Crabs, Cockroaches, and 3 Other Pollinators That Aren't Bees
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- Bees aren’t the only pollinators out there. Some of the other, more surprising pollinators aren't just unconventional, they give us unique examples of how the relationship between pollinators and plants evolved in the first place.
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Also we need to talk about bees that aren't honeybees. Introduced honeybees are generally less efficient pollinators than bees native to an area. All of the public focus gets put on honeybees because it's convenient - we can make money off of them afterall
Native plants and native pollinators need to be spoken of more often.
Yup. Most Brazilian native bees are getting lost. Check a stingless one, called locally mandasaia.
leafcutter bees are the primary pollinator of alfalfa crops but i didnt even know they existed until i started studying hymenoptera
Honeybees are also vectors for infection towards native species such as varroa mites. They are straight up bad for native populations in most cases.
Parents: The birds and the bees...
Me: and the shrew, lizard, roach, crab, and midges 👀
OOOH so THAT’S where the expression comes from. Huh
instant regret LOL I just now figured that out too.
hashtag GENDER FLUID ANIMAL KINGDOOOOM
theres more than one way to pollinate a coral reef ;)
Lol
@@instantregret7858 Ahh same here I don't how it's taken me so long haha
Judging by the comments, it looks like SciShow will be doing a video on Cherry Shrimp soon
Ye thats why I clicked
TigerHawk709 yes
God's plan to use wasps to pollinate didn't work out.
So he had to resort to Plan Bee.
High tier dad joke
Get out
The bees were offered a honey of a deal.
Many wasps do pollinate. Honey bees are garbage pollinators by bee standards
Der Grossmann it...
It was a jokep
They didn't talk about the cherry shrimp in the thumbnail :(
Shrimp are crustaceans
Garrett Right, but the specific kind of shrimp in the thumbnail is a cherry shrimp. This shrimp is very commonly kept in aquariums, so people expected that this animal they are familiar with would be directly talked about in the video.
It’s not a big deal, just disappointing. Plus they only talked about saltwater crustaceans, not freshwater. They didn’t mention any freshwater studies
@@ShadowTheNinjaKitty That's why I clicked lol. Wanna see my neocaradina bois represent :O
Bait switched?
Goat noises
I didnt know this! my family has farms with cacao, and when i visited i wondered why there were so many flies around the cacao, i assumed that its cuz it was Honduras so bugs were everywhere and maybe the flies liked the shade? But now i know, those midge flies just wanna pollinate.
Never thought I’d see Cherry Shrimp on a scishow video thumbnail. That’s a good way to get shrimp keepers to click.
They only talked about saltwater crustaceans though, which is sad. Cherry shrimp (the shrimp in the thumbnail) live in freshwater. You can tell that the plants in the thumbnail are jungle valisneria, too (a freshwater plant)
Saltwater shrimp are much more fun to watch and display better colors than the freshwater ones. Only losers like the freshwater shrimp! SMH
@@jessicatriplev9802 profile checks out with the energy of the comment
Jessica Triplev Let’s see just how easy it is to breed your saltwater shrimp and get different color morphs :)
@@jessicatriplev9802 weird flex that you keep saltwater tanks, but ok.
@@Aleshanation I have people keeping my salt water tanks, except now they are out of business. Whatever. I hate fresh water shrimp. If that triggers you block me.
Yo, kudos to Olivia for the spotless pronunciation of the "nha" in "Noronha"!!
@Ranjit Tyagi I don't know if your language has a sound that sounds like the nha sounds in Portuguese, but English hasn't, so it's super hard for people to speak it correctly. But Kudos for you as well, my Indian friend!
I came here to say the same thing. Most native English speakers do a poor job of doing it [see “piranha”]. Kudos to her.
JsKid Portuguese is spoken in parts of western India.
I’m not very familiar with Portuguese, is it like the ñ sound in spanish?
Abdelaziz habiba the sound is pretty much the same, but the ñ doesn’t exist in Portuguese alphabet
Heck even if you are gonna talk about bee's as pollinators everyone thinks of the domestic honeybee and doesn't respect all the wild native bee's enough.
"Bee's" is singular possessive. Learn to English more gooder so you don't herp the derp.
I genuinely first think of bumblebees tho, as the masses of hair is great for collecting pollen
many people don't even know about solitary bees which are great pollinators.
lots of people mistakenly prioritize honeybees over native solitary bees when they get caught up in their hashtag save the bees movement and its honestly sad. we need better education abt native pollinators
@@dangerouscolors when google did one of their earth day minigames a few days ago i was honestly mad that they just showed a regular honeybee.
You know you're an aquarium nerd when you can immediately tell that the thumbnail is of a Red Cherry Shrimp sitting on some Vallisneria.
