MEALWORMS VS WHOLE WATERMELON
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2022
- We already have seen mealworms eating various things, like apples, oranges, cucumber, but I was curious if they could handle a whole watermelon. This wasn't an easy task, because you can't just fill up a bathtub with mealworms and drop a watermelon in it. That way the ones on the bottom would suffocate, and basically, only your top 1 inch (or so) layer would be live mealworms, the rest would be just laying on the bottom. So if I can make only a maximum 1-inch thick layer of mealworms can they possibly finish a whole watermelon, - I was wondering. Just like as with the McDonald's cup experiment, no one has ever tried to feed a whole watermelon to mealworms, so in order to find out the results, I needed to do it myself. I must say I wasn't too surprised.
Next to the mealworms vs whole watermelon time-lapse, I also added some other clips you asked for in the comments, such as mealworms eating lemon, octopus, salmon, and coconut. You didn't ask for it, but since these worms enjoy live greenery, I fed them a pea plant too.
I'm glad I can also show you the hatching process of these small creatures in macro. That part was very interesting to me.
Another small update-slash-news, I'm forced to use watermarks on my time lapses from now on. I didn't want to, because in my opinion, it takes away from the experience, but I also have to protect my time lapses from people who take it without permission and act like it was theirs.
I considered the framing of every clip, so the watermark is not obstructive, I hope you will still enjoy my videos.
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Interestingly, when the melon started to smell, the mealworms most of the mealworms tried to keep their distance from it. Who would have thought even they can be "disgusted" by rotten fruits.
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Maggots: hey owner are you gonna make a video today?
Owner: yes
Maggots: oh boy whats today's meal?
Owner: today's meal is..... (Insert food here)
Owner: Today's food is... (instert food here I just gave them yesterday)
Mealworms: pls don't
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@@PhotoOwl Are you from south Africa? The spar logo on the lemon might have given you away if you are😅
I just realized, this dude LITERALLY has to do like 45 time lapses at the SAME time, so that when it’s done after 100-200 days, he still has videos to release consistently 😂 Mad respect
Orrr he anticipated and recorded plenty of videos before starting TH-cam and now just releasing them slowly
@@asjan8914 nah
The most experiments he has had at once is 22
we need an AMA with this guy
Thats a lot of cameras...
For some reason it didn't occur to me that mealworms also underwent metamorphosis. I just assumed they were bred to be mealworms forever.
Just about every bug does this
Some are i think. Or maybe my teacher took care of them wrong
@@reneablackheart9563 Your teacher probably did, these are all the same species and can’t skip the metamorphosis part.
@@monarchatto6095 ah
Nah, our class grew mealworms in grade 2, it was really interesting to see the whole metamorphosis happen, my batch had a pupa that just jumped around the whole time, idk why, the good ol’ days .
It was really nice of them to rebuild the plant after they ate it.
Mad respect.
Luckily I'm alone, people think I was crazy if they saw me laughing like an idiot alone.
watermelon reveal at 5:04 was insane cannot imagine what it must've been like to be one of those worms
God has graced us with a feast - the wormy bois
It would be like eating a planet.
@@twistedyogert or like eating a building
Smelly...
Some of them got crushed
seeing the death of a fruit is a bit melon-choly ..
oh my god
badum-tsss
😂😂 simple yet effective
it's definitely a seedy situation
Haaaaaaaa😩
You should weigh the worms before and after they eat and calculate the difference in total weight including the food.
Bet it’d be the same as the meal worms+food after…
@@Fetidaf weight would decrease because of water loss
@@unspun1YT And CO2
@@Obama_OReilly and energy
I never knew what mealworms turned into, thank you for showing us!
this is every bit as horrifying and interesting to watch as i expected
10/10
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@@gulpbiys5705 why do you send links
Right, how long does it take to dispose of a body?
@@diRecTorUNBEKNOWNST CRIKEY! I don't want to know that mate
i liked when the mealworms were so grateful for the food that they built you an entire pea plant from scratch :)
Good one 😁
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It’s so wholesome ☺️☺️
I'm going to have a mealworm farm so they can make me some pea plants. Kind of like Santa's elves.
He is so kind he even got another slice of watermelon bc the other had mould just so these tiny creatures could exist we need more people like this
8:00 casually scoops up mealworms with the coconut shell😅
There's something mesmerizing about the start where the beetle is spasming while jazz music plays, really need more of those lol.
Then read Metamorphosis to jazz
looks like they're trying to wriggle out of a sleeping bag...😂
What's with the booty porn pic
My brain: it's disgusting
My eyes: wow amazing
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Omg me. Looks like my other self posted this.
