Finding WILD Invertebrates in Costa Rica!

[@sos_jess]

I was in Costa Rica and saw you filming with a frog by this little pond located near my room! It was so cool to see how knowledgeable and passionate you are about animals that, frankly, give most people the creeps. I figured you must be a KZbinr, so immediately went to my room and typed “snake facts” into the search bar and found you easily on the first page. Watched a dozen videos that night - such great content! I remember seeing you on the first night I was there walking around “looking for snakes” and wondered what that was all about. Glad I was able to find out! Pura vida!

[@shinyriolu5879]

this is great. your just like.. these weirdos have to be doiing this for youtube.. can i find them? oh yeah i can... i love it so much!

[@OJNX]

This is so funny! Lolz

[@videlvasq]

what a coincidence! glad you found them 😂

[@Enyo_Gaming]

That video with the frog just went up today too, really awesome ☺️

[@Wellspring604]

Were you staying at a resort? Any recommendations? I hope to visit Costa Rica this year...fingers crossed!

[@yesterdaydream]

Thank you for checking back on Jerry/Jeffrey. SO satisfying to see the changes

[@meowthekitty321]

Jerry/ Jefferey/Johnny

[@Jef872]

Yes

[@-luvsada-expecto_patronum5253]

@@meowthekitty321 /Sam too

[@--asher--]

Jerffy

[@haileymajewski6084]

Your moth is absolutely a hawk moth (Sphingidae)! It looks quite a bit like the Tetrio sphinx, Pseudosphinx tetrio. Also, the hermit crabs you show are Coenobita compressus (Ecuadorian hermit crab)!

[@anje388]

Came scrolling through the comments looking the answer. Thank you!

[@JLin943]

This one had me stumped too, but it has definitely gotta be a tetrio sphinx moth after looking it up as well. I wondered, because I photographed a very similar-looking moth while on vacation in Arizona. Could’ve been the same species, even though the tetrio sphinx isn’t all that common in the US.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

We have crazy huge moths like that in Trinidad as well, they are like birds!

[@pancakesaregoodforu5563]

thanks for the info though im not big brain enough to understand it XD

[@ItzAutumePlayzz]

@I’m Daniel Lol

[@kennyholmes5196]

I believe that what you call "inverting" is more properly known as "Enting", as the name for the study of invertebrates is Entomology, same as how Herping is part of Herpetology.

[@apss5736]

You just taught me something new. Reminds me of the ents ( is that what they're called) from Lord of the rings

[@cmsully1]

Petition- if Emily and Ed hunt for invertebrates again, they need to look like Ents!

[@jonathandefoy6376]

entomology is purely the study of insects but you were close enough👍

[@Amaranthyne]

That is a much better name. Bonus: it also makes me think of tree ents.

[@Amaranthyne]

@@レイナちゃん-q2o Despite my limited Spanish, I’m pretty sure this isn’t on topic.

[@nighttimewalker0115]

I just realized why I enjoy Emily and Ed while they tell us about the animals around us. I get some serious Steve Irwin vibes from them and It reminds me from when I was a kid throwing on animal planet to watch his 8am showing.

[@Amozon28]

Steve Irwin: aw aint she a beaut! Emily: aw arent they adorable!

[@beetlebop]

9:36 I know quite a bit about hermit crabs (I keep some myself) so I thought I'd share a little bit about them! This species of land hermit crab is known as the Ecuadorian (or Pacific) hermit crab. You can tell this because of the light tan brown coloration and the pill shaped eyes. Ecuadorian hermit crabs are one of two species often sold in the North America as pets. The other is the purple pincher (or Carribean) hermit crab (the ones that I keep!) The 40 year old crab that Emily mentions is most likely referring to Jonathon Livingston Crab who was purchased in 1976 (along with another crab, Crab Kate) and lived to be 45 years old and only passed earlier this year! There are quite a few articles about Jonathan that I encourage you to go read up about him! The breeding that Emily mentions was first done in the U.S by Mary Akers. It's been done a few other times by other people around the world, but Mary is the one I know of best. Every hermit crab sold in pet stores or gift shops is wild caught, but Mary is attempting to change this by adopting out her captive bred babies. Breeding hermit crabs is very difficult and the KZbin channel Crab Central Station has many videos documenting their journey in attempting to breed land hermit crabs. Everything Emily says about the complexities of hermit crab care is very true. My oldest crab I've had for about 7 years and she lives with her two brothers in a 29 gallon tank (soon to be a 55 gal!). They are most certainly not disposable or "quick, easy to care for pets" and it's sad that they're often sold under such pretenses. If you want to own hermit crabs, please do your research and also try to adopt one. The Land Hermit Crab Association has a map on their website that shows people who are putting their crabs up for adoption. Craigslist and other websites are also good places to search for them. They're very fun pets though, and some are very energetic like they mention. Hamster wheels are quite common to place inside tanks though I've yet to get one myself. My crabs love to climb up their branches to the top of the tank and spend all night upside down on the screen lid haha

