my interest in arthropods, and later taxonomy.
I have found them only 3 times, I was stoked first time I found one
Pseudoscorpions! I can't begin to tell you how glad I was to see this pop up on my feed! Several years ago I became fascinated with these little beasties, but there was hardly anything available on them on the internet. Now I see the pet trade in them is starting to form, hooray. :-) Might I suggest your friends who are dealing with them try to start colonies of some of the bigger species out there as well? There are some recently discovered species that get a centimeter or more in length.
One of my books has tips on keeping pseuscorpions! It recommends keeping them in small contains (glitter containers) so they don’t dry out and so they are visible. It says to feed springtails and keep some moss with them.
For finding them it said to grab leaf litter, put some mesh halfway in a jar, place the leaves over the mesh and put a desk lamp over it. The light would drive them down into the empty space under the mesh. (Book is Bug Zoo)
I’ve found a species of pseudo scorpion in Western NY many times. Usually in barns in-between wood boards. I know where Harlequin beetles live when they land on logs the pseudo scorpions will clime on board and take a free flight to another area. Pretty cool creatures.
I remember the first time I saw one...still the largest one I've ever seen. I was about a kid, maybe 7 years old...watching Saturday morning cartoons and this thing that looked like a spider with claws crawled out from beneath the couch and I thought it was so weird. I went to the library and did as much research on them that I could from the books there, and found I could find them easily if I took an old book, dampened the pages a bit, and put it in the darkest part of my closet...wait a week or two, and open the book, page by page, and there are usually a few in there and easy to spot on the white paper if you use a blank notebook. Most of the ones I found like that were very small though...maybe 2mm...the one that crawled from beneath the couch was nearly 1cm long if I had to guess. They would be cool to keep beneath one of those inexpensive video microscopes with a 24/7 live video feed!
Interesting!
That's why they are also called book scorpions!
@@verkhvo and can't forget slappy butts!
I thought this was going to turn into one of the horror stories about getting jumpscared by a 'scary bug' as a kid. I enjoyed that it was just a calm reaction of curiosity. It's more wholesome.
How did I not find any of these as a kid? So sad! They're really cool but I don't know if I'd enjoy having pets that small that stay that small. Tiny tarantula slings are trouble enough. XD
Finally I can associate something nice to the word Psuedoscorpion
I've loved pseudoscorpions since I started finding them in my garden. Cute little dudes just running around and eating whatever is eating my plants. Or eating whatever is living in the soil minding their own business. Sometimes I use a stick to move them to a bug that looks particularly juicy or higher up on plants than I normally find the pseudos. I don't think mine typically encounter aphids but they always nab one if they see it.
If anything Clint has made me feel better about being a grown ass woman playing with critters outside. It's my spare time that I work hard to earn and keep. If I want to sit in the dirt all afternoon and talk to bugs then that's my right.
I never experienced messing with bugs in dirt as a kid due to being terrified of them. Now in my early 20s, I'm now realizing how much fun I was missing out on.
Never been so excited to click on a Clint's Reptile video (and that's a high bar!)
I remember being shown these arachnids hiding in tiny cracks in wooden railings of a nature park and having my mind blown. They really are stinkin rad, what a great way to start the New Year!
4:13 how cute he avoiding hairs xD
They're really cute looking! It looks like they want to give each other a hug. And they're so tiny AAAAAAAAAA
How have I never heard of these before? They’re so funny and weirdly cute 🥰
They’re pretty smart and quick. They circle around your finger like jumping spiders do, facing it with the claws in fighting position
RUS IS BACK!!! He’s so much more comfortable on camera and it’s super cool!
Thank you! I’m glad to hear that 😊👍
Oh my gosh, they can live a few years?! That's insanely cool!
Pro tip from a former sailor, these guys love to live in old coconuts between the husk and the nut.
It doesn't matter what animal you are showing I just automatically smile when you are talking 😁😁 smiliest man on the planet even beating Professor Cox and that's saying something!
Clint bringing the nightmares again! Very interesting little creatures, but I still feel a lot better watching less scary critters. When are you revisiting gaboon vipers cobras? I need something like that to bring my heartrate down, lol.
Btw. The jalapeno thumbtack analogy might just be my new favorite!
"Waging war on a tyrannosaurus rex with a thumbtack dipped in hot sauce"😂
I can't believe that for all my time spent scrabbling around in dirt and under rocks as a kid I never found one of these guys, not once. I didn't think they lived in the UK until I Googled it. I will literally jump up and down if I ever find one :)
They are significantly smaller than money spiders so not that surprising you have never realised you have seen one.
