Psocodea: The Lice - Order Spotlight

✂️ Lice may bring back some bitter childhood memories, but they can be more than meets the eye! Tiny and often unnoticed - Lice are a diverse order of insects full of surprises. Learn what they are, how they keep busy, and why you want some of them in your backyard ✂️
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[@kdem.2207]

AAAAHHHH THE LICE ARE ATTACKING MEEEE

[@RomulusTheWild6693]

I personally love bark lice every year when I go hiking at Ivanhoe or other nature trails in summer I see them walking up a maple or oak tree together like a mini herd of cattle and in flight they actually remind me of a moth or a cicada

[@insectspotlightproject]

They are absolutely adorable. The tree cattle name for Cerastipsocus venosus is SO fitting

[@RomulusTheWild6693]

@insectspotlightproject honest question I know that barklice use silk to defend themselves and the silk doesn't harm the tree, but does it help the trees, or is it just neutral. By help, I mean shielding the trees from their main predators like wood boaring insects and the fungal infection they carry?

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@RomulusTheWild6693 I havent been able to find any info on this but it certainly is a very interesting question! I assume it would form some sort of protection - not sure how significant it would end up being, but that silk can get pretty dense when the lice are in large numbers!

[@thisheccboi]

I absolutely LOVE this series. Maybe if you ever finish it you could also tell us the orders of non insects, or even plants!!

[@insectspotlightproject]

I am a fan of all ecology so def not ruling it out! Im not sure if Id start a side channel for the other orders though or just post here. Ill probably be doing arthropod and other creepy crawlies for quite a while though first, as thats where I see the biggest information gap and misinformation spread. Thank you so much for the support!

[@thisheccboi]

@@insectspotlightproject ofcourse! thank you for making these videos in the first place, I hope you know how appreciative I am, and I can’t wait for these videos to blow up.

[@GCM-wl3kr]

Just found your channel! Cool videos! Hope you keep making them! Super-interesting for us amateur entomologists!

[@insectspotlightproject]

Thank you so much 😄 Def gonna try to keep up the content! 🙌

[@Montydragon]

Thank you for spotlighting lice! Uncomfortable as the parasitic group is, they're also fascinating in how many adaptations they have. I had the privilege of scanning some poultry lice recently and it's incredible to see how complicated they are (if bothersome to my poor chickens)

[@insectspotlightproject]

Yo thats awesome!! Yea the lengths parasites go to adapt perfectly to their host is WILD

[@floodedmoat]

Not exactly a louse fact, but booklice are predated by the fittingly named book scorpion, which can also be found in books. Similarly, bark scorpions can also feed upon bark lice, at least as juveniles when they are comparatively sized. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a pubic scorpion.

[@insectspotlightproject]

UNFORTUNATELY??

[@insectilluminatigetshrekt5574]

You should do more arachnid orders, but great video

[@insectspotlightproject]

Haha dont worry next arachnid order will be in the next couple videos!

[@BrolyOrAurak]

KZbin just randomly stopped notifying me about your uploads! Wtf! Im gunna catch up from here tonight haha

[@BrolyOrAurak]

Also, I have absolutely no lice facts because I absolutely DESPISE lice therefore I refuse to learn their fun facts haha

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@BrolyOrAurak Lol fair enough 😂😂

[@chloereed8792]

"I'm going to try to keep this video under ten minutes" Why?!

[@insectspotlightproject]

Haha I might do some longer form content down the line but trying to keep it somewhat bite size for now! 😂

[@kakayagadost]

Hello my friend! I got 2 more questions for you 🎉🦗🌱☀️