These Giant Leaf Insects Will Sway Your Heart | Deep Look
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- Giant Malaysian leaf insects stay still - very still - on their host plants to avoid hungry predators. But as they grow up, they can't get lazy with their camouflage. They change - and even dance - to blend in with the ever-shifting foliage.
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You’ll have to look closely to spot a giant Malaysian leaf insect when it’s nibbling on the leaves of a guava or mango tree. These herbivores blend in seamlessly with their surroundings because they look exactly like their favorite food: fruit leaves.
But you can definitely see these fascinating creatures at the California Academy of Sciences, located in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, through the spring of 2022.
An ongoing interactive exhibit, ‘Color of Life,’ explores the role of color in the natural world. It's filled with a variety of critters, including Gouldian finches, green tree pythons, Riggenbach's reed frogs, and of course, giant leaf insects.
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--- What do giant leaf insects eat?
They’re herbivores, so they stick to eating leaves from their habitats, like guava and mango.
--- What’s one main difference between male and female giant leaf insects?
Males can actually fly as they have wings, which they use for mating.
--- But did you know that females don’t need males for mating?
They are facultatively parthenogenetic, which means they sometimes mate or sometimes reproduce asexually. If they mate with a male, they produce both males and females, but if the eggs remain unfertilized - only females are produced.
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Imagine being born and seeing everything looks like your parent
Ahahshahaha
Lol
Seems like China
I'll be everywhere asking "Papa?? "
@@environmentandme6588all of East Asia*
"we have to stay hidden and very still in order to survive"
*Dance*
lilili lululu millennials
Lol
Dancing to stay hidden. I've done it. Dark days.
Dancing auto tune cricket :)
How to survive on a fortnite kids pack
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
You have to say it seven times for it to work.
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
"Don't be suspicious.."
Sussy impostor
There is *1 Impostor* among us
@@WeSapaNganaSo sus, susser, the sussest
2:42
The BEST music choice ever for a leaf bug dancing
It sounds like the crab meme
A mix of crab rave and stick buged
anyone knows the name??
@@doodoopoo I wish! I'm also looking for it
@@comradedyatlov4143 it’s called carla
Imagine you're about to eat a salad and then all the vegetables either fly or crawl away.
That's terrifying
😖😱
Oh my God I'm scarred for life now! I can't eat salad anymore!
Sad
"Ight. Imma head out"
...or funky-ly dance away
Bird1: Is that an insect?
Leaf: *dance*
Bird2: Nah, its just a leaf
He just vibing..
I AM GROOT LEAF!
Billie Jean plays
😂😂😂
Lol
who's gonna tell them that their dance is so cute?
its disguisting kill it
@@Akizine noooooo
@@eeggor4541 yesssss
@@Akizine nooo, i hate insects but nooo
@@Akizine i can't find it tho
The dance and the music combination is just perfection.
I told you not to use the internet, CIA will find you ! I know you look a little different after your plastic surgery but this is still not safe.
Are you still alive ?
@@mdmuquimakhter5145 it's a secret please don't reveal. We will send you some cash. Which country are you from ?
@@user-hw2fi4nz8u The CIA and I are great chums. I remember the times when I was openly celebrated by american media as a great afghan freedom fighter. Can't hold public circus like that anymore, but still great friends.
Lol 😂😂😂
leaf insect: *sways*
us: “aww look it’s dancing”
leaf insect: *intensely swaying trying not to d i e*
@Ashiya Victor *least
It's like laughing at a bear trying not to fall from a high rope
@@tagreedibrahim9978 It's not really funny to me, but ok. 😐
Ashiya Victor
o woops
@@GhostRider-me9fn I know
imagine noticing a leaf fall off from a tree and see it dance back up
AND THEN THE LEAF DEFAULT DANCE. *JUST KIDDING* ALSO I HATE FORTNITE
@@krispycreamxd1075 how the heck fortnite is involve with this?
Idk
Because they dancing?
@@ma69ya what
It's literally a leaf, how does this thing exist omg...
