How Much Weight Can a Fly Lift? - Experiment

I put a fly on a leash and tested how much weight she could lift.
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[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Not the usual terrarium build video, but it is something... I probably convinced nobody but can't blame a guy for trying: patreon.com/Homemade_ecoystems

[@BloxFruitsbacon-ds2vl]

Bro it’s fine every video you make is so funny lol so any video with “that’s what she said” is🔥 (Keep up the good work man)

[@untideled-idoit]

hie

[@smasher420]

greg

[@trueaussieray9093]

Convinced! I'm already planning a world takeover involving my housefly powered craft

[@goku445]

Stop experimenting on animals sicko. Unsubscribded

[@Ilikepotatoes067]

My favorite part was when his pet fly fly'ed

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Mine too

[@untideled-idoit]

same

[@aminorityofone]

@@HomemadeEcosystems do a wasp next, then it can be your bodyguard. maybe wear a bee suit ...

[@ProbileTV]

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[@chaseharvey126]

This is the most unhinged thing ever and I absolutely love it.

[@WastedTalent-]

I watched a BioLife video the other day. He got Mourning Gecko eggs and when the first one hatched, all that ran through my head was, "This is Bob."

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

yeeees #weareBOB

[@thesciencekid.fernandez8670]

#wearebob

[@GeminiShadowCat]

"How much brain do you need to eat shit?" 😂😂😂

[@VINCE-pp3es]

he would know

[@Ibrahim-cy3pz]

😂😂

[@Simplexdude12293]

None

[@kralmeco3967]

I like how you said "Arachnophobia Warning" *after* showing the spider, lol.

[@tracileavines6262]

lol my brother got jump sared and when he said that my brother said “ty for the waning”😂😂

[@BadMFingAtti2d]

My wife knew a guy in high school with long hair. He would tie a fly to the end of a single hair and have it buzzin' around his head in class.

[@Braneloc]

Gotta have a hobby

[@awesomecronk7183]

I bet he got all the girls /s

[@kjkh3104]

bro acquired a moon

[@Braneloc]

@@kjkh3104 That's not a moon, that's a....

[@aaamogusthespiderever2566]

@@Branelocan Orbit, perhaps

[@Gutterrat69]

Im almost positive the striped fly is a Corpse Fly. Which eat and breed in, get this, corpses. So no poop necessary!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

To the graveyard! .... wait... what,

[@zixea3318]

Actually it’s called a flesh fly. They eat decaying corpses, AND feces.

[@SkalzMapping]

When I woke up today I didn’t think I’d watch a video about a guy with a pet fly

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

today is a good day

[@Blake_Reign]

me too

[@RoscleHilltopple]

What a weird coincidence. I was just thinking about you yesterday and hoping for a new video soon. But I know your videos take a lot of time and effort unlike many other types of channels. So thank you very, very much!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

True, might not look like it but they take a long time to make

[@Gamer3427]

@@HomemadeEcosystems I mean, tying the string to the fly alone had to have taken days. Possibly weeks depending on how many times you had to retie the knot.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@Gamer3427 weeks indeed

[@whyyousobudu]

Netflix, Amazon, HBO spend millions on TV shows that I'll never watch. KZbin - "psst, wanna see a guy tie a string on a fly?" Hell yeah!

[@TerraGreen1]

you should do this with a great white shark. they make good pets 😁

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

What a coincidence I happen to have some great white sharks. Did a video on them few weeks ago

[@randall8648]

his freezer will never be big enough to put a great white shark for 3 minutes though... 🤣

[@KuwaitiBallOfficial]

Only 8 likes!?

