Cockroaches Can Jump & Fly?! In slow mo, it's AWESOME

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  • čas přidán 24. 02. 2022
  • A new research project focusing on cockroach jumping and flight behaviors captured by filming at 6,000 frames per second. Three common household pest species are featured here:
    American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
    German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
    Smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa)
    Thanks to Prof. Coby Schal & Rick Rick Santangelo for supplying some of the roaches! Thanks to Nicolás Galvez for assistance on this research project.
    Music licensed from soundofpicture.com

Komentáře • 624

  • @poporikishin4922
    @poporikishin4922 Před 2 lety +570

    Slow motion=majestic movement
    Normal speed=absolute terror

  • @harrywoodman2988
    @harrywoodman2988 Před 2 lety +877

    actually, I was a chemist working in an entomology lab making pheromones and karomones for a variety of studies. Someone managed to forget a small amount of a cockroach pheromone open on a lab bench on a Friday evening, when I opened the well lit door into the dark lab, I was greeted by a large flying swarm of American cockroaches of rather large sizes and vigorous flight... so yes, I have seen roaches fly, unfortunately

    • @davidec.4021
      @davidec.4021 Před 2 lety +145

      Jesus christ that must be someone’s recurring nightmare

    • @DD-kc6hg
      @DD-kc6hg Před 2 lety +92

      Stuff of literal nightmare

    • @asfanshirim9769
      @asfanshirim9769 Před 2 lety +24

      The point is not seeing them flying. Seeing them jumping.

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano Před 2 lety +37

      I've saw American roaches fly quite a few times, as they're indoor-outdoor insects in the US south.
      Confounding them, frequently lethally is a common home appliance - a fan. They don't compensate well for breezes and in an indoor environment, which is far more congested than an outdoor one, they'll fatally crash into a wall or other large object. Something of a delight in a Georgia Army barracks...
      German roaches, thankfully, don't fly, they simply control their landing with wingstrokes. For being rid of them, I recommend a couple of grams of antimatter from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

    • @ariannasv22
      @ariannasv22 Před 2 lety +20

      If I ever saw that at work I would just go back home for the day

  • @schmittenanimations179
    @schmittenanimations179 Před 2 lety +796

    I'll admit, this is definitely cool... but I still think they're kind of gross. I think it's that they appear when you least expect them in places you least want them, they're big, and they move really fast ; v ;

    • @harrywoodman2988
      @harrywoodman2988 Před 2 lety +24

      if you think that's gross, you can buy a radio transmitter kit to make your very own remote control cockroach... really, its commercially available and you can do the simple "surgery" all on your own to make your very own cockroach cyborg with remote control driving!!!!!

    • @ShadowChief117
      @ShadowChief117 Před 2 lety +51

      To add to that they're not exactly the nicest looking bugs and they tend to signify that something is really dirty

    • @astick5249
      @astick5249 Před 2 lety +18

      @@ShadowChief117 I actually think they are rather cute

    • @TheStraightestWhitest
      @TheStraightestWhitest Před 2 lety +20

      @@astick5249 You're a Demon.

    • @asdrgfbnpoq9788
      @asdrgfbnpoq9788 Před 2 lety

  • @Erufailon42
    @Erufailon42 Před 2 lety +298

    As someone growing up in Japan where "gokiburi" were pretty common, I know that roaches can fly. And it may be awesome, but as a kid it was HORRIFYING!

    • @user-or4cj8bi3v
      @user-or4cj8bi3v Před 2 lety +16

      Imma Japanese fellow living near the mountain and I know your feelings.
      They were my nightmare fuel when I was a kid.

    • @Alephbeth17
      @Alephbeth17 Před 2 lety +9

      Gokiburi looks like tagame (giant water bug). Tagame also can fly and quite common to see in Japan. Do you think tagame is terrifying too?

