The Insect Tier List | Tier Zoo REACTION ft. Chavezz

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  • @hiimpixl
    @hiimpixl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    Chavezz with the crown in the beginning looks like me as a kid every time someone started singing happy birthday to me in public.

    • @JaeGroove
      @JaeGroove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Just mad uncomfortable lol

    • @grimm_satisfaction1292
      @grimm_satisfaction1292 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ugh... and how everyone's focus is on you... and those rando passersby who start singing along... 😩

  • @ethanemerson4862
    @ethanemerson4862 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    “Butterflies are horrifying, they’re so ugly.”
    Moths: perhaps we can change your mind? We’re so fluffy!

    • @zeallust8542
      @zeallust8542 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Moths arent butterflies. Why tf would moths being cute change somebody's opinion on butterflies?

    • @James_Wisniewski
      @James_Wisniewski 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@zeallust8542 Thou art a fool.

    • @Drew_Wolf06
      @Drew_Wolf06 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​​@@zeallust8542 some people who don't like butterflies also don't like moths thinking they're very similar

  • @Mare_Man
    @Mare_Man 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Moths have the cute faces that butterflies wish they had

    • @retromagnetar3240
      @retromagnetar3240 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Moths are far superior

    • @Omni-dude162
      @Omni-dude162 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@retromagnetar3240 says the person with Moth pfp 😏
      I 100% agree with you 😁👍

    • @Fan_Of_Things6876
      @Fan_Of_Things6876 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes

    • @refurbishedtechpriest9076
      @refurbishedtechpriest9076 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@retromagnetar3240 Except for the ones that don't have mouths and are basically just flying sperm/egg-carriers.

    • @zeallust8542
      @zeallust8542 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@refurbishedtechpriest9076 Its called min-maxing. You just upset that butterflies get no bitches.

  • @LighthawkTenchi
    @LighthawkTenchi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    You could totally have worn the crown and declared yourself King Chavezz

  • @kevinnorwood8782
    @kevinnorwood8782 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One thing TierZoo doesn't mention when he talks about moths is that they have a couple of ways to counter bats if they detect them approaching. And one of their best methods is to emit sound pulses that can actually JAM a bat's echolocation.

  • @demonik2108
    @demonik2108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I been waiting!! Skitten gunna be scared, Chavez gunna love it

  • @abderrahim552
    @abderrahim552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The close-up on the eyes of the bug at the beginning was the best moments

  • @kawfee_fox9032
    @kawfee_fox9032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Ive got bitten by a more smaller but common type of assassin bug once when i was younger. There was no puncture in my finger but there was clearly a red dent where the bug did try to bite my finger and it hurts like hell. I screamed in the middle of the night and my parents had to come and deal with the insect it was probably the most scariest encounter ive ever had with a bug.

  • @Simmlex
    @Simmlex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact about flies. Their visual and sensory structures recieve the inputs much faster than humans do. When you are touched by semething or you see something, there a roughly 200 miliseconds delay before your brain gets the info and even more before it can process it. So you actually see and feel what happened in the past by some margin.
    Flies almost don't have this. Their "brains", if you can even call it that, are so primitive and their sensory structures are so quick to respond that they experience a much closer present than we humans do. This is why they can react so fast.

  • @reyrex4938
    @reyrex4938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I don’t know how you could set up the story but after seeing this broad Tier list I have to agree with what y’all said before, an insect based souls game would be fun as hell

    • @Reioa
      @Reioa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Is this not hollow knight?

    • @terraria_ranger4887
      @terraria_ranger4887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Reioa core gameplay doesn't fit soulslike

    • @michaelhenry3234
      @michaelhenry3234 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@terraria_ranger4887 Eh, it's basically 2D Souls. The dodging/hitting gameplay is the same, the focus on enemy movesets is the same, it's literally Dark Souls in 2 dimensions with bugs.

    • @terraria_ranger4887
      @terraria_ranger4887 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaelhenry3234 the biggest thing is that soulslike combat generally relies on slower, methodical, and commital gameplay and attacks, while HK's combat doesn't really fit that, especially after you get some movement abilities.
      Also I might be wrong since I haven't played any soulslikes, but they don't have the aspect of gaining new abilities to progress, in contrast to metroidvanias such as hollow knight.

