How do click beetles jump?

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The spring-loaded "click" of a click beetle is one of the most unique ways of jumping in the insect world! Once I heard about how they do it, and the latch they use to power their jump, it immediately became a thing I just had to film in maco slow-motion detail!
For more about these beetles check out these references:
Bolmin et al. (2019) "Latching of the click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) thoracic hinge enabled by the morphology and mechanics of conformal structures" jeb.biologists.org/content/22...
Evans (1972) "The jump of the click beetle (Coleoptera, Elateridae)-a preliminary study" doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1...
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@Ididathing 3 года назад

Amazing footage! I used to play with these as a kid until one clicked up and hit me in the eye

@AntLab 3 года назад

yikes! beetle in the eye is never good.

@alveolate 3 года назад

it's all fun and games until beetle hits back

@riot_baby2296 3 года назад

What are you making now

@grandmacat406 3 года назад

@ugandanleader3180 3 года назад

Yooooo your my favourite RU-vidr

@williamosman 3 года назад

You think one ever tried to jump and it's head ripped off?

@AntLab 3 года назад

natural selection leads to a lot of dead ends. 100% that was one. I was gonna include talking about how the latch has its own special body cavity it goes into. kinda a self-impalement-avoidance hole.

@blazerblast5075 3 года назад

Hey it’s cool to see you here! 👋

@AnAceBrit 3 года назад

Did recommendations lead you here?

@palmchristmastree 3 года назад

@@AntLab very interesting

@jessicaesquivel2057 3 года назад

maybe

@ununun9995 2 года назад

The way insects evolve to have mechanics close to that of a mech fascinate me.

@hollow6189 2 года назад

I always think of bugs as like biological machines or robots

@paneuropa9486 2 года назад

Lol it’s engineering by a designer. This action only works in its full state, thinking this was produced by gradual unguided mutations to suddenly have a function is delusional.

@ununun9995 2 года назад

@@paneuropa9486 And when did that supposed designer did it?

@paneuropa9486 2 года назад

Is that supposed to be an argument suggesting that unguided mutations can magically build a function such as this? Keep in mind, these creatures would go extinct if they couldn’t flip themselves over... but somehow over “millions of years” they survived without it to one day have such a flip over feature. Stupid.

@umamifan Год назад

@@paneuropa9486 This is the part that I can never wrap my head around... Things just work way too perfectly with each other. It's like they were given attributes by an intelligent being... It's just so hard to conceptualize all of these animals evolving into a perfect ecosystem where everything falls into place with everything else!!

@scottblues2332 3 года назад

Imagine if it goes through all of that and just lands on its back lol

@aisu8481 3 года назад

*Lands on tails 5 times* FFFUUUUUUUU-

@chillmushroom6016 3 года назад

Lol was finding a comment

@mrdude88 2 года назад

Or it lands on its legs and a human picks it up and flip it upside down again. I know that’s what I did as a kid.

@tekashimaahshiha647 2 года назад

I had one in my room that would jump everywhere when I try to sleep

@littleamig0 Год назад

I literally did this today 😭 it was on my wall so I tried to trap it but it was so close to the corner of the wall that it escaped my tin can and flinged itself. I felt uneasy bc it was right above my bed so I shook my blanket until I found it but it just kept jumping in the can.. finally found what it really was tho and it’s pretty cool

@edojap 3 года назад

I can’t wrap my head around the fact this channel doesn’t have at least 1M subs. The quality of your videos is absolutely amazing and i’m so excited everytime i see a new one has come out.

@oliviagreen7423 3 года назад

It's a well kept secret, I only found out about this channel through another science one. I'm very happy because I was missing out and the stupid algorithm never recommended it to me😕

@AntLab 3 года назад

thanks! glad you dig the videos!

