Prehistoric Bug Extravaganza

Prehistoric Bugs; impressive, long lasting, and forgotten. Let’s give extinct bugs some love at a lightning fast speed, where I try to cover the most impressive and important bugs of prehistory
Wikipedia Articles for the animals if you want to learn more about them:
Anomalocaris: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalo...
Aegirocassis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegiroc...
Sanctacaris: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctac...
Trilobites: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite
Eurypterids: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurypterid
Jaekelopterus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaekelo...
Hibbertopterus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibbert...
Pneumodesmus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumod...
Trigonotarbida: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigono...
Attercopus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attercopus
Arthropleura: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthrop...
Griffinflies: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganis...
Palaeodictyoptera: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeod...
Dictyoptera: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictyop...
Diptera: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly
Hymenoptera: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenop...
Titanomyrma: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanom...
Hell Ant: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidomy...
Sources Used:
www.livescience.com/18734-gia...
www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/s...
www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/s...
evolution.berkeley.edu/the-ar...
www.cell.com/current-biology/...
www.the-educated-ape.com/blog...
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
cob.silverchair-cdn.com/cob/c...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/an...
www.cell.com/current-biology/...

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  • @AnnaBridgland
    @AnnaBridgland2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a simple woman, I see "Prehistoric Bug Extravaganza", I click.

  • @italuuu5996

    @italuuu5996

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a simple man who did the same, cheers

  • @whitestoneandy797

    @whitestoneandy797

    2 жыл бұрын

    A woman of culture

  • @sawyere2496

    @sawyere2496

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s the kinda woman we like around here!!!

  • @Cajunfriednoodles

    @Cajunfriednoodles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahah, my thoughts exactly

  • @BiG-JuPO1O1

    @BiG-JuPO1O1

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm complicated planet and did the same 🤘

  • @alannabanana6255
    @alannabanana62552 жыл бұрын

    "Big names in the insect world like "ant" and "bee"" had me chuckling.

  • @mapoosianmakrak1487

    @mapoosianmakrak1487

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @JAYWASGAMING

    @JAYWASGAMING

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cause they are small names not big

  • @JAYWASGAMING

    @JAYWASGAMING

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's the joke

  • @mapoosianmakrak1487

    @mapoosianmakrak1487

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JAYWASGAMING well I guess I get an #r/whoosh.

  • @goatsandstuff4319

    @goatsandstuff4319

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mapoosianmakrak1487 woshgush

  • @nettlel
    @nettlel2 жыл бұрын

    "The stick insects would also show up to vigorously... sit around and look like plants" classic stickbug.

  • @richards1708

    @richards1708

    Жыл бұрын

    I actually thought he said dickbug 😂

  • @Sylandrophol

    @Sylandrophol

    Жыл бұрын

    common stick insect W

  • @qwertydavid8070

    @qwertydavid8070

    Ай бұрын

    cute pfp :3

  • @kinnoyu8448
    @kinnoyu8448 Жыл бұрын

    Bruh, bugs unlocked flying literally MILLIONS of years before anything else. That's crazy insane. Also, I am somewhat jealous that they take no fall damage

  • @Bruhman_YUSS

    @Bruhman_YUSS

    Жыл бұрын

    They hacking 🤬

  • @alch3myst

    @alch3myst

    Жыл бұрын

    The Fall Factor! A concept that has astonished me my whole life and I think of often

  • @realdragon

    @realdragon

    Жыл бұрын

    They also unlocked farming millions of years ago

  • @bendover9813

    @bendover9813

    Жыл бұрын

    Some bugs do, the large ones. There’s some stick bug species that’s pretty thicc.

  • @groovyhoovy2606

    @groovyhoovy2606

    11 ай бұрын

    It’s just a small animal thing frogs can get small enough too

  • @formersamonellaclone
    @formersamonellaclone2 жыл бұрын

    He really did my boy Hallucigenia dirty. Man didn't even bring up the actual paleontological debate over which side of the animal was the front and which one was the back.

  • @LimeyLassen

    @LimeyLassen

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also which side was the top and which side was the bottom.

  • @deadlydingus1138

    @deadlydingus1138

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also how their only living descendants are velvet worms.

  • @The_WhitePencil

    @The_WhitePencil

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@deadlydingus1138 which are also closely related to arthropods, so they would've totally fit in the video, at least as much as the radiodonts did.

  • @revimfadli4666

    @revimfadli4666

    2 жыл бұрын

    At least they got a mention, what about horseshoe crabs?

  • @formersamonellaclone

    @formersamonellaclone

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@revimfadli4666 I was going to also bring up those guys, but I forgor about them lol

  • @sableunavailable1379
    @sableunavailable13792 жыл бұрын

    "a cockroach named manipulator" is a FANTASTIC combination of words, oh my god

  • @RaelNikolaidis

    @RaelNikolaidis

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I dated him.

