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Here at MyWildBackyard, we're discovering the natural world together!

All around us, there's a hidden world we almost never see. Tiny creatures live secret lives right under our noses (in some cases, LITERALLY)- in our homes, in our yards, and in pretty much every corner of the globe. This channel gets you up close and personal with the secret world of insects and spiders, and shows you how to discover natural secrets in your own yard! Join Spencer Hoffman, a biologist from North Carolina, on his adventures working with some of the strangest creatures on the planet and let's discover the natural world together. Welcome to the secret world of MyWildBackyard.

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DISCLAIMER: I've been working with wildlife all my life and know how to use proper safety around venomous snakes, spiders and other potentially dangerous animals. These videos are strictly for educational purposes.
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@kaitlyn888
@kaitlyn888 23 часа назад
Just like humans have different personalities animals also of all species, more aggressive than others some are more fearful than others and summer, more relaxing than others
@histruth3157
@histruth3157 23 часа назад
i got bit by one and it burns like my leg was on fire, and left two fang marks on my leg
@TeslaUrso
@TeslaUrso 23 часа назад
Fascinating video! God’s creation never ceases to amazing me.
@lcools14u
@lcools14u День назад
Did you eat some of them cactus plants when you were out there to notice all that about the wildflowers
@mizunderstoodish
@mizunderstoodish День назад
I've been searching the internet for anything related to wolf spiders being paralyzed and dragged away by wasps. I've found nothing... But I've seen it happen 3 times here among my goats! It's so sad because I've heard tales about them being paralyzed and eaten alive by the wasps and their babies. I try to scare the wasps away, but they're very determined! Now in this video a wolf spider looks like is eating another insect alive!? Is this how insects are with each other!? They paralyze and eat each other? I've also seen them kill and eat each other! 😢 Right out in the open!
@shellehringer3772
@shellehringer3772 День назад
There's a property here in Hudson fla my husband mows these peoples yard are full of the coral snake
@Maxy_Mm2
@Maxy_Mm2 День назад
I found a wolf or a grass spider in my front yards tree bark
@dawnfunck8928
@dawnfunck8928 День назад
Easy answer! I faint. (I respect and protect them, but I can't hold one with my bare hands!)
@histruth3157
@histruth3157 День назад
the wandering spider is dangerous but not as dangerous as the Australian funnel spider
@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc
@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc День назад
I get what you trying to do by showing these creatures aren't out to get us, and that's wonderful. I still wouldn't go around discrediting ppls testimonies of their bite experience with this spider. You cannot draw the conclusion that the Hobo doesn't cause a necrotic bite based upon this slight experiment you've conducted here. First, you didn't even get the male to bite. That doesn't mean they won't ever! Then, u take a bite from a female and draw you conclusion based upon what immediate reaction you've had. There's no control, no medical professional, & no follow up. Frankly, I'm not convinced.
@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918
@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918 День назад
I saw a much bigger spider at one of those "pop-up Halloween stores," around 3.4 years ago.
@theLazymofoz
@theLazymofoz День назад
im from Sydney Australia and Sydney funnel Webs are not climbers, they mostly stay on ground level, also please don't try to touch one, they are fairly aggressive.
@redrex6642
@redrex6642 День назад
4:20 what kind of spiders is that I saw one of my room the other day
@Boondogsaint
@Boondogsaint День назад
Very cool, jack is a good dude 👍
@YochevedDesigns
@YochevedDesigns День назад
"They're just so strange looking!" Walking stick: "Who you calling strange, you hairless monkey?"
@DavidStoler
@DavidStoler День назад
I was cutting the grass at work and saw a regal larger than this one on the metal fence post just chilling. I live in central Florida. I had never seen one of these spiders before and I decided to try and feed her. I walked through the grass until a large green grasshopper revealed itself to me and then I caught it. The grasshopper was a bit bigger than the spider and as I approached the regal on the fence with the grasshopper between my fingers, she leapt off the fence and latched onto the grasshopper. The impact of her fangs penetrating the grasshopper literally splattered a bit of the grasshopper's blood on my hand and I was in disbelief. I took her home and kept her for over a year and held her every single day. She laid eggs and I released all of the babies in my yard. To this day in the summer I can walk outside and find regals and I am pretty sure they are the descendants of my very first one. It was a sad day when she passed but the impact this animal had on me was incredible.
@danielbirdhead1239
@danielbirdhead1239 День назад
Yea, no.
@scottslavik6602
@scottslavik6602 День назад
May 2012. Austin Texas. I was walking my Chocolate Lab in the vacant lot across the street from my house . Steep hills with plenty of woods . Dog was checking out all the animal smells down hill from me. I sat on a large rock with my feet (wearing only slides )on the ground . A 30 inch Coral slithered between my feet and into a pile of leaves. I never sat on that rock again.
@UAPandFriends
@UAPandFriends День назад
If anyone earns a subscription it's you.. done 👍🏼
@MyWildBackyard
@MyWildBackyard День назад
🫡 happy to have you!
