Engineer Turns Real Bugs Into Amazing Steampunk Works of Art

Inspired by the steam-powered machinery of the 19th century and his love of insects, a toy engineer set out to create intricate mechanical pieces out of real bugs.
Xian Qiwen turns beetles, spiders, and scorpions into immaculate steampunk sculptures decked with gems and motors.
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Producer and Videographer: Frentee Ji
Narration: Gavin Huang
Editors: Frentee Ji and Hanley Chu
Mastering: Victor Peña
Music: Audio Network
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[@antitheist9976]

Outstanding attention to detail, truly beautiful work 🙂

[@kylin3197]

if he uses real insects then do they not "go bad" with time?? very cool!

[@scalamasterelectros3204]

It is posiball to preserve them with special cemicals

[@AirWarrior97395]

@@scalamasterelectros3204 insects are different because they have exoskeletons. Their inside rot away and the only thing that doesn't rot is their outside.

[@mycatsnameiskaren8253]

He uses the exoskeleton. It's like bone but lighter.

[@chavazdesign9517]

No links to the artist..?

[@darkreflection9087]

These are steampunk cyborgs

[@culeroconnor1686]

This dude is amazing

[@SimonLi]

thats so dope

[@Haddosan]

Underrated video/coverage

[@joshy0369]

Pretty cool 😎

[@doofus_vr0734]

does he have a youtube channel

[@RetroResurgence2008]

What is called?

[@SnailGs]

Would also like to know ​@@RetroResurgence2008

[@Horse_girl_indy]

Nah bc this is my art homework

[@TheZiiFamily]

!! Name your price i want one

[@lourdespachla6516]

They dont... (Sigh) sell... Them, Yeah you cant buy them.

[@TheZiiFamily]

@@lourdespachla6516 i dont even remember this but no need to be like that about it

[@lourdespachla6516]

@@TheZiiFamily its just i wish i could buy it too...

[@HernánHilarioDominguez]

Por favor pongale los subtítulos en español

[@sleepeasywithwhitenoise3860]

Bet guy is on the no fly list or federal watch list But probably both

[@thekinkywitch2644]

I would appreciate it more if they were all geared. Steampunk does not use living / once living creatures but builds exact replicas of them that work or look the part. This young person has mistaken his Cyborgs for Steampunk.

[@iwant2bback]

Exactly

[@neverhatproductions4843]

I hate one of these vids because alot of the comments are like "noo bug live no kill bug you bad" like bruh those are dead insects

[@hocineferhat7220]

they're stupid people

[@littlecaesars1821]

that boy ain’t right

[@ninnellovrik]

Honestly, this is disturbing, almost Frankenstein like, no matter how skilled he is, basically summing up today's humanity, obsessed by technical performance and details, disregarding essence, ethics, empathy....

[@sudokisara]

Hate to disappoint but, that’s clockpunk, not steampunk

[@muqtadiralmahir8275]

This is how you triggered a vegan.........

[@jovendvegan1897]

Let go of the insect!!..let the bug live, it just have one life to live...use your brain to imitate it using the internet..you are better than that!!

[@yuppi3495]

He probably gets them already dead.

[@janxiot7377]

dafuck LMAO

[@jovendvegan1897]

@@janxiot7377 i don't think so , they probably killed a healthy bug because it's figure is still firm compare to a dead one.

[@balala7567]

o n o! am bd prson bcus i setp on ant!

[@neneromanovagirl]

@@jovendvegan1897 They get the bugs dead. Hopefully ethically sourced where they die naturally. Those kinds of beetles only last roughly 10 months.

[@mintysingularity]

This is NOT steampunk. Gluing a bunch of gears to something does not make it steampunk. The conceptual aesthetic of steampunk is that mechanical parts aren't mere decorations, but an integral part of a functioning machine coupled with an engineer's minimalist's eye.

[@KurenaiKimitsu]

did you not see the wings move at 2:10? some of those gears actually have a mechanical function.

[@tatertot5206]

Bruh it’s steampunk style it’s just an art style

[@michellelee4843]

He killed them just to do all these, can't he build a steampunk beetle from scratch?

[@Springspin]

he doesn't kill them, they're already found or bought dead

[@JerryHansenCZeng]

specimen

[@wendelreed-jd5ir]

Don't ever let the world take away your imagination😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😎😎😎😇🙏🙍🙌🙆🐌🐛🐜🐝🐞🕷🦂🦀🐚

[@kimlove2072]

Bug cruelty lol

[@camerawowoex]

Maybe they were already dead before he upgraded them

[@RetroResurgence2008]

Ya estaban muertos