Insects in flight | 11 incredible species in SLOW MOTION
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- Takeoff and flight sequences of insects spanning 5 different taxonomic orders captured at 3,200 fps!
00:00 - weevils
01:44 - katydids
03:02 - bark lice
04:00 - march fly
04:59 - assassin bug
06:02 - katydid
Taxonomic info:
nut/acorn weevil (Curculio sp.)
broad-nosed weevil (Asiatic oak weevil Cyrtepistomus castaneus)
Hook-faced Conehead katydid (Pyrgocorypha uncinata)
bush katydid (Scuddderia sp.)
Lesser Angle-wing (Microcentrum retinerve)
Mouse-like Barklouse (Lichenomima sp.)
common barklouse 1 (subfamily: Psocinae)
common barklouse 2 (subfamily: Psocinae)
common barklouse (Cerastipsocus venosus)
March fly (Penthetria heteropteran)
Spined Assassin Bug (Sinea sp.)
All insects were collected between July - November in Raleigh, NC, except the bush katydid which was from New Hampshire.
Special thanks to Matt Bertone for collection assistance, still images, and fact-checking!
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So many almost look like they're surprised they can fly.
The first bug is how I would picture myself, if I came back as that bug, trying to fly! I am a klutz as it is as a human... I would be amazed every single time I would be able to stay in the air if I was a bug lol 🤦🏻♀️
@@destree6348 cringe
@@destree6348 cringe
😂😂😂😂
@@sheeeeesh does it make you feel powerful bringing someone down like that? if you have nothing good to say it’s better not to say anything at all.
The way they extend their "arms" is ADORABLE!
Yeah only in slow motion.
Only in this video
Bug: Okay, where's the air current today? Where's it going ? Where is it going to take me?
They're called legs 🤣
Absolutely mesmerising how goofy, barely effective enough, yet somehow at the same time miraculously elegant and totally majestic these creatures seem...
Would love to see a video of the landings!
Great work! It is good to explain to kids that much of what a scientist does is simply out of wonderment at the beauty of nature.
My whole life I've loved two things: math/engineering and arthropods. I thought long and hard before college and chose engineering. I've never regretted my decision, but from time to time I see videos like this that make me imagine what could have been. What a cool fascinating life you've chosen! Good luck!
It’s almost comical how awkward taking off is for these bugs. I love it
I suspect the standard launch platform for many is a vertical, or near vertical plant.
@@martshearer498 Watching this reminded me of the old Twin otter aeroplane 😅
It looks just like a bug flying in slow motion
"Have you ever seen anything as awkward, determined, and just as glorious as this thing taking flight?"
Yes. A lawn mower.
This comment instantly dates how long you've been on this platform I tip my hat to you
I’m proud I get this
Jheeze that's an old video
Lol. Yeah
Jimmies
Are they rustled
It's so incredible that we now have this technology to observe these extraordinary creatures through. The closer we look the more there is to see and discover.
I never realized insects are so beautiful. You have changed my opinion of insects. Such vulnerable lovely creatures. The wing designs are better than the best NASA designs. Truly spectacular to see those wings unfold and legs leap or tuck in like airplane wheels. Fabulous. Thank you so much!!!
Love this video! The weevils especially are so cute. I'm surprised at how smooth the assassin bug seems to fly. Every time I've seen them fly, they're really loud and not very nimble in the air.
thanks! I gotta figure out how to film more mid-air sequences. I think lift off and mid-air might give different portrayals of these insects, like the assassin bug. The methodical and steady liftoff might be misleading to how it actually gets around once its up there!
zoo
@@AntLab maybe film them from a an angle looking up at them ? Just throwing it out here have no idea how you set up these vids (maybe you could show us ;) )
@@AntLab maybe you'll need multiple cameras pointed at the most likely trajectory... perhaps a custom-made enclosure to encourage the bugs to fly on a set trajectory with a landing zone at the end (possibly with some tasty treat).
just spitballing tho, no idea if this is the best way - just that it's probably gonna be extremely difficult to follow a small insect with a slow-mo camera in macro focus.
wow two of my favorite youtube channels TierZoo and Ant Lab !