Noice
But they didn't talk about it :(
Ok nerd
Deku Kitty yep
Looks like jungle val specifically, but it’s not hard to tell based on the scale
I see cherry shrimp, I click
Dill Doe I was like “Oh, did Aquarium Co Op make a Cherry Shrimp video or something?” And then I saw it’s from Scishow and thought “WHAT IN TARNATION IS THIS”
I would like to add that it is slight clickbait. They only talk about saltwater crustaceans :(
The amount of aquarist here makes me happy. Cherries have been a steady source of income for me. Lovely buggers
Micah Garner Yea, I can usually sell them for $1 each to stores. If you can sell them to other hobbyists you should be able to get at least $2 each
lol
Yay for tanks!
A couple more: Fig wasps (Agaonidae) pollinate figs and are pretty far on the taxonomic tree from bees and ants. I've pictured the RAE discussing the spelling of the conjugation of "cabrahigar" and devolving into a discussion of the weirdness of fig sex and fig wasp sex.
Magnolias are pollinated by beetles.
Cycads are also beetle pollinated. There's a lot of insect pollinators that aren't bees.
Good k-nowledge drop...one reason I have seen less pollination of both evergreen and deciduous native magnolias as they come closer to humanized overspraying residential areas. It is pretty heartbreaking to see the signs of human tampering.
@@dgodfrey9189 no way...I thought they were wind based like their other ancoent cousins...shoot thanks! I wonder if that applies to teh FL coontie.
Almost all wasps are pollinators honestly
The thought of a cockroach nest made me want to vomit.
@Ranjit Tyagi I too need to know
Cockroach nest...full of tiny cockroaches....new cockroaches....ready to take over the World.
This, and the mental image of a thousand baby spiders found in a corner makes me wanna just burn the house down and buy a new one.
@@ianmacfarlane1241
Nightmare fuel right there.
@@Hadrian1616 if it makes you feel better, the spiders will eat the cockroaches
Olivia! So good to see you! I was getting worried!
VERY interesting episode. None of that ever occurred to me.
Interestingly, a comparative study (which investigated 38 other studies) came to the conclusion that non-bee insects provide 39% of visits to crop flower. Still, I think it's amazing that a single bee species (Apis mellifera) does 13% of all visits worldwide. Although I'm a biologist & CZcamsr (not an ecologist though), I can't wrap my head around thinking how important this single species for the global ecosystem is!
Hey.... Stop that
It does such a large portion of bee-based pollination because the introduction of honeybees past their native range has displaced the more efficient non-honeybee bee pollinators. Studies have shown a direct relationship between the presense of human-maintained honeybee populations in the new world, and the decline of crucial native bee species. This leaves global honeybee populations more vulnerable to pandemics like ccd, which once they reach a certain saturation can then jump to native bee species too. But honeybees are cute and profitable so no one ever focuses on other species
It's important to the global ecosystem because we made it that way. And that reflects a significant drop in biodiversity. No planet should depend so much on the survival of a single species. And it didn't used to be that way. That's why it's so important to contribute to efforts to help restore struggling native bee populations
0:16 allergy season
It means allergy season
A-a-a-a-ah-CHOO
Yes! All the tree love making really makes life miserable.
That was pretty interesting. Has anyone here ever seen a light blue bodied bee? It was hanging around my garden and I was wondering if they are common in Australia?
That's the native Blue-banded Bee and it's actually responsible for about 1/3 of the food crop pollination in Australia
Timothy Greer thank you! That’s really interesting, I won’t be forgetting that.
1. Elephant shrews
2. Noronha skinks
3. Cockroaches
4. Crustaceans
5. Biting Midges
"the scientists" is being used to death in this one :)
Fascinating video! Thanks, SciShow!
Very informative, Olivia.👍🏿 Hope you and the baby are safe and healthy as we're all in lockdown.
Oh, I guess this Lady was pregnant...Hope and joy for the family. Life go on everywhere despite the Virus. IT'S GOOD.
@@linefortier8595 life didn't go on for everyone 🤷♂️
Almost flawless pronunciation of "Noronha"! Well done, Olivia!
Olivia, you are amazing! This was a fantastic video! I learned so much. 😊 thank you 🙏🏽
Her face when she says there's no evidence that the midages are attracted to the smell.
I love to see you Olivia and your so good at explaining knowledge that I so need to know :)
You also need to know the difference between "your" and "you're".
@@slappy8941 thx grammer police
I love that you now have a SciShow Kids channel!! I don't have any young kids (my daugter is 19), but I have thought young kids need more science! And you all present it fabulously -- thank you!
I've been watching Sci Show for years. I liked their videos. That is why I decided to create my own sci-fi/futurist Channel 👍🙂
Near my hometown there are plenty of Cacao "farms", the people working there say the mosquitoes are actually the pollinators of the plant! I'm quite interested if there is just not scientific evidence or scientists havent researched this yet, anyways, very interesting video!