    • @user-or4cj8bi3v
      @user-or4cj8bi3v Před 2 lety +4

      @@Alephbeth17 Water bugs are endangered species in Japan nowadays so I have never seen the wild ones actually.
      I only saw them on pet shops and asian cuisine market, but I think they look rather cool than disgusting for some reason.
      I guess it's because their frontal legs are similar to those of praying mantis. Maybe that's why.

    • @Erufailon42
      @Erufailon42 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Alephbeth17 I never encountered tagame in Japan. We have relatives of them here in Norway, and I hear they sting pretty hard.

    • @sivakasiberlin
      @sivakasiberlin Před 2 lety +2

      @@Erufailon42 and u r not scared anymore when they fly?

  • @danbo409
    @danbo409 Před 2 lety +187

    I've always had a deep, irrational fear of roaches (and other bugs, but roaches are by far the worst). Sometimes it can be hard to even see cartoon depictions of them without panicking. This video was so soothing, informative, and made with so much care that it helped see roaches in a new way without immediate fear.
    Thank you for sharing your work; as someone who has always feared bugs, it has helped learn more about them, their biology, the way they move, what they actually look like--all at a safe distance. Knowledge is the enemy of fear, and seeing bugs this close and in slow motion has helped give me a sense of familiarity and curiosity about these organisms that I don't think I would have had otherwise.

    • @-beee-
      @-beee- Před 2 lety +2

      Big relate. Thank you for sharing your experience!

    • @Mrdestiny17
      @Mrdestiny17 Před 2 lety +1

      My favorite book series is Gregor the Overlander, in it there are large cockroaches about 4 feet in length. They speak in broken english and are honestly some of my favorite characters in the series. So I've always had a soft spot for them. If I find one in the house I'll catch and release it outside instead of killing it

    • @94D33M
      @94D33M Před rokem +6

      As a male, I have a huge fear of cockroaches, that my male friends make fun of me....I've started watching videos of cockroaches for 5 mins everyday and started to see them as just normal insects living their life just like any other insect. I had to convince myself it's not as scary my brain perceives it to be

    • @ksh2596
      @ksh2596 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I've grown up in a tropical area, in a badly built house that would be filled with roaches in the summer.
      The fear is real.
      I'm uncomfortable just typing this

    • @zealkurusuthegatorman5439
      @zealkurusuthegatorman5439 Před 3 měsíci

      Major Relatable. Roaches freaks me out!

  • @amoghverma3108
    @amoghverma3108 Před 2 měsíci +13

    A slo-mo video can turn even a flying cockroach into a Pegasus

  • @thatguythatlikesdeadthings1625

    Anyone from the south should know this. But they're huge and we call them "water bugs". They live under manhole covers and during heavy rains it disturbs them and they try to come inside.
    My mother's husband is from the UK and never expected the flight. The first time he saw one he freaked because of it's size and went to get a shoe. His slow approach from behind as it was on the wall was a mistake. It flew directly into his face. I've never met a man with such a deep voice produce such a shrill scream before.
    For reference, I'm from Texas. These flying dickheads are a common sight

    • @Chris47368
      @Chris47368 Před 2 lety +3

      😂

    • @hir7038
      @hir7038 Před 2 lety +20

      Idk why but most of them aim to you when they fly, but some of them go to your face, it's gross and scary

    • @Meraxes6
      @Meraxes6 Před 2 lety +14

      We had “palmetto bugs” in florida, which are really just huge flying roaches. Ugh. And hissing cockroaches are a thing too, they’re terrifying.

    • @Chris47368
      @Chris47368 Před 2 lety +12

      @@Meraxes6 I quite like hissing roaches, they a non pest species and they mostly eat vegetation and general vegetation based detritus. They also are a massive contributer to the rainforest ecosystems the belong to.
      I also find their hissing defense mechanism more funny than anything - afaik they cant fly either.
      They also make excellent feeder bugs to other insects and more exotic pets too due their cheapness to maintain, feed and the high speed of reproduction within kept colonies.
      Much of what I said goes for dubia roaches too - except the hissing defence mechanism.