Because it is, duh. I'm a Malaysian and I've never seen one of these before.
@@urchinized or have you?
@@deadrat2003 No, I've never seen these before. Maybe it exists in the eastern of Malaysia?? I don't really know much since I'm in the west of Malaysia
@@urchinized dont think so, im east malaysia.
@@urchinized Because they are good at hiding lol
I have mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still that I become invisible to the eye.
Is it from DRAX?
When these insects molt they literally turn over a new leaf.
wowww
Jan Poo padoom poosh 😂😂 🥁
I audibly went "ugh" on that pun-- congratulations, you were the first to make me do that in years.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Good one! 😂😂😂😂
When predator comes close: *leaf me alone*. When predator goes away: *what a re leaf*
this should be punny right?
XD
You can’t make wreckless comments like this sir. You’re under arrest.
ok sir..........
(proceeds to make reckless comments)
Good pun
leaf insect: *swaying*
bird: huh weird, that leaf is swaying when there's no wind...
omg, this made me laugh so hard!
Me, as Malaysian, doesn't know anything about this insect until this video taught me
Thank you Deep Look!
2:52 me trying to make my way out of the party undetected
I'm imagining that now 😂
This need more likes
Good one my guy lol
Nicely....escaping 🧐🥶🥶🥶🥶😂😂
😤
Me: hey it's a leaf
Leaf walks away
Me: holy shi-
*dances away
“Hey its a leaf” 😂
Perfect scene for Lyka's stop motion films
That's Vietnamese soldiers
when has anyone said woah it’s a leaf
I don't know why no one is talking about it but I found the narrator's voice so soothing
2:48 reject stickbug, become leafbug
Go back, I want to be *leaf*
leaf insect: blends in trees perfectly
autumn: *im about to end this mans whole career*
Love the joke, however we don't have autumn here.
This insect life in the tropics
Nymph Leaf insect: am I a joke to you?
Winter: Don't forget about me
Hahaha funny Malaysia only have 2 season Hot and Rain
Plot twist: the tree they live on is a skillfully camouflaged giraffe.
Shenandoah Wrobel HEHEehehee.... not happening its useless it does not eat insects...
nope, no logic
You two don't know what a joke is
I guess the joke was camouflaged for you guys
@@sirleo7532 I see what you did there
Wow, even their behavior mimics leaves. Incredible the things natural selection can bring about.
" So the insect sways , like a leaf in a breeze. "
Me: Its frikin dancing what do you mean-
"That funky little walk is all leaf"
Ur so right u keep groovin lil man
This made me smile. Thank you random stranger
@@amsnadwich Npp
Michael Jackson aint got nothin on this
_He a little confused... But he got spirit..._
OMG 999likes let me make it into 1k
He was like “leaf me alone”
NO
Get out please
I can’t be-leaf you just said that
😆
good pun
2:44
*Me When I’m Done With all school years gonna be:*
So ur gonna do a weird dance climb up into a tree while dancing to weird music
@@yjsnpi77 yes. yes indeed. lol
@@yjsnpi77 😂
@@yjsnpi77 yeah everyone does it it's normal
"No more school! Finally! Time to happily dance home!"
Gods creation is always beautiful & amazing. ♡
*Baby insect walks towards momma while dancing*
*Momma insect:* "Leaf me alone"
Mate are you okay?
@@luthien245 its just a joke
Noah Smith that’s cute 😂
You spelled leave wrong lol I'm so smart also I have a Ferrari ahahaha
Eyy
The insect: "Alrite the bird saw me.... Time to sway"
Bird: amma pretend I didn't see that
imma*
Stealth game AI in a nutshell
(Bird)sees the leaf dance (bird)I think I need to stop eating the cat food I'm losing it (leaf bug)wait birds eat cats!
Bird : hmmm... Must've been the wind.
I have a 2 Giant Prickly Stick Insects, they sway the exact same way.
“And that’s poop!”
Never thought I’d hear that in my life.