[@simplychaotic1029]

Thank you for sharing! I love going through the comments and learning more 🥰

[@y3llowt4ng0]

Thanks for sharing and say hi to your crabs for me!!

[@UmbreonLuv1]

Thank you for this knowledge! I was planning to get hermit crabs in the future and now I know where to buy captive bred ones!

[@Dandylion567]

PSA for others looking to get crabs: Please take care when your crabs molt. They are VERY sensitive and fragile during this time because not only are their bodies softer, but they are left exposed when getting ready for a new shell. This is doubly true if you house more than one crab since they can be territorial. Unfortunately, as a kid, one of the hermit crabs we had infiltrated the enclosed area we made for the other and killed it.

[@jenforeman5892]

@@Dandylion567 I'm sorry for your experience, but thank you for sharing so others may know. 😞I hope it was at least quick.

[@bloop292]

this video is so interesting to watch but also im terrified and grateful i live in an area with not very many large inverts. but they're cool to see! from a distance! through a screen!

[@heatherholland1051]

I agree with you. I live in Canada and i am glade that we din't get bugs that big. I'm not scared of them but they give me the creeps.

[@skrubknight884]

its the tiny bugs that you should be worried about. Termites may not be as intimidating as a large crab or whip scorpion but we know which is more concerning to see inside a house

[@subgirl3739]

Same ... I get bored of the place I live sometimes, but then again grateful that I live in a place with no wildlife or natural disasters that could kill you. No regular hurricanes, earthquakes or tornadoes, snakes, bears, big cats etc.

[@shaunarundle8614]

Canada has Luna moths and various other types of large insects. We also have giant dock spiders!

[@Future0630]

I am grateful I don’t live in Australia because I am afraid one day I will lose the life lottery there. There are a lot of things that could kill you there.

[@peki23wara]

OMG Emily and Ed you are at Costa Rica. I am so glad that you came to my country and were able to find some awesome invertebrates. Wish I can get to meet you two. :( Enjoy your vacation!!

[@Rush_2906]

Jajaja yo estaba pensando exactamente lo mismo 😔 tuve la oportunidad de conocer a Coyote una vez que estuvo por acá y me hubiese encantado conocerlos a ellos. Supongo que tendré que esperar hasta cuando vaya al zoo.

[@peki23wara]

@@Rush_2906 yo creo que ni así los podré conocer, soy de Cartago, y ellos andan por la costa, imagínate ni cerca ando :(

[@dontknowwhyimhere5460]

Yo tendría que estar allá para Navidad (hace mucho que no visitó la familia) pero al final no pude 😭😭 Capaz los habría visto

[@thecatcraze9933]

I probs will never meet any famous KZbinrs because there are like no famous youtubers where I live

[@MrGusbus901]

Maee que triste, yo el finde pasado andaba en Guana. Imaginese si me los hubiera topado haha

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

It was really cool to see Jeffrey/Jerry/Jennifer go from fresh out of the cocoon to a moth with fully formed wings! I'm sure you guys are seeing/saw so much amazing stuff in Costa Rica, I'm jealous! I hope you got some real vacationing in as well!😅

[@cloudy_days7768]

I think it may be a Casuarina Menephron

[@TheSpeculativeDoodl]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I heard that some crabs, like hermit crabs and coconut crabs diverged from their lobster relatives later than true crabs, just thought that was a cool fact. Also love the cyanide millipede and tailless whip scorpion you guys found.

[@nyala9824]

I love that fact! I've heard about it too and apparently things evolve into crab-like creatures so often that they gave it a name: carcinisation.

[@carschmn]

Animals keep evolving into crabs kzbin.info/www/bejne/rafJg2aOgb2DrNk

[@bigboi328]

Thats true I own 2 hermit crabs and I had to read that hermit crabs did evolve from lobsters

[@dragonstudiowilliams8221]

Yes hermit n coconut crab do belong to lobster family

[@bigboi328]

Also my crabs are purple pincher crabs

[@jeky1986]

I‘m really impressed how much Trips you can take now. Even when it‘s a lot of work at the Facility. You must have an amazing and trustworthy staff. Amazing!