Seen them a few times but never kept them because I knew I'd have to feed them small inverts and fruit walk colonies are not a thing in my country
I'm really keen to find some too - also UK. The Field Studies Council (FSC) has a really cool illustrated key for our native species. It's a glossy fold-out chart...
Living in Lancashire Ive never seen them but I hope that they range up north. Maybe they are just so tiny ive never noticed
I remember finding one of these as a kid on a farm, running over to my parents like "i found a scorpion" and them just looking at me weirdly because Belgium doesn't have any that i know of
I was in a dark place and I was feeling pretty hopeless, but the cheery enthusiasm here feels so genuine. It reminded me for a moment what it is like to feel the same way and with a chuckle and smile I was able to pull through. I know it is cliche to say this on the Internet, but this video 'cured' my depression. Thank you for that and for the information on these amazing little pseudoscorpions!
I've never hear of these! Thanks for introducing us to something new! Happy New Year friend can't wait to see what you get up to this year!
It’s crazy how many animals there are in this planet that I’ve never even heard of before. Thanks for showing me!
As always I feel Clint is the reptile/petuber equivalent of Brian from Tolarian Community College (Magic The Gathering scene). You guys are so genuine and helpful and positive to your communities.
I use to find them around my house all the time as a kid. It was always a treat to find them, I love these little guys so much
I have a bit of a phobia of small and tiny insects… these are kinda cute though! I’ve been slowly tackling my phobia by keeping isopods, which I also consider cute. I don’t touch them unless I have to though. But I think pseudoscorpions might be too small for me 🤔
Well neither these nor isopods are insects (these are arachnids, isos are crustaceans), so that might explain it.
The thumbnail pulled me in, i have never seen a stranger creature
Cheers to clints always awesome intros! Happy New Years!
I have known of these fellas for most of my life, but I have only seen them once. They are adorable.
Loved this one so much! I get excited every time I find a pseudoscorpion and then geek out about them to anyone who will listen haha. Pretty sure I posted a photo of one to your Discord a while back! I may have to try to get a colony going after the snow melts. Fascinating creatures!
Oh wow… now I need these precious little beans for myself 🥰
'no need to bring some stinger from the opposite side of town' :)
3:50 the mental image of this epic battle brings me great, great enjoyment 😂
I've seen Pseudoscorpions twice in my life. First time when I was 22. I was moving. Second time it was a year ago in my apartment where I live now. Of course, as nerdy as I am, in a second I was lying on my belly just staring at it. Idk, whenever I see an interesting animal, it's like nothing else exists 😂
I *love* how this channel is doing more 'out there' animals! I've never heard of pseudoscorpions before, but I guess I do now!
The first time I found one it blew my mind, I thought I discovered some freaky new species, I was also tripping on mushrooms.
I remember when I was little in school I flipped to a page in Mt book and there was this Lil guy walking Over my book and I was like ok I'm not tripping that's a scorpion. Then my friendly closed me book and squished it and I couldn't get a better look at it. It was something I thought I imagined for the longest time
Great start to the new year
They look like ticks that went to the gym together and run around going "bro".
That's the first pet I ever met in the wild covered by Clint! I had Chelifer cancroides in my previous flat, because it was a shared flat (students, you know) and not extremely clean (this species likes to eat dust mites). Found one of those guys in my books and googled it!
I later also worked in a library and came across more pseudoscorpions then.
Crazy how Clint finally got his time machine ready just to get Walker Texas Ranger as a guest star.
I found one of these in my basement. Thought I discovered a new insect. Found out what it was after a little research. Very interesting.
Fascinating video, Clint! My first time hearing about these little arthropods. If I wanted to keep my very own invertebrate colony, these would be something I'd consider keeping. When I saw the thumbnail for this creature I expected it to be a lot larger, but being so small was a surprise for me to say the least.
Russ is like Clint's ginger brother from another mother.
Love it!!
These guys are basically unnoticeable in the home but eat tons of mites and a whole bunch of other things you don't want in your house. they're really nice to have around.
Little guy had to thread his claws through the hair on your hands, it's so cute.
Every day lately I've learned more animals I never knew existed, and every time I think I know them all a new one appears
Best wishes for the new year to Clint and the entire team behind him
Found two of these in my old farm house. They were dead by the time i found them but i couldnt stop staring. what a weird, cool, tiny little thing
I just found one today! I’m so happy and thrilled to home it :) hopefully I can use some of these tips presented for these east coast Scorpion
Tiny cute little critters!!! Awesome video as usual
im such a nerd intently listening, when you revealed that their stingers are in their claws I let out an audible "yooo"
Almost at 400k great work clint and the team!!