[@andresperedo1275]

This looks as an stupid experiment, but actually is very interesting from an ecological point of view. The dispersal capacity (how far can they spread) of individual insects it is, in a big part, determined by the egg mass they can carry with and the distance they can fly. The more eggs, the more chances the next generation has to colonize a new spot, but the closer that spot will be from the original site. On the other hand, less eggs mean less chances but higher distances. So every insect "faces this choice": more eggs or further distances. There is no correct answer, but in general there are some upper and lower limits and a diversity of strategies within the same species. (By the way, I wrote my doctoral thesis on insect dispersal, so I should know what I am talking about)

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I had not thought about it this way! sounds very interesting. ecology us full of trade offs. This is probably also linked to the ''choice'' they have to make between a larger number of ''low quality'' offspring and a lower number of ''high quality'' offspring? Kind of want to read your doctoral thesis now😅

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

what insects did you study?

[@andresperedo1275]

@@HomemadeEcosystems Without being an expert, I would say the R/K strategy is not necesarily related to this trade-off, as we are comparing mass of eggs with flying capacity (so does not matter if there are a lot of tiny eggs or few big eggs, what it matters is the weight of all eggs combined). My thesis is on mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies, but we did not look into "effective dispersal" but, let's say, functional dispersal. This is, we did not took into account the reproductive side, but just the flying distances and so on. Also, I am an Ecologist, not an entomologist, so I looked at all this topic from the point of view of ecoystem processes and interactions. So I do not know much about the insects themselves!

[@andresperedo1275]

And, if you really want to read my thesis, I can share it with you of course. I don't know if it is very interesting, maybe the introduction and the dicussion!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@andresperedo1275 Sounds very interesting! I am definitely interested in reading at least the introduction and discussion !

[@cylinder_down]

You clearly need a way thinner thread. I suggest you ask the spider. They are good at making those.

[@sarabezerra4233]

"i know its dirty i dont really care" *agressively washing hands*

[@Parthornax]

This is the ultimate 3AM video

[@user-ou8mf3ph1r]

No way it’s 3 am when I read that😭

[@Tristaneus]

2:02 this killed me.

[@UnderASwiftSunrise]

I, too, passed away at that moment. 💀

[@Jezzibolt]

He put you in the freezer for four minutes, didn’t he?

[@brunitop4753]

My condolences to your family

[@fraiseonfire8823]

It could be a nice decoration to have a fly chandeleer.

[@thefrogwhoscreams]

Wait thats a good idea

[@HappyKittens]

My college roommate and I tried to make pet flies with our hair as leashes but we kept decapitating then by accident. We also didn't have a good supply, which made it more difficult. I wish I remembered our inspiration.

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

Drugs or alcohol

[@Jamsandwich4u]

I thought bob was a flew, i was wrong

[@remunda1225]

I love your videos. More please. Bob is legend!

[@Kit_Sun]

Dipteromancy. Or, for the layperson--the ancient art of flycromancy.

[@MalO.ver1.0.x]

About 12 years ago, my cousin created a short comic about a man that, apparently, walked his fly on a string but in the end it was actually the other way around, where the fly was the owner of that weird guy she drew..... (°_° ) ( °_°)

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Damn that sounds like one wild comic

[@subby331]

i love your videos they are really relaxing 🥰

[@hefoxed]

Can safely put flies in the fridge instead of the freezer, and leave it there for days and it'll be fine, and extends their lifespan (it's how some keep flies as feeders). It'll be able to fly sooner then if from freezer tho.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thanks for the tip! Yeah they needed to be ''out'' for a bit longer so I had time to put the string on them

[@SidShakal]

i've never tried leashing a fly, but i have leashed a paper wasp or two. i used the fridge method for that, and though i did have to put them back in a couple times, it was more because i sucked at getting the thread around their waists than them warming up too quick. 😅 it makes sense that flies would recover faster than the wasps did, as there's a lot less cold that needs to be dispelled from their smaller bodies before they can regain mobility. 😀

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@SidShakal I feel you, but to be fare it is not as easy as it looks

[@SidShakal]

@@HomemadeEcosystems i don't think i was saying it looked easy 🤔 i think what i was getting at what that it could be harder to leash flies than it is to leash wasps because the flies might warm up faster. 🙂

[@christianklausen9180]

5:15 "How much brain do you need to eat shit" Spitting facts lmao

[@mandyfair9082]

My favorite scientist!! ❤😂

[@UnderASwiftSunrise]

Quality content right here! Liked for Bob.

