Ladybugs Eating Aphids

A bunch more footage I took with my little microscope.
Music: Wallpaper by Kevin McLeod - Incompetech.com

[@superj1e2z6]

Happy music while aphid frantically gets eaten.

[@user-wg1nr1lg2p]

This is my new favorite genocide video.

[@robinleeann]

So the happy music/getting-eaten-alive contrast gets better when you put the video speed at 1.5 or 2. : P

[@antoniolewis1016]

Very dissonant..

[@Praxis4RageBaiting]

this video is too short

[@cloj63]

well, considering how a pest aphids are in agriculture, yes, very happy music ^^

[@paulkingtiger]

The other Aphids don't seem very concerned that their mate is being eaten, right next to them!

[@ChillstoneBlakeBlast]

Well, if they flee, they will die because they will starve. Aphids are just cows pf the bug World

[@barahng]

They reproduce so quickly it doesn't matter if they die, especially since they're all clones of each other because aphids reproduce asexually. So they evolved away from a need for a strong fight or flight reflex like most animals possess.

[@thegrowmonster1953]

Aphids like the honey badger don’t give a shit. Lol

[@SemperCallide]

Aphids are quite stupid it seems. Either that or evolutionarily they don't value self-preservation of the individual?

[@princedoge4586]

SemperCallide well the animal world has many occurrences of this. Take for example the sun fish. To reproduce it literally releases 300 million eggs into the water and basically subsists with the quantity over quality strategy

[@TGC40401]

"Friends that will stand less than an inch away whilst you are slowly devoured by something, are no friends at all" - Winston Churchill

[@serendipity2018]

😂

[@pizzaboy1996]

they are called "colleagues"

[@soulplexis]

Thats hilarious given that the uk stood by while germany ate France for breakfast

[@haz4892]

@@soulplexisgo check Dunkirk up

[@DanielFoland]

While there is a lot I disagree with in society I do have to say how happy I am that I am probably going to die in a bed or in an explosion, not getting eaten by a predator rear-end first.

[@anac.camacho1609]

Daniel Foland +

[@iloivar]

Yes.

[@aRandomwacko]

Bigger and stronger life-forms require stronger and brutal-er deaths (sorry for sounding sadistic...)

[@DubnRoll]

Explosion is probably one of the least likeliest ways you would die. You’d be 1000x more likely to die from something as mundane as making a KZbin comment.

[@BrianFlores13]

@@DubnRoll I'm sure he's talking about nuclear weapons which is very probable

[@hankdmoose]

I especially love how the aphids don't even care that one of them is being eaten butt first. There's no panic. There's no running for their lives. They just keep nomming plant juices until it's their turn.

[@thefairydream]

I love how low key this video is not the microscope part, but the generic KZbin music the really simple description It seems more like some biologist or plant enthusiast posted this after he got a really cool microscope and not Hank who's a huge deal on KZbin

[@Albinojackrussel]

thefairydream I mean, hank is also an ecologist

[@fathimamoolla]

I think that's the beauty and casualness of hankschannel!

[@nola1439]

Albinojackrussel the point she is making is how it's funny hank used the same music every first timer uses. But it's cute lol

[@zigzzagz5732]

Watch it with closed captions on. The text is hilarious. Totally changes the video into something new.

[@LittleOxfordSt]

Zigz Zagz Thank you for this very important knowledge

[@pandaslikeoreos]

did anyone else turn on the subtitles...

[@smellyfishie]

CHXRTREUSE Yes and I am laughing nonstop now

[@HannahLeeC]

Greatest thing ever

[@lizageorge8923]

+

[@notyrpapa]

this.

[@missims100]

Once you mentioned it Yes

[@buffienguyen]

I am both horrified and deeply intrigued.

[@sarahalmeida1631]

Buffie Nguyễn could not agree more 😳

[@starszbooks]

Buffie Nguyễn As am I, friend. As am I.

[@louiedaily8093]

your a coward no hate just being honest

[@cutienana92]

Yes same but whyyyyyyy???😯

[@fathimamoolla]

"Om nom nom nom" -Ladybug

[@avagreen9060]

Fathima Moolla +

[@OurHourglass]

Fathima Moolla +

[@Dubanx]

Ladybug: Don't mind me ms aphid. I'm just eating dinner. Ms Aphid: I wonder where my husband went to. Oh well,. probably not important.

[@StephenStaver]

That was a lot more horrifying than I expected.

