Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones | Deep Look

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Female aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation- taking over your garden. But don’t lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down.
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Aphids are one of gardeners’ most hated pests. They’re incredibly prolific, seemingly popping up overnight to take down your favorite veggies.
"Aphids are just experts at reproducing," said Ian Grettenberger an entomologist at the University of California, Davis. "Given the right conditions, they can multiply really quickly and get out of control.
For most of the year female aphids giving live birth to clones that are themselves already pregnant. That means that most of the time, all of the aphids you see in your garden are pregnant females.
When their population gets big enough and the plant they’re on starts to wane, aphids start giving birth to a new type of winged clones called alates. Amazingly, the alates are genetically identical to their wingless mothers. The alates take to the air to find new plants to colonize.
--- What do aphids eat?
Aphids use their pointy stylet to pierce plant leaves and such out the sugary sap. Usually, plants can handle a light infestation, but aphids reproduce quickly. Heavily infested leaves yellow and wither. Aphids can also carry viruses that they spread between the different plants they feed on.
--- How do aphids spread?
Aphids give birth to winged clones called alates that fly from plant to plant. Since aphids can clone themselves, it only takes one aphid to infiltrate your garden and start causing trouble.
--- How do I get rid of aphids?
Some gardeners use oils and pesticide sprays to get rid of aphids but it’s very challenging to get every last one of them. You can purchase predators like lacewing larvae to hunt and eat aphids. You can also purchase parasitoid wasps that lay their eggs in aphids, killing them.
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  • @LightOfHands
    @LightOfHands3 жыл бұрын

    When you print out a 3D printer with your 3D printer

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    @priyanshugoel3030

    3 жыл бұрын

    A printerception.

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    @imtired7682

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was 3d printed

  • @red884

    @red884

    3 жыл бұрын

    and 3d printed a 3d printer on the 3d printed 3d printer that you 3d printed on your previous 3d printer

  • @TMtheScratcher

    @TMtheScratcher

    3 жыл бұрын

    * when you use your 3D printer to print a 3D print, which is already printing the next 3D printer

  • @nycolleamendez5608

    @nycolleamendez5608

    3 жыл бұрын

    I shall love this analogy forever

  • @kikiyarah27
    @kikiyarah273 жыл бұрын

    “Aww she’s got her mother’s eyes.” Their eyes:🔴🔴

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    @carolinezabella9455

    2 жыл бұрын

    SKSKKSKSKS- I'M DEAD

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    @bradyn4423

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@carolinezabella9455 shut

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    @guided__galaxy4258

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @calebrichardson5259

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @ns88ster

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@carolinezabella9455 shut

  • @ThePinkRubber
    @ThePinkRubber2 жыл бұрын

    The ladybug showcase actually improved my view on them. This episode highlights that ladybugs are our allies

  • @bruhtnt4258

    @bruhtnt4258

    2 жыл бұрын

    The alternate Clone Wars.

  • @manderly109

    @manderly109

    Жыл бұрын

    Why would you have a negative view of ladybugs?

  • @CatMowpurr

    @CatMowpurr

    7 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know what happens to the baby aphids in pregnant aphids when the pregnant aphids are injected with eggs? Do they fight against the wasp larvae or get eaten in the belly as well?

  • @0.001mm_tolerancy

    @0.001mm_tolerancy

    4 ай бұрын

    @@CatMowpurr They get eaten, I guess that's a logical conjecture

  • @dejaporter7338

    @dejaporter7338

    Ай бұрын

    same here

  • @blazertundra
    @blazertundra3 жыл бұрын

    Ladybugs don't seem to survive here in the Sonoran Desert, so I noticed something interesting. Birds have taken up the ladybug's niche. Thanks to a hummingbird feeder and a pesticide free yard, the Verdins and Gnatcatchers keep our yard almost completely free of aphids. When we're low on aphids, they use the hummingbird feeder. Ever since year those little guys realized we had a tasty buffet waiting for them, they have been coming through every winter and spring.

  • @jezzikijackson1373

    @jezzikijackson1373

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @tripplefives1402

    @tripplefives1402

    2 ай бұрын

    Ladybugs swarm in the eastern US, your house will be full of them.

  • @mk_rexx
    @mk_rexx3 жыл бұрын

    Are you ready? Aphid: I'm born pregnant!

  • @gaminganimae3303

    @gaminganimae3303

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lamo

  • @victorianidetch

    @victorianidetch

    3 жыл бұрын

    Being born pregnant saves a lot of time!

  • @jamesstyles8832

    @jamesstyles8832

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @littlewig200

    @littlewig200

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @jackxonlee8193

    @jackxonlee8193

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm both impressed and terrified now🙂

  • @RePhantomz
    @RePhantomz3 жыл бұрын

    Aphids: lets hire ant mercenary as bodyguard. Farmer: lets hire xenomorph as our pest control.