    • @michaelhenry3234
      @michaelhenry3234 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@terraria_ranger4887 Bloodborne, though? The combat has to be different to be fun in a 2D perspective, but it's close enough that I think it's accurate to call it a 2D Soulslike. The basics of Souls combat is there, the level design is similar, the lore (and method of storytelling) is similar, the exploration is similar, and it's got difficulty. Hell, it's even got a light and darkness thing going on and the player character is a creature of darkness lol. While Souls games have never had the metroidvania ability progression, you could say it's vaguely similar to Sekiro.

  • @RayAkuma
    @RayAkuma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    10:39 you ain't paying attention. The thing with stick bugs doesn't work because the disguise fails when moving. A lot of Caterpillars have disguises that work whilst moving.

    • @DG_Toti
      @DG_Toti 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not to mention, pretending to be foliage only works in certain conditions. Pretending to be poisonous always works unless your op knows better

  • @itssomedonkus5700
    @itssomedonkus5700 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That clip of the spider killing the silverfish is one of the main reasons I tend to keep spiders around in my house, they’re helping me kill the pests and they don’t wanna fuck with me just as much as I don’t wanna fuck with them.

    • @lemmypop1300
      @lemmypop1300 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I generally don't kill wandering spiders that don't make nets, but boy oh boy are daddy long legs annoying with their netting. I swear if I didn't hoover them every few days it would be like Shelob's lair in a couple of weeks.

  • @mutecryptid
    @mutecryptid 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everytime I saw a lacewing in the house as a kid I’d name it Tinkerbell and I wouldn’t let anyone kill it😂

  • @kingallen9627
    @kingallen9627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    At last a common struggle. Allergies need to stop existing. Also love the crown.

  • @HANSHEQ
    @HANSHEQ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Chavezz with the crown is like him wearing the crown of shadows. Dnd has a hold on me and i want to tpk my party

  • @sparknazo
    @sparknazo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That spongebob episode is what made me scared of butterflies lmfaoo traumatized me as a kid alongside the mummy episode in courage the cowardly dog

    • @mr.ilikespam6081
      @mr.ilikespam6081 ปีที่แล้ว

      im sure most people have spongebob to blame for that fear

  • @zekearkadiaxz8970
    @zekearkadiaxz8970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I haven't seen or watched Chavezz for 2 years and I see him now lookin fully like a dwarven King

  • @happyfairyjerry
    @happyfairyjerry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Chavez is a mood I feel everyday 😂😂

  • @christosgiannopoulos828
    @christosgiannopoulos828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Little pre schooler me would spend hours looking for cool bugs in the yard

  • @abderrahim552
    @abderrahim552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    18:42 we had them in Algeria in 2005 (not sure about the date) and yeah for the next 3days we were founding their dead bodies everywhere, more impressively we had a baby chick in the outdoor and some how he didn't get attacked by this sworn, another thing is that because of how much bodies there were we some times did collect them to feed the chick and honestly it's funny to look at how he does immobilize them (not sure if he doesn't make the difference between dead or alive or if he it's his equivalent of using utensils)

  • @walter1383
    @walter1383 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those ladybugs that always pee on you... it's not pee. It's acidic blood that they squirt from their 'kneecaps'.

  • @ArcticTron
    @ArcticTron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You know seeing that video of the dragonfly nymph in the water and it reminded me of the True Facts video you watched. I feel like you guys should watch Zefrank1's True Facts again, he's been continuing to make some awesome videos.

  • @talltalestudios3332
    @talltalestudios3332 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "He went to popeyes"

  • @colindarcas6532
    @colindarcas6532 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact: the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle have such high defense that they have survived being run over by cars

  • @Aegis_Crimson
    @Aegis_Crimson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember the locust storm! I flew there for a game tournament and actually ended up running into you guys!

  • @lorettahale1252
    @lorettahale1252 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am the ultimate fly killer, I use pairs of pants, the blinds, sometimes even my hands because they tested me so now they gotta catch these hands.

  • @ethanemerson4862
    @ethanemerson4862 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a Mantis main, I know we aren’t too teir. But the thrill of being able to reliably fight AND KILL small bird players is a reward in it of itself.

  • @zeallust8542
    @zeallust8542 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Might see scorpions on here when he starts talking about spiders"
    Damn Chavez, you fr didnt know that spiders arent insects?

