Finding the Parasitic Sapria - Plant One On Me - Ep 139

[@dianemiles2720]

"Watch out very poisonous!" Summer: "Imma pet it."

[@summerrayneoakes]

hahahha. yeah, that's how I roll :)

[@daygriego9554]

same energy as Steve Irwin lol

[@iscreamicecream22]

The moment she said "it's a nice one" to that bug. I was like" it will poop on her,for sure" and then it did. I mean every bug summer loved, pooped on her in the series.

[@summerrayneoakes]

One thing is for sure: bugs gonna defecate on me!

[@florjohnebuenga1578]

someone needs to do a compilation of bugs pooping on summer

[@summerrayneoakes]

hahhaha. I'm sure there will be more to come.

[@florjohnebuenga1578]

@@summerrayneoakes OMFG. SHE NOTICED ME

[@mckorylancaster930]

Let’s start a petition to have Summer’s voice to narrate a BBC film !

[@summerrayneoakes]

Go for it! I approve :)

[@Ares_ewd]

i'm very very very enjoying your outbound videos, exploring some plant.. please make some more 🤩🤩

[@maartendegroote5727]

I'd love to see more of these 'excursions', it's so fascinating to see these plants in their natural habitat. And there are way too few nature [documentaries] out there that focus on plants.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Agreed! We need more entertaining videos about plants :)

[@erinbosen]

@@summerrayneoakes we need a Netflix show about plants. You would be perfect as host. I've been waiting and waiting. Every time I search plants or gardening or house plants in Netflix I'm quite dissappointed : ( The flower sculpture competition show is a fun look at foliage but not the same.

[@traceyg2703]

Only a true botanist goes to where leaches crawl into their armpits for the chance at seeing a rare flower!

[@nonameneeded9267]

As a scientist I LOVE when Summer speaks about genes and genome 🤩

[@sandyjones7371]

South Africa would be interesting seeing how living stones plants live in the wild.

[@summerrayneoakes]

I'll need to go back; it's been awhile since I've been there

[@Tabbytuu]

Love and enjoy every field trip of yours in Thailand. You've opened my world to the nature.

[@summerrayneoakes]

I'm SO glad to hear this!

[@42apprentice]

The good Dr is so lovely.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you like him! He's been great to have as a guide.

[@viiiderekae]

I need to go to Thailand. ❤ 1:06 I did that before. But the road was bumpy and my butt hurt after 😂 Please visit Sabah Borneo. Kinabalu park, Crocker range, poring and the islands

[@antonietabueno4770]

Wow! So impressed by Sapria! You are lucky Summer to see the flower😍

[@ScottHebert604]

That's wild!

[@elishaamos8612]

Thank you. The segments are wonderful.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you're enjoying

[@0230Raveena]

Hehehe@ Sugar daddy...literally. Wow, what a beautiful flower. Only few people lay eyes on one.

[@catarinaanjos7603]

Wow, the Sapria in bloom is so incredible lovely (well worth the leeches and the thorough inspection you had to do in the end). Unfortunately, I was unable to see any Raflesia in bloom when I visited Sarawak, missed it by 2 days. Oh well, an excuse to return... Borneo is an option for a future visit for you, or Ecuador... so many places worth seeing... just wish mankind wasn't destroying them all at the rate we are

[@summerrayneoakes]

I am with you.... Can't keep up with how the earth is being destroyed :(

[@twistysunshine]

God this episode has some moments "So who is the sugar daddy?" Dr. "Don't touch it, I know you love touching bugs pls Summer" Summer "..... I'll use my thumbnail" That bloom open tho! How gorgeous!!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you're enjoying those golden moments!