Before I was scared of insects.
Now I am scared of leaves too!!
Bird: "I think it's an insect".
Insect: *starts funky swaying*
"Oh nvm, just a leaf:)"
Ahaha and birds be like🤢🤢🤮
X"""D
Ah shoot, I can't eat this dude! That would be uncool.
Birds: 😒 hmph, its just a leaf
Imagine a herbivore accidentally eating the leaf insect
Herbivore: MMMm- It feels extraordinarily crispy
blursed comment
😂
@@istantoomanygroupscheckemo4016 kicked out of vegan club
@@HikigayaHachiman07 HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....Nice one
The cow: why is this so spicy??!!
“Waiter, my salad is moving.”
“Well you better eat it before it Leaves.”
Me while walking:
“Oo a leaf, lets step on it”
When a leaf with legs has better dance moves than me
Reality 😔
hah.
2:48 When you're at a restaurant eating a salad but the music is so good that even your food starts vibbing
i like that
Yep
bruh thanks for this comment
😂😂
Get stick- Get leaf bugged. 😂😂😂
Hats off to the production team for syncing up the music so well with the movements of the insect near the end.
2:43 i'm crying, the way the music picks up as he starts doing the funkiest walk just oh my god i can't
I guess it whispers " *leaf* me alone" to predators
"So why don't you make like a tree, and get out of here!"
umm.. no
+1 Back to the Future reference.
Haha nice one
Hahaha!
It's sad how we can't even trust leaves anymore
@Anthony Guarino thx i always make this mistake in english
• Håzël's Løgic • That's why I have trust issues
@Anthony Guarino oops my bad
I fixed it
smh this modern world always lying amirite 😭😭😭👌👌👌
Depression and anxiety am I right teenagers?
2:45 me and the boys passing the math quiz
I wonder how many we have seen in our life but never noticed 😁
I’m glad I’m not the only one who dances like that
mytube225 😂😂😂😂😂
Bet you can become a great dancer🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bruh
Oh my goodness 😂🤣☺️
Everybody gangsta til' the leaf walks
P.S. I just realized i accidentally made a vietcong joke
Shouts out Clumsy for putting me in one of his videos
🍃 L I K E L E A F
Everybody a gangster til' Jah possess a leaf
*Vietnam war flashbacks*
Or maybe *YOU* accidentally ate the "leaf"
L o c a m o t i v e L e a f
Man, I remember my art teacher wanting us to do some ribbon animal project back in high school. I decided (after looking through MANY different animals and insects) to base it on these little guys. They always interested me, and I forgot about them over time.
Really cool project, and I loved learning about them!
2:56 me trying to act normal and different in front of my crush
Predator: "It's just a leaf"
6ix9ine: "No it ain't"
underrated
😂
😂😂😂😂
💀
Snitch9ine
If I remember, caterpillars may eat them carelessly as they look so much like a leaf....
Caterpillar: **eating leaf**
Leaf Insect: yo, stop eatin' me bro
Bird: hey, did that leaf just talk?
Leaf Insect: ..................
@@herbderbler1585 I've heard of trees speaking Vietnamese... But this is getting ridiculous.
@@herbderbler1585 nice joke bro🤣
Bird: YO U EATIN A BUG?
Well, *hit. Move from one predator to another. Cruel irony.
2:50 This insects has better dance move than many of my frnds, including me :P
“How hard it is to be a leaf”
Me: so what you jut sit there till somebody walk up to you and just yanks you
Imagine stepping on that expecting to hear a crunch but just insect blood everywhere
*a wet cr0nch
😂😂😂
@@Sara3346 your a cursed man
Imagine you steped on a random leafe, the leafe randomly runs away
@@Dragongaming-sf8gc I know, what else is new?
Narrator: When is a leaf not a leaf?