  • @Dylan_Otto

    @Dylan_Otto

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's.... oddly accurate... huh

  • @madmaniac6778

    @madmaniac6778

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dylan_Otto yeah

  • @dhruvsingh1837

    @dhruvsingh1837

    3 жыл бұрын

    underrated comment

  • @XenomorphLV426

    @XenomorphLV426

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who me?

  • @Cleeon

    @Cleeon

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@XenomorphLV426 hmm... Yap, your kinds

  • @plant9940
    @plant99403 жыл бұрын

    I was so taken aback by how they give birth to live babies and my mind was like “how is this even possible..?” And then I realized humans just do the same thing.

  • @SunflowerOfTheEast

    @SunflowerOfTheEast

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol. True. But I have never heard of live birth in the insect world. Maybe I just don't know enough about insects...

  • @HappyGick

    @HappyGick

    6 күн бұрын

    ​​@@SunflowerOfTheEast Tsetse Fly.

  • @THEMIMIK
    @THEMIMIK3 ай бұрын

    0:35 They pierce LEAVES and STEMS with their stylet 🙄 The sass in that sentence was hillarious 😂

  • @XKMetralhaDO
    @XKMetralhaDO3 жыл бұрын

    The insect universe is just awesome and terrifying at the same time

  • @KQEDDeepLook

    @KQEDDeepLook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @2moke2creen

    @2moke2creen

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not just the insect kingdom, all of nature itself.

  • @-jasper-kate-3243

    @-jasper-kate-3243

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ankit Meher the aphids

  • @-jasper-kate-3243

    @-jasper-kate-3243

    3 жыл бұрын

    I Mean "The Aphids?"

  • @xxterpzxx581

    @xxterpzxx581

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating yes. Awsome.. However I think not

  • @teawrecks1243
    @teawrecks12433 жыл бұрын

    my gardener aunt always used the phrase "breeding like aphids" instead of "breeding like rabbits"

  • @ParadoxAAA

    @ParadoxAAA

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rabbits: We breed and make babies like there's no tomorrow Aphids: Y'all need to breed to make babies? *Pathetic*

  • @astralZ0

    @astralZ0

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aphids: I’m four parallel universes ahead of you.

  • @penda-theepikanimations5407

    @penda-theepikanimations5407

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ParadoxAAA female aphid: I don’t want a baby God: eh, no.

  • @nicholasemjohnson47

    @nicholasemjohnson47

    2 жыл бұрын

    More like, "breeding like tribbles".

  • @thomasfrandsen1763

    @thomasfrandsen1763

    2 жыл бұрын

    “Breeds like rats”

  • @Toto-sv8rr
    @Toto-sv8rr2 жыл бұрын

    Josh Cassidy…you’re a genius!! Love the sound design. Kudos to Dina Munsch too!!

  • @angela1serenity
    @angela1serenity Жыл бұрын

    This is why I bought a ton of ladybugs - to eat the aphids off my plants 😊👍🏽. Didn’t know that aphids clone themselves though …. 👀😳

  • @TheSchokobony
    @TheSchokobony3 жыл бұрын

    "She's got her mothers eyes" 🤣

  • @mrdeplorable3097

    @mrdeplorable3097

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣👀

  • @idontknow._.4791

    @idontknow._.4791

    3 жыл бұрын

    💀

  • @plasticflower8952

    @plasticflower8952

    3 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @etherealrosegold

    @etherealrosegold

    3 жыл бұрын

    As if there were a father...

  • @ll6256

    @ll6256

    3 жыл бұрын

    And her body lol

  • @7dream7scape7
    @7dream7scape73 жыл бұрын

    Momma Aphid: aww a baby girl, your gonna have a bright futu... Baby: I’m pregnant.....

  • @amazeangelogames3165

    @amazeangelogames3165

    3 жыл бұрын

    the dady is god

  • @negotiatorbingus2613

    @negotiatorbingus2613

    3 жыл бұрын

    Daddy*

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    @MrCrashDavi

    3 жыл бұрын

    +

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    @magzpangilinan1425

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@amazeangelogames3165 gone*

  • @alfianfahmi5430

    @alfianfahmi5430

    2 жыл бұрын

    Momma: *"EXACTLY."*

  • @yoda1908
    @yoda1908 Жыл бұрын

    1:48 Begun the clone wars have

  • @mantha6912

    @mantha6912

    16 күн бұрын

    I was looking for this

  • @Nolongermakingvideos.
    @Nolongermakingvideos.2 жыл бұрын

    I love how she sounds disgusted when she says “they stick their stylet into plants”

  • @dabiblueflame7930
    @dabiblueflame79303 жыл бұрын

    2:48 The moment when you realize that LadyBugs are Predators

  • @KQEDDeepLook

    @KQEDDeepLook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Indeed.