@alveolate 3 года назад

give your lineage a couple thousand years and you'll evolve a way to wrap your head around it xD

@angelfigueroa310 2 года назад

People too busy watching stupid people doing stupid things on tik tok

@verlissescott4811 2 года назад

No no no Shinobi

@ScareFest 3 года назад

I’ve always though the clicking was a way of scaring predators. I’ve seen people freak out because it was so unexpected. My cats will also play with them but when the beetle clicks and flies up they run away

@supersaiyancommenter 2 года назад

I love your pfp

@tekashimaahshiha647 2 года назад

When my cats would see them they would try and eat them

@huntera4825 3 года назад

I love this channel. As a kid I would catch these little guys and it’s awesome seeing the mechanics of how it all works. Thanks and keep up the excellent work.

@MiltonFahrtFahrrad 2 года назад

A Few weeks ago, i had one in my livingroom. I were really Happy to have this Special guest:)

@Agos735 3 года назад

This guy is seriously underrated. Videos are high quality and kept short and simple. And not to mention, I learn more here than in most lectures XD

@sassafrassanid5718 2 года назад

This channel has opened my eyes to how the most graceful of insects seem incredibly dopey when examined this closely. Fantastic work

@StefanMilo 3 года назад

This footage is amazing. Great job as always!

@dindon6947 3 года назад

I wish I had listened to my younger self and had studied entomology instead of being an unemployed journalist. Well, at least I have Ant Lab.

@Jasekingg 2 года назад

should've went the biology route

@THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1 3 года назад

I worked with these little fellas (members of oophorini and pyrophorini, mostly) at undergraduate research. Some of these members glow to attract mates and warn predators. The intensity of the glow can vary depending on the proximity of the predator.

@chrisgenovese8188 2 года назад

When I finally saw the spring being set in their body, it was truly an ah-ha moment! Thanks man!

@mikehazelwood6106 2 года назад

I grew up in a large, noisy city and after high school, moved to rural Appalachia! A few months later, I moved to a remote farmhouse where it's "absolutely silent" at night! One night I woke up to a faint ticking sound, much like an old type clock or watch! I got up and after looking for a few minutes, found a Click But, trying again and again to "right itself!" No matter how high it flipped, it always landed on it's back! After a few minutes, I carefully scooped it up and tossed it outside to regain my bedroom's silence!

@SamCyanide 2 года назад

Love this thing, flips over, freaks out for a second then just hucks itself into orbit

@scary7172 2 года назад

this is actually the best videography of insects i've ever seen

@ItsToXxy 2 года назад

I used play with these when I was little. Was always amazed how high they could jump.

@psalm302 3 года назад

I remember playing with these so much as a kid the ones in my area always have green glow in the dark lights on there backs

@chaseosborne595 3 года назад

Wrong bug dude

@psalm302 3 года назад

chase osborne they are called cocuyo not the same but still a click beetle and very similar they glow in the dark a weird green color. cocuyo

@WithASideOfTibbs 2 года назад

@@chaseosborne595 They're right though, it's a genus of click beetle called Pyrophorus. They usually have two bioluminescent green spots that never stop glowing on part of their thorax. They're very pretty insects. :)

@0Firstfall0 2 года назад

This is an amazing video! Everything is well filmed, explained and caught in slow motion. Perfect!

@crayder1100 Год назад

Idk how I've never seen these before but last night my cats had found one in the living room. I could hear it clicking from across the house. When I went to investigate I found my cats searching for it, pushing it gently with their paws, waiting for it to pop, then searching again. Great cat toys!

@aisu8481 3 года назад

“Alright nice and easy” *pancake catapults into ceiling* “Hm. Spatula next time.”

@socool1216 2 года назад

You thought you did something didn't you🤔😭😐💀

@aisu8481 2 года назад

@@socool1216 why you have a towel under your hat

@captainmimiandtheinvisiblecrew 3 года назад

I always wondered about these little guys, thank you for the wonderful footage and explanation! so glad I found this channel

@prashantjha164 3 года назад

Don't stop making these kind of videos !! Thanks..... love from India

@BC-zw2wz 3 года назад

Thank you for producing this engaging content Dr. Smith! I have never been so intrigued by insects until I started watching your videos.

@warriorx90 2 года назад

Thanks Weevil Underwood! I looked up your video because there was one of these under my desk. I also remember playing with these as a kid. They never clicked up and hit me in the eye, though.

@jimfowler5930 3 года назад

Simply stunning: each of your videos. Thank you sir.