Me: When it's *aloof.*
*_A L O O P_*
Omd🤣🤣
And aloop-
haha😂
Its not aloof its the grinch
1:33 that’s a solid forkball grip right there
Aww.. I hate insects but they look so funny and cute... and they work really hard swaying er dancing to climb the tree.. 🥰
I-
I can't, they look so cute, the way they walk is a 10/10
but the face 0/10
@@bxnbxn1389 not true, i own some and they’re incredibly cute
@@emiliai You just got leaf bugged
@@leosarita5962 what?
@@bxnbxn1389 look at mirror first
“ Ok guys, we need to find a way to stay hidded while we migrate. “
“ Wings? “
“ Or just be veery fast! “
“ what about we cha cha slide “
Bngoa _ hidden*
Leaf Insect: "You son of a B*t*h, Im in!
*Starts cha-cha dancin*
Hanging
He izza doin the cha cha
2:45 "get stick bugged LoL"
Get leaf bugged lol
I've seen leaf bugs around where I live, but these guys are way better than I could've ever anticipated
I can't imagine how long it took for these bugs to evolve into what they look like today.
It's probably pretty risky too. Just imagine if they had evolved to highly resemble the leaves of a specific species of tree.
And then that tree went extinct.
Looks more like they were created with a specific purpose actually.
@@travisrusko nice bait m8 I r8 2-8
At least 5 years i guess
@idkFckIt anyone that sees a building or a painting immediately knows there had to be some1 who made em because it would be ridiculous to say they appeared spontaneously... the only field that everyone refuses to recognize design is nature, and thats exactly where the most impressive and the most complex designs appear which is paradoxical tbh
I just love how the music is perfect when they sways
Your pfp is effing offensive
I went back to see what you were talking about. Oh, yeah, you're right. Jaunty little leaf bug strolling along to the groove.
They were created
They were probably made specifically for this
It sounds like it's in 7/8 time (or similar) as well. The non-standard time signature really adds something to the off-balanced-looking swaying.
Is this not the most AMAZING little creature ever created?! 👀 That little baby swaying it's body when walking was so adorable. God I love this channel 😍
Imagine one of those saying "all our lives we've been hiding , I think it's time we stand up for ourselves"
"These Giant Leaf Insects Will Sway Your Hearts"
*Or give me a heart attack*
Majestrys 😂😂😂😂 me too
Ahhhhaaaa
Mee tooooooooo
no they are cute
but have u met stink bug? x€
God has sense of humor
@SHARAD SONAWANE He is the reality itself. He is CHRIST, who created the whole world with the Father and The Holy spirt and died for our sins on a cross. Hugs from Brazil.
@SHARAD SONAWANE You must be fun at parties
@SHARAD SONAWANE
He is the one who neither was born nor gave birth. He's the one who has the all power. He's the one who never dies he's the one who is with us wherever we go.
@SHARAD SONAWANE respect people's religion, that's all I gotta say
@SHARAD SONAWANE dude no one's forcing you to become Christian,you were the one who first said 'and where is that god'😑
I'm from Malaysia. I often see these insects in my workplace.
This is probably the only insect im comfortable interacting with
*Plot twist: the music actually plays when the insect sways*
Now you know if one is nearby
😂😂😂😂
😁😁😁
Stick bugged?
No
GET LEAF BUGGED LOL
Its been five days and im still laughing
WHY DO THEY DANCE TOO?
LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO😂
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@@-theamazingdufus-5270 nice
It's amazing how balanced the nature is
nobody's gonna talk about how cute they are?
2:52 me walking home after having a talk with my crush
mood
Heyyyyy, we met again!!!!! You are everywhere you know! Wait, Did I argue with you?
@@globalshooky97 what
@@mowocat7553 What?
@@globalshooky97 what do you mean ?
"The blend in with their food"
imagine you blending in with hamburgers…
Edit:
Ohmigosh so many likes >~<
Y’all really like blending in with food? X3
That is how a leaf insect doo
This is why I only eat people.
@@whichDude oh no
Is it a good time to mention tokyo ghoul?