  • @TheChattounet

    @TheChattounet

    3 жыл бұрын

    so the word lady correspond perfectly to describe them ;)

  • @tosyl_chloride

    @tosyl_chloride

    3 жыл бұрын

    "wait, ladybugs are predators?" "always have been" 🌎 👨‍🚀 🔫 👨‍🚀

  • @desgoyomama3274

    @desgoyomama3274

    3 жыл бұрын

    That just makes them even better!

  • @leviackerman5054

    @leviackerman5054

    3 жыл бұрын

    Miraculously

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    @NewMessage3 жыл бұрын

    This channel alone has made investing in an ultra HD screen totally worth the expense.

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    @noddlecak3279

    3 жыл бұрын

    right I don't even have one but this looks amazing even on my phone

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    @manbeard8678

    3 жыл бұрын

    My new 1440p HDR monitor is happy.

  • @KQEDDeepLook

    @KQEDDeepLook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Miss Isabelle!

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    @missseaweed2462

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have to highly recommend Journey to the Microcosmos then.

  • @OriginalSuper

    @OriginalSuper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup

  • @violetvalentine999
    @violetvalentine9992 жыл бұрын

    love the editing & narration in this video 💜 the little bell ringing sounds when the aletes flew off the leaves were adorable!

  • @bisexualswing3
    @bisexualswing32 жыл бұрын

    I've never been so entertained watching a video like this, very educational as well and humorous lines are found within. Just perfect. Great work!

  • @SillyMegalodon
    @SillyMegalodon3 жыл бұрын

    I feel that it should be added that aphids are all female during the spring and summer months, but some species switch from this model of all female cloning into male and female in order to make eggs that can hibernate through the winter when it's too cold for the adults, before starting the all female cloning process anew the following spring.

  • @felipeperez8354

    @felipeperez8354

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was trying to figure out how these animals could've evolved if all of their offsprings were clones, now it makes more sense, they should have included it

  • @trustI17

    @trustI17

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Dexhead i dont think he is saying males can be cloned? He says they switch from cloning into male female reproduction.

  • @tresuvesdobles

    @tresuvesdobles

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Dexhead If they cannot be cloned, where do they come from? Do they stay alive the whole spring to be able to reproduce for the next year? I am just asking, since I cannot see the whole picture yet. I think they should have talked about this topic on the video

  • @bengermin3104

    @bengermin3104

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm more curious about how they are born pregnant

  • @KQEDDeepLook

    @KQEDDeepLook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Veran Yean! You're right about the male clones later in the season, especially in places with colder winters. We had so much to cover in this episode we didn't get to that part since we figured it would take a while to explain. Also, I couldn't find any male aphids or eggs to film in time to make it into the episode. It's always a challenge to figure out what we have time to cover on any given subject like this. Cheers- Josh Cassidy

  • @WanderTheNomad
    @WanderTheNomad3 жыл бұрын

    Farmers: I used the nightmares to destroy the nightmares.

  • @vhox1634

    @vhox1634

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Modern Problems* require *Modern Solutions*

  • @jacobisverycool

    @jacobisverycool

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @peaceanquiet4528

    @peaceanquiet4528

    3 жыл бұрын

    could make a horror out of it...maybe that's what inspired AVP

  • @mattmorehouse9685

    @mattmorehouse9685

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@peaceanquiet4528 I have heard that the original Alien was inspired by parasitoid wasps.

  • @LPFan4
    @LPFan43 жыл бұрын

    At 2:13 who else didn't notice heaps of dead aphids the first time around?

  • @nurturedbynature3055

    @nurturedbynature3055

    2 ай бұрын

    i didnt

  • @ayushbisht1135

    @ayushbisht1135

    29 күн бұрын

    That's their shedded skin

  • @justcri
    @justcri2 жыл бұрын

    4:16 the most disturbing thing i've seen in a while

  • @greenbeevideo765
    @greenbeevideo7653 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: ladybug larvae eat a lot more aphids than the iconic adults, so those packs of adult ladybugs you can buy as aphid control don't work super well unless you maintain suitable habitat for them to lay eggs and let the larvae feast. I feel it is important to educate people on what ladybug larvae look like, because they are conventionally "creepy" looking and people may kill them on accident thinking they are a pest or might bite.

  • @rattyeely

    @rattyeely

    3 жыл бұрын

    For those who don't know, ladybugs larva look like tiny black-and-red facehuggers, basically

  • @somuchsoul3041

    @somuchsoul3041

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the larvae are cool. I don't see how you could find them creepy, although I guess I already know they are harmless so that might affect it.