SO TRUE
*Jesus loves you*
Imagine how many of them died when the watermelon tilted over even just a little bit🤣🤣🤣
For me it's the other way around 😂
My brain:wow amazing
My eyes:ew disgusting
Btw luv this channel...great content....🔥
4:16 they even eat the sticker 😂😂😂
The smooth jazz and nice lighting really helped with the disgust and visceral fear I was feeling. 10/10
1:00 i like when that bug is walking at the 100,000 subscribers
I love how they even eat the sticker on the lemon. They're such hungry little guys.
"I EAT STICKERS ALL THE TIME DUDE!"
those are edible stickers
There is no way i read that as “they sat at the stick of the mellon“ I NEED MY GLASSES 😭😭
dont worry because mealworms can digest plastic
@@freal8813 why don't we just ship all of them to the great pacific garbage patch
Would it be possible to film on glass or on a see through platform so we can get a bottom view of theealworms eating from the bottom?
great idea!
Ooo that's a cool idea
That's going to be a lot of shit you would be looking through
There is a high probability that it will happen that after a while only the faeces, all the dirt of the organisms will be visible. Other than that, worms crawling.
@@daugilenegile squeegee...
So sweet of you to want to avoid harming them, and thank you for showing their beetle stage in the beginning--these are truly beautiful and cute creatures!!! 😊
Hella nutritious and tasty to!
Are you kidding me? These are just bugs. They're not cute or beautiful. They're just pests that need to be dealt with. And as for not wanting to harm them, that's just ridiculous. They're not even worthy of being considered living beings. They're just a nuisance that needs to be eliminated. So don't try to act like you're some kind of animal lover just because you don't want to hurt these things. You're just deluding yourself.
@@senseiwu7814 You seriously spent time writing this?
@@chinesecabbagefarmer Of course I did. Your ignorance and refusal to listen to facts and reasoning deserves a proper response. It's not my problem that you can't handle the truth and choose to bury your head in the sand like an ostrich. Wake up and open your eyes to the world around you. And no, I'm not going to waste my time repeating myself for the hundredth time. If you can't be bothered to read and comprehend what I've already written, that's your problem, not mine.
@@senseiwu7814 You have got to be joking.
I raised a small colony of mealworms and darling beetles before, I always amazed me how fast a few could eat a slice of carrot.
3:45 justice for that one mealworm that didn’t make it
Thought of that too... Poor guy
He eats them
Question: are the meal worms that you used in each separate experiment the same group or do you have differnt cultures of meal worms that are used in separate experiments?
Yeah that one's pretty witty ngl. Pin this one.
He probably has multiple groups for each setup so that he can film multiple timelapses at the same time. Otherwise he would need to take more than two months for each video. But that doesn't mean he doesn't reuse the mealworms after done filming one video
@@HercadosP yeah probably.
Mayne he could put an human flesh to his experiments
@@propriedadeprivadaeroubo4598 mayne.. just mayne.
These are the happiest most well-fed mealworms in existence
4:19 "yum, have you tried some of this sticker label, it has a premium taste*
Call me weird, but the way how that worm at 1:43 is munching on his tentacle actually looks kinda cute.
Yeah
Yeah, up close they're cute little bugs.
You’re weird. Lmao
The worms aren't actually that bad. It's the beetles that are. As they can fly.
the worm said nyom nyom nyom
2:28 idk why but the way he just brushed the mealworms out of the way is so funny to me
Awwww 🥰 It’s strangely wholesome to see you take such good care of the lil squirmy wormies ❤
Me: ew, that's disgusting
Also me: watches every single video
6:46 when I open my favourite meal box in front of friends
That's a good one
0:25 the beetle on the floor after i flip it over
I wouldn't mind coming back as a mealworm in this guys collection 😂 I'd at least have ONE great meal before I die as a mealworm, lol.
6:58 love how the watermelon just falls 💀
2:50 rip plant. died from infinite amounts of tickly mealworms.
F
some of the best camera work I've ever witnessed. impressive, sir!
This was awesome to watch. I loved the watermelon portion.
At this point, these little guys are our friends too. Thanks for feeding them & keeping them safe. Who knew mealworms liked octopus & salmon 😂
Looks like they eat anything... Even the stickers. They were fighting over the sticker
They probably die and in every video its new ones
You could say they like a good meal.
i guess they just eat anything
They eat anything (hence the obvious name). They are called "MEALWORMS" for a reason.
2:26 the balls to do that without gloves bro, damn
frr
Enjoying a delicious bowl of cold chow mein while watching this. Great stuff!!
