As a Texas native I really appreciate all of these videos on Texas plants, I absolutely love how different each part of Texas is. Seeing all that limestone just makes me wanna go fossil hunting.
@JustMakinProgress20 күн бұрын
"What are they, Fucking?!" Exactly what you would expect to hear while watching a 30 minute video about local flora in Texas. I love it.
@katiekane524720 күн бұрын
The sound of running water quells my homicidal thoughts, what beautiful places Joey. Thank you!
@patriciamoore-rx4xo20 күн бұрын
Have you ever run your finger over he stamens of an opuntia? The stamens fold up over your finger towards the pistil. They move faster than a venus fly trap. It works better on a cholla than a beaver tail. Chollas are faster, but every opuntia I tried it on has moving stamens. They also wrap around bees that visit the flowers. Nest time you come across a blooming opuntia run your little finger over the stamens. Film it, it makes a cool video. ppmoore
@cargotrailerkenny20 күн бұрын
That's the best comment I could possibly read today. I won't read another.. I'm going outside.
@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt20 күн бұрын
Yes it's called thigmonasty ooooh yeah
@cargotrailerkenny20 күн бұрын
Thigmonasty... Just can't make this sh*t up. So. Botany. I'm in.
@awomanmadeyou20 күн бұрын
So cool! I can't wait to try!
@awomanmadeyou20 күн бұрын
@@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesntYou're definitely some kinda nasty😂
@napalmholocaust909320 күн бұрын
Fish eggs can hitch a ride through a bird's digestive tract to get to remote waters. And sometimes also stuck to their feathers. Only took 3 years to see minnows in a barrow pit (pond made by removing soil for highway ramps). It had nothing but Canadian geese by the hundreds in it and no people. I may have been the only one going to it, the owner didn't go back into the fields he leased anymore.
@pendlera295920 күн бұрын
The fish might also have been introduced as a means of mosquito control.
@michaelperrone386719 күн бұрын
... But how do the geese eat the fish eggs? accidentally when they drink water?
@alexanderkonczal39086 күн бұрын
@@michaelperrone3867geese probably WANT to eat the fish eggs. good protein. some make it through, adaptive benefit to both species.
@thesoundofscience24 күн бұрын
One of my fave episodes yet ... dude, that armadillo shell was fing cool. It was clearly a good day.
@gnarlyandy120 күн бұрын
11:08 the interlocking hexagonal armor is awesome.
@christyhughes663220 күн бұрын
LOL! "Montezumas. With the conspicuous lack of knees."😆
@anthonyterlizzi240520 күн бұрын
Looks like an awesome jumping spot. It must be pretty isolated, because around where I live a place like that would be full of beer cans, blunt wrappers, & graffiti lol
@itsrachelfish20 күн бұрын
WOW!!! The limestone waterfall with ferns growing upside down. So beautiful, I want to go there 🥺😭
@WastrelWay20 күн бұрын
I once had some success growing those ferns in a terrarium. They need the humidity and the vertical substrate. You really won't find them anywhere else.
@Sorrowful00019 күн бұрын
@@WastrelWay They're hard to cultivate but they're very adaptable in nature. I often find them growing out of concrete walls, they do well wherevever there's shade and humidity
@johnpienta420020 күн бұрын
The beauty of the microclimate is so incredible. If there were no plants there that water would all be gone. And conversely its so amazing what happens when people take land like that that has no plants on it and they push, they water, they mulch, they use local plants and in a few years they can bring the water, the life back to the land.
@LandonStrauss-hc1sc20 күн бұрын
Your commentary is the absolutely perfect zero notes DON'T EVER STOP!
@ui888iu20 күн бұрын
I love that you can appreciate the place i grew up in, thanks so much for sharing this with the world, disappearing fast!
@homedeezyfasheezy566214 күн бұрын
Thank you for highlighting the natural beauty of central Texas.
@crazykansan302620 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing that beautiful place.
@solardisk320 күн бұрын
So beautiful, no other combination of plant species and topography look like that, only central Texas.
@tombombadil318520 күн бұрын
TENNESSEE! But "progress" is fucking it up too.
@Beardqt20 күн бұрын
i'll let gramma know not to cook the beans in the car anymore
@ub-463018 күн бұрын
Beans and care are never a good combo.
@gardengatesopen20 күн бұрын
LOVE that Salvia roemeriana! We call it Cedar Sage bcuz it likes to grow near the Cedars, which aren't Cedars, but like you mentioned, they're Junipers! And it LOVES growing in deep shade, at least at my house it does! Nice pop of color!
@fungdark827020 күн бұрын
I prefer salvia farinacea but I’m all about almost any native species that is drought tolerant and loved by pollinators
@yfrontsguy20 күн бұрын
You find the most beautiful places always! Joey walks with plant dinosaurs. Heaven!
