First video seen. This guy has amazing energy. So much passion for such a corky hobby 😂. You sir have my subscribe.

@SpencerLemay

2 жыл бұрын

Dude's got sanpaku eyes bad and corky is not a word.

@ezraoberheim1081

2 жыл бұрын

@@SpencerLemay I'm assuming he meant quirky, or maybe dorky, but corky IS a word.

@griffinmckenzie7203

Жыл бұрын

@@SpencerLemay Yes it is.

@jkishhabi

Жыл бұрын

It is indeed an often corky hobby. ;)

@TheImmilky

Жыл бұрын

@@SpencerLemay Corky is a word. Get out.

“Let me know if you’d like to see a video about water scorpions.” Is there even a question? Of course we would!!! Lol

@gw3ns_add1ction

2 жыл бұрын

lol i forgot that giant water bugs were sometimes called water scorpions! i was thinking sea scorpions (or eurypterids) and i was like "take it back a few hundred million years, and sure! its a valid question!"

@InfinityOrNone

2 жыл бұрын

@@gw3ns_add1ction I'd still take a eurypterid video from Clint.

@InsaneW_Ghrankenstein

2 жыл бұрын

Waterscorpions are a separate family from giant water bugs. They're not generally very active but they should be pretty easy to keep.

@jillmondt5398

2 жыл бұрын

Yes on the water scorpion video.

@jamescanjuggle

2 жыл бұрын

i love those guys. Theyre absolutely terrifically terrifying

"Horrid King Assassin Bug" has the same energy as the full title of an antagonist from a fantasy anime

@jamescanjuggle

2 жыл бұрын

exactly what i thought!

@thestraydog

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Dragon Ball Z character 😂

@EG-hy9mv

2 жыл бұрын

@@thestraydog it does sound like something you'd find in the og JTTW

@WolfkunDotInfo

2 жыл бұрын

Or a MMO boss

@creepyoldlady2995

2 жыл бұрын

"I am Horrid King Assassin Bug Woman. Get lost, Fantastic Four!"

I was bitten by a water strider as a kid…under remarkably similar circumstances…’you know, like you do…’ A giant belostomatid water bug also pierced my finger when I was about the same age…even more painful. I still love the Hemipterans! Another great video on a horridly rad creature!

@gingermcgingin4106

2 жыл бұрын

Water boatman (or maybe backswimmer) for me. They apparently really dislike being touched.

@chitlitlah

2 жыл бұрын

I loved looking at water striders and water boatmen as a kid. However, how do you make it to the grocery store with one in your hand?

@aloiis

2 жыл бұрын

Nooo... I was fascinated by water striders as a kid and had NO IDEA they could bite... My whole world is upside down now; at least as much as when I discovered the Scutigera coleoptrata I grew up around in the house were centipedes (their name sound nothing like "centipede anything" in my native language). :l

@ivy_47

2 жыл бұрын

@@aloiis Cave/house centipedes actually can't bite through skin and are safe to handle!

@locke03

2 жыл бұрын

@@gingermcgingin4106 Being bitten by a backswimmer when I was 8 or 9 was one of the more shocking moments of my young life. Not only did I not expect it to bite, I didn't expect it to hurt as much as it did. I was much more careful handling all types of insects after that.

Clint’s unabashed enthusiasm is so comforting in a world grown increasingly upsetting and complicated. Thanks Clint! 🙏🥰

@themindbusterator

Жыл бұрын

comfort content

@gendernotfound1994

Жыл бұрын

Comfort videos, comfort youtube channel. I love this place.

@wraith1320

10 ай бұрын

Exactly! 👍

You had me at "liquefying insides"

This thing: feed it a cricket or two Ladybug: DOOM MUSIC STARTS

Traditionally, ants are the most commonly regarded insect pets. I think everyone has heard of Ant Farms though I doubt many have attempted one. It would be interesting to see a video on how doable they are.

@SonOfTheNorthe

2 жыл бұрын

I would absolutely love an ant colony, but my biggest fear is them escaping somehow. Would not be a good time.

@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8

2 жыл бұрын

@@SonOfTheNorthe if you want an ant colony that will basically never escape and stays small and manageable for a long time, get trap jaw ants They’re large enough to not fit through mesh coverings and can’t even climb glass very well

@MrMonkeymilk01

Жыл бұрын

I have had a colony of many thousands of ants, all in interconnected ant farms with various outworlds and nest Chambers, even if they fo escape they will only be exploring for food and will soon return to the colony as they only exist to feed pupae and serve the queen.

