Millipede hunting w/ Dr. Derek Hennen, millipede expert!

[@FolksingerFitness]

The leg wave is mesmerizing.

[@xylophone_888]

and the way they tap their little head whiskers (just forgot what they're called) around is cute

[@morasoftwood8224]

@@xylophone_888 lmao I’m using the phrase head whiskers for antennas from now on

[@KIKURAsky]

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[@KIKURAsky]

​@@xylophone_888head whiskers? That's a genius nickname for antenna!!

[@alexwhite6554]

Ikr

[@Primordial_Soup]

I used to have a pet Ironworm Millipede, easily on of the coolest little critters from my childhood. Derek’s love for these animals is infectious, it brings a smile to my face!

[@DruNature]

Wow, it's definitely one of the coolest animals I've ever seen!

[@PlecsExotics3]

ironworms are epic

[@astick5249]

cool name too

[@Eugenetra7]

It makes me terrified even while watching a video lol))

[@e.s.4184]

Such a joy to see the excitement and love Dr. Hennen has for millipedes! Our understanding of the natural world is owed to people who took their passion for niche topics and ran with it.

[@lmcmillan3423]

Derek was my professor of an insect bio course last fall. I actually discovered Ant Lab when he played one of your videos during lecture.

[@AntLab]

Ha! Worlds collide!!!

[@andrebeller]

The super-cut of him being excited about the collection 😂 Great episode!

[@mariol6393]

So funny

[@astick5249]

"This ones like meeting an old friend"

[@Scriblyn]

I love seeing people so genuinely excited to share their passions, it's beautiful! We need more people like Dr Derek Hennen!!

[@PeterWFishing]

Dr. Hennen has helped me identify and learn about a bunch of Millipedes that I’ve photographed…big thanks to you both for this great video.

[@tracybowling1156]

I'm so excited about your millipede episode! My interest in millipedes is really just getting started. And I love to learn anything I can about them. Every morning at work, I'd find a millipede in the middle of the floor. I'd always pick them up and say it's your day off today and carry them back outside. That happened tons of times! I'm sure they were happy to be back outside. ☺️

[@cj292]

Man I love Millipedes. Such chill creatures (at least the ones where I live). Spend a lot of time trying to get people not to kill them because they mistake them for Centipedes. Keep up the great content man, uploads are few but always amazing.

[@Ratigan2]

How do people confuse them? Millipedes are like a million times cuter compared to those demons lol

[@cj292]

@@Ratigan2 I think people see that they have more then 8 legs, are long and assume the worse.

[@Ratigan2]

@@cj292 Millipedes are also much smaller in comparison, but I can understand people who live in closed urban houses and aren't used to them.

[@xylophone_888]

are people really killing centipedes for no reason? :( most of them aren't that venomous or anything like that, they're just walking around and it's not their fault they're not "cute"... they're also not really keen to biting and in general are absolutely harmless to humans if you leave them alone, just like bees

[@cj292]

@@xylophone_888 While I love arthropods and frequently catch and release centipedes in particular from my house, I can't really blame people for not taking the risk of being bitten when in their house. The ones we have here can cause bad pain that can last anywhere from 2 hrs to 2 days (I was bit about a month ago and felt like my toe wanted to explode for 4 hrs). I feel comfortable enough to catch and release but i couldn't ask someone else to try and do the same.

[@petriepretorius4085]

it is really fascinating how appreciative some people are of species of living organisms and nature...its heart warming...the science community around nature is highly regarded by me...thank you for this material...it is truly an amazing world we live in with all the intricate organisms in an ecosystem...wonderful, how the Iron Worm has its array of brains that tells it how to move its legs...this is so cool!

[@matthewlopes8689]

This is so cool! The genuinely enthusiasm and passion is so endearing!

[@Eleora1997Msia]

i love millipede the pill millipede rolled up as a ball is even adorable

[@leedee4968]

Great and you two guys are truly blessed to have such great enthusiasm and knowledge about all of this

[@ScienceIRL]

This was a DELIGHT to watch!!! So fun to see you and Derek team up!

[@AntLab]

Thanks! I had the same reaction to seeing you and Emily team up!