    • @nightmarecrimson9121
      @nightmarecrimson9121 Před 2 lety +7

      Oh boy... My little sister has so scared of Water Bugs because one time it landed on her back of her hair and she spun around yelling up a storm. She sometimes come into my Room to sleep soundly because I keep my room clean as a spot.

  • @dawnmichelle4403
    @dawnmichelle4403 Před 2 lety +227

    Never thought I'd find something beautiful about roaches, but those wings are amazing!

    • @scrums173
      @scrums173 Před 2 lety +6

      🤢🤢🤢

    • @theboyinthedark6521
      @theboyinthedark6521 Před 2 lety +3

      WHAT🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

    • @whopperr
      @whopperr Před 2 lety +3

      They look cool but kinda gross

    • @theboyinthedark6521
      @theboyinthedark6521 Před 2 lety

      @@whopperr kinda? If you get bullied I hope you understand why

    • @Dynamo69420
      @Dynamo69420 Před 2 lety +4

      @@theboyinthedark6521 stop discrimination against cockroaches, they are also insects. Pretty sure he sanitized the setup before recording them.

  • @AquaMouse100
    @AquaMouse100 Před 2 lety +40

    I really appreciate how you talk about bugs. A lot of people talk about bugs in a very sensationalising way, which doesn’t help my phobia at all. You talk about them like any other animal, instead of some terrifying boogeyman!

    • @silverfox9004
      @silverfox9004 Před 2 lety +11

      I agree! those guys that put a negative look on their documentaries for bugs are so annoying

    • @KP3droflxp
      @KP3droflxp Před 2 lety +6

      True. A lot of documentaries try to savour this mostly irrational fear many people have.

  • @hyperactivehyena
    @hyperactivehyena Před 2 lety +15

    Anybody else have a love hate thing with roaches? From a distance they're awful, but close up they just have such nice little faces and personable little attitudes... IDK maybe Joe's Apartment screwed me up as a kid lol

  • @SargR
    @SargR Před 2 lety +26

    i always appreciated the roach's physical capabilities, but now i admire their strange grace even more. I'll still probably squish one if it invades my home, don't need any graceful infestations.

  • @Nutririana
    @Nutririana Před 2 lety +16

    todos somos valientes hasta que la cucaracha vuela

  • @7thangelad586
    @7thangelad586 Před 2 lety +59

    Your films are unbelievable! I love to see the intimate and secret lives of insects.
    I’ve seen a lot of ladybugs in my home lately since the weather is cold. Will you consider some ladybug footage in the future? They’re such entertaining and beautiful little critters :)

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER Před rokem

      Yeah they're beautiful until they stab you with their mouth 😖

  • @billl2903
    @billl2903 Před 2 lety +15

    Every time I watch these, I wonder if studies like this will ever have industrial or robotics applications. Especially the the leaf hopper mechanics, and how their leg jumps were basically spring loaded and gear aligned.

  • @ColdIronCoyote
    @ColdIronCoyote Před 2 lety +74

    Very cool. Knew they had wings, never seen them in use.

    • @isaaclim8645
      @isaaclim8645 Před 2 lety +45

      Well you're lucky then because I've had them land on me

    • @mauart.7893
      @mauart.7893 Před 2 lety +6

      @@isaaclim8645 yep that is gross and scary all in once.

    • @isaaclim8645
      @isaaclim8645 Před 2 lety +2

      @@mauart.7893 and i was wearing my uniform at work so i had to maintain my composure lol

    • @TheStraightestWhitest
      @TheStraightestWhitest Před 2 lety +7

      I've had them fly past, over, and right into me. Spain has more flying ones than non flying ones.

    • @foramagasobeselettucepurpl6911
      @foramagasobeselettucepurpl6911 Před 2 lety +4

      @@isaaclim8645 Same. Landed on my sandwich while I was taking a bite.

