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Time to delve back into the wonderful, fascinating world of giant, prehistoric bugs! In this video, we'll be looking at the giant Carboniferous Eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Hibbertopterus. The Carboniferous was ruled by giant creepy-crawlies, ranging from insects the size of birds to millipedes longer than a man is tall, but Hibbertopterus could very well have outweighed them all. And what's more, is that this enormous critter could have been a juvenile version of something even bigger!
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@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Randomly decided to hang my painting of Minas Tirith up to make the backdrop a little less plain. As a side note, if my narration sounds a little off at times, I was a bit sick when recording some of the voiceover.

@katherinekoza6536 Месяц назад

You sounded perfectly fine . Hope you are feeling a bit better now .

@dukethespider Месяц назад

I honestly had no idea, you sounded fine as always, but I am sorry to hear you were sick and I hope you're feeling better.

@timexyemerald6290 Месяц назад

That spider is the one actually speaking. human is just a puppet that is getting controlled by the giant spider on the face

@alexwhite6554 Месяц назад

"giant"

@katherinekoza6536 Месяц назад

🤣🤣🤣

@tikaalik Месяц назад

That is one massive, overgrown Triops. 😅

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Or undergrown, since it could be a juvenile of something even bigger!

@tikaalik Месяц назад

@@BugsandBiology An undergrown, overgrown Triops 😂

@ichthyovenator3351 Месяц назад

Not bad for a turbo-size horshoecrab lookalike. I will say I love the colouration on the Hibbertopterus. Much more interesting than the common browns you usually see. And the odd taxonomy is fitting. Being found so early and immediately being placed as a eurypterine reminds me of how so many theropods were just Megalosaurus at one point.

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Seems to be a recurring theme for animals that were among the first members of their respective groups to be described. Even among modern fauna too, like centipedes all being classified as Scolopendra before other genera were erected.

@ichthyovenator3351 Месяц назад

@@BugsandBiology context seems very much essential. I doubt we’d do better if we didn’t have hundreds of years of science to fall back on. Still funny to think about tho

@FuzzyBunnyofInle Месяц назад

Tell me you're secretly a supervillain,.. without telling me you're a supervillain.

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

It's like what Megamind said: what's the difference between a villain and a supervillain? PRESENTATION!!!

@AdventureswithAmbrose 27 дней назад

13:53 "Drepanopterus pentlandicus...natures precursors to motivational speakers...it's never too late to change..." 🤣

@AdventureswithAmbrose 27 дней назад

🕷Wow! I've never witnessed a spider moult (...just crickets). 🎥Awesome footage! Thank you 🙏🏼

@firelinksunlight9692 Месяц назад

I love these videos so much. Please never stop making them. Ive learned so much and its really stoked my love and appreciation for arthropods

@BugsandBiology 21 день назад

I’ll definitely be keeping the paleo content going! So many fascinating prehistoric arthropods that deserve attention.

@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster Месяц назад

This genus really shows the diversity of "sea scoprions" more like a freshwater non scorpion

@braydancoe3390 Месяц назад

Great content. Thank you from NZ. ❤

@HiveSci Месяц назад

I love this channel so much. You inspire me!!!

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Thanks!

@Alberad08 Месяц назад

Great informative feature! BTW love the background music very much - and off course your little companion.

@NoriSausrus Месяц назад

You have balls of steel I would scream so hard if something ever crawled over my face like that

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

It’s a…unique accessory for sure haha

@petrfedor1851 Месяц назад

Like how moany paleoart just show it with smaller critters crawling all over it.

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Yeah it’s kinda endearing, and honestly very plausible. Plus it makes the whole scene feel more alive, like the animal is part of an actual ecosystem.

@katherinekoza6536 Месяц назад

Excellent video . What living type fish were there in that period ,if any .?

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Early relatives of sharks were around, as were various lobe-finned fishes. Plenty more too.

@katherinekoza6536 Месяц назад

@@BugsandBiology Thanks . Perhaps you could do a video on those sometime too .

@edwardirwin888 Месяц назад

sea arthropods are such a vibe, I wish some of the bigger bois were still around

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

At least we’ve got the Japanese spider crab.

@edwardirwin888 Месяц назад

@BugsandBiology sometimes I feel like all decapod's destinies are to eventually Evolve into crab

@martinkaleczinski9481 4 дня назад

I just adore your face hugging huntsman spider, whats her name?

@user-pq2no7ln4f 21 день назад

great video!

@BugsandBiology 21 день назад

Thanks!