[@lusiii432]

could you please do a part 2 of this video? it's so amazing, i come back to it very often, Derek is also brilliant!!

[@wailingalen]

I love it when they roll up!!! It’s like the extended play version of a rolly polly

[@dmitryduryagin6980]

I am so glad for the guy that enjoys his work ao much

[@beautyforashes2022]

I love your millipede specialist's enthusiasm and love for the animals he's studying, he's great. ☺️🙏🕊

[@finalhealproductions]

Just the passion here made me cry a little

[@frtzkng]

millipedes combine two of my favorite things, bugs and trains

[@hannahsiebert3234]

Omg Dr. Hennen was my professor for a class on insects

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Used ti have a few millipede species as pets and i adored them. They mind their own business and stroll through leaf litter without really disturbing anyone. They dont have the fast jerky movement of a centipede but this sort of relaxed wave of legs. Just wonderful all around

[@caladito]

Incredible that worms !! It has heart, nervous system, etc…. Mesmerizing ! Good work, dr.

[@nancybusso6171]

I am 72 and been fascinated by insects my whole life! When I was growing up my father always showed me insects that he found while working in the yard or walking in the woods. When I find a spider or other insect in my house I always gently capture them and release them outside! The only insects I kill are flies and yellow jackets…..I am allergic. But when I do kill them I look for a spider outside who I can give it too. I never went to college but think that maybe I was suppose to be an entomologist! My young grandson was petrified of spiders, etc but now when he comes to my house we search for insects to collect then release when he goes home……maybe he will be the entomologist! 🪲🪰🐜🐞

[@mas-ki]

this made me smile. nothing like passing down generational wisdom and passions ❤️ your grandson will treasure those moments forever, i promise! speaking as a grandkid :)

[@Paislywalls4767]

Hello! Story.. Other day found (orb weaver?) In house. Im not real comfortable with spiders but cought it carefully took it outside, let it go on a bush and a daddy long legs perked right up! Scurried over and promptly snatched the spider I thought I was taking to somewhere safer than my vaccum cleaner. I felt so bad for it . But the daddy long leg got dinner delivered . My grandson was scared of butterflies when younger. Is good to teach them better. Lead by example. 😊keep up the good work

[@Domzdream]

❤ your channel. I nerd out to bugs.

[@firuzmajid4780]

The Ironworm has now become my favorite one of the four millipedes. It looks like an armoured train or something

[@z1z2z3z]

"These ones really excite me" Me too, especially that Iron worm 👀

[@DruNature]

I yelled out loud when I saw the iron worm on your hand "omg thats so cool!!" I should have been a biologist!

[@jeaneno6085]

This is so cool to see the slow-mos juxtaposed with the field finds! Such a great approach for anyone from grade school kids (heck, any age kid) to conservation commissioners. Kudos!

[@ryanpeeples6998]

this is so cool man. one of my fav vids

[@Life_42]

I love how they were showcased with a nice plain background!

[@sipulikorva8717]

Millipedes are awesome and this video was a joy to watch

[@HayTatsuko]

I was drawn right in by that lovely close-up of the Iron Worm in the thumbnail!

I love your channel! This is great!

[@aplutypus7599]

Can you make like a ten hour video of bugs taking off r just walking with this chilling music? I can watch this for an entire day, use as bg noise and even use as reference for drawing Even if you can't do it I just want to say that I love your videos and you're getting me so into bug anatomy, is just too beautiful. Thanks a lot for the content!!!

[@WilliamDebeest]

Lofi millipede slow-mo cam

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Really enjoyed this video, I see many of these species on accident while I'm herping and now I know so much more about them! The discovery of a new species of fungus based on a Twitter photo of a millipede is mind boggling, what a crazy age of science we live in.

[@AntLab]

Yeah, the Twitter story is wild!

[@xxkitlzxx777]

I love that I stumbled upon your channel

[@stopwars8642]

I always get excited when I find a millipede they are so kool usually in the forest

[@tardigrade9493]

Oh thank you, I've always wondered how bug legs & feet work but couldn't see them.

[@KnightlyWizard]

Dude these millipedes are so AWSOME!!