  • @melissak.8385
    @melissak.8385 Před 2 lety +20

    with no judgment of this resilient lil' guy, if we were seeing him for the first time...we might say "gorgeous wings" 😄 beautiful antennae you got there!

  • @ven950
    @ven950 Před 2 lety +12

    I love your stuff so much, especially this - these wonderful shots and crisp footage can really open minds to how beautiful a bug seen as "disgusting" actually is. Their flight form is stunning.

  • @smileawhile3788
    @smileawhile3788 Před 2 lety +12

    I never would've thought I'd find a cockroach interesting or fun to watch but you pulled it off. Amazing video!

  • @SJHFoto
    @SJHFoto Před 2 lety +13

    I had no idea that roaches use their hind legs like that! Thanks, AntLab. Between you and AntsCanada (who really does focus almost exclusively on ants) I am learning new things (and I've been interested in insects for well over 40 years)

  • @cicadeus7741
    @cicadeus7741 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Roaches are... underrated. Theyre social, and clever, and rather pretty with their lacewing-like heads and fine wings. They may be a pest, and my mom may cry hysterically upon seeing one, but i find these silky little buggers genuinely interesting.

  • @karonesechannel2599
    @karonesechannel2599 Před rokem +1

    3:30 That jump is really cool tho, especially that he used the wings like an airplane's brake for stopping him

  • @TateNations
    @TateNations Před 2 lety +1

    Please never stop doing these! This footage looks sooo good.

  • @jamiestevener1248
    @jamiestevener1248 Před 2 lety +4

    My daughter and I love these videos! Thank you for sharing such a cool thing that we didn’t know about roaches! Excellent filming and content!

  • @splintmeow4723
    @splintmeow4723 Před 2 lety +9

    No hecking way! Such a treat, thank you for these! As much as I’d dislike them in my proximity, love what roaches do for the environment ❤️
    Oh can you collaborate with journey to the microcosms somehow? Would be the ultimate collaboration 👀

  • @oneminutebugs
    @oneminutebugs Před 2 lety +2

    Great footage as always. Your videos show us all these amazing insect movements that happen in the blink of an eye, but slowed down look so graceful (apart from the face planting cockroach!).

  • @dastanghaedrahmati6977
    @dastanghaedrahmati6977 Před 2 lety +10

    I always wondered why some roaches fly and others don't.
    with a little bit of search I found out that apparently they're from a group of insects that don't get their wings until they have fully matured.
    great video as always.
    as gross as they can be they truly are fascinating

    • @e.s.4184
      @e.s.4184 Před 2 lety +2

      This is actually true of pretty much all insects! Only the adult stages get to fly.

    • @Tasymantis
      @Tasymantis Před 9 měsíci

      not gross at all

  • @dixiederivatives
    @dixiederivatives Před 2 lety +1

    As always thanks for your awesome research! You just gave everyone a positive appreciation for roaches!

  • @iridescent7816
    @iridescent7816 Před 2 lety +2

    The first roach jump was so cute, though the second one looked like it was going to bash its head on the ledge rather than jump the gap. :'D

  • @hp.a.
    @hp.a. Před 2 lety

    You're doing an amazing job. This is original, even unique. Keep up the great work.

  • @matthewxcountry
    @matthewxcountry Před 2 lety +9

    Can you do the common Australian cockroach? It is a fairly strong flyer and flies quite regularly compared to the American and German roaches.

    • @AntLab
      @AntLab  Před 2 lety +6

      I do plan on filming some stronger-flying species! One thought we've had is that they might not jump to start their flights like all of the species in this video.

  • @scrug3708
    @scrug3708 Před 2 lety +1

    All the long-legged insects can flex their perfect jumps as much as they want, but I loved that roaches face plant. Good recovery, too.

  • @CMZneu
    @CMZneu Před 2 lety +3

    Great video! as always.

