Hey! I'm not big on insects personally but I love the passion you show when you record these videos! One can tell you really care about them. Just want you to know that even though insects kinda freak me out, I enjoy watching your vids. Keep it up, bro!
Awesome! If you get a chance to take the survey it would be appreciated. Its good to hear from people who are not real fans of insects. It shows we are changing their belief and thoughts. Taking the survey will help me keep doing these videos!
@@InsectHunter they need more bug types! after all insect hunting was the inspiration for the game, and some of them or so weird or have crazy abilities.
We have some really cool insects here in Connecticut, just in my yard I find praying mantis, cicadas, cicada killer wasps, all types of other wasps, and all types of spiders including big jumping spiders like half an inch long which are my favorite to watch. Good vids btw
We only have Killer Bees here in Arizona! They are meaner than hell! Killer Bee Guy here! Did you know that Killer Bee honey is the same as any other honey? It is the nectar source that matters.
Very good bug hunt! I've found small red beetles that squeal when you pick them up. I ordered some mantis eggs and they came today. I found some diving beetles one in a lake and the other in my little pond under a fake duck.
That longhorn beetle you were handling is an invasive species from East Asia. I saw one for the first time hitching a ride on my windscreen as I was coming home from work a couple of years ago.
This isn't the asian-longhorned beetle but most likely a similar-looking cerambycid beetle (longhorned beetle) that is common and native to North America called the whitespotted sawyer beetle named for the white spot just below their thorax.
@@xxagressorxx5577 depends on how hot it is outside and what type of horse fly.. some are very aggressive and follow you around all day and can bite you and make you bleed! :(
@@padkirsch “Some are VERY AGGRESSIVE” is the most ACCURATE description of this nasty bug! My ex & I once were once chased down by one! 😖 For nearly a mile of Running that F*er accompanied us!😫😖🤬 🪰 Most ppl recognize these flies by being the annoying Buzzing sound in their ear while swimming!
@13:57 The tree barks look like the work Sapsuckers. slight diagonal but mostly horizontal rows of holes about equally spaced. Might be a Red-naped Sapsucker.
Jason, I am so glad to see this video. Had no idea that horseflies were so aggressive, good to know. Too, the pitfall traps you set out is a technique I will be trying. Very much appreciate the suggestion. Had seen what you call Carpenter Ants in the Lake Tahoe area decades ago, and now know what they were. Was concerned about them at first, then noticed they were not aggressive. Thank you for sharing your outing with us.
Just found your channel! I've been aching for insects through Michigan's winter, so it's exciting to watch your videos. And wow that longhorn beetle is beautiful.
I love finding longhorn beetles when I’m camping. Haven’t been bitten by one yet. Also love imitating them when fly tying because trout love big beetles.
These fake legs at the end seems to be pretty common. I'm currently growing a colony of Midge flys and their larva, though living in water, seem to have them too.
Ugh going out into pinewoods for bugs sounds nice, im jealous, so far from my walks around apartments in a busy area only presents me with flues. Moths, and most fun wasps :(
Ha ha sorry to hear. Urban insects are not as exciting for the most part. At least there is not as much variety in the urban settings, but the bugs are still cool!
I am an electronics graduate and an elementary school teacher, but I love the insects because they are also living beings and essential as animals/birds. Insects also deserve care.
If you want some insect gold in the ground. Get a big plank and put it somewhere in the ground and as it rains. The insects might go in there. You also find snakes too
Yeah, cool. I once found a argentine ant queen while hiking. Normally I would leave it but since I wanted an ant colony so I caught it but sadly it died. Guess it wasn't fertile. I seriously wish it was mantis season though.
Yes I plan on doing a black lighting episode at some point and I may even do it live if I can get a good enough video feed. We will see. I hope you have already taken the survey to help out the channel.
We have those in saskatchewan canada. We call them spruce beetles and they are by far the most feared insects. More so than any spider or wasp. Their bite can easily take a small chunk out of your skin and they are aggressive around the sask area.