[@meltheteagobbo]

I'm sorry, but, "Oh that ant has a whole flower!" Was said so adorably, I love it.

[@FioreCiliegia]

The only thing being she shouldn’t have referred to them as “bro” but hey I shouldn’t assume the ants preferences either I suppose XD

[@meltheteagobbo]

@@FioreCiliegia What's wrong with callin' them bro? 😆

[@chloemarcum3627]

Female moths have smoother antenna similar to a butterfly, male moths have the big fuzzy antenna for picking up pheromones. You can tell females from males by the size of their abdomen as well, big and fat it's a girl, smaller and slimmer it's a boy. It's definitely some kind of hawk/sphinx moth or a white witch though looks a bit small for that. Next time try to get footage or pictures of the hind wing (the smaller one underneath) it should be colorful and is much more identifying for specific species.

[@blooperofahuman1706]

So male moths like big butts? Clearly they are men of culture

[@chloemarcum3627]

@@blooperofahuman1706 it's true. Big butts indicate high levels of baby making potential which male moths really respect.

[@drpeppergurl]

it looks a bit.... small...? my phobia of moths is shaking and crying rn

[@Hazy6695]

👌

[@ilovecotw8743]

I burst out into a laughing fit when Emily said she had crabs lol the realization of what she said 😂😂😂😂

[@justtryingtobeadecenthuman6804]

I’m so glad y’all were able to go on vacation! Even though you’re still working, I know a vacation is much needed after all the stress of opening the facility!

[@the_undead]

This probably doesn't feel like a job to Emily or Ed because they seem to enjoy seeing what kind of creature is they can find out in the wild and then sharing information on what this is and how it behaves in the wild.

[@kaitlynthompson8022]

"I have crabs!" Story time. When I was a teenager, I had hermit crabs, and I would babysit a lot. I let the kids I babysat watch the hermit crabs every time they were at my house. One day, I was dropping one of the kids off and he ran up the sidewalk, flung the door open and shouted for his mother (and the entirety of his block) to hear, "KATI'S GOT CRABS AND WE GOT TO PLAY WITH THEM." 🤦‍♀️ It's funny now, but it was nit at the time.

[@wettailtimberwolf1996]

Oh dear. Did the parents take it okay?

[@kaitlynthompson8022]

@@wettailtimberwolf1996 oh yeah, after we cleared up the confusion, everyone had a good, awkward laugh.

[@aliblue3605]

Love how Emily names all the animals. Lol. Hope you guys had a safe trip.

[@alicecain4851]

I'm so glad you're having such a good time Ed and Emily! So fun seeing those animals in their native habitat.

[@nikk-named]

We are currently in Costa Rica for our holidays, can't wait to see the inverts/reptiles mentioned or maybe show off some facts I've heard here c:

[@braytendoty4936]

Hi my name is Brayten I'm 11 years old, and I just got a corn snake earlier today. I enjoy watching your videos they really make my day😊.

[@kjtgp1]

This is so amazing! I went to Costa Rica in 2007 on a high school trip with my AP Environmental Science class. It was so amazing. We hiked through the rainforest, went to the cloud forest in the mountains and saw so many birds, reptiles, and insects along the way! I loved it so much

[@sarafrikinbeara]

I never leave comments, but I finally must!! You guys!!!! I've been a loyal subscriber from the depths of wild goldfish (the BEGINNING, the very blossoming thousands of followers) now look at this beautiful success!! You are so deserving of every moment of it. Each staff and crew! I absolutely love this episode! I'm an absolute invertebrate lover! Amblypygi is my all time favorite! And, your excellent information on the Halloween crab, was awesome to learn! I can't applaud y'all enough for giving this chance encounter to a Nebraskan gal, unable to enjoy otherwise!

[@purinlove3355]

The crab was so cute! I hope you two had an amazing time here !

[@stellarcheetah]

I'm trying really hard to search for an ID for your moth finds, but I'm not having much luck... my best guesses right now are a White Witch Moth (Thysania agrippina) or a Florestan Sphinx Moth (Manduca florestan). Hopefully someone with more knowledge or better research skills can tell!

