Must Love Bugs
Entomologists Charlie and Lois O’Brien have the largest private collection of insects in the world. In their 55 years of marriage, these real life “love bugs” have traveled the world gathering specimens for their unique collection. Now in their 80s, the couple plans to donate the 1.25 million bugs carefully catalogued in their Arizona home to a research university. Even without their insects, the love they built on little legs, wings and stingers will live on.
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Two entomologists married to one another... Wow I bet they really bug each other sometimes.
@foxnebula145
7 жыл бұрын
i will ask you to leave...
@a.z.a931
7 жыл бұрын
Let me open the door for you
@lindzeronie8392
5 жыл бұрын
STOP
@Jack5628
3 жыл бұрын
Animal crossing in a nutshell
@russianpooch4711
3 жыл бұрын
fox nebula has no sense of humor
Entomology student here. When I saw the thumbnail on youtube I made a really loud squeel for joy. Dr. Lois O'Brien is the world renown expert of Fulgoroidea (planthoppers) and I have her book and everything (I really want to be a taxonomist in hoppers like she is). I hear the coolest stories about them from other profs at my university in Texas. I'd love to meet them both one day. Thanks Great Big Story for giving us all a small glimpse into the lives of some super cool entomologists!
@yourdestination6897
7 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Le Now you got me damn interested in bugs.
@Its.just.mee3
7 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Le cool
@l-dogthegreat4746
7 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Le NICE!!☺👍
@injupy
7 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Le ooh i would really like to read her book! What is it called?
@ludiwang1172
7 жыл бұрын
Yeeee... Bugs! :D
the couple reminds me of UP
@neshanwonder
7 жыл бұрын
wassup your killing the moment now their gonna die
@burntcharcoal3
7 жыл бұрын
DuKiP you're* they're*
@joewatson6686
7 жыл бұрын
me too!!!
@orla1007
7 жыл бұрын
wassup armyyy
@tobylemus5971
7 жыл бұрын
wassup I know right they're so cute X3
that cute jump at 00:17, they're so excited about their bugs ❤
The fact that these videos arent longer really "bugs" me.
@TheTritan408
7 жыл бұрын
BehemothNemoth it bug me that you bitching for free contents.
@catn6689
7 жыл бұрын
BUG off +tritan
@behemothnemoth
7 жыл бұрын
Tritan I think you mean comments
@TheTritan408
7 жыл бұрын
I know your intention...I'm a troll bug...
@behemothnemoth
7 жыл бұрын
I had no intention, I just like their videos and felt like making a pun. Simple as that
Omg you can see how happy they are about sharing their collection. Such a cute couple.
That is adorable.
like for this sweet old couple
@youtubeuser4109
7 жыл бұрын
tim woo I already liked the video.
@anthonysendino6226
7 жыл бұрын
KZread User he meant like his comment, its on of those guys..
@youtubeuser4109
7 жыл бұрын
Monkey Times I know those people who ask for likes secretly.
Relationship goals
@WeArePharmers
7 жыл бұрын
was looking for this comment lol
old people are just so cute
@mariahr750
3 жыл бұрын
right 😍
I hope the university takes good care of the donation it looks so well taken care of, bless these two.
There is nothing cuter then when an old man talks about the past and you see his woman holding back a huge smile and looking off reminiscing
How sweet! Reminds me of our neighbors, a ( much younger) couple who are both entomologists who work at the UofA. ( I'm betting that they know this couple in Green Valley) We love them, the perfect neighbors ❤️
"With piercing sucking mouth parts"🙃😂 So precious ❤️️
Why would two people want to dislike this?!
They are adorable! I think that's one secret of a happy marriage is having shared interests.
A bugs life
They are so sweet and cool they look like the couple from UP
Their collection is so well-organized!
my heart hurts that is how adorable they are, ouchhhh
most under rated video
Just a happy couple doing what they love, together.
o my goood !!! my heaaart!!! these two are PERFEEECT CUTIIIIEEEES
Lovely sweet old couple. plus this channel deserve to be number one on youtube
I didn't know anyone could be such dedicated Animal Crossing fans.
I relly love this channel so dont stop making these videos.
this couple is so cute
this is like a wes anderson movie, so cuuute! love'em
Thanks for donating your collection to a public university, Lois and Charlie! :D
aw they're adorable.. I can only hope to have a marriage like that one day...
If you think about it, their passion for insects will teach a couple of hundreds if not thousands of people from the new generation. Their passion transcended their time. I would say they had a succesfull and fullfilling live.
I was going to major and work in entomology when I was younger since I love living bugs like ants. I even hung out with a few local entomologists like Robert H. Crandoll (RIP since he passed away in 2006). He had a cool insect collection (dead and alive) in his house. However, computer science took over since I love computers especially their digital bugs. I don't like the chemical odor/smell, traveling, low pay, etc. :( However, I am still fascinated with nature today as an old fart.
