Why Moths and Bats Run an Acoustic Arms Race
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Moths are incredibly smart insects. In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, researchers have observed them using ultrasonic clicks to evade a major predator: bats. Yet, millions of years ago, some moths evolved into butterflies. Was it an extreme survival strategy that brought them out into the light? We explore their fascinating story and find new answers to a scientific mystery.
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Did you know that a white light will attract more moths than a yellow light? 🪰
Moths are more sensitive to some wavelengths of light -ultraviolet, for example- than they are to others. Yellow is a wavelength moths don't respond to, so it won't attract as many moths as a white one.
Superb documentary, thank you.
That's cool. I have a weird relationship with moths. I've had a few instances where one has landed on me. One even let me take him home. He was laying on the ground at work. I took him home since I live out in the country with a variety of plants. We planted several plots of butterfly host plants such as milkweed and queen Ann's Lace
I suspect as much. I thought moth r attracted to white light bcoz it resembles moonlight and they use it as guide for navigation
@@penny_the_wiser413 Thanks for sharing this cool moth story with us! 🤗
So moths and bats are having shouting battles through the skies like Skyrim dragons?! Cool
🎶Dova-bat, Dova-moth, Dovakin ha ha ha🎶
You have no idea
You educate youngsters like me about the environment looking forward to conserve the environment and support the planet
Your right, I'm 15 years old and I like watching documentaries, then my 14 year old sister think I'm insane
This is indeed one of our big aims to raise awareness and educate with short but impactful videos for the world to see 😊🦋 because #terramatters 🌱
True I m looking Forward to raise awareness too
In my school and in my social circle doing what is possible for me at the moment
The moth that evolved into a butterfly encountering a bat at day: "call an ambulance, call an ambulance, but not for me"
Bats are the coolest things ever.
I had one fly into the kitchen window of my 2nd floor apartment in the Bronx and scare the heck out of my wife.
When I went to investigate (I had no intention of hurting the little guy) I found him flying in unbelievably tight circles in the middle of the kitchen. It seemed physically impossible, what he was doing.
He was cutting 360 degrees in like a foot of airspace. I watched, amazed, for like 10 seconds until his sonar found the window and he flew right out.
When I was a kid I would throw rocks in the air at this pond my dad would take me fishing in upstate, at dusk.
There was always 5 or 6 bats running bug patrol over the water, and they would dive for the rocks. I always thought they were so very cool.
But seeing one in my Bronx apartment was a once in a lifetime event, and I'll never forget how amazingly agile the little dude or dudette was.
So amazing.
Bats are just awesome.
EDIT: This video was cool as hell too. I could watch this stuff for hours....
What am I saying? I suffer from insomnia. I already do that! 😂
Also - I'm totally subbed to this and a bunch of other nature channels. I don't understand why people wouldn't sub to channels they find cool. Lord knows you can't trust TH-cam's wacky algorithm, even if it does occasionally hook me up.with something new and cool to sub to....
This channel uses the term 'Theory' properly!
I dont know why this excites me so much, it just seems like such a rare commodity.
Thank you Terra Mater! Your videos are amazingly informative, and quick to the point!
What do you mean by "uses the term theory properly"?
@@ms.pirate When most people use theory, they use it as a synonym of hypothesis.
The actual definition of Theory, or the scientific definition is "an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that has been repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results."
Theories explain why something happens, laws explain what happens.
@@riamus7258 So the use in the video was incorrect, because his idea hadn't been tested or verified. It was a hypothesis, not a theory. Most science communication channels use "theory" instead of hypothesis when they want to sound less academic and more accessible.
@@1000jamesk no, his theory was tested and verified. Only after new evidence emerged, was it disproven.
That's how theories work.
Scientific Theories are a Compilation of Facts and Evidences all pointing to one conclusion.
In the Layman world, the word 'theory' means guesswork. The absolute antithesis of what a Scientific Theory means.
