15 Flies Captured in Flight | Slow Motion!

[@KnowArt]

one of the best channels out there. Just relaxed, interesting and unique footage. No unnecessary hype, no daily uploads or falling into the trap of becoming an insect-news channel. Just beautiful and interesting footage of insects every now and then. Keep it up

[@osmia]

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[@e.s.lavall9219]

Absolutely thirded! Never change, AntLab!

[@Saturn_got_springlocked]

Fax

[@crossy44]

Now I got curious to know what is an "insect-news" channel?

[@angeryboiii3051]

You've made me realize all the long leg bugs I see aren't just mosquitos

[@cloudwyrms9752]

Where I live they’re called mosquito eaters, even though they don’t eat mosquitoes (and don’t eat at all as adults)

[@chitinskin9860]

​​@@cloudwyrms9752while there are ones that don't eat anything, plenty of craneflies do eat as adults (almost all of the small ones), only on nectar and honeydew though. Most small nectar eaters also have a weird habit of violently vibrating after landing on a flower, like they're tiny bodies can't handle the sugar rush.

[@Velociiraptor]

@@cloudwyrms9752some people even call them daddy long legs, personally I call them crane flies, and when I was younger I called cellar spiders daddy long legs

[@trumanbadra8003]

@@Velociiraptori think calling them daddy long legs and calling daddy long legs “cellar spiders” are both british things

[@YunxiaoChu]

@@chitinskin9860I wonder if it helps release pollen?

[@astick5249]

I love how effortless flying is for flies. They could never have gotten a better name

[@e.s.lavall9219]

"These lil guys sure do fly a lot"

[@tracybowling1156]

Are you sometimes surprised how beautiful some insects can be? I'm frequently amazed at how they are so different and beautiful to be bugs!

[@AntLab]

Yes, all the time

[@TheMrpendertuga]

To say your videos make me happy is a massive understatement. I'm finishing my masters in nature conservation and sometimes I get a bit distracted with the city to stop by and look at all these tiny creatures in front of us. So thank you for bringing them in the best light possible and making me fall in love with our diversity all over again!

[@AntLab]

Thanks, that's really nice to hear!

[@lamantindotme]

It's interesting and even cute seeing insects fumble around in slow motion rather than zoom everywhere as they usually do, great footage!

[@AntLab]

I agree!

[@dragondraems42]

The slow-mo really shows off the little jump that flies have to do to start their little wings up!

[@overfoxed]

I really appreciate your work. These are highly entertaining, and until you mentioned it, I never thought about how difficult it must be to set the flies into certain places before having them fly off

[@AntLab]

Flies are hard, but slow motion cameras with a post-trigger make it easier. Also, all of the scenes where more than 1 insect is in-frame are stitched together from multiple sequences.

[@livingtrinkets]

​@@AntLaboh I didn't realise that but I guess that is doable since you have a stationary camera and a plain background right?

[@Flugs0]

there are no other videos on youtube that i love this much

[@jurjenbos228]

I watch these several times. There's so much to see.

[@LateNightHacks]

Insects are nuts, so much variation, so much diversity....

[@jamppamaattori]

This is beautifully shot footage. And interesting to see something so small closer up.

[@maxolotl7089]

I've found some really interesting insects lately now that it's gotten warmer. I don't know what half of them are, but it turns out the thing I've been seeing most are blowflies. Thanks for showing me the green guys in this video!

[@dragonflycn]

I always get so excited for a new video. Thanks so much

[@thinkfloyd2594]

When a human finds a unique passion, it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing yours with us.

[@williamsurname4669]

I love crane flies. Thank you for filming them, I've caught them with my hands when they get into the house, but I've never seen them that close up.

[@salt-emoji]

Flies are one of those animals I hate and loath entirely, but respect beyond words. Fascinating creatures. Honestly incredible.

[@provincialfish]

After you mentioned it all I could focus on in every clip was the rear gyroscope wings

[@RFRP]

Spectacular per usual!

[@hambubgrr]

Seeing this upload made me so happy seeing as flies are some of my favorite animals, especially robber flies! Such under-appreciated creatures, keep up the excellent work! 💖

[@cloudwyrms9752]

Ok but I never realized how weirdly pretty blowflies are??? That iridescent green is my EXACT favorite color/shade of green. If I die they can have my corpse lol

[@e.s.lavall9219]

They don't always settle for dead flesh (depending on species) 😢

[@staiain]

The newer iphones' macro feature has allowed me to start taking pictures and video of these small ones and then watching on a large screen afterwards is so interesting

[@froggo9145]

An absolutely incredible video Dr. Smith!

[@耳無空]

Dude, I wanted to see these footage in higher definition for a while now. You just gave me a huge gift.

[@frizzlefrack253]

I know if I try to get a closer look it's going to fly right into my eyeball Great video and amazing shots!

[@suzaynnschick158]

Dazzling, as always. Thank you for sharing your research in such an accessible way.

