Your humor is something else. I watched this while falling asleep & half way through I was chuckling at your deep dive into grasshopper sekss - hilarious. Please don't ever change .. this was pure gold.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

We love a good bug sexcapade.

@davidcandia9184

3 жыл бұрын

MOMZ is on her 4th watching in a row Thank you Nick. She needed the laugh. I needed to see that ❤

@brixtonderek7793

2 жыл бұрын

you prolly dont care at all but does anyone know a method to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

@prestonjasper9357

2 жыл бұрын

@Brixton Derek Instablaster ;)

@brixtonderek7793

2 жыл бұрын

@Preston Jasper thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

You're one of the most entertaining creators I have ever watched. Please never stop lol

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Never

@michelecooper2165

3 жыл бұрын

NEVER NEVER EVER EVER STOP!!!!

@treectrice9180

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

I assumed it was to let light through to the lower leaves, as light is scarce and water is more abundant. But the water theory also makes a lot of sense.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Could be both. Who knows???

@haticebegum4683

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same👍

My theory is that you wrote the blog post about diy cutting fenestrations in monsters leaves. It really sounds like your humor.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I did not, unfortunately.

Came to your channel bc of plants but stayed for personality, wit, and humour!!!!

@adrenalinedumpsterdiving3549

3 жыл бұрын

Me too😊 and for the plants from someone who realy no plants😊

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks the most :)

the mean girls reference was so iconic

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you, I always like to start the videos with something fun :p

Its just how some plants mature. Some just really like "ripped jeans" as they get older.... but be careful of giving young plants a pole. Once I gave a baby monstera a pole and she went full XXX stripper. She was way too young to be putting all of her holes on display like that!

@colbysmith4002

3 жыл бұрын

THIS WAS TOO MUCH 😭

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yessss

@hvonsus5725

3 жыл бұрын

I mean yknow you could make some money with OnlyPlants if she wants to…

@glee5101

2 жыл бұрын

GAAAAHHHHH BAAHAHA

I’m fully caught up, having watched every single one of your videos over the weekend... I can tell a huge amount of work went into all of them, editing is so good!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I try!

I’m loving the sound effects cultural references and peer reviewed journals and just pure comedyyy yesss work

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

It was a lot of werk I have to admit :p

I'm a biologist and I love how you approach the questions scientifically. Also, in some other videos, when you said something about a study of (I think) pothos spreading through a hurricane and that it would be an interesting study... I must admit, I could totally see someone studying that! People would read it and it would be so relevant! :D

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Means a lot, thank you so much for the thoughtful input.

I am SO UPSET that there wasn’t a “monstera nailed to the cross” visual gag but a girl can dream

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Uhhh I couldn’t really find any photos of that :/

i like the “fenestrations to increase surface area” theory, both because it makes sense for gathering light, and for the structural integrity of the leaf. Like, to have an unfenestrated leaf of the size of a mature leaf, i feel like the plant would need to put a lot more work into reinforcing the leaf so that it doesn’t go completely floppy, right? Large monstera deliciosa leaves have much less mass than colocasia leaves of the same size.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

It is really something that would have to be looked into in much more depth. There is not really a financial incentive to do this type of research, so we might not ever see anything like that.

The male grasshopper may be tiny but sis is MIGHTY

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

We stan a female grasshopper always pulling his weight.

You are my FAVOURITE plant tuber. You make me laugh so much. You’re so beautiful and awkward. I friggin LOVE it! 😄🤣😃

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

“beautiful and awkward” I always wanted to be a newborn giraffe 🦒

Honestly I think that its to prevent the ripping of the leaves, aswell as sunlight and water. When you look at leaves in the wild like BOP, they always have rips and tears on the leaves. But with the fenestrations, the monstera leaf rarely has rips/tears unless it was damaged as the leaf was unfurling.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Could be plausible 🤔

my favorite was the whole more holes=more surface with less energy bit because I thought EXACTLY that even before watching the video so

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I like that theory as well :)

I like the "increasing surface area" theory because that was also my guess.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer that one the most.

When you see a scientific paper you want to read but not pay for, email the author. They will totally send it to you for nothing and squee like a little girl as they do so.