  • @SamMaciCool

    @SamMaciCool

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@somuchsoul3041 I looked it up and they look so cool!

  • @angelicasysnila5476

    @angelicasysnila5476

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just google searched it, and I can't believe how that thing turns into a red lady bug, like there's no way!! Its looks like a complete different creature at its larval stage!

  • @angelicasysnila5476

    @angelicasysnila5476

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SamMaciCool yea so cool !

  • @squeegie
    @squeegie3 жыл бұрын

    Female pop artist: "I don't need no man" Aphids: "Pfft.. .Amateurs"

  • @karlbischof2807

    @karlbischof2807

    3 жыл бұрын

    i read this as "female pop tarts"

  • @KrillWhisperer

    @KrillWhisperer

    3 жыл бұрын

    "what did you say?"

  • @edwinnewmaniii2092

    @edwinnewmaniii2092

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@karlbischof2807mmm, human flavored Pop-tart! I prefer them heated up in the microwave

  • @taho3692

    @taho3692

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @unicornrainbowvomit6597

    @unicornrainbowvomit6597

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edwinnewmaniii2092 i demand ur pardon

  • @f.c232
    @f.c2322 жыл бұрын

    short and to the point i watched a few of your vids and each one answered a question i had about that insect you earned my sub thank you

  • @grandmasaggs1860
    @grandmasaggs18602 жыл бұрын

    They make a good aphid roast when trying to survive in a backyard, hiding from wolf spiders.

  • @jasconius7627
    @jasconius76273 жыл бұрын

    "Did your charming image of ladybugs just get shattered?" After this video, i think it just reinforced it.

  • @caraleroux2833

    @caraleroux2833

    3 жыл бұрын

    I knew that ladybugs are gardeners’ friends since I was a kid due to my grandparents and dad gardening a lot. I think was my dad that first told me ladybugs eat harmful bugs on plants. He also told little me when I see a ladybug, I need to be very careful to not accidentally squish it so it can fly off and protect the plants. It’s one of those things that just stuck with me. Whenever I see a ladybug I smile. That little spotted creature helps us get food in our bellies.

  • @ZigealFaust

    @ZigealFaust

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@caraleroux2833 I just remember a Magic School Bus book talking about it.

  • @blueispurple5474

    @blueispurple5474

    2 жыл бұрын

    sad I used to hurt them cause I was thinking them as a pest. :(

  • @psychotheman

    @psychotheman

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@caraleroux2833 well yes and no, ladybugs are a gardeners friend but not the adult stage since they still eat aphids but not as effective as their kids. A ladybug larva eats aphids by the hundreds, i keep a lady bug colony ready in case i need them ;)

  • @caraleroux2833

    @caraleroux2833

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@psychotheman Well then, I stand corrected. A young ladybug is a gardener’s best friend. That’s pretty cool that you keep a colony in case you need them. I love ladybugs, spotting one always make me smile. Their wings are so pretty.

  • @soulcleaner3578
    @soulcleaner35783 жыл бұрын

    "Born Pregnant" sounds like title of one of those reality TV shows.

  • @buildTheWALLNOW

    @buildTheWALLNOW

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep “ born that way” lolz

  • @BazzBrother

    @BazzBrother

    2 жыл бұрын

    you can use any weird insect biological fact as a title for a Jerry Springer episode.

  • @sadlife8495
    @sadlife8495 Жыл бұрын

    It’s kinda cute how the ant is like “hey hey hey hey man hey” and then they poop for him and he gobbled it up

  • @BroEdymaniax
    @BroEdymaniax Жыл бұрын

    Started playing Grounded and these cool videos started to get recommended. Everything makes sense now.

  • @Mysteriesofgtasa
    @Mysteriesofgtasa3 жыл бұрын

    This episode contains every horrifying alien bio-strategy ever put on a sci-fi movie. Only missing one thing, acid spit or acid blood and you've got yourself an extraterrestrial blockbuster.

  • @nunyabiznes33

    @nunyabiznes33

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. I don't remember if they've already did the bombardier beetle.

  • @Mysteriesofgtasa

    @Mysteriesofgtasa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nunyabiznes33 yes they actually did.

  • @faceless483

    @faceless483

    3 жыл бұрын

    What about The word Quantum

  • @lemongiver9270

    @lemongiver9270

    3 жыл бұрын

    Funnily enough, aphids protectors (ants) will spit acid at something attacking their aphids

  • @executor31

    @executor31

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ants spit formic acid. Its how they fight eachother , multiple ants will latch to the enemy and one will climb and try to spray the exposed armor. The acid attacks the nerv syste

  • @l-san1517
    @l-san15173 жыл бұрын

    You know, Sometimes I’m glad I was never born an insect.

