The Fish with Incredible Shooting Aim | Planet Earth III Behind the Scenes | BBC Earth

Join the #PlanetEarth3 crew as they search the mangrove forests of Indonesia to find and film the unusual hunting tactics of the archerfish. This skilled predator uses an effective water pistol to shoot its prey, but it turns out bugs aren't their only target!
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[@pratik26ms]

Fish spitting at cameraman be like "did you just call me shy? Prrrttt"

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Lol

[@lindaseel9986]

" Damn paparazzi!" 😂😂😂

[@sallybjonesjones4276]

Lol amazing fish.

[@Archangel_Reez]

😂😂😂

[@Russia-bullies]

😁

[@chrislochner4038]

Super interesting how they knew to go for the human eyes.

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

Maybe they assumed it was some kind of insect

[@Deathwish026]

@@dariocaporuscio8701 aye possibly the shinyness of the eye. we also have to think from there perspective and how differently there perception of sight is that a shiny object a meter above the water flickers slightly and that must be like a beacon for there perception. meaning his eye moving. its brilliant stuff

[@shanecormier1]

Honestly, the dedication to film a small fish is really amazing. Thanks for bringing it to us, and the shot in the eye was the highlight.

[@blazingblade7061]

😅 yeah stop talking start filming

[@jack-uv6mt]

lol go away shooo be gone @@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1

[@RogerMunns]

This really captures what it was like for us to film the Archer fish for Planet Earth 3. Very proud to have filmed the underwater for this sequence.

[@davidedebenedictis]

Which camera did you use for the slow motion?

[@RogerMunns]

@@davidedebenedictis A Phantom Veo 4K

[@Deathwish026]

thankyou for your awsome work sir

[@lorddevil863]

I can confirm that these fishs are amazing. I live in the Eastern Asian part of the world, you can buy archerfish at the local fish street here. They live in brackish water (not salt, not fresh, in between) and I had a 80 gallon tank setup. I had 3 archerfishs living with some Sliver Moonys and Spotted Scat. I couldn't really get crickets to feed them because the top of my tank wasn't fully sealed, but I could replicate their natural environment the best I could and put branches above the water and gave them hiding spots with some fake roots under water. The fun part was, I would put dried shrimps on drifferent locations on the branches and just watch the archerfish takes aim at the target and shoot them down. Some archerfish are actually capable of jumping out of the water to catch a meal too if its close enough to the surface.

[@miqotelover]

You should have made your own youtube channel, and recorded it, you'd get millions of views.

[@savvon420]

HAIL SATAN@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1

[@ashlei315]

@lorddevil863 Would love to see a clip of your archerfish in action!

[@shaun2301-gr8bj]

they are south American, they live in south America mostly

[@ballistic350]

I have 2 of these thats been in fully freshwater for years and 4 clouded ones from Myanmar and Thailand, those are freshwater only

[@jametalboy]

So much patience and hardwork by the team and the fish... The camera shot of half above & half underwater is awesome... This fish is really a silent predator...thanks to BBC EARTH

[@praveenX]

This footage is worth all the patience, hard work, and pain!

[@uniworkhorse]

The footage is insanely clean. Well done, the patience is amazing for these type of crews.

[@i-chunhuang8413]

Amazing footage!! Kudos to the crews for working hard on getting these!!

[@personalgymt.d.t7352]

😮

[@danicagraves1074]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@buzzyboo6673]

We always appreciate how beautiful and awe inspiring the filming is from BBC, but these videos show us how difficult it can be to obtain. Thank you for your fantastic work! 😊❤

[@72marshflower15]

Just don’t get your “news” from them..

[@StacheCam]

Spitting fish is my kind of fish

[@thatrogueguy123]

I heard Tom Cruise likes the swallowers

[@mark-ish]

​@@thatrogueguy123projecting 😅

[@tomas12912]

This is really amazing how can fish see through water surface precisely! Evolution is fantastic! 👍

[@davidpalen2543]

there is no possible way these fish evolved

[@sciencelab4225]

​@@davidpalen2543Just because you can't think of a way they could have evolved does not prove that there is no way. I recommend the books by Richard Dawkins. Evolution is absolutely magnificent and incredibly complex and learning about it is so much fun!

