Um, caterpillars can't have babies, they are babies themselves. So, that green caterpillar probably just died from starvation or from the mealworms. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(oh Ik but I’m saying I “love” how she “thinks” It’s a butterfly still, And “not a” maggot) (Editor: Not tryna be rude or nun Just making things easier and clear❤️)
There also… wait for it… in oatmeal 😮 there called mealworms because they would get into the grain meals… and in the us there eggs are still on the oats sold to consumers
And getting milkweed pods in the hopes that the caterpillar will grow into a monarch... when you "found it on a strawberry" ... I didn't think it was possible for someone to sound so dumb with such confidence
Those are called mealworms. They don’t turn into butterflies, they turn into small Beatles which is still cool because they are small, they can’t fly, and they won’t harm you. holy crap not trying to be that person but THIS IS THE MOST LIKES IVE EVER GOTTEN
@@yasminamani1104 it actually is they’re actually pretty good in the market too, they can be sold as little treats for reptiles, small rodents and birds, they’re quite high in proteins and fat, hell even humans can eat them! though it’s kinda gross
Those are mealworms dear. Mealworms are the young of beetles (larvae stage). Like butterflies, they also undergo metamorphosis. A very distinct difference between them is that the mealworms are brown (beige and white when moulting) and have 6 legs near the head; while caterpillars come in different colours (commonly green) and have 6 legs and prolegs. Mealworms actually a bit more safer to touch than caterpillars ( considering I used put them in my hand and play with them sometimes) For mealworms, you can feed them oats, apples, carrots, etc. Separate the mealworms in different stages, otherwise the larvae or adult beetle may damage or even eat the pupae (though I doubt it's likely, but you know, just in case) Remember to set the beetles free (or just let them die) Edit: ok wait I have likes and comments? Unexpected, but thank u Edit 2: omg 1.2k likes? Tsym
We had a cup of meal worms that got pushed way in the back and sat there for too long. One of them managed to make it to being an adolescent(?) beetle. Our manager kept him and named him jeffrey😅
They looks like mealworms, they typically sell them in pet store to feed to reptiles like lizards. They are high in fat and protein. Hopes that helps ❤ Edit: wow that’s a lot of likes, I know been like 2 months but still a lot. Thank you ☺️ hope everyone has a good day
Why educate someone who is falsely educated others and passing it as oh I didn’t know. We are in the internet age and they can’t do a simple google search. Or they do this on purpose to get reactions? Which is even more sad for views
Those are mealworms, usually known for lizard/reptile food. They form into a cocoon, then coming out as a large beetle. They have lots of fat and protein, making good feeders. Hope this helped
And at no point in their entire lifecycle or evolution, do they have a green stage. So the mealworms she showed have nothing to do with the bug 🐛 on the strawberries 🍓
The green one is actually the larvae of a hoverfly, also known as flower flies. They're beautiful colorful nectar feeding flies which also serve as pollinators. Usually yellow or orange and a dark apposing color and generally striped. However, as larvae they're carnivores, predators which feed on aphids and other small soft bodied insects. So all around they're beautiful little insects that are beneficial in the garden for a lot of reasons, not to mention they're just cool and beautiful. The brown ones are mealworms, the larvae of a type of darkling beetle.
Scary maybe there was eggs in oats already..rhey turn into a beetle. Im not sure what her lid looked like but it probably didn't have beetle sized holes for an adult to come lay eggs in it
Girl thinks she can make viral content from buying feeders at the reptile store 🤷♀️ Next she's gonna find a mouse that grows up to be a rat and then metamorphoses into a guinea pig.
I believe this is actually an old video, but before she showed that she previously was raising mealworms in that container, but took them out. The comments quickly pointed out that she probably had just missed some mealworms 😅 not some transformation situation
Jessie, as a bug lady myself, i am begging u to do research before plopping bugs places 😭 ur out here feeding and growing invasive species, feeding them native plants, and GUESSING whether or not they eat certain things... for my sake and for my SANITY i am begging. Google is your friend . I promise it wont hurt you.
It's not even like it's a difficult thing to ask if someone 😭 if you can clip together and post a video ON THE INTERNET your not incapable of researching this information first. Granted...I've already seen a few videos she's researched information incorrectly on.