  • @Dampzombieslayer

    @Dampzombieslayer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RaelNikolaidis and his name was john cena

  • @leadeater2

    @leadeater2

    Жыл бұрын

    cockroach named manipulator:

  • @thelyricologist9568

    @thelyricologist9568

    Жыл бұрын

    We need a song or a movie so entitled. 🙂

  • @anoukdevries8144

    @anoukdevries8144

    8 ай бұрын

    @@thelyricologist9568 Reminds me of an old horror movie. "Mimic" In the movie, they try to get rid of cockroaches because they are spreading a disease in the city that kills all children (in I think New York). The main character kills the creepy crawlies by making a genetically modified cockroach called the Judas breed that spread pheromones in order to lure other cockroaches to a chemical that increases their metabolism to the point that they quickly starve. She places them in the city sewers. At first this seam to be a great success. The cockroaches die and the disease can't spread, so it gets eradicated. The main character gets lots of positive recognition for her achievement and becomes a celebrity. But since it's a horror movie, good things don't last for very long... Thanks to the Judas breed being genetically modified, they grow lungs and as consequence they grow BIG. But just because they have grown big now doesn't mean they have stopped reproducing like cockroaches. Unfortunately, their spread still goes unnoticed because they live in the sewers. And On top of that, due to their increased metabolism, they soon get an appetite for a new abundant food source. Humans! The reason the movie is called Mimic is that the Judas breed evolve to look like humans when standing up in the dark alleyways of the city at night. So, to sum it up, it's a horror movie about cockroaches that manipulate people. Alto, they don't understand language and human intelligence. They just mimic humans like a stick bug mimics a plant, wish is creeper I think.

  • @Catfishuwu
    @Catfishuwu Жыл бұрын

    4:59 “You may also be able to tell them apart from scorpions by the fact that they grow as large as tables.” Why does that get me

  • @xMotherOfDragonsx

    @xMotherOfDragonsx

    14 күн бұрын

    The table part really put it into perspective 😭😭

  • @vylore
    @vylore7 ай бұрын

    “it would only be later when bugs would reach new levels of bugness” best line

  • @Justin9700
    @Justin97002 жыл бұрын

    I’ve had people passionately argue with me that bugs aren’t animals. I was flabbergasted.

  • @danijelovskikanal7017

    @danijelovskikanal7017

    Жыл бұрын

    i know they are animals, but i mean, they don't really look like it on first glance... when somebody says animal people usually think of vertebrates like cats and elephants and stuff.

  • @schnoz2372

    @schnoz2372

    Жыл бұрын

    I have had the same argument with people who insist humans aren't animals. I hold that humans and bugs are animals whether people like it or not.

  • @madders1851

    @madders1851

    Жыл бұрын

    @danijelovskikanal7017 What exactly is an animal "supposed" to "look" like

  • @VonVikoGoat

    @VonVikoGoat

    Жыл бұрын

    @@madders1851 the reason why they said that is bc as a society we were told what an animal is supposed to look like and thus we created this false idea that animals are only cats, dogs, elephants etc. there is no right or wrong about how an animal should look like but there is a scientific reason that defines what an animal is

  • @Dap1ssmonk

    @Dap1ssmonk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@schnoz2372 that’s more out of arrogance than anything. How can I be an animal? I shit inside and watch anime porn! Animals don’t do that!

  • @swagilyph
    @swagilyph2 жыл бұрын

    I have a phobia of bugs that I'm actively trying to get over. I realized they're just no different than crustaceans, which I love. Also, I LOVE prehistoric arthropods Make videos about all of them please.

  • @kosmokat111

    @kosmokat111

    2 жыл бұрын

    if ya wanna help realise how adorable critters can be, suggest ya check out isopods, they're crustaceans, but super cute lil critters

  • @Lizard1582

    @Lizard1582

    2 жыл бұрын

    meanwhile theres me who just ended up finding crustaceans creepy through the same realization.

  • @LimeyLassen

    @LimeyLassen

    2 жыл бұрын

    The more you go back in time, the more custacean-y they become

  • @joesickler5888

    @joesickler5888

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s the rats that scare me.

  • @The_Vanished

    @The_Vanished

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love sea bugs 🐛

  • @124Nightwing
    @124Nightwing Жыл бұрын

    I wish there was more media like this on the ages before the dinosaurs. Not that dinosaurs aren’t interesting creatures, but I’d love to know more about like the giant insects and the crazy looking animals from the Permian Period.

  • @shzarmai

    @shzarmai

    4 ай бұрын

    indeed, a spec evo project on bugs would be cool

  • @thesaltysnail1943
    @thesaltysnail1943 Жыл бұрын

    11:02 I love the way he says so many different and difficult names then just ✨manipulator✨

  • @ChrisBryer
    @ChrisBryer2 жыл бұрын

    i feel "Bug" should refer to "any terrestrial arthropod" since i dont think anyone would call a crab or a lobster a "Bug".

  • @LimeyLassen

    @LimeyLassen

    2 жыл бұрын

    It helps that there's very little overlap between terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate groups. It's like they signed some kinda peace treaty.

  • @deadlydingus1138

    @deadlydingus1138

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would.

  • @Jeremy_the_unfallible_n-a

    @Jeremy_the_unfallible_n-a

    2 жыл бұрын

    so worms arnt bugs now?

  • @pengen_gantinama

    @pengen_gantinama

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or "any terrestrial invertebrates", to include worms and snails

  • @Vivian-eo3qc

    @Vivian-eo3qc

    2 жыл бұрын

    we should call them that

  • @bepis9469
    @bepis94692 жыл бұрын

    I love it when people talk about the carboniferous period. Its so cool thinking about all the huge arthropods

  • @TrinityCore60

    @TrinityCore60

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen, brother!

  • @ChrisTian-sd5yq

    @ChrisTian-sd5yq

    2 жыл бұрын

    imagine seeing a tarantula larger than you

  • @TrinityCore60

    @TrinityCore60

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ChrisTian-sd5yq it wouldn’t be larger; the arthropods were big, but “big” by Carboniferous standards was around the size of an Alligator; big, but not titanic.