@Dirkmez
@Dirkmez День назад
In Colorado we have the Masked Hunter and the Western Conenose. The Masked Hunter is not deadly but its bite is painful. The Western Conenose carries a deadly infection, but is not very good an spreading it, and no reports of the infection have ever originated in the state of Colorado.
@Dirkmez
@Dirkmez День назад
A wolf spider fell on my arm last night when I was trying to sleep. I'm certain now it didn't bite me since I didn't feel any sharp pain, I freaked and brushed it off my arm, turned the lights up and tried to catch it but it got away. It was big too, about the size of a quarter including the legs.
@Soviet_Man56
@Soviet_Man56 День назад
This is proof that you shouldn’t fear the wildlife, you should fear the people.
@Doma6945
@Doma6945 День назад
Cellar spiders are totally harmless tho
@ellirj
@ellirj День назад
Them and jumper spiders my fav I keep them in my house seems to keep the creepy biting ones out but they are smaller size in my country
@soltcolt4506
@soltcolt4506 День назад
Really interesting creatures! Katydids are kind of scary but undeniably cool.
@GunnarMcGriff
@GunnarMcGriff День назад
Shoutout to the Bionicle canister you were keeping him in!
@danielholland4385
@danielholland4385 День назад
Find them all The time in central Texas… they are in our creek behind our house and up the road in the park. See 2-3 a year..
@MrSvengineer
@MrSvengineer День назад
I am not a expert, is it possible that you have gotten just a little warning nibble? Like it did not inject all its venom in to you? I know some snakes control the amount of venom it injects. Glad you are ok!!!
@perryg753logan
@perryg753logan День назад
Your dumb
@L3GHO5T
@L3GHO5T День назад
Dude just swooped in and caught buddy in the other side of the creeks dime piece 😂
@dr.dynamics3248
@dr.dynamics3248 День назад
W
@MsLisaN
@MsLisaN День назад
I was always told "Red touch Yellow; kill a fellow."
@dr.dynamics3248
@dr.dynamics3248 День назад
Fire bro🔥🔥
@nicholas3354
@nicholas3354 День назад
Cool.
@soconoha8495
@soconoha8495 День назад
You pick up a spider, of course it wants to jump off. Trust me, spiders will bite you at night.
@klyddkross
@klyddkross 2 дня назад
Dude, you took her away from her egg sack. You didn't see it in there?! That's a no no.
@jesusisdead
@jesusisdead 2 дня назад
I got stuck today. It was the bee assasin. It didnt feel good. My finger tip feels numb and it did feel like a bee but not as bad but then again it hit me on the finger tip
@fieldadmiralspartanryseb-8293
@fieldadmiralspartanryseb-8293 2 дня назад
"I don't care what you say... OW!!" 😂 I'm not exactly convinced that spiders are nothing to be afraid of... keep them far away from my person
@scottdavidson7543
@scottdavidson7543 2 дня назад
Love Jumpers I just found a couple really small ones in my Grass in the backyard.
@Broken-Flesh
@Broken-Flesh 2 дня назад
These little guys do help with my aversion to spiders.
@MrJeffcoley1
@MrJeffcoley1 2 дня назад
Copperheads are surprisingly small snakes. I'm form Texas where we have rattlesnakes that get pretty big, but now I live in North Carolina, I see a lot of non-venomous snakes such as black snakes and garter snakes. One day I found a small splotched tan and brown snake. Since I didn't know exactly what it was I used tongs to catch it - the tongs from my barbecue grill set. He was clearly venomous judging from the pupils and shape of the head, so I looked it up and sure enough - a copperhead. I took him way out into the woods and released him.
@merllhagard6799
@merllhagard6799 2 дня назад
The spider gave you what's called the Dim Mak touch. Ask George Clooney.
@GREGORYEVANS-m3g
@GREGORYEVANS-m3g 2 дня назад
Faa, hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@GREGORYEVANS-m3g
@GREGORYEVANS-m3g 2 дня назад
I absolutely love your content,may the most high bless you,be safe
@MeySu-xq9rt
@MeySu-xq9rt 2 дня назад
Great video
@smetlogik
@smetlogik 2 дня назад
Dig the concept for this video, I need more camouflage in my life, especially when I'm in trouble. 🥷 Went out with Dylan (Herping with Dylan) a few nights back and found all kinds of cool inverts. The Sunburst diving beetle was a highlight for me which was found in that same pool with the kissing bugs.
@JBLawson-ih8vw
@JBLawson-ih8vw 2 дня назад
I'll say this.i used to work in the oilfield in New mexico and there is a place up off road 360 and curry comb up by the old brine water station that fell in years ago(western side) but I have seen tarantulas as big as the ones in your video,matter of fact the biggest one in my life from leg tip to leg tip was as wide as my peterbilt step and that's just over 7inches
@whistlerMike5
@whistlerMike5 2 дня назад
It was a tiny spider not a gigant.
@asymdelegate
@asymdelegate 2 дня назад
I love how you keep the background music at really subtle levels, so many creators get this wrong! Really enjoy your work.
@BVN-TEXAS
@BVN-TEXAS 2 дня назад
Poor spider has PTSD now. It’s going to need years of therapy.