[@FioreCiliegia]

I can say its about the same size as an elm sphinx moth but I don’t know if those are tropical

[@86fifty]

White Witch Moth sounds like a Dark Souls boss and therefore I love it :)

[@Cora.T]

Perhaps we should tell Emily and Ed to send Adrian from Antlab an email or message. He is (I believe) an entomologist and works in a museum where they keep (live) tropic butterflies. He might know more or have coworkers that know more This is the link to the butterfly video on his channel, for anyone who is interested. He makes slo mo videos of insects kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKu4Y4qGhKeUd6s

[@apss5736]

Cora T I love his channel

[@astrinymris9953]

According to this channel, Hawk Moth caterpillars look like snakes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn_LgauGa9KHY7c&ab_channel=OchoVerdeWildlifeChannel Coincidence? I think not! 😉

[@kimdenny7978]

I’m actually attempting to breed my hermit crabs! I had 4 but sadly 2 of them passed away, 1 of them was a land crab, and the other was a tree hermit crab and I had them housed together (and that worked completely fine!) but they were the two that sadly had painted shells. The other two are living well and actually are starting to show some breeding behaviors, they might actually be breeding!

[@meowthekitty321]

Another comment said how they breed, you should look at that!

[@gabrielugartevargas8172]

I'm Costa Rican and it's awesome to see you guys appreciating the local wildlife :)

[@sparky082]

I went to Costa Rica for my honeymoon with my hubby to go birding. It was amazing. Staying near the volcano hot springs it was beautiful

[@GemCandy]

I like how Ed basically references to Ben & Jerry's icecream with naming those two invertebrates they briefly caught XD

[@conker6500]

I really love this channel, emily has such amazing tips and tricks when it comes to reptiles, and the presentation of the videos, i love it. Keep it up emily :D

[@kagehikari4281]

Oh yeah, that was totally a type of hawk moth.They have a particular face. It is odd for a moth but yeah they can hold there wings up like that. I see them do it often when there agitated or just landing. One of my fave type of moths, there all just so easy going and docile. That long wiggly butt though

[@notarchervale]

YOU ARE ON MY HOME COUNTRY!!! Oh my gosh I hope you enjoy your stay! You are definitely in the right place for invertabrates and reptiles, enjoy!

[@markdaniels9606]

That was so awesome! The grasshopper was my fav as I used to catch them as a kid and thought they were so awesome! My favorite movie is Lady Hawk ( made in the 80’s ).

[@jennymontey]

Omg this is the video I never knew I needed. Thanks for visiting and showcasing the land of my ancestors!

[@MsSnowwhite1983]

I love your child-like enthusiasm it's so infectious. I've been hooked since the first vid I watched many months ago.

[@loriw2661]

This was much cooler than I thought it would be. 😀 The tailless scorpion……no thanks. Nope. I’ll never be a keeper of those. I was fascinated by the moth (or whatever it was). I never knew that their body fluid went into their wings. That was amazing to learn. Thank you!🐍❤️🐍

[@Annie_Annie__]

I love crabs! A blue land crab lived in my backyard when I was in high school. When we had fruit or veg that was about to go off, I’d chop it up and put it in front of the crab’s burrow. She would dig through it, eat what she liked most and leave the rest, then birds (and I’m sure raccoons later) would finish off what she didn’t eat. She loved her salads and if we went too long without feeding her, she would come tap on the back sliding door with her claw. It drove the dogs mad. In the spring there’s a spot my kid and I go to and watch the little fiddler crabs do their little mating dances. They wave their big claw in the air to show off for the ladies and scare off the other guys. Hundreds and hundreds of them just waving and dancing away. It’s so funny.

[@johndoe2k19]

I had a few fiddlers as pets a long time ago, it was always fun watching TV and looking at him waving at me

[@Rush_2906]

Hello from Costa Rica! 👋🏻 Didn't know you were here but I hope you enjoyed/enjoy your stay. If you were near Guanacaste (north zone) that's probably a hawk moth or pseudosphinx tetrio but I'm not sure. I'm more into tarantulas 🤣.

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

Your timing on finding that moth (or whoever) is incredible! What a cool moment in its life cycle to witness!

[@mortified776]

This was awesome! Be proud of having crabs. They're critically endangered due to loss of habitat.

[@nibbledrake14]

moth at 3:25 is some kind of hummingbird/hawk moth. can't easily id off the top of my head with her wings shriveled like that tho.