  • @Goldmole777
    @Goldmole777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i Keep pet Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and they are so cool. The mothers give birth to live babies and will help protect them and they are very gentle unless you try to manhandle them. If you took the opportunity to stop being degusted or afraid of them then you will learn to appreciate and respect them your opinions may change.

  • @PesteringJester
    @PesteringJester ปีที่แล้ว

    S tier ad transition

  • @jameshunt9208
    @jameshunt9208 ปีที่แล้ว

    King type crowns are usually wider and have a thicker base.

  • @Goat81093
    @Goat81093 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love grasshoppers! one time a huge one jumped on my leg and I just flicked it off even tho I really wanted to keep it.
    But yeah a million grass hoper invasion like that is just too much

  • @dinamosflams
    @dinamosflams 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    chavezz with the crown is adorable!

  • @luissantiago5163
    @luissantiago5163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice. Was super excited to see the Insect Teir list. Let's go

  • @leogaming2530
    @leogaming2530 ปีที่แล้ว

    “PULL HIS HEAD OFF!!!” 😂

  • @keelalewis629
    @keelalewis629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was surprised about your feelings for butterflies, so I looked up dark facts about them, and the first thing I see is, “Butterflies eat poop, and drink tears.” I’m just like 😶

    • @swordsmancs
      @swordsmancs 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They also drink blood! :D

  • @RedMoon814
    @RedMoon814 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have beef with assasin bugs since my country once had many people sick of Chagas (illness) thanks to the Vinchuca (a type of assasin bug). Luckily the infected people are less and less every year but they still make me mad >=(
    On another note, only way I can kill a [resting] fly is being like a mantis: stay still and veeery slowly get into position ready to strike (since the fly process everything at such a high framerate I seem still and they end up lowering their guard). If the fly is flying tho, I need a swatter or something similar to smack them mid-air (bought something like an electric tennis racket and it works wonders).

  • @iracarr3001
    @iracarr3001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've caught so many flies with my bare hands and once with just two fingers.

  • @samsungnalo3996
    @samsungnalo3996 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to eat grasshopper as they are staple food in my traditional normally people wouldn't eat nowadays but i used to enjoy them as we eat them while playing man vs wild with my friends

  • @Wolfspaine7N6
    @Wolfspaine7N6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m pretty sure I saw a giant cockroach win a fight against a tarantula on an episode of Monster Bug wars

  • @vvoof2601
    @vvoof2601 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Eyewitness song??? Oh my childhood!

  • @divinedesolation4825
    @divinedesolation4825 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Earwigs can’t normally pinch hard enough to hurt a person, but my grandma was working in her flower garden once and got pinched by one. It, by sheer coincidence, had managed to pinch her in a way that caused the pinchers to wedge underneath her fingernail in the meat and that earwig was a pain in the a** to get out.
    Also they sometimes get in peoples ears at least that’s what I’ve heard and that’s gonna be a hard no from me. I think the sheer psychological horror of the idea of it getting inside your ear should at least put it in B tier.

  • @tatsumisakamai5372
    @tatsumisakamai5372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whenever I Watch Anime Or Read Manga I Go Into A Different World

  • @johvader8929
    @johvader8929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "could you manage if cockroaches could fight" Well if you'd like to see that there's a anime called terraformers it also has a manga too check it out! it's actually pretty good.

  • @dialog_box
    @dialog_box ปีที่แล้ว

    Skitten: I'll go with silverfish
    me, having already watched the video: 😈
    also, oh no! i think she was too grossed out by the termite queen's pulsating body to hear the the queens can live as long as humans and elephants! that fact blew my mind!

  • @twichmcvey6065
    @twichmcvey6065 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dragonfly also has a very messed up larvae form. The nymph is a water based jaws bug. They kill little fish, and even small frogs

    • @CorvusCorone68
      @CorvusCorone68 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      imo dragonfly nymphs are based cuz they kill mosquito larvae

  • @ScissorsRockinPaper
    @ScissorsRockinPaper 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s how crickets are in San Marcos Texas. They come out in swarms and you just hear the crushing on the sidewalk

  • @twichmcvey6065
    @twichmcvey6065 ปีที่แล้ว

    Show her what ladybugs do. They are vicious and commanding. Afids being farmed by ants too

  • @gamermoment3744
    @gamermoment3744 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ! exactly what i expected lol!!!!!