@ericbeeman8717 Месяц назад

When ya find out uluru is a giants heart muscle and ur mind is blown

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

[Citation Needed]

@P.ilhaformosatherium Месяц назад

awwww

@supposedlygreg Месяц назад

Hi I was wondering your taken on Channel like Clint Reptile and Jack Wild life ? I saw your video on Exotic Lair and especially the one on Coyote Peterson (which I agree 100%) I just discover Jack Wild Life Channel about a week ago and as I'm not a Biologist or expert on wildlife I was wondering if he's legit I do like that he does not over dramatize sting or bite video that he make, and I do like the Is This a good PET video from Clint Reptile and the phylogeny video that he make but not being an expert I do not know if those 2 creator are legit and good or if its all BS :) This might sound weird as a question but having 2 little kids I want them to watch good creator and not sensational bs full of mistake and bad editing like Brave Wilderness

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Jack and Clint are both much more reliable sources of info than Coyote. As a matter of fact, I’ll be meeting up with Jack and a few others in the not so distant future.

@supposedlygreg Месяц назад

@@BugsandBiology cool, I hope you guys will have fun and thanks for your reply :)

@bustavonnutz Месяц назад

Clint is a hardcore evolutionist that's prone to confirmation bias (I've done responses to him on my own channel), but when it comes to his actual reptile content he's pretty solid.

@dukethespider Месяц назад

@@supposedlygregif it's any consolation, Jack pokes fun at Coyote a fair bit. He did a video on getting stung by a lot of painful inverts and does not go to the ground and starts like rolling like a leg was dismembered or something.

@supposedlygreg Месяц назад

@@dukethespider haha ok good to know, I know what I will be watching tonight then hehe :)

@jigilub 25 дней назад

Arthropod Pool Cleaners! But not my pool...

@BugsandBiology 24 дня назад

That is honestly such a good description for Hibbertopterus

@yanliwei9300 Месяц назад

Don't know if you'll see this, but I have a question for you. I'm a young Australian who is interested in entomology, and in one of your past videos, you collected a male huntsman spider from the wild so that you could have it breed with your female one. I was wondering if a permit or something similar is required to do such a thing, since it could be an option for me if I want to expand my hobby.

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

You don’t need a permit for huntsmen. But it’s a different case for other inverts, like tarantulas.

@stuckp1stuckp122 Месяц назад

How was it possible for them to get so big? Internal circulation?

@agmuntianu Месяц назад

probably high oxygen availability

@Kevin-hx2ky Месяц назад

@@agmuntianu That was disproven with the existence of Permian griffinflies

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Relatives of Hibbertopterus persisted into the end of the Permian, when oxygen was way lower. Perhaps that sturdy shape, coupled with generally aquatic habits, allowed them to get gigantic without being too hampered by gravity.

@insectilluminatigetshrekt5574 Месяц назад

Do you think it neared the maximum size for arthropods, or could they get bigger?

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

I don’t really know to be honest. The potential size for “adult” Hibbertopterus is enormous judging by those South African trackways.

@insectilluminatigetshrekt5574 Месяц назад

@@BugsandBiology is there any agreed mass estimates for hib?

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

I didn’t really come across any. But it’s pretty safe to assume it’d outweigh both Arthropleura and Jaekelopterus.

@Sal1va Месяц назад

W I D E

@roro-mm7cc 24 дня назад

is that a giant spider on his face?!?! :o

@BugsandBiology 21 день назад

It is indeed haha

@roro-mm7cc 21 день назад

@@BugsandBiology whyyyyyy

@alexanderkelly2517 Месяц назад

The honk is a Yeechalopterus?

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Jaekelopterus

@dukethespider Месяц назад

It took us 5 minutes before you uttered a curse word. Is this a new record? Still, a fascinating specimen. That is also a very well preserved looking fossil, and you could probably make an hour long video with "this was called this but it is more like this or isn't that". Still, great presentation, great pacing and word choices. It didn't feel like 15 minutes at all, and I just wanted to hear more. Also the discussion about taxonomy wasn't boring at all, even if it went over my head (possibly due to sleep deprivation)

@TheLokiBiz Месяц назад

You got something on your face dude lol

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

Yeah thought I felt something. Wasn't sure...

@chazsaw Месяц назад

Do we have much knowledge of what the telson was adapted for on these chunky fuckers?

@BugsandBiology Месяц назад

I can’t really see the telson serving much of a function myself. Didn’t really come across many studies talking about it, although a couple papers were paywalled, so they could’ve included some info I missed.

@chazsaw Месяц назад

I guess it could be as simple as horseshoe crabs - flip yourself over if you wind up on your back, wave it about and hiss if something threatening is nearby.