[@tinamarieussery3063]

Wow do nice to serthe unusual plants

[@janecurtis5726]

I love virtually traveling to places around the world that I otherwise would never see! Feel as if I'm actually there! Beautiful flower, interesting to know how it survives. The leech was kind of cute walking around searching for a spot to feed from, in a comical way! Wherever you travel to next will be a treat for me!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thanks Jane! Glad you're really enjoying and feeling as if you're a part of the trip!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I bet you learned your lesson tinkling in the woods😄 What a great video Summer! That flower was so amazing! I loved watching you trek through the forest in Thailand. What an amazing experience and I wanted to thank you so much for taking us along with you! Can't wait to see your next adventure! I'd love to be able to go somewhere like that one day! Stay safe and keep on traveling the world to seek out different beauties of nature 🏵

[@summerrayneoakes]

Hi Stacey, oh I learned! But it didn't change the fact that I had to go! It was a long journey and I was staying well hydrated. Glad you're enjoying the trips.

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

That was sooo, cool!! Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing...

[@oishd6077]

This was such a cool excursion! The Indian Himalays next please! The NorthEastern 7 sister states and a brother are full of gorgeous plants here.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thanks for the recommendations :)

[@thavasuraju2164]

And western ghats that's too..

[@susannehirschauer5443]

Wow,beautiful

[@marialinasarenas3086]

He is so passionate to his work .like you both

[@AprilsHouse]

I'm surprised no one mentioned the sapria flower looks like a demogorgon head/mouth (any stranger things aficionado? 😉) Anyway, it was cute that you still wanted to pet that poisonous caterpillar and that leech... Eek!

[@barbll000]

Fantastic video Summer and what a surprise to see one in bloom. A special treat for you. I love your field trip videos very much. It's especially pleasing to see the response from the experts when they see the plants and to enjoy their excitement. Where to next? What about Hawaii? and the leeches, makes you want to tie down every opening on your clothing LOL.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you enjoy these. I thoroughly enjoy everyone's wonder too! And I couldn't believe I had three leeches. One was NSFW!

[@brandonbayangos6261]

This quality is unreal... wonderful job!

[@amandapeters4780]

Stunning flower, loved the film.

[@stoicforall]

Amazing video, the joy is so beautiful to witness.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Ok, You must go to Brazil. Mount Roraima in the Amazon or somewhere in the Atlantic Rainforest Close to Sao Paulo.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Or what's left of the Atlantic Forest :( .... Thank you for the recommendations! I know it's your home country :)

[@simone222]

LOL! That is funny indeed. Such sneaky little creatures! Anyway, thank you, as always, dear Summer. I hope you're now feeling better. 💚 This is a wonderful tribute to Dr. Thorut. And it is both interesting and edifying as well to learn about the 10-petalled Sapria. 💚 Your Thai expedition is one of your very best. Thanks again. And more power. 💚

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you're enjoying the Outbound expeditions and the Field Trips.

[@jacobmangan2516]

Can you come to Australia next, perhaps the rainforests up north, so many unique and interesting plants.

[@thanapatc]

Good experience for viewer like me as well. Thank you very much.

[@alorenlewis861]

Omg you are so lucky and happy! I know hows that feeling! To see the biggest flower in the world! I went hiking to the primary jungle purposely to see this species flower. A Rafflesia in Borneo. ❤️❤️❤️😁👍🏻

[@jeanneeguizabal471]

Marvelous video thanks for sharing 🤗💚⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@paulabollers6396]

Please go to South America. I would love to see plants like Anthuriums in their natural habitat.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thanks for the recommendation :)

[@tee2817]

Thank you for taking me places I would not otherwise be able to go.

[@gufrankhan6435]

Amazing flowers beautiful

[@northernlight13]

Wow, so awesome! Thank you for sharing.

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're welcome :)

[@Alypinkflower]

Amazing on that bloom..lucky u thnx for taking us along

[@paobronzeblue5842]

I am following you and I'm very glad that you came to Chiang Mai, Thailand. ฉันติดตามคุณอยู่และดีใจมากที่คุณมาเที่ยวเชียงใหม่ประเทศไทยของฉัน

[@NJGardengirl1961]

That was awesome! What a great experience for you! Thanks for taking us along - leaches and all!

[@lizamena9124]

"A leech on your underarms pit" that would have been the end of my trip!

[@brennaklaverkamp2690]

Totally.

[@stoicforall]

hahahahaha! I was thinking the same thing, I will just run away.