@colbysmith4002

3 жыл бұрын

This is actually true! The publishers take most of the money I believe so they don’t care lmaoo

@TheOrchidRoom

3 жыл бұрын

@@colbysmith4002 As a PhD researcher here with a paper published in a Nature journal, I wouldn't send anyone I didn't know raw data or files... It depends on the author and subject area I suppose. My supervisory team wouldn't either unless to a collaborator they trusted. Many journals are moving toward open access, where to publish you have to pay extra, and then anyone not affiliated with an institution can also read. Many are also available as samples in researchgate, and you can request access on there. That's a safer way I guess. I suppose it really depends on the context and the type of research. But we don't squeal in excitement when people we don't know request papers 😆

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the advice!

@Sanips

3 жыл бұрын

Also you maybe know some university student who can download it for you for free. Students usually have free access to scientific repositories through agreements with the university and the publishers.

@XxLadyxGaladrielxX

3 жыл бұрын

Your local library may also have subscriptions to various journals! But I have totally asked my friend who still is in undergrad if she can fetch a paper or two for me since my uni finally realized I graduated two years ago and cut me off from the system

This is the only channel where I don’t skip the ads

The sunlight theory made the most sense. Thanks for the giggles while also learning some science!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Same :)

"Don't you just hate when your favorite plant youtuber leaves you to do sex work?" OMG I'M DYING XD

The deer 🦌 in the choke hold I AM DEAD 😂💀 Dissection💀😂 The trail mix 💀😂

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

It deters herbivory 💁🏻‍♀️

Instagram.com/phytosexual *Take a moment to Like, Subscribe or Share to support the channel 😌💚*

I wonder if aeration may also be a factor. It's like the opposite of the wind problem, lots of humidity being trapped by leaf cover. So the holes could be to allow denser foliage to breath.

Another great video! You have officially become my favorite plant channel. Educational and completely entertaining.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Can I get that in writing... oh wait.

I love the direction your channel is going in the plant science way I like learning why things work the way they are. I collect lots of random facts as well , animal mating is so strange.

21:31 lol I was drinking water and spilled from laughing 😂 I appreciate you so much and all the editing, research and all the clever humor that goes into your videos. 🥰

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Great video. Your dry wit and humor is awesome.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

You are hands down the funniest/most informative plant KZreadr by far! Please never stop being you (aka perfection) 🤗

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha Thank you :)

Yeeees, I love to see your channel grow and grow! Great video- as usual!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

I really appreciate your humor and the different way that you produce your videos I really really enjoy them

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it :)

This was definitely your funniest episode lmao but can we talk about how amazing your hair is like wow

Aah Nick, I looked forward to this video all day. You did not disappoint!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I love your videos! I love how you go off on tangents and go down rabbit holes. When clicking on this video I did not think that I would learn so much about grasshoppers lol.. Great content!

You're informative and hilarious 😂 Please never change. I do watch the Summer blog stuff too but yours has great spice and quality. Keep up the great work.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I love keeping it spicy 🌶

Please keep posting more videos~!! I literally have your videos on repeat since I discovered you a few days ago

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I make them as fast as I can! Glad you enjoy :)

When you post...it is a highlight of my day.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thanks for yet another great video! I love that you actually take the time to research your topics and present them with humour. You´re a clever guy! /Hannah from Sweden

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the recognition.

I love how educational your videos are! I’m always learning from you and that totally justifies spending hours on KZread! lmao

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

As a person who benefits from this I agree 🙋🏻‍♂️

You are too awesome for KZread! 😍 My granddaughter is SO into bugs and critters it's wonderful. Keep being weird! She helps with my jungle of monsteras. When she gets just a little older, she's going to LOVE you. She's currently 10. Keep putting out more awesome content! 😍

you have a great humor! I love watching you

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Thanks for another well put together very entertaining and informative video! Your theory hit the nail on the head!

@phytosexual

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you.

An impressively thorough and very much 100% on topic video essay, thank you

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I love how you're super entertaining but ALSO you touch on some legit substantive shit. Evolution wOOt

Water runoff and surface area (for light) make the most sense to me. Thanks for finding all the plant social media content I don't have the time/attention to dive into. Seriously. You give my life bright indirect light.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

bright indirect life

New subscriber here. At first I didn't think I could take your humor but now, I can't get enough😆

I honestly see the water and sunlight theories being true. Also just want to say you are my favorite KZreadr never change I love you babe❤

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Never 💚

You are killing me with your humor, this is your funniest video yet!!! Where you come up with this is amazing. I appreciate all the work you put into making us bust a gut while always freaking educating, thx Karen I mean Nick lol

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Please don’t get a hernia 💚💚💚 Idk where it comes from honestly.