DUDE! I'm an illustrator and bugs are the BEST reference for monsters and this is EPICLY AWESOME! Well done!!
politicians also make a good monster reference, check out Ted cruz
@@XAVIERCUERVO no
@@XAVIERCUERVO lmao
@@TIGERGUTS Understandable. Ted Cruz is too terrifying.
(Artist here too) I think human forms are the best for creating monsters, bugs are very alien, but human bodies are so familiar to us that it creates a much more eerie and uncomfortable feeling to recognize something as human-ish but seeing there is something horrificly wrong about it. This is why Slenderman's design and Freddy Krueger's long arms scene work so great.
Watch the movie "Before I Wake" and see the scene where a guy hugs his deceased wife as she is remembered by their son. Gives me goosebumps just thinking of it xD
Ted Cruz would scare me much much more than any animalistic monster regardless tho. Or Mark Zuckerberg 👀 Bill Gates.... I'll have trouble sleeping tonight...
You are so thoughtful, showing the insects in slow-mo allows us to marvel at their diversity. Thank you for sharing.
That first bug looked unreal, I thought it was a Pixar creation until you told us it was real. GREAT photography. Thank you. Looking forward to wasp and moth footage.
I'm so glad these guys are tiny ..just imagine if the majority of insects were the size of a labrador lol
Ever seen King Kong 2005? Get the gun and blast those things away.
Fight or flight activated everyday
A lot of them would still be harmless even at that size lmao
Many regional kitchens would love it!
Ummm 😬 yikes. That's a thought.
Some act like helicopters being flown by pilots who urgently require more lessons.
they're pilots who're reading "So You Want to be a Pilot" mid-flight.
Ehhh just no, ever tried capturing a butterfly, and scarab Beatles are to heavy to fly, antigeavity properties are in the wing
@@pinkyandthebrain5407
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Or a toilet ahahahha
As one who marvels and appreciates insects, I’m enthralled by what you’ve achieved. Such a delight to have run across your videos. Thank you.
Incredible amount of work goes into making these videos. Your passion and dedication is admirable. You give us a whole new appreciation for the little bugs in this world. Thank you for your time, excellence and for making these videos, they are truly awesome.🤩
Flying insect in slow motion look cute...
*In real time:* SOMEONE CALL THE EXORCIST!! MAMA!
I imagine someone said this with bad mic quality.
@@MikeBlade69 I always imagin it with a wizard yansid mic...
I know this is a bit random and specific but thank you so much for putting this footage out on the internet! It’s incredibly useful for animators like me to have a reference handy whenever we animate so as to make our work fluid and lifelike, and having video analysis of bugs taking flight is something that would be difficult for most of us to find! I really love bugs especially, so it makes me happy to see this video, knowing I have it as a resource for the movement of bugs :)
That's awesome dude
🤩 🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️ 👌
Fellow artist and animation student here! I second that thought; it really is marvellous when people provide such high quality (and specific) reference material!
It would be hard to do justice within the typically limited frames per second of animation though wouldn't it? I wonder what your "key" frames would be for these buggos.
@@PhiliaSofia my eleven year old son loves to create animation for he is obsessed with it and unlike any ordinary kid. But I don't know where to refer him for gaining a more richer and deep knowledge regarding how to better make animation. Is there anything ( any educational sites , apps or academic tools ) you'd suggest for him to look into for obtaining a more thorough knowledge of the subject?
Bug lover here! It is SO hard to find bug appreciation like this, so glad you update videos like thsi!
Love from Norway! ❤
This was so interesting! My mouth was open in awe. This planet is something!!
Thank you for making this video🌻
Hello how are you doing?
It is truly amazing just how complex life is as demonstrated by the flying characteristics of these insects.
Yeah! You can really appriecate all the movement and physics involved just for a bug to get off the ground. Awesome!