  • @pikminfan6778
    @pikminfan6778 Před rokem +1

    Everybody gangsta till the cockroach start flyin.

  • @CamponicoAnts
    @CamponicoAnts Před 2 lety

    Love your content and the way you film things ❤ Thank you!

  • @Domzdream
    @Domzdream Před 2 lety

    You clips are so awesome!! I always look forward to new clips! 👍

  • @dandruff6825
    @dandruff6825 Před 2 lety

    High quality content. You deserve more subscribers!

  • @pavankumarbareedu6086
    @pavankumarbareedu6086 Před 2 lety

    You've done an amazing job like you always do. This is just fantastic.

  • @ulrikchristiansen
    @ulrikchristiansen Před 2 lety +2

    Do keep making these videos. It is a chance for all to see how amazing animals can be. Thanks very much!

  • @81leadbelly
    @81leadbelly Před 2 lety +1

    I love what you all are up to soooo much!!! I adore every video, especially this one! I remember seeing my 1st cockroach when I moved to Toronto! I was shocked when it jumped! I didn't know they could! The ones in Toronto look like light brown crickets and the jumping made me think it WAS a cricket at first! Insects are so cool!

  • @MrRudyc
    @MrRudyc Před 2 lety

    Thanks for this and all your hard work.

  • @singingmonstersofficial
    @singingmonstersofficial Před 10 měsíci +1

    So roaches do fly..
    New fear unlocked: *Flying Roaches.*

  • @FreddyBNL
    @FreddyBNL Před 2 lety

    Good factual presentation, very well documented, structured and concise, which makes it a pleasure to watch.

  • @MrCatman6
    @MrCatman6 Před rokem

    Useful, important research. much appreciated

  • @erivida64
    @erivida64 Před 2 lety +1

    That smoky brown lookes nightmarish, and who thought roaches couldn't jump? Coming originally from the tropics, I could've told you that they did, if you could decipher my terrified sobs.

  • @bacon_sammich2845
    @bacon_sammich2845 Před 2 lety

    You have excellent content, I love your videos, keep up the great work!

  • @Kain59242
    @Kain59242 Před 2 lety +1

    Cool footage, but I feel like the article was making a distinction about jumping being that species *main* form of locomotion, not that no other cockroach species can jump at all.

  • @Domzdream
    @Domzdream Před 2 lety

    So much complex information travels throughout the insect. It knows that the first two legs have to gauge the distance to the back leg and the drag of the body forward to prepare the back legs to propel it forward for a final jump.
    And look how it’s antenna are always gathering information of its environment.

  • @marlonochoaj
    @marlonochoaj Před 29 dny

    You're a hero man. You're going where no man has gone before.

  • @robertmacpherson9044
    @robertmacpherson9044 Před 2 lety

    Splendid, as always!

  • @just4uamnda
    @just4uamnda Před 2 lety

    Superb video! Thanks!

  • @jamesl9520
    @jamesl9520 Před 2 lety

    I work in pest control. Love learning all I can. This was a great video thank you

  • @pato40000
    @pato40000 Před 2 lety +12

    Siiiiiii! Por favor, haz más videos de cucarachas... Poco a poco las cucarachas van ganando mi corazón =) (especialmente las más exóticas que poseen colores llamativos)

  • @alejandrocastro211
    @alejandrocastro211 Před 2 lety

    your work is beyond awesomeness

  • @metaphysicalmonsters3667
    @metaphysicalmonsters3667 Před 5 měsíci

    What gorgeous animals! Up close their colors are so striking

  • @inhkuarofdnour274
    @inhkuarofdnour274 Před 2 lety

    Underrated channel.

  • @saalamin1869
    @saalamin1869 Před 2 lety +1

    Who doesn't know cockroaches can fly , have seen them flying and terrifying people for years. Not just only short burst of flught , they can fly quiet well if they need to.

  • @porsche558
    @porsche558 Před 2 lety +1

    Your videos are always fascinating! I will say this doesn’t make me dislike roaches any less LOL!