@ryanc164218 күн бұрын
You have straight up talent bro. I have been watching this channel forever and you have been the man. You should be getting at least a little rich off of these videos because they’re so good. Straight up.
@gnollman20 күн бұрын
Such cool sinkholes, very neat stuff. Your videos always remind me of my father, he was a botanist. He would have loved these videos, I wish he could have seen them.
@Blashswanski20 күн бұрын
You are in the running for landscape of the week. That was beautiful country... like crawling around in a really old Japanese guy's terrarium. If the silly swagman doesn't upload anything over the weekend, you might win it.
@CD3WD-Project20 күн бұрын
Excellent video as always
@chuckokelley244817 күн бұрын
Hog plum, Makes some of the best jelly in the world.My Grandma used to make it all the time.I would pick it as a little boy and take it to her
@turdferguson81418 күн бұрын
My favorite quote from this vid (besides the low-brow, bean-fart comment) is when you were looking at the beetles. “I wanna know everything about em.” A quote we should all try to live by, in every aspect of our lives. Thanks for another great vid, Joey. Appreciate what you do.
@sharonkaczorowski869019 күн бұрын
Fish eggs come in on water birds legs…I think it’s so cool. I haven’t met and Asclepius I didn’t love! That felt it Gallardia was jaw dropping. I’m crazy for what I call sculptural flowers and plants. Hell, I love all native plants wherever they may be. Have you done a piece on the El Paso area? Not sure I want to see what’s been done to it but there are cool flora there. Thank you for filming more of that stunning area.
@margaretmanz203020 күн бұрын
So happy to see you in the neighborhood!
@roodaley20 күн бұрын
All milkweed is gorgeous
@grannyplants176419 күн бұрын
It’s become one of my favorite groups, the flowers are so beautiful! 🌸
@roodaley17 күн бұрын
@@grannyplants1764 so true
@MsVan1320 күн бұрын
I live in Austin but love this area of Travis county. Thank you for what you do
@thebroshow668817 күн бұрын
My grandfather was a botanist by trade working citrus. He used to just take us walking up and down the mountain our grandparents lived right at the base of. He was a Boston born son of Italian immigrants and he used to talk to us kind of like these videos just pointing em out and rambling. He used to make us pick him fly agaric and he would brew it into a stinky tea, he once let me have a sip and I was out that afternoon til morning! He always wanted to visit Madagascar and your videos brought back some memories! Keep up what ya do and get over to that island sometime!
@gnarlyandy120 күн бұрын
Wow this is a really cool spot.
@TKTK-zx2xt17 күн бұрын
Thank you for being an inspiration and showing all these diverse plants and ecosystems! Love your videos ❤
@YukikoAkazui20 күн бұрын
i love watching your videos and guessing which family the plants belong to! Your dog looks adorable too. My expectations of my dream husband are definitely way too high due to you 🥲
@grannyplants176419 күн бұрын
Oooh that bronze beetle is gorgeous…love the wildlife as much as the flora and geology, love how you see the landscape too. 🌼🗿🪲🐢
@toxic.forest15 күн бұрын
Gorgeous! Just gorgeous!
@madmadimadison754220 күн бұрын
Lovin everything you do man! I'm in Australia, and even so you're such an inspiration to me and my botanical/horticultural proclivities!
@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt20 күн бұрын
🤘
@madmadimadison754214 күн бұрын
@@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt 🌸💮🏵🌼🌻 🤘🥳🤘
@worldlycashmoneyenterprises19 күн бұрын
this is awesome to see my backyard welcome to the neighborhood
@alexanderb772120 күн бұрын
KART TOPOGRAPHY I FUCKINGLOVE KARST TOPOGRAPHY
@yusufalfyfer941520 күн бұрын
Another awesome educational adventure thanks brother ❤❤ best wishes from Scotland 🏴🏴
@naarvmaan16 күн бұрын
Such a beautiful place, the Edward’s plateau, with its rich history of comanche lore and their war with Mexican and anglo American settlers. Teeming with life from the abundance of water from the Edward’s aquifer and the beautiful landscape of limestone flats and hills. Too bad austin and its surroundings are growing too fast. The undisturbed land in older times would’ve been amazing to see.
@dumoulin1120 күн бұрын
What a beautiful landscape.
@junkettarp894220 күн бұрын
Tonys the best ever guy......ever.
@ChimeraActual19 күн бұрын
Hey! You're up near my neck of the woods in Austin, nice of you to visit. Timing is good, too, wettest Spring I can recall. I learn so much watching your videos. If you are not now a professor of Botany at some Texas University, they should be recruiting you. You would be the most popular prof in the state. BTW, I fully endorse your pattern of speech, time to admit to reality in Texas.
@ryanexsus20 күн бұрын
11:58 that turtle just living his best life.