[@WarriorsSon]

The film "flatliners" for flies..

[@htloverforevrr]

Tried this when I was younger and accidentally decapitated a fly when I tied the string too tight 😂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah that is the danger of trying this 😅

[@AironSmieciowy-di3qy]

Great video!

[@dergus8833]

if you remove all but one of flies legs is it a hop?

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Good question

[@niek5526]

Moss is life

[@Slimoti]

another banger from my favorite content creator

[@tokk3]

Een nieuwe! Damn da is nice om het weekend te starten

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Omg! Your dead pan humor is hysterical. I watched one video and had to subscribe! You're fantastic!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Welcome!

[@Youfab_guyzai]

​@@HomemadeEcosystemsOk so I went to my school wearing my favorite clothes Fila, because it's affordable and nice quality because I don't care about brands like the other kids. Then I went to school and everyone starting picking on me because of what I wear, and I had to tell them. Don't make fun of someone for the stuff they wear make fun of them because of there heart and there personality. And everyone immediately starting making out because of my speech and they all got fila

[@DennisNoob09]

4:28 this part had me dying💀 I loved the way you were so calm saying funny shit like that during the video😭

[@IceCubeDabest-ts6us]

love your videos

[@robinthrush9672]

That's a super fly!

[@baconthecoolguy3883]

I appreciate this person's honesty

[@BrutusAlbion]

The comedy is just peak dutchness lmao

[@ahandsomefridge]

What a blessing it must be to have access to so many flies around the house and vice versa.

[@matclairoux]

I would watch you doing anything absurd to any insect. Always lol'ing at your vids.

[@lwilk6544]

Love how the title for this has changed like 3 times

[@bugatti153]

Clicked like before the site even loadet. As i read the title, i knew this video could only be hilarious.

[@foldedpuma3130]

dude your voice is so calming

[@Highstranger951]

We have done this with June bugs and dental floss when they are around our fig trees

[@nicosmackcam2539]

„When she looks dead it worked. Or, she is dead“😂😂

[@user-zh4sl8rn8z]

Bob one and two , we love you both

[@YourAvgBlackhole]

W video like always

[@Kiko_has_a_watergun_rn]

Pls do those huge Flies next.

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Woo another good video

[@Konnuri]

Great video. Just one thing missing, Millipede mosspit. What a great idea!

[@fricklinkfate360]

I love how in (I’m assuming) his garage he has 2 gigantic spidermen chilling out with fine dining and he’s just like “their cool man they just chillin”

[@Memers-117]

Now walk bob now

[@Braneloc]

Thumbs up for new Bob 👍

[@anna9072]

I would suggest finding some silk thread. Very fine, very strong, very light.

[@CWEMYT]

Love flys ❤❤😂😂😂😂

[@The-DuolingoBird]

0:15 why is this funny line

[@mikeblalock4116]

I e seen others do this expirement, im here for the commentary.

[@gavisac]

Man, this was my dream when I was a child. To get a pet fly for no reason but I really REALLY want to have it as a pet. Good times (I still do

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

I rarely laugh out loud. This video was so absurd I was laugh out loud in the middle of the night

[@Kaitri]

Im still waiting for the extreme closeup slow rock placing!

[@TrueYellowJustice]

I guess Im an early bird today

[@NOOBIS09]

Awesome a

[@tracileavines6262]

I love how he said “I freeze it a few times so he might have a little bit of brain damage” it got me rolling on the floor. I don’t know if it’s just being crazy is but like if it got you to😂

[@lilitheden748]

I don’t know why but every time I watch your channel I have to think about the Bobiverse 😄

[@rococogoth]

Adding a comment to help the algorithm suggest your videos. I am at a loss for words- how am I supposed to describe my excitement at seeing one of your videos and it's about flies on strings? xD

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thanks!