  • @BlackReshiram
    @BlackReshiram Před 2 lety

    not gonna lie they actually look kinda cute up close like this when theyre not panicked and somewhat controlled

  • @TunaFreeDolphinMeat
    @TunaFreeDolphinMeat Před 2 lety

    More videos more often please. Great stuff.

  • @-beee-
    @-beee- Před 2 lety

    I'm more than a little afraid of roaches, but this helps me to appreciate them. Thank you for making these extraordinary videos!

  • @obsidiancakes634
    @obsidiancakes634 Před 2 lety +1

    I was legit just recently looking for slow motion roach flight footage

  • @adamoore8073
    @adamoore8073 Před 2 lety

    I love roaches! And I didn't know there was a jumping species either. That's really cool! Im excited to see more roach content

  • @kujojotarostandoceanman2641
    @kujojotarostandoceanman2641 Před 5 měsíci

    this is so cool and majestic thank you

  • @crossoverqueen1775
    @crossoverqueen1775 Před 2 lety +2

    I find a lot of roaches cute. They're just trying to live just like us, though I definitely wouldn't want them in the house unless they were a snackrifice for my lizard. And the only roaches I feed him are dubia roaches from the pet store. I've always found them fascinating and would often go outside at night during the summer and try and catch the ones that appeared on the sidewalk or in the grass. I'm not sure what kind they were, but my mom *hates* them!

  • @paulus0109
    @paulus0109 Před 2 lety

    Very cool done. Thnx.

  • @eetuthereindeer6671
    @eetuthereindeer6671 Před 2 lety

    This is the best channel ever i swear 😂❤❤❤ awesome 👍👍

  • @dianahellman9254
    @dianahellman9254 Před 2 lety +5

    Fascinating! Do you think the authors of the original paper will be interested in your findings?

  • @Megamanthemachine
    @Megamanthemachine Před rokem +1

    When roaches jump or fly it’s crazy scary jumping is a crazy nuisance as they do that to try and scare you on purpose.

  • @hypnohypnohypno97
    @hypnohypnohypno97 Před 2 lety

    SO CUTE!!!
    My new favourite vid on yt! 🧡

  • @MyWildBackyard
    @MyWildBackyard Před 2 lety +1

    If you look at their wings, abdomens and legs, you can really see how they're related to mantises. Look up bark mantises, or even those Metallyticus splendidus, it's like a missing link. How does one get ahold of a slow-motion camera like this? I'd love to give it a try on some nature documentaries myself!

  • @vinceknowseverything
    @vinceknowseverything Před 2 lety

    Amazing Work👍🏻

  • @AudreysKitchen
    @AudreysKitchen Před 2 lety

    This is really awesome.. roaches usually make me just grossed out, but here they actually look beautiful.

  • @nikanyxspitzer
    @nikanyxspitzer Před rokem +1

    Literally everyone’s worst nightmare.

  • @magacaleb4763
    @magacaleb4763 Před měsícem

    a cockroach flying is the scariest thing ever

  • @KP3droflxp
    @KP3droflxp Před 2 lety

    Really cool video. Would love it if you could also film some of the thousands of non-pest species. Roaches are such great animals but the focus is alway on those few species that chose the unfortunate path of infesting homes.

  • @belaoxmyx298
    @belaoxmyx298 Před 2 lety +1

    Definitely puts jumping flying roaches in a way that most never considered. These slo mo videos make even disgusting insects interesting. Can’t wait until we see the next video

  • @Gabriel-pe2wv
    @Gabriel-pe2wv Před 2 lety

    Everybody's gangsta until big roach starts to fly

  • @jeil5676
    @jeil5676 Před 2 lety +1

    I had no idea the common household ones could fly.

  • @IHCOYT
    @IHCOYT Před 2 lety

    Wow. So many interesting facts about roaches. There is always so much more to learn!

