Randomly decided to hang my painting of Minas Tirith up to make the backdrop a little less plain. As a side note, if my narration sounds a little off at times, I was a bit sick when recording some of the voiceover.

@katherinekoza6536

18 күн бұрын

You sounded perfectly fine . Hope you are feeling a bit better now .

@dukethespider

18 күн бұрын

I honestly had no idea, you sounded fine as always, but I am sorry to hear you were sick and I hope you're feeling better.

That spider is the one actually speaking. human is just a puppet that is getting controlled by the giant spider on the face

@alexwhite6554

19 күн бұрын

"giant"

@katherinekoza6536

18 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

That is one massive, overgrown Triops. 😅

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

Or undergrown, since it could be a juvenile of something even bigger!

@tikaalik

18 күн бұрын

@@BugsandBiology An undergrown, overgrown Triops 😂

Tell me you're secretly a supervillain,.. without telling me you're a supervillain.

@BugsandBiology

18 күн бұрын

It's like what Megamind said: what's the difference between a villain and a supervillain? PRESENTATION!!!

Not bad for a turbo-size horshoecrab lookalike. I will say I love the colouration on the Hibbertopterus. Much more interesting than the common browns you usually see. And the odd taxonomy is fitting. Being found so early and immediately being placed as a eurypterine reminds me of how so many theropods were just Megalosaurus at one point.

@BugsandBiology

18 күн бұрын

Seems to be a recurring theme for animals that were among the first members of their respective groups to be described. Even among modern fauna too, like centipedes all being classified as Scolopendra before other genera were erected.

@ichthyovenator3351

18 күн бұрын

@@BugsandBiology context seems very much essential. I doubt we’d do better if we didn’t have hundreds of years of science to fall back on. Still funny to think about tho

This genus really shows the diversity of "sea scoprions" more like a freshwater non scorpion

I love this channel so much. You inspire me!!!

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Like how moany paleoart just show it with smaller critters crawling all over it.

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

Yeah it’s kinda endearing, and honestly very plausible. Plus it makes the whole scene feel more alive, like the animal is part of an actual ecosystem.

Great content. Thank you from NZ. ❤

Great informative feature! BTW love the background music very much - and off course your little companion.

Excellent video . What living type fish were there in that period ,if any .?

@BugsandBiology

18 күн бұрын

Early relatives of sharks were around, as were various lobe-finned fishes. Plenty more too.

@katherinekoza6536

18 күн бұрын

@@BugsandBiology Thanks . Perhaps you could do a video on those sometime too .

You have balls of steel I would scream so hard if something ever crawled over my face like that

@BugsandBiology

14 сағат бұрын

It’s a…unique accessory for sure haha

When ya find out uluru is a giants heart muscle and ur mind is blown

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

[Citation Needed]

awwww

sea arthropods are such a vibe, I wish some of the bigger bois were still around

@BugsandBiology

16 күн бұрын

At least we’ve got the Japanese spider crab.

@edwardirwin888

16 күн бұрын

@BugsandBiology sometimes I feel like all decapod's destinies are to eventually Evolve into crab

How was it possible for them to get so big? Internal circulation?

@agmuntianu

19 күн бұрын

probably high oxygen availability

@Kevin-hx2ky

19 күн бұрын

@@agmuntianu That was disproven with the existence of Permian griffinflies

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

Relatives of Hibbertopterus persisted into the end of the Permian, when oxygen was way lower. Perhaps that sturdy shape, coupled with generally aquatic habits, allowed them to get gigantic without being too hampered by gravity.

Do you think it neared the maximum size for arthropods, or could they get bigger?

@BugsandBiology

18 күн бұрын

I don’t really know to be honest. The potential size for “adult” Hibbertopterus is enormous judging by those South African trackways.

@insectilluminatigetshrekt5574

18 күн бұрын

@@BugsandBiology is there any agreed mass estimates for hib?

@BugsandBiology

18 күн бұрын

I didn’t really come across any. But it’s pretty safe to assume it’d outweigh both Arthropleura and Jaekelopterus.

Don't know if you'll see this, but I have a question for you. I'm a young Australian who is interested in entomology, and in one of your past videos, you collected a male huntsman spider from the wild so that you could have it breed with your female one. I was wondering if a permit or something similar is required to do such a thing, since it could be an option for me if I want to expand my hobby.

@BugsandBiology

12 күн бұрын

You don’t need a permit for huntsmen. But it’s a different case for other inverts, like tarantulas.

Hi I was wondering your taken on Channel like Clint Reptile and Jack Wild life ? I saw your video on Exotic Lair and especially the one on Coyote Peterson (which I agree 100%) I just discover Jack Wild Life Channel about a week ago and as I'm not a Biologist or expert on wildlife I was wondering if he's legit I do like that he does not over dramatize sting or bite video that he make, and I do like the Is This a good PET video from Clint Reptile and the phylogeny video that he make but not being an expert I do not know if those 2 creator are legit and good or if its all BS :) This might sound weird as a question but having 2 little kids I want them to watch good creator and not sensational bs full of mistake and bad editing like Brave Wilderness

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

Jack and Clint are both much more reliable sources of info than Coyote. As a matter of fact, I’ll be meeting up with Jack and a few others in the not so distant future.

@supposedlygreg

19 күн бұрын

@@BugsandBiology cool, I hope you guys will have fun and thanks for your reply :)

@bustavonnutz

19 күн бұрын

Clint is a hardcore evolutionist that's prone to confirmation bias (I've done responses to him on my own channel), but when it comes to his actual reptile content he's pretty solid.

@dukethespider

18 күн бұрын

​@@supposedlygregif it's any consolation, Jack pokes fun at Coyote a fair bit. He did a video on getting stung by a lot of painful inverts and does not go to the ground and starts like rolling like a leg was dismembered or something.

@supposedlygreg

18 күн бұрын

@@dukethespider haha ok good to know, I know what I will be watching tonight then hehe :)

W I D E

The honk is a Yeechalopterus?

@BugsandBiology

19 күн бұрын

Jaekelopterus

You got something on your face dude lol

@BugsandBiology

5 күн бұрын

Yeah thought I felt something. Wasn't sure...

Do we have much knowledge of what the telson was adapted for on these chunky fuckers?

@BugsandBiology

18 күн бұрын

I can’t really see the telson serving much of a function myself. Didn’t really come across many studies talking about it, although a couple papers were paywalled, so they could’ve included some info I missed.

@chazsaw

18 күн бұрын

I guess it could be as simple as horseshoe crabs - flip yourself over if you wind up on your back, wave it about and hiss if something threatening is nearby.

It took us 5 minutes before you uttered a curse word. Is this a new record? Still, a fascinating specimen. That is also a very well preserved looking fossil, and you could probably make an hour long video with "this was called this but it is more like this or isn't that". Still, great presentation, great pacing and word choices. It didn't feel like 15 minutes at all, and I just wanted to hear more. Also the discussion about taxonomy wasn't boring at all, even if it went over my head (possibly due to sleep deprivation)

Nohhtmarefuel

@RomeGunnLeaf_36710

5 күн бұрын

Worse than nightmare fuel

@BugsandBiology

5 күн бұрын

Probably would've been harmless though.