Creationist type people have spent the better part of the past 100 years abusing that term to intentionally skew public opinion of scientific theories.
@@riamus7258 excellent explanation Riamus. Thank you for replying, I hadnt even noticed people were commenting on this post lol
Why did the moth leave the dark side to become Butterflies?
Because the light was on.
This is becoming one of my favorite nature channels on YT. Keep it up and greetings from The Netherlands.
Your comment made our day, thanks a lot!
2:20 That's a coffee bee hawkmoth and not a hummingbird hawk-moth, if I'm not mistaken.
Just. Wow. Incredible visual piece we will never teach on classrooms. Bravo to the team who made this possible!!
You know why? Because its too specific and detailed. If we did this for everything then it would take more than 12 years od education to complete
Just Thank You 😊 We are very happy to be able to provide this content to you that you might not learn in school! 🦋
Why describe them as intelligent? Is everything they do automatic? Do they ever think about an action, do they problem solve using reason?
Your videos are some of the most amazing things ever to grace my life.
Unrelated, but where can I listen to the soundtracks you use in these videos?
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@@lenafromterramater3690 Great content! Thank you 😊
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And this video was epic, a lot of new information and great visuals👏🏼👏🏼..
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7:08 That clip looks like something out of a cartoon, the butterfly was there in the calmest way and out of nowhere a bee collides with it, like someone on a bicycle crashing into a wall.
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Moths turned into butterfies to avoid bats at night.
Birds says hello..
Your content never fails to impress, so glad to have been following you guys!
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I've loved every single video I have watched thus far and here's another!! Thank you for this!!!
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The truth is that some moths were tired of the graveyard shift.
This is becoming one of my favorite nature channels on TH-cam. Keep it up 💪🏽 and greetings from Mozambique
Wow we are more than happy to hear that! Thank you so much Cirilo! Greets back from our team! 😊👋
At 7:10, that's a typical bee flight path ... bumping into all sorts of things while gathering pollen. :-)
This is very interesting, all the content on this channel is awesome.
Thank you so much Steve! Such nice and kind words as always from you!
this is an incredible video. I would love to see the study for the experiment they performed if it has been published, maybe you could add a link to the description?
Thank you so much!
I´ll See what we can do 😊🦋
There are moths who would do a free-falling maneuver to evade bats once they hear them scream. They have a lot of tools to survive from predatory attacks, no wonder they thrived so much and avoid extinction.
Omg, another stunning video... This is beautiful and fascinating. Thank you for this. Love every videos!
We love to hear that! This really is such a big reward for the whole team that is always making sure to produce the best videos possible ☺️🌱 Thank you Arfan!
Never thought a bat ate so gangster
Woah, it amazes me how much we don't even know about plants and animals around us. Amazing that moths can do counter-sonar! Thanks Terra Mater for making such amazing videos
Incredible video as always on Terra Mater you will have millions of subscribers in no time, thank you for your work ❤️
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I always assumed they evolved independently
5:23 was it a grasshopper?
Thanks for another educational video . I really want to share your youtube channel link with my friends but none of them are science video appriciators.
Sorry for the letdown.
You really should 😉 they might be surprised about the wide variety of videos and content we have there 😊
The script for this video needed some revision. Bees and butterflies are not attracted to a flower's pollen as stated in the video, much less need it. They drink *nectar*.
Anticipating Fridays for your uploads became a regular thing for me. 😍❤️
This is so great to hear! ☺️
Great work guys as always
Thank you so much Francis 😊
What a beautiful and fascinating video! It was really great to learn about moth evolution, I've always found them to be interesting little creatures!
Thank you for your kind words Bryce! We also found that this little creature´s story is one worth telling 🦋
@@lenafromterramater3690 I'm glad you told it!
@7:08 tho, lol. That poor bee never stood a chance!
