The bug with a chubby tail full of dents

[@Nigtwisj]

25 seconds in and i was already smiling. "About the same size as one goat shit".

[@qsafex]

"I'm not the one to use American units, but this one is about the size of one goat shit" I'm dying lmao

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

You produce one of my favorite field biology videos...well done!

[@xeno9744]

watching your videos is like watching someone try to find a specific pokémon but irl and i love it

[@WeirdTroll666]

fr

[@cmr415]

@2:59 just raw dogging the camel spider lol

[@frankdughtank8327]

The Urchin / Radian Sun Beetle (Prionotheca coronata) is absolutely beautiful!

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

Bro put all his levels into his telson

[@giovannir.4449]

It's so cool that you were able to catch one in the process of capturing its prey and then running around holding the dead/dying animal like I would a sandwich

[@ColaBeGaming]

1 goatshit is the same as 0.00025462963 american football fields, for you non-american viewers.

[@GeneralApathy]

Thank you for converting an imperial unit to another imperial unit. I’m sure the non-Americans will appreciate your comment. I know I do.

[@pete5516]

As a non-American, I do not have the freedom to read this comment but I’m sure it was very helpful

[@bearschneider9183]

Literal shitposting tyvm

[@Headspr0uter]

other scorpions have industrial clamps while these guys have little safety scissors for hands

[@Cvd_B]

I see these videos and I like them before I even watch them, always alot of good information about the animals. Keep up the good work!

[@savvassimitsis9090]

I can't get enough of looking at that reddish quartz sand!

[@gcrauwels941]

Interesting proportion of those metasomal segments and the way it carries them. Every time I see one of your videos, I see something I didn't know existed. Thanks!

[@liammulder1213]

Your videos are so well made, and your knowledge is INSANE. Hopefully I'll become like you, love your work.

[@qv81]

You got my subscription for the American measure unit!

[@cactusthestupid7222]

I love how gently and fearlessly he picks up the spiders and beetles, and how much interest he has in these weird little animals that most people tend to avoid.

[@LeRoyt97]

3:45 probably the best candidate for a catchphrase for this channel haha

[@commanderpanda9356]

That boy THICC goddamn

[@GeneralApathy]

You got a bakery license for all that cake? Damn!

[@avbiker]

Your content is the best, but the fact you went out for pillar tails absolutely sent me over the edge!. Hands down my favorite scorpion they're so awesome!.

[@goawag]

Thanks for the video, I'm Jordanian and I'm learning a lot from your videos

[@derppogopvp7430]

Awesome video as always, i love the arachnids you find :)

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Brilliant content. _Always_ a thumbs up for this channel.

[@Inverts4Introverts]

I NEED some of those little pillar tails. Cute ass little goth lobsters.

[@potatopotato2635]

your videos are the very best. you get such good footage and i learn things

[@fernandoflores3161]

Funny and serious at the same time, love it!

[@sir.dave_]

Excellent video General thanks you very much for sharing all this details on each living being you find, its amazing how much details you know, not long ago i was watching a video from some scorpion venom farm here in youtube, they had Androctonus specimens to milk venoms but the guy commented that he had accidents with A. australis in the past but the most painful sting he ever experinced was from a Buthacus arenicola that he found in the wild, apparently he almost passed out from the pain, he ended up in hospital with a terrible pain that lasted a couple days and doctors told him that he was close to die, so careful with them tho, peace!

[@frankmacleod2565]

that is one cool looking scorpion. Robust little guys.

[@caribesh]

I‘m really afraid of bugs and arachnids in general, but your videos are actually cool and it’s nice to be able to see them through your perspective in a way... makes me less afraid. Also, it’s fun to see people doing things they’re passionate about! :)

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

What a funky little scorpio

[@gertballyhead]

that other dark scorpion you could find under a rock looked like an alpha chad scorpion

[@JezzusCrise]

u r straight up the human version of the pokedex.

[@JustGetUp]

thanks for sharing what you do, its so interesting

[@RA-ov5cw]

We have these Empusa in the south of France too.

[@JustMakinProgress]

i love your videos.

[@yhorm8735]

I did enjoy, and your welcome.

[@LiarJudas666]

the gecko is very cute

[@stevemiller2296]

bro never ever ever handle a camel spider like that again I'm already traumatized

[@blazelo1301]

I’m a big fan of buge.

[@ApocDevTeam]

Funny how that Gecko is cleaning its eyeball with its own tongue.

[@Bugsman333]

This is truly amazing video with epic footages and very interesting information. You deserve subscribe from me !

[@keekedup]

thanks for the post bug man

[@pumpkinchow]

I wonder what the main diet of those worm snakes are since they are small and not much for worms in the desert sands 🤷‍♂️

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

Ants maybe?

[@0Regie]

Dino spider, dino spider, dino spider, dino spider

[@insecta75]

Wow amazing video❤

[@ranke]

Goatshit the new measurement!!! ❤

[@SithMami]

When are you gonna post a new video? I can't wait!

[@carolynallisee2463]

I don't know how true this is but I was taught this rough 'rule of thumb' for determining how venomous a scorpion is. Basically you compare the size of it's tail to the size of its claws. If the claws are large and the tail small and skinny, its sting isn't that powerful. On the other hand, if it's claws are puny compared to its thick and chunky tail, you need to watch out. Going by this 'rule-of-thumb', I'd say this scorpion species is one you need to treat with great caution! The worm-snake was simply delightful, too. In fact, I thought that, if suitably scaled up, it would stand in for an Arrakis Sandworm from the SF novel, 'Dune'.

[@GeneralApathy]

Rules of thumb concerning venom, especially when dealing with taxons capable of causing fatalities, are risky. In my opinion, they should be avoided. For scorpions specifically, genera like Hemiscorpius and potentially Zabius are examples of why such a rule should be avoided. There are also opposing exceptions, such as some Paravaejovis species.

[@carolynallisee2463]

@@GeneralApathy Thankyou! As I live in the UK, where the only scorpion species is non-native and kind of restricted to the south east of the country, I've never seen a living scorpion. About the only other thing I really know about scorpions is that if you go to a country where they live, you need to check your shoes before you put your feet in them

[@hinz1]

2:10 a real danger noodle!

[@g_eazy9153]

Please do more scorpion species

[@gretashapiro4118]

I was wondering why you just didn't grab them

[@thejuiceisloose]

the primary eyes on the pillar-tailed scorpions and the Buthacus are pretty big compared to some I've seen, are they more visually-oriented or are they about as blind as other scorpions?

[@GeneralApathy]

Presumably this trait is conducive to better vision. Generally, smaller eyes are found on scorpions that leave their burrow infrequently. An extreme progression of this trend in evolution is what causes a troglodyte scorpion to eventually lose its eyes. There are many exceptions to this trend, however.

[@FungalBunghole]

fought some of these in wu kong

[@r0bingoodfell0w]

6:30 what is this bug the scorpion is hunting?

[@thomas_walker]

is there any research on the orthochirus' venom?

[@GeneralApathy]

There are several articles on the components of the venom of O. scrobiculosus (check on PubMed), however, they are not the kinds of sources I would use to estimate the severity of the effects on humans.

[@TidesInAgora]

Anything but the metric system

[@frankdughtank8327]

0:29 😂