  • @kirklanyoshinaga8953

    @kirklanyoshinaga8953

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. at least for us mammals, death only comes in 2 ways, death from old age or by being eaten. Insects have much more ways to kill you. Note: I’m not including humans because we generally do worse to our own kind than we do to other animals and insects.

  • @cortster12

    @cortster12

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kirklanyoshinaga8953 Honestly, what nature can do to humans tends to be worse than what any human can do to us. If you think otherwise, keep that ignorance. It is bliss. The diseases and parasites that exist will horrify you.

  • @justflex6745

    @justflex6745

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kirklanyoshinaga8953 Old age isn't what kills you. Its the diseases that come from it.

  • @ppocreations289

    @ppocreations289

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justflex6745 Right on that. Bacterial infections and viruses invade your body from a weakening infrastructure.

  • @air6665

    @air6665

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes? Only sometimes?

  • @Electroblade360
    @Electroblade3602 жыл бұрын

    1:41 And That's The Moment My Eyes Widened

  • @BrickChick
    @BrickChick2 жыл бұрын

    Lol no, my love for 🐞ladybugs has grown immensely. Shocking part of the video was you got me to kinda like wasps....

  • @BestOfAnimalss
    @BestOfAnimalss3 жыл бұрын

    They’re so tiny but their damage is massive to plants

  • @sylviahacker6695

    @sylviahacker6695

    3 жыл бұрын

    Only if their natural enemies have been supressed or removed. Most plants cope with aphids quite well.

  • @trustI17

    @trustI17

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sylviahacker6695 The problem is ants. Many invasive species of ants that dont have predators that can handle them (argentine ants being the biggest problem) farm the aphids uncontested. Since the aphids natural enemies just get killed by the invasive ants, they grow out of control.

  • @jdm6613

    @jdm6613

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Mom Noll So did you ever find anything successful? A gardener on KZread suggested diatomaceous earth.

  • @nudgeone7927

    @nudgeone7927

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah same could be said about humans. We're a parasite believe it or not.

  • @pepesylvia848

    @pepesylvia848

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sylviahacker6695 not true since I grow my garden in a place that isn't supposed to have plant life at all, and these buggers found my crops and destroyed them. The natural predators were never removed. They never existed at all.

  • @1.4142
    @1.41423 жыл бұрын

    Aphids with pregnant babies are like Russian dolls.

  • @mel-uy2lw

    @mel-uy2lw

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for this comment 👀😭

  • @R1valdo

    @R1valdo

    3 жыл бұрын

    ah yes

  • @danielmcfadden7979

    @danielmcfadden7979

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can someone explain?

  • @R1valdo

    @R1valdo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@danielmcfadden7979 search matryoshka doll in google

  • @danielmcfadden7979

    @danielmcfadden7979

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@R1valdo thanks

  • @goclip9381
    @goclip9381 Жыл бұрын

    With each passing minute, this video became increasingly strange and unpredictable.

  • @rajmars
    @rajmars Жыл бұрын

    Nice narration. Humourous too

  • @metwo6855
    @metwo68553 жыл бұрын

    "your clones are very impressive, you must be very proud." "just a simple aphid trying to make her way through this garden"

  • @SJHFoto

    @SJHFoto

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, excellent! I was actually going to make a comment about the ant protectors. What if an aphid is collected by a wandering ladybug and is screaming for the ants to help her because they had a deal,when a busy worker ant turns around and says, "I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further!"

  • @OriginalSuper

    @OriginalSuper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @rafsan1578

    @rafsan1578

    2 жыл бұрын

    😁

  • @metwo6855
    @metwo68553 жыл бұрын

    200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way

  • @FriendlyKat

    @FriendlyKat

    3 жыл бұрын

    How did I not think of this reference?! Years of academy training WASTED! LOL

  • @durgayadav3075

    @durgayadav3075

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FriendlyKat back to school

  • @sarahvanrooyen7280

    @sarahvanrooyen7280

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @sarahvanrooyen7280

    @sarahvanrooyen7280

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FriendlyKat lol

  • @r3zaful

    @r3zaful

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha "Release ladybugs* Counter attack!

  • @xbox5827
    @xbox58273 жыл бұрын

    When I was little (I still do it) I would go to the background and there would be a tiny forest and I would find so many bugs and play with them. The insect universe is so interesting!

  • @beatewester4777
    @beatewester47772 жыл бұрын

    What a great channel 😎😎😎 Thank you so much for sharing 😗😗😗 And, Laura, your voice and intonation are great 🤗😘😘😘

  • @robgraham5697
    @robgraham56973 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, My mother's roses suffered from an infestation of aphids. I found a ladybug and put it on a rosebush. It ate for two hours and didn't even stop to belch. One of my mantises treated them like a desert buffet. I hope it didn't get a stomachache.