@queenv3

3 жыл бұрын

@@phytosexual 😅💚

I love me some educational information mixed with some ✨amazing dry humour✨💛. Gotta get me that variegated grasshopper now...

This might have been the best video I've watched on youtube 😂

Hahah I swear I love you! I just saw your Instagram post of a new video . You never disappoint!! Your great! Always make me laugh and smile and learn!!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 💚

You are officially my favorite plant channel 😂

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Is there some type of documentation with that?

You are the best Nick

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I know I’m the best Nick, but the other Nicks would probably be offended.

@damienthomas4327

3 жыл бұрын

@@phytosexual well they’re just gonna have to live with the fact that you’re the best Nick

lolol, I love it!.... I'm going with the light passing through to reach lower layers of leaves, it makes the most sense to me...btw, hilarious video!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I like that one the best too! Thank you 💚

You’re very informative and hip😀 settled humor, good looking and smart! YES🙋🏾‍♀️

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thaaank youuuu 💚💚💚

Damn. That was too funny. I've started to watch your channel for the house plants content, however by now I'm enjoying writing and comedy even more :-)

@phytosexual

Жыл бұрын

I try to make it entertaining all the way through!

Ok you are making me laugh out loud throughout this whole video. Thank you for being your amazing self

quality content right here ✨

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

yesss I love your videos

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Omggg Mean Girls, plant talk and scientific papers 😩 I love you

Light acts as a wave so when it hits a small opening (fenestration) its spreads out allowing the leaves bellow it to also get some light. Idk if that makes sense but that’s my theory

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Also great theory 💚

great video and very informative, thank you. you're also very funny, you always make me smile. 😊

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to make people smile :)

Edutainment as at its best! You made me laugh harder then this week's SNL!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it :)

Watching this at 3 am, I appreciate the locust and luxury trail mix facts.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

I vote for you to make another channel where it's just you emailing/calling customer service reps 10/10 would watch everyday

The eagle sound made me crap myself 🤣😭

omg this video was so funny, I was not expecting to learn so much about grasshopper relations

I have just found your channel recently. I love your sense of humor. I am newly obsessed with plants, but not to the point that I will empty my bank account for the newest albino leaf. I like that you stick to plants that you know will thrive in your environment. Also I have to add I hate the new begonia obsession everyone is into now.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Not a begonia fan either, also thank you!

One factor I keep thinking about is the square-cube law; the larger something is, the more volume it has. A large leaf with no fenestrations would use up quite a bit of energy and resources to maintain, whereas a leaf of a similar size with fenestrations isn't using up as much resources and energy. If anything because there is a higher surface area with fenestrations it means the volume of the leaf goes down. And while a rainforest isn't exactly lacking in an abundance of water, it is lacking in an abundance of usable space, soil nutrients, and sunlight. And any edge an organism can have to edge out the competition, it will. Or maybe there is a Monstera fairy who cuts holes in our Monstera plants while we sleep. But ONLY the houseplants. Someone else does the wild plants in the forests.

If you ever decide you want to be adopted by a le$bean couple in their 40s please let me know. My wife is an excellent cook and I'm a college professor. We live in Houston, and I know that's an immediate disadvantage in some ways, but the city is actually a monstrous urban sprawl hellscape. Totally great for plants tho!! We like to smoke jazz cabbage (gen X deep cut) and watch your videos. You're the best creator on YT - no contest. 💜

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I love everything about the way this comment is written.

You are so funny and such a trippy ride of randomness. I think the idea that holes say yummy and not poisonous is a good one. I learn something with your talks. Like raisins suck in tail mix. Okay, I'll let the ads go forth. I need to Google a couple things on Hoya so I can do that while they run😉📯🌲

Love your videos. Thank you.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You are so funny! I enjoy your videos!😂

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Watching your ads to save lives 🙏

This is great! and i am one minute into the videoooo.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

I HOPE NICK READS THIS, YOUR HUMOUR IS PEAK GEN Z AND I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON FOR THAT, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR BRINGING HUMOUR TO THE PLANT COMMUNITY NICK

@phytosexual

2 жыл бұрын

Haha no problem. Glad you enjoy it.