New Zealand’s butterflies and moths
Butterflies and moths are members of the insect order Lepidoptera (from the Greek meaning ‘scaly wings’). Globally, Lepidoptera is the group with the most insect species associated with flowering plants. There are more than 350,000 known species, 20,000 of which are butterflies.
Like other large insect orders, the Lepidoptera group contains members with a variety of forms, behaviours and ecologies. They are grouped into about 39 superfamilies worldwide, of which 16 are represented in New Zealand. Of 120 families, 35 occur naturally in New Zealand. Two are butterflies and the rest are moths.
Moth or butterfly?
‘Moth’ and ‘butterfly’ are common names given to insects of the order Lepidoptera. There is no strong scientific basis for these terms. There is an evolutionary continuum from the most ancient moth group to the most sophisticated butterfly group. Some moths are more closely related to butterflies than to other moths.
There are some general differences between moths and butterflies. Moths usually hold their wings flat while resting, have feathery antennae, and are active at night. Butterflies tend to be more brightly coloured, have clubbed antennae, hold their wings erect while at rest, and are active by day. But there are exceptions to these generalisations. Many New Zealand moths fly during the day or at dusk. The black mountain ringlet butterfly holds its wings flat while at rest. Some New Zealand butterflies are drab, and most people would call them moths. One sure way to distinguish the two in New Zealand (this does not apply globally) is that all native butterflies have clubbed antennae.
Essentially, however, there is no consistent difference between butterflies and moths. Any superficial differences become exaggerated in a temperate country like New Zealand, where many of the larger, highly developed moth groups (which are more like butterflies) found in warmer countries are missing.
Endemic species
Endemic species are those that are unique to a particular area. New Zealand’s Lepidoptera order displays the world’s highest rate of endemism. The majority (92%) of species are found nowhere else. By comparison, Britain shares its Lepidoptera fauna with mainland Europe, and none of its species are endemic.
New Zealand’s butterflies and moths are distinctive for several reasons. They have:
a high rate of endemic species and genera
a number of ancient families, including the superfamily Mnesarchaeoidea, which is found nowhere else
in comparison with other places worldwide, some families that are well represented, and others that are poorly represented or missing completely
a high proportion of species whose larvae feed on detritus and leaf litter
a large number of brightly coloured day-flying moth species, especially in alpine zones and areas of open vegetation.
New Zealand species are significantly different from Australian species.
Biodiversity
Lepidoptera is one of the three most species-rich insect orders in New Zealand, and moths and butterflies are relatively well studied. The total number of native species is not accurately known as many new species continue to be discovered, although it is likely to exceed 2,000. Traditionally it has been accepted that New Zealand has about 20 butterfly species. Only 12 have been formally described. Recent research suggests that there may be a further 25 types of copper butterfly, along with new black mountain ringlets and other native species. If this new research proves correct, the total number of butterfly species may be about 70. Of these, 10 are tropical species that are periodically blown over from Queensland, Australia, of which two have become established. An additional four species have been introduced by humans, of which the familiar cabbage white (Pieris rapae) is the most conspicuous.
This rich biodiversity includes the large pūriri moth (Aenetus virescens), which lives in North Island forests and attains a wingspan up to 15 centimetres, and the pinhead-sized, leaf-mining moths of the family Nepticulidae, with wingspans of just 2 millimetres.
An additional 68 moths have been deliberately or accidentally introduced since European settlement, and have established wild populations.
Entomologists
Early entomologists including George Hudson and Alfred Philpott have left a legacy of illustrated books and articles on the country’s moths and butterflies
Species
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Yellow admiral butterfly
Stamps
Copper butterfly
New Zealand’s butterflies and moths occupy a wide range of habitats, from rocky coasts to rugged mountains. One still undescribed species lives on ice-free rock faces 3,000 metres high. A few species are common and widespread, but many are rare or live in very small areas. Some have thrived with the arrival of humans, but many more have declined - over 110 species are threatened with extinction.
Some common butterflies
Of the New Zealand butterflies, two groups (admirals and coppers) are nationally and globally significant for their species richness.