[@spicy_noodle7778]

That would be so cool 😩. I wish the uk had more native reptiles and inverts and stuff.

[@silly_billy40]

me too XD

[@apss5736]

agreed. never seen a reptile in the uk. only frogs, toads and newts. cmon uk show the herps some more love

[@0.ST0RM1.0]

Yup, extremely annoying. A few common isopods here and there, some newts some frogs.. No cool lizards, no cool exotic spiders or wild parrots either. D:

[@apss5736]

@@0.ST0RM1.0 sand lizards and grass snakes aint that bad

[@0.ST0RM1.0]

@@apss5736 Nah your lucky, don't even have those where I am in the UK.

[@juliefisher9361]

Ed's yell of terror when the grasshopper jumped on him was one of the funniest moments of 2021. It was surprise mixed with resignation like "wow, this is how I die."

[@phymateus7709]

I used to breed the locust calley Phymateus aegrotus and since then I have a huge soft spot for for giant grasshoppers. Love your videos and bow you bring positive attention to otherwise very unpopular animals. Your Jeffrey is a moth, I dont know the species, but he is actually a she, as far as I know only male moths have those feathered antennas. It also got a very big abdomen in comparison to its body, but I can't tell what species it is.

[@ejhenry5659]

Aww the Halloween Crab was so cute!!!

[@stephhbk]

I just have to say that I have been binge watching your older videos (I always go to the very first video and watch from old to new when I find a new channel I love) and this is just something I need to say. you have given me so much educational information on reptiles and I appreciate it. don't get me wrong...personally, I would never get a snake as a pet. I have an irrational fear of frogs (since I was a child) and in turn, snakes and other reptiles/amphibians were all lumped into that. I'm not saying that I will get over these fears overnight, but baby steps into eventually going to see snakes in person maybe. if I can ever overcome my fear of frogs, I will be amazed. that one is like built into my DNA at this point. but thank you so much for all the educational videos and helping me understand the side of snakes I never knew about!

[@juliusroman8616]

What happened toy you as a child?

[@stephhbk]

@@juliusroman8616 uhhh, nothing happened to me as a child. just scared of frogs/toads from a very young age and that has stuck with me thru now? but nothing traumatic or anything like that to make me afraid. tbh, I don't like balloons either because one popped right in my face when I was probably 1-2 or so and that has also stuck with me. I'm not afraid of them, but I don't like balloons. hahaha.

[@dogperson8435]

Hi snake discovery I know you probably won’t see this but yesterday and today I was sick and whenever you posted this I got so much happier

[@lauraacevedo1308]

Wait, so I came to Minnesota to the zoo and you went to Costa Rica????? I left my country to hopefully see you guys, can't believe that as soon as I left you visited my home. What is this? 🤣

[@3173_Delta]

"-Do you think it will bite me? -Go for it" Relationship goals lmao

[@shinypearlstar]

This is will be nice because it always feels like we are there and what to expect. The best part is starting at the beach. Me and crabs don't get along since I was digging a hole sideways and one just startled me by going right in and had to go dig another one

[@Evermoremadeit]

I once almost got pinched by a blue crab at an aquarium I love crabs but I feel you

[@kaiathon]

I had an obsession with hermit crabs when I was in elementary school. It was my dream at the time to own one. I borrowed the library's only hermit crab care book for two years, constantly re renting it out as I would ask if anyone else needed it. Since no one did, I kept it pretty much. It was my favorite book. Only recently did I remember and re kindle my love for hermit crabs, but I'm much smarter than I used to be. Maybe I can give one a good home. But I'll do more research than that 20 page book

[@apss5736]

seeing as you found a lot of crabs you could call it crabbing. i think its the correct term for finding aquatic crabs. idk if it is the same for land crabs tho

[@Annie_Annie__]

Crabbing is usually the term for going fishing for crabs. That is, catching crabs you’re going to eat or sell as food. I don’t know what you’d call it specifically if you’re looking in an educational capacity. In my area we call it “beach combing”, but that’s a more general term. You see what kind of cool critters or objects of any type you can find along the beach, in the dunes, or in the grasslands near the beach.