@Eighthplanetglass20 күн бұрын
Ahem sir. Stygmatic slit between those two purple hoods was straight from a romance novel 😂
@Eighthplanetglass20 күн бұрын
Have to go lock myself in the gynostegium dungeon
@geomundi833320 күн бұрын
I really like that you include family with things, always forget mulberry is sort of inside out fig :P
@ChrisSmith-zm7kg19 күн бұрын
Love your stuff.
@KalimAnders13 күн бұрын
Had to like the vid for the pro tip on old beans 😆 Texas looks rad!
@andrewsmith120419 күн бұрын
6:40 I'm a geologist by education a flower and insect lover raised by a pre-school teacher. I'm in heaven with your content dude.
@monkeytoes9020 күн бұрын
2:30 I figure they would close up for the heat of midday, texas usually has higher humidity in the morning, before a wave of heat around 11. Also pollinators change over the course of a day, I see a lot more ant activity in the morning, bees midday, and hover flies in the evening, could also help select the pollinator? 5:27 asimina flowers also follow the maroon flower with white center. Definitely could be mimicking a bit of bone poking out of a fresh carcass, best spot to lay eggs or grab a meal.
@dcharris55514 күн бұрын
I've been trying to grow A. asperula (among other Asclepias) for my research up in NY and it's a challenge, but these videos honestly help give an idea of what kind of environmental conditions I should be aiming for! (Gene Thomas' book helps too )
@cary23616 күн бұрын
Joey, yelling rapturously like an ankle enthusiast at ye olde Victorian peep show “no knees, no knees” 😂
@brettAnichols9 күн бұрын
"Granitic Anomoly" great name for a Rock band🤘
@rufusjp20 күн бұрын
Man I was just down the road at reimers ranch a couple days ago. What a beautiful spring! Hey man if you want some Austin area wild growing passion flower, I’ll hook you up! I just dug up a bunch of starters at work today.
@_FMK20 күн бұрын
Aww just want to give Jack endless pets!!
@emmaschneider935220 күн бұрын
I luh the vibes today😩good milkweed
@scrambledeggs1720 күн бұрын
missed coming out to the cactus market during to work last weekend but i’m thrilled you got to experience some of the wondrous endemic fauna to edwards plateau!
@panasonic3DO20 күн бұрын
Planning a trip to the area and last night my lady literally showed me this same place, weird timing, can’t wait to see this place
@joehopfield19 күн бұрын
Can't touch this! Always love your casually awesome macro work.
@manty_monster20 күн бұрын
if those fish are anything like the ones that show up in the seasonal desert pools around arizona then what happened was their ancestors got their during a flood and they lay their eggs under the dirt at the bottom of a pool or stream. and the eggs can dry out and stay preserved for a while and will become reactivated when they get wet during the next flood and all hatch.
@koholohan347820 күн бұрын
I have endless seeds of native salvia, red like that, I scatter them about here in Florida.
@ambertomoakitu440818 күн бұрын
my partner and i ARE comanche and when you said "comanche vibes today" we CRACKED upppp
@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt18 күн бұрын
🤘🔥
@zenosAnalytic16 күн бұрын
I love all your stuff, but Im really loving these Texas vids ^v^
@Sunset4Semaphores20 күн бұрын
Good find!
@myrmepropagandist20 күн бұрын
There is an ant trying to avoid the PDA from the two beetles at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHnOd5auipWBa7M A small yellow ant, probably Formicinae... didn't look like it could sting. Can't say much more than that. Poor girl was probably mortified by those beetles ... Get a nook/flower/hole in the ground!
@alyssa041119 күн бұрын
I planted a lot of gaillardia in my yard this spring. The slugs have been a bunch of bastards to them though. They treat the seedlings like they’re prime rib, it’s been an on-going war for the past month.
@carollyn888520 күн бұрын
Water spots are the best. So much life.
@carollyn888520 күн бұрын
You try to be threatening to those deer, but I know you attract them. The deer know who helps the land. Lol
@eyezikandexploits20 күн бұрын
i dont even smoke weed anymore but id love to smoke in a lawn chair right in front of the water
@nathanwolber450315 күн бұрын
That ibervillea is cool, I have some I grew from seed a couple years ago. Big caudex
@chancellorism19 күн бұрын
What a nice dog they’ve got!
@heatherm00ch20 күн бұрын
So lucky to have been able to swim in the Hamilton pool
@GeorgeBenedictBaldwin20 күн бұрын
Karmeria to the win. Amazing places
@christine953620 күн бұрын
"I wanna know all about 'em" - same, babe.
@sativaburns670520 күн бұрын
Beautiful.
@jonasgeez214019 күн бұрын
Dang that is beautiful
@susiefairfield721820 күн бұрын
Video vibe is dope af 🤘🏻🌺thank you
@michaelperrone386719 күн бұрын
I never realized west Texas was so mesic.