I have noticed that a lot of people mistake many small flies for mosquitoes all the time so it might be that they are just lumping small buzzing insects=mosquitoes. Humans as a species are very prone to overgeneralizing or associating connections where there are none. True mosquitoes either lay their eggs in the water or on the side of water though apparently there are a few species which implant their eggs into plants stems but none of those behave like midges. Mosquitoes main diet is plant sap and or nectar anyways only a small subset actually drink blood or other animal fluids. Vertebrate blood is hard to drink since they need the right protective enzymes and blood processing mechanisms to avoid dying from a blood meal.
@@Dragrath1 You just made his point. There is nothing absurd about native human populations knowing things that scientists don't. Many scientists "discover" things that natives across the world have know n for generations. I am with Juan, it should be studied.
I can't get enough of the theme song! I love it.
The great thing about pollinators is that if they get a bonus for pollinating then if they pollinate plants then it gets more benefits so it always benefits the the pollinator in that type of situation
Very interesting. Thanks, Olivia.
From this I learned that elephant shrews give good head...
... to plants. Lol
Wasps, love bugs, bats, spiders, the wind, water, lizards, hornets, ants, frogs, birds, gnats, beetles, moths, butterflies and flies are all pollinators in my area. Some are not great at cross pollination and some are necessary for it. Paw paws need ants, flies or beetles to fertilize nearby clonal colonies of paw paws.
P.S. The honey industry would love if people thought bees were the only pollinating creature. That way they can keep benefiting from people that donate to "bees going extinct" funds...which they aren't. They are a farm animal.
"Noronha " pronunciation was perfect! Piranhas were a bit tired of being called Piranas
I have been following Scishow over a year. I created my own channel after watching their videos. Always enjoyed watching their videos.
And I replied to your comment
Wow, I was finally allowed to enjoy something I watched. I like learning. Science is weird. It's always fun to learn some new science. This was fun to learn. Great video.
I love your sweater!! 🖤🖤🖤
My eyes... not even going to mention what my head feels like sitting through this for people like that to please themselves
That picture of the roach made me throw my phone at the wall. Please pay the reimbursement for damaging my phone.
The video didn't cause your idiocy.
So the cacao plant is hermaphroditic? That adds a whole new dimension to the birds and the bees talk.
"Not much water on the island"
Imagine that.
Water, water and not a drop to drink... I heard somwheere that it is an usual problem in smaller islands: salt water all around, not enough fresh water to drink.
Olivia, you are so pro!
Its 105 degrees where I live. You wanna say its spring one more time? Slowly, for me. Didmt quite think I caught that the first time
Rip for all the nerds that read this in a Celsius mindset
Its spurrringy right into the depths of hell...on your left is the 9th circle...tomorrow will be a breezy 107 with a gentle wind scorch of 110...
@@fuxansouthern Arizona, every April
"Northern Vampire Cup" sounds like Olivia's garage goth metal band
The example with the roach getting building material from a flower is interesting. I don't think I've ever heard of a mutualistic relationship that didn't involve food, let alone one that involved one side acting as the other's home depot.
So interested to watch this video.
Too terrified im gonna fling my phone for seeing a roach presentation.
**sigh** decisions, decisions.
**phobia wins**
Who knew crabs were pollinators?
Digging the new look. Good to know underwater life is just as similar to above water life. Also funny how **underwater** is *one* word but **above water** is *two*.
4:50 those resin-y roaches are 6 days late for 420 lol
Just heads up, this video is currently in the List Show playlist 3 times. I don't know if that's some weird glitch happening on my end or not, but I thought I'd let you know just in case.
You had me at crabs.
Aaarrgghh argh argh argh argh argh argh argh argh
God it’s 1:27 A.M. and this video is the highlight of my day
I am in chocolate lover, thank you for your documentary, let’s hope we can assist nature and a symbiotic relationship for mutual survival. Thank you keep going!!
And here all this time I thought chocolate came from the poppy plant for the same addictive reasons. LOL
Just kidding.
just left a like on the video because the narrator had the correct pronunciation for the nh in Noronha
"Ahh spring" -cries in southern hemisphere
5:42 why am I like this
Fascinating as the video is (as always), what happened to your glasses?
An un-mentioned virtue of underwater pollenators: they can carry pollen upstream.
Beautiful, Olivia.
I think Mosquitos also can be pollinators.
7:35 that pronunciation of Zoobenthophily was nice.
You forgot one: little children. The me of the cutest things ever is a bunch of little children who just learned about pollination going around pollinating plants
Def cred for that...prob closer to the voluntary side vs the obligatory side on the vo spectrum (made that up...I dunno) thats one way to pollinate in a beetle destitute area.
There is a bat that pollinates agave plants. With out it, we wouldn’t have tequila.
