Capturing the Tarantula-eating Wasp | Deadly 60 | Earth Unplugged

Steve Backshall comes across a Tarantula Hawk, a deadly parisotoid wasp that eats tarantulas and nests inside them.
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[@woodant1981]

As a British child of the 2000s... You either grew up being terrified of animals thanks to deadly 60, or much more fascinated by them. Luckily I was the latter, but I still wouldn't really want to wrestle with this. Massive respect for Steve. Ashame he doesn't do this more extreme stuff any more.

[@YaNansCrustyToe]

Mans dead you talking like he just isn’t interested as much anymore

[@woodant1981]

@@YaNansCrustyToe you're thinking of Steve irwin, backshall is very much alive😂

[@YaNansCrustyToe]

@Wood Ant I dunno who I like more then... backshall or Irwin

[@woodant1981]

@@YaNansCrustyToe both legends obviously, but I just grew up with backshall more, although by that point when I was about 8, Irwin was gone already😢

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

Man, Pokémon GO looks a lot more intense than I remember it being.

[@hookasmokingcalapila4418]

This is the most underrated comment ever

[@HansKuhlmann]

Oh yes, he catched a beedrill

[@sargeanthrs]

"I've got to be very careful how I do this * clumsily chases it *

[@EggBeatzz]

He reminds me of a mix Tom Holland and Steve Irwin and I love it

[@equinox9]

Her 'beauty' was never fooling me mate, don't worry about that. I'd be running a mile!

[@offtraileddino5989]

Bear Grylls be like: “That’s supper for tonight!”

[@BeStill66]

Protein packed!

[@divinitaazteca]

I wonder what happened next. I mean, the wasp is clearly pissed off. You can't just let her go. I guess she'd seek revenge...

[@macernotis]

she escaped multiple times and just flew off.. i guess flight is easyer than fight in this situation.

[@ashIibabbitt1111]

@@macernotis *easier

[@ethanhannon6068]

Cool bug

[@ivuldivul]

She'll simply flow away. Solitary wasps/bees are not aggressive. They simply have no interest in stinging if they're not threatened.

[@pierreuntel1970]

DestinationVoid if someone trying to catch you with a net and held your wings are not threatened enough, I don't know what will

[@carto4028]

Most painful wasp in the world gets out of the net. Me: RUN! This guy: o no lemme go get her

[@UnwrittenSpade]

This dudes such a goober it makes me laugh every time I see his videos he has such a likable air about him and literally always has things go wrong hahahaha

[@SantosOnFire]

He caught a Cazadore? Not bad. Not bad at all!

[@geist8844]

There's a certain Courier who can attest to that notion of 'most painful sting.'

[@jasperparkinson4974]

I forgot just how mad this man is

[@RexTorres]

1:58 Don't worry. I'm not fooled. 😑

[@4dub802]

Wow gr8 catch bruva love hearing them zoom by they sound like a lil heli.

[@TrenchTheMenace]

Thumbnail looks like steve irwin

[@FerociouS84]

This guy's name is Steve too.

[@randomjasmicisrandom]

Beauty? Beauty? Are you freaking mad?

[@jetboi08]

Absolute mad lad

[@ed1567]

I can't even stand a bloody bumble bee and Steve is just holding it from the wings like it's toy

[@supersmasher246]

Oh so they have rebooted the Deadly 60, after so many years.

[@gravnine]

oh don't worry Steve, I am certainly NOT fooled by its beauty

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Not one of my most fav creatures on the planet as you can imagine! Great vid though.

[@firstube]

I got it. I got it I ain't got it.

[@OceanRedux]

I heard actually the most painful is a tie between the costarican vespa wasp, the bullet ant, and the executioner wasp? I saw the coyote vid but didnt the sting pain index get updated recently/

[@AshleyReinhardt]

_Be brave, stay wild_

[@ethanhannon6068]

Cool bug

[@Spiderdan-59]

I keep tarantula in my living room 🕷🕸🇬🇧

[@coolsujat]

I promise, I won't let her beauty fool me.

[@ethansingh3261]

Kids mad!

[@OrangeDragonofDusk]

When catching wasps it's usually best to lift up the net by the tip, since it's the wasp's natural instinct to crawl up. That way they don't crawl under the edges of the net.

[@urmom8377]

Me: Dudeee i wont even touch that with gloves Him: *touches it without gloves*

[@pierreuntel1970]

The Brit are crazy bunch, now they're chasing wasp?

[@stuffreviews5343]

Ok you found me, now it's my turn to catch you.. leave me and run 🙂.. Btw, Nice job I love insects too ,😍.

[@08halit]

wonder if its poss to have this wasp vs the giant mandarin wasp and the executioner wasp fight,,u know 1 vs 1 tarantula wasp vs executioner wasp and then vs giant mandarin wasp/Hornet

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

I'm naming my band "Tarantula hawk wasp."

[@SuperAtlas0]

Mini cazador

[@DickPerry]

I'm actually afraid of this thing.

[@ivuldivul]

Unless you're a tarantula, these things ignore you.

[@Simple_Jackass]

Someone reach out to the dude from the Brave Wilderness KZbin channel lol, Coyote something I think is his name .... he's the guy who goes around the world and purposefully gets stung by the most excruciating WaSps on the planet.... He'll put this guy on his bare forearm and leave it there until it stings him!! And if the damn thing won't sting for some reason, he'll antagonize it until it does haha....