  • @ChrisTian-sd5yq

    @ChrisTian-sd5yq

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TrinityCore60 ohh okay

  • @houyeet

    @houyeet

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ChrisTian-sd5yq I love tarantulas but that would be horrifying. The ones I own are killing machines

  • @dogfromotgw
    @dogfromotgw2 жыл бұрын

    9:49 “big names in the insect world like ‘ant’ and ‘bee’”

  • @rilakkuma_lita9596
    @rilakkuma_lita95967 ай бұрын

    "So next time, maybe humble yourself when thinking of bugs..." - I think I need this on a shirt.

  • @mr.giggles4995
    @mr.giggles49952 жыл бұрын

    The first fossil I found in Colorado was a big anomalocaris. Very cool.

  • @themidnighttrain3045

    @themidnighttrain3045

    2 жыл бұрын

    You FOUND a FOSSIL.

  • @Cillana

    @Cillana

    2 жыл бұрын

    So cool! All I have found are pieces of crinoids, coral, a mussel looking bivalve, a snail, and lots and lots of petrified wood. I think all the rock layers I have looked at are from the Mesozoic. Edit: nope looks like the petrified wood is from the Cenozoic.

  • @mr.giggles4995

    @mr.giggles4995

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Cillana that's awesome! I have a family member who owns a few acres. There are definitely layers from multiple time periods. We find small snails and mussels, mostly a crapload of pieces of petrified palms. I also found a fossilized fish that looks similar to a zebrafish. Colorado is rich in fossils and minerals.

  • @mr.giggles4995

    @mr.giggles4995

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Cillana also, the anomalocaris was maybe 8" so I guess it wouldn't be considered large for that species.

  • @Cillana

    @Cillana

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mr.giggles4995 I can't get to bedrock here (gulf coast) but the dirt where I live now is a mix of sand, red/orange clay, pieces of petrified wood, rounded river stones, and chunks of red/orange sandstone. We get heavy rains so anytime there is exposed dirt due to construction, the sand and clay washes away and makes it easy to pick up petrified wood and pretty rocks. All my other fossils are from gravel roads, driveways, and parking lots.

  • @joesmithe198
    @joesmithe1982 жыл бұрын

    Bugs are like mice or snakes for me. I think they are cool as shit if I KNOW where they're at and they aren't trying to get into my shit.

  • @marchen4584
    @marchen45846 ай бұрын

    it's impressive that spiders never had to really evolve further than not having tails and they've just been fine since then 😭

  • @SatanenPerkele

    @SatanenPerkele

    5 ай бұрын

    Imagine those spiders swinging in the trees with their tails 😂

  • @mistydragonfan1008

    @mistydragonfan1008

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@SatanenPerkeleEWWW HELP PLS-

  • @mistydragonfan1008

    @mistydragonfan1008

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@SatanenPerkeleBut then again those tiny spiders withbthe big eyes but with tails 🥺 Either that or a nightmarish horrific generic but unique manefistation of hell as a spider with multiple tails-

  • @ralfraggeldraf5787
    @ralfraggeldraf57872 жыл бұрын

    I love how bugs are like an empty vessel from what they once used to be. They were like the armored tanks of the animal kingdom, and due to a change in atmosphere shrinked in size. It sounds like such a sad backstory

  • @qwertydavid8070

    @qwertydavid8070

    Ай бұрын

    "No cost too great, no mind to think, no will to break, no voice to cry suffering. Born of God and Void, you shall seal the blinding light that plagues their dreams. You are the Empty Vessel. You are the Hollow Knight."

  • @jacka4346
    @jacka43462 жыл бұрын

    I think the history of arachnids/chelicerates is so cool. The whole story of megarachne not actually being a spider is interesting

  • @Thunderblock7889

    @Thunderblock7889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: Anomalocriis is a weakling an overrated. There is evidence that its jaws where actually very weak and could onky consume soft bodied animals or mostly mush. So nope Anomalo is no apex predator. If anything the trilobites are more of a predators as they hunted worms and ate them savagely.

  • @rakninja

    @rakninja

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Thunderblock7889 you're missing the fact that most animals in this period were "soft bodied," and that the "tusks" of the anamolocaris were flexible and had "teeth" on the underside, giving it shell-cracking ability. "apex predator" also does not mean what you probably think it does. an "apex predator" is a carnivorous animal that is not preyed upon by another carnivore. nothing more, nothing less. a blue whale is an "apex predator." yet, all it eats are microscopic plankton.

  • @timohara7717

    @timohara7717

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Thunderblock7889 they were an apex preditor if there isn't anything to top it

  • @timohara7717

    @timohara7717

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Thunderblock7889 it ate animals and trilobytes it was strong enough to eat trilobytes could mean trilobyte shells are weak

  • @timohara7717

    @timohara7717

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Thunderblock7889 also wtf does this have to do with the comment there's a lot more comments about thst guy than him

  • @GabeDoppel
    @GabeDoppel2 жыл бұрын

    I used to have the worst arachnophobia, until i started learning about keeping spiders as pets. now I have 3 tarantulas! bugs rule.

  • @molybdaen11

    @molybdaen11

    2 жыл бұрын

    At least they are not toxic, so no need to be afrait of them (as long as you watch out for your fingers).

