Mojave Giant Tiger Beetle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Last summer, Jesse and I road tripped up to NW Arizona to join Aaron Chambers, Rachel Glynn, and Jeremy Vandenberg. She was doing DNA work on this disjunct population of the species to determine whether they were actually Amblycheila schwarzi or should be (re-)split off to a former species designation.
It was a pleasure to be involved and contribute to the scientific understanding of this species simply through doing what we love most. Walking around and looking for bugs! And I always have a lot of laughs hanging out with Jesse and Aaron, and not just when we frequently end up in a hotel when Aaron thinks we're camping with him. Sorry, Aaron. It was a surprise to us too! A few minutes of driving for a bed and a shower is a small quality of adventure improvement, even if it is last minute notice! ;)
Years prior, I had attempted to find this species with my friend Travis from NV, but we came up empty-handed.
The backstory on this trip is even more interesting but like so much of the trips we take, we'll leave that for another time.
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Critters, caves, cacti, and a little craziness! What more could we ask for?
Saw one of those pretty iridescent tiger beetles at a pier one day
As a group, they’re one of the most challenging bugs to get close to!
Predator on predator feeding is a unique find, enjoyed the adveture!
That scorpion, that centipede
Holy Moly! I would totally geek out watching that scenario way up close for a long time. Sooo fascinating.
Thanks for the sheets and giggles as well! What glorious lives you all have. Thank you for sharing.
Unfortunately I didn't get to watch it for very long. I've had to spend A LOT of time outdoors to get to witness something like that. I suppose the only other place you can see such a thing is youtube, but most of those vids are probably intentional introductions. I have wondered if my moving the rock off them put them near each other but it sort of looked like the centipede wasn't writhing like it normally would if it were "just" caught. Or perhaps it was stung, thouigh I'd be kind of surprised if the scorpion venom immobilized them to that degree. It didn't look like the scorpion had been feeding on it for very long because the centipede was pretty fully intact.
@Bugs In Cyberspace yep yep! I wouldn't put them together, but a rare find in the wild indeed. I am very intrigued by the way the scorpions eat with their tiny extendable mouth claws. Like Alien...
@@tanakeilidh384 I've taken some video close ups of it over the years. Everything looks so different close up like that and, agreed! Those little mouthparts are totally alien!
Do u ship to mexico?
Sorry, no
I heard about you thro one of your subs....he was telling us about your greatness from on top of Scotland's beautiful waterfall on Skye....😂😂😂😂 Brilliant I wish you could have witnessed it cause it was funny as well ....he did look like a beastie...a great big flailing beastie as we say here in bonny scotland❤😂😂😂
How flattering, thank you! I looked the place up. Mealt Falls looks impossibly beautiful! Perhaps I'll get to visit someday.
There is just simply something magical about the Desert ! 🌵🔆🪲
Im wanting to buy a beetle larvae from your website and i live in Missouri, i was wondering how long it would take for to ship. I would have emailed but it would take me forever to find the response
Our shipping schedule is noted on the terms of service page. We ship per the best window of weather, Mon, Tues or Wed and depending on what day you order. Please review our TOS page and let me know if you have any follow up questions. Thanks Gabe!
The centipede and scorpion were totally cool! They were the exact same colors!!
It's really neat to encounter Hadrurus spadix in the wild, or Hadrurus of any kind, actually.
@@bugsincyberspace Yah, I had a pet giant desert hairy for a while, it was cool
@@reptipods1578 Growing up in the city, it just blew my mind to see one in the wild the first time. It just didn't seem like the kind of bug that could be native to this country.
@@bugsincyberspace yah really!! I thought that about most of the bugs I saw over there 😜
@@reptipods1578 We're so glad you're coming back, K! Your family was so chill and cool and we had a great time experiencing the bugs of SE AZ with you and learned a few things from you ourselves too!
Hey Peter sent you a email regarding something I found in my backyard!!
I don't think I saw it, sorry. Please resend.
@@bugsincyberspacesorry Peter sent a better video.
@@bugsincyberspaceI sent a better video for the first mantis then another video for the second mantis we found in our backyard. Oh also our ghost mantis is still alive and well after about 7 months!!
Is this your latest episode? I have been looking forward to your new installments. Hopefully, everything is going well with you, Peter.
When will you have Hogna carolinensis back in stock?
I love the hederus, whatever that bug is. I want to go exploring so bad. 😂😂😂 casino Ouch I can't laugh 🤣 yet. It hurts. Y'all are killing me 😂😅
Me and a good friend from college recently went on a 5 day trip up to the panhandle of Oklahoma and then went to a few spots in New Mexico. The Black Mesa area was absolutely loaded with some cool invertebrates, mostly grasshoppers and this year there was a LOT. First time i got to see a Plains Lubber. We didnt look too hard for inverts as that wasnt why we went to begin with, really regreting that ngl. Id love to be where y'all are at. It looks awesome and it looked like yall had fun
Oh I am so jealous that I'm not there. Honor my bucket list one day Peter . Tarantula...YES yay
I had three adults living in a terrarium in my bathroom for over half a year in 2021. Great insects, lots of character. Was this later in the summer? I thought Rachel didn't have any luck with those eastern schwarzi during her spring field efforts.
I know I’m a few months late to the party, but which of your substrates would you recommend for a vinergaroon?
I love 💕 the way you can just name off everything. You are one of the coolest friends I have. Thank you for cheering me up. No no black widow. I have head lamps 😊
You videos are so cool, I definitely want to go to Arizona. And by the way, could you maybe make a video on breeding rainbow dung beetles, they are beautiful bugs.
Subscribed. I have a lot of videos to catch up on. So proud of you. Would love an adventure with you. That would be my dream vacation. This is so cool 😎 Peter.
Lol looks and sounds like so much fun. I love doing the stuff you're doing. Have explored plants flowers leaves bugs. I love weird or neat looking rocks too. I love this. Hanging with you is on my bucket list. I would gladly be the camera holder and have a back pack of backup batteries, drinks and first aid kit and some catch cups with lids but I would have to buy some snake boots just because. Tina don't do 🐍
Desert at night! No thanks! Haha
this channel RULES
That's a cricket??? DANG
Hey Peter I sent you a email.
This is so awesome Peter. I'm still stuck in bed recovering from surgery but I have your channel to entertain me. So proud of you ❤️
This looked like it was alot of fun. The scenery was gorgeous!