Created by God ❤️
@@d947 no
@@joshuakarmann7488 yea because a random explosion created all things that breathe eat drink sleep and talk😮💨✋🏾
@@shayianaa7061 I love how you just assume I'm atheist. I personally don't care about your faith just don't try and shoehorn your beliefs into everyday Interactions and talk down to people if they disagree.
The first one is hilarious. Looks like someone free wheeling on a bicycle for the first time
I was laughing so hard!!
This was fantastic! Insects are great, please keep making more
Thank you for existing. Please continue. Great stuff. Fascinating.
Yes, please! More flight videos. I have a undergrad degree in Entomology, (Cornell, 1981) but that's not where life took me. Your videos are a comforting call back to the passion of my youth.
Very cool! I love seeing the insects in slo-mo. Thanks for sharing!
Where did you end up flying to?
I would love if you could get a dragonfly captured. I realize the technical difficulty would be immense, but their mechanics and agility are astounding.
these habe maxed out flying stats for sure! i find them fascinating. did you know they exist since dinosaur age or even longer?
@@TheSwiftblad3 Yes! And apparently they used to be 10x larger back then!
@@GregJoshuaW yes when the air was more pure dragonfly were the size of pet's cat's. Disney program they did test on inserts and made them huge by having different air in each tank
@@crazee7472 It isn't air purity, although I would sure love for our air, water, and food to be pure again instead of all this toxified poisoned crap we're subjected to now. If it was just air quality then we'd have had giant dragonflies in the 1700s but we didn't. It is curious though why they stopped growing so large...
@@crazee7472 was it higher concentration of CO2? (do you recall what the air was made of that made them larger?)
It's hard to explain, but when I see a fly take off in real life, it just kind of does it without hesitation. You poke it and it instantly goes in to creative mode 😂
But this video shows how insanely complex they are when taking off, and due to their size, they can do all the movements in a split second, unlike bird that you see visibly jumping and flapping their wings. Flies are just a blur to us, but magnificently complex and beautiful when slowed down to a speed that out eyes can see.
Thankyou for uploading such interesting and amazing content!
Yes, it is amazing how carefully Jesus spoke these creatures into existence!
@@earlysda Jesus didn't exist back then. If anything it was the father.
@@ivansyomkin2156 Ivan, Colossians 1:16 For by him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
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Jesus has existed from eternity past.
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You need to read the Bible as if your soul depends on it, because it does.
@AA AA, Jesus Christ did speak everything into existence. He observed it, and had it written down. That is scientific.
@AA AA, So actual, observed events regarding how this world came to exist are not "scientific" to you?
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OK.
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Even a top believer in Evolution is on record as stating regarding it: "It hasn't been observed while it's happening". That means Evolution fails the scientific method.
Amazing! Thank you for producing these videos! Completely fascinating and quite calming to watch. Love it!!
I love how they open their arms and be like “I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD!”
>>> I feel what you feel.
I feel more like it’s: "OooOooh Gosh, here we go!"
And then get eaten by a spider/ Bird.
They are insects, somehow they are the kings of the world
Omggggg I love your profile pic!! MSN messenger!! 😁 So much better than anything today!!
Wow, you channel is really something else. Do you have a patreon? This is amazing. Thanks for the passionate work!
Thanks! There isn't a Patreon yet. Maybe soon tho.
@@AntLab Just set it up. 1 dollar a month, no rewards, support only. Easy way to start racking up a bit of cash and no one will look you down for it. This channel deserves every impulse it can getm I say that as a profuse insectophobe.
I second this!
Ludo! Você aqui!
Ahajajsuajzua, encontrando conhecidos nos locais menos esperados
Watching this was a joyous experience. Thank you!
The first weevil looks so happy xD "Requesting permission to take off! Here we go! Yaay!"
I like when the hold their forelegs out like "wheeeeeee!"
This was fascinating. Thanks for sharing your interest and enthusiasm with us. I never thought I would be interested in something like this, but it really is amazing to watch and to visualise them flying like this is awesome.
thats so awsome !!
I could watch that all day.
Man i swear that was one of the most satisfying thing i ever saw
I don't like being near bugs, let alone physically being in contact with one. But I can't help but find them fascinating from a distance. They have such neat little mechanisms to move.