“In this enclosure, we have my pet Nightmare Fuel. I live in constant fear that it will escape.” 😝 as always, amazing video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm with us! Also… of course we want a water scorpion video!

@meowthekitty321

2 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@Reddotzebra

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, your pet nightmare fuel should be a giant centipede, those guys are more aggressive than these, are venomous, and they have a well deserved reputation as escape artists.

@meowthekitty321

2 жыл бұрын

@@Reddotzebra And they will end your marriage...

@rambeastgamer6472

Жыл бұрын

Exactly why I wouldn't want this as a pet don't care for it kill it

Was bitten by a Giant Water Beetle before, it was no joke. Felt like being burned by a cigarette

I just want you to know, my husband is an indie card game/board game designer and he's designing a game about bugs, and he commented, "I should put an assassin bug in the game", and I was like, "BOY DO I HAVE A VIDEO FOR YOU!" And now the Horrid King Assassin bug is in his game!

@kingBing101

Жыл бұрын

Is the game out? I’d like to play it if it is!

These guys remind me of my 3rd day of living in Virginia when a giant wheel bug crash landed on my face and started walking around. It was HUGE!! At the time, it felt like it was the size of my hand (I know it wasn't actually that big, but it sure felt that way). I didn't even know they were a thing at the time, it was a terrifying 'welcome to the South'. This video was only slightly less scary, but the bloopers sure made up for it! 😀😀

@gingermcgingin4106

2 жыл бұрын

Giant water bugs live all over North America, even in Canada. And the really big ones can in fact be about the size of ones hand.

@BlackMasterRoshi

2 жыл бұрын

😘♥️♥️

@jasminezed7839

2 жыл бұрын

I have to say, I’ve never heard Virginia referred to as the South 😂

@KingdomOfDimensions

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasminezed7839 I suppose most of the US could be considered south to a Canadian, but that's probably not what she meant :P

@AllCanadianReptileGirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@gingermcgingin4106 it wasn't a water bug, it was a wheel bug. They're big assassin bugs with a spiky gear looking 'wheel' on its back. They get about 1.5" long. Their range doesnt quite extend to where I live. If they are here, they are extremely rare. I never saw any when I lived in northern Indiana either, but there were lots and lots in Virginia...

Clint: you can beat any insect on the planet in a fight. Me: could you tell that to that musquito in my room at 3 am?

@BlackMasterRoshi

2 жыл бұрын

same thing happened to me with a moth last night.

@darthplagueis13

2 жыл бұрын

Well, that Mosquito isn't fighting, it's engaging in psychological warfare.

Listening to Clint talk about this assassin bug, is like listening to an audio dossier of an X-File... and the whole time, I'm over here shaking my head and pouting my lips going, nope, no, negatory, nein... and the look on my face when he said he was going to attempt to handle one 😱

Water scorpion or Giant Water Bugs are stinkin' rad. They do hurt like hell though. I used to work on a tropical fish farm in Florida, and one time when using the sane net to clean out one of the ponds to put a new kind of fish in it, I got bit right between the toes. Ah, good times.

@meese9140

2 жыл бұрын

An unusual, but painful, occupational hazard 🙏🏻😔

@Diaphat

2 жыл бұрын

Had one in the driveway a few years back. Being the animal lover that I am, I tried moving it out of the way of my tires as I was leaving. Once I picked it up, the bite was so bad I flung it two houses down in agony. That sucker hurt worse than any pet lizard I've ever had.

@ClintsReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

It had one job and it missed... They should call them "between the toes biters".

Clint HI, FYI, state of California court has declared bees to be fish. It's so the bees can fit into the law and be covered for protections since they are endangered. It is not bio-logical, but it is logical. And that assassine bug is really scary. Thanks. HUGS

@chitlitlah

2 жыл бұрын

It's not something the judge decided arbitrarily; the law has a definition for fish that includes all invertebrates. Sometimes laws provide definitions for clarity or to alter the definition a bit from common language to make the law more sensible, such as excluding motorized wheelchairs from the definition of motor vehicles so you don't have to get them registered, insured, and operate them on the road instead of the sidewalk. I'm not sure if the legislators intended to lump bees in as fish, but it sounds like the outcome was alright.

@TheDaisytails

2 жыл бұрын

@@chitlitlah Yes. the conservation groups are happy that the bees now have coverage and they can proceed with funding to work on preserving the bees.

