Oak Tree and Wasp Eggs | Life in the Undergrowth | BBC Studios
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Sir David Attenborough takes a closer look at the weird and wonderful life cycle of the wasp as it lays its egg inside the protective layers of an oak tree. Brilliant images from BBC animal and wildlife show 'Life in the Undergrowth'.
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A tiny wasp with a metal zinc drill head that kills other wasp babies.
That's hardcore.
oh the gaul of it!
Most insects are pretty hardcore, whether its a wasp using a zinc drill to murder other wasps with its own offspring, or a damselfly tearing a spider (that could potentially kill it with a venomous bite) off of its own web. Heck, a lot of beetles even spew out toxic blood as a defense, like blister beetles, which can burn human flesh, forming blisters. It's a shame that they are so hard to notice for most people.
And yet those woke idiots compare us to animals
If David Attenborough narrated my funeral, my mediocre life would instantly become the most meaningful event in all history.
Im with u on this one 😃
How is your life now 8 years later?
@@emilpedersen8739 and how about you 1 year later?
@@johnlaslett5339 pretty good, thanks
a drill with metallic zinc=> terminator wasp
COLLEGER www
It's amazing to me that that last wasp had "a cutting edge of metallic zinc" It's like that Alien film!
Well the reproductive cycle of the xenomorphs was partially inspired by wasps. So that checks out
David Attenborough could narrate anything and make it sound interesting
That second wasp is crazy *^*
Wow...! It boggles the mind. Insects are so unbelievably complex and fascinating, and yet at the same time they're quite simple: just survive and reproduce whichever way you can. But the WAY they go about it is truly amazing.
I wish David Attenborough had been my science teacher when I was at high school.
why would anyone dislike Attenborough videos
the video is blurry
This video has 2 whole pixels you could rub together.
The word he's saying is 'gall' by the way...
Been trying to look for an answer. Thank you.
Omg literally i was dying to know what was he saying.. I thought gaur..
I thought gore
144p?! WHAT YEAR IS IT????
2008, way early when TH-cam was just a new hatchling.
YES thank you
Are you kidding me? There are no cameras in 144 AD.
@BBCStudios, the video quality is dire. 144p might have been passable when you uploaded 14 years ago but Attenborough deserves to be available in 4k.
BBC has enough money to fund "Doctor Who" But dont have the money to get 780p ;-;
I don't think there were a lot of options for video quality in 2008 on TH-cam
+Daniel “Frosty” Watson 720p or 1080p? 780p isn't a thing...
Bro this came out in 2008, which in the time your comment was made, is about 8 years ago...
I am a producer of oak gall from Turkey. But it's the first time that I see how it's happening. Nature is amazing.
That wasp just owned that larva.
the first wasp should sue the second wasp for invasion and destruction of property
murder more like....
dewinmoonl infanticide, no wait, insecticide!
Aguvika exactly
The video is too sharp - it hurts my eyes.
You're not too sharp. The video is fine.
these wasps are incredibly important for pollination of the oak trees and other flowering/fruiting plants as well as being a predator for such insects as aphids.....to kill them is ridiculous and a waste of time as they are very helpful and are not dangerous!
I wish David Attenborough narrated my life
Sir David Attenborough is amazingly narrate the nature
My goodness I had never seen something like this. so many species and so many ways to reproduce and develop, and some totally remarkable ones too. David Attenborough will never dissapoint us,...indeed.
really cool how insects are designed perfectly for this
Well, at least the wasp don't seem to be doing any real harm to the oak tree. The Live Oak's we have here in south TX. mostly seem to propagate from the roots of other Live Oak's, although the acorns do seem to germinate real easy. My little girl (at 6 years old) put about 200 acorns in a jar that she filled with water, & what do you know about 120 of them sported, submerged in the water. I have some seedlings growing right now in a large pot that I'll most likely just be pull up.
ohh mann i lovve this guyy david attenborough .the best ever in nature understandin
well im kind of freaked out now. One time i saw an oak tree and it had these things that looked like giant berries. so i picked one and i opened it up and it had larva inside and i was like WTF but now i realize it looked just like one of the spores you mentoned. SO YA I FEEL REALLY WEIRD NOW.
alt f4 why would you pick it up?
What spores? They are wasps, not fungus.
Galls
Why feel weird? They’re really neat
@Emiliapocalypse Idk I made that comment when I was 11 lol
70 different species?! Each with their own unique gall?! Get the heck outta here!
Wasp invades flower to grow its own larvae only for it to be invaded by another wasp larvae inside out.
How many more layers deep can we go with wasp larvae.
sometimes 4 (Hyper parasitism)
There is actually another type of wasp that preys on the parasitic wasp that killed the gall wasps. Wasp-ception
Thanks for the rec. Went straight there and loved it!!
Wasps : Natures jerks
Dubble Twice circle of life
Yeah seriously why did wasps take such a niche.
wow,it's nature at it's best. amazing footage from bbc once again.
Could you please upload a better quality version of this
Outstanding !!
That was some amazing footage!
You know there's a special called how to make a planet life from light that talks about the origin of plants you should watch/upload it it is one of the best specials that ive ever seen.
The wasp's having sex with the gore at 4:40 LOL
sir david attenborough deserves better than 240p
he's got five more friends
i discovered these videos on youtube and i've been watching them non-stop since then....is there a dvd series for this that i can get?