Hey man the flies are interesting too, especially in the north west where there are some pretty weird tachinids (one of them is of conservation significance to Canada actually...)
I live in Canada to me the only cool beetle that I’ve seen are spruce beetles I haven’t tried looking for them but when I’m camping the chopped pine trees attract them
Depends on the area. I would go at least 8-10 feet if you are in a tight space, but I would put them in multiple environments or micro habitats if you are looking for a variety of insects.
I find pink faced jewel beetles western eyed click beetles may beetles great ash sphinx moths ten lind June bugs big popular sphinx giant diving beetles giant water bugs prionus beetles cave crickets six spotted water spiders lots of black widows giant root borers pine sawyers every thing in British Columbia Canada
loved the video , the interesting bit for me was the net sweep . i tried to do your survey but i'm out side the US and wont let me do it . oh well never mind i still enjoyed the video though .
Thanks Raymond! I appreciate your continued support. I wish we could do the survey everywhere but I have a hard enough time understanding the laws of one country and to get it approved in hundreds would take a lifetime haha. I will see what I can do about selling and giving away some shirts outside the country in the future.
Hi Jason, beautiful video, you showed us many techniques of catching insects, the love for entomology and the passion that you put inside your videos are great but I noticed that you put pitfall traps with nothing in it which is great if you don't want to kill insects but, seen as you have a collection of dried insects, I can suggest you to put some vinegar and salt in the traps. In this way you can catch a lot of Carabidae and the "walking" insects you found in this video. The bad part is that the insects die even if you don't want to. The Bombus sp. in the trap is very unusual but I stick with your explanation. Unfortunately I can't identify the ants nor the Bombus in this video with precision because I don't know American fauna (I'm Italian) but I'll try. The ants are Formicidae (except the ones in the pitfall traps which are Myrmecinae). The Bombus in the pitfall trap is very interesting: I don't see the corbicula on the posterior tibia so it should belong to the subgenus Psythirus which are parasitic bees of other Bombus sp. It probably was interesting and you, unfortunately, dropped it in the dirt. But this is normal, if somebody doesn't know the order he can't know if something is good or not, i did it too when i didn't study Hymenoptera. For the rest I think you're good with the determinations. Keep it up like this, there aren't many channels that talk about entomology and this is a really good one, it is a perfect starting point for many young entoologists and it has a person who knows what it's doing as leader. Good job!
Thank you sir and greetings from America. Yeah the specimen could have been cool to look at later I suppose. You often don’t know if something is rare or different until you have a ton of experience. I still am confused how the bumble bee got in there.
Why are you calling me sir? I'm 16 and I started a collection less than 2 years ago. I study Hymenoptera from 1 year and I still know nothing! If you ask me to identify an Odonata I can't. It's normal to dump everything that we don't study and discovering that it was a rare species is really common. When I started I searched on TH-cam a channel that could teach me about the basics of entomology and, thanks to your channel, now I know a lot of techniques that I learned with your videos. Probably it was walking on the ground either in search of nests of bumblebees or because it was tired and then it fell in the trap. The ants did the rest. I can do a screenshot and send it to a friend which studies bees from 30 years and let you know what he says.
Don't worry, you didn't say something rude, we where just talking. I'll see you in the comments of the next video, in case I know the species of an insect I'll let you know, for the Bombus tomorrow I'll search for informations about the species of North America and let you know. See you soon!
You just have to practice. Start with something simple like rolly polly bugs, then move up to ants, beetles etc... Once you get comfortable keep pushing yourself. I sometimes naturally feel uncomfortable, but that slowly goes away. Knowledge is everything in my opinion. The more you learn about something the more you come to love it for the most part. Stay tuned to the channel and I will keep helping you.
