Finding Australia's CRAZIEST Insect! Mountain Katydid

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Meet an "old friend" of this channel, Acripeza reticulata, the mountain katydid. A very intriguing katydid species native to Australia.
But that's not all! There were many other fascinating creatures on this outing, including mantids, golden orb-weavers, other katydids, and giant grasshoppers.
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@dustind4694 4 месяца назад

The combination of technical and measured speech with all intent to inform and the occasional tone-consistent segue into rude language and a good joke is just beautiful. Keep doing what you do.

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

Haha, it's definitely become something of a "brand" for this channel, so to speak.

@giirator 4 месяца назад

To this day, I still can't get over how beautiful Australian forests are.

@FlygonkingVGC 3 месяца назад

But it has one thing that makes it unbalanced. The wildlife

@Broly-sd4qp 5 месяцев назад

Love the katydid show off! Predatory katydids are arguably my favorite predatory insects, I've just found it funny for the longest time that (how I like to think about it) one random katydid a couple million years ago decided to munch on another bug and now there's a whole group doing it LOL

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Katydids are such awesome insects. Unfortunately videos about them have a tendency to underperform, and this one seems to be no exception.

@Broly-sd4qp 5 месяцев назад

@BugsandBiology yeah, the main reason I would guess is that most viewers of entomology based channels have an obsession with the arachnid/myriapod half of it.... or generally they want the fear factor from the bitey things (and katydid bites hurt they just don't know it LOL)

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

@@Broly-sd4qp Katydids, even the ones more inclined towards herbivory, have bitten me far, far more times than spiders. I've only taken one non-intentional bite from a spider (a jumping spider that got stuck in my shirt), but katydids have nibbled on my hands more often than I can remember. I think also, for my channel in particular, "big scary/deadly spider" is the main catalyst for views. Even centipede videos, which were my channel's original focus, tend to not do very well. Although paleo-content has shown some serious promise as of late.

@Broly-sd4qp 4 месяца назад

@BugsandBiology and all of that makes sense! I'll be here for whatever you're posting, even if I forget to comment lol, so best of luck with whatever content you keep making! Random offshoot question you don't have to bother with if you don't want to, but do you have any New Caledonian inverts you know something about you could talk about at some point? I know it's a little niche, it's just a place I've had a long held interest in~ with info being a little hard to find :) thanks for the replies btw! Always great when the creator is in the comments

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

Unfortunately I have no access to any inverts from that locality; Australia has very strict import/export laws when it comes to live animals, and we’re only allowed to keep native inverts.

@Digital.fossil 5 месяцев назад

I love that you're giving a spotlight to these often overlooked but nonetheless spectacular little animals. I absolutely love the katydids

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! Videos about overlooked animals generally do quite poorly as far as viewership goes, but they’re still definitely worth making.

@ichthyovenator3351 4 месяца назад

I love adventuring vicariously through these, especially when spring hasn't sprung here yet. And that Katydid is spectacular.

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

I think that’s one of the main reasons I really enjoy the field trip videos - a sense of vicarious adventure. They let me relive a lot of my most interesting trips, and allow others to experience the same.

@OvertakeGT 5 месяцев назад

Pan-web orb-weaver is still wrapping its prey to this day., Great content as always!

@froogiusfroogii 5 месяцев назад

Katydids are so underrated, they are so cool and variable in appearance, im glad you made another video about them. Acripeza reticulata is indeed, a very cool katydid. Chlorobalius is my favourite though, its a shame they’re only found in the less populated inland regions.

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

I'd love to film Chlorobalius. Or Alectoria superba. But I can't see myself getting to the right locations anytime soon.

@froogiusfroogii 4 месяца назад

@@BugsandBiology Isn’t there a spot with both of those 2 hours or so west of Brisbane May be very wrong though. edit: nevermind its 5 hours

@katherinekoza6536 5 месяцев назад

Love your out door adventures. And your narration. More please .😊

@the_neutral_container 4 месяца назад

Your stuff is always so cool! To the point, educational. I love your dry wit. Always a pleasure when a video pops up.

@MyWildBackyard 4 месяца назад

Brilliant video. Great snark and relaxing vibe.

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

Thanks mate! Gotta find some Acripeza when you make it down here.

@MyWildBackyard 4 месяца назад

@@BugsandBiology You bet! It's on my target list

@The_Pixel_Pirate 4 месяца назад

Curious little blighters, the lot of them.

@lucasmendoza7576 5 месяцев назад

I loved your description of the Orb Weaver webs as a "Splendid Summer Sunrise." I love how ornate those spiders are.

@ThePollaton 5 месяцев назад

Love what you get to see on your local walk ❤

@claudinchenchen 4 месяца назад

There are so many interesting katydids there! Very good video!

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

Katydid diversity is seemingly boundless. Such fascinating insects!