DVD haha....how times have changed mate.
Long time no see, Mr 240p
why do i ALWAYS feel itchy after wtaching his programs?
i love his voice! lmao
Metallic Zinc!? Frick! That's incredible!
That's amasing. I'm turely astonished
Cordyceps.
Nice video. I love the oak trees
No Problem, always happy to help a fellow documentary lover.There's three other parts of it if you want to watch them. Ive also watched one about human instincts it's called:Human Instincts - BBC Documentary i hope you like it.
Nature is amazing!
DAYUM NATURE!!! YOU SCARY!!!
I wish i could go back to last spring...
We members of this generation are lucky, not very long ago in human history they weren't so lucky. We should be thankful to the scientists and the hardworking people of the past that make it possible for us to live in such a relatively safe World.
Are you serious the world's in chaos and in the process of being destroyed.
That's kind of odd to spend 9 months developing and then only live a few weeks after...
i love the sped up scenes !
Amazing a wasp with a drill. Wonders never cease
Most wasps (and giant sawflies like pigeon tremex) that need to penetrate wood, the ground, or tough plant shells have a drill. Still amazing nonetheless
Incredible !
this is amazing...
David Attenborough confirmed for timelord!
i admit, im a bit under the influence. but that last part, completely baffled me.
Lol, same!
Nothing like boasting about being a wasteoid.
Please upgrade the video resolution!
Personally I wouldn't let that slide but that's just me.
Dear god, these things were all over my backyard a few summers ago. Hate them with a passion.
There's no god. Do your own dirty work.
Villefxx Jesus Christ man it's a common expression.
Hate a bunch of harmless wasps that don't even have a bit of aggression in their tiny bodies, cause no true harm to the trees they make growths on, and spend most of their time licking up nectar from tiny flowers, how do you sleep at night?
this is a beauitful video - can you imagine all the tricks that they had to do to make it this way?
"Okay lets shake the hell out of the branch until these goals fall - okay now lets move the camera down closer to the ground and drop the goals to make them look like they're falling.. ... Okay good, now we wait until spring."
amazing!
OMG IT WAS THE CREEPIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN
David sounds like an easy-going Bane xD
Lol, right you are
haha you have a ghost inside you:P
I am flabbergasted!!
bugs are hella cool
@PiggyPhoo Yup, next time when you get near an insect too, treat them like a person...it's kind of funny. I'm alergic to bees and super scared..lol But when I relax and say "nice bee, I'm your friend bee," and just chill, he lands on me or walks off.
It's always when you panic do they say, "Dumb human i'm stinging your ass" LOLL I bet they know english by now. lol Over this many years of hearing us...lol
As crazy as it may sound it's about the vibes you're putting off. Take a moment to feel out and think about how your energy is with both of those different reactions. If you're relatively calm then they will be as well so long as you haven't done something to put them in fight or flight mode like nearly stepping on them or disturbing their nest or trying to kill them in which case calm vibes most likely won't help you unless they're honey bees.
amaziiing!
It's Sir David so 144p = full HD
Amazing
I can see why they call them galls!
wait, they have zinc tipped drills, im confused...
Yes, they're idiots. Zinc is like the softest metal. My Gall wasps would have titanium tipped spears. Intelligent design my as!
Those wasp with the drill I just watched a video about them a hour ago
You know, we humans are very lucky to have as big a lifespan as we do, we should be extremleu greatful.
Wasp played itself
Order Hymenoptera: Mother Nature's heavy metal phase.
that bug has a metal stinger made of zink!!!!???? holy shit! that's amazing its like wolverine! I wonder if it can deflect bullets.
Quality oh Quality.....
the world is just awesome
-discovery channel
Fascinating, if you say it’s god’s creation then god is crazy and wicked, if you say it’s evolution then just keep watching and be fascinated by this universe
hey which series is this from specifically? ty!
Life in the Undergrowth
INTERESTING.
4:30 lol
Nice
No way... haha, amazing.
144p? really?
I wont dare eating raw fruits out of trees anymore after knowing there are bugs laying eggs and they hatch out to a larva inside the fruit
Anh Quan Chu ignorance is a bliss
Anh Quan Chu Thats just extra protein.
Anh Quan Chu
What’s wrong are you a vegan?
What does that even have to do with the video? These are a bunch of wasps laying eggs in acorns and making them tumorous for the larvae to live in, so unless your eating plant tumors (aka galls) for whatever reason, you shouldn't even be eating eggs or larvae. This has nothing to do with fruit.
there is always a bigger fish
wow
Some galls are prettier than others, but as a group I would rate them at most an 6, or maybe a 8. The fact that the wasp is a genetic engineer I rate a solid 9, and the wasp with a drill is a 10 or 11.
WHO GAVE THIS THUMBS DOWN?!?!?
i wana find some of those gauls and put them in a jar or something (and then wait)
OMG... Oh lord the nature is beyond magical...
IT'S THE CIIIIIIRCLE OF LIIIIIIIIIFE~! And it moves us aalllllll!
Except when we break the cycle by going into extinctiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!
AND IT'S REALLY SCARY
Pretty weird stuff
12.9.20
1:29 reminds me of the ALIEN movies xD
@brbballin well said
wasp > acorn