It's crazy how many complicated moving parts are squished down to such a size, and practically work flawlessly
So much effort for these little creatures!!!! Respect!
Thank you for your fascinating video!
Very interesting video. Insects are quite amazing little creatures and your flight videos adds a nice perspective to them. Thanks for doing this.
I love how the marchfly lifts it's forelimbs almost directly laterally as though it's thinking "take me God, I'm ready to ascend!"
It seems to me there is more going on to create lift for the weight of the body to aspect ratio of the wings. Maybe the energy comes from frequency and vibration neutralizing the affect of air density on the weight or so called gravity and the wings are used more like ailerons to control direction especially if you consider a strong side wind.maybe the aeather does exist.
If we were smaller than these insects, this footage is what it would look like to us.
Doubt our eyes would be able to keep up with em tho
@@thebeyonder4146 very true
They probably would be as fast as a helicopter so you cant see the wings
What? 🤣 What a train wreck of a sentence! 😆
If we were smaller than them, I'd be hiding in my tiny house all day, especially from assassin bug!
Does that Mean time past faster when you small
Absolutely wonderful
These videos are great, thank you for uploading them!!
Very happy to see appreciation for Bibionidae, they're the clumsiest, goofiest flies and i love them with my whole heart, fantastic video!
so me, but a bug, im magnetic to knocking things over
Would be amazing if they had the "weeeeeeee" sound on every takeoff!
😂😂😂
Thats what I thought 😂
Nature is beautiful and awe inspiring 💕
LOVE this type of material - esp the extraordinarily high quality photography! Thank you so much.
The impressive part of this video is he took the time set up everything to film it.
Just imagine them saying "weeee" everytime they fly.
Thanks for taking the time to produce this video. Much appreciated
This is SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you for that videos!!!!
I'm glad Im sitting behind a screen, otherwise i would be screaming in the corner :)
Same 😭
I always love seeing that for beetles, flying isn’t really an exact science. I’d love to see a Junebug fly, considering I know for a fact that they’re AWFUL AT IT!
So HONKIN funny!!! Yeah you hear enough of them hit your screen door in early summer. Makes you think they’re half blind and really need to take their foot off the accelerator!!
I haven't seen June bug in more than a decade in southern Ontario. Used to see 1000's of them back in the 70's and 80's. Who says there no climate change?
@@billdecat855 maybe mosquitos will be next. Fingers crossed
@@darkninjacorporation ..or cockroaches. Skitters carry more diseases. Here's to it being them. Would probably require an ice age or major drought though.
That's not how you spell pesticide overuse.
Yes please, I'd love more these are so amazing
I love how the majority of them look so happy to be flying sticking their legs out
I am so glad you chose lesser known fliers. I love learning as much as I can about the wildlife around us!
Hello how're you doing?
That weevil is the absolute best
completely and utterly amazing!!
That was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen bro. Thank you so much, I had to subscribe!
now this video is all round incredible. but the most surprising thing is him appearing on screen. he looks exactly how Hollywood would depict a fellow insect research enjoyer 😂 fully immersed, keep it up 👍
i was gonna comment this myself 😂
Joe mama was all round incredible
Accurate observation 😆👍
They’re so adorable taking off with their arms up! Thank you for the upload!
Can’t wait to see more ✨👏😎
Absolutely excellent.
Thank you for this. Thank you for your excellent work and dedication.
I have been fascinated by insects since I was a child.
Thank you! Fascinating action I'd never have seen on my own!
I'd love to see some of the large praying mantis taking off. They'd make a terrifying adversary if they were man-sized. Nice work.
They would have needed a skeleton then to sustain the body and possibly wider/thicker legs proportionally to the main body. Bugs and spiders have a much softer skeleton structure (don't know in english ,we call it "brusk" in Norway) . How gravity works is that you need a proportionally tougher bone and muscle mass the bigger/heavier you are.