@claudinchenchen 4 месяца назад

@@BugsandBiology Yes, they are fascinating, even as pets!

@stefanostokatlidis4861 5 месяцев назад

Australia is quite exotic for most of the population of the northern Hemisphere anyway. I thought that all catydids are are at least omnivorous.

@michaeltaylor2449 5 месяцев назад

BRILLIANT keep them coming mate 😉👌

@fantomghost6213 5 месяцев назад

Great video as usual. Hope you are back to full health soon!

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

It’s weird - I recovered from the worst of it very quickly, but the residual coughing/sniffing is taking forever to really go away, though I otherwise feel pretty normal.

@LeonLoboBrancoDoBrawlStars 4 месяца назад

I just wanted to say how much I love this channel, I also was very scared of any type of crawly animals, but these videos are helping me to overcome this fear, hopefully I lose my fear of of centipedes soon enough and start to love them as much as I love spiders

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

Centipedes are a fair bit more gnarly than spiders, so I can definitely see why overcoming your fear of them might be a tad more complicated. But I'm sure you'll get there eventually!

@XARIER39 5 месяцев назад

I love your passion. I love it. I have visions of you being like some masterful old anime character when you get older and have grey hairs and such haha.

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Haha, guess that’s something for me to aspire towards

@PrisPrivate 5 месяцев назад

Love these adventures!! I learned a lot from this one, as always with your videos, and since I live on the other side of the world, a lot of the creatures you feature are new to me!! Those Austrophlugis are so adorable in my opinion… though to a little insect I’m sure they’re absolutely horrifying lmao, they look very similar to the Phlugis we have in the americas, I’m guessing they’re quite closely related

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

They are very close relatives, both belonging to the tribe Phlugidini.

@PrisPrivate 4 месяца назад

@@BugsandBiology That’s awesome!! I’ve heard them referred to as Alien Raptorial Katydids, which is honestly one of the coolest animal names ever

@bugsmetropolis 4 месяца назад

Great video!

@larrymantic2635 5 месяцев назад

So if the rocking motion is to mask the Predatory Katydid’s movement, would that be the same as for the Stickbug?

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Yeah exactly the same

@gazepskotzs4 4 месяца назад

My Boa constrictor does the rocking motion before it strikes.

@NYInsectFinders 3 месяца назад

Just found your channel and subbed. the 32 spotted katydid was a pleasant surprise to see(for me). lotta cool finds, awesome vid.

@BugsandBiology 3 месяца назад

32 spotted katydids are a treat to find for sure. I hear them all the time, but it’s not often that I actually see one.

@MrMickthemonster 4 месяца назад

Hey mate haven't seen a video of yours in a while. I love your videos they're very calming which is what's I need as I'm currently in hospital with the big C word so calming is what I need.. I Also really love your art . That picture of the giant centipede a while back blew holes in my mind. Thanks for being you dude. ❤ PS I really like the mediaeval string music that accompany your videos. It's the icing on the cake.

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

Hope you get well soon, and I’m honoured to know that my videos, of all things, are helping you in this difficult time!

@MrMickthemonster 4 месяца назад

@@BugsandBiology I always wanted to be an entomologist but ended up with boring work instead but really thank you 💙

@Ducatirati 4 месяца назад

Love it

@giirator 4 месяца назад

Have you seen any Acrida conica? they're my grasshoppers here in the Eastern states! (Green Slant face is an awful name)

@BugsandBiology 4 месяца назад

I have seen a couple, or at least something very similar. None too recently though.

@DJLucas-xv7oe 5 месяцев назад

Hexopoda used to be in a subphylum called pancrustacea which also includes crustaceans, but it also used to be in the subphylum uniramia along with myriapods. So are Hexopods more closely related to crustaceans or myriapods?

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Crustaceans

@DJLucas-xv7oe 5 месяцев назад

@@BugsandBiology OK, I also heard velvet worms are a type of arthropod, it that true?

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

They are not, but are among the closest living relatives to arthropods.

@DJLucas-xv7oe 5 месяцев назад

@@BugsandBiology Both groups are in the superphylum ecdysozoa right?

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Yes

@bonelessvegetal818 3 месяца назад

you had to say that to flex on us

@Tactical_Turtwig 5 месяцев назад

"Not anywhere exotic or remarkable" ...My brother in entemology, you live in Australia. For most of globe, You ARE our benchmark for exotic or remarkable animals 😂😂😂😂

@BugsandBiology 5 месяцев назад

Eh, it’s a tad overblown. Basically every continent outside Europe, Antarctica and (maybe) North America has more exotic wildlife than Australia.

@MrMickthemonster 4 месяца назад

Cowboy cosplayer 😂😂😂😂😂 I believe I know who you mean... That was a ballsy comment lest you be sued 😂😂😂 stay brave mate 😂😂😂