  • @aguspuig6615

    @aguspuig6615

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats some dope character development. Respect

  • @realdragon

    @realdragon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@molybdaen11 No shit, majority of spiders are not dangerous. I'm still afraid of them

  • @MIFROMDA2

    @MIFROMDA2

    Жыл бұрын

    @@realdragondon’t be, try letting one crawl on you, as long as you make no sudden movements or antagonize it, you will see true of beauty of spiders

  • @realdragon

    @realdragon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MIFROMDA2 jUsT doNt bE aFrAId Wow, why I didn't think of that earlier

  • @lasarousi
    @lasarousi2 жыл бұрын

    The dry humor and simple edition is appreciated.

  • @maxrgo6937
    @maxrgo6937 Жыл бұрын

    "Although small, no matter what, bugs rule" A quote for the ages.

  • @rileyates
    @rileyates2 жыл бұрын

    Entomologist here! 🙋🏻‍♀️ love this video and think your “bug” definition is great! (Would totally love to live w/huge swamp bugs btw) Great info with the perfect mix of the Latin and common names. Great work!

  • @derpychicken2131

    @derpychicken2131

    10 ай бұрын

    it has always been my dream to ride an arthropluera

  • @bustanut5501

    @bustanut5501

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@derpychicken2131Probably wouldn't be that different from sitting on a roomba.

  • @freneticattic6064

    @freneticattic6064

    4 ай бұрын

    man, i love bugs! i am not even an entomologist...

  • @invadertech141

    @invadertech141

    2 ай бұрын

    i wanna be friends with a griffinfly :D and giant mantises i'll have a tea party with them

  • @insectilluminatigetshrekt5574
    @insectilluminatigetshrekt55742 жыл бұрын

    I like this video, prehistoric arthropods should get more attention. Great job featuring some less familiar faces like manipulator and the hell ants! However, there are two minor mistakes here. First, nektaspids are not trilobites, but are a closely related group. Second, the higher oxygen as a source of arthropod gigantism is not really true, since many of these giant arthropods lived both before and after the carboniferous oxygen spike. It likely had more to do with the lack of competition from vertebrates for many niches. And one more thing though, I really think you kind of undersell the uniqueness of post paleozoic arthropods. Mesozoic had a lot of stuff that is very different from today. Like kalligrammatids, a group of pollinating neuropterans with a proboscis. This is very significant, since all modern neuropterans have chewing jaws and most are carnivorous. Also there are the strashilids, a genus of aquatic flies with a highly divergent anatomy from any modern group.

  • @TheBudgetMuseum

    @TheBudgetMuseum

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for the feedback! There's always like one or two things I get wrong in my videos, so thanks for the corrections. The oxygen theory I knew was a bit outdated, but it was also the most popular theory wherever I went and had a paper backing it up. But oh well, just goes to show because something is published and popular does not make it fact. As for those arthropod species you named, I had really scoured the web looking for some unique arthropods while researching. I had a feeling I was missing a few, and man I really wish I had heard about the two you brought up.

  • @plantdemon2137

    @plantdemon2137

    2 жыл бұрын

    :) wow

  • @thegrimreaper9552

    @thegrimreaper9552

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ardentlines814 I see those rarely and they move at the speed of light

  • @loukenny5245

    @loukenny5245

    2 жыл бұрын

    u seem really knowledgeable on this topic and i’m rly rly interested in it, do you have any books on prehistoric arthropods that you recommend? or any other pieces of literature or info on them?

  • @insectilluminatigetshrekt5574

    @insectilluminatigetshrekt5574

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@loukenny5245 Oh, I get most of my information from scientific articles rather than books, but there is some cool stuff you should check out. Like a recent study revising the phylogeny of barnacles

  • @strawberrysoupiii4801
    @strawberrysoupiii4801 Жыл бұрын

    as a fellow bug enthusiast, very pleased to see the love for post-cambrian bugs. I usually don't like to define "bugs" as arthropods because the category excludes non-shelled softies like snails and worms (iconic bugs fr!) but i realized that in a prehistoric sense that definition totally makes sense, especially during the cambrian era! thanks for the lovely video on bugs !!!

  • @user-bf6gz8ej4o

    @user-bf6gz8ej4o

    10 ай бұрын

    Snails and Worms are COMPLETELY different from bugs, wtf??

  • @red_dickfigures

    @red_dickfigures

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@user-bf6gz8ej4o "Bug" is not an official term and is often used for creepy crawlies as a whole. 'Insect' is the scientific term. That's why 'bug' often includes arachnids and myriapods - it is an umbrella term

  • @tomlawson4713
    @tomlawson4713 Жыл бұрын

    A prehistoric bug extravaganza…this is the closest I’ll ever get to a scuttlebug jamboree and I’m all for it.

  • @rilakkuma_lita9596

    @rilakkuma_lita9596

    7 ай бұрын

    Petition for a scuttlebug jamboree because omg that sounds amazing.

  • @garyb6219
    @garyb62192 жыл бұрын

    I really like that you not only pronounce all the difficult names correctly, but that you say them like they are just words. On the evening news and elsewhere, they would make a show of how hard the words are to say and then just mumble something off and laugh.

  • @Delly_bean
    @Delly_bean2 жыл бұрын

    I think it's fascinating how alien a lot of the Cambrian and Paleozoic period arthropods look, as if they were from another planet. It's crazy to think these actually lived here, on Earth.

  • @teratoaster2515
    @teratoaster25152 жыл бұрын

    3:06 I won't accept this Hallucigenia hate, that's my favorite Cambrian freak! But on the real, this is an awesome video and I loved learning about all the bugs.