[@leedee4968]

Incredible video and knowledge and narration😮

[@AniFam]

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@zeddez3342]

This is beautiful footage

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Bugs are so cute and sooo intricately made when you look at them on their scale. Makes me think twice now before getting out the ol fly swatter out and squishing em against a wall 😢

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

Brilliant footage. Well done. Greetings from Denmark.

[@Qossuth]

I remember being (bored and) fascinated by flies that would engage in sort of WWI flying ace combat under the light. Maybe a dozen flies would congregate there and whenever they got "too close" each other, they would spiral down out of view, like they would get totally locked on chasing each other, their turns would get so tight they'd lose altitude. All this happened in less than a second, so it would be perfect for slo mo photography (though likely a pain keeping stuff in focus.). FWIW it was behavior seen in England, I'm sure American flies would do similar stuff too, but these particular flies were a little bit smaller than the "houseflies" I'm accustomed to here in US. Like if you were looking for more challenge than you already put yourself to :) Great channel, stunning videos, thanks!

[@robertmacpherson9044]

Splendid! I always look forward to your videos.

[@Life_42]

I love this channel so much! I love life on Earth so much too!

[@janmac09]

What an amazing video, that was so enjoyable to watch. I loved the picture-winged and black onion flys, amazing 😊

[@littlekirby6]

It's starting to become summer, time for annoying flies to start infiltrating my home again.... oh hey a new Ant Lab video! I love flies!

[@osmia]

Lol

[@e.s.lavall9219]

THIS EXACTLY

[@farzaan1479]

I work with vinegar flies, it's so beautiful to see all the diversity with their distant cousins, great video thanks so much !!

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

I've noticed those little knobbly appendages on resting craneflies before, now I know what they are, cheers!

[@theYxar]

this is one of my favorite channels please never stop your work

[@zcarp8642]

Robber flies tend to be unmistakable, at least the large ones. They are huge, with gangly spiked legs, and covered in hairs. Craneflies are also unmistakable, and they fly in no hurry whatsoever. It's not hard to catch one out of the air

[@o.b.v.i.u.s]

love your videos... THANKS!

[@dj-kq4fz]

Your vids are amazing! Thanks! Dave J

[@FixedFace]

flies: one million species humans: one species that’s what i call science ❤

[@PeterVJaspersFayer]

Excellent Photography! Thank you. Your videos are always so good.

[@akrulla]

That was great. Thanks. 😁

[@Blackbird_-hz7lq]

Why’s the hover fly so cute

[@ChiseledDiamond]

I love hover flies, they are the best 😊

[@e.s.lavall9219]

Hover flies are my favourite flies too

[@axelmckinney]

If you keep you hand open and all of your fingers separated starting about a foot above the fly, you can ever so slowly lower you hand and slowly bring your index and thumb together as you lower to the point where you are about a half an inch above the fly then quickly yet gently grab the fly between your index finger and thumb you can catch them alive. The fly just stays still. Not quite sure why they stay still the whole time but I've been doing it for years. Works (almost) everytime. Great party trick.

[@remonm990]

You inspired me to film flying insects in slomo on my phone, it's actually not bad! Try it peoples

[@AntLab]

Awesome!

[@idiotidiot5821]

I have a rotary house phone so idk. Ill give it a whiz

[@pauloalvesdesouza7911]

I recently found your channel and I love it. I'm even warming up to flies!

[@Littlewing6was9]

Wow, great macro! They sure do look irredescent in the right light ☀️

[@barbaramansur639]

These videos are fascinating. Thank you for taking the time to make them and sharing!

[@osmia]

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[@nico7654321]

I've never thought I could say this but flies are kind of cute

[@Beepers559]

0:29 I admit the cheese flies look kinda cute to me

[@dawnmichelle4403]

Such creative diversity!

[@SteffDev]

I love this video! My favourite is the hover fly, I always wanted to see on of them flying in slow-mo!

[@gugger97]

i love your videos! LOVE!

[@nunyabznz]

Wonderfully educational!🎉

[@GoldTegu]

With how impredictable flies can be, I hand you all my respect for being pacient enough to get this awe inducing footage.

[@Saturn_got_springlocked]

Great video as always! This channel is one of a kind and the editing is precise and satisfying! The footage is clear and high quality. It opened my eyes to an entire word I never knew existed! Keep up the great work!!

[@W4VDragon]

Amazing video! I'm now a fan of the stinkfly Coenomyia ferruginea, it looks really cool and I loved watching the other flies too. I like how the wings and halteres flap in the opposite directions when they take off. Also, I hope you make a video of a bee fly (Bombyliidae) flying, these are my favorite ones and I think they would look interesting in slow motion. One day I hope I will be able to shoot macro photos and videos like you!

[@AntLab]

There's footage of a tiger bee fly in one of the older insect flight videos: "Praying Mantis & More! 15 Insects Flying in Slow Motion". I hope to find more of bee flies to film too!

[@bigbee]

the lovely beasts take off

[@pereirinhadrone-1948]

Impressionante!

[@AlisNinsky]

Your channel is always super interesting and informative. Thank you for making such great content!

[@lamont6799]

Kudos on getting the crane fly in camera shot, and keeping all it's legs intact.