Bats pollinate many plants. I guess they count as conventional pollinators.
Those Norhonha skinks are similar to the 'major skinks' *(Egernia frerei)* in my old houses back yard. I'd be eating Dominos pizza, and I'd offer them a piece of the meat. They'd come right up and take it out of my hands. I've seem em try to eat all sorts of veggies and everything.
I'm in Australia, NT.
*OH NO NOT THE BEEEEEESSSSS*
**incoherent screaming**
1:20 TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT MEME
Who thinks olivia looks like, amy from big bang?
Aussie Bees are heaps more cool northern hemisphere - aussie bees are heaps more elegant - love ya show
It’s kind of funny how bad the midge is at pollinating cacao trees.
They do bite ankles well...they should have a football team called the Biting Midges...you never see them coming...
Plants are sprouting and flowers are blooming
*Megalovania intensifies for some reason*
Bats are also very important for rain forest trees.
I’m actually upset that Bats weren’t mentioned. What not weird enough for the list?
Cow nose-rings are pretty distracting but it might assist in pollination.
I think many cases on this list are not pollinators, but flower visitors. Is not the same thing.
Scientists did not just name a cockroach after a certain phallic appendage on roughly 50% of humans! Moluchia brevipennis at 5:40
Can't have those midges if your tree is in a mud-free, peccary-free zone
What’s with this Cherry shrimp getting all the love and attention
SPRING ! only spring, dear
Cool video, though at 7:09, shouldn't it be "antennae"?
What about the moth tegeticulla yuccasella?
There is a bat that pollinates agaves. Without them there would be no tequila.
That's the weirdest looking mouse-esque thing I've ever seen
You've never heard of an Elephant Shrew?
@@ianmacfarlane1241 People watch these videos because they want to learn, not because they already know
Seems you missed the butterflies, but maybe they aren't at the right time or season?
I'm a little sad you didn't mention bats. Bats are amazing pollinators on almost every continent. In Australia, they have several species that pollinate the eucalyptus trees and other native flora. The flying foxes there are amazingly adorable and are in extreme danger due to the habit loss and horrible things have been happening over there recently. The lesser long-nosed bat and the Mexican long-tongued bat are a couple of endangered pollinators that travel up to my state here in the USA every year and I worry they might end up extinct in the near future if we do nothing. *Gets down off soapbox*
I never thought of crustaceans as pollinators before and the thought is interesting. It makes perfect sense though. Of course, there are a lot more insect pollinators, besides bees, but it is odd to think of a roach as anything other than a pest since there are a few species that hound humans wherever we go. In nature, they are just another insect. Fascinating stuff. Can't wait to see what ya'll come up with next. SciShow is definitely helping me from losing my mind here in isolation. I'm "High Risk" so I have to stay at home right now. Thanks for keeping my mind active and learning. ^_^
Bats are widely known as pollinators, this is for the less known ones
🤣🤣🤣 nothing like a goth's excitement for spring...
Lol. That was so funny. Lmao. I think I peed a little. Rofl. Bruh, I'm Wheezing. Ha. Ha. Ha.
Warm enough to wear cute clothes, cool enough to not die with sleeves. So yeah, spring is great.
Is no one going to bring up the fact that the elephant shrew is pollinating a plate of crisps?
Without the elephant shrew crisp trees could not reproduce.
ohhh I miss your glasses . they gave a nerdy look. XD
Me: *(saws cockroaches)* 😶
Also Me: *Gettin ma mallet* 😂
"Spring Summer content "? I guess that leaves out all the people from The Southern Hemisphere then. It's Autumn Winter here........ ⚛️☮️🌏
Why didn't you also mention butterflies, moths, skippers (related to moths and butterflies), bats ans birds as pollinators?
No hummingbirds?
So, the midges are attracted to the damp environment of differing temperatures. Not sure who missed this.
I came here for the cherry shrimp:(
I came here for the shrimpy boi in the thumbnail
people have finally given her a break!
Remember when her videos always got dislikes
i hate her so much :(
"People" are often stupid, ugly, with WOMEN...Particularly when they speak about Science, Politic, etc.
what about mosquitos? and other grass pollinators that pre-date the introduction of European honey bees
They don't deserve to live
As a shrimp keeper, I saw the neocaridina and clicked so fast
Someone needs to genetically modify chocolate trees.
what about hummingbirds ?
You know people always make the argument that wasps pollinate, but so do a lot of other bugs and some wasps kill bees, so they really aren’t even that useful
Wasps also hunt a lot of caterpillars, flies, spiders and other things, they are good for the ecosystem.
Wasps also hunt other insects and such which is a lot more helpful than most realize. Bees have been known to drive away other (and in some cases far better) pollenators in certain areas as well making them bad in some areas (of corse that gets over looked because they pollonate but it is still bad).