  • @mr.ilikespam6081
    @mr.ilikespam6081 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have no probelm with butterflys because they don't mess with me. moths on the other hand just straight up attack me

  • @KillerChrono666
    @KillerChrono666 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    27:05 fun fact that'll fill ypu with existential dread is humans "peak" in our 20s. I think it's 24 for men and 27 for women. Might be earlier. But basically, after your 20s, it's a gradual nose dive towards oblivion... and not the game.

  • @maeandoy4780
    @maeandoy4780 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ive been checking both yall channel every day for the past few weeks until i saw this

  • @andrewthomasprism9388
    @andrewthomasprism9388 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:50 Spongebob had a whole episode about it.

  • @WeepNoMoreMyLove
    @WeepNoMoreMyLove ปีที่แล้ว

    The Grasshooper was so fast there is no way to slow the video to see where it really hopped too.

  • @jdw1483
    @jdw1483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scorpions are arachnids, just like spiders. They are not a bug. Bug is sometimes used as a blanket statement term for all arthropods, others say that only insects are bugs, but they're wrong too. Bug is just one order of insect, yet for some reason all insects get called bugs.

    • @fenorlex1126
      @fenorlex1126 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It bugs you a lot, huh?

    • @jdw1483
      @jdw1483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@fenorlex1126 yee

  • @t5hammer871
    @t5hammer871 ปีที่แล้ว

    You ever hear of the giant hissing cockroach? Those can actually bite you. Hard

  • @1realyoungthug
    @1realyoungthug ปีที่แล้ว

    Idk if yall ever gone see this but i had a spider just pull up outta nowhere on my cars sun vjsor thing while i was on the highway 💀💀

  • @vincef1118
    @vincef1118 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tier zoo is a great learning video i use to help my niece and nephew

  • @gbabytech9
    @gbabytech9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heavy is the head lol

  • @bear_trap107
    @bear_trap107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    No one tell Skitten about the Terraformars movie XD

  • @shardinhand1243
    @shardinhand1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i think skitten would like fire flies, they glow at night, very pretty.

  • @TornadoZX825
    @TornadoZX825 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    if ants were human-sized they would be apex predators

  • @stannetaprospere4301
    @stannetaprospere4301 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact. If you're mildly allergic to shellfish, you're allergic to cockroaches and termites. I'm only mildly allergic to shellfish, but I am rabidly allergic to termites. Just seeing them on screen give me PTSD. Thanks for that.

  • @WaryJester
    @WaryJester ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol, silverfish are the cheetahs of the arthropod world

    • @ImNotReadinAllat
      @ImNotReadinAllat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They don’t even run that fast 😂

    • @WaryJester
      @WaryJester ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ImNotReadinAllat I'm not talking about their speed, their both F tiers. Go watch the feline tier list

  • @Skyte100
    @Skyte100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Silverfish are nocturnal. So thats partly how they survive.

  • @pelinalwhitestrake3367
    @pelinalwhitestrake3367 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:26 That looks like some sort of medical book, written in Russian.

  • @tycol322
    @tycol322 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay off topic but why tf is there a, no exaggeration, MOVIE in my ads? Not an ad for a movie. No but a literal 1 HOUR 22 MINUTE AD about THE F***ING NATIVITY!

  • @zacmason3593
    @zacmason3593 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank spongebob he warn us of this beast

  • @klauslunde
    @klauslunde 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i promise you theres one person that actually thinks drinking water is farming xp lmao

  • @twichmcvey6065
    @twichmcvey6065 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have had to live with roaches AND bed bugs at the same time. I would deal with roaches over bed bugs anyday.

  • @masterreaper115
    @masterreaper115 ปีที่แล้ว

    Flight is an absolute top tier ability. Why do you think humans valued it so much? Butterflies and whatnot use stealth or mimicing like stick bugs to cover their weaknesses....its not their ONLY ability. Thats the difference here.

  • @Skyte100
    @Skyte100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    26:49 no it's true that the longer lived you are the higher your level cap is. Humans just have terrible growth rates. We need several levels just to be not be fully dependent on a parent and we take many more to reach the stat caps for the average human player human player.
    Even once we reach that most players don't have anymore stat growth and need to craft equipment or use our abilities as an intelligence build to gain skills using skill share. But even if a human player does that they will have stacking debuffs as they approach the level cap.