[@superditdit48]

wonderful- you never disappoint!

[@AniFam]

This is awesome~💞 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@ErezMarom]

Beautiful creatures, your videos are really fun to watch!

[@zcarp8642]

Ironworms are ALL OVER THE PLACE down here in florida! Go out any relatively warm night that had rain any time recently or not, and youll probably see one, or 7

[@edibleapeman]

I just stumbled into this channel and immediately subbed. Had a good laugh at around 2:10 when he says "look right around the shoulders" of the millipede. I'm over here like... wut

[@Mac_Diddy]

Millipedes are such chill dudes compared to centipedes, I'd hangout with a Millipede any day.

[@jubi400]

I love to see people excited about insect like I am!! I've been considering an ant farm, but still not quite sure. I got to watch a mantis eat a wasp recently, right on my front porch! It was awesome! I was just a tad too late to watch it catch the wasp, darn it. LOL Great stuff, thank you for sharing!

[@AlejandroMeri]

3:48 Really cool to see that guy missing a leg but still going strong like nothing's happening.

[@tacitozetticci9308]

I guess your legs gotta be missing in the tens if you wanna get any disability benefit in the millipede society

[@sitfish1113]

It probably didn't even notice

[@tinboy9626]

Love this channel!

[@sweepingtime]

I’ve always loved millipedes.

[@vDuzz]

So so cool. It's my dream to do what Derek does

[@slevemcdichael4481]

is it good to scrape away at rotting wood? i heard it's not a good way of looking for bugs because it disrupts the habitat of all the bugs that live there. thoughts?

[@holyX]

One of the cutest creatures on the planet

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@laurel9629]

This is so funny, I think I just listened to this guy on the Ologies podcast!

[@Nightmare_The_Wolf]

Millipedes are so much more visually appealing than centipedes

[@Jelloalt690]

Comparing Pickled Millepedes to Christmas presents is wild.

[@salt-emoji]

I love how they "gallop" such mesmerizing movement.

[@SJHFoto]

Thank you so much for your amazing videos! Listen, does your museum give tours? I would love to see the insect collection!

[@ianwright5714]

This is the best thing ever

[@Genzaijh]

You'd get a kick of our Taiwan's millipedes. They have a balck and white segmented millipede that's is about 5 inches long about as thick as a dime. There is also another version that is black and red also similar size.

[@suzyque1444]

Interesting video though I'm not wild about them. Here in Montana, I have them as a bad PEST in my garden. Every spring, I see seedlings begin to wilt and when you pull them up every root hair has been eaten off. Culprit: tiny almost microscopic centipedes. They especially seem to love the tiny dill plants. Coiled up, they could fit on the head of a pin they are so small. I'd love to send you some.... if they are a new specie, I'd love to name them.

[@gozzilla78]

I think this is the nerdiest video I’ve watched in a while… kudos!

[@IsaBetaBug]

👏👏👏Loved it! ❤

[@DeathbyPixels]

Millipedes have always been one of my favorite terrestrial invertebrates, but I always assumed the more charismatic species lived in places like sub-Saharan Africa or SE Asia, places like that. I didn't know North America had anything other than small little gray ones! (though I still love the little gray ones) I'm gonna have to check and see what species live in my area now.

[@djt77]

Hi Dr. Smith, Hi everybody. I just today discovered your channel. I live in Raleigh and a few years ago I was jogging late one night and came across a swarm of dozens and dozens of millipedes. They were mostly 3 or 4 inches and resembled the Ironworm in your video. I have hoped I would see them again, but I have had no luck. Is this swarming behavior normal here in Raleigh.

[@sasamosamo]

Hi! I am afraid of the millipedes because I am worried they will bite and the little feet tickle...but I am very happy to see that Mr. Hennen is very interested in them! How do the scientists not be afraid when they handle them?

[@orishaeshu1084]

Millipedes can be poisonous. Wear gloves.

[@antoniobranderas]

@@orishaeshu1084Millipedes are NOT poisonous to humans. Wearing gloves is advised however.