[@BehindPh]

What a beautiful walk and experience being in the forest... A little scary think of snake at insects... But really awesome... Thanks Ms oaks for another adventure

[@jeanneamato8278]

I can watch you and vids like these all day. Oh wait I have !

[@Greg_J]

What a fun expedition!

[@lat7805]

What a wonderful abundance! You had such a great guides!

[@ojalajodi]

Wow, those plants are so prehistoric. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@shrutijadhav9688]

Enjoyed d trip for sappria hunting with u Summer.Ur excitement is infectious

[@StephanieMerchakMusic]

WAW!! How beautiful! Thank you for yet another amazing video.

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're welcome :)

[@jananni123456789]

Also would love the opportunity to walk through primary forests

[@Amethon]

Thankyou for another video Summer, my thoughts are with you after your recent tragedy. Rest In Peace Kippee 🌿💚

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're welcome. And thank you for your sympathies too. I'm feeling a tad better...

[@HerebutNot]

As someone who has never left North America - THANK YOU for filming this. This is sooooo neat to see. Not just the plants you found, but even the footage of you walking through the jungle. I wonder how many orchids you passed along the way :O

[@karinelasalle4772]

LOVED this episode! I was looking at it and saying WOAW when they got the flower! I would love to see a serie on central america :)

[@JimMeeker]

THIS is the kind of plant video that I love. Well done!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you enjoyed Jim. Trying to maintain a balance of all the different types of films! :)

[@Nulife23]

So wonderful to see!

[@juanjosehernandezbarquero5975]

You should have your own TV show. Great content, amazing videos!

[@em286]

That was pretty awesome. ❤ Those rare flowers were a treat to see but I felt so bad for you at the end of the video when you were searching your person for more leaches! Yikes! 😳 ❤🤗

[@summerrayneoakes]

I had one on my person!

[@subtropical1228]

Omg I could feel the excitement when they finally found the sapria!!!

[@musicalkid14852]

I hope you get to see Rafflesia!!! That'd be an AMAZING video

[@yoannabaumgartner9158]

Leeches rank right up there with ticks. Yuck. Thanks for taking a few for the team so we can see the amazing things too! I’m loving these videos!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Fabulous video

[@mysticshining]

Awesome! I have to say these are my favorite videos, seeing plants in the wild, learning all about that, so cool. Thanks Summer! These are so incredibly unique and rare to get to see this sort of thing and with the experienced guides and/or botanists. The end! That stuff freaks me out! heheh Very funny though. :D

[@HenJack-vl5cb]

Thank you for this amazing video!

[@xcao0512]

What an amazing video!!! I think these expedition videos are one of the best plant videos out there. Especially the part of the locals burning the trees to get sap. Great way to introduce different cultures and make people think about the relationship between human and nature. 🙏

[@summerrayneoakes]

Hi Jenny, thanks so much for your thoughts on the videos. Really appreciate your assessment! And I agree, there are so many periphery elements that we can pick up along the way...

[@dazman1973]

Looks very similar to Stapelia Carrion flowers, beautiful.

[@Plushmaster88]

I love the exploring

[@NanThinks]

That was was so exciting! I felt like I was there waiting for my turn to smell that funky flower. What you do on your channel is mind blowing. Keep up the good work and thank you so much for sharing.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thank you for the wonderful vote of confidence. Hopefully sometime soon, we can do this in augmented reality so you can feel like you're right there with us even more!

[@tahall5646]

I really enjoyed this. Thanks for uploading the video.

[@michaelspano4067]

OMG Summer, i love it when you talk science :). this episode was really really special! summer and "the doctor" coming soon to a musty and corpse y jungle near you. this was a genuine full on expedition and i enjoyed every second! go anywhere you want we are all hooked and will follow. i'm glad you also include all the other creatures found along the way. another really fun thing might be to visit the homes and gardens of collectors in other countries. Thailand has some fabulous and eccentric collectors of not only plants but also tribal artifacts and textiles and their houses are like cabinets of wonders.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Better stay tuned!