  • @calhun1567
    @calhun1567 Před 2 lety

    Class mate!

  • @sendoserra3470
    @sendoserra3470 Před 2 lety

    Nature is fantastic, thanks

  • @sunlizard9593
    @sunlizard9593 Před 2 lety

    These roaches are well trained getting them to jump like that

  • @car-u-fix-it8070
    @car-u-fix-it8070 Před 2 lety +1

    In El Salvador ( Central America) I saw albino cockroaches, lime colored ones and colonies of roaches in holes ….a frightening sight to a 7 year old…..but the green ones were cool

  • @simplepixel5617
    @simplepixel5617 Před 2 lety

    This is disgustingly fascinating!

  • @arajaraj100
    @arajaraj100 Před rokem

    So strange. Such beautiful creations.

  • @electraruby4078
    @electraruby4078 Před rokem

    I really admire your gift of obsevation. Your life must be endlessly fascinating

  • @IvanIvanov-ug5dc
    @IvanIvanov-ug5dc Před 2 lety +1

    3:00 - It is clear when you explain it to me, before that I wouldn't dream to explore in such details: they jump, it's all. It is an excellent thing to have a good explanation.
    I always thought that cockroaches couldn't fly or even jump. I knew that they can fall and run after that without any visible damage. It was very interesting.

  • @TaraTheFox
    @TaraTheFox Před měsícem

    We have a lot of the smokey browns here. I still remove them from the house with prejudice, but I've been admiring their dark red brown carapace lately, and the cute white stripe on their first instar :)

  • @AmpleWise
    @AmpleWise Před 2 lety

    they shows a bit more complex action than a leap roach, creating a momentum before making final jump, just like we do before jumping vertically,
    great footage and insight, thanks :)

  • @niichisann
    @niichisann Před rokem

    I am from Istanbul, Turkey have experienced this when I was at my village town in a city called Mugla. I was playing with my sister and my cousin, we saw a cockroach on a wall, it was night. My cousin dared to touch it with a stick and it jumped and flied straight up to my face. It was terrifying.

  • @Varangian_af_Scaniae
    @Varangian_af_Scaniae Před 2 lety

    The Roaches jump is really elegant. Great you filmed it (preservation for the future) because now it's time to exterminate them.

  • @kori7286
    @kori7286 Před 2 lety

    Roaches don’t get enough credit. I’ve gained a massive appreciation for them after taking an entomology class.

  • @samhaines8228
    @samhaines8228 Před 2 lety

    may be a useful kinesiological model for robotics. fascinating in any event. beautifully filmed

  • @chriscanal999
    @chriscanal999 Před 2 lety

    freaking awesome video

  • @allhailme8457
    @allhailme8457 Před 2 lety

    The way they are using their 4 legs separately for the jump is very interesting

  • @astick5249
    @astick5249 Před 2 lety

    Im gunna love this one!

  • @imaginaryrat9399
    @imaginaryrat9399 Před 2 lety

    I will never forget the day I stepped on a BIG roach after taking a bath...I froze in disgust for like 10 whole minutes.
    Lift my foot up, and saw a crushed up roach, insides on my foot and floor, and just calmly cleaned the floor and my foot. Tried to get to my bed by tip toeing.

  • @3EyeStudios
    @3EyeStudios Před rokem

    I work on a bug farm oddly enough, and one of the things we raise is dubia roaches! Sometimes we will have male roaches fly out for one reason or another, but they only really do so when they think they absolutely need to, most of the time they just want to get to a dark corner to hide in

  • @TheRareRaptor
    @TheRareRaptor Před 2 lety

    I raise many species of exotic invertebrate, of which include Blatta lateralis, the Red Runner Roach. They jump but cannot fly, which is why it’s a great species to raise to feed other animals. Then there’s one’s like Blaberus fusca, who more launch to fall with maybe a smidgen of grace.

  • @henryettoit897
    @henryettoit897 Před 2 lety

    this is really high quality content