I killed one in my room because I thought it was a scorpion baby. But I found it weird it had no tail, so I had to google it. Now I'm here learning about pseudoscorpions. Weird how I've never seen one in 20 years, and the first one I saw was in my room.
Those are so cute will have to look harder to see them in the wild. Will check on line to see if in Oregon.
Thank you so much for such a fun video.
GOD BLESS 🦂❤🦂❤🦂❤🦂❤
Saturday morning coffee and learning what Clint’s favourite animal is this week? Heckin rad.
You forgot a important aspect: They defend honey-bees against mites ;-) That alone is a reason to love them...
I knew they were in my home state of Ohio for a long time, but the first time I ever laid eyes on pseudoscorpions was last year. I pulled up a board under my parent's balcony and inspected it for isopods, spiders, snails, etc. and what at first I thought were tiny baby isopods were pseudos! I was so excited. They were so hard to capture on my phone camera haha.
I actually found the Roachcrossing cultures many years ago but hesitated on getting some because there was next to no info on keeping them...so I am so freakin excited right now!!! Thank you for finally allowing me to keep some of these rad lil dudes! :D
It's like a bed bug and a scorpion had kids lol
I used to find these guys in old bookshelves.
These are so awesome! I probably seen a ton of them and never thought about it, thinking they were just silverfish or earrings. Now I'm going to pay attention when I see little critters.
Looks like a tick a woodlouse and a scorpion all put their keys in a fishbowl and this was the baby
EEEEEE! Those pseudoscorplings are SO TINY!
Rus is great. Such a calming and knowledgeable guy
i always like seeing this guest on the channel, Russ is so informative and full of knowledge about such interesting little creatures
Glad to hear it! It is always an honor and pleasure to be a guest here!
Check out his channel! He’s amazing!
@@roachant 😊
I like hell when you’re handling it it has to navigate around your arm hairs
I’ve only ever found one of these under a piece of bark on a tree when I was in 4th grade I was so excited it was so tiny
Some lived in my childhood house, staying on our windows in plain sight.
I didn’t know what they were but they were fascinating in their shelters built with little wood chips with their pedipalps out.
I grew up in western France so it wasn’t a problem for moisture, the climate provides plenty of it there😂
That bit about how they "invenomate" their prey caught my attention. Not to be crass, but I've only heard of one "in-bodily fluid-ate" word, and it's interesting to know that it's not the only one in its class. I wonder if there are others? Does a mosquito insalivate it's prey? Could a horned lizard be said to inbloodinate a predator? Okay, that last one is a stretch.
Happy new year Clint 🙏👍
Pseudoscorpion: exists
Me, who has played Hollow Knight and knows what orange blobs means:
Pseudoscorpions are some of the most adorable little critters I've had the honour of personally meeting, myself. I spent a short while living in an area where there were TONS of them and got to interact with them multiple times a day, and yet before that I'd never seen one or heard of them before. I absolutely fell in love with them the moment I saw my first one. They're just so friggin CUTE!!
Excellent video!!!
Fun and informative content,as usual.
Always great to see Russell on here!
I am always honored and delighted to appear!
Ill never in my life get an arachnoid or reptile because they scare me shitless, im just coming for clint and his unrivaled enthusiasm
Pseudoscorpions are cool, and can sometimes be found indoors as well.
One morning as I woke up I found one on my bed right next to my pillow looking for food among some patches of dandruff.
I named him Harry but I unfortunately lost track of him (or her) before I could find any suitable housing. He might just have been a lone pseudoscorpion and in that case dead by now but I like to thing there's a colony living somewhere in the walls or floors. And perhaps one morning I'll wake up and find one of Harrys great grandkids next to my pillow.
FYI Pseudoscorpions are great to have in your home as they're completely harmless to humans but will hunt any living thing that's small enough for them to kill including all kinds of mites and lice.
Your colorful description of these little guys trying to bite you actually had me laughing for a good 5 minutes lol
…why do I love these.. they’re so cute 🥺
I have a worm bin for indoor composting. Pseudoscorpions joined the party and are part of the ecosystem along with silver mites and of course the red wigglers. They are cool to watch with a loupe they mostly hang on the top cardboard. I think I have 2 different species by body shape and colour.