[@AdventuresAwait123]

This channel is among the best on KZbin. Great work my friend, please keep it up!!

[@randreasgar]

Flies upset me in a way that no insect can- even ants (which I'm very afraid of) and wasps can't. My aversion to flies is almost uncontrollable. Thank you for helping me see the beauty in them, even if I can't control my horror when they're out of slow motion

[@tardigrade9493]

These are beautiful animals when seen up close in your videos, and a valuable part of the ecology. Thank you.

[@tardigrade9493]

I wonder if these flies are so clean because they groom themselves, or because they are newly hatched in lab?

[@MAXIMBOARD]

Спасибо! Очень красиво и интересно!)

[@Giganotus]

flies are so neat! I had a huge tiger bee fly land near my porch light earlier this year and it was fascinating! And I raised some black soldier flies as well (though that was more an accident from my pet gecko not eating all the larvae lol). I've definitely formed quite the appreciation for the lil guys and your video solidifies that appreciation even more

[@williamkuhns2387]

A retired entomologist I knew (passed away) told me a theory of the evolution of insect wings. The theory is the fore and hind wings were originally trachea for breathing and everted outside thorax to become the veins of wings. Dosnt take much imagination to see the analogous between internal trachea and external wing veins. The anatomical location of the base of the wings fits the location of two spiracles on each side of thorax. Insects breathe from their abdominal segments two spiracles per segment.

[@orayplay]

Beautiful❤

[@AntoniTolwinski]

Thank you for creating these wonderful videos, you singlehandedly cured my fear of moths and I'm glad you're expanding into covering more creatures that clearly deserve to live!

[@chitinskin9860]

This might be the first footage of a live cheese fly on this website, which would also make it the first footage of any member of its elusive family (awl flies) here. I don't know how an insect that big is so hard to find.

[@lucasmendoza7576]

For some reason, studying insects and arthropods alike gives me a feeling that no other group of animals gives me. I also wanted to ask, what are the pros and cons of halteres vs. more conventional insect wings besides giving Dipterans(True Flies) better flight stability.

[@lukeantonystevens2942]

Black onion flies look fucking badass dude

[@FPrimusUnicron]

some of these are extremely cute i live in latin america, in my city there are so many different species, i practically see a "new" one every year

[@crashjohnny_]

I absolutely love all your videos! Thank you for sharing them with us!

[@billfarnsworth7536]

Wonderful video as usual thanks. It would be really great to film a bee fly (Bombylidae) in slow motion 😮

[@dixiederivatives]

This man is the best with a very unique niche!

[@gus473]

🪰 Always amazing videos! 😎✌️

[@Eriopsis123]

The stink fly is adorable :3

[@dizde2008]

Love this channel, so interesting and amazing footage.

[@elsacade]

Very nice! Ormia is hard for photograph outside! LOL

[@wiiskdkeiskdjfksjss2255]

Just found your channel this is pretty amazing even if you don’t get fascinated by or necessarily like bugs or insects the things you show in these videos and the way you present them can have anyone wanting to learn about them I hope your career is very successful I love hearing about this new information

[@drea7295]

They are beautiful, brilliant footage thank you .

[@minimixe]

The video quality and fluidity is unreal almost look like CGI

[@alanjose1112]

the best thank you for this

[@alexanderson1304]

I saw a crane fly today, mistook it for a huge mosquito. Glad I stumbled upon your video and learned something new

[@timurvekilov612]

Marvelous

[@jellybeansi]

4:40 It's like a little fly Superman!

[@Buggzy-Wuggzy]

I never noticed that species other than crane flies had halteres, and never knew what they were called! Always wondered what those little club thingies were for. So neat to see them in action.

[@abraxasjinx5207]

This would be really cool with a little higher resolution and zoomed in on the insects.

[@paulgraham6316]

It's the natural, evolutionary kind of engineering that we mere humans can only dream of trying to replicate. Totally fascinating.

[@MylotheZooLovingScientist]

I've only seen your videos on wasps and flies to this point, but I am absolutely loving your channel so far. Thank you for offering such wonderful samplings of the world's insect diversity, and for presenting these creatures as the fascinating evolutionary marvels that they are. Do you have any similar videos on orthopterans? I would love to see some katydids or crickets stridulating in slow motion and macro-level detail. :)

[@50zezima]

Hmm Crane flys we always called mosquito eaters growing up. Just because exactly that, they were pretty docile and ate various and many pest insects like mosquitos.

[@simplepixel5617]

I FUCKING LOVE YOUR CONTENT. Since I was a little child I was afraid of the giant mosquito, only to find out now that it was the crane fly. lol This blew my mind so hard, I had to wake up my wife (which I had no idea she was sleeping) to tell her. She was not happy about it :))

[@johnmurdoch8534]

The "picture wing fly" i always refered to as a peacock fly. I was waiting for horse flies or hanging thiefs!

[@dziban303]

Give me some more of those aphid predators!

[@stephaniesavarese233]

THANK YOU ! 🙂

[@robertguzman3113]

You make great/interesting presentations thanks😊