@supermanboy1255
5 жыл бұрын
Why not computational biology ?
cutest and most adorable couple I've ever seen. ♥♥♥♥♥ their life is really greatest just like their collection of bugs. "loves of bugs life"
That little hop at 0:17!
I'm trying to think of a bug pun to get likes. But I can't.
@imbored200
7 жыл бұрын
It all ways bugs me when I can't think of puns
@burntcharcoal3
7 жыл бұрын
Iridescence I ant think of a good bug pun; but as they say, be the best you can bee.
@rickrodiii6030
7 жыл бұрын
You're trying to think of a bug pun, But you cAN'T
@dalkbrolne
7 жыл бұрын
don't let it bug you
Love this channel so much! 😊
Thank you for interesting video. Best wishes and great respect for these entomologists.
Charlie's voice is magnificent
their bug´s collection is so awsome!!
I love them
Amazing souls I wish I grew up with entomologist grandparents
SO sweet!!!🐛🐜🕷🦂🐞🐝 I love these two!!!!
Married for 55 years? That's my life goals
why am i crying? goddamn
Many thanks for nice life story!
Heartwarming af.
wow no dislikes. this is adorable.
@aidenkirsch8661
7 жыл бұрын
Too soon...
@geneka27
7 жыл бұрын
indeed
Beautiful.... Nice Collections 👍
I wish i could find someone like them who shares the same passion as i do and someone who could walk till the end with me.…
Too adorable and I love bugs! 😘
What beautiful insects, and what a lovely and sweet old couple to match!
Lois is a resident in the senior living home I work at and she is just as sweet and amazing as you could imagine!!
Awesome collection
So precious
Am I the only one who finds elderly couples freakin adorable
And they are donating it. What a lovely couple.
I'm a botanist and my fiance is and entomologist so this is ultimate goals 💚 so cute I almost cried
beautiful story!
I was grinning all throughout the video such a sweet couple...
Cool collections
Wow, what a fulfilling life this couple has.
This channel is so underrated
Really great I wish I some of your collection super nice
Great story!!
I don't know what's more adorable, the insects or the couple
They are SO precious
OMG they put so much work into that 😊😊😊😊👏👏👏👏👏
55 years of marriage damn both of them are bless
MY FAVORITE POV AND DOCUMENTARY YET❣️🐞🦋🐝🐜🦗🕷
That is one huge and beautiful collection. I wanted to be a Lepidopterist when I was younger. That is the study of butterflies and moths...
Now this is COUPLE GOALS
this was freaken adorable
i’d love more videos like this:)
that is adorable
With piercing sucking mouth parts!😂🤣 So sweet that they grew old together 🥲
Amazing
Are you fricinking kidding me they are so damn cute
I want to pursue my passion for ever , they are people to look up toooo!!
This is amazing
Que bonitinho...
this is just the cutest
i have entomphobia and i just kinda cried during this and screamed
I love these two ! ❤
so cute 😍
Descansa en paz, Charlie, que Dios te bendiga.
Inspiring
Somehow this is sad an inspiring at the same time
@male6089
3 жыл бұрын
How is that sad
goals
Best entomological greetings from Ukraine! Thank you for interesting video stories about insects and devoted entomologists and insect lovers!
Their wonderful🎈
@vit4363
7 жыл бұрын
Critter T they're* :3
I literally love them
Wow😚😚colourfull🐞🐞
Is what an amazing cute couple❤
Awwwwww ther so cute...😍😍😍
my brother said:'must scare bugs' and I laugh a lot..(maybe he a little hate bugs,but I love bugs)
Oh man, thats so unbelievable sweet
sweet couple
That's a relationship goal that I would want
0:03 thats so cute
I’m a beginner insect collector. I have around eleven butterflies, seven of which I’ve caught, killed, spread, and pinned myself. I have around four moths, a water beetle, five bees, a wasp, a tachinid fly (adejeania vexatrix), a larder beetle, a confused flour beetle, a granulated caradid, and a couple others, though they’re slipping my mind. All of my insects I pinned myself. I have never met someone my age who loves entomology as much as I do. My greatest hope is to find someone with the same enthusiasm who I can talk to. These guys are living the dream. The closest I have to a friend who loves entomology as much as I do is my grandpa, and he’s more of a bird person. Though he did introduce me to an entomology professor in my city, who I email frequently.
@camit5153
4 жыл бұрын
However, I don’t want to go into entomology. I want to become a comic artist and do film. Trust me, I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE entomology, and will continue to learn obscure facts about physiology, taxonomy, and other things.