  • @TheodoreBrosevelt

    @TheodoreBrosevelt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can definitely say you made a spot on their top 10 humans list

  • @wolflightning2331

    @wolflightning2331

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea your lucky its not conquered by a neighboring ant nest

  • @azure.6874

    @azure.6874

    3 жыл бұрын

    i misread roses as noses, and i haven’t cleared that picture out of my mind since.

  • @robgraham5697

    @robgraham5697

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@azure.6874 LOL!

  • @liverbot4854

    @liverbot4854

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@azure.6874 Same! I thought I was the only one.

  • @DEEZ_N4T
    @DEEZ_N4T3 жыл бұрын

    Therapist: mammal insect isn’t real, it can’t hurt you Mammal insect:

  • @rattyeely

    @rattyeely

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is so funny, they do produce live young and "milk", so they are weirdly mamal-like

  • @pepesylvia848

    @pepesylvia848

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cloning urself is something 99% of mammals can't do tho. (100%?)

  • @wegner7036

    @wegner7036

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cockroaches are also capable of live birth. I HIGHLY recommend that you take a look...

  • @lexluthor2988

    @lexluthor2988

    2 жыл бұрын

    Still with this meme? Grow up

  • @Hayden_Cat

    @Hayden_Cat

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact it is theoretically posible for a human female to reproduce like this

  • @polasnoob
    @polasnoob2 жыл бұрын

    this shows how advanced the insect it can envoled and change roll so easily

  • @Bloodlyshiva
    @Bloodlyshiva2 жыл бұрын

    With so many predators, it makes sense to spec for pop growth.

  • @blobbertmcblob4888
    @blobbertmcblob48883 жыл бұрын

    "Mom I'm preugnat!" "You were just born-" "Yes!"

  • @ZainorZafran

    @ZainorZafran

    3 жыл бұрын

    *pregante

  • @Donikin

    @Donikin

    3 жыл бұрын

    praganant*

  • @riawildin

    @riawildin

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pregnant*

  • @chrono-glitchwaterlily8776

    @chrono-glitchwaterlily8776

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pregnante

  • @magmacube8689

    @magmacube8689

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Pretnet

  • @xMaugrex
    @xMaugrex3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if humans milked cows by sniffing their udders Because apparently that's what ants do

  • @natalieruegger8721

    @natalieruegger8721

    3 жыл бұрын

    hate to break it to ya, but they’re doing much more than sniffing.

  • @cortster12

    @cortster12

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if humans milked cows by massaging their anuses and eating what comes out. That would be a more apt analogy, and much more cursed.

  • @oldcowbb

    @oldcowbb

    3 жыл бұрын

    So you think pulling cow nipples for mammal juice is not weird

  • @somerandomguy4240

    @somerandomguy4240

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@oldcowbb Not as weird as the alternative.

  • @nedrostram2360

    @nedrostram2360

    10 ай бұрын

    Humans have exploited innocent cows for centuries

  • @kenxiong9776
    @kenxiong97763 жыл бұрын

    If I was an insect watching this, I be deleting my browser history.

  • @kenzyl9374
    @kenzyl93743 жыл бұрын

    Ants : Don't worry we're gonna protect you just give us delicious sweets Wasp : Not so fast

  • @E.l347
    @E.l3473 жыл бұрын

    Me: aww cute baby’s Also me : gett off my f*cking pepper plants!!!!

  • @lgay1927

    @lgay1927

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Haerin Jung F

  • @E.l347

    @E.l347

    3 жыл бұрын

    i caught some ladybugs from my grandmas garden and they ate them right away so fun to watch

  • @aquamote

    @aquamote

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right?! Its always pepper plants . From out of nowhere even indoors ones

  • @tayo0404

    @tayo0404

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @VashtheStampede007

    @VashtheStampede007

    3 жыл бұрын

    I brought potted pepper plants indoor before winter. They always get infested out of nowhere a few weeks later. At the time I brought them in, I saw nothing on them...

  • @thelordmule
    @thelordmule3 жыл бұрын

    As a gardener, I cherish spiders, praying mantis, some wasps, and love the ladybugs :)

  • @explosivediarrhea56

    @explosivediarrhea56

    2 жыл бұрын

    I almost care

  • @cabr0ncete

    @cabr0ncete

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@explosivediarrhea56 you did replying a year old coment on a 5 min video about aphids.