  • @MrMeddyman
    @MrMeddyman ปีที่แล้ว

    Insects think you're gross too xp

  • @venomtheallmighty69
    @venomtheallmighty69 ปีที่แล้ว

    We need more bugs like bosses in dark souls.

  • @EGeorgev
    @EGeorgev 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, ever since I learned butterflies drink blood and eat corpses, they stopped being cute.

  • @travontejohnson6356
    @travontejohnson6356 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys need to watch terraformers. It's about people having to fight cockroaches to save humanity

  • @DamiesEvilTwin
    @DamiesEvilTwin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skitten: I'd die if a cricket was in my car
    me, who has had to deal with crickets being inside my entire life: aha
    side note, don't look up a camel/spider cricket. they are stupid, ugly, and generally awful

    • @DamiesEvilTwin
      @DamiesEvilTwin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      also, yes water bugs can ABSOLUTELY take out frogs, they are known for being one of the most extremely painful "bites" known to man and a lot of people fear them

  • @reyrex4938
    @reyrex4938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ladybugs pee? Until like 2 months ago I didn’t know bugs peed period but had only then found out cicadas pee to cool off

  • @ashtasheran6970
    @ashtasheran6970 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bugs are so cute tho tiny guys

  • @thebestcentaur
    @thebestcentaur 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chavezz in that crown in the beginning is a SoundCloud rap album cover. Change my mind
    Edit: I’m guessing you haven’t seen that SpongeBob episode about the butterfly, Skitten😂

  • @Official_Kezzie
    @Official_Kezzie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Y'know, you can tell that Chavezz took a few seconds to decide whether or not the "rear-facing weapon" joke was a good idea.
    Furthermore your reaction was absolutely priceless
    Made me choke on my food laughing, thanks y'all

  • @the_linguist_ll
    @the_linguist_ll 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought chavezz yelled a different word than insect at the beginning

  • @min0uet
    @min0uet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skitten we have the exact same PNF tshirt 🤝 !!

  • @picklesdinkles3523
    @picklesdinkles3523 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually I thought the Scorpion was a crustacean

  • @twitchylance117
    @twitchylance117 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chavezz: Could you imagine if Cockroaches could fight!?
    Me: I don't need to imagine, just watch/read Terraformars.

  • @cutepapaya4224
    @cutepapaya4224 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question are you two playing that new pokemon game?

  • @Asterion_Mol0c
    @Asterion_Mol0c ปีที่แล้ว

    The flies are fast but I am faster

  • @LILT910
    @LILT910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heat

  • @alchemicalvapour8950
    @alchemicalvapour8950 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    idk id i've left this comment before but, skitten, how do you and chavezz get your hair so fabulous?

  • @アキコ2003
    @アキコ2003 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I dont really get being afraid of something non venomous thats 100 times smaller than you but ok

  • @seangaball4930
    @seangaball4930 ปีที่แล้ว

    yo hair lookin like rock candy

  • @artistanthony1007
    @artistanthony1007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Earwigs are S Tier, they're Wings are strangely beautiful and I recently managed to get one to come on my hand (memory is shxt so might be remembering wrong) and it was peaceful, not as bad as I thought.

    • @Gamezilla899
      @Gamezilla899 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he’s ranking them based off how successful they are in nature

  • @Misto_deVito6009
    @Misto_deVito6009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another awesome reaction to a genius.

  • @cjayden04-87
    @cjayden04-87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it just me or are these two lovely people married

  • @vincentconnett5358
    @vincentconnett5358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skitten and Chavezz please react to quirked up operator goated with the swaws counter strike global offensive by therussianbadger

  • @Alexrenda
    @Alexrenda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watch the anime Terra Formars, it has cockroaches that fight

  • @Kaiser_von_Europa
    @Kaiser_von_Europa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    react to thw world war of the ants by kurzgesagt

  • @Libbawittz
    @Libbawittz ปีที่แล้ว

    You two should definitely check out Terraformars. Such a wholesome anime about roaches

  • @daviddavid1093
    @daviddavid1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chavezz listen to your wife on this one, you look beautiful with the crown.

  • @Fan_Of_Things6876
    @Fan_Of_Things6876 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hate people who think spiders a bugs there arachnids like scorpions and ticks