Carpenter ant queens are huge. I handled a couple earlier this year. Can the queen ants bite or sting? If they can at their size I’m sure it’d be pretty painful 😂
I am not sure if they can or not, but I would imagine they are not really built for defense, but maybe an ant expert can chime in if they see this. They can't sting since they have an ovipositor instead of a stinger. I don't know about their bite.
how do i stop getting anxious while handling insects? i love interacting with them on my hands but i always fear they might snap and bite into my skin 😖
I had to kill and pin insects in my ecology class and I’m not really down for that anymore so instead I like to just collect them live, document, and release them.
Hey, do you know how I can catch insects in the winter? It's getting pretty close, and I could use some more insects. Most are hibernating. Are there ways I can find them?
I love insects but horseflies I hate. I worked at a lumber yard and when my shirt got sweaty, Here they come and they freak me out. I've never been bit by one but I strongly dislike horseflies. When you dug up the larvae, sometimes you can find mole crickets, ,they are cool- looking
This guy is a real life Animal Crossing Villager
Hey! I'm not big on insects personally but I love the passion you show when you record these videos! One can tell you really care about them. Just want you to know that even though insects kinda freak me out, I enjoy watching your vids. Keep it up, bro!
Awesome! If you get a chance to take the survey it would be appreciated. Its good to hear from people who are not real fans of insects. It shows we are changing their belief and thoughts. Taking the survey will help me keep doing these videos!
I concur!!! This channel is awesome
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@@InsectHunteryou changed my perspective
5:41 A wild Pokémon has appeared!
Ha ha yes. You gotta be careful in that tall grass my friend! :)
@@InsectHunter they need more bug types! after all insect hunting was the inspiration for the game, and some of them or so weird or have crazy abilities.
Giratina yes I 100% agree. They also made them much weaker than other types too, but oh well.
Bugs terrify me... why am I addicted to your videos?! 💚
Because insects are strangely fascinating. There is always so much to learn about them.
@@InsectHunter Perhaps the same reason as to why action movies are popular, you can experience the thrill without the actual danger.
We have some really cool insects here in Connecticut, just in my yard I find praying mantis, cicadas, cicada killer wasps, all types of other wasps, and all types of spiders including big jumping spiders like half an inch long which are my favorite to watch. Good vids btw
thanks glad you can recognize there are so many cool insects just about anywhere you look.
We only have Killer Bees here in Arizona! They are meaner than hell! Killer Bee Guy here! Did you know that Killer Bee honey is the same as any other honey? It is the nectar source that matters.
Very good bug hunt! I've found small red beetles that squeal when you pick them up. I ordered some mantis eggs and they came today. I found some diving beetles one in a lake and the other in my little pond under a fake duck.
Ha ha you never run out of fun stories to share.
Those are red milkweed long horn beetles
That longhorn beetle you were handling is an invasive species from East Asia. I saw one for the first time hitching a ride on my windscreen as I was coming home from work a couple of years ago.
This isn't the asian-longhorned beetle but most likely a similar-looking cerambycid beetle (longhorned beetle) that is common and native to North America called the whitespotted sawyer beetle named for the white spot just below their thorax.
It’s SO good to hear your wife has a ‘normal’ reaction to bugs😂
I absolutely detest horseflies, the are on the same level as wasps for me *shudder*
I’ve never seen one but I heard they’re horrible I’m so glad I never seen or experienced one
I live in europa horseflies are ok but wasps 😥
@@xxagressorxx5577 depends on how hot it is outside and what type of horse fly.. some are very aggressive and follow you around all day and can bite you and make you bleed! :(
@@padkirsch “Some are VERY AGGRESSIVE” is the most ACCURATE description of this nasty bug! My ex & I once were once chased down by one! 😖 For nearly a mile of Running that F*er accompanied us!😫😖🤬 🪰 Most ppl recognize these flies by being the annoying Buzzing sound in their ear while swimming!
I know, right...I don't like ticks or mosquitoes either but I can stand they don't bother me like a horsefly.