[@tomas12912]

@@davidpalen2543 If you have time for it like millions years, it is possible 😁

[@Leo-jf3rf]

Oh bless you x@@davidpalen2543

[@grahamb701]

Certainly is fantastic the way these fish kept practicing this skill for millions of years until they got it right, all the while going hungry. The reason fish have schools is so they can teach about the refraction of the light as they spot their prey from below the surface of the water; the calculation of the parabolic path of the water jet; the physics of water moving through the air to hit the target with enough force to dislodge it; calculate the trajectory of the insect falling and begin to move to the point it will land in the water. Most of all teaching perseverance - when the exercise seems so pointless keep trying because sometime one of us will get it all figured out and then have the intelligence to teach the rest of us what we needed to know to get our food.

[@BladedCreed]

It is nice to see the people behind these amazing shots. Give them a chance to some notoriety among the viewers

[@Ariezz_82]

The shape & color of a fish that looks ordinary but becomes extraordinary when it can search for prey in an unusual way.

[@sharkskingaming6783]

Never knew these fish exist. Amazing.

[@phillychannel394]

That's amazing. The BBC crew should at least interview one archer fish to know how they developed their shooting skills

[@user-tk3uk8pi2q]

I love BBC❤

[@shubhamraj25]

🤨 📷

[@riazijabar5296]

Ayo

[@Ducktility]

Me too, just not the BBC news

[@egonvirmann9467]

Awesome documentaries! Hope you guys never stop making these!

[@SB_kilsgb]

When I was a kid, I used to play a Yoshi game on the Nintendo 64. In one of the levels (water level) you had fish just like these, shooting water at you, to try and get you to fall into the water; so they can eat you. It used to scare the shit out of me playing through that level. Absolutely amazing animals.

[@nomenestomen3452]

love this "behind the scene" kind of documentary. props to the team!

[@lotuslady01]

Awesome, stunning and mesmerizing photography. Thank you BBC and Sir Attenborough.

[@CrimsonPriestessofMiracles]

We have real life fish that can use Water Gun! 😂 4:42

[@LeprosuGnome]

I really appreciate the filming crew's work, it's an amazing educational and conservation service to humanity.

[@lubovmiroshnychenko4179]

Крутезна творча група BBC, дякую вам. Надхнення і удачі вам. Сподіваюсь очі оператора не постраждали. Рибу не навчили в дитинстві поводитись чемно.😘

[@Corusame]

'These waters are infested with giant man-eating crocs but don't worry we put googly eyes on the back of your heads' 'Will that really work?' 'Of course' 🤭😏

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Indian villagers who share their homes with tigers employ an almost identical technique, by wearing masks on the back of their heads. Tigers like to ambush the unwary from behind, so as the villagers travel through forest trails, they'll wear these masks. Can't knock it if it works.

[@wyldflwr]

​@ianmacfarlane1241 Except for the time it doesn't.

[@MisterK9739]

@@wyldflwr well of course it ain‘t 100% safe, but it‘s definitely better than nothing and it does have an effect

[@FarideLadak]

It’s fascinating that these small fish have this vision to see through water then out of water and so accurately spit water to catch their prey. Great work by the team to share with us such knowledge.

[@jovanibarrios213]

I was introduced to the Archer Fish in a PC game; “Impossible Creatures” beautiful fish !

[@bigmoneylove_27]

4 seconds in and the cameraman is getting spit water thrown at him violated 😂😂😂😂 0:04

[@tealsequins6864]

This was so cute and funny.... What an honor to be that cameraman 💚 thank you!

[@BlackStarASMR]

The water is so clear. Incredible.