[@dorabrooks76]

@@Annie_Annie__ Beach combing is tons of fun! Especially at low tide when there are plenty of tide pools around. 😄 I would really like to get a metal detector to take along to the beach someday. My friend's mom has a ton of luck finding lost jewelry and coins. She turns in the jewelry to the local police so people can claim it if they lost it, but if no one claims it after a certain amount of time, she gets to keep it herself! I think it would add another layer of fun to beach combing- which is already great fun, of course! 😊

[@aspooner820]

I love how her energy is showing that she’s not afraid of anything

[@86fifty]

Super cool to see the newly-hatched moth as it grew out its wings!! I wonder if the filming you did for this particular species might be really helpful data to actual Costa Rican etymologists??? I mean, also totally possible that this thing is super-common and un-interesting as squirrels in the midwest.... But still! I'd be interested to learn more about why it's so hard to breed hermit crabs in captivity - do they need larger enclosures than most people give them? Do they need to hear the ocean? We learned during the lockdowns that pandas need silence to want to breed. It may be something like that that people haven't thought of or aren't able to replicate (without huge effort). Absolutely mesmerized by the idea of hermit crabs on hamster wheels, I'm gonna go look that up now!

[@thoriated]

Crabs release their eggs in the ocean, so they need access to a marine tank as well as their land habitat. The larvae are free swimming, feeding on plankton until they grow legs and settle to the bottom to find their way to land. Breeding land hermit crabs has been done, but is not common. It is probably more economical from a business standpoint to collect them from the wild.

[@86fifty]

@@thoriated That makes sense - I did a little digging and found Mary Akers, who has a youtube account, who has bred them successfully!

[@eclipxe8809]

Are you kidding me

[@86fifty]

@@eclipxe8809 No, sir, I am quite serious, just look at this face >:3

[@eclipxe8809]

@@86fifty you trying to make hermit crabs into a hamster* *sigh* what an idiot

[@Thurston86]

Hope you guys enjoyed your vacation! It must be nice to go from crappy winter weather to temps warm enough to be out in only a t-shirt. I’m envious of your lack of winter coats.

[@SherioCheers]

The Moth is a female. The males are usually smaller with HUGE fluffy antennae to pick up pheromones. The female are MUCH larger and often don't fly far beyond their host plants. they just sit there and spew out chemicals for the guys to follow with their big fluffy antennae.

[@sebm1994]

@8:56 there is what looks like a tarantula or another Tailess whip scorpion crawling behind Emily on the side with the scorpion she is holding, anyone see that or are my eyes spotting things that aren't there? I lived in Costa Rica for a bit years ago and did a lot of Herping and Enting while I was there! One of the best times of my life! Love the videos and would love to visit the Snake Discovery zoo! I currently have 3 American Toads in a bioactive enclosure! Keep living the dream and allowing us to be part of it!

[@OfStarrySkiesandFireflies]

for my 7th or 8th birthday, i got pet land hermit crabs. I dont know what species, but they looked very similar to the ones you guys found. I originally got one, but my mom did a bit of research on them and found they live longer and happier lives in groups, so she got two more for my two sisters. I named mine hermie (because it was a hermit crab and i was an unoriginal child), one of my sisters named hers rocky (due to his rough and grey shell), and my other sister named hers honey (since his shell had a spot of black that looked like oozing honey). Judging by their sizes, i think hermie was a female while rocky and honey were males. They never bred, through, so im still unsure. Anyways, the research my mom did said they’d live for a few months at most, but they ended up living for nearly two years instead, and were the adored class pet of my second grade class for the tail end of the year. Seeing this video, though, i think we were very misinformed for how to care for them and i wish i could go back and give them better lives (a few mistakes we made was a small case, dry enclosure, etc.)

[@rowanheart8122]

Sounds like you did the best with the resources and information you had.

[@urgae9125]

Yeah, unfortunately people think that smaller animals = smaller enclosures, when it isn't always the case. Hamsters and hermit crabs always get put in enclosures way too small for them thanks to the misinformation that runs rampant about them.

[@skrubknight884]

@@urgae9125 goldfish and betta fish suffer this too. frankly there is no excuse with those tiny betta jars barely bigger than the fish itself, but goldfish are so commonly marketed as the fishbowl fish, yet minimum tank sizes for them are usually 20 gallons to start, if not more for some or for groups since they grow so big. unfortunately those who aren't killed for growing too big get thrown into lakes where they become invasive.

[@superonion2638]

The Halloween crab was so cute especially when it went under Ed's shoe :D

[@SunburstTheRainwing]

That’s so cool I love inverts!

[@nomorecomments1318]

Omg in from Costa Rica! It makes me so exited and happy seeing people talking about us, thx for visiting, hope you enjoyed

[@battlebear437]

Woohoo! Thank you for this!