[@williamcozart8158]

#petflies will now go viral and everyone will want one.

[@melindabarsby2980]

How i have missed your voice with humour

[@Slavador2393]

🤣🤣🤣 Bob had a good work out!

[@Addypig]

7:44 😅haha this got me rolling on the floor

[@Qermaq]

That string was to Bob like a really thick nautical rope would be for me. And I am reasonably sure that if you tied a ship rope around me I would not be able to fly.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I'm pretty sure you are not able to fly without the rope but I get what you mean 😅

[@Qermaq]

@@HomemadeEcosystems Well I never tried. So I can't say for certain.

[@rodtanner921]

This is so funny!!

[@scopedbambi2382]

It becomes a crawl . . . Not a walk. It could become a walk if you trained it to use a stand aid walker and pushed itself around using its back legs one step at a time. But not many creatures outside of humans and birds can actually walk. Most of which are outside of again humans and birds are mammals or reptiles. By far my favorite would be the pangolin, another example would be bears.

[@Wolfburns]

Gotta get buff with the tiniest of beasts.

[@Mutsel]

Hi Bob!

[@Silentplains791_YT]

Idk why but I find a fly on a leash soo funny and amusing 😂

[@Idontknowmaybejohnsmith]

Damn, you got a pretty sweet place. Big flat backyard, huge garage, huge freezer, ect...

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

It is not mine , it is my parents but yeah it is a very nice place!

[@minilimse4204]

My father did this all the time with one of my hairs. :D

[@sabriniacunnington8090]

"Looks fun, might try it" 👌

[@justaponyyy]

next time you should take the chance and take a macro cam pic of a fly, i did that once and its eyes are just so beautiful, can recommend to everyone

[@hypnoxxcat]

You need to do a house tour. I keep imagining every square meter from ceiling to floor is covered in terrariums and storage tanks, save for a small walking pathway. Even your wife just sleeps in a giant tank beside your bed with coconut substrate and a nice piece of wood, gently misted with a bottle of rainwater every night before bedtime.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Sounds about right yes

[@Chickenandfriends-dj4vt]

If you rip the wings off a fly, it's now just a walk. I was laughing about this for ages.

[@ajsea1sy]

Who is the chillest youtuber? Homemade Ecosystems or Remainings

[@3uni6]

Love how he says "arachnophobia warning" after showing the spiders

[@A.R.C.77]

I use to do that with bees 😂🐠🤘 I'm so glad to finally know I'm not alone

[@henrysrobloxgamingchannel424]

Subbed

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Welcome!

[@greypatch8855]

That's super fly

[@tigerbgood8564]

Biologist does science. Amazing.

[@itsleotv8487]

Your hands could probably attract a fly on their own.

[@kitboo9138]

this is lit

[@clampzy]

Bro actually deserves a noble prize.

[@untideled-idoit]

i luv ur channel

[@jayrowe6473]

I was at work one day in a Chevy Suburban and there was a huge horsefly buzzing around. I had found a long blonde hair on the floor, and I tied the end of it around the fly's abdomen and taped the other end to the dashboard. The fly could fly freely in about a 10" sphere on its new leash. When we stopped at red lights, people in the car next to us could see inside. At first, they gave a puzzled look, but after a few seconds they realized what it was and started laughing.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Bob...everywhere Bob 😂

[@glennglenncri]

Just here to say hi to Bob 😂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Bob says hi back

[@Dominik7T]

5:16 yeah

[@JMully57]

“How much brain do you need to eat shit” quote of all time

[@felixsamorukov1018]

I can already see all the comments comming, crying about how the fly might feel. Chill guys, its just a fly

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah no such comment yet but to be sure: I really released all the flies and the flies ''I put too long in the freezer'' were just flies that were already dead that I found in my garage. no animals were hurt in this video (except for the brain freeze maybe)