@therealbuttsmcgee

2 жыл бұрын

that's extremely funny but also very good for the bees

@chitlitlah

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDaisytails I'm glad you agree. I had someone else tell me that the judge 'literally' said that people can get deer hunting license and hunt humans. It lowered my hope for humanity.

@TheDaisytails

2 жыл бұрын

@@chitlitlah ooooooh!!!

True bugs are the only kind of bugs that weird me out. Lasting effect of having bed bugs. I actually was considering letting assassin bugs loose in my house during the infestation, since they're the only natural predators of the bloodsuckers. Ended up deciding against it because the risks outweighed the benefits.

@yokillyo1

Жыл бұрын

I get that. Tool me 4 tries to get rid of bed bugs. I don't even know how they got here

@SonicBoone56

Жыл бұрын

Cicadas help balance it out by being extremely wholesome and harmless little cuties

@HeiressEllie

Жыл бұрын

@@SonicBoone56 just make your room an insect vivarium

@gendernotfound1994

Жыл бұрын

@@HeiressEllie well since you invited me to..

@teshlafreeman4040

Жыл бұрын

My kids and I had to live in a homeless shelter where the bedbugs oozed out of the walls every night..I would have risked it had I known I have bad reaction to bedbugs. Atleast assassin bugs are cute and alien looking.

Just as Clint starts handling, I see an advert "...write your will for free..." Great vid on fascinating species, also loved the bonus footage at the end

With a name like that? Who could doubt they're the best pet.

PLEASE YES, make a video on giant water bugs!!! That would be so stinkin rad!

I met you at Tinley a few years ago and mentioned something about not seeing a table for your merch and you responded with not really being in the business of merch. But man am I excited for that hat!

3:18 that would be a awesome, video about a giant water bug, yes please, I need more Clint's beatles videos in my life 😂

KZread algorithm wins again! How does KZread know I nerd out on assassin bugs? Anyway, we're lucky enough to have a self-sustaining population of wheel bugs in our yard and they are amazing! I've found some adults that are very similar in size to your Horrid specimen. But finding a nest of nymphs is the best! They seem to be inquisitive and docile...if you're not on their menu, anyways :-] They are known in gardening circles as "the lion of the garden". Thanks for a fun video!

I like how the difference between a 1 and a 2 on handleability is whether or not you could lose the fight.

Anybody else's ears perk up when he mentioned elytra? I had no idea they were a real thing. Thanks for teaching me something new, Clint!

“These guys are HORRIFYING! AND I LOVE THEM!” I can’t tell you how many times these words have left my mouth since my earliest childhood memories… 🤣

I live in a riparian environment in Southern California and I never realized the water striders were related to Assassin bugs or that they could pierce you, now I have a newfound respect for them, as they thrive at the creeks here. Just wow. Your one of my hero’s Clint. Being nerdy for nature is rad.

@toasteddingus6925

Жыл бұрын

What area of socal do you mean? Around Carlsbad?

These insects are so cute, but they move so slowly，I try to raise more varieties of insects and watch them grow every day，I love this video🦎

Since you asked, the reason *I* watch these videos is NOT because of an interest in keeping many of these animals, but instead because of Clint's totally infectious personality.

Yes to both! ✔ Water scorpion video ✔Horrid Assassin for Clint's Reptile Room

So excited about the bullet ants, i have no words:D

I really hope my future holds things i can describe as morbidly adorable. (Also id love to see an episode of how great of a pet Rain Frogs or Budgetts frogs make)

That bugs straight out of an anime with its looks and name, i love it already

I have to tell you....there is a very special three year old in my life named Cassie and she LOVES naming off the 5 criteria with you! When she is watching your video she can tell when you are about to say it and gets so excited that if she misses it I have to back it up, lol! She is your biggest fan ^_^

A video about guinea pigs or sun beetles would also be great

Had a dream i found one of these crawling under my sheets and when i tried to swipe it off, it multiplied into 3 of them and i panicked and got impaled and when i woke up, i found an abcess on my leg lmao

@BlackMasterRoshi

2 жыл бұрын

that's called a nightmare. a horrifying waking nightmare.

I've seen more normal sized assassin bugs before. Always thought they were pretty cool. I didn't know there was a giant species though. Very cool. And yes I would like to see a video on water scorpions. I'm pretty sure I saw one of those on a trip to Belize but I could never figure out what it was so I am keen to hear you talk about them.