@13:57
The tree barks look like the work Sapsuckers. slight diagonal but mostly horizontal rows of holes about equally spaced. Might be a Red-naped Sapsucker.
Hm... yeah I am not sure about birds. I am just getting into studying birds a bit more. I mostly work with barn owls (Tyto alba).
Jason, I am so glad to see this video. Had no idea that horseflies were so aggressive, good to know. Too, the pitfall traps you set out is a technique I will be trying. Very much appreciate the suggestion. Had seen what you call Carpenter Ants in the Lake Tahoe area decades ago, and now know what they were. Was concerned about them at first, then noticed they were not aggressive. Thank you for sharing your outing with us.
You are very welcome! Thanks for great comments. You are in definitely in the running for the nicest commentor award.
Just found your channel! I've been aching for insects through Michigan's winter, so it's exciting to watch your videos. And wow that longhorn beetle is beautiful.
Glad you found the channel. Please let me know what you think as a new viewer by taking the survey if you have time.
Great lil tip, opening up fallen trees which have been decaying to find insects and other things.😊😜🤙
I’m glad I’m not the only one fascinated my insects who also gets spooked by them sometimes!
I love finding longhorn beetles when I’m camping. Haven’t been bitten by one yet. Also love imitating them when fly tying because trout love big beetles.
4:31 that looks like a mealworm
Yes they look similar, but these are different.
@@InsectHunter what are the key differences may I ask?
These fake legs at the end seems to be pretty common. I'm currently growing a colony of Midge flys and their larva, though living in water, seem to have them too.
I didnt know that group had them too. Interesting.
Ugh going out into pinewoods for bugs sounds nice, im jealous, so far from my walks around apartments in a busy area only presents me with flues. Moths, and most fun wasps :(
Ha ha sorry to hear. Urban insects are not as exciting for the most part. At least there is not as much variety in the urban settings, but the bugs are still cool!
@@InsectHunter oh definitely :)
those long horned beetles i used to love to catch
they are pretty awesome!
Awesome! I love these Collection videos
Thanks for your kind words.
I was collecting insects before i new you existed
I am an electronics graduate and an elementary school teacher, but I love the insects because they are also living beings and essential as animals/birds. Insects also deserve care.
If you want some insect gold in the ground. Get a big plank and put it somewhere in the ground and as it rains. The insects might go in there. You also find snakes too
interesting haven't tried that yet.
Insect Hunter you can find huge beetles, pillbugs ant nests and termites
Insect Hunter also in 20:15 you were looking at the cricket while I was looking at the fly
Awesome video. Can't wait to get through some of your other content.
Yeah, cool. I once found a argentine ant queen while hiking. Normally I would leave it but since I wanted an ant colony so I caught it but sadly it died. Guess it wasn't fertile. I seriously wish it was mantis season though.
archegon yeah things are just starting to warm up here for another season of insects.
Yup, true I caught a six spotted green tiger beetle the other day, the first exciting catch of the day. (and the only one exciting one)
Another most enjoyable video thank you do you have any plans in the pipe line featuring moths and light traps and sugaring
Yes I plan on doing a black lighting episode at some point and I may even do it live if I can get a good enough video feed. We will see. I hope you have already taken the survey to help out the channel.
Fun fact girls are great bug bait
Yup, just listen to Brad Paisley's song "Ticks".
@Equine Naomi So apparently it can work the other way around as well... Even though its usually the other-other way around XD
😂 Female here; not all girls though... but spider bait for sure! Like cats always turn to ppl who don’t like ‘m
I’m literally attractive to mosquitoes because I produce more proteins that mosquitoes can smell. Unfortunately it means I get bitten a lot.
We have those in saskatchewan canada. We call them spruce beetles and they are by far the most feared insects. More so than any spider or wasp. Their bite can easily take a small chunk out of your skin and they are aggressive around the sask area.
Pine beetles are one of my favorite bugs because they squeak!!
Yes. very fascinating.
+17:24 yayyy centipede!