[@omarbernal2408]

A wasp thatvmakes a whole trough the net . Whoa! Leave it alone .

[@MFobe]

That's a Male.. 🤔 no stinger...

[@HANK_SPANK]

Cazador from new vegas

[@kazotomasovic9046]

The question is how he will remove HAwk from his hands.

[@georgeatkins7411]

0:38 aw, pretty slick 0:40 but I'm slicker

[@JohnLang708]

I read this as eating the tarantula wasp

[@oanNguyen-rx6bb]

♥️fromvietnamese

[@ScoobyYTP]

why you holding it buddy

[@to.lame.to.function5242]

I thought they just put their eggs in the Turantula?

[@MTheoOA]

Here in Brazil is common...

[@jake.cee12]

Coyote said a Japanese Giant Hornet stung worse than this ...

[@kevinfacts5200]

Pain only lasts 5 mins I read. Unlike bullet ant which is 24 hours

[@sergeysamolis7462]

What dangerous animals

[@stun1zng267]

ok, he picked it up, held it by the wings, talked about it's deadliness etc, but, how did he let it go without this thing killing him?

[@shannonshare431]

is he realted to steve

[@EBThisThat]

Beautiful wasp but I have never been a fan of wasps. Leave me with honeybees and I'm happy.

[@paultanski-hampton928]

Wanted to see him let it go cos that would have been entertaining

[@kevinl6231]

Now what?

[@RutherfordB]

I made this wasp :)

[@reggieshelton4301]

Coyote Peterson, most powerful sting in the world ey? Hold my beer.

[@NightOwlGames]

whos bright idea was it to choose a black net?

[@rahulrohit1455]

It's creepy

[@foreverGM.006]

Actually the bullet ant is more painful

[@marthaalavez1537]

If a human gets stung it won’t have the same effects as if it were to stung a tarantula. I hear if they sting a human there will be no serious danger .

[@scott49140]

the pain will be the worst thing youve ever experienced

[@freeminded8509]

Now how you going to chase a tarantula hawk wasp with a broken net.... Like how do you chase one at all 👀🙄 just a stupid situation that work out

[@letsmakeapawno]

Every insect on the planet has the most painful sting on the planet I heard this millions of times 🤷‍♀️

[@offtraileddino5989]

Steve Backshall attempting to be Coyote Peterson scene.

[@CharithJayasanka]

The man is more dangerous

[@julianebug8409]

Coyotempeterson did it and faster

[@donovanng1]

Coyote Peterson did it first though

[@sirajp1]

donovanng1 nah. This was uploaded on KZbin recently. However this was shown on tv over 10 years ago. I used to what the deadly 60 as a kid. I remember this episode

[@DrTWG]

He calls the wasp's behaviour 'grotesque' but there are a whole world of predators out there who will eat their prey alive or cause intense suffering - Clostridium tetani is a single cell - be careful in applying human emotion to the natural world, it sounds rather asinine.

[@geist8844]

That may be so, however the wasp paralyses its victim, drags it back to its burrow, and lays a single egg on it. The larvae will then eat the victim from the inside out starting with organs less required for its survival so it stays alive as long as possible. Did i mention the prey has no ability to move or do anything?

[@DrTWG]

@@geist8844E.g Jewel wasp . It's not a simple case of paralysis - it's more subtle than that . It's about behavioural control . The wasp leads the roach , it doesn't drag it , it's legs still work .The larva doesn't start eating from the inside . It matters not for he calls it grotesque as it brings out our worst fears . It's simply elegant ! Nature has no time or need for emotions or morality.

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

I think calling nature grotesque is wrong. Natural predatory behavior is not grotesque.

[@OssieWhite]

You're hurting it shame on you!

[@armandoF31]

Your right, he grabs it by it's wings and then keeps moving the insect like it was dead. I soo wanted the wasp to sting all of them.

[@amishabhatt3038]

It did not die because hes an expert

[@ashIibabbitt1111]

What is it with you Brits and cornering and pissing off terrifying creatures? Just leave them be and quit pissing off the wild life. We've developed hi-res cameras and zoom lenses which negate the direct interaction with such creatures. Have none of you shame?

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Eh what's the problem? Don't see it myself he's a naturalist bringing us great footage. Sorry you come across as a troll. And in this case I might have been tempted to kill it....nasty creatures. (Not that I would as even the shitty life on this planet I let live).

[@bloodySNiP]

Wow I didn't know white knights defended wasps as well

[@supersmasher246]

You are acting like this is is the first time anyone has ever done this. Next you will be saying stop capturing posionsous spiders, snakes and scorpions to extract their venom- to produce antinvenoms.

[@ashIibabbitt1111]

@@supersmasher246 Nope. I wouldn't say that at all. There's a clear line of difference between capturing a venomous animal to extract venom for life saving antivenin, and capturing a wasp for a good shot for a camera.

[@bloodySNiP]

Anna-Maree Castillo he didn’t hurt the creature, so I don’t see any problem here..?

[@vichetkim4487]

Cool bug

[@jc0044]

Cool bug