@nacachola1 3 года назад

Great content/edition/quality of images!

@FolksingerFitness 2 года назад

Loving this channel. Insects are truly amazing!

@vDuzz 3 года назад

This channel is criminally underrated!

@rade-blunner7824 3 года назад

I only just now noticed, but nice colour choices for the backgrounds/text on your past few videos, spices things up a little.

@DahnHuan 3 года назад

I found out about these things after one fell in my hair at 27 lol bout 3 years ago. Living where I do. I’m surprised I’ve never seen them before. Used to be a big kid growing up lol

@Drainhair Год назад

These beetles are so interesting, thank you for the shots!

@kevinjefferey9792 Год назад

Ive always loved these beetles. Played with them every time i saw one.

@gergelybuday7433 3 года назад

Amazing video, as always! Keep up the good work!

@stivcdl 3 года назад

I love your channel so much. Your content is amazing! I avoid watching it while I'm eating, though.

@Spectrulus 3 года назад

Wow. I had never seen not appreciated the mechanisms of these beetles before. The slow motion footage was, as usual for this channel, incredible. Would you be able to get some footage of something like a house fly's wings moving at a close up view like that to see the patterns it makes?

@yuukisama2001 2 года назад

I always found these insects fun to examine as a child. I never would have imagined there being more to their character.

@finophile Год назад

I've been exploring your great videos. Great flight slowmotion work in some of the others too. The macro work is also very well done. However what really prompted me to comment was you appear to be wearing a Seiko SNK805 which really has become an iconic field watch in the Seiko community. Thanks again for your great posts. Informative and entertaining. This is what RU-vid should be for

@johnarmon7818 Год назад

Love your work!! Very interesting and fun learning!

@franciscopaz5952 3 года назад

what a wonderful video, Adrian!!

@idid1866 3 года назад

Cool to see their mechanism so close!

@marifalk9804 2 года назад

Great videos! You are great to listen to and to learn with!

@justinandrus6731 2 года назад

I always thought it was the spurs on the side of their head that they used as a latch mechanism I never realized it was underneath him that was very informative and very interesting I love the con tent that you’ve been putting out lately please continue to do so as I am a huge fan of entomology

@DwaynedPearce 2 года назад

Love how he struggles of a min then is like "**** this" then blasts off

@lunarmadness1483 5 месяцев назад

I caught one of these when I was a kid. It was so interesting studying how it could spring itself.

@stvoodoo 3 года назад

Seriously, fascinating video!

@correctog3836 3 года назад

Your work is beautiful, blessings.

@andreiisnardis8575 Год назад

Amazing! Your work is great! Thank you for sharing it.

@AX-11 3 года назад

Came here when I found one of your fire ant videos in my recommended. And I stayed for the awesome footage and interesting ant facts. I don't understand how you produce content on par with other educational youtubers, yet you only have 25K subs???

@Atkinsfan 3 года назад

Exceedingly interesting. Good work !!

@goldenmeerkat2166 Год назад

I looked up clicking beetle after i started hearing a strange repeating clicking noise in my room. I walked towards the source of the noise and saw one of these beetles trapped in a web and being attacked by a spider, trying to “click” itself away to safety

@Based_Face 3 года назад

This channel is AWESOME!!! You deserve a lot more subs.

@AntLab 3 года назад

Thanks!

@h0yj0y 3 года назад

love your channel!!!

@ronellepatterson4176 Год назад

I just saw a black and white one the other day in my garden. Fascinating 😮

@stargazermg 3 года назад

I loved these little guys when I was a kid!

@bakhtiyar94 2 года назад

Thanks you for your channel, and yoursel.

@tonytaylor7678 2 года назад

Thank you - excellent video

@mcnm Год назад

Thanks for sharing!

@fuzzprobably 2 года назад

i learned about click beetles when one woke me up in the middle of the night by flying right by my ear, hitting my cheek, falling on its back, and clicking. scared the crap outta me. great video!

@KetanPatil 3 года назад

thank you so much for making this video 👍🏼

@mastergamers6057 11 месяцев назад

So interesting all you're formats! School could really be more interesting with you're amazing insight! Thanks for sharing!