Yes although it wasn't in great shape by the time I found it.
the ants may be falling in your traps while dragging dead bees and crickets.
I crave Chrysina beetles, the real insect gold.
Yes that is the truth! :) Did you already take the survey Brian? You know you would look good in one of those T-shirts.
@@InsectHunter Absolutely!
Idaho! Cool video.
What river were you by? I’m always on the look out for insects and spiders.
Oh it was a small creek probably branching off of Snake River.
Hey man the flies are interesting too, especially in the north west where there are some pretty weird tachinids (one of them is of conservation significance to Canada actually...)
I live in Canada to me the only cool beetle that I’ve seen are spruce beetles I haven’t tried looking for them but when I’m camping the chopped pine trees attract them
How far apart would you recommend spacing pitfall traps?
Depends on the area. I would go at least 8-10 feet if you are in a tight space, but I would put them in multiple environments or micro habitats if you are looking for a variety of insects.
Insect Hunter thanks
Who came here for the insects but stayed for the satisfying noice of him cutting wood with a hammer?
Man are you saying I need to try doing an Insect Collecting ASMR? haha
Insect Hunter u would destroy the ASMR, i’d pay for that lmaooo
Found one of the longhorn beetles camping in Idaho
Yes they are very common.
I find pink faced jewel beetles western eyed click beetles may beetles great ash sphinx moths ten lind June bugs big popular sphinx giant diving beetles giant water bugs prionus beetles cave crickets six spotted water spiders lots of black widows giant root borers pine sawyers every thing in British Columbia Canada
loved the video , the interesting bit for me was the net sweep . i tried to do your survey but i'm out side the US and wont let me do it . oh well never mind i still enjoyed the video though .
Thanks Raymond! I appreciate your continued support. I wish we could do the survey everywhere but I have a hard enough time understanding the laws of one country and to get it approved in hundreds would take a lifetime haha. I will see what I can do about selling and giving away some shirts outside the country in the future.
@6:14 Pretty sure that's a rust and not a gall due to insect activity.
Great videos by the way! :-)
Me, living in a swamp and nowhere near a pine forest: hey this is good info
Hey swamps have cool insects too! I would love to look for insects there.
Hi Jason, beautiful video, you showed us many techniques of catching insects, the love for entomology and the passion that you put inside your videos are great but I noticed that you put pitfall traps with nothing in it which is great if you don't want to kill insects but, seen as you have a collection of dried insects, I can suggest you to put some vinegar and salt in the traps. In this way you can catch a lot of Carabidae and the "walking" insects you found in this video. The bad part is that the insects die even if you don't want to. The Bombus sp. in the trap is very unusual but I stick with your explanation. Unfortunately I can't identify the ants nor the Bombus in this video with precision because I don't know American fauna (I'm Italian) but I'll try. The ants are Formicidae (except the ones in the pitfall traps which are Myrmecinae). The Bombus in the pitfall trap is very interesting: I don't see the corbicula on the posterior tibia so it should belong to the subgenus Psythirus which are parasitic bees of other Bombus sp. It probably was interesting and you, unfortunately, dropped it in the dirt. But this is normal, if somebody doesn't know the order he can't know if something is good or not, i did it too when i didn't study Hymenoptera. For the rest I think you're good with the determinations. Keep it up like this, there aren't many channels that talk about entomology and this is a really good one, it is a perfect starting point for many young entoologists and it has a person who knows what it's doing as leader. Good job!
Thank you sir and greetings from America. Yeah the specimen could have been cool to look at later I suppose. You often don’t know if something is rare or different until you have a ton of experience. I still am confused how the bumble bee got in there.
Why are you calling me sir? I'm 16 and I started a collection less than 2 years ago. I study Hymenoptera from 1 year and I still know nothing! If you ask me to identify an Odonata I can't. It's normal to dump everything that we don't study and discovering that it was a rare species is really common. When I started I searched on TH-cam a channel that could teach me about the basics of entomology and, thanks to your channel, now I know a lot of techniques that I learned with your videos. Probably it was walking on the ground either in search of nests of bumblebees or because it was tired and then it fell in the trap. The ants did the rest. I can do a screenshot and send it to a friend which studies bees from 30 years and let you know what he says.
