If You See This in Your Christmas Tree, It Can Kill You

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You’re in the living room decorating the Christmas tree, when you notice something odd. A small pinecone is attached to one of the branches, but when you try to remove it, the thing won’t budge. You shrug it off. After all, it’s just a bit of natural decor, right? Weeks later, you find little creatures everywhere in your living room. The invaders are on the tree, furniture, all over the walls and windows, and clambering up on the ceilings. And they’re fast! Let’s get into it!
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[@Brew]

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[@Thepersonwhoasked1]

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[@JimmyCarterson]

This might help me

[@QwertyCruz]

Let’s go!

[@Thecutecyanbird]

That totally awesome! 😊

[@Jimstudiosoffical]

Gift?!?!!??!?!?! Krico kaboom.

[@pottingsoil723]

Brew is on a one-man crusade to make sure EVERYBODY has a phobia of at least ONE totally normal household item. I still have a crippling fear of office chairs from last year's episode. Thanks Brew! Love ya buddy! 😍🥰😭

[@Ferrari255GTO]

Don't worry about it! You might just learn about a new kink of yours :D XD

[@pottingsoil723]

@@GerdLPluu I've been using a nice gliding rocking chair ever since 😅

[@danielcurren2119]

I'm still scared of cooked noodles/ rice left out at room temperature for hours

[@DaRealMilkocioused]

sameee

[@rmking_beats]

Fr office chair's got me. Especially ones at school

[@LikaLaruku]

Artificial trees can get moldy. I recommend washing them every few years in a bathtub, letting them dry for a week before putting them away, & storing them with a pound of silica gel packets, a box of baking soda, & a car air freshener to prevent that cheesy smell. I also recomend doing everything above (except washing) for standing & walk decorations & ornaments. I just got over toxic mold poisoning from a box of decorations that cracked. First there was vomiting, then dry heaving, then 2 weeks of Bronchitis.

[@countessk]

I hadn't thought about my artificial tree getting moldy. I've not had one go moldy that I noticed but good reminder to include a silica drying packet and some baking soda in the box when I put away!

[@wokeness420]

I have molds in my house that walk around and like to follow my guests. It's crazy and moldy and frankly I'm not sure walking mold is normal.

[@eddyteddy5138]

@@wokeness420 WHAT?!?!

[@kurisu7885]

The baby mantises is definitely the least terrifying one.

[@plantsrcool228]

If it weren't for the fact that they're not going to survive outdoors, I'd have considered them a gift 😅

[@DravenGal]

And they obviously appreciate the holiday, as they're praying...😊

[@pottingsoil723]

Just some friendly neighborhood tree aliens that love to dance at rave parties 👾 🕺

[@user-mi6xv1nj1x]

agree

[@JimmyCarterson]

Wow I never thought that Christmas trees would be scary, but thanks to you I am now terrified of Christmas trees lol.

[@nostalgicumbry3279]

I saw the one video he made with the exploding office chairs and i was paranoid of the broken one i had for a few years, finally got a new one. Brew gives valuable information in his videos but he also unlocks new fears

[@e-money5085]

When he was talking about spiders, I swear I felt a small tickle on my skin 😨

[@lourdespachla6516]

@@e-money5085 it was me...

[@KaraKobold]

get plastic ones :3

[@StompMom5]

@nostalgicumbry3279 Yup. My son hasn't sat on an office chair since that video and we get new ones every couple years🤣🤣.