[@nekenhill9848]

More satisfying to me since i have trouble getting rid of aphids

[@madasahatter5514]

The music softened the blow somewhat. 🙂

[@nekenhill9848]

@@madasahatter5514 LMAO!! 🤣

[@conortheiaplayer]

It’s satisfying

[@sergiolaurencio7534]

@@nekenhill9848 then you know with one to call😀👍

[@preppypinkcrocodile3400]

As an avid gardener and just generally curious human, this was awesome to watch! Lady bugs and praying mantis really are the best garden friends! XOKK

[@MairMarie]

Praying Mantises will kill and eat hummingbirds. Just thought you should know.

[@mtb095]

Don’t forget green lacewing larva!

[@Halosty45]

Huh. Did not know that ladybug larvae were spike monsters.

[@evidk8493]

They are, it's so cool!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Baby insects are often uglier than the adults. Compare a larva antlion to an adult antlion.

[@magicmantis]

😆😆😆

[@filipnassen9076]

That’s a mini-thesher maw.

[@shelmmii9425]

Yea I saw that the other day and I was like what is that thing.

[@thekid107]

Favorite part of owning a rose garden is watching this happen. I love that the aphids have no predatory sense to bug out. They just watch like “interesting. Wonder what’s gonna happen nex-“

[@openmindedmetaldad]

Aphid 1: We have the numbers. We can defeat it. Aphid 2: Nah, let's just watch it eat the guy standing 2 micrometers away from us.

[@rdreher7380]

It's so amazing to see the ladybug - which we often see as a cute and beautiful insect - as the impressive and imposing predator it actually is. Watching it so close up munching on those aphids is so grotesque and mesmerizing, and deeply moving.

[@PTNLemay]

Imagine if lady bugs were as big as elephants

[@stancexpunks]

Impressive predator? Lol aphids are the easiest prey ever.

[@merel3699]

why is this what i do with my friday night

[@DrSeanKennedy]

Because everything else has already been done when you're hours in future

[@woodenwinds9629]

Merel yep me too, even two years later

[@avagreen9060]

I had no idea ladybugs were so massive compared to aphids.

[@lythran403]

_THE SUBTITLES_

[@yuyanwang2916]

OMG LOL

[@magicmantis]

😂😂😂 I turned mine on after I saw your comment.

[@philiptouw3623]

This is some of the most genuinely pure content on youtube. Just a cute Lil ladybug eating aphids. And the hank excitement is pretty cool too.

[@puupipo]

Kaylee Touw Cute? CUTE? How? The conclusion I drew from this video is that ladybugs are terrifying massive machines of death when observed through a microscope.

[@philiptouw3623]

To be honest, that's just part of the charm! They have super cute faces and looks and everything but they can also be ferocious aphid eating awesomeness thing. Definitely still cute.

[@charliespinoza1966]

That was f***ing majestically savage.

[@EffervescentEmmy]

.... that was weirdly satisfying to watch. Am I some kind of bug murder fetishist?

[@Stevonicus]

Everybody's got a kink of some kind. maybe this is yours.

[@hellonaughtychildrenitsdar9034]

Grilac that joke was golden

[@TimYocraft]

watching this after exterminating a hundred aphids from my houseplant for the first time. super satisfying to watch after they tried to massacre my boy

[@Eman-ud6tg]

Yes Edit 1: and so am i

[@bitchplease7602]

Turn on the subtitles lolololol

[@vibehigh9138]

Yesterday I went grocery shopping. I found a ladybug in my spinach. It now lives in my window garden box. She’s kinda my pet now and I love her 😍 I ended here trying to see what they eat lol 💚💚💚💚

[@WesHale]

Holy shit. I had no idea ladybugs were such hungry savages.

[@AnnaEwing]

dang that ladybug is going to town

[@sylviafalls3719]

You need that attitude to manage the office. Go open the subs in this vid xD

[@FloridatedH2O]

so this is like attack on titan for aphids right?

[@melonlord1414]

FloridatedH2O somebody should totally lay the attack on Titan Title music under this.

[@odoloid]

Somebody, DO IT.

[@aRandomwacko]

I wonder, since aphids are so small... Could they see bacteria?

[@typingcat]

Except that they do not seem to care about being eaten alive.

[@mammut7030]

@@aRandomwacko of course they can't

[@AbedAlkadder]

Aphid: is literally being eaten alive Others: this is fine

[@moontrooper2587]

I love how that big aphid at 2:00 thinks to move away after seeing the other one get eaten.

[@garcia207]

1:50 I like how that one Aphid looks at the Lady and is like “Screw this, I’m out of here”.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

It looks like it took a long time to come to that conclusion though.

[@occupiedusername]

As a plant enthusiast, this carnage gives me immense satisfaction.