I really respect your restraint. If I were you, I couldn’t stop myself from squishing them all immediately
4:49 he has the balls the size of jupiter to even touch that wihout gloves
More like the sun
@@AfrosCanBeCool more like Vega
My friend sent me a speeded up version of this, knowing full well that I absolutely hate worms-
But good job! I gotta say this is a really interesting experiment :D
That's funny :) Thanks
Really? Hope you're kidding.
If not, you couldn't adjust the playback speed yourself?
As much as I like these videos, I set them to 2x to save time...for more videos!
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Do they really eat till they die lol I can see some burnt ones laying there it’s so funny 😂, great video !!
The big watermelon caused some of their comrades to die. So they absolutely destroyed the slice to take revenge
Watching them take their tiny little bites is so adorable, I never thought I'd see worms as adorable but their bites are so tiny.
That's it your ass going into the meal worm pit
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Same
Lil nibbly bois
I did a science experiment with mealworms as a kid and they aren’t as gross as you’d think. If you keep them in a jar of oats they eat that and eventually turn into a beetle.
Ummm….yall see the worms fly 2:40 LOL
LMAO
It's crazy how fast this channel grew
I, too, prefer light jazz when watching insects demolish produce.
there's something so bizarrely cute about watching these lil buggies swarm various foods like that :D
They’re doing their duty 😤
Not when they swarm you😂
Yikes you are a nasty dude
@@Kshipss what they gonna do?
@@kizzy2888 Crawling into your orifices, causing potentially severe infections to deal with.
love how he looks out for the mealworms’ safety
He couldn’t even be bothered t remove the sticker off the lemon -_-
Same
@@Annie-eg9xc he did remove it after the worms took a few bites iirc
@Annie those dudes can eat Styrofoam and grow just fine. It's not a big deal. They thrive on literal garbage
They can eat plastic
Who else skin is crawling lol
Me wtf
For some reason I've always loved bugs hatching out. It's a miracle of nature. The way the squiggle around after emerging, trying to learn how to use their newly grown body... It's so cute!
People are grossed out because they are so different than us. Well, and there's plenty bugs that can transmit disease, as well. But they are very cool and do important work in many ways! I love milipedes especially:)
4:33 there was one that was coughing💀💀💀
They ate the sticker!!!
More excellent macro shots. Curious that they didn't like the rotting part of the melon. I guess mealworms have limits.
That's too bad about the why you have to include the watermarks and I don't blame you for doing it.
Thank you! Yes it seems like they also have limits, I would have never thought rotting fruit would be a hard one for them. Thanks for understanding the watermark situation, I hate it a lot but I have no other choice.
yeah for watermark some low life organisms worse than meal worms, could steal this video.
@@PhotoOwl a spar sticker???? Ireland perhaps 😳
there's something strangely charming about watching newly pupated beetles wiggle around on their backs to smooth jazz music
I was not expecting to see a beetle freaking the hell out at the start of the video, but I can't say I didn't find it hilarious nonetheless!
3:09 The forbidden chocolate fudge
I like how they pass the food around at the end 😆
Yeah they are like ayo have u tried this yet bro
@@anndenney6903 “bro u gotta try this, this shit slaps”
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Great time lapse, they definitely enjoyed their melon!
Bro really scrapes them aside bare handed, this man really likes meal worms 😭
As someone who has eaten both mealworms and octopus, the first one has left me with the concept of “oh no I better hurry before my morning snack eats my afternoon snack.”
😂😂😂
Lmao
Oh its edible?
What does it taste like
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this has me dying
@@abanghandsem5133 Octopus has its own fish like taste, most similar to the more common scallops in my opinion. For mealworms I’ve only ever had them precooked but they’re sort of lite and crispy and they remind me of salted and shelled sunflower seeds.
Squidward: spongebob! Have you seen my tentacle?
The tentacle: 1:52
Had my jaw dropped while watching the plant wiggle its last breaths - and then the STICKER 😍
2:45 “AHHH AHH GET IT OFF”
This is the kindest person who helps worms to get some food.
I wonder. Do they have a system they use to eat each item? Do they have a hive mind that controls their movement? Are they free to move as they please throughout the feast? Is there a mealworm ranking system? Would they eat each other if there wasn’t food? I have so many questions 😂
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Hmm im not sure
HIVEMIND!!!!
Mealworms and other maggots and such are generally solitary. They don’t really communicate with one another like how eusocial insects do. You can just imagine them as a bunch of hungry babies that just want to eat stuff. Once they develop into beetles, they’ll disperse out and will probably never meet each other again unless mating
@@derpychicken2131 so... The oposite of hivemind. Very informal!
I really don’t know how I got here…but you know seeing those worms eat I can appreciate every living creature has a job
Those have to be the happiest mealworms ive ever seen
I love how you have the most relaxing music ever playing in the background while showing the most disgusting thing ever😂
The wittiest comment will be pinned, (since many of you always joke around in the comments) :)
First
Second
What does wittiest mean
Done 😤
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i dont understand how this man was not scared at all when he picked up a rotting piece of food covered in bugs.
I think the hardest part was to teach the maggots farming and convince them to regrow the plants they ate.
This is eye opening! I have used these for fishing for over 40 years and never seen this, nor thought about it. Thank for sharing a truly wonderful video! Job well done!
You can damn sure rip some monsters out of the water with these. I like kataba worms too.
I let my mealworms watch with me. I figure it’s their version of a Mukbang Vid 😁🍽
Oh my gosh 🤣🤣
wormocado avocado
On the sushi part, when the person was holding the barrier about to remove it, I could even hear inside my head "Ready? Go!".
you should get a glass table and film from underneath too, thatd be awesome! Cool vids man, just discovered you today.
mealworms help plants grow: 3:16
So I have a question. What do you do with all of these mealworms? They all grow into beetles eventually, what do you do with them when they become beetles?
Well if you let them breed, they lay eggs which hatch into the next generation of mealworms. Some reptiles would probably eat the beetles too.
Well I guess they could breed them to get more mealworms for the next videos, and maybe sell the excess to people who own reptiles/ birds as pets that will eat the nealworms
Feed them to reptiles
Carnivorous plant time
well.... they are edible
Man I’m glad you’ve grown at such an intense pace
Son: Mom, can we buy some brownies?
Mom: No son, we have brownies at home.
The brownies at home... 3:09
Me when I come home from work and start cursing my life 0:42
My Bearded Dragon: All you can eat mealworm buffet, *AND* watermelon?!
I think Im in heaven...
Gotta love the elegant dining hall music for this. Lol.
So I did some research, and apparently mealworms can digest plastics. Is this true? Because that would be awesome to just be able to feed some thousands of worms.
Great question, actually not all plastic is consumable since each plastic is made differently with harmful chemicals to the worms. But yes they can consume plastic
Photo Owl has done a video of them chewing on styrofoam before now. Mine seem to love it also.
They have microorganism in their digestive tracts that allow them to break down some plastic
Plastics aren’t nutritionally complete for mealworms, but if you supplement the styrofoam with something else like carrot chunks, it seems to be good for them.
@@noyoucant If they really can consume plastic they are one of the most important organisms to exist...We still don't know a way to dispose plastic correctly so making mealworms consume some of the plastic wastes would be really good for the environment.
Do you have a HUGE collection of pet lizards & inverts that you feed the worms to after their all you can eat buffet? Or what do you do with them afterwards?
Chickens actually go crazy on these
U can use them as bait for fishing too
i guess you could raise them to beetles but they would be kind of a menace
Flushes them down the toilet right after the video.
eats by himself
this is like a Time-lapse of me eating everything 🤣
now that's what you call a 4- no 1 million course meal. 👌
At 0:11 "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
Always love seeing more content from you! I'm curious about the statistics side of things on your channel, eg. how is the retention , does it drop inbetween fruits, does it drop more after the thing in the title etc
"Would you care to try the lemon today sir?"
"Yes, with a dash of label please."
They put the plant back, good boys.
I found it really interesting that the pea plant seemed to move in response to the mealworms eating it
Plants know when they're being eaten
I've seen aquatic plants in my aquarium move a LOT during the day. they actually change shape when the lights go out
This is a great channel! I only caught sight of you folks in recent times, but it’s now among my favourite channels
Well, that was fascinating!
My internet bandwidth HATES this video but i really love it
Your videos have gotten me through this quarantine! Thank you! This ia some serious dedication 🙌
These are the things I didn't think about, but it feels good to hear my videos helped someone in any way. Thank you!
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I’m curious about mealworm eating habits. Like do the ones closest to the food eat constantly and then move out of the way so mealworms in the back can get food. In the watermelon clip it looked as though they are until they died, so that would give the ones in the back access to the food. I never thought I’d want to research mealworm eating habits.
I think those were shed skins not dead ones.
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@@Zayed751 shtfu
You think it's cute and interesting to watch a bunch of worms eating and crawling around? How about instead of wasting your time on this crap, you go out and do something useful with your lives? Get a job, help others, make a difference in the world. These worms are just a bunch of mindless creatures, and watching them eat is not going to teach you anything. Grow up and stop wasting your time on this nonsense.
I love watching my mealworms eat
2:46
The leaves try and grow, unaware of their unfortunate fate
lol
5:21 the thing u came for