@@mariasusanebrao7086 well that's what you get for asking google for medical advice instead of going to the doctor because of course it's gonna screw that up a bit there's no way for you to get a 100% medically accurate diagnosis from google no matter how hard you try and that isn't even completely due to misinformation and lies it's because it's a complicated algorithm and your symptoms can easily line up with something more serious maybe you might even accidentally be leaving out crucial symptoms without thinking their vital for your google diagnosis google as a search engine also doesn't have access to your medical records and your family history you'll never be able to get a proper diagnosis from something that was never trained properly to give you that as well as lacking the resources to do so in the first place and this by no means invalidates their entire search engine as a whole it's quite easy to research about other things and have google be right this youtuber could've and should've did such a thing before raising them as If they was butterflies
god I thought there was a demon in my computer unrelated in the video, just causally chilling watching what I was, & this was the time they decided to say something.
Hello! I’m a chicken, and leapord gecko owner. Those worms are called mealworms and will actually turn into Beatles and not butterflies. I hope this helps! ☺️
They’re mealworms, and they turn in to Beatles. Also, caterpillars have legs all the way down their body; not just six at the front. They also move very differently.
This is so cute. She really tried so hard and used all her knowledge to figure out how to care for these guys. Even if that caterpillars diet was strawberries and not oats, the mealworms came from the oats themselves, and neither the caterpillar nor the mealworms eat milkweed like monarchs. The effort and passion was definitely there even if knowledge of entomology wasn't. You go girl, your enthusiasm will go a long way and all you need is some research! You will go far! 💞
this girls treating bugs that look nothing like caterpillars , giving them what butterflies need to reproduce, and expecting them to cocoon and turn into monarch butterflies?
Those little tan “caterpillar* is actually a mealworm! They reproduce fast and can be used as snacks for birds or reptiles Also when they grow up they grow into black beetles
Girl thinks they're gonna turn into butterflies when in reality, they're just superworms that your lizards eat, they dont turn into butterflies, but in fact, small sized beetles.😂
Couple things to keep in mind: • caterpillars cannot have babies • dry grains like the oats are irresistibly appetizing to darkling beetles in both their imago and larval stages • unless youre dealing with linen moths or pantry moths, caterpillars tend to need moisture-rich food. Fresh leaves have this quality, dry oats do not. • caterpillars need different plants depending on their species. Something that works for monarchs won't necessarily work for anything else. And finally • that caterpillar is absolutely a hoverfly larva. They're carnivores that eat aphids.
@@Alyssiathetribehybrid op didn't talk Abt the mealworms, they're talking about the caterpillars? The mealworms just kind of joined, they didn't replace the larvae
@@h-town1346 I just watched the actual full length video she made , she does realize they're mealworms but at the end of the video she still claims the mealworms are the caterpillars babies??
@@spoof2062 Maybe the oatmeal? It's possible for them to infest oatmeal when it's initially being processed, so it's important to keep your oatmeal in a platic container so they don't chew through the bag and infest other dry goods, like cereal, rice, flour, etc. I had weevils infest my cabinent one time and it was a pain to get them out 😒 I could have technically eaten them, but I'm not exactly fond of injesting wriggly critters 😅
@@lavender_bee103 it's a joke, and I said that because her channel often has videos like this one, where she takes something out of nature or tries to grow things.
for the uninitiated, those are mealworms. they're not the biggest meat eaters but they do occasionally snack on each other, and probably wouldn't hesitate to snack on a smaller, slower insect...
That's not a rat-tailed maggot. Drone fly maggots are light to dark brown and have a long tail like structure, that's why they're called rat-tailed maggots.
@@jeanknight2497 not ALL droneflies have aquatic larvae, alot of their close relatives, their family and sister tribes have terrestrial maggots that feed upon Aphids, rat tailed maggots are pretty anatomically identical to their terrestrial aphid eating relatives except for the long tail which is the breathing tube.