  • @keziahsarajohn4160

    @keziahsarajohn4160

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cabr0ncete lol

  • @helenmoulford5644

    @helenmoulford5644

    Жыл бұрын

    I luv spiders❤

  • @FishCakeIce

    @FishCakeIce

    10 ай бұрын

    As a butterfly and moth lover, I'm wary of predators! It's hard to deal eith aphids on things like milkweed, because all these predator insects eat butterfly eggs.

  • @yourbestpallshawn4139
    @yourbestpallshawn4139 Жыл бұрын

    My grandpa used to make me come outside to show me the wasps he put in his garden popping out of the aphids. And am not gonna lie it never gets old

  • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
    @user-sf9gs2pg1b Жыл бұрын

    The ants tapping on the aphids seems like it would feel nice to the aphids. Like a little massage.

  • @MermaidMakes
    @MermaidMakes3 жыл бұрын

    I love when ladybugs gather. They keep us New Englanders from being lonely in the winter, like little housemates who live in your walls to get warm. Then they keep our gardens healthy in the winter!! My love for them can never be shattered!!

  • @mr.z6887

    @mr.z6887

    3 жыл бұрын

    but they dont pay rent!

  • @oldcowbb

    @oldcowbb

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mr.z6887 paid by service

  • @freez1ngsapper
    @freez1ngsapper3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve struggled with these pests for years, I didn’t know they cloned themselves. Informative and demoralizing. /sigh

  • @vatekanore3756

    @vatekanore3756

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't worry, that only means that if something kills one, it will kill the rest

  • @justsomeguygrowingabeard5897
    @justsomeguygrowingabeard58972 жыл бұрын

    In my 20ish years of being alive and helping my mother grow vegetables, ive never once seen an aphid.

  • @boofang10
    @boofang102 жыл бұрын

    BRILLIANTLY DONE !! Makes you want to "love" aphids !!! 💕💕

  • @RexRagerunner
    @RexRagerunner3 жыл бұрын

    Aww, look at her! She has her Great,Great,Great,Great,Great,Great Grandmothers eyes who first colonized here last week!

  • @ancikamayzaputriy.1409

    @ancikamayzaputriy.1409

    Жыл бұрын

    Please 😭🤚

  • @XLeon_S_KennedyX
    @XLeon_S_KennedyX3 жыл бұрын

    All these time, I never knew Aphids can grow wings!

  • @hiimryan2388
    @hiimryan23883 жыл бұрын

    Awww the baby have the eyes of the mother... and the legs... and the head... and the antenna...

  • @ultimatequeenofdeath666
    @ultimatequeenofdeath666 Жыл бұрын

    this video is the perfect example of why i'm terrified of bugs

  • @KQEDDeepLook

    @KQEDDeepLook

    Жыл бұрын

    Fair.

  • @metwo6855
    @metwo68553 жыл бұрын

    basically they get protected by the ants... to poop.

  • @IllyDragonfly
    @IllyDragonfly3 жыл бұрын

    As somebody with roses I know the pain! I literally squeal in delight seeing a ladybug scampering on me... because I can kidnap it and place it on my roses to hunt those little gremlins down!

  • @DrLoudPacks
    @DrLoudPacks Жыл бұрын

    This was one of the most fascinating videos I’ve ever seen

  • @r111gm
    @r111gm2 жыл бұрын

    This was the most interesting and most terrifying video so far

  • @spookayitsme
    @spookayitsme3 жыл бұрын

    1:15 Well, she's actually more of a sister than she is it's mother.

  • @braintwo3398

    @braintwo3398

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alabama

  • @inthegloom1675

    @inthegloom1675

    3 жыл бұрын

    She basically is her mother 🤯

  • @revellucien8031
    @revellucien80313 жыл бұрын

    My favorite KZread channel. “She has her mother’s eyes”

  • @jssp-oq6lq
    @jssp-oq6lq3 жыл бұрын

    awesome, video, these bugs have like back up plans for backup plans

  • @MaximusFrisia
    @MaximusFrisia2 жыл бұрын

    Oh woow this is super cool. I am a horticulture student and i've learned a lot about all types of aphids, And how to keep their population under control with the help of other insects. In the greenhouse I work in we use those wasps from the video, and it's awesome to see how they lay eggs in the Aphids. Great video tahnk you!

  • @user-ef5gf7kg3t
    @user-ef5gf7kg3t3 жыл бұрын

    “Most of the time aphids clone themselves.” Me: THEY WHAT?!

  • @wildyato3737

    @wildyato3737

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shadow Clone Justu 🤣

  • @babyniu3232
    @babyniu32323 жыл бұрын

    It started out pretty cool, but then it became terrifying in just a few minutes....

  • @herpboysoma877
    @herpboysoma8773 жыл бұрын

    Superb documentation

  • @greensun7099
    @greensun70992 жыл бұрын

    This is cosmic! True "aliens". Macro view is fascinating!!!