Admirals
Admirals are found worldwide, and three species occur in New Zealand. Yellow and red admirals are widespread on the mainland, especially at the edges of forests, on farmland, and where there are nettles (Urtica ferox), which the larvae eat and live on.
Hundred-dollar moth
Butterflies and moths are popular subjects in art and design, adorning company logos, clothing and the exterior of homes nationwide. Many conspicuous species have appeared on postage stamps such as the magpie moth and red admiral. The $100 banknote features the elegant South Island zebra moth.
Chatham Island admirals are confined to those windswept islands.
Coppers
The number and variety of copper butterflies in New Zealand is unrivalled worldwide. These mainly orange butterflies can be found throughout the country, including the high alpine zones. They have diversified into at least 40 species within four groups. No single species occurs nationwide, and many have very small distributions.
As with most New Zealand Lepidoptera, copper larvae are particular feeders - they eat only Muehlenbeckia of the dock family. This includes the tiny-leaved, ground-hugging M. axillaris and the extensive vines of M. australis, which can stretch 20 metres over the forest-edge canopy. Copper butterflies have their closest relatives in the cloud forests of New Guinea and in the temperate northern hemisphere.
Certain species of boulder copper butterflies are among the world’s smallest, with a wingspan of less than 1 centimetre. The largest New Zealand coppers have a wingspan of up to 3 centimetres.
Bats
Few people will have seen New Zealand’s thumb-sized native bats - the country’s only native land mammals.
Part of story: Bats
Lesser short-tailed bats and long-tailed bats
New Zealand’s two native bat species are the lesser short-tailed bat and long-tailed bat.
Part of story: Bats
Bats in New Zealand
New Zealand has only two native land mammals, and they are both bats - the long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) and the lesser short-tailed bat.
Their diet consists of insects, fruit, nectar and pollen. The short-tailed bats are thought to be an important pollinator of the Dactylanthus or woodrose. This is a threatened parasitic plant which grows on the roots of trees on the forest floor.
Diet. Long-tailed bats hunt by hawking, or capturing and consuming aerial insects while flying. Flies are their most significant food source, with moths and beetles also important. The bat is an insect generalist, consuming insects that are abundant in the landscape.
When the bats evolve to eat butterflies during the day they are so screwed
So daytime moths are butterflies. So moths who look like moths more than butterflies can be called butterflies if they have switched to day shift?
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So we didn’t invent noise cancellation…the moths did🤔
Seems like it 😊
I've never seen bats actually catching prey, so it's interesting to see that they go high so they can cup them with their rear limbs into their head
Hummingbird moth was kind cool though.
We have bats in the backyard and talking to a friend as we watched these amazing bats, I told him about the moths that can generate sound to mask their true position- and found this site today. Great work and I also have subscribed!
Greetings from Maryland USA
I've read that many butterflies are toxic, and others mimic the toxic ones, their colors are aposematic warnings, so it makes sense that they should come out in the day because night predators rely less on sight and wouldn't be able to see the warning colors, it would be lost on something like a bat or an owl. But if they're active in the day birds can see clearly to leave them alone.
Also as a suggestion make your videos less story based but topic based. It may be more difficult but this didn't need to revolve around a researcher who so far has not discovered anything yet.
Goddamn pokemons 😂
It's going to turn out that moths became butterflies in reaction to a development in echolocation in some pterodactyls.
That's an interesting one for sure 👀
omg this research is so cool :0
It really is indeed 😊🦋
So the plant part makes sense but the bee connection just isn't explained at all. Wouldn't increased competition from bees make it harder for moths to make the jump?
Actually seems like Moths are Yodas and Butterflies are more like the Obi-Wans of their world.
I will never forget what they did to my family
Great video
Thank you!