@kd5nrh20 күн бұрын
Thinking about camping at Hill Country SNA in a couple weeks. Might do Fort Richardson instead though, since it's a much shorter drive for me. These Texas videos are always handy for refreshing my memories of the native plants outside my little part of the state.
@drawyrral20 күн бұрын
Flies are attracted to the meat colour of those flowers. Canadian spelling of colour.
@odysseyorchids950720 күн бұрын
Hexagons are the bestagons
@akitaxzero20 күн бұрын
I grew not to far from Llano, thank you for showing all the cool as shit nature we have out there.
@benwinkel19 күн бұрын
"No knee's, it has no use for knee's! Don't ask me how it get's around but it's not by the use of knee's!"
@MrPimpVick18 күн бұрын
Thanks for all information, you are just amazing ✌️
@debg771020 күн бұрын
Such beautiful country, and I don't think I saw one piece of trash.
@Poeboi18 күн бұрын
Dude I love your content and I learn so much!
@philipbutler660820 күн бұрын
You should go to Pedernales Falls. If you want to go swimming go to Camp Ben McCullough.
@tomanderson712920 күн бұрын
That spring could be connected to other bodies of water underground.
@tloof237020 күн бұрын
Do the milkweed vine attract monarch butterflies the way other species of milkweed do?
@rogershrubbery115420 күн бұрын
my god this is some absolute fucking content right here.
@natureowl19 күн бұрын
As a local Texan it reminds me that mostly I know the common names. So just a tip. I know they seem stupid but it helps me understand the Latin names better if I can identify with what I know.
@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt19 күн бұрын
Yeah I feel you but definitely try to learn the genus name at least, because every genus usually has 15 other species in it and if you know what makes a genus you'll be able to identify new plants in it when you see them
@grannyplants176419 күн бұрын
I love the botanical names, especially while seeing videos of plants in other countries, after a while the botanical names become so familiar! 🌿
@DisheveledSuccess20 күн бұрын
Those moth balls are fast at pollinating lmfao
@taleandclawrock260619 күн бұрын
Scrumtous botany❤❤❤❤
@rgzhaffie20 күн бұрын
What's that striking dark red flower in the middle of the screen at 16:06 ? (Gaillardia??)
@RobinMarks131320 күн бұрын
Second comment. I think the following Tony quote would make a good band name. Feel free to use it. Conspicuous Lack of Knees . I think it is hip.
@jackday42018 күн бұрын
Jake sure is a lucky dog!
@user-yo2nq7to3h20 күн бұрын
Comanche vibes these days, indeed. Feel them, heed them.
@peterbathum277519 күн бұрын
looking across my unused train siding oasis (rumoured to be given to the city) I wish the city would just put a trail through it, call it a park and make no parking, but they cant tax a park. its 25 acres of woods and thickets along the lake where the city's river goes out of it . but it will probably fall to profit , be covered with expensive homes or retail and block anyones view of the lake
@WastrelWay20 күн бұрын
OK. I know you were at Hamilton Pool and then you moved west to the Llano uplift. I'm not sure you are by the Llano River, because there are numerous creeks around there, but that would be a big one, so maybe it's the river. I wish you would provide a map of some kind. Even some marks on a road map tracing your route. You don't have to say where you stopped. Also, tell us what that "beautiful bug" is, I have a suspicion that it's an Arctiid moth. P.. S. Hamilton Pool used to have beaches and it was glorious. It looks like the beaches have been washed away and the waterfall is in a different place, because of flooding..
@lainecolley141420 күн бұрын
Nah. Check out old photos of Presque Isle Marquette Mi. There used to be rocks. They're drawer pulls now.
@ui888iu20 күн бұрын
Dont believe that is Hamilton Pool, its a private place.
@WastrelWay20 күн бұрын
@@ui888iu Oh, you mean that the place in the video is a private place. I was about to disagree and say that Hamilton Pool isn't private any more. Well, if it's not Hamilton Pool, it sure looks like it It's possible that it's not, because such sinkholes could form in many places in the Hill Country. And as I said, it looks different from Hamilton Pool as I remember it... some 40 years ago.
@ui888iu12 күн бұрын
There are many sinkhole/grottos as this in the area of Hamilton Pool, and all around central Tx. I know of a few, luckily they are unknown to the public. There was a fantastic one off of DK Ranch road, North Austin. It was shunt of water in the late 1970s, and then dry by 1988. There are houses built right onto the overhang above. Another off of DB Wood drive in Georgetown, Tx....just northwest of the road, in the dip where a creek crosses south of Lake Georgetown. A famous one today is McKnney Falls.....with the shallow cretaceous volcanco across the road, Pilot Knob.