[@TiredMomma]

We live with brown reclue spiders. They were here already. Sprays is only a temporary solution, but spraying causes the brown recluses to show up more. What I do is lay out sticky traps and replace them throughout the year. One room was always the hot spot. So it was tackled the hardest. Tips: 1, get rid of cardboard boxes, brown recluses love them, because the boxes also attract other insects the spiders eat. 2, spray the baseboards with a specific mixture. Some pest control employees can tell you what and where to get the ingredients when you have a known brown recluse problem. 3, vacuum often 4, don't leave piles of clothes, towels, toys on the floor, under a bed, or in corners. 5, brown recluses, for me, hate bright light. Placing a night light has shown a decrease in spiders being caught in the sticky trap under a bed verses other spots I always put traps. 6, peppermint bomb your basement and have a fan blow the air around. Since our kitchen is at top of basement steps, this is where spiders will retreat. Be ready and place extra sticky traps at top of stairs. 😳 I might've done too good of a job of scenting the basement earlier this year because now there's too many rollie pollies, flies, crickets, beetles. Not a clue where the hoard of (house) flies came from in the basement. Can only guess dead mice from crawl space, which the basement has open access too. Any brave souls dare to explore ours?? These are what I do, on top of my endless list of household chores I already have to do. And yes, I've been bitten. Adult brown recluse bites are painful! I was scared I was going to lose my left foot last year. It took a few months to heal. There's no anti-venom by the way!

[@TiredMomma]

And I'd be thrilled to find a baby praying mantis. We absolutely love it whenever we see just 1 outside in the front or side garden.

[@LikaLaruku]

My uncle is a hoarder. If he ever gets brown recluses, he's completely f****d.

[@SrSealKing]

⁠@@TiredMommathen get one, I have 3 mantis they very cute and I can let them in the house to just eat some random bugs

[@TiredMomma]

@@SrSealKing they are rare to find, that's why it's so neat if/when we get to see one. It would be neat if they could be sold at pet stores like petco, cuz I've no other way to buy any. I can't buy online.

[@Nylak-Otter]

All I had to do was a quick clear-out with the aid of a pest management guy once, and while the brown recluse and black widows were temporarily at bay I cultivated a new population of rustic wolf spiders in my house and property and set up bat boxes. The bats and wolf spiders combined, along with the cellar spiders that are always there, quickly filled the niche, and now I don't have to worry about brown recluse or black widows anymore. 😊

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

I knew real trees could be a problem but didn't think about our fake one. Now I'm a little bit freaked out.

[@honeytea2644]

Can you believe it guys? Christmas! Just a week away

[@YBrex]

Yay

[@whyamiheretosuffer7238]

Christmas is in a week, whoo hoo! I'm so happy about this information.

[@JustGreendude45-vu4hg]

I’m so excited for Christmas 🎄

[@dylonbland]

Time just flies 🤯

[@QwertyCruz]

So close, Let’s go!

[@Hotcoffeepls]

No praying mantises here, but last year I walked into the living room one day just after Christmas and saw hundreds of tiny baby (inoffensive) spiders everywhere on the ceiling, clearly coming from the top of the tree! 😭 took the ornaments down and threw the tree outside real fast! My daughter, who was two at the time, still talks about it lol!

[@jameslude3146]

I mean, I would not be surprised if Christmas tree lots started to inspect for mantis egg clutches, harvest them, and then sell them online. seems like a pretty decent side effect of Christmas tree sales and could boos business during the off-season.

[@TiredMomma]

I helped with a tree lot on a church property before. The trees were never shaken, however they might have been before they got delivered to the lot. But, we've brought a tree home once from a family members farm. It was kind of shaken while it was being cut down, but I wish this video came out before thanksgiving to give folks a heads up because I've never thought about hitch hiking bugs before. Sure would've loved a baby mantis though.

[@PhunkieZero]

The preying mantis eggs don't even sound that bad... maybe having an infestation of them might be tough to handle, but mantises are really cool bugs, eat other bugs like roaches and spiders, and one of my few favorite kinds of insect tbh.

[@tigertoxins584]

They are very polite, like house centipedes

[@Pigismal]

You gotta get them in your basement, they are great pest control

[@wyldflwr]

I'm wondering how many people are going to check out their trees after watching this.😂

[@StompMom5]

I'll be soaking mine down with bug spray before putting it away😱😱😱

[@moistsquish]

Honestly that's a good thing

[@yelsahblah3270]

We had a plant that had a mantis egg sac in it one year. The little guys didn't last a week before they all died. Super sad.