“You know, like you do” lol.

Clint was apparently the kind of kid that i would be proud to have. And that would at the same time drive any parent mad😂

I use to see assassin bugs all the time I didn’t know how painful they could be…I always wanted to touch them cuz they had “pretty colors” lol glad I never picked one up

If you don’t want one, why are you watching this? Clint, I have no desire to have some of the bugs you show on your channel but I watch because your passion is infectious. I love it

I absolutely love Assasin Bugs! I love the way they notice things around them.

Doesn't "/horrida/" relate to its spines? It usually refers to roughness, bristles or spines in systematic nomenclature.

@juiceart9199

2 жыл бұрын

Horrid is the direct translation, and stems from the Latin "horrere", which meant "to bristle with fear". Horrid having this root has a connection to both bristling and fear, and as such, it is often used to represent spiny, spiked animals or animals with plenty of scary, sharp protrusions!

@Prophet_Isaiah

2 жыл бұрын

@@juiceart9199 so cool!

@CheerfuEntropy

2 жыл бұрын

@@juiceart9199 i am so glad i scrolled this far, thats fascinating!

@_YellovvJacket_

2 жыл бұрын

I mean something that has sharp spikes all over its body, that out of all things are made out of its skeleton is bound to be pretty horrid and scary.

@user-ib6wf5sy4g

Жыл бұрын

horrible smells

‘….carrying a water strider…. …. Like you do’

The thought of sharing a planet with creatures like that makes me want to adopt a pet flamethrower....

@aidonpor8211

2 жыл бұрын

Flamethrower the best pet gun?

I had a true bug bite when a giant water bug bit me on the arm, I’ve had many insect bites, but true bugs, generally are the most painful, even more so than spiders generally.

"They are horrifying... and I love them" Relatable!

Clint is just so, _so_ hyped about these bugs, it's hilarious. I love this dude. Instantly subbed.

Oh man! For some reason I'm thinking an enclosure with a bonsai tree in it! Get fancy, interact with the bug and the plant, plenty of hanging space and the king can feel like a giant with his tree house there 😀

I just got a dozen nymphs, I am so excited to watch them grow! Thanks for all the great info!

"Ya know, like ya do." Lol that got me

Dark Den viewers: um actually they’re called “spiny assassin guys” I would love to see a video on the American desert scorpions from the Hadrurus and Smeringurus genera.

Terrific video! Clint is steadily helping me overcome my fear of insects 😅

Nice video. Been keeping these little beauties for the past 6 years. They are awesome... Only real negative is the smell. Once you get a big colony going, they will start to fight over food and sometimes, they release the worst smelling defensive odor. It smells horrific and can really stink out the whole room! They don't actually spray this fluid into the eyes... I'm pretty sure that is a myth, but they will spray it into the air... Don't worry... You will know when they have done so. Smells like really sour, unwashed, sweaty feet. But, these guys are otherwise so awesome, they are worth it!

Your episodes on arthropods, especially the red-kneed tarantula and blue death feigning beetle, are some of my absolute favs, and this one joins their ranks. Fantastic work, as always

Clint, I've been watching you for a minute and I love the channel. Following this video and your strong recommendation I was like, hell with it, and ordered a colony of 8 of these guys...! I admit I'm a bit nervous but I'm going to try to give them the best life I can. Wish me luck!

Man you are the best. Knowledgeable, funny and radiating enthusiasm for these animals. You are doing wonders for the hobby. Ty much

Awesome video! Keep up the amazing content!

5:14 Oh jeez bullet ants are nuts! if I recall correctly the Sateré-Mawé people have a coming of age ceremony where the boys of the tribe will wear a "gauntlet" with bullet ants woven into it and they are made to wear this. I could be completely wrong on this (Recalling from old memories), but I'm pretty sure the Sateré-Mawé people were the ones to perform this coming of age ritual. Crazy! On a side note it's so awesome to see you explain away all the parts of the bugs anatomy. I had a wonderful entomology book years and years ago that I was obsessed with it! I was blown away once when I found a small ground praying mantis once in an open dirt field once in California and never thought such an creature would exsist in such a Biome! Props for the education along with the amazing King Assassin bugs!

Greetings from Sweden! Me and my son love your videos Clint! We have a colony of them Stinkin rad bugs! 😀 I use plastic bottlecaps as waterbowls and I often see them drink from it even after a juicy meal 😀

I think their little faces are adorable!