[@anhondacivic6541]

@@antoniobranderas some species do secrete cyanide, so at least some are poisonous to people

[@ethanmccormack9561]

I must have about 50+ millipedes now, I have 2 species which are native here to the UK which make up 99%of my millipedes but I do also have 2 oaky smoke. I do also have some centipedes but they are also native and sadly the native 1 to the UK grows about 4cm max yet I found one that is just over 10cm. I find millipedes in my back garden along with isopods which I also have a large collection of. All of my tarantulas and scorpions came from the internet.

[@multipleSpiders]

yo that’s the guy who identifies all my millipedes on inaturalist!!! thanks derhennen

[@Curt.dammit]

So cool!

[@macarmenadoree]

How do the labels stay intact inside the vials with the liquid?

[@williamwisenheimer2704]

As a young boy I picked up a centipede and it bite me, I will never forget that pain.

[@St4rry_Spree]

plz i know this video was a year ago but plz upload more millepede content 😭🙏

[@fightvale57]

This is so cool

[@lusianawilly]

i love how the ironworm poops on Derek😂😂😂

[@grogg4372]

The guy gushing over his jars of bugs 💗 I've only seen a couple of centipedes as a child, but no millipedes. Unfortunately, both are now absent where I live due to poor ecology. I'd love to have one of these guys crawling around on my hand!

[@blackvx]

I didn't know we could handle the poisonous ones. Cambala! Thank you

[@RondeLeeuw]

Poisonous is bad if you eat it. Venomous is bad if it bites or stings you. Some centipedes are venomous.

[@hereticsaint100]

Pretty sure we got all of them in TN.

[@JnManuelAG]

I thought the movement in milipedes was flawless until I saw this video. I can't believe it. The smoothest walk is from de Log and the worst is from the Cherry so bumbling

[@Domzdream]

Beautiful little animal 👌

[@TCPLab]

What's about the millipedes in vials within jars? And all filled with ethanol I suppose. Is it for extra protection? Do all specimens in a jar come from a single collection trip? BTW, I find such tranquillity in these videos, thanks!

[@exiumoxide]

i cant find the exact species of the very large millipede/isopod on the shelf, in the last few seconds of filming in the museum. its on the shelf labeled aphiladesmadae. if anyone can help id that would be much appreciated

[@wretchedslippage3255]

ABSOLUTELY GROTESQUE

[@fesimco4339]

Why does the Cherry millipede flop forward like that?

[@jamiebizness1]

Amazing ❤

[@madelinecoven6428]

One time in the garden, I saw 5 ironworms. Millipedes are so cute.

[@Eldric.1]

Are they bite? It is safe?

[@viniSATU]

That's a true nerd if i ever saw one, and That's amazing...

[@AlisNinsky]

So cool! Honestly I’ve found millipedes intimidating but seeing some one get so excited makes me feel like they are very cool animals that have just gotten a bad rap.

[@aruneldo333]

Learned the black millipede has a defence mechanism the hard way. When I was a naughty kid, poured some hot water over it. It shoot something to my face and I was blind for 10 minutes!

[@Cora.T]

Fascinating as the jars of specimens are, I'm mildly upset at how messy they are "organised"/thrown in there 😂

[@mellewedin8221]

Ugh, I can not wait for all the snow and ice to be gone and the land the thaw. I have a horn worm I collect, along with few others, I do keep them as pets in my terrariums.

[@richardhanechak2177]

Absolutely beautiful. I love millipedes. I loved the video till the jars of dead millipedes.

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

not tryna be rude but Derek Hennen has an entire DUMP TRUCK back there 00:49

[@62koalalover]

cool video

[@ulrikchristiansen]

How come youtube is filled with nonsense drama videos when something as cool as this exists....! Thanks!

[@rosariopescaglini1384]

Ottimo lavoro

[@egrace3738]

Ok. You are my kind of people 😄

[@sylvanoazanedo1570]

I just got a millipede, & I think it’s dead how do I know if it’s molten? If it is in fact Dead What did I do wrong? Can you please advise. Thank you

[@blue_champignon5738]

I'd be so stressed in the collections room lol I have sweaty hands and would be terrified of dropping an ancient jar of picked millipedes