@BlamBlam80 3 года назад

I love you videos, fascinating

@alwade24 21 день назад

Very cool video!

@ulrikchristiansen 3 года назад

This is a great channel!!

@tomthomas5891 3 года назад

great video mate you really deserve a million subscriber

@ZombieB 2 года назад

Thanks for the information

@joejoefasho4267 3 года назад

I wish I was able to see it click in full speed, also what it sounds like

@AntLab 3 года назад

yeah, that would have been a good scene to include. On the other hand, that's what the rest of the click beetle videos on RU-vid are for!

@purrjenny1 3 года назад

I have never heard of these before. Cool

@madisonphillips3380 3 года назад

Awesome video

@wednesday567 2 года назад

i love this channel

@Gottacacheemalll 3 года назад

That’s the best kip up I’ve ever seen!

@CMZneu 3 года назад

great video!

@GandalfTheTsaagan 3 года назад

This might be my favourite vid only because my cat is sitting on my desk while I watch this and he seems very amused by the beetles going up and down, given how he stares at them as they go

@ericmoore3174 3 года назад

Nice work

@teresamcnulty8471 Год назад

Yes...I also used to play with these.

@williamsurname4669 2 года назад

I've seen these in my house. I put them outside because I didn't want to step on them, but I found them fascinating. Thank you for making my brain smart.

@washedout8055 2 года назад

Great video

@jnotyourbusiness1798 3 года назад

Keep it up!!! Love it!!!

@ahmedalaouibenzakroum5525 Год назад

Merci beaucoup pour cette belle vidéo. C'est très instructif. 👍👍👍👍❤️

@erinh4443 2 года назад

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!! I wish I had a video of what prompted me to look this up because I’m sure it was entertaining- I’ll now be putting horror movie scream on my resume! One of these guys was in an outdoor ashtray I was cleaning out and I thought it was dead then “pop” and it was flying at my face! But I had questions about that sound it made- and this was very interesting!!

@justsomepersononyoutube9271 3 года назад

You deserve to have 100k subs

@Ifelloffmydino 3 года назад

Best channel on youtube!

@dreadedkitty980 3 года назад

Love the videos. Just got a new sub.

@angelfigueroa310 2 года назад

This is awesome

@katcruz876 Год назад

I keep a Headlight Elator beetle i caught in my back yard as a pet i really love the little guy. his name is Click and he has a great sense of humor and knows im not a threat to him anymore.

@maxwellmulholland1078 6 месяцев назад

Amazing channel, i loved this video, but i was hoping to see a real time comparison, im sure i wouldnt see much, but it wouldve been nice to see

@ericschmitz5119 3 года назад

These little guys are just so dang cool! "Click beetle" has been used many times as a crossword clue, BTW. (The answer is "dor," IIRC.) I just now found one on my desk, and had to look it up. Fascinating how they do this!

@AdroitJake 2 года назад

A new fan I am! 🤙

@amora45617 3 года назад

The ones I played with would light up neon green. Beautiful at Night

@Shadobanned4life 2 года назад

Cool vid !!

@eddyram4932 3 года назад

We have some of these in Cuba. We call them Cocullos and they also light up. They have two light points on the first half of their back just before the second half of their thorax.

@tekashimaahshiha647 2 года назад

I been wondering how they jumped and this vid help

@mazen747 3 года назад

Amazing

@patrickd3992 2 года назад

Fascinating creature. I have a popping insect in my room right now, it's popping continuously since an hour. Then, I searched on Google "Popping insect" then I got on this video. Not sure if it's the same beetle. But it looks kinda similar. The more you know.

@lilukie 3 года назад

Dope video

@theleasthigh Год назад

I thought i had imagined playing with these little guys as a kid.

@randyjones3565 7 месяцев назад

When I was a child, we would set a plastic cup ( with a hollow / rimmed edge) on top of the beetle. It would click and the cup would amplify the sound.

@Daniel.E.S 3 года назад

Finally a new video😀, I’m a really big fan of yours😁 When I was a small kid, I was always wondering how they jump, now I know😉 Keep on making your amazing videos🙂