[@yogiaja3686]

Can't we just see how amazing Raja Ampat is, hope I'll be able to visit it someday 🥰

[@rsraman3273]

One more great,,adventurous,,,filming,,& uploading with innumerable,,hardship,,hazard,,deep in water by BBC team. Simply,,incredible,,& to learn “ archfish” can even catch the bullet,,by water spout,,cannon. “” invaluable “”

[@muhammadridha4586]

Amazing

[@Aquinilia]

I just know there is such super fish like "archer fish" wow 😮 tks BBC for sharing this video...

[@Anonnius]

Thank you for the dedication this crew have :)))

[@shash22]

Crew: Archer fishes are shy Archer fish: "bombarding the crews' eyes with water cannon"😂😂😂

[@guruvittal]

Thanks for filming such wonders of the nature and bringing them to us, Hats off to your perseverance and efforts

[@driggerfireon5760]

We are indebted to these amazing people that have dedicated their lives to bring the wonders of our planet for all of us to see in the comfort of our homes. Beyond gratitude’s

[@merdyboy1]

This is whole another level of documentary shooting. PE is king of dedication and clarity in shooting.

[@RyanFox85]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3:10 this cricket getting blitzed by a stream of water is the best thing ive seen all day lol. Bonus points for the triple twist

[@zainmudassir2964]

Love how the fish spitting at the team lol

[@KrisDelaPena]

Those crickets are really good stuntmen.

[@mrinap]

The fish have been learning this since Mahabharata, to take revenge!

[@callmeandoru2627]

Fish unlocked range attack

[@mystrodds]

I also seen these amazing fish in person. The accuracy is 100%true! It is amazing

[@cMARVEL360]

These damn fish have been filmed for more than 30 Years 😂, I'm 34,m and even I remember watching these fish talked about on old Nature VHS Tapes. What i found funny though is that it seems that the people are well aware of how much these fish have been filmed, they are not starting to talk about the aspects around the shooting itself 😂 It is nice to see the fish become clearer and clearer over time with new Cameras.

[@yuruyuru-de1kd]

That was a kiss from fish 😘😘😘😘😘

[@murtazahussain1595]

Excellent, Dedicated Efforts. What an observation and focus, just excellent

[@DiabeteswithDrSarosh]

The bright shining eye was taken as an insect by the Archer !

[@Pumpkintiti]

Learned something new about these "Archer fish". How amazing this was to watch. TY ik filming was incredibly challenging at times. But I'm sure rewarding simultaneously. Perhaps we can get like a full episode of whatever you guys put out for us 😉

[@dtran1]

hats off to the team!

[@wolvessmileback]

“Didn’t I tell you all to clear out? *spit*

[@justayoutuber1906]

Archerfish are in the "Danger Zone!"

[@kartikvohra9170]

Fish was telling BBC to go back to England.

[@williamjayaraj9257]

Wonderful video. Thanks.

[@devaraputra8830]

Priceless!

[@bduffy1215]

How absolutely amazing!!

[@NK_Khoo-Malaysian]

Archer fish can be found in the fresh water river. I did catch one many years ago and bred it in the aquarium tank.

[@jackieeastom8758]

Well FISHSPIT,takes on a new meaning now!

[@JamieMoxon]

One of the best bits of the first episode were these fish!

[@sanjeevnaba6292]

Really amazing captures....

[@nguyenvominhkhoi9877]

Cool footage of a fish that I have been curious about for a long time, thanks a lot

[@mrsewern2390]

Good

[@freak227z]

First 10 seconds of the video and I have already liked! Such an amazing work, love those fishes ❤

[@jasonn6306]

'Use Water Gun!'

[@macabrecreation1067]

all that jut to see a fish spit 😂

[@invisiblewing2002]

Fish - I want to poke your eye.

[@carriemae6584]

If a fish spits in your eye and you're a camera person, stop shooting footage immediately!!! 😆

[@mihirkumar332]

Hats off great work ❤🙏

[@furstfr]

Sniper fish

[@christieknowles716]

I have one of these fish and he is absolutely amazing. My favorite fish by far.

[@cyruslad5462]

Please tell me it's called Rex Hunt or Robin Hood or something

[@alishademmery3581]

Gