True Facts: Leafhoppers and Friends
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CREDITS:
Dr. Andreas Kay
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Dr.Kay has captured intimate portraits of many wonderful animals. All of his photos and footage are worth a look
TinyCreature Hub:
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I love this channel from Singapore. Lots of great videos from an enthusiast!
Malcolm Burrows ScD, FRS
Dr. Burrows led the fantastic research pertaining to the jumping mechanism of the planthopper nymph
Gernot Kunz:
Animals of Costa Rica App:
apps.kunzweb.net/acr/
Gernot provided most of the photos and has an incredible collection of animal shots in his app. Check it out!
Thierry Bourgoin:
the FLOW database
www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/
A very deep database of this vast collection of species.
Shutterstock
If you have suggestions or footage: zefrank@gmail.com
RIP Dr. Andreas Kay. He was a macro photographer and cited in many of the clips included here. He passed away October 2019 due to complications after removal of a brain tumor.
RIP
His images and passion provided so much to the scientific community, and his loss is heartbreaking.
Aw...
Rest in peace.
Thanks for this background!!
"The best science is often a long, slow, passive-aggressive argument."
Brilliant. I love it.
As someone studying to be a scientist, this is very accurate.
@@Ijustwatchthevids My thoughts exactly. Bachelor Physics and astronomy student here. Such an argument is one of the reasons for the succes of general relativity.
Some of these arguments are now going on for thousands of years and I am glad to be of the community.
This one cracked me too haha
and so true.
"These are truly some of the most varied and delightful creatures, and I love them. And it makes me thankful to the scientists and enthusiasts, giants compared to these tiny creatures that some call pests, hunkered down and training their macro lenses on leaves, because they're curious"
That ending was genuinely so sweet!
My favorite zefrank quote. 😛💜
thanks for quoting the video we all watched
@@MikehMike01 You're welcome!
it made me get all teary!
i am so gratified Ze said this as it’s so meaningful. i was going to say something myself, so thanks for the quote 🔬🧪🌷🌱
I'm 71 years old and still discover things about wildlife that blow my mind. What an amazing diversity of tiny insects -- all in one class!
Wow. You seem very caught up with the times! Thats impressive for your age group/demographic, keep it up gramps.
@@ResponsibleBread But I do have one problem. I keep forgetting that I'm old.
@@Astrobrant2 don't we all?
I forget that I’m 16.
@@trainerlsw SHOW-OFF!!
😉
"The best science a long, slow, passive aggressive argument."
As a biology student, no truer words have ever been spoken
Only passive?
*Paper review flashbacks intensify*
It's funny because it's true.
Niamh (yup that's how it's spelt)
Hi Niamh!
I love your name.
My name is Bradley.
...Yeah he's not wrong.
"In that way that the best science is a long slow passive aggressive argument." Best description of academia in general I've heard in awhile!
I have been in academic discussions for which this is *exactly* the best way to describe them. I also do not find it coincidental that those were also some of the most productive discussions I can recall.
this and the legendary quote from Adam Savage: "the difference between science and screwing around is writing everything down." describe the entire academic world in two sentences.
Martin Luther wrote plenty of letters that stopped beeing theological arguments and started becomming trashtalking his opponent.
Oh hey, it's mr. True facts about city planning!
It didn't used to be passive aggressive. Back in the old days people just straight up called each other idiots. I wish I had lived in those times
1:32 Woah!! That thing moved side to side in order to gauge the distance -- like owls do! I know it's instinctive, not conscious, but it's amazing to think that a tiny insect like that could have a neurology complex enough to judge distance that way and jump with the right amount of force to hit the target!
I sometimes think about the conscious level of animals compared to ours. Regardless of how it all started the end design maybe dictates the communicable intelligence. Or recognized consciousness.
If you were the design of these insects, perhaps because it does things well that it's design dictates it has to do, they are also experiencing a parallel level of understanding where it applies to them.
For instance as hairless weak animals, our design is one of manipulation and creation to use the world around us. This implies the intelligence of reasoning out the manipulations available and understood. This as a survival trait imparts us with the same ability in our society and our communication...all useless values if we were armored millimeter sized leaf jumpers.
So maybe it's the difference between abacus and calculator in comparison, yet the application of either are both applied to the same result.
i had a millipede.dieter was his name and I was traveling with him, so he did his dieter things.for example he had his cocnoutshellhouse ,normally he slept curled in that, only when we were in Paris he slept on it instead.every time lol.insects hav character as all of us do-greets from Berlin
It’s very likely that the neurology of insects is much more complex than we appreciate.
The issue is that we find it hard to understand anything that doesn’t have a brain structure we can already identify with. So the intelligence of things like insects, fish, birds, and reptiles, is beyond our comprehension.
We’re constantly finding out they’re way smarter than we thought. Ants, for example, are regarded as the most intelligent insect, and they seem to display emotions and complex behaviors like learning from experience.
I learned more science from a comment section!
@@AK-jt7kh It's still very debatable if they could be classified as "intelligent", since 90% of them lack the ability to understand and solve complex problems from analyzing and comparing them to past situations.
Having a single subject constantly have it repeat certain things to make it understand how they have to do it is no sign of actual intelligence, but rather memory. Emotions are no sign of intelligence either.
As a counterpoint, take jumping spiders. They're proven to actually do calculations on their jumps, try them out before going for the real deal, aswell as understanding how their prey works and how to abuse specific weakness.
But afaik, that's literally a unique and outstanding feat for an invertebrate, that almost never finds an equal in the same weightclass.
1:01 I will never forget when I saw this exact insect for the first time.
I was probably about 8, going for a hike in a big national park that was basically just a huge forest and I saw these funny looking insects that were as I described it, "headbanging their mohawks" and at first I only saw a few of them in a low branch but as my eyes looked up THE ENTIRE TREE was covered in them and it was a big tree, probably at least 45 feet tall. And the tree leaned over the path and had branches that locked with another tree AND IT WAS COVERED TOO. Eventually I looked around we were surrounded by these things, rocking and rolling something fierce. And it was so funny and cool and crazy to see these insects that I thought were headbanging just everywhere. I have no idea what they were doing but I have to assume they were opening some sort of rock and roll insect hall of fame and I was lucky enough to get to watch.
Wow! Lucky you!
They were down with the siccness
Wu ah ah ah ah ah ah!
Imagine accelerating so fast you look like you’ve teleported
Very handy for getting a beer out of the fridge, i daresay
Nani?!
That is littery every dragon ball fight scene
Dragonball
That is how a leafhopper dewwww...
Tree hopper: Do you eat ass?
Ant: Yes
Tree hopper: Perfect.
Da BigMek lmao 😂
@DragonMage5255 family guy
Ant: Lawd! Dat Ass!
FBI open up!
Since nymphs are babies....
Everyone's talking about Mildred but "highlighter got into a fight with a glowstick" around 3:20 is an _amazing_ line.
Mildred is her own damn sign of the zodiac.
You go, girl.
Mildred is a girl?
OMg QuEEn
@@ilovepeoplebro Mildred is a planthopper
This was like, the most wholesome episode of True Facts ever, lul
umm, oh carry on.
No talk of penises or vages anywhere. 😂
Double entendres = 0
@@satireknight r/cursed comments
R/surprisingly wholesome
Something about the way he says “Bey-bah’s” makes the little guys actually seem adorable..
Adam Shoe no one says “baybehz” like ze
''bebes''
He says it like pewdiepie
Omg right I was just about to say just that.
something about the way he says anal wax too
No matter how many times I hear him chuckle, ill always love it
Mildred looks like popcorn.
"I'm going to a black tie event and then a rave. Do you have something?"
- That is how the leafhopper and friends do.
Hahaha
Leaf*hooper* 🤣
"Some of them look like Maleficent, dressed up as an even more badass Maleficent." 😆
Can't breathe !@(#"&@!! 😂
True comedy genius.
Hahahaaaa
StarUnreachable I think rather than Maleficnt, the helmet looks more like that of Thor's sister Hela.
Some things in this world are unbelievable. By u
So... live-action Maleficent dressed up as animated Maleficent?
"Yes, Mildred, we like your new dress too." Omg I about died.
1:25 Her natural habitat is a popcorn machine.
When a Zefrank1 video notification appears : *leafhopper speed activated*
yes.
yes.
... there.
Even if it disappears for a while for some reason
Eyup
"and I love them."
ZEFRANK YOU ARE SO WHOLESOME
I'm literally crying I love this so much....thank you to the scientists and everyday people who just love bugs so much they want to share their love with the whole world.
crybaby
"A hungover nurse on blood drive day".... That's gold people, pure gold.
Petition for this to be a Netflix Series
👇🏼
I'd sign!!!!!
One of the funniest things on TH-cam.......and very informative, of course! 😂😂
Do it
1000% percent would watch and sign! 😂😂
Definitely get on NetFlix
No
"here is one poking around for a vein on a leaf like a hung-over nurse on blood drive day"
This was glorious, thank you!
are you a nurse by chance?
"like a Sagittarius"
I frigging died when he said that....all 200x that I've watched this, so far 🤣🤣😂😂😂
@@susanneconway Lmfao! I'm a Sagittarius...didn't know whether I should be insulted or not, lol! 🤣
@@jabloko992 Nah, just the poor schmuck with difficult-to-puncture blood vessels. Good in knife fights, bad when they need to draw blood.
"And then there's Mildred."
Shout out to all the Mildreds reading this comment.
I'm astonished how diverse and alien looking bugs can be. Amazing.
"Mildred is camouflaging herself. See... you can barely find her" :D
this was the one that got me
Zefrank saying “deew” has always made me happy for some unexplainable reason.
I always wondered how to spell that...
ASMR?
I agree completely
and beerd. Dude is a legend.
I was just about to say something similar but I'll just agree with you. Dude now's how it's done.
I love how Frank seems to genuinely love each and every one of his little leaf hoppers
Plant hoppers would make cool bosses, like each one has different “hats” so there is a lot of variety. Seriously, I want a game we’re these plant hoppers, or something based off plant hoppers, are the bosses or at the very least one. Sure a scorpion boss is cool, but does it have a cool hat?
Also female trilobite Beatles, those are wicked.
Had to look up that last one. Oh my god I’m in love those are so cool looking.
Those trilobite Beatles are amazing!
Tell me, do you have more awesome creature suggestions?
@@cecillewolters1995 Toxodera integrifolia?
@@beepboop7219 Those are cool too, thanks! :D
@@cecillewolters1995 No probbie :)
Did anyone see David’s cameo? He stopped carrying poop and started eating honeydew. Way to move up in the world. You go David!
Pft. David only got that job because his aunt used to date the leafhopper that produced this video. Pure nepotism.
But...but it's still poop...
David just likes butt stuff.
David loves his honeydewrrrr
@@Wrennbird honeydoook
The Way He Says "And I Love Them" Is So Wholesome.
4:43
I had to time stamp it because you’re right!!! It’s adorable!
I love how you have such genuine enthusiasm about them! "and i love them" got me in the heart :')
I just discovered this channel. The narration is amazing. Entertaining and educational. Not everyone can pull that off. This is a great video
"Here is Mildred pictured next to a ballpoint pen, so you can get the sense of how hard it was for her to write her novel"
I am dead!!! 😂😂😂
Right!
😭
😁
"Like a Hung-over Nurse on blood-drive day"
I burst out laughing
That was my favorite part. 😅 So true. 🤣
busted a gut laughing at that too,,this guy wins the prize,,,
I cringed hard at that, brings back some childhood nightmares of rolling veins and an overly persistent nurse.
This was surprisingly even more wholesome than normal!!
I love how he pronounces baby!! Always makes me smile!
This series has made me appreciate just how strange, and absolutely morbidly fascinating nature can be.
Morbidly fascinating?? What's that?
Ask this question, Why the heck these tiny creatures, barely visible to the eye, possess such outrageously beautiful coats? These perfect colors, symmetry, harmony... They aren't just splotches of brown, gray, black or red, misformed and unorganized - no, they literally look black tie! How could they make themselves that way?!
@@Marina-sd3uy Well, because the coats are probably meant to attract others of their species, not us? We just happened to enjoy their appearance, hard as they are to see.
@@Marina-sd3uy and then there are species of fish that enjoy anal cavities of sea cucumbers
Nature is wacky and with millions of attempts some of them are doomed to be attractive for us in their special wacky way
Marina God created them so lol
rip dr andreas kay, his work will forever be remembered in the entomology community. thank you for dedicating this video to him
Wait wait wait, did something happen?
@@godgreenie9187 dr kay sadly passed very recently
@@dangerouscolors Oh man, I just read the description of the most recent video, thank you for letting me know. I hadn't watched the last video posted, that really sucks holy shit
:( Wonderful photos and work. I love the Flickr site, too. www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/
Such a lovely dedication. He will be missed x
I've had a bad day that's turned into the last 6 months which has been connected to the past 3 years . This really makes me feel safe and the commentary perfect enough to help me crack a smile on an especially hard day. Thank you
Hi, I also enjoy his videos and I’m sorry your having a hard time. It may not help, but your troubles seam larger when you connect them. Naturally your brain categories and compartmentalizes your experiences of the past, and you hold onto them like they are still happening, (even worse all at once) but their not. The past already happened and no longer exist. If today was bad, it was an entirely original and new bad, that has nothing to do with the last 3 years. But I hope you have much more fun on your adventures of tomorrow
I don't count anymore how many times I have watched this since it came out...
Leafhoppers: I heard you eat the booty like groceries
Ants: why yes I do
Why
LMAOOOOO!!!!🤣🤣🤣
Why, yes I dew!
Bargainteers lol
Bargainteers I’m a black violinist! Check meh out!
"Giants compared to these tiny creatures that some call pests, hunkered down training their macro lenses on leaves, because they're curious."
This is such a good line omg
4:21 bro was about to summon mahoraga 💀
"with this"
These are my new obsession. Leaf/tree/plant hoppers are so adorable. 🥺
Those last lines about being thankful to the scientist's curiosity was beautiful.
"Business up front, and party in the butt."
My motto, always.
It really, like, speaks to me, y'know, as a person.
@@codyofathens3397 ok then, cody
@@ericolens3
Chocolate covered eggplant? I believe you mean "fudge frosted eggplant" since butt stuff is usually referred to as "fudge packing"
Is this code for anal?
Danny Caracciolo You interested?
This script, hilarious, with that voice, warm purring eloquence, is perfection. Not to mention the fashion show.
These little guys and gals are adorable! This is my favorite... no, one of my favorite, True Facts videos. Every time I watch one of these, for that moment it is my fave!
"Mildred just marches around like a tiny snuffleupagus on a high humidity day." Hilarious! (She also looks like little piece of popcorn.)
4 yo me about to eat the moving popcorn
@@capertillar4634 everybody gangsta until the popcorn starts marching with the whole bag onto our mother's plants that she bought off amazon for no reason but only to decorate until 1 by 1 of them dies
The forbidden popcorn
1:18
Didn't realize until watching today, but He names two different Nymphs Mildred.
“One scientist proposed that this structure had evolved from a third pair of wings. And then another scientist said, ‘Oh, interesting. Too bad you’re totally wrong.’”
Absolutely perfect.
Accurately depicts the scientific community lool!!
That's why I love science. You can have it all figured out, but someone else can study it differently than you and they can come to a conclusion that makes it totally different. I think science is awesome in a thousand different ways.
The way the best science is a long slow passive aggressive argument. ❤
It's a lot like the pi$$ing match under any article on AOL, et al, except they use much larger words...correctly. However, they are rank amateurs when it comes to advanced debate techniques like incorporating the other science guy's genealogy/heritage/species or sexual practices/affinities/shortcomings...
@@CaptainEdMercer Well, hopefully they sjould come to a correct conclusion that explains the observed phenomena better than the previous hypothesis. Otherwise it's not science, but academia.
this is, imo, zefrank's most delightful video. just showing off cool, cute bugs, i love it
I love all your videos Ze, but this is one of my favorites. Scientifically speaking, Leafhoppers are friggin' awesome!
"These are truly some of the most varied and delightful creatures. And I love them. Especially this one. He's very cute.
And it makes me thankful for the scientists and enthusiasts; giants compared to these tiny creatures that some call pests, hunkered down, training their macro-lenses on leaves...
...Because they're curious."
FacelessFigure This made me feel all warm and fuzzy :)
This was my favorite part!
He was so much more positive and childlike in his appreciation this ep, I wonder if Dr. Andreas' passing and dedication had something to do with that.
Ryan Sneddon That’s most likely the case. Very sweet.
Love it! Love Leafhoppers 'n' Friends!
"The best science is often a long, slow, passive-aggressive argument." This is so incredibly accurate it hurts.
Oh, I totally agree!
That is insightful but you are wrong.
@@turtlemanfromgatherspond6382 I disagree
@@sneakycactus8815 I think you'll find I am correct and it is you, Sir, who is wrong :)
@@davebuchan81 you see, the words that you are saying just don't have any basis in fact. If you take the time to do research and study you'll realize that it is I, Sneaky Cactus, who is in the right and you, davebuchan81, who is wrong
This is honestly one of my all time favourites of your videos. The narration is informative but still absolutely delightful to listen to. Mildred is an icon
I love your descriptive method of detailing the insect world and other animal kingdoms. Nicely done!
"What's your zodiac sign?"
"M I L D R E D"
‘’Here’s one poking Around looking for a vein like a hangover nurse in a blood drive day" this dude is the best...
Fucking genius comparison right there
This world is truly fantastic and awe inspiring! Marvin and Mildred are exceptionally cute bugs.
This is the 4th video in the series that I have watched so far. I have literally been in tears from laughing so hard . These are gems of humour as well as great presentations of nature. Very well done, all of you.
If school educated me like this , I would pay attention more.
Exactly
I've learned more from TH-cam than school. Not exaggerating
@Cosmonauteable it is to a degree, but go off I guess? You may be a dropout but you lack intelligence, something anyone can have, even highschool drop outs.
Travis true
I'm studying and training to be a teacher, and i'm seriously considering teaching ZeFrank style just to see if it works while having fun...albeit i also don't want to get fired by someone blaming this behavior on negligence.
“I’m going to a black tie event and then to a rave, do you have something?” 😂
That one got me too 😂😂😂
I lost it on that part 😂😂😭
RIP Dr Andreas Kay
This was money. 3:30
😂🥰🐞🐜 I'm going to a black tie formal event followed by a rave outfit. 🤣🐜🐞🥰 I can't stop laughing. He's brilliant at making narration & learning interesting. 🤣🥰
That was the 2nd best use of my time in the last 24 hours❣❣ BLESSINGS to seekers that share!🤗
"Mildred is her own sign of the Zodiac"
Why's no one talking about this quote?
Probably because no-one besides you got it.
Me neither lol
@Blood Beryl What made you think i was butthurt, i didn't say "bruh" or something
What is it from? I don’t recognise it
@@davidec.4021 1:17
If popcorn was a zodiac sign
"Highlighter got into a fight with a glowstick" You got me right there.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Me too, i held in up till that moment! XD
Just a lovely and rewarding micro look at this tiny yet beguiling creatures. Thanks for this :)
"What sign are you?"
"Mildred."
Damn these Pokémon’s final evolutions are boss
It might be their mega-evolutions
@@szymanowski7 th-cam.com/video/Bmc9NFfhx74/w-d-xo.html
I can't even wait for the Gigantamax forms!
Heavy Lego Crane Yeah about that
They didn’t even make it into the Galarian Pokedex...
🤣🤣🤣
“Drink right out of the OJ container and wear yesterday’s underwear?”
I feel called out.
Nothing wrong with that if you turn your undies inside out and wipe the lipstick off the milk/ OJ carton.
Ps- great underwear hack for even longer wear= once the inside out trick has passed its prime, just turn those undies around 360°and you get 5-7 more days of wear. Or, just do like I do and _never_ take them off. Outta sight outta mind. 🤢
I was so offended i had to go change my underwear and drink oj out of the bottle
If you toss them and they dont stick to the wall, they are safe to wear.
Y'all are disgusting.
"It's like a new pair of underwear, ya know? At first they're constricting... but after awhile, they become a part of you."
This is now one of my favorite videos. Thank you.
Thanks! We are thankful for you as you show us the world.
"Now treehopper adults have an obsession with hats."
Just like every TF2 player
Well said
My obsession was strange weapons tyvm
Yep except for me its unusuals
unusual treehopper
My thought exactly lmao
This... Is the cutest video on true facts by zefrank1 I've ever seen. When he said "I love them" my whole body went into awww mode.
Why has it taken this long for TH-cam to suggest to me this channel?! its GOLD i say! GOLD!
a leafhopper landed on my hand one day and I was looking at it dance left and right for a bit,admiring its little jig and colors, and then, BAM! speed of light it jumped right into my nostril.
Genuinely an instant click, and never a gladder one. This video was incredibly sweet and cute and excellent!
Rest in peace, Dr. Andreas Kay.
Just the most kind video, I was floored by how warm ZeFrank was, and then saw the dedication
@@JeweledRoseStudios Aaaw yes. It was such a kind video, towards these beautiful beasties and the scientists who study them. "And I love him" was so tender and good.
(So very tender from the "Your face might get PrAAAgnent" guy. :P )
“Hungover nurse on blood drive day.”
That’s a true horror movie
as long as there’s one sober nurse around and a willing participant nurses sometimes practice giving saline injections when they’re drunk. I know this because I was the willing participant at a party my nurse sister had that a bunch of her friends who are also nurses went to
The wholesomeness of this channel, and this specific video, gets me through these absurd times.
Dr. Kay thank you for your contributions to the world. Praying for your sweet daughter.🙏🏻💖
For the past few years I've been a natural sciences teacher and would like to express my gratitude for your True Facts series. I love your engaging and hysterical content! Your humor has inspired me to better engage my audience and its made a world of difference. Keep making these videos of the weird and wonderful nature we have all around us!
- Also I'm in favor of this Netflix partnership, If you can work on some sort of agreement I think a series would be a really great idea!
"I'm going to a Black Tie event, then to a rave...do you have something?" 🤣
" i only have a green and yellow crying to color and 5 minutes to do so" got me. 😂👌
These are my absolute FAVOURITE videos on the ENTIRE INTERNET!!! This guy got me through quarantine. I love them. Please never stop! You are amazing, never let ANYONE tell you otherwise. Cheers!
Your most endearing video in my humble opinion. Thank you Ze Frank.
"Mildred's her own damn sign of the zodiac."
I have Mildred in my 10nth house in mercury. Lol
cuallito As an Aquarius, I’m inclined to agree. Dressing up as an oversized cotton ball is now on my bucket list.
@@anondecepticon Everybody needs goals.
I bet she s a Libra.... Draamaaaa look at my fancy new dress!
She's Popcorn.
“I have a green-and-yellow crayon and only five seconds to color.”
Literally saw this comment right when he said it in the video
This made my day. Your doing something wonderfully perfect. Thank you.
4:27 Mahoraga
Sounds like he genuinely loves these creatures, and it's adorable
"Honeydeaew, which is the prettiest name for a TURD in nature" 😂😂
Had me laughing my lungs out!
they sit around drinking sap all day, of course its coming out clear liquid,,this guys good,,,
Unfortunate that he didn't mention the sharpshooters, so named because they shoot honeydew at considerable speed.
As soon as corporate touches anything you better be prepared for disappointments. Say no to Netflix.
@@deplorablemecoptera3024 I think you mean "honeydeaw"
This description made me think of any alcohol because alcohols are the excretion of bacteria. We humans kill other bacteria by using this excrete to smother the bacteria.
These little dudes and dudetts are awesome. Cool vid, thanks for brightening my day!
Red is a rose with this treasure I SUMMON:MAHORAGA HELP ME
"Here we see a wild popcorn... Oh wait it's Mildred"
😆😆😆
Wait where?
Hahaha love that
zeus lim He doesn't actually say that, but you can see Mildred the popcorn at 1:15
Thinking the same at that moment
Imagine having a family going through a high fasion phase, that is how the leafhopper do
Ty I needed this
Best documentary! You crack me up! Those are my fav to photograph, when I find them and keep steady long enough for the shot.
I love these insects. I never heard about this before. Their color and body is like a work of art !