gorgeous footage accompanied by wonderful and highly educating commentary/narration. you've introduced me to two spiders I've never seen before. so cool. excellent channel
Thanks! For these field videos, I tend to provide a fairly surface-level coverage of the animals featured, with the main focus instead being on storytelling/prose. Glad you found it informative nonetheless!
🦘Another interesting bushwalk beginning in the “parcark”, finding Aussie critters and some invasive feral honeybees. Loved all your humour, particularly “…so this little assassin is doing its due part to help take out the trash…” 🤣🤣🤣
Ah i see another once-terrifed-of-bugs-as-a-kid-to-absouletley-fascinated person. I adore the local bugs around australia, my personal favourites are jumping spiders and preying mantises but i have a admiration for huntsmen and the creepier of crawlies. One of my fondest memories is a preying mantis egg sack had hatched on our front veranda and there was just little itty bitty babies EVERYWHERE, anyway banger video id love to see more.
This was basically my childhood, but here in Vic there was never anything this diverse. Another world up there, but I know even here in Victoria the bugs change drastically when you get more rural.
So you can say pristhesancus plagipennis but the humble car park takes a beating…..what’s the Latin for it? ❤ beautiful shots and wonderful narration as always ❤
Enjoying this video, glad it was recomended, just a small request, most video editing softwares allow for stabilization of clips, it would greatly enhance the viewing experience for the close ups. Just a thought! Anyways hope to see more aussie insects soon!
I do enjoy your rather Victorian style of narration. The English language is capable of so much eloquence but we, sadly, seldom exploit that potential today. You're a rare exception. Kudos! Anyway, congrats on learning to drive. As an American out in the vast "fly-over territory", I view the inability to drive as a disability as great as losing your legs. I would think that folks in Oz, a lot of which is far from any of the rest of it, would think likewise. And as an Indo-European, I've got personal mobility hardwired into me. Thus, I just can't comprehend that you didn't learn how to drive until well into adulthood. We come from different worlds, obviously. But more on topic, thanks for showing critters unknown to those of us who ain't from Oz. I'd never even heard of velvet mites before. But, being a Cajun and liking hot, spicy food, I might be tempted to think their red color means they'd be a good seasoning ingredient. If I ever get the chance, I'll eat one to determine where it falls on my spice rack :)
Thankfully for you, velvet mites can be found many places, albeit typically (in my experience) much smaller than the one in the video (because Australia). Definitely can't miss em tho when you find one.
Overseas forms can actually get significantly larger than the Aussie species. I believe the biggest are in India/Africa. Australian bugs are all in all relatively unimpressive as far as size goes.
@@BugsandBiology There are few exceptions to the rule that bugs world-wide range from small to barely above microscopic so don't feel bad. Where I live, in the bug and reptile paradise of the US Gulf Coast, we have several arachnids with leg-spans up to about 8" but very small bodies in comparison, and a few dragonflies with similar wingspans, so not a lot of mass to any of them. The beefiest big bug is the stag or rhino beetle, which is about the size of a bar of soap and about as heavy. There are a few other light-weight biggish bugs (palmetto bugs, cicadas, walking sticks, the occasional giant mantis, etc.). However, these relative giants are harmless so nobody pays them any mind. All attention is focused on the very small bugs: mosquitos (or "maringouins" in the local dialect), gnats, horseflies, deerflies, ticks, a type of nearly invisible biting mite called a "redbug" or "chigger", yellowjackets (their nests are like landmines), and _Solenopsis invicta_ , the imported (actually invasive) "fire ant". These all prey on people, pets, and livestock, come in plague-like numbers for most of the year, and generally make life miserable. So amongst bugs, size doesn't matter :)|
what a charming distinguish elegant voice you have, I would love to listen books like Lord Of The Rings with you as the host :) Great video and amazing close up on these amazing Spiders
Those are a type of grass tree (Xanthorrhoea). I presume most were short because they were relatively young; there were a few that were significantly taller. Plus I guess stem height varies between species.
@@BugsandBiology the music and the manner of speech sure makes it sound like a tale from the middle ages edit: never even heard of crab spiders like those before, so it was worth it
Great cinematography in this one mate
Great episode, there's so much out there with a bit of looking, luck and patience !! 🤠😎
Your narration was poetic as always, I can always count on you to show me beautiful areas, insects and a calming educative voice. Well done
Thanks!
I tend to lean quite heavily into the prose in these field trip videos - I feel it suits the format quite well.
Love when you make these kinds of videos!
Thanks! They’re some of my favourites to make as well
Super cool and awesome production quality, I can’t believe I got to watch this for free!! The wasps were really cute 🥺
gorgeous footage accompanied by wonderful and highly educating commentary/narration. you've introduced me to two spiders I've never seen before. so cool. excellent channel
Thanks!
For these field videos, I tend to provide a fairly surface-level coverage of the animals featured, with the main focus instead being on storytelling/prose. Glad you found it informative nonetheless!
🦘Another interesting bushwalk beginning in the “parcark”, finding Aussie critters and some invasive feral honeybees. Loved all your humour, particularly “…so this little assassin is doing its due part to help take out the trash…” 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers mate!
