This Mite-y Beetle Buries the Dead to Start a Family - Deep Look
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Date: 2024-09-27
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graphite2786
These beetles gross me out but they are so interesting! There are around 200 species (Family Silphidae. Some species do the dirt encasing, like the ones here, others make little nests on top of the liquified corpse. There is a species that sings to it's young when it's time to regurgitate rotten mouse for them to feed as well.
One of the most critically endangered species of insect is the American burying beetle. They were formally extremely abundant but died off around the time the passenger pigeon became extinct. Theories think that it was dependent on the millions of pigeons that fell out of their nests during the pigeons breeding season. It was the first insect ever to get federal protection in 1989.
Unfortunately it was taken off the endangered species list in 2016 by a certain president but fortunately reinstated in 2020 by another newer president. There are currently a few projects that are trying to reintroduce them to areas where they are extinct, with limited success.
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These beetles gross me out but they are so interesting! There are around 200 species (Family Silphidae. Some species do the dirt encasing, like the ones here, others make little nests on top of the liquified corpse. There is a species that sings to it's young when it's time to regurgitate rotten mouse for them to feed as well.
One of the most critically endangered species of insect is the American burying beetle. They were formally extremely abundant but died off around the time the passenger pigeon became extinct. Theories think that it was dependent on the millions of pigeons that fell out of their nests during the pigeons breeding season. It was the first insect ever to get federal protection in 1989.
Unfortunately it was taken off the endangered species list in 2016 by a certain president but fortunately reinstated in 2020 by another newer president. There are currently a few projects that are trying to reintroduce them to areas where they are extinct, with limited success.
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quantumview8151
Ive seen this before, and i actually recorded it! My late outside cat Rosy (may she rest in piece, heart disease. Had left me a mouse. The mouse was covered in ants and the occational fly, but it was moving. Perplexed, I watched and recorded it, and there was a medium sized beetle moving it around. Looking back at the footage, the beetle looked a bit different, with orange markings on its back, but it also had clubbed antenae. It is really cool when you see an animal or plant you see in a decumentary or vice versa. It can be easy to not make the subconscios connection that what you see in real life is the same as what you see in a documentary, so it is really cool when you do see it!
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Ive seen this before, and i actually recorded it! My late outside cat Rosy (may she rest in piece, heart disease. Had left me a mouse. The mouse was covered in ants and the occational fly, but it was moving. Perplexed, I watched and recorded it, and there was a medium sized beetle moving it around. Looking back at the footage, the beetle looked a bit different, with orange markings on its back, but it also had clubbed antenae. It is really cool when you see an animal or plant you see in a decumentary or vice versa. It can be easy to not make the subconscios connection that what you see in real life is the same as what you see in a documentary, so it is really cool when you do see it!
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Noxziny
I used to think I lived in an ugly place. That I'd have to go far to find beauty. But I've learned it's not about looking further, but closer. Joshua Barkman, writer of the webcomic False Knees.
There was a time in my life when I would have been absolutely repulsed and disgusted by this -- but now, there's a beauty to it, a little secret life for every critter, big or small. I've been graced with a bountiful world of beauty since then, and you guys help me see things a little. deeper.
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I used to think I lived in an ugly place. That I'd have to go far to find beauty. But I've learned it's not about looking further, but closer. Joshua Barkman, writer of the webcomic False Knees.
There was a time in my life when I would have been absolutely repulsed and disgusted by this -- but now, there's a beauty to it, a little secret life for every critter, big or small. I've been graced with a bountiful world of beauty since then, and you guys help me see things a little. deeper.
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scrow7752
I remember first seeing a devils coachman beetle and trapping it under a glass so i could have a closer look with a magnifying glass.
They must be closely related to this beetle because it looks exactly the same to me. oh boy once i looked at the red nodules under magnification and realised it was a horde of tiny mites. i couldnt get it away from me fast enough
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I remember first seeing a devils coachman beetle and trapping it under a glass so i could have a closer look with a magnifying glass.
They must be closely related to this beetle because it looks exactly the same to me. oh boy once i looked at the red nodules under magnification and realised it was a horde of tiny mites. i couldnt get it away from me fast enough
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minhducnguyen9276
I remember there's a short documentary on how these beetles are used in museums and universities to produce bone specimens. They are great at cleaning meat off the bone without causing damage to the bone like boiling in caustic soda. But their room have to be sealed so they won't escape to other rooms where dried specimens are stored.
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I remember there's a short documentary on how these beetles are used in museums and universities to produce bone specimens. They are great at cleaning meat off the bone without causing damage to the bone like boiling in caustic soda. But their room have to be sealed so they won't escape to other rooms where dried specimens are stored.