[@KidarWolf]

I love praying mantises, I would have been so stoked if I'd had them hatch on a christmas tree I owned - amazing, beautiful, elegant little critters!

[@avanelletheclockfriend2515]

On one hand, same. On the other hand I’d feel bad because hatching during winter is a death sentence for all of them :c

[@countessk]

*rubs hands together and then wiggles all fingers* Time to google how to raise baby mantises until spring! And they really are super cool insects!

[@KidarWolf]

@@avanelletheclockfriend2515 Not if you set up a vivarium for them and learn how to take care of them! Then, when spring comes, and the weather is good, you can turn them loose, all fit and healthy and with a bit of an advantage over some of their wild hatched relatives.

[@freedomcat]

Learn mantis style kung fu from the source.

[@tusaniabigby9715]

Wow , wow Brew what a way to ruin the Christmas holiday , someone died from a christmas tree too , nothing is safe 😭😭

[@jessicab9271]

When I was a kid, I could never understand why my dad insisted on spraying the tree with insecticide and leaving it outside for 24 hours before we were allowed to put it up in the house. So glad he did.

[@melaustin3305]

It's hard for me to imagine a cooler thing than having lots of praying mantis babies running around. 100% would trap and release them when the weather was better. A multitude of tiny Christmas miracles.

[@qynoi42]

Same! They're so cute :D

[@jean6122]

this actually happened to me when i was a kid. we had to scoop them up and released them outside

[@glennbabic5954]

Trust Brew to make me terrified of another common daily occurrence.

[@kenirainseeker539]

This is why you don't use real trees. Yeah there were spiders in the fake tree, but that seems like less an issue with the tree and more the packaging that came from somewhere else

[@e.t.camping4850]

This is the 2nd year in a row that my sister had a hive of red wasps in her Christmas tree.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Someone call the wasp king 😂

[@TiredMomma]

😬 Oh man I feel for her! Red wasps are mean! I'd just advise to not buy trees from where ever they've been bought. Or, make sure the tree is being sealed up correctly. There are christmas tree totes and zippered bags that prevent insects from getting inside. We have a zippered bag one and have not had 1 problem yet, and we store it in our basement (old, sandstone foundation), so there's always bugs, but never in the bag. 😊

[@DeputatKaktus]

Another little xmas PSA from your friendly firefighter: If you have a Christmas tree inside your living room, put it in some water so it stays hydrated. Why? Well if you get an electrical short in your lights or have a very unfortunately placed candle, a bone dry tree will be fully engulfed in less than 10 seconds once it catches. Your curtains, wallpaper or furniture will catch next. You are not putting that out with a fire extinguisher anymore. At this point your strategy is called „Get yourself and everyone else the hell out, close all doors behind you, then call 911“. A well hydrated tree with lots of moisture in it will burn a LOT slower, giving you a far better chance to put it out in time.

[@andybarker5687]

Recently at concert, band threw Xmas tree out too crowed. It crowed surfed the whole time

[@Hershewed]

Plz bring back the old characters! 🥺 it just isn’t the same without them!

[@AnimeBleachBabe]

AGREED! I miss seeing them!

[@ruzi.the.spider]

I second this.

[@Ospyro3em]

Same- I miss the cartoon skits

[@thethrashyone]

I like this format better. The skits felt tacky to me, and I couldn't stand the soft-voiced dude with the long hair.

[@SableCatDog]

My 3 pet mantises object to being called disgusting. How dare.

[@aquamarina5216]

Moments like this I'm happy that I permanently resigned from any Christmas Trees (one word: cats) and all my "Christmas Trees" are outside in my yard alive and well, and critters living on/in them won't find their way to my home.