[@denisekrupa4343]

I went from being grossed out to "There's a big juicy one! Eat that one! EAT THAT ONE!!!" Thanks, Hank. The more you know...

[@ladymoonpurplem164]

Denise Krupa I know. I was like "look at that big fat one in the middle!"

[@xofox_studio]

1:01 I like how casual the other employees are while their buddies getting chomped

[@afa13829]

Love how the lady bug looks like it has better table manners than some people nowadays.

[@mitchellmaytorena1137]

I love ladybugs. They're great deterrent to dope eater bugs. Damn dope eater bugs need to grow their own dope.

[@koroblynxthe13th75]

Ladybugs are truly a symbol of good luck... both for the general population and for gardeners with aphids on their plants.

[@Time_Princess]

I did not realize how incredibly METAL ladybugs are until this video came into my life. wow.

[@jefferylim2591]

I feel happy when watching this video because my plants are all fked up because of aphids

[@Amplifier007]

Should have played some heavy metal.

[@The.Talent]

I can think of a Korn song that would have worked well here

[@carolynerosangliani]

I love how the aphids don't even care that a huge predator is right on the side, eating their friend. It could be their turn any moment, but nah.

[@connersmith417]

I love how at 2:03 -- just as the ladybug finishes up one of the aphids -- the other aphid right in front of it wisely peaces out just in time

[@feminico2613]

The other aphids are so clueless

[@whenigrowup064]

wow, pretty gruesome, actually. I mean, I'm happy for cherry tree, but still

[@TheyCallMePhilip]

Aphids have taken over my marigolds. Watching this feels like revenge.

[@davidperrone2992]

As a Gardner this is damn satisfying to watch

[@BanthaWorship]

The way she washes her little bug face between each one!

[@wugy07]

This pleases me greatly.

[@wezul]

It's like a buffet. The aphids don't even run away, the lady bugs and their larvae can just chow down until they're full. Yay lady bugs, I knew I liked them!

[@growmiegreenthumb8025]

Been battling em in my garden. This video made me feel good. Thank you

[@paranoiatable]

Wow! I showed this to my Environmental Science class and we couldn't figure out what it was.

[@paranoiatable]

Oh, I get it - it's a joke that the aphids are talking ;)

[@nyarlotep]

This is like watching Starship Troopers

[@TGC40401]

Hank gets stoned and enters his avant-garde phase of vloging. Nifty.

[@magiicZed]

How can such a cute an innocent creature become such a MONSTER

[@hi-gj5gh]

the captions add a story and it scares me.

[@owouwu2859]

Ah yes, a Gardener's dream

[@d.s.bernard8907]

Feel like there should be 50's horror music over this

[@bryan8259]

TIL the spots on a lady big represent the amount of aphid souls it has absorbed into itself

[@skristine]

i normally don't like bugs, but this was really cool!

[@rachellecalabrese4447]

This is how my husband eats Chipotle burritos 🌯

[@MakeKrylonGreatAgain]

I keep this on repeat while I'm at work for all the guests to see on the big screen.🙃

[@TheGoldenDuckie111]

Aphids attacked a rose bush I had on my window sill, so I hope some ladybirds come along to help soon! Wonderful video, thank you.

[@hellagreen2734]

You can actually buy them from garden stores for this purpose.

[@TheGoldenDuckie111]

Thanks for the advice! Currently I'm finding quite a few confused ladybirds around my house, and have been releasing them outside onto the plant, but if I could buy a whole load of them that would be very useful, I'll look into it!

[@JovialRoger]

I didn't know those were Ladybug larvae. Unexpected TIL of the day.

[@TabaNachoTebw]

Ladybugs helps you remove garden insects who damage the plants so don't kill them.

[@thebugbear]

Are the ones that aren't moving dead or just sitting still? Why aren't they running away from the ladybugs?

[@fathimamoolla]

In his livestream yesterday Hank explained that a lot of the 'bodies' are just casings that have been shed by the aphids

[@benjaminkelley9993]

Nina they're discarded shells, they shed. There's a really cool 33 minute video he did on this channel explaining a lot about what's going on

[@thebugbear]

Oh that's really cool! Thank you!. I saw the video when it was live but I didn't watch the whole thing, I must have missed the explanation.

[@vlogbrothers]

Also some of them are dutifully clamped onto the plant sucking sap. It's hard to tell which are aphids and which are just casings.