  • @devonpalmer5273

    @devonpalmer5273

    2 жыл бұрын

    +1

  • @Notnorml555
    @Notnorml555 Жыл бұрын

    4:12 He's trying his best

  • @ismayearl548
    @ismayearl5482 жыл бұрын

    i, as a fellow bug fan, think we should talk about bugs more often on this channel

  • @ENNEN420

    @ENNEN420

    10 ай бұрын

    A bug typed this.

  • @charliebarley6149
    @charliebarley61492 жыл бұрын

    I've had conversations with people that say bugs aren't animals, tho they also said "we aren't animals, we're human"...

  • @invadertech141

    @invadertech141

    2 ай бұрын

    so what is a human? humans are maybe.. hmm fungi? plants? but if humans aren't animals they can't be fungi hmm... humans = plants. *does not photosynthesis*

  • @qwertydavid8070

    @qwertydavid8070

    Ай бұрын

    It's really weird to think that we're still just apes. Like, we have societies and science and everything, but evolutionary speaking we're still as much of an "animal" as any of our primate cousins. Human society has only existed for a few dozen thousand years at most, that is NOTHING in the vast evolutionary history of our species. The human species has spent most of its time frolicking in fields and chasing mammoths. All our history, culture, and sophistication is merely the latest chapter in a grand epic that has spanned millions of years. We're animals, we've been "wild" far longer than we've been cultured.

  • @ElectricRose9001
    @ElectricRose90014 ай бұрын

    I LOVE BUGS! I love bugs so much its rediculous, I could talk all day about them, and Ive had several as pets. My favorites are Jumping Spiders, they have so much personality! Scientists have even trained them to be able to study the hydrologics of their legs, they are incredible. They also make the best pets, they are so cute. ❤

  • @Blackdragon-up7jw
    @Blackdragon-up7jw Жыл бұрын

    In my opinion the best definition of ‘bugs’ is “cool little armour dudes”

  • @nathanspencer5292
    @nathanspencer52922 жыл бұрын

    "Still have these freaks running around" poor Hallucigenia, you should be ashamed

  • @mdything
    @mdything2 жыл бұрын

    if we made an experiment where we kept bugs in a oxygen-rich enviroment, would they eventually grow larger and larger? im talking about decades and generations of bugs living in a greenhouse saturated with oxygen. would the first generations die from too much oxygen? what if we gradually increased the oxygen levels slightly with each generarion? i've seen a project where people are domesticating foxes by selectively breeding the most docile ones and its working pretty well after only a couple decades. i'd love to see one of those griffin flies. maybe we can go even bigger? how about a bee with a 5 meter wingspan, just an enormous bee where you can see every single body part working as they suck on buckets of nectar. imagine the sound. what would they smell like? what do insects smell like? what sounds do they make other than wings flapping? could we hear a 10 kilogram bee's breath and heartbeat? what would they taste like? giant insects could easily replace meat as they breed like crazy. or would they breed less because of their size?

  • @devonhaddad8665

    @devonhaddad8665

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’d be a cool experiment

  • @nottheshirt483

    @nottheshirt483

    2 жыл бұрын

    That'd be simultaneously cool and horrifying. Let's do it

  • @p00bix

    @p00bix

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oxygen isn't the only limit to how large insects can grow. 5-meter bee can't exist because it would need an internal skeleton to maintain its form. Even if it could work, it wouldn't look much like a bee, having to adopt a much more aerodynamic bird-like shape to remain capable of flight with its much larger weight.

  • @eljanrimsa5843

    @eljanrimsa5843

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think we've done that already, and yes, they do grow bigger. Obviously, you can't go beyond 100% oxygen and you would have to do it for a couple of million years before you see big evolutionary changes.

  • @asgerjohansen469

    @asgerjohansen469

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eljanrimsa5843 Not even close, you could manipulate the environment (i.e make food extremely abundant, but have a high densitet of insects) and you would see great results within a couple of years depending on the rate of reproduction of the species.

  • @jera-2974
    @jera-29742 ай бұрын

    By far the best KZread recommendation I’ve had in years

  • @jamesisaperson9600
    @jamesisaperson96002 жыл бұрын

    Prehistoric bugs and other buglike creatures are my favorite kind of Prehistoric life.

  • @brotesser6485
    @brotesser64852 жыл бұрын

    The fact that we don't talk a lot about these guys really bugs me.

  • @krill_god
    @krill_god2 жыл бұрын

    I’m autistic and one of my biggest interests is bugs, specifically moths and it’s always so so so so so nice to tell people bug facts and show them cool insects that make them actually appreciate them! I love this video so much!!

  • @Sebastianator01

    @Sebastianator01

    2 жыл бұрын

    Proud of you bud, you should def get yourself an mothfarm

  • @krill_god

    @krill_god

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Sebastianator01 yes absolutely, I was going to get a pet moth but I live in the middle of nowhere and I’m nervous to buy from online

  • @sydneygofton6144

    @sydneygofton6144

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@krill_god I'm a big moth fan as well! I like to find cocoons in the forest and watch them hatch :)

  • @mollofistraye5164

    @mollofistraye5164

    2 жыл бұрын

    i love moths! the one in my pfp is called Mollofi, hence the username.

  • @pickleriick420

    @pickleriick420

    2 жыл бұрын

    bugs are one of my special intrests too i just love them sm theyre so intresting and magkagwkwje

  • @nitrostormskystriker478
    @nitrostormskystriker4783 ай бұрын

    Bugs are not often shown compared to the bigger boney boys, thanks for giving them the spot light.

  • @meingoobby8231
    @meingoobby82312 жыл бұрын

    Never forget about all the Extinct bugs that we never had chance to discover.