So the insect type of body would probably not work much. That is why all of them are small
There’s something about the speed and color of these shots that makes it hard to see these insects as anything but fascinating and beautiful animals. Great footage!
Thank You. I just love these critters. I once lived in an environment that for a time, it was just me and insects.
Absolutely outstanding!!! A++ video and excellent information.
I love weevils so much. It was a joy to see them up close, so thank you!
It’s amazing to see all the intricate body parts working together just to take off!👍🏾
I love watching these guys fly, so amazing! Thank you for putting these videos out!
very beautiful flying system. Thanks
I love when you include any extra information on these bugs you're filming. What they eat, that a species is a fly because of the halteres, why they are named the way they are.
Thank you so much for this ❤
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Brilliant photography thank you!
I can't thank you enough! How wonderful to see them fly! Some even have extendable wings that double in length, how astonishing! I study model aircraft low speed airflow and insects have the lowest Reynold's number possible, so their adaption/ability to fly is very remarkable. Thanks again for a wonderful and strange and instructive journey. Please give us more! Rudolph
This is so beautiful. Insects are so underappreciated!
I hate bugs. Insects creep me out. And this is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. Excellent commentary too. Liked, subscribed, with notifications.
Amazing ! Thank you for posting.
Amazing content! This is the first time I have seen slow motion footage of such exotic insects. Mother nature is amazing and beautiful. Cheers.
I love weevils and their long noses (or whatever they're called). That's cool how their wings are folded underneath and when they extend them they're so long.
It's called proboscis
@@mithrazenalt9363 Thank you.
Yeah no probs
Weevils look like some sci-fi little transformer robots coming up with hidden parts and stuff. It's quite an evolution feat to have such complicated wings that work so well with their peculiar body shape.
What a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing this video made with so much of patience and labour🙏
Thank you! I want to say that @ 51 I’ve said that as we get older, we need to slow down and look at things that are all around us. Each sat I see something in a different way. Watching your video proves that yet again! Great job and again thank you for helping me to slow down and “re-see” lol, life that’s always been this way yet…differently.
These are so amazing. Loving the chance to see this so close up and slow.
Thanks a bunch.
This is fantastic. I’ve always loved assassin bugs. Used to catch em out in the easement all the time, very cool to see the efficiency of their flight in slow motion.
Absolutely amazing! I do macro photography of insects, but only stills. Seeing them in flight is mind blowing!
this is amazing and adorable. thank you.
Wow! It's amazing how each species of insect has its unique flight mechanism.
Impressive work!
And become demons in normal speed
"Ever seen something so awkward and determined?"
Cuts to him.
Yes.
Amazing. Almost looks like a cartoon. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE YOUR WORK.
This is just so #beautiful!
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Where I'm from, people have this funny and stupid belief that if this creature lands on you, it's a sign that you're about to have a fairly large amount of money. 😂
Assassin bugs are so cool when watching them eat but the moment it starts to fly, I run in the opposite direction 😂
This is the most adorable and gorgeous video I've watched this year. It totally made my day. ♥️
Subscribed.
Incredible photography of amazing insects, well done.
0:03 the acorn weevil my favorite insect
Palms 139 says, "We are fearfully & wonderfully made. How well we know it."
But after watching this, the same can said of these flying insects: Amazing engineering by Our Lord God the Creator.
He is so wonderful, leaving us on this place,with no direction, no help, and no love.
@@DreddZeppelin Hi Cody. You are so far from the truth of it. Yes he created a perfect world with all we need to survive & thrive. However, we humans mucked it all up. As a result, the whole of creation is cursed.
He made a way for us to repent & live our lives for Him. His unique Son came at just the right time to redeem us by dying on the cross as the perfect sacrifice payment for our disobedience & sin. That is love beyond comprehension. Our Creator became Our Saviour.
Thanks soo much for sharing your wonderful videos of those amazing small creatures. I'm in awe ❤
Thank you so much for your work. I love taking closeup photos of insects, but your slow mo work is outstanding!
The first one is pretty amazing. Just look at the wings that pops out, they are folded and just pops. I can almost hear the poping sound. Incredible.