Brilliant again!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I try 💕

yaaas queen! 💕🌱

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

YEEEEEE 💕

Haha! Your vids are hilarious! Keep up the awesome work 😊

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will :)

The light theory is what I’ve always thought the fenestrations are for. 🥸 Also, I love your sense of humour! 🤓

I like the light and the water theories :)

Great job Nick! Enjoyed this so much! God save the Queen!!!

@Propqueen

3 жыл бұрын

Also, I would think it’s the first theory about water and your theory about sunlight.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love your videos!!! I mean the light and water theory makes sense right? Oh well have a wonderful day love you😘💀

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

You are so flipping hilarious! Who wants a variegated grasshopper...if you want it, go get it, it's in Ghana, enjoy the foo foo 🤣 I always know I am going to laugh while I get educated 🤓

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy Africa!

Since the fenestration on Monstera leaves shows mostly when mature, could that mean the baby leaves don't need the advantage of fenestration when near the level of forest floor? Hence fenestration is mostly an adaptation for the understory level of the rainforest? I have a fun theory, the fenestration is for monstera to grow the new leaf through the previous leaf's hole, just like what my adansonii has been doing, being a jerk on itself...

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Cool theory! Possibly.

you are HILARIOUS! :D

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Whatever I wanted to comment , has already been said by many here. So ill just say amazing funny informative video. Still cant get over the variegated grasshopper for variegated fans.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Just for the achlorophyllous connoisseur

Dear God you amuse me!! There are not many creators that talk about plants who can literally make me laugh out loud.... actually, I think you may be the only one. I always look forward to your posts. As for which theory I believe is correct... definitely the last one about light. It certainly sounds the most reasonable. Please don't mock my punctuation - I know it's horrible 😉 Thanks for another great video 👍

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I think monstera (and some other araceas) have fenestrations because of light and space: they grow in ver crowded forest in which those are the most valuable resources. The fenestrations allow the plant to have overlapping foliage, as one leaf don't shade completely the another bellow it. Also if the monstera goes in contact with parts of another plants, the leaves will not fully fold

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

Love your videos! Makes education fun :p Please do an update on your melanochrysum. Also a vid on pon, pumice, chitosan... please:)

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I will definitely do updates! I don’t know a lot of what you mentioned I just use peat based potting mix and perlite for my soil mainly. It’s affordable and good enough for me.

Omg I can't believe that thing about the locust and how there are so many and killing this one is not endangering the species at all. Lmao, like wow, by that logic serial killer really aren't doing anything wrong 😂😂😂 did that person hear themselves as they were saying it. I mean I hate bugs but still it sounded so ridiculous... also I just heard a screech owl shrieking right outside the window and it scared the crap out of me. Just had to share that lol. Love your videos.

@phytosexual

11 ай бұрын

I currently have a Japanese beetle infestation on my roses I'm unwilling to get rid of because I HATE killing anything.

You are the best!

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

This study gives a whole new meaning to the word "defenestrate"

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Was there a meaning to that before?

@crystaltigerluv

3 жыл бұрын

@@phytosexual Yes! It means to throw someone out the window 😂

Came for the info, stayed for the shade 👀

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the shade room.

You absolutely made me laugh like mad... That grasshoppers bit....😂🦗 I remember that little Nick telling his mother everything about orchids in your birthday video.. OMG, how time fly... Now, what was that about Only Fans?...🙊

I watch Summer every time she puts out a new video.

You can use the Find Sci Paper chrome extension to find the full grasshopper seggs article

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSSSSSS 🐛

Most likely the fenestration in the Monstera leaves was a trait selected by more than one factor during this species evolution, like water, light and efficient transport of the nutrients to those large leaves without the downside of having a huge surface area that would perspire and loose much of the plant water in such hot temperatures. Also, I love your videos. Your wondering wandering mind is one of a kind. I did have to dissect a grasshopper in college for my entomology class and I must say it is quite ok.

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the analysis. I hope you were prepared for what you found in the grasshopper.

I actually think the light theory makes more sense, well at least to me. Also it would explain how monstera deliciosa it's such a good house plants we don't have a lot of light indoors 😅

@phytosexual

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

I had to dig in and see if that blog comment was 1) real and 2) still around, and...oh my god

@phytosexual

2 жыл бұрын

Mine or the creepy dude?