[@hannahaguirre5167]

My grandma is actually from costa rica so it was really cool to see the different types of creatures from her home place and my favorite was the Halloween crab I like all the different colors and how it looks

[@jaungiga]

*Emily and Ed:* Find cool invertebrates in Costa Rica for the first time. *Me:* Find freaking bedbugs in my bathroom in Buenos Aires for the first time. Ah, well

[@jimemachadorodriguez4574]

Hello guys, I am so happy you visited my country, even for vacations or conservation purposes please visit us more often, we have a lot of reserch facilities and museams that show all the cool reptiles and insects we have, and you will enjoy the great views. We well love that more people like you appreciate the biodiversity we have to offer also if you want to escape from winter. Thank yopu very much for coming and enjoy you trip. Hugs and have a good coffee ;)

[@acacianagel7178]

cool i would love to see them i love reptiles and invertebrates love your videos

[@siesie67891]

I’ve never been into invertebrates but they seem cooler now that I’ve watched this… I never knew that there are so many of them! That moth and grasshopper are SO cool! Never knew there was that big of them!

[@drdsasterify]

Omg I thought you said Taylor Swift Scorpion instead of Tailless Whipscorpion and I was so confused🤣🤣

[@TeaDrivenDev]

Good to see I wasn't the only one. I thought I might just be too old to understand what that was about.

[@fig1954]

NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! I didn't want the video to end!!!!! I so wish that you guys could go on vacay all the time all over the world like Steve Erwin! I love love love it when you guys go places and show us things you find. HEY!!! how bout going on a critter/bug/snake ect. safari aruond your store, house, neighbourhood!!!!!

[@JazzmineeShorts]

Hi snake discovery! I am Jazmine and I just got a new baby corn snake. I kind of want to know some more about it, so maybe can you do a video about taking care of corn snakes. That would be really nice

[@JazzmineeShorts]

OMGGG! THX FOR ALL THE LIKES!

[@emmvelop]

You could watch the video on 5 beginner snakes for now? Corn snake is in there. Or maybe that's how you got here in the first place 😅

[@JazzmineeShorts]

@@emmvelop thanks! But I kinda want more facts lol, I’m such a newbie

[@donotdisturbmode]

Emily and Ed Id love to show you around the Ontario region thats around Ottawa, Canada! Some great birding, inverting, and herping here especially in the greenbelt and forested areas!

[@anderthingsss]

You should go to Puerto Rico sometime! There’s a bunch of wildlife here, specially reptiles like iguanas and lizards :D

[@MiyukiYori4]

And our famous coquí 🎵

[@anderthingsss]

@@MiyukiYori4 yep!

[@kellster2193]

Now I have crabs 🦀 I am sorry to laugh so hard at that. But, I am dying of laughter. 🤣🤣🤣 Great video guys keep up the amazing work.

[@jessicac.226]

I seriously thought you were saying Taylor Swift Scorpion, not tail-less whip scorpion. XD

[@DMOptionalboss]

Tailless whip spiders are native to almost all subtropical and tropical regions of the world, as well as some temperate areas. They are more prevalent in forests with lots of floor cover and in caves. They are all nocturnal, though, so "invert" for them at night if you want to spot them on the move, not just hiding. They are incredibly good at hiding in narrow crevices. My favorite species is here in Florida in the northern part of the state, Damon Diadema. They have a neat cephalothorax structure that looks like little spines or horns, like the crown they are named for.

[@queeny5613]

Costs Rica Is amazing. Though I almost stepped on a baby ferdelance which was a... interesting experience

[@Arilozen]

Thank you guys for being such a positive influence on this generation like Steve Irwin was for mine. Your love for animals is infectious - keep it up.

[@toast1boy]

That's a big grasshopper! I would freaking run if I saw that thing jump at me.

[@apss5736]

As someone who's kept locusts which are a bit smaller I fully agree

[@CaptainWender]

Emily you're so adorable when you're herping/inverting. I love how excited and passionate you get when you talk about whatever species you've found. Hope you and Ed are staying safe and cozy this chilly winter. Stay safe and hope you had a Merry Christmas, all the best for 2022 aka: 2020 Part 3 :D

[@jordybeans6902]

Hi Emily and Ed. I hope you guys are having fun. I was wondering if you guys have opend my package i have not seen it in any of your fan mail opening and I think is sent June 2020 or June 2021 so and it is a box with blue duck tape. And it is from Idaho. I really hope you have it and that is did not get lost in shipping. Also I love your videos thank you for posting.

