You Wish You Had Mites Like This Hissing Cockroach | Deep Look
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- Not all roaches are filthy. The Madagascar hissing cockroach actually makes a pretty sweet pet, thanks to the hungry mites that serve as its cleaning crew.
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As the weather starts to warm and cold days give way to balmier, sunny days, one rite of spring returns every year, just like spring flowers: cockroaches.
Most people run to buy a can of bug spray or to call the exterminator when they see the scurrying little insects in their kitchens or outside their homes.
But not all roaches are pests. Some are pets - like the Madagascar hissing cockroach.
They can be bought at pet stores or online for $5 or less. They don’t bite and don’t carry diseases. They are also much larger than the run-of-the-mill roach, with adults averaging about 3 inches long. They live up to five years. They are slow-moving and mellow - kind of like an old tabby cat. But with antennae. And an appetite for fresh vegetables.
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--- Why do the cockroaches hiss?
They’ll hiss when they’re sounding an alarm or startled, trying to attract a mate or protecting their territory from another male.
--- Are the mites harmful to the cockroaches?
No - they actually help prolong the cockroaches’ lives.
--- What happens to the mites if its host cockroach dies?
The mites will mate, give birth to their young and feed on the same cockroach their entire lives - so they’ll usually die within a few days after the cockroach dies, too, and not seek a new home.
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#hissingcockroaches #insect #deeplook - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Hissing cockroach: is touched
*LOUD HAIRSPRAY NOISES*
athena serapio ooo very funny
@@weeziteer
Ikr xd xd lolol 💯😂💯😂😂
Creeper
HI ATHENA WOOWWOWOWOWOW
Hahhahhahhahh
"They hiss whether they're disturbed or looking for a mate." Man, what a confusing range.
To understand this, try screaming in a bar to invite a lady for a drink. Thats how the cockroach DO.
Just like construction workers.
@@coldmossonarock7743 Ah, a fellow Zefan.
@@coldmossonarock7743 another man of culture i see
@@coldmossonarock7743 Now need a true facts of the hissing cockroach.
"Mmmm, that was a lovely meal- Why aren't you using your napkin?"
"Ah, don't worry about it."
*Mites slowly crawl of of random places and swarm over the mouth*
I am now imagining a dude having insects crawl out of his clothes and crevices swarming hid mouth
That's cursed
@@myass1547 Megatron in Movies have Bugscon for service & do him favor
@@myass1547 Shino from Naruto
This comment right here, Officer
“Im sorry son...I will no longer be able further...my time is coming...here take my mites, they will keep you safe...”
Underrated comment
Mites:hi new uber :)
Cute mites! PS: what is a stalagmite? Answer: a stalagmite is a miniature German prison guard.
@@magicalyou4919 yeah! Loved it! God knows how I got on here, but I have developed a deep fascination with roaches! Actually, I was introduced to them by my grand daughter who’s got one!
@@magicalyou4919 Daddy roach should also have said “Hold my beer! 🍺
Title: You wish you had mites like this hissing cockroach.
Me: *NO*
Oh don't worry, you do, they're just too small to see 😉
YOU WILL TAKE THE MITES AND YOU WILL LIKE THEM!
ever heard of "face mites"?
You have eye lash mites.
Face mites, eyelash mites, dust mites, and others. We have quite the community living on our skin.
"Erm.. you have something in your mustache."
"Oh, that is just my beard mites cleaning after dinner"
And that's how I lost my medical license
@@bray2964 Archimedes! No!
It's filthy in there!
Bram Jans NOOOOO
Waahhhhh 666 likes!?!?!
I keep these as pets. They're really so much fun and calm to have as friends
@@8jellyfishes Don’t stop trying! They’re very gentle and they smell funny but once you realize they’re more afraid of you, you can’t help be be nice 😊
I currently have some! I really enjoy watching them when they go up to eat some of the food I leave out for them.
@@OnceUponLater I need to ask: what do they smell like?
A lab I worked in in college had a colony of hissing roaches and I always thought the mites were pests! So glad to know that it was just a good old mutualistic relationship. :)
That is awesome!
imagine if the mites had a cult worshipping the roach. "HIS BREATH IS THE WATER WE DRINK, HIS HIDE IS OUR WORLD. ALL HAIL HE WHO HISSES, THE HISSING ONE PROVIDES ALL"
Lol
Dude this would be a good shitpost 😂
Hilarious😂😂😂
I love you
*You can't let them know of our secrets*
"Is there anything more lowly than the lowly cockroach?"