  • @donaldstraitiff7827
    @donaldstraitiff78272 жыл бұрын

    Crabs are bugs in your definition so I will now send this video to people when they get flustered about me saying sea bugs are my favorite food.

  • @milkymulatto
    @milkymulatto2 жыл бұрын

    Make a video about history of “cryptids” that turned out to be real, whether literally or misidentified. I’m thinking things like Platypus, Jackalopes, Komodo Dragons, things that were described and so outlandish that people immediately second guessed the validity of the claims. You would talk about the animal biology/history of course and the controversies surrounding the identification in popular culture and the scientific fields. It could even be like a shorts miniseries, talking about each animal for a small amount of time. Titles could be like “Bewildering Beasts” or “Almost Fantasy” then the name of the animal you’re talking about. Love channel Budget, you’re killin it.

  • @milkymulatto

    @milkymulatto

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sqrt2295 dawg I know that’s why I put cryptids in quotes; the point is just to illuminate weird animals that were believed to be more fantastical than they actually were 👍🏽🙌🏽

  • @KaytheWooper

    @KaytheWooper

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact : panda bears were thought to be cryptids when they first were discovered

  • @hannahyamauchi839

    @hannahyamauchi839

    2 жыл бұрын

    The okapi was thought to be an African myth by Europeans since they're so hard to find in the rainforests they live in

  • @juanjoyaborja.3054

    @juanjoyaborja.3054

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Komodo dragon being thought to be a cryptid doesn’t seem surprising. It’s pretty rare that you find some truth to all of those endless tales about dragons.

  • @Liex59

    @Liex59

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sqrt2295 hence the "misidentified" part of the comment

  • @shzarmai
    @shzarmai4 ай бұрын

    I hope a spec evo project on a world ruled by bugs get made someday.

  • @ethnkln
    @ethnkln7 ай бұрын

    Your sense of humor is perfect for the style of video you create

  • @aceundead4750
    @aceundead47502 жыл бұрын

    My dad's nickname for me is Bug, because even when i was a baby i was constantly movin around and gettin into stuff i shouldnt like a bug

  • @megand12345

    @megand12345

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's adorable

  • @garethtudor836
    @garethtudor8362 жыл бұрын

    It's so refreshing to see bugs getting some much-needed love. I've recently begun noticing more and more of the insects around me. I've had dragonflies mating outside my window, watched butterflies dancing in the sun, and sat watching Attenborough with a jumping spider sitting on my arm. Keep the cool bug videos coming, my friend

  • @Thunderblock7889

    @Thunderblock7889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why do bugs need love? And you do realize most arthropods in the vudeo are not bugs as their not in Insecta.

  • @ardademir1661

    @ardademir1661

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Thunderblock7889 stop seeking the attention your parents never gave you from random people online. We don't owe you shit.

  • @StephanMok

    @StephanMok

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sadly, Arthropod populations have been declining due to urbanisation. The fact that you see more of them is likely because your field of vision expanded to include the lovely little creatures that share their habitat with you

  • @glopple

    @glopple

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had dragonflies mating on my shoulder once

  • @zachadams3492
    @zachadams3492 Жыл бұрын

    I like how whoever did the size comparison for the giant bee had a perfectly sized dead hummingbird on hand

  • @allenortiz6596
    @allenortiz65962 жыл бұрын

    7:00 for those who wish to see spider with funny tail

  • @seawarshark6674
    @seawarshark66742 жыл бұрын

    3:08 That bug... is just making me feeling the... *RUMBLE*

  • @Erinselysion
    @Erinselysion2 жыл бұрын

    I love bugs and I'm so glad you made this video! I understand why people dislike them/have phobias about them, but every time I see a bug my brain is like "that's a little baby." They're shaped a lot differently than what we tend to think of animals but there's still a lot to appreciate in them.

  • @SatanenPerkele

    @SatanenPerkele

    5 ай бұрын

    Why do you think it's a baby? It's most likely fully grown. Don't humanize animals

  • @Erinselysion

    @Erinselysion

    5 ай бұрын

    @@SatanenPerkele "Baby" as in small and endearing, not a literal baby, you nihilistic killjoy

  • @Sam-ls6sl
    @Sam-ls6sl8 ай бұрын

    I would pay unfathomable amounts of money to get to scuba dive in ancient oceans. Imagine seeing sea scorpions and trilobites firsthand

  • @pickleriick420
    @pickleriick4202 жыл бұрын

    i love bugs absolutely adore them 10/10 would die for them especially spiders and specifically tarantulas (they are my special intrest)

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot8522 жыл бұрын

    3:08 I'm surprised you didn't take the time to make an attack on titan meme considering it can only move forward

  • @lucygallagher6747

    @lucygallagher6747

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad the AoT community is here lmaooo

  • @sarahveien8541

    @sarahveien8541

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucygallagher6747 of course we’re here, we only move forward

  • @koala-kun1750

    @koala-kun1750

    Жыл бұрын

    Tatakae!

  • @tsaralexis9459

    @tsaralexis9459

    Жыл бұрын

    I like that the halluiginea is like jojo musical references for aot fans

  • @godzillaburger903

    @godzillaburger903

    11 ай бұрын

    Yea

  • @linnylinlinlin
    @linnylinlinlin2 жыл бұрын

    The souls of millions of stepped on bugs: BACK IN OUR DAY-

  • @honeycrispsnail4032
    @honeycrispsnail4032 Жыл бұрын

    I’m trying really hard to get rid of my phobia of bugs, so I’m watching this video and trying not to get the shivers by imagining them as little lobsters.