[@beautyisntperfect]

Yes, I was like RUN APHIDS, WHY AREN'T YOU RUNNING??? Haha. Thanks for the explanations everyone. :)

[@daffodyl_n]

this feels like the kinda thing you'd see on a Bill Nye VHS

[@Sharpiesabre2]

Those captions are hilarious

[@Solowinged]

Those subtitles made my day XD

[@cornishphilosopher]

The aphids don't even try to move away from the ladybird, it's like they think "Oh well, I guess it's time to die!"

[@JoshuaGonzalez-be3pc]

Idk what's more freaky... finding out that lady bugs don't just munch on leaves or how chill the aphids are about getting munched on.

[@TheLambdaTeam]

LOL :DDDD it's so funny how the other aphids don't give two and a half fucks about there's a ladybug onto them, eating ravenously every one of them in sight!

[@TraceyJeanne]

I typed into google‘what do-‘ & one of the first suggestions were ‘what do lady bugs eat’ & that’s how I’ve ended up here

[@AtillaTheFun1337]

Say what you want about aphids, but they are undeniably extremely chill creatures

[@gentleeyes]

The action doesn't start until 1:02 or so! Very satisfying video. Thank you!

[@arillusine]

I'm now a little more intimidated by ladybugs than before.

[@Juleka-and-roaar]

for a tiny, friendly, colorful and toxic beetle that inspired a show, they are hungry fellas!

[@TarnishedS]

I like how the aphids are so nonchalant about what's happening.

[@augustwogsland3309]

This is so cool!! Just bugs chowing down on other bugs. lmao

[@noobiousgoobious5347]

I like how the other aphids don't even give a shit that their brothers are being eaten.

[@ClivonBarris]

NoobiousGoobious lol exactly

[@cafrinkhoneghostbettyermyk5103]

What every aphid that touched my baby plants dreaming is going to get. Your whole crew is going down. So satisfying to watch. Raisins and sponge at the ready . 🐞🐞🐞

[@melinapatjimenez]

Hank, you should turn your ladyscope on some ants. More importantly, put a fingernail clipping near their mound and then find out where they take it. I have a paper that's due in a few days and the ants in my ant farm aren't doing anything with my clippings!

[@mitchmelton9145]

this should really be heavy metal

[@Myr642]

Damn, Tikki getting savage up in there

[@kaichpotato6156]

i searched for this mostly because my textbook mentions how ladybugs eating aphids is biocontrol and i wanted to visualize it for some reason (also because ive never seen aphids, they're not very abundant where i live). and not gonna lie this was uncomfortable to watch. poor aphids. i'll never forget this bit of information for my exams at least.

[@catherine_dong]

This is my favourite thing on KZbin right now that doesn't feature at humans.

[@verdatum]

It's so odd that the aphids make no attempt to flee while their compatriots are being consumed right in front of them.

[@JonawiNg]

i will never see ladybugs the same way ever again

[@UpsideDown853]

I needed this to feel better about my dying plants. Frickin Aphids....

[@paulcallahan3676]

"She gets too hungry... for dinner at eight." Now I finally get what that Sinatra song is about.

[@AdamLeite]

I had an aphid infestation, and only 1000 ladybugs I got from Amazon could take care of them.

[@tangent7078]

What a good dude, I'm proud of the guy

[@schelsullivan]

very cool Hank. I love exploring nature right in your own backyard. I'm working on an ant lion video now. those things are vicious.

[@cuckedbaseman327]

Interesting how a beneficial bug is also quite beautiful.

[@m4x927]

Ladybug larva r probably one of the coolest, if not the coolest looking larva out there imo.

[@dustintravis8791]

If you're watching this without closed captions you're truly missing out.

[@minecrashinhard]

That one aphid after watching a child get eaten, then the dude next to him slowly get mulched and detoured. 6 seconds after the lady bug finished eating his friend. "Oh I should run."

[@xavierpino7247]

humans: ''Oh look a ladybug'' Aphids: ''Oh look a ladybug'' same words with different meaning

[@fishing-gardening-travelling]

They don't even fight back or run away. Just waiting on turn to be eaten alive.

[@hellagreen2734]

The timing of this video is so perfect. I have a disgusting aphid infestation on my balcony right now... might need to hire me some ladybugs..

[@hellagreen2734]

also... I vomited in my mouth a little bit watching this. Brutal.

[@DanPugh]

My 11 year old daughter thinks this is the greatest video ever.

[@joenatsuko1760]

I find it strange that the aphids don't move very much after their neighbors get gobbled up right next to them.

[@Anna13Tonks]

I dont' know why I'm laughing so much. It's probably the music. Cool video

[@KiddsockTV]

Gotta love Kevin McLeod and his Incompetech You should try his new one "Shadowlands" with this.