Those “baby caterpillars” look a lot like meal worms which are sold as food for lizards, geckos, etc… When they grow up they pupate and turn into beetles which breed and start the life cycle all over. The caterpillar that you found on the strawberry most likely died🙁. Also (as far as I know) monarch caterpillars are the only species that eat milkweed, and that caterpillar was definitely not a monarch, so even if the caterpillar was still alive it would have needed some other food source than milkweed and oats. Love your vids❤
@@0mgcas299 superworms, mealworms, and anything in that category are the larval stage of darkling beetles. Darkling beetles and their larvae all belong to the same genus, and the larvae of all of these are classified as mealworms. King size, superworms, whatever. They’re all just different species or breeds of darkling beetles and are all mealworms.
actually, those are mealworms, and you will not end up with beautiful butterflies, but instead, many Darkling Beetles. To prepare for them, you will need to get a separate container because they will eat your mealworms. In a separate container, put some dead leaves, and some fruit. I'm sure you will be a very good darkling beetle mother. Hope this helps!!☺😉
Those actually are not caterpillars, but they are still a larva! They are beetle larva and if you ever had a reptile in a bio active enclosure they are actually good for cleaning the animal waste and dead plants in the environment.
I believe, those are meal worms. Seeing that stage in a couple of weeks they'll turn into little meal worm beetles and they'll eat greens, decaying plants, and fungi. So if you're trimming fungi off of a plant or something, that's how they can still prove useful once they're out of the larvae stage :). Hope this helps and ur beetles will be here soon. Please update
Also, they will eat thoes things before maturing. While oats make a good bedding and food source if you plan on using them as reptile food its reccomended you give them a peice of a carrot or something to kinda "gutload" them.
Those are the larvae of the darkling beetle (typically called mealworms) If you want to raise them, give them a nice moist and wet area like under some piece of bark
"Larvae of the darkling beetle" sounds like something a boss would spawn in a battle Also mealworms are a great food for things like lizards and guinea hens
Always put your berries in a salt/water solution to clean them. You'll be shocked at the amount of bugs and stuff that comes out. Alternatively if you are washing to eat later only wipe them with a damp cloth until ready to eat because strawberries are like sponges and will soak up excess water making them less sweet & tasty!
The oats had mealworm eggs on them. that's why you must freeze the oats for three or four days before using them. Other bugs are also most likely on the oats too.
@@uncletrashero I've seen some people here hypothesize that it was a hoverfly larva, and it looks like that. The larvae eat aphids and the adults are pollinators.
Those brown things you get later are mealworms. Idk what that green larva was that you picked off the strawberry, but it definitely wasn't a mealworm larva. We had a mealworm farm for a few years and we never had any of them come out green with non-segmented bodies like that. Newly hatched mealworms just look like smaller mealworms. They also turn into beetles, not butterflies lol.
Also different butterflys have different host plants and monarch caterpillars are yellow and black, you might need to figure out what its going to turn into, it could even be a moth caterpillar
If I remember correctly, the only butterfly that eats milkweed is the Monarch. The reason is because milkweed is poisonous to birds, which is why so many species of butterflies try to mimic the look of a monarch. But milkweed is poisonous to all other butterflies.
Interestingly enough, I remember somewhere that mealworms can actually be found in most batches of oatmeal. Their eggs are transported with the oatmeal and although it doesn’t happen often, sometimes, under certain conditions, the eggs have the possibility to hatch which I believe is what happened here
One time i found a "moving booger" on the ground when i was like 7 so I put it in a small jar with some leaves and it formes a cacoon. Had him for a couple weeks and when he finally came out he was a beautiful moth. I named him silky, saddly my Chihuahua thought it snack time. RIP little silky
Please do not harvest milkweed seed pods if they are not brown and split open with a gentle squeeze! The seeds are not ready until that stage, and they will be a dark brown colour with white hair tufts when ready.
So those aren't the same little buggers, the first one could have been a butterfly, but oats have unhatched eggs, that hatch in the right temperature. So putting the oatmeal out like that gave the eggs a good chance to survive. What you're gonna get is Beatles, and they probably ate your little green guy 🩷
Is this fake? Someone who has at least some knowledge on plants and knows how to Google would not feed oats to a caterpillar. That poor guy died. Most caterpillars have very specific host plants. If you found it on strawberries, feed it strawberries and strawberry leaves.