I can think of several politicians.
Especially the one that starts with the letter D
NorthernStal The famously unknown penguin I’d be going for various other letters
@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 Democrats, agreed.
😊😊😊
@@DarkCyberElf you spelled Republicans wrong
I can confirm that these roaches require these mites to thrive. I raise several species, and while one smaller colony managed to lose all of their mites(for whatever reason), the roaches slowed down, their coloration grew very dull and dusty, they became significantly less active, lethargic, and some even died after a few months. I added a population of mites from another colony to them, and they perked back up and were much healthier than before only a month later. Symbiotic relationships are absolutely astounding. I think I may have spotted some of these mites living on my dubia roaches as well? Although, not very often. They may just be loose wanderers.
"Mom, can we have a Roomba?"
"We already have a Roomba at home"
Roomba at home :
And it’s kinda cute
Agree
And I thought my job was specific.
First reply
hmmm a buttcleaners job is still rather specific I must say
😂
Blah Bleh do u have discord
Enboklang Chyne do u have discord
"these pests will eat anything. Food, poop, you. . ."
*Music stops playing*
Nandhita Narendratmaja hol up
Considering cockroaches can eat the skin from your lips, the YOU is very included
@@SirKolass wait....what?!
@@SirKolass wha!?!
i thought of that too XD
Hissing cockroach: yo I'm so rich, my homies shower for me
Mites: I've got chu homie
So friendly to nice guys they are
My homies shower for me?
Lol! underrated
Mite on the mosquito would be fun :-)
epSos.de yes but instead of cleaning and extending their life they do the opposite
the mites extend the roach life so would they if they get on mosqutoes 0_0
Imagine the mites get on your skin when the mosquito lands for a meal
I can deal wit all kinds of stuff but F mosquitos lol
No it wouldn't be fun
It will spread everywhere
Imagine 20 roombas living on your face, that is how the hissing cockroach DO
Edit: Glad to see so many people knowing the legendary narrator
in my mind, i read this in a different voice :D
I read it in HIS voice
Zefranc
Best animal channel in all of TH-cam.
zefrank
These mites are the janitor's janitor.
Janitor licker
Please no they are just doing there job
th-cam.com/video/drZymLKOQ9k/w-d-xo.html
Who janitors the janitor
@@iv7158 they janitor themselves
Yup, and it begs the question - what about the janitors of the janitor's janitors? And the janitor's janitor's janitor's janitor... Should be a fintite number of levels of janitors though (if the atomic theory is correct...).
As a little kid, I was in love with my roaches. They were kind of like the Bearded Dragon of the bug pet world. They didn’t really do much, they were just cool to pick up and look at.
*Title:* You wish you had mites like this cockroach.
*Me:* Yeah, they're called children.
But without any of the benfeits
Haha lol both the reply and comment is hilarious... 😂😂😂😂
@Red Crown i have never been on reddit
@Red Crown how in the world would you know how i act and who i am based on a single comment alone?
ive often disliked reddit and I try to steer away from various social media outputs.
@Red Crown if anything, you seem like a lad that spends his days on reddit as you tried and succeeded (i admit) to bait me out for a reaction.
After watching this my respect for Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches has increased by 5%
Given that your initial respect was 0
Shambo Saha pretty much
My 6th grade science teacher had a tank nearly full to bursting with these cockroaches...and she wasn't afraid to touch them. She adored them.
I didn't like going too close because I could hear them hissing through the glass 😖
Mines increased by 100%🥺🥺😍😍
@@rossasmronytsubscribe4347 try to touch 1 roach
DL: These pest will eat anything - food scraps, poop, trash, you...
Me: Wait, me?
DL:...name it.
Me: Still scared.
Хрупа Хрупов my exact train of thought
They can eat human hair if in extreme need...
I'm pretty sure they'll eat decaying human corpses if they want to.
because i’m also trash
You're thankful you're russian i can't spell your name
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"They're a lot cleaner" - I have a hard time equating 'covered in mites' with 'clean'.
same
it sounds like an oxymoron but it's true. if you look around you in the ecosystem a lot of animals have this relationship
the mites reading this after acting as a literal napkin to their hissing cockroach 👁👄👁
I have pets of these roaches, they truly are really docile, and sometimes even present their own personalities somewhat like a dog would
Hissing cockroaches are my only favorite roach, and now I like them more now that they come with a built in cleaning service 😄
Same i like them
Lol
I like it a lot but my favourite is the dubia roaches
and when you touch them they sizzle
Same!!! Their so cute and innocent ❤️
Mite to Cockroach: " _You are my world, my everything..._ "
@Dio Now kiss.