  • @eyeofthebeholder_
    @eyeofthebeholder_ Жыл бұрын

    Through my studies on biology I've learned to love and appreciate every single form of life. There is truly no boring form of life (except nematodes). This video made me happy. More people should appreciate bugs and their contributions.

  • @notaperson9831
    @notaperson98312 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait until millions of years from now when some evolutionary descendant of cephalopods or something looks at our fossils and goes “yeesh. I’m glad I wasn’t alive when that thing was crawling around.”

  • @molybdaen11

    @molybdaen11

    2 жыл бұрын

    "No wonder they died out - They did not even had a protective shell."

  • @certifiedsorcerycorp
    @certifiedsorcerycorp2 жыл бұрын

    There's another VERY interesting thing about the Carboniferous period: plants. I think that would be a very interesting subject to cover.

  • @that1dumbass774
    @that1dumbass7742 жыл бұрын

    Don't want to imagine crime scenes and seeing bugs like these size just chomping away

  • @Irobert1115HD
    @Irobert1115HD Жыл бұрын

    the stick insects would also show up to vigorously sit around and look likes plants. perfect desacription.

  • @gabriellasteele727
    @gabriellasteele7272 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who says they love bugs and bugs rule is a hero in my book. These awesome critters deserve way more love. Wish I could have seen them in their giant days, but they’re still amazing now!

  • @gamingindominus1049
    @gamingindominus10492 жыл бұрын

    I will also admit that I like bugs and arthropods in general; they have such a fascinating history on Earth and I think it is one of the most underrated things in paleontology if not the most underrated thing.

  • @BerGODmo

    @BerGODmo

    Жыл бұрын

    Paleobotany is probably a bit more underrated just cause it's hard to find plant fossils :(

  • @gamingindominus1049

    @gamingindominus1049

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BerGODmo yeah

  • @Everettalla
    @Everettalla3 ай бұрын

    Now that sounds like a party I’m attending

  • @nikeman1999ez
    @nikeman1999ez Жыл бұрын

    I love the sarcasm you use! So subtle, but makes me crack up!

  • @adamseroka5609
    @adamseroka56092 жыл бұрын

    How dare you treat poor Hallu-chan that way.

  • @BarbieDreamDungeon
    @BarbieDreamDungeon2 жыл бұрын

    The way he talks about his love for bugs is exactly how I feel about bugs, give bugs attention!!

  • @dragionempress9893
    @dragionempress9893 Жыл бұрын

    i LOVE arthroplura they have always been my favorite when i watched nigel marvens prehistoric park. its sad bugs dont get many love especially prehistoric ones! thank you for showing off these lovely buggies

  • @ksfishchannel
    @ksfishchannel2 жыл бұрын

    Dude, You did a great job of packing so much information into a concise, digestible video. Im not really into bugs but I was interested the entire time. Also, the idea of a bug being 2 meters long is absolute nightmare fuel.

  • @thefluffyaj4119
    @thefluffyaj41192 жыл бұрын

    as someone who studies entomology (and arachnids and sometimes myriapods) I'm so happy someone made a video on how absolutely magnificent bugs were. i would say bugs rule this planet even today, just by how incredibly important they are. id say that they are the single most important groups of animals, so much of life on earth depends on these guys and if they were to die put we would all be pretty much doomed

  • @chloepeifly
    @chloepeifly2 жыл бұрын

    i LOVE bugs, prehistoric bugs are my FAVORITE

  • @comediccarnage8059
    @comediccarnage8059 Жыл бұрын

    Man, for someone who is absolutely terrified by insects I sure do watch a lot of bug content

  • @syafiqmaulanataqi4617

    @syafiqmaulanataqi4617

    Жыл бұрын

    me too but maybe now it has decreased for me 😅

  • @darkonyx6995

    @darkonyx6995

    Жыл бұрын

    You better fear them.

  • @LowdownBoy
    @LowdownBoy2 жыл бұрын

    "while they dilly-dallied" lolol and "as big as tables" you're hilarious. Subbed.

  • @lj8983
    @lj89832 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah Bugs rule, they truly are the best product of evolution. There are bugs that can live in nuclear plants, just amazing

  • @Thunderblock7889

    @Thunderblock7889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bugs dont rule as they get constantly eaten by vertebrates. Also there is no evidence of bugs living in nuc plants. Not all arthropods are bugs. Learn taxonomy.

  • @stevenschnepp576

    @stevenschnepp576

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Thunderblock7889 Here, have some attention. Judging by your spamming comments, you're desperate for it.

  • @Thunderblock7889

    @Thunderblock7889

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenschnepp576 Am just aavoiding people from being misinformed. You cringe 8 year old.

  • @placeholdernameamistupid
    @placeholdernameamistupid2 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see the comments aren't full of "ew no squash it bugs are gross" I've always had an interest in arthropods so I'm glad to see so many people feel the same way

  • @platinumencasedpenile4812

    @platinumencasedpenile4812

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ew no squash it bugs are gross!