Amazing Video I Love Ur Channel
Thank you so much! 😊🦋
This maybe annoying but bees don't need pollen, the need the nectar ... I feel like thats an important detail there
I am subscribed
Always impressive 🔥🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏
Thank you so much! 😊
hummingbird moth?? looks like a shrimp to me but facinating
They really do have an interesting shape 😊
This channel is too good for youtube, almost NAT GEO, Discovery channel tier videos.
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Ironically, in order to help my girls not fear moths, I told them that moths were night butterflies 😅 I guess I was pretty accurate, just backwards
Fighter jets do the same thing to avoid enemy radar
i sthis is good keep it up
Because their attack stat was higher than defense
L❤️Ve the slomo hidef color butterflys
4:56 Columbia silk moth! (Hyalophora Columbia Columbia)
So, basically moths and caterpillars share same phylogeny.
Hey guys, got a request: Please blend in Time and other numbers. The comparison between the amount of species in butterflies and moths were kinda hard for me to understand. Needed to watch it 4 times to understand what yall mean 😅
So in short moths evolved as butterflies to.... Mimic both flowers and lifestyle of bees? Except they don't make hives and honey.
Wait wait wait? When butterflies left the darksider to become creatures of light? Don't you mean when moths left the darkside or is this like a toasting toasting thing?
150 km/h????? I'm sure it's a mistake, I believe bats can't fly that fast
Lepidoptera is an order, not a family
very cool
Thank you 😊
Huh! This is so interesting! I didn’t know any of this before! Also, I am here because of animalogic
Great to hear that you made your way to us 😊 welcome to the Terra Mater Community 👋🌱
3:33 A MacBook running Windows Vista...oh dear...clearly some scientists think there are no audio analyzing apps on macOS...
Cool
Fun fact:The National(india) butterfly month just ended today.
What a beautiful side fact, thanks!
Dang nature
Yup dang 🤯
Amazing video greetings from india 😊
Thank you! Greetings back! 👋
wow cool
I don’t understand why moths aren’t extinct. All the lights lead them astray all the time.
Really cool video but the wording is many times misleading, as if the species intended to develop the strategies that evolved ("Some moths saw an opportunity and came to explore the abundant source of pollen..."). I know it sounds cooler and it is an easier way to explain such complex issues to laypeople, but this propagates misinterpretations about evolution. Another central issue is saying that moths evolved into butterflies, which is not the case. Moths and butterflies evolved from an ancestor that was not moth nor butterfly (although some of the ancestral characteristics were probably more similar to moths, like being nocturnal). Small changes in these and other wordings would avoid such pitfalls. Congrats on the video anyhow, it is beautiful!
the video is a good
Paradigm shited .
Leaders to think.
Sorry but how do you know that fossil from millions years ago is a moth? How do you determine that something is nocturnal and the other is not just by looking at the fossil?
2:38 "...designed to access..." please, please, never again use the verb 'design' when discussing evolved traits. 'Design' implies a designer.
>not believing in a higher power being purposefully responsible for all one knows
Cringe :^)
Designed by nature you cringelord
“Designed” is the key word in this video. Someone very wise engineered all of these.
As a call center agent i hate working night shift... moths just decide im gona leave this Job i wanna work during the day & be beutiful
How can you take the genes from all existing moths n butterflies???? Did he visit every country in the world to do so? Butterflies are a species separate from mothe
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Why describe them as intelligent? Is everything they do automatic? Do they ever think about an action, do they problem solve using reason?
Although I am not member but I will request to every viewer to subscribe if you like the struggle. You see these content very easily but these people don’t make these videos easily.
Scientists already know butterflies evolved from moth? Since when is the THEORY of evolution a certainty??
I subscribed for that woman
That is so sweet 🥰 I will let her know - it will make her day!
This is what they don't want you to know there is no light and dark side No Good and Evil there's only one power and you need both your left and your right side of your brain to control it, so don't be afraid of the dark or you will always be afraid of the dark,
Now be free butterfly, I am your father Luke Skywalker,
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