Okay that's familiar th-cam.com/video/drZymLKOQ9k/w-d-xo.html
Happy Valentine's
They are nice and not naggie
I rather have a hissing cockroach than those demons who keep flying when it's night
Really? :(
Me: sees title
Also me: “I mite ;)”
You deserve more likes
@@rainbowsnake1108 maybe most people didnt get the joke
:D
"Is there anything more lowly than the lowly cockroach?"
Ah, I see you've met my ex.
Same😂😒
but i am not your ex
Not really. As u can see the mites have some benefits to the roach. Did ur ex even amount to those same benefits in ur past life?
@@TheKamil2310 damm I felt that
@@Woletat Yep, learnt it the hard way bro, kept me focused now
"These pests will eat anything: food scraps, poop, trash, *you-*
Me: 👁👄👁
"-name it..."
Me: *relief*
I like the list gets worse, scraps, poop trash, YOU
Saaame hahahahaha
Same reaction
Well they will eat people and each other too
Nom nom hungry
Wait, they hiss when disturbed... OR when looking for a mate? That sounds like it could cause some fatal communication problems.
"HISS!"
"Hey baby, you called- AAAH A PREDATOR NVM!"
"These pests, will eat anything. Food scrap, poop, trash, You-"
me: wait
"-name it."
*O H*
she did say anything so..
Hello there I'm hungry
I had the same o.O moment. Immediately paused and started searching for this comment to see of I was the only one.
oH nO
how much do i owe for watching quality content like this? I feel like i dont deserve this kind of quality!
Check out their Patreon
Agreed. I'd happily become a Patreon if I'm not too broke.
It’s PBS, they rely on your donation and have always done that since I was a kid.
Yeah deeplook please block us from seeing your video
Then dont watch
gotta say, that's a cute roach.
We agree!
i want one
*HSSSSS*
Then eat it
i just wanna step on the roach
“They eat anything, food scraps, poop, you, name it.”
Me: Now hold on a second there
There's no better music to accompany bugs than light hearted whistling wind pipes.
Mantra of the Madagascar hissing cockroach: "Mite makes right."
Yes it's very unique th-cam.com/video/drZymLKOQ9k/w-d-xo.html
Not gonna lie, that freaking hiss freaked me the f*** out.
It's supposed to do that
It sound like those one those monster from Minecraft
@@dinozero2 creeper? Aw man
Sorry? We exist and you hate us for it!
I have always been very fascinated about these guys. I adore them. They're so cute! They make the same feelings in me as petting a puppy. I think these cockroaches are absolutely adorable and i'd love to have them as pets 😊😊😊
Those are symbiotic mites
Eyy it's you again...
Not really. Yes they live on a host, but it gives both of them advantages. The mites can eat the roaches leftovers, and make the roaches clean and healthy
Ayy
Gets annoying but fine
Parasitism is also a type of symbiotic relationship. :) These mites and roaches have a different kind of symbiosis: A mutualistic relationship.
As someone who afraid of cockroach, I think find this one rather more cute and surely not assault me. Probably because they can't fly
Cockroaches don't attack humans, at worst they might bump into you because they got confused.
@@ninjatoriumnova2483 tell the ones that keep finding a way to crawl across my neck!!!!
also, some roaches are definitely predisposed to run towards you instead of away when you confront them..... cry...
@@GaasubaMeskhenet They're trying to hide under you. Same thing with spiders, they don't charge at people because they want to bite you, they do it because they want to get in the shade and probably don't even realise you're alive.
@@ninjatoriumnova2483 I'm not thinking they're gonna bite. never even heard of a roach bite. I just have a phobia and wish they wouldn't constantly fly at my head or crawl onto my neck
I feel bad when I kill them... but if they touch me I panic and hurt them on accident even if I don't want to... why won't they just stay away....
So you’re telling me...that even cockroaches have bugs of their own
@Sir Embrum49 The Great Moth And even the bugs on the mites on the cockroach harvest bugs of their own
Underrated comment thread!
Yeah
It's amazing how these mites are able to adapt to their home! Very resourceful! This is just nature doing its thing.