[@SWISS-1337]

I always remove the fake tree parts outside of the house, shake each part well and quick visual inspection. Not worth risking with children, if you don't carefully inspect each branch, BAM. You suddenly have an infestation of children.

[@AirwayBreathingChair]

My grandparents always got a real tree and one year my grandmother (unbeknownst to her at the time) found an egg sac which she cut out and sat on their mantle. Later, it hatched and the house was full of baby praying mantises. If I remember correctly, my mom told me the local college science department came and collected them.

[@aniE1869]

Mantis babies are so cute!😁

[@dragonartz3207]

This might scare me as much as the video about exploding chairs.

[@majoras_swag2]

that's impossible. the chairs are just 😰.

[@user-pg3vo1li6n]

And this has been a brilliant video because it teaches us to be more aware when buying a Christmas tree! Thanks Brew and a very happy Christmas! Px

[@elvispressplay7735]

I literally just saw a post about this on Facebook and now Brew is covering it!

[@angelabsol8413]

This happened to my mom before I was born. They bought a Christmas tree that had a spider egg on it. Cue hundreds of small spiders. Thankfully the non venomous kind. We now have an artificial tree

[@domomitsune5920]

Brew, I'm glad to see you're making a holiday video. It's been awhile since I saw one of your videos. And I'm glad to see it's a festive one. At least, it's not a super cheery one, sometimes I like some creepy crawlies in my christmas. The story kind not the real one. But thanks for the heads up. I wish you a merry christmas, brew and Company

[@ps7ykLiTT]

NGL I miss the whole Brew Crew. Hope they're doing alright.

[@AnimeBleachBabe]

Same

[@ruzi.the.spider]

I wonder if they split and are not allowed to use them anymore :(

[@yourlocalshark8250]

Brew just makes sure we have a phobia of atleast one normal item,while still keeping us safe

[@JohnJCB]

Brew is like the news. It just informs you of everything that can go wrong

[@RR-kp5ps]

I'm so glad I'm in the UK. We don't have to worry about bugs so much, not deadly ones at least.

[@tigertoxins584]

The UK is so cool, you guys get all the cool deadly plants

[@worlddomination92]

Gonna need a cheesy Christmas tree horror movie after this lol

[@benjisalgado6925]

Yes. But also what age is it appropriate to start drinking coffee?

[@dylonbland]

I would say it depends. My doctor told me I should drink 1 cup a day at the age of 8. But usually, starting at 12, some caffeine here or there won't hurt.

[@garyjaycat]

You're asking the wrong person. Brew is addicted to coffee lol

[@RipVanFish09]

@@garyjaycatit’s literally his entire identity lol

[@odetlopez7304]

I am lucky I have a artificial tree

[@lorinnicole]

This happened to us!!! When I was in high school. We lived in a tiny apartment and was the first time my mom used a real tree. Next thing we knew, thousands and thousands of baby praying mantises were everywhere! 😳

[@oseidwomoh]

This is why I have a fake Xmas tree. And recycled it by adding new lights. Thanks for your advice.

[@thisisme3238]

Wow! Thanks Brew....right in time for Christmas 🎄

[@DefileOdds]

Hundreds of years ago my moms dad cut down a tree in front of a church, there were thousands of spider eggs in it and on Christmas Eve they hatched and on that day karma was born. Edit: black windows specifically, mom was fine but he wasn't a good person and I always laugh when remembering that.

[@1jotun136]

I'd be thrilled to have a clutch if baby mantis in my house.

[@marginbuu212]

Am I safe from ANYTHING? This channel has taught me that improperly stored pasta leftovers are deadly.

[@ZuperNEZ]

I never thought baby mantises could be cute until I saw this video.

[@LinkTheFusky]

we have a plastic tree we keep boxed for 10 months in a storage unit that's thankfully sprayed frequently edit: the aussie spider was just a black house spider they aren't deadly but their bites hurt

[@_MissLoLo]

Merry Brewmas to all!