@@pillsburydoughboy1627 no
Ma Sha Allah. Their is no might nor power exept ALLAH❤
2:48
that's me: *when I sing a song while doing something*
Same
Imagine spending your entire life just pretending to be one with the leaves 🤣
Hippies: Be one with nature...
Also Hippies: *becomes a leaf insect*
O N E W I T H T H E L E A V E S
@Themis Yes brudda.
I'm a leaf on the wind.
my typa dream tbh
I like to imagine that they date stick insects on the side when they don't have to breed
They're part of the same order (Phasmatodea)
You missed more things, they actually roll dive, twist roll. So you will think the leaf is moving because of wind.!
They are really a hybrids ❤️
Amazing! Love Leafy’s jaunty little walk!
Imagine seeing a leaf swaying randomly when there's no breeze and it starts platforming across the trees.
That would be so cute(◕દ◕)
*_CONFUSED SCREAMING_*
garlic69 🤣🤣
사랑해serendipity. 😂😂
garlic69 xD
*"Ok Evolution, stop bragging, you're overdoing it!"*
😅..yeah..I kinda don't understand how this kind of evolution works.. it's not like" I m easily detected by predators, i need to look like a leaf or need some green pigments, so hormons u gotta do some changes to my body make me look life a leaf and a green body with a little dried leaf texture on the edges" PERFECTO🥂..lol.. it's like u desire it u get it..🤔
@@Joy-de8vc exactly what i was thinking. evolution is weird man
@@Joy-de8vc the earliest known ancestor of this creature is 47 million years old. That’s plenty of time to evolve to this stage, but that time frame is too much for our brains to comprehend. Predators also evolve and try to identify these creatures, and so more leaf like mutations would have a higher survival rate.
Underrate
@@BharatChandran yeah I understand time is a big factor in evolution..but still it's amazing to see how a supposed organism changes itself so much over the time that it literally becomes 🌿..mind blowing🤯..
Beautiful insects indeed! Thank You So Much for the Research & Protection of these Leaf insect Species! 🌷🌿🌍
Dear God, this is soooo lovely.☺️ thank you. Shout out to the editor and song choice lol ✨✨💯🥂
2:50 when you enter a bus and it starts to move before you take a seat.
🤣
HAHAHA
😂😂😂
Indonesian bus do that
L😊😊L
Evolution both in appearance and in behavioral pattern. Fantastic.
The funky leaf dance inspired me... and the music is amazing too.
That is some of the most amazing mimicry I've ever seen.
Ditto
That is some of the most amazing mimicry I've ever seen.
Angsty Tantrum That is mimicry some of the most amazing I’ve ever seen
Amazing that some is of most the mimicry ive seen ever
imagine a cow accidentally eating the bug
cow: why is it spicy
2:45 YOU'VE JUST BEEN LEAF BUGGED
Me: *Accidentally grabs leaf insect*
Leaf insect: *dances*
Me: MOOOOM
Me: :(
giant Malaysian leaf insect: *sways*
Me: :)
:(
That dance is how i dance in the club
2:45- You’ve gotten stick bugged, now get *LEAF BUGGED*
Can someone actually appreciate that the music is jamming a pure 7/4 time measure?
I normally don't like insects but these are pretty cute in their own way.
Mom Leaf: Honey stay still
Baby Leaf: But mommmmmmmm
I WANNA DANCE!
XD
@@seth6525 *XD*
Im dead 💀
*Mom*: ...
hahhhha
Cameraman: hey do something fun
Leaf: 💃💃💃
lol😂
2:44 the insect dances well with the beat.
The first time I ever saw these creatures, I was in a playground across my street. I thought it was just a leaf until it moved, I freaked out thinking it was an ant.
2:48
Me going downstairs at three in the morning to make soup for my sleep paralysis demon.
Why isn't this get more likes?
your sleep paralysis demon no problem buddy see you at 3:00am
@your sleep paralysis demon uhhhh
L@@hannasetiawan160
how do you move if you are paralyzed
The music while it’s swaying, makes it so funny 😂
johfam indeed
Like Dancing with music
Nctizein
True
Lol