:)
*Me* : "Cockroach is the most disgusting thing"
*My mind* : "I want this one as a pet" 😋
They are forking cute 🥰
They have even be seen to show affection
I actually have some!
Thanks
Cockroach : “ Ok guys it’s lunchtime. “
Mites : “ Oh what we eating? “
Cockroach : “ *saliva* “
Mites : ....
Mites : “ Nice! “
Mites: Finally, some good f*cking food~
@@AhnafHafendy lol
Mites: My all time favorite
*laughter*
Police: Sorry sir but we have to stop you there.. because we do believed you are doing something dirty to those little things..
Them: "So what instrument do you play?"
me: "the cockroach."
oh no this is the funniest comment here and yet the most underrated
Is cockroach an instrument ?
@@myrmyxo No patrick, cockroaches are not instruments.
:)
The hiss is so adorable
Ive kept these as pets before. they're actually very nice to watch and they don't do much so they're easy to care for.
After taking care of these guys when I was back in school like a year ago, I have learned to love these big docile cuddly creatures, they don't bite or fly, and they will eat decaying fruits and leaves as well as like dog kibble I think, and I'll be honest if I didn't know where they had been I would not have held them but I cleaned out their little enclosure and would hold and pet them even give them names, I was one of the only ones who would give them attention, they were so peaceful that it would just kinda mellow me out so much that I would have to put the fella back before I dozed off, they seemed to get used to being held the more you held them, otherwise they would be way more skittish, anyways I like them. ^^ the dozing off part is like when I took care of them over spring break or if I just had an extra class period that was not being used for anything. Also they have little sharp leggies but hey that's to hold onto stuff. though the first night I had them on my nightstand I did not know the males would be hissing and fighting at like 10 pm lol it isn't very violent but just alittle noisy, I bileave they will also spit on you if they are nervous which I only encountered once.
cute!!!
Man im not gonna lie thats nasty, not what you do what they do with the spitting and stuff, I hate bugs
i wanna be an entomologist and ive always wanted to keep them! i once got to hold a cute little female at a convention, she was so calm and just chilling on my hand
Lol maybe in a little bit I’ll get one of these fellas, I used to keep snails and their care seems similar. Such cute little guys
I've had the same experience with common short antenne grasshoppers, once they get a bit used to their surroundings and uses to being held, they'll jist sit there and clean themselves, they can be quite fascinating to watch once they calm down and aren't jumping everywhere
You wish you ha...
Me:No
You do already, they're just too small to see 😉
@@robertculen2949 i was just about to say lol
You do know that we already have millions of microorganisms inside us.
Oh.... Pleassssse
THAT MUSIC THO!!
Thanks for this informative video! I used to have a hissing cockroach, and kind of wondered about those mites. My first guess was that they were baby cockroaches, but I figured that had to be wrong.
I like bamboo
Hissing cockroach: People think I'm filthy!!
Mite: I got you bro!
Nature's Roombas have their own Roombas
Ah! What a great example of mutualism in nature
Never thought a roach would be a neat freak, but here we are.
cockroach: *exists*
human: *You dare oppose me mortal*
cockroach: *starts running to the human*
human: RETREAT, RETREAT
zamasu reference??
Ah yes. A man of culture
Cockroach: Mwa mwa! I wove you! owo
Human: *_BY THE POWER OF LAMP, I COMMAND YOU TO COMMIT DIE._*
@@Bananappleboy *REACHES FOR FLAMETHROWER*
Me: Kills cockroach
Man, I Wish I Was That Brave To Hold a Cockroach
I find holding them a thought much more pleasant than with spiders, since with spiders they... well it's natural to be skittish of them
@its impossible to make me angry I don't know what it is but something about the coloration of Cockroaches scares me so much more than a spider ever could
Cockroach: I like being clean
Me: Impossible
Cockroach: Watch this
Me: ....
I wanted a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as a pet one time
I have no idea why. They were pretty cool
I wish i can post picture in the comments cause i just started a hisser colony wish me luck with breeding them.
Good luck! Its been 4 months, hopefully your colony is well and thriving!
Good luck
Hows it going?
How’s it going ?
Update: i just realized my comments got alot of likes so heres the update the hissers are doing fine and the colony exploded with babies now i have a steady supply for my reptiles..