Mattia D'amato wow I am impressed. It’s amazing what we can learn from TH-cam. Sorry if I said anything that seemed rude in any way.
Don't worry, you didn't say something rude, we where just talking. I'll see you in the comments of the next video, in case I know the species of an insect I'll let you know, for the Bombus tomorrow I'll search for informations about the species of North America and let you know. See you soon!
Can you get a long horn beetle in CA?
Oh yes they are definitely in California. Just gotta get out there and collect like crazy!
“Here’s all the poopy”
Tears of sap is one of my favorite songs
I didn't know it existed.
Ooh I love the idea of collecting insects.. but I also freak a little when things land on me, any tips for that?
You just have to practice. Start with something simple like rolly polly bugs, then move up to ants, beetles etc... Once you get comfortable keep pushing yourself. I sometimes naturally feel uncomfortable, but that slowly goes away. Knowledge is everything in my opinion. The more you learn about something the more you come to love it for the most part. Stay tuned to the channel and I will keep helping you.
Carpenter ant queens are huge. I handled a couple earlier this year. Can the queen ants bite or sting? If they can at their size I’m sure it’d be pretty painful 😂
I am not sure if they can or not, but I would imagine they are not really built for defense, but maybe an ant expert can chime in if they see this. They can't sting since they have an ovipositor instead of a stinger. I don't know about their bite.
how do i stop getting anxious while handling insects? i love interacting with them on my hands but i always fear they might snap and bite into my skin 😖
I had to kill and pin insects in my ecology class and I’m not really down for that anymore so instead I like to just collect them live, document, and release them.
Hey, do you know how I can catch insects in the winter? It's getting pretty close, and I could use some more insects. Most are hibernating. Are there ways I can find them?
check leaf litter and under rocks and old logs. Sometimes insects also go indoors during winter.
Hello,will you suggest some research project topics on any topics from entomology???
It will be really helpfull
Send me an email to have more in depth discussion please. theinsecthunter@gmail.com
Morphological taxonomy of Sarcophagidae. You're welcome
the noise beetles make is called stridulating.
Ah yes. You are correct. It's quite intriguing to listen to. Thanks for watching.
At 14:02 there was am orbweaver on the bark like a cm away from where you were looking
Hm... I never noticed.
How do you catch aquatic insects without a net ?
I love insects but horseflies I hate. I worked at a lumber yard and when my shirt got sweaty, Here they come and they freak me out. I've never been bit by one but I strongly dislike horseflies. When you dug up the larvae, sometimes you can find mole crickets, ,they are cool- looking
Hi. Can I ask you how did you made those insect collection's ?
Not sure that I understand the question. Sorry.
Nice vid
The long horn beetle is in fact a white spotted pine sawyer not a Asian long horn beetle
comfy channel
Thanks! I suppose that's a compliment. If you enjoy the channel please take the survey mentioned in the video.
someone told me that some horse flys will lay eggs in the wounds after feeding which can make them a danger to animals
And now I’m even more terrified of horse flies. I can deal with just about anything else, but horse flies are the one insect I’m genuinely scared of.
Giant house spiders
Way too much habitat destruction with that hammer.
At 16:04 there was some kind of beetle
Hm... Not sure what you were seeing. Was it in an area where the camera is blurry?
@@InsectHunter inside the holes of the tree you see its butt
Tick tock
Destroy the horsefly. I would’ve
I would, but I’m terrified of those things 😂😭
Chukha-Trok
Ha ha yes the mighty ewok warrior from the ewok caravan of hope I remember! Ha ha!
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My older sister is evil she kills all the bugs i find(; _;)
The ants are "she" not "he" :)
Xd