[@Dana-ti2qr]

My favorite KZbin channel, when I saw you guys posted 7 minutes ago I got so excited

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Emily got crabs in Costa Rica. Now she has something in common with my cousin =D

[@meltheteagobbo]

I approve, you made me unexpectantly laugh.

[@brendamcgill9173]

Man I love bugs and snakes so much. Loved watching this. Emily is truly my spirt animal.

[@katherine6263]

Am I the only one who heard Emily say "Taylor Swift scorpion" instead of "Tailless Whip Scorpion"? I expected it to look very different for some reason🤦‍♀

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

I adopted three hermit crabs from a neighbor who was moving. They LOVE they’re hamster wheel. At night I can hear them going on their little walks. They’re favorite treats are popcorn or plain Chex cereal lol. They all go nuts for the stuff.

[@tinksmith4964]

Me and my ex had a tailess whip and honestly she's was lovely. Totally harmless but looks like something from actual hell. You found a pretty small one - looks like a young female idk. They are also so fast when they move its known as "teleporting"

[@InsaneRainbowWolf]

2:42 "I'm gonna bring a leaf!" That got me!

[@LendallPitts]

Two KZbin channels that always make my day: Snake Discovery and Batzilla (from Australia).

[@Angelicwings1]

Thank you so much for the information about hermit crabs! People think things like hermit crabs will be easy to keep but aren’t knowledgeable about the intricacies of giving what they need. I had to learn very fast with my pet rats that the “usual set up” is not adequate. Always research before you get any pet! You want to give them the best you can.

[@juanh6923]

Awesome to watch both of you enjoying your vacations in my country!! 😍😍🤩🤩

[@cristinarnold]

I live in the middle Florida Keys and have Hermie crabs. and put shells out on the beaches bc people take the shells available, it's sad. but I hide them where only the crabs will find them. But in the wild they can get HUGe and old, at least 25+ yrs and really same in captivity, as long as their given the proper, optimum environments. we have purple pinchers everywhere here, but those equatorian crabs are so cool. I have 3 pp's that are at least 16 yrs old!! I've had them since they were in tiny dime sized shells. This video was awesome and I hope your vacation was even better!

[@bruja5823]

You Found A Legend Moth

[@MischievousFloof]

3:04 moths being my fav inset is just MAKING ME GO AWWWWWWWW AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@mickiblay1]

Emily: Goes exploring at night Costa Rica: It is time for Crab 🦀

[@AG-tl8oq]

Name all crabs in the video then

[@AG-tl8oq]

NOW!

[@SaveTheInsects_Team]

I have a guess on the type of moth that is... I think that it could be the white witch moth! An EXTRAORDINARY find! These moths can live a few MONTHS as adults, can have a wingspan of 12 inches, can miagrate from Brazil, to Florida, but most interestingly, very little is known about them! We know that they have a ginormous range, but so little is known about them, that we don't even know what egg, larva, and pupa stages look like! By the way, some moths (the hawk moths, and the witch moths) don't have fuzzy antennae.... Something that does make me think that it is not a white witch moth, is that you found two, because they are kind of rare, and once their wings were dry, their wings stayed folded back, but made flat against the tree, which makes it seem like a hawk moth to me.... But, I have never seen one in real life, so I don't know exactly what it is, and so I could be wrong! ( I wrote this while watching the video, so as the video progressed, I started thinking more that it was a hawk moth, and so please no hate if my assumption was wrong! ) Still a very interesting species though! Thanks!

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I love the grasshopper and I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDD THAT MOTH. So fuzzy, so squishy, so magestic.

[@cherylmoody4360]

That was a great video. Thank you Ed and Emily for allowing us on your vaca with you. You guys are awesome 👌 ❤🙂❤🙂

[@min7219]

1:22 the crab is me whenever i’m in a social situation that i wanna get out of

[@iridescentmirage]

The grasshopper was such a good sport after it realized it wasn't a meal. Thanks for staying still for the camera, little buddy~

[@tripleswirl]

Eeeeeeee!!!!! MOTHS! YASSSS! (Sorry… I really… really… really love moths) Moths typically have big heads and thorax with “leg warmers” and their antennae can be “fuzzy”

[@fredygump5578]

Crab: scuttling across sidewalk. Ed: Look, a crab in native habitat!