Well to make it short it was a success
This content is seriously incredible. Thank you so much for doing these, the educational value is immense and the lengths you guys go to provide this quality content really is something else. I had no idea hissing cockroaches were actually clean like this and beneficial.
You are most welcome.
Watching this makes me want to keep it as a pet
My eyes:oh god please look away
My brain:no, no don't this is interesting
I hate my brain :/
Well, you know what they say. What doesn't kill you makes you _"Mite-y"._
Haaahaaaa that's funny 😐
@@cooler2921 _LAUGH HARDER._
@@ethanotoroculus1060 ok
-Thor
Sweeter than most of the relationship this February.
This channel does a great job at presenting insects and bugs as cute creatures haha
0:55 minecraft spider sound
Cockroach mite: "it is not much, but it is honest work"
The Hissing Cockroaches :"HISSSSSSS!"
Human: SHHHHHHUUSSSSS!
Rattlesnake: " HISSSSSSS!?"
now that's what we call a good conversation 😂😂😂
And now am confused as to which one was snake jazz! 👀
Me: "BUZZZZZZZZ!"
Goose: *HSSSSSSSSSS*
Me: *has entomophobia* *Still proceeds to watch*
Me: feels something moving on my leg
ミ●﹏☉ミ
Lol
Mutual relationships in nature are one of the neatest things I’ve ever seen 😄
When I am now having dinner, but TH-cam recommend this
Rip dinner
well you're Kwong so.. i kinda see the logic here
hissing noises intensifies
Me: Watches this video to learn about cockroaches.
My entire body: Itching intensifies!!
Thanks for the likes!!😁
@Sir Embrum49 The Great Moth Thank you
Yep, didnt watch the video just here for the comments...it sucks that i cant watch these type of videos, im literally like having a seizure if i watch...lol
Don't worry, even we humans are always accompanied with our own miniature friends
I had this cockroack as a pet
This reminds me of one of my teachers who had lots of Madagascar hissing roaches as pets. They were quite cute and interesting to watch tbh
Never thought that i would find cute cockroaches but this particular cockroach is
Hissing Cockroaches are pretty dang cute.They’re eyes and such.
The "lowly" cockroach can out-survive most other species
Comments says they’re 3 days ago, but to me this is uploaded just now.
Same!
Our Patreon supporters get early access to all of our videos. :-)
@@KQEDDeepLook please do a video on Black soldier flies 😊
@@KQEDDeepLook helloooo
More off these ha :)
My elementary school principal had a bunch of hissing cockroaches.
She was an interesting woman.
@CrazyPapilio hissing cockroaches
And probably loads of their mites
There’s something about a roach being able to hiss that somehow makes them even more freaky. Ngl
This is the cutest cockroach I have ever seen! It’s hiss is even cute-
I love this channel so much!! People who get scared/disgusted by bugs will never know what they're truly missing. Fascinating part of nature.
"These pests will eat anything. Trash, poop, food scraps, You, name it!"
The intro sent a shiver down my spine UGH
A mutualistic symbiotic relationship
I've held one of these cockroaches before. I thought it was gross @ first then afterwards I really liked it.
"Hissing cockroaches can be kept as pets"
Me:questions my existence
You wouldnt get it
I actually owned one lol it was very polite tho
@@fabianhaas1284 Mee tooo lol. And i still have them!
Fun pets that double as feeders for other pets
@@fabianhaas1284 do they have mites tho?
I used to have one of those cockroaches, and even without those little babies lol it looks very clean and didn't smell bad.
In videos like this, the comment section is always gold
I used to have hissing cockroaches as pets. I highly recommend, they’re sweet and fascinating :D
I love feeding them With my Tarantula 🤓🙂
I love bugs but this one was hard to watch o.o
Makes me itchy.
Everybody gangsta till the cockroach started hissing
Yeah
They're adorable
This video make me wanna takes a bath
And it also make me itchy everywhere on my body
Same here
Is that a kink?😕
Awesome!!
watching it in 2160p was an amazing experience!
your entire team is creating marvels! thank you all, especially camera and recording team for taking these wonderful shots!
@Sunil Sunny um... i'm on youtube website from laptop, if that helps...
@Sunil Sunny sure, np
I used to be scared of any insects especially cockroaches, but when my friend motives me, I started to petting a beetle, and then I was touched 3 species of cockroaches, mantids, biggest moth in the world, grasshoppers, etc and I already have 4 hissers at home too, coz of they're so unique and cuties
They are actually pretty cute