  • @jaseiwilde
    @jaseiwilde3 жыл бұрын

    Ant: it's honey dew.. cross my heart

  • @incredibleweirdo06

    @incredibleweirdo06

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was literally thinking about this movie when they mentioned that. (Hope I got the reference right)

  • @P3N1SLUVR
    @P3N1SLUVR3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I never realized how much I hate these little devils. I actually smiled and cheered on the wasps while they parasitized these little clones.

  • @abadlydrawnsnowman1648
    @abadlydrawnsnowman1648 Жыл бұрын

    The background music is so Cyriak. Fitting.

  • @SpeedHomeAttack
    @SpeedHomeAttack3 жыл бұрын

    The only time in my life where I'm happy to see a wasp

  • @user-qc7zl4lk3e
    @user-qc7zl4lk3e3 жыл бұрын

    “she got her mother's eyes” I'm dead🤣🤣

  • @Tempst
    @Tempst3 жыл бұрын

    I've always read aphids can be tackled by ladybugs. Finally glad to see it live. I freaking love lady bugs !!!

  • @Reyvion
    @Reyvion Жыл бұрын

    I love how there's a bell dinging sound when the female wasp injected its eggs on the aphids. Kt perfectly captures their moment of doom.

  • @SilencedButNotForgotten
    @SilencedButNotForgotten3 жыл бұрын

    That's absolutely terrifying.

  • @tyriquemcloud1215
    @tyriquemcloud12153 жыл бұрын

    This channel is top for me I learnt from this channel my teacher asked me how😅

  • @KQEDDeepLook

    @KQEDDeepLook

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's great!

  • @idontknow._.4791

    @idontknow._.4791

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Send her the link of this channel so you might watch this at class*

  • @tyriquemcloud1215

    @tyriquemcloud1215

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ankit Meher your right

  • @quoctuanlee3544
    @quoctuanlee35443 жыл бұрын

    "Her babies are born already pregnant"!

  • @sayyanlt78
    @sayyanlt783 жыл бұрын

    This is such a well done and informative video! My love for lady bugs continues to grow :-)

  • @alpha_baboon
    @alpha_baboon9 ай бұрын

    This was fascinating makes me deep dive into the insects world more

  • @idontknow._.4791
    @idontknow._.47913 жыл бұрын

    4:27 why is that a perfect circle-

  • @doughnutheart9509
    @doughnutheart95093 жыл бұрын

    I love ladybugs, I've read about their usage as a sort of pesticide in agricultural college and my love for them just grew more !!

  • @montradome6665

    @montradome6665

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was so happy when that ladybug showed up! Go get em!

  • @multipleSpiders
    @multipleSpiders2 жыл бұрын

    when my dad’s plants get covered in aphids, i relocate all the ladybug and lacewing larvae i find on weeds around the yard onto them so he won’t use pesticides :)

  • @judithajoku8
    @judithajoku83 жыл бұрын

    When she said “ugghh” she took the words right out of my mouth

  • @pangolothian
    @pangolothian3 жыл бұрын

    Omg... The ants getting the honey water from the aphids.... reminded me so much of Antz.

  • @thymythymyth
    @thymythymyth3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, is your baby pregnant with a pregnant baby pregnant with a pregnant baby pregnant with a pregnant baby pregnant with a pregnant baby? 🤷‍♀️

  • @MistaMaine.

    @MistaMaine.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. My great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandmother. 🦠

  • @Icantchangemyhandlehelp

    @Icantchangemyhandlehelp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pregnant with a pregnant baby pregnant with a pregnant baby pregnant with a pregnant baby

  • @Liuhuayue
    @Liuhuayue3 жыл бұрын

    This is why some gardening catalogues have ladybugs.

  • @sommerprettygirlgamer2719
    @sommerprettygirlgamer27193 жыл бұрын

    This takes "we don't die, we multiply" to whole nother level.

  • @derekbrou
    @derekbrou3 жыл бұрын

    They're born already pregnant, omg they're Tribbles

  • @hyrunnisa997

    @hyrunnisa997

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best comment

  • @GeekIWG

    @GeekIWG

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering if anyone else was reminded of the tribbles

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    wow that a great video that I ever seen and understand about aphids. thanks

  • @girijapentakota4144
    @girijapentakota41442 жыл бұрын

    I love how you make gross looking insects pretty and cute and intersting! Plus your voice!💙

  • @naeemsharif9818
    @naeemsharif98183 жыл бұрын

    3:25 Just realized the ant bully wasnt a lie 😂😭😭

  • @_RobloxTroll

    @_RobloxTroll

    Жыл бұрын

    Yoo I was just about to comment that

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