Absolutely love this channel. Such much fun and silly energy.. and of course bugs. :)

The assassin bugs here will absolutely bite you 'just because'.

I love all your videos. They are very informative and unbiased. It would be awesome if you could do videos on the Cuban Rock Iguana,Grand Cayman Brac Iguana, and Lewisi Hybrid. Thank you for the time you take to educate us.

Fascinating video my friend! Informative, interesting and amazing as always!

Please do more insect type videos. I really love seeing these.

I see that this isn't an uncommon sentiment down here but, first video and I love your enthusiasm! It's so infectious I already love insects, especially ones they don't have where I live (New Zealand) but you make it even better

Love these creatures

Love the invert videos Clint! Would definitely watch a video about the giant water bug.

Love the energy of this man!

little dude looks like he crawled right out of Mordor and I'm here for it

I had an assassin bug when I was little, but mine was not even as close to being as horridly rad as this one! I would love too see more rad insect like this one.

Awesome! I hope to get some sort of assassin bug soon. They’re so cool!

thank you for educating us, clint. i love your channel.

@ClintsReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you for being here :)

@icanaja8192

Жыл бұрын

@@ClintsReptiles I've always wanted to see: 1. Australian🇦🇺red bulldog ant vs amazonian bullet ant 2. Aussie🇦🇺red bulldog ant vs japanese🇯🇵or asian giant hornet 3. Japanese🇯🇵or asian giant hornet vs amazonian bullet ant Would cu please do it🙏 coz I cant find it everywhere on youtube

Never knew water striders bite. Guess I got pretty darn lucky as a child handling them. Would’ve sucked to find out the hard way. 😂 Also, a rating video on the toe biter would be WONDERFUL!!!

@archkull

Жыл бұрын

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I had a similar experience with your water strider one. I was a small child and found a backswimmer in my wading pool. I managed to catch it and discovered that its bite was no joke.

@zacharyalfano9846

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know how you get bitten by those I’ve messed with so many never got stabbed.

I'll love to see you do a water bug video, also can you do a video for the Amazon Giant Centipede?

Wooo, phylogeny!! I had NO CLUE that water striders had anything in common with these beasts! Thank you!

Love your videos by the way!!!

Loved this video! My grade 3 class is about to start talking about adaptations and I think this will be fun to show.

I love this video so much information packed into so little time

I'm pretty sure I'd still lose the fight because of the stroke it would cause. XD

The water strider comment got me. I was the type of kid who would collect almost any type of insect (or small animal really) and try to keep it as a pet. However, I was trying to figure out if this grocery store had a pond in the parking lot, if you kept in in an aquarium and brought the aquarium in the car with you, or what.

wow awesome bug! i like your enthusiasm as well! subbed!

Not Horrifying to me at all, just fascinating! Love how eccentric he is

Always looking for assasin bug in my country. But never found it online like clint said. Anyway, another amazing video from you, hope to see more insect video from your channel

The ending had me rolling, I haven't laughed this hard in weeks!

In PA where I live, my son saw a Wheel Assassin bug in his yard, They look awesomely cool too so I'm asking him to catch me one though he is terrified of them. At this point, I don't think I'll tell him they spray or I don't think I'll get one. Lol! I never knew those Water Striders bite! We called them Skippers.

I've never seen your channel but I love how you emphasize how powerful we humans are and how easy it would be to win in a 1on1 against them.

I had no idea Water Striders bite. Good to know.

Super duber awesome hat! TY Dr.Clint.

One of the great things about YT is getting to see others passionate in their hobbies, even if I have no interest in the particular hobby. From cow hoof trimming to ants to aquarium fish, there are a lucky few who seem to know what they are interested in.

Wow! I can do reptiles, but we have never really been into insects, but these guys are pretty cool!

All Canadian Reptile Girl really did a fantastic job. She is a very talented creator. As for the expense of Western African Horrid King Assasin bugs, they are not that expensive. I've gotten so deep into Isopods, I have a colony of Rubber Duckies and they did not come cheap; High-end Isopods are a terrible addiction.

Ive been wanting these, I love communal setups for inverts.

A video on giant water bugs would be amazing!

yes, you should get them for the reptile room! Could you do hermit crabs next, please!!!!!

"Laid-back disposition" That's how they get ya!!

7:30 - bumping the wood was probably the most horrifying part of that.

I love its stabby anteater face! It looks so derpy!!!