[@CaptainVaughn0]

ive been hunting for praying mantis egg cases for AGES, it would be like a christmas miracle if i had one on my tree

[@raven4090]

I keep my artificial trees up all year round. So far I've had no problems with unwanted residents, but I'll be looking out for them now.

[@mirandaandrews2872]

Merry Christmas everyone great video to😊

[@dcornect53]

Considering Australia, I'm mkre surprised the tree was coniferous and not carnivorous, than the fact that a potentially deadly spider lived in the tree.

[@RealSouize]

Nice video brew!

[@kiddfaith4397]

I love mantises! If I had a greenhouse shop and someone said they had a batch of babies that needed a home, I’d gladly take them.

[@Marie-cq5td]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@Thischanneldoesnotexistyet]

The good thing about black widows is that they are usually docile. They have no intent of harming you and will only bite if they are afraid or in pain. This does not mean that they should be taken out of the house yourself. A professional should take them outside since most know how to hold them in their hands without harming themselves or the spider.

[@LeviTheDemonDragon]

if i got a bunch of tiny mantis friends from the christmas tree i'd catch a few and keep them as pets

[@Thepersonwhoasked1]

I am now terrified of Christmas trees. Thanks brew! /j

[@ceinwenchandler4716]

...I don't see the problem with getting praying mantises in your Christmas tree. Then again... did you know that keeping mantises as pets is a not-super-uncommon hobby? People like me love keeping those little critters around the house.

[@squishlez]

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking, if my house had to be infested by bugs I think praying mantises would be like my top pick

[@twothousandandchew]

ew

[@IsItZoltan]

Mantids? Not nearly weird enough. I've got like 30 black widow spiders in various stages of development

[@sootuckchoong7077]

My house has lots of spiders, but they are harmless. I don't mind them staying. The one in my bathroom, when I catch a mosquito, I will feed him. 😁

[@LolWutMikehSM]

Keep it up bud. Feels like some rift occured here. I hope alls well. This content is good.

[@LolWutMikehSM]

And what i subbed for

[@luna-bd9tq]

Now I can happily enjoy my Christmas next to my Christmas tree.

[@cimbakahn]

I find that most people panic for no reason. Where I live it's just me and my cat, so praying mantis and spiders don't bother me. Actually they've helped me quite a bit. They have wiped out the entire bed bug population here, and there is no other bugs here either. So I guess you can say they're my friends, or you can say they're my roommates.

[@thatonekid220]

thanks, now I have to go check my christmas tree

[@randommen5]

Love you guys you listened and got back to old style nearly

[@metamorphosis__newEra]

I missed your videos!!

[@gameskyjumper1721]

About 3 months ago. I had an Black widow living right outside my front door. There was a small gap beneath the side of the wall. It was really cool. Its red mark is just like an X. It even layed an egg sag. I removed the eggs and left it under hot sun inside a bush in my front lawn. I think they all perished. The spider itself later disappeared. It must have been really angry and moved. 😂

[@jakethedog2.0]

lol im concerned how calm you are about that unless you live in australia

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

​@@jakethedog2.0contrary to popular belief, red backs aren't actually common, you'll more likely find a Huntsman and daddy long legs way more times than the dreaded wolf spider, red back and white tail

[@poke-talia268]

​@@haruhisuzumiya6650 wolf spiders are pretty common around me. Occasionally, you'll find a baby wolf spider or a random black widow in the house. Had a wasp sneak in one. It happens. Just gotta be careful. Re-release the spiders outside of possible.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

Well, as you can't get these in the UK, Im safe with local trees. Phew. Good luck, people.

[@marshap1016]

MAN YOU HAD ME IN THE FIRST PART WITH THE MANTISES, I LOVE THEM THINGS

[@BeachBeans2327]

Love your vids

[@4dvntr]

Aw man finding praying mantis babies in my tree would be the best christmas gift ever. I've been keeping praying mantis as a pet for years.