“Parcark” has unfortunately been a regular slip-up of mine for as long as I can remember.
@@BugsandBiology 😉some may say it's endearing 😁
Ah i see another once-terrifed-of-bugs-as-a-kid-to-absouletley-fascinated person. I adore the local bugs around australia, my personal favourites are jumping spiders and preying mantises but i have a admiration for huntsmen and the creepier of crawlies. One of my fondest memories is a preying mantis egg sack had hatched on our front veranda and there was just little itty bitty babies EVERYWHERE, anyway banger video id love to see more.
This was basically my childhood, but here in Vic there was never anything this diverse. Another world up there, but I know even here in Victoria the bugs change drastically when you get more rural.
I found alot of huntsman spiders in my house, but they were mostly babies though I saw a much bigger one under our TV.
amazing video love him.
Can’t wait to see those videos 12:32
Starting with a Red Neck was Based AF
My youngest brother also got his license recently
This Nerd! Haha keep the videos going I’m a nerd myself. Great videos
Oh congrats on learning to drive too. The country is yours to explore now
It would be good to see size references on some of these creatures. Maybe next to your hand ❤
So you can say pristhesancus plagipennis but the humble car park takes a beating…..what’s the Latin for it? ❤ beautiful shots and wonderful narration as always ❤
Enjoying this video, glad it was recomended, just a small request, most video editing softwares allow for stabilization of clips, it would greatly enhance the viewing experience for the close ups. Just a thought! Anyways hope to see more aussie insects soon!
Lace monitors are almost identical to foxes and cats in predation.
You got the voice made for voice-overs! Andre
That’s a great compliment, thanks!!
You haven't got a gig with ABC have you? Just curious.
Nah I haven’t unfortunately
I do enjoy your rather Victorian style of narration. The English language is capable of so much eloquence but we, sadly, seldom exploit that potential today. You're a rare exception. Kudos!
Anyway, congrats on learning to drive. As an American out in the vast "fly-over territory", I view the inability to drive as a disability as great as losing your legs. I would think that folks in Oz, a lot of which is far from any of the rest of it, would think likewise. And as an Indo-European, I've got personal mobility hardwired into me. Thus, I just can't comprehend that you didn't learn how to drive until well into adulthood. We come from different worlds, obviously.
But more on topic, thanks for showing critters unknown to those of us who ain't from Oz. I'd never even heard of velvet mites before. But, being a Cajun and liking hot, spicy food, I might be tempted to think their red color means they'd be a good seasoning ingredient. If I ever get the chance, I'll eat one to determine where it falls on my spice rack :)
Thankfully for you, velvet mites can be found many places, albeit typically (in my experience) much smaller than the one in the video (because Australia). Definitely can't miss em tho when you find one.
Overseas forms can actually get significantly larger than the Aussie species. I believe the biggest are in India/Africa.
Australian bugs are all in all relatively unimpressive as far as size goes.
@@BugsandBiology There are few exceptions to the rule that bugs world-wide range from small to barely above microscopic so don't feel bad. Where I live, in the bug and reptile paradise of the US Gulf Coast, we have several arachnids with leg-spans up to about 8" but very small bodies in comparison, and a few dragonflies with similar wingspans, so not a lot of mass to any of them. The beefiest big bug is the stag or rhino beetle, which is about the size of a bar of soap and about as heavy. There are a few other light-weight biggish bugs (palmetto bugs, cicadas, walking sticks, the occasional giant mantis, etc.).
However, these relative giants are harmless so nobody pays them any mind. All attention is focused on the very small bugs: mosquitos (or "maringouins" in the local dialect), gnats, horseflies, deerflies, ticks, a type of nearly invisible biting mite called a "redbug" or "chigger", yellowjackets (their nests are like landmines), and _Solenopsis invicta_ , the imported (actually invasive) "fire ant". These all prey on people, pets, and livestock, come in plague-like numbers for most of the year, and generally make life miserable. So amongst bugs, size doesn't matter :)|
what a charming distinguish elegant voice you have, I would love to listen books like Lord Of The Rings with you as the host :)
Great video and amazing close up on these amazing Spiders
Well done again! What are those plants that look like short-trunked grass "trees"?
Those are a type of grass tree (Xanthorrhoea). I presume most were short because they were relatively young; there were a few that were significantly taller.
Plus I guess stem height varies between species.
@@BugsandBiology Thanks!
@@BugsandBiology on reading I see the similarlity to Joshua trees isn't just convrergent evolution!
Did you just say par cark🤔🤡
Park ark 😂
It’s been a recurring issue since I was a kid haha
@@BugsandBiology none the less! New sub! *Spoonerism is a good weapon
Shut up you 🤡@@macswanton9622
@@BugsandBiologyi used to accidentally day " Beorge Gush " instead of George Bush so i feel ya pain hahah
Yea I came here for the spiders not to listen to an old english tale from the middle ages...
Well, you got spiders **and** an Old English (not really, but whatever) tale from the Middle Ages. Win-win!
@@BugsandBiology the music and the manner of speech sure makes it sound like a tale from the middle ages
edit: never even heard of crab spiders like those before, so it was worth it