  • @placeholdernameamistupid

    @placeholdernameamistupid

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@platinumencasedpenile4812 😐

  • @charliecooper6586
    @charliecooper65862 жыл бұрын

    “Here’s one with a silly hat” that has earned my subscribe

  • @pablomonederocarmona679
    @pablomonederocarmona67929 күн бұрын

    This is one of my favorite videos on the internet I love it when it shows up in my recommend and I get to re-experience it

  • @blowfishfootman
    @blowfishfootman2 жыл бұрын

    I feel like it’s so hard to nail down what a bug is because it’s so informal. Like for the most part bugs are just arthropods but even then I don’t think most people would say crabs are bugs, and while hallucigenia might not be considered a bug I feel like the extant onycophorans, velvet worms, totally are bugs

  • @allighast9714
    @allighast97142 жыл бұрын

    "You are gonna crucify me for this" -"that's ridulous" "I like bugs" -"get the railroad spikes"

  • @d2cuadrados510

    @d2cuadrados510

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @D.H.1082
    @D.H.1082 Жыл бұрын

    I am fascinated with bugs myself. But not enough to wanna live in an era where they can grow as large as me. My brain processes bugs as largely harmless, due to their size.

  • @mel_163
    @mel_163 Жыл бұрын

    I have a severe case of entomophobia, but they are cool and some of my favourite animals, are bees and ants Yet most of the insects cause me to panic and get paranoid Great video too

  • @cronchyskull
    @cronchyskull2 жыл бұрын

    I like the way that researcher was sitting next to that giant arthropod as if it was his colleague.

  • @SonoKurisu
    @SonoKurisu2 жыл бұрын

    The Cambrian explosion has got to be the most fascinating and fantastical time on earth and I’d focus my study specifically on just plants and animals from that period

  • @titocristobal5573
    @titocristobal5573 Жыл бұрын

    Bro, I had an activity way back in highschool. It was a warm up exercise before a class recitation. My teacher told us to name an animal that starts with A. When it was my turn I said "Ant". My teacher shook her head and told me. "No, no. That's a bug, not an animal." For some reason, some people in the class collectively agreed. I just stared at her in disbelief.

  • @thyvevusion218
    @thyvevusion21810 күн бұрын

    Best title ever, been searching for this video for a long time, bugs are so underrated

  • @k.5152
    @k.51522 жыл бұрын

    i used to work in the insect collection for the boulder museum. I'm so glad you understand how incredible these animals are

  • @Thunderblock7889

    @Thunderblock7889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most arthropods in the vid are not bugs since their not in Insecta. Learn taxonomy.

  • @Spicy_Italian_Sausage

    @Spicy_Italian_Sausage

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Thunderblock7889 they're not their. Learn grammar

  • @carlthesanellama3633
    @carlthesanellama36332 жыл бұрын

    3:08 it can’t move backwards so it can only go forward until it’s enemies are destroyed

  • @PondOfGlue
    @PondOfGlue2 жыл бұрын

    You are the Joe Pera of biology and I could not possibly give that compliment with more love or admiration. You are a GIFT.

  • @zeeeeeee.

    @zeeeeeee.

    2 жыл бұрын

    LONG LIVE THE BUG

  • @PaleoAnalysis
    @PaleoAnalysis2 жыл бұрын

    As I'm sitting here writing my script for my Cambrian period video that is due out on my channel Friday, I needed the prefect combination between a distraction and something to keep my head in the topic of discussion. So thanks for this! 😅

  • @Thunderblock7889

    @Thunderblock7889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Plot hole: Not all arthropods are Insects. Learn taxonomy.

  • @PaleoAnalysis

    @PaleoAnalysis

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Thunderblock7889 Wait... What did I say to merit that response?

  • @nicopelolais70
    @nicopelolais702 жыл бұрын

    I've hated bugs ever since a Wasp snuck into my ear and bit me when I was like 2 years old, but as long as they're nowhere near me, I find them super interesting. Your video was an example of this, it was tons of fun!

  • @jonathonfrazier6622
    @jonathonfrazier6622 Жыл бұрын

    My definition of a bug is an insect. Everything else gets its own category.

  • @JordanBeagle
    @JordanBeagle2 жыл бұрын

    7:07 My favourite period of geologic history, not the one I'd want to visit, just one I find among the most interesting, apparently trees piled up to 2 km high before bacteria evolved the ability to decompose lignin in wood!

  • @vicvik5305

    @vicvik5305

    2 жыл бұрын

    And they weren't even trees ! Actually, they were close relatives of fern. Later in the Carboniferous, then the first coniferous trees appeared.

  • @yourgodismean4526
    @yourgodismean45262 жыл бұрын

    Never, ever, anything but love for the saurians, but…I’m always up for seeing content abt the Cambrian and Devonian periods. The fabulous creatures, the fascinating evolution at work…it’s my favorite time in prehistory. Another fun video! ❤️

  • @soupbonep
    @soupbonep Жыл бұрын

    Great narration. Very funny and educational. I too love bugs! "Here's one with a funny hat." LOL!

  • @rustyshackleford234
    @rustyshackleford234 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE prehistoric bugs, though the only ones I have are a Cretaceous lobster tail that I found in a rudist reef, and a Cambrian trilobite I bought from some old couple.

  • @heartlessmushroom
    @heartlessmushroom2 жыл бұрын

    Finally, someone who agrees bugs are cool. They may not always be cute and some have creepy habits like parasitic wasps but they are always cool and fascinating animals who are underappreciated as important parts of our ecosystem. I dislike mosquitos as much anyone but everytime I see someone say without an ounce of irony "We should kill off all mosquitos!" I shake my head. They have no idea how bad off the food chain would be without them.

  • @racenturtlez
    @racenturtlez2 жыл бұрын

    Hallucigenia is definitely a bug! Their relatives evolved into the Onychophora; velvet worms and tardigrades :)

  • @alajarbi

    @alajarbi

    6 ай бұрын

    And titans