[@londonmason6129]

I missed you Brew

[@sunrain645]

My cousin was bit by a black widow last month and acted like it was nothing, since shes use to it growing up in the mountains

[@yaawns]

im Aussie and i went to clean the shed in the house im renting, have barely been in there due to fear of the spiders that would be in there...saw like 5 different types, all sizes and colours who had made a home in there!

[@Maddin1313]

"How could it be dangerou-" "Australian" "Oooooh..."

[@karenreaves3650]

I have never heard of this before, we certainly have never had an issue except kitty’s. ❤

[@Browntown747]

My mom’s friend had a case where there was a spider’s egg sack (30 years ago) they had to fumigate their house for Xmas

[@Ospyro3em]

After watching Brew's videos, i'm running out of items to not be afraid of 😅

[@Tutoriogatotrailers234]

Also, an lamp can overheat, Set on fire and the pine can explode before you turn the fire off

[@Sleet-user]

Nice video I love it!

[@AgoristsRising]

5:08 "One man's pest, another man's pest control" ❤😄❤

[@labtechsuperstar]

Oh God! That's like one of my worst nightmares! But we always pack our artificial tree in a plastic bin at the end of the Christmas season.

[@FNPetersen]

Man I always forget how funny he is

[@TomfooIery.]

Merry Crisis 🎄

[@samueleuresti3]

I've been a subscriber of Brew for years. However, i stopped receiving new video alerts about 8 or 9 months ago. I genuinely thought Brew had stopped making videos. I just checked the video catalog, and just realized that they never stopped posting videos. What gives, KZbin?! 😕

[@Hershewed]

They haven’t stopped uploading but they have changed their former sadly

[@RipVanFish09]

@@Hershewedat least we were heard and things have gotten a bit better :)

[@user-mi6xv1nj1x]

Because of you now im terrified of my 2m christmas tree in a living room

[@ravenmeyer3740]

Fascinating

[@lim.6535]

Of course the first spider story is the one from Australia

[@laurapomeroy7341]

Mantis babies, yes please. Don't hurt them! What a gift.

[@atheswagmaster2788]

4:54 as someone who keeps pet bugs, this is a very funny question to me

[@SPAnComCat]

It's Been a Looooooong time Since I've seen a Brew Video... And if I've Found a Mantis Egg Cone [or Whatever they're Called] on a Christmas Tree I would be Amazed to see that I would take Care of those Creatures until they've Grown up and then Release them into the Wild. UnFortunately for Me; I'm Aussie, And I don't Think that this Would Happen Anytime soon. 🙁 Due to the Climate in My Country.

[@horizon319]

I'd love an ootheca of mantis - they are so beneficial. The others - I would not mind but whatever comes in - I would move them outside to keep winterized.

[@Huntress_Raven]

Can you do one about wall heaters? @Brew

[@eddyteddy5138]

yeah

[@AgrestisAnima]

How cute! Baby Mantis!

[@Dellconhagerisanerd]

I am now, very happy that the Christmas tree we have is a family heirloom that was bought in store over 30 years ago-

[@fallfanaticstudent]

My parents clean theirs with a leaf blower to shake off dead pine needles and apparently bugs too. In the 20 years of my life we haven't had a problem. So if yall have a leaf blower why not to be extra safe? Edit: Australia doesn't count and it would probably be good to use a leaf blower on plastic trees too to shake them.

[@victorludorum4858]

You know what, I think that I'm just going to put up a large poster of a Christmas tree this year.

[@erzabryantara9004]

Finally a Brew naration

[@ruzi.the.spider]

wait does he not even narrate his own videos anymore?

[@nicholaswastakenwastaken]

oh thats... ok i dont wanna trust anything now

[@gerrimilner9448]

a woman became very ill after being bitten by an adder in a real tree, she just thought she had been scratched while decorating it. this was about 20 years ago in the uk

[@laura6796]

How scary for that poor mom and her son!