[@misseskval2686]

So interesting. Thanks.

[@k700i]

Awesome video, we really appreciate all your hard work! Hope you feel better 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thank you Howan. And I'm feeling a tad better :)

[@justbuahnaga2653]

Great adventure!

[@mteamfive9028]

So crazy cool!! I would love to see you find the huge flower too!! Love your adventures!! Please continue your efforts to educate us!

[@PaolaEnergya]

So much dedication and hard work in this videos, well done Summer!

[@summerrayneoakes]

That there is. Thanks for identifying the love and work that goes into these!

[@wallflowerjr]

Awesome, love this video, thanks

[@1OutOf8Billion]

Damn Summer was so chill about that leech, relative to how I would’ve reacted🤣

[@JeremiahTatola]

this was great! :) more of these adventure videos please!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Woohoo, just in time for my coffee to finish brewing 💚

[@petercardona1559]

Got my notification in the Dunkin drive thru and couldn't pull over fast enough!

[@pollinemoineau9016]

oh yess Summer, I like so much these travels and discoveries so amazing !! again, again ! thanks a lot

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're welcome Polline.

[@chuntisaketsdaphans3897]

สุดยอดดูเพลินและมีความสุขมากค่ะ

[@stardoll1995]

Awww I love how much you just like most of the bugs you've shown in this series even though they all end up pooping. 😂💕

[@summerrayneoakes]

I'd poop too if something a million times larger grabbed me haha!

[@gratefulMOMent]

So great! Yeah keep these excursions coming! The end though 😂😂😂

[@danlittman8369]

Nice, that leech is creeeppy the way it moves. That's inspiring seeing rare plants like that. Imagine, think soils rather than plan. I love the way you talk, science, i also love that i understand what you are saying. Im just propergating all types of currents, goose berrys, goji berry, honey drop, apple, apricot, pear and blueberry. Fun. Id suggest going to south America, get some local knowledge from tribes.

[@karladarling5722]

Go to Oxaca, Mexico. The climate there varies a lot from one region to another, from pine forests, to huge cacti areas, to subtropical forests and there is also the San Juan market, where people sell foraged mushrooms and edible insects

[@sciencewithme4649]

Its look like the little Rafflesia.. ! This is 1st time i saw this sp. Sapria!

[@barbebrown7753]

This was so amazing and beautiful! Thanks for sharing the adventure, including the leeches. Yikes!

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're welcome :)

[@greatmarloes]

So fun! Had a blast watching this😁 Realised during that parasites do take over other plants and kill it, but they are still precious if you can keep the balance in the area....?

[@jodiebyramdavies]

I love these videos, your filming and editing style is wonderful and the knowledge you’re sharing is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your journeys with us, it’s especially wonderful for those of us who may never be able to take on these journeys but we can now see them as if we were. Thank you!! Ps. Thank you for always showing the little beasties you encounter along your searches for plants!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Glad you're appreciating these journeys. And Sander did a bang up job helping on the edit of this one-capturing a lot of special moments, leeches, bugs, and all!

[@islandliving5448]

More content like this, exploring plants in their natural habitats and stuff would be great!! But honestly tho, even the most mundane plant care guide is welcomed hahahaha

[@Chelzedecko]

Nice episode Summer, very informative and educational... I hope you will go to Japan and feature Japanese gardens... 😉

[@lizardslaw2661]

Incredible series, should be a documentary on Netflix, BBC, etc. Would love to see you go to the Daintree Forest of Australia.

[@chrystalsabin4091]

Oh how cool...

[@lourdesmartinez2071]

That was beautiful

[@Molhedim]

This was cool!

[@plantsandpiggies7758]

Please come to Australia- so many great plants, especially the wollemii pine. We have leeches too though.

[@lizshoemaker8713]

I think it would be really awesome to visit an old growth forest in the PNW or somewhere close to home! We always forget how special non tropical plants can be as well 😊💚

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thanks for the recommendation

[@harveylangston-jones1718]

so fascinating!

[@gypsyh2690]

We have some pretty amazing natives here in WA in Australia 😆