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deeplook
Hi guys, Callysta's here! Deep Look released this episode at 24 September. It's about burying beetle, a type of beetle who did a decomposition. There is also fire ants in the credits. You can watch the video if you missed it.
Hope you guys enjoyed this episode. See you next time
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Hi guys, Callysta's here! Deep Look released this episode at 24 September. It's about burying beetle, a type of beetle who did a decomposition. There is also fire ants in the credits. You can watch the video if you missed it.
Hope you guys enjoyed this episode. See you next time
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SJHFoto
Thank you for another insightful video! I made the comment to someone who said how disgusting this was that it shows God's way of taking care of the earth. Imagine if there were no scavengers-dead bodies would be everywhere decomposing and spreading disease
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Thank you for another insightful video! I made the comment to someone who said how disgusting this was that it shows God's way of taking care of the earth. Imagine if there were no scavengers-dead bodies would be everywhere decomposing and spreading disease
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sandspar
I don't know about reincarnation any more than the next person, but I can't help seeing the personality traits of different people in the critters you explore. I try to be more like an Eagle than a mite, just in case!
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I don't know about reincarnation any more than the next person, but I can't help seeing the personality traits of different people in the critters you explore. I try to be more like an Eagle than a mite, just in case!
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CaptainSpycrab
Saw one of these once, or at least a closely related species. A bird had broken its neck on one of our windows and the beetle crawled out of the carcass as I was shoveling it off our deck.
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Saw one of these once, or at least a closely related species. A bird had broken its neck on one of our windows and the beetle crawled out of the carcass as I was shoveling it off our deck.
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liveinamber1307
The fact I had no problem with a parent eating their kids to preserve food is probably why I'm single. all kidding aside the filming was once again top notch! Absolutely beautiful footage!
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The fact I had no problem with a parent eating their kids to preserve food is probably why I'm single. all kidding aside the filming was once again top notch! Absolutely beautiful footage!
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641mamaluigi
Like what casual geographies said, image asking your mom what’s for dinner and she takes your head off yeah safe to say you don’t want to be that larva who begged one time too many
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Like what casual geographies said, image asking your mom what’s for dinner and she takes your head off yeah safe to say you don’t want to be that larva who begged one time too many
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RGHoly
While some comments are about their morning coffee, me in SEA is about to go to bed (it's nearly midnight) But hey, still a better ingrediant for my dream! G'night and G'morning fellas
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While some comments are about their morning coffee, me in SEA is about to go to bed (it's nearly midnight) But hey, still a better ingrediant for my dream! G'night and G'morning fellas
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stevebennett9839
I love these videos, as humans would probably never see this in the wild. It makes me think of how much life, death, mating, war is going on around us that we never see.
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I love these videos, as humans would probably never see this in the wild. It makes me think of how much life, death, mating, war is going on around us that we never see.
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DragonNyah
Sometimes a carcass isn't enough to feed all of the hungry mouths. So mom gets rid of a few of the larvae by eating them'
And I thought Hansel and Gretel was messed up
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Sometimes a carcass isn't enough to feed all of the hungry mouths. So mom gets rid of a few of the larvae by eating them'
And I thought Hansel and Gretel was messed up
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InsatiableMonkey
I wish we could understand how the beetle decides Yep, it's time to eat one of my children now. Timmy, it's dinner time, but not in the way you're hoping.
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I wish we could understand how the beetle decides Yep, it's time to eat one of my children now. Timmy, it's dinner time, but not in the way you're hoping.
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markembeck7099
What an amazing complex micro-ecosystem! It would be neat to know the evolutionary timescale for each intricate facet that makes the present whole.
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What an amazing complex micro-ecosystem! It would be neat to know the evolutionary timescale for each intricate facet that makes the present whole.
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KrulciferEdenfelt
Haha the word play on Mighty, Beetle and Y(and. I just finally got it. Learning Spanish paid off finally, my ex suegra would be proud of me lol
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Haha the word play on Mighty, Beetle and Y(and. I just finally got it. Learning Spanish paid off finally, my ex suegra would be proud of me lol
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Noneya-b7t
I swat my arm so hard b/c I thought there was a bug on me while I was watching this. I'm pretty sure I imagined it don't watch this just before bed
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I swat my arm so hard b/c I thought there was a bug on me while I was watching this. I'm pretty sure I imagined it don't watch this just before bed
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deeplook
It's fascinating observing the animal kingdom and realising that morality is purely a human concept and that there's technically no right or wrong
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It's fascinating observing the animal kingdom and realising that morality is purely a human concept and that there's technically no right or wrong
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Demonic_Tang
I was so disgusted with the whole video, but couldn’t look away. Thanks for the quality video, I think that's enough nature for this week
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I was so disgusted with the whole video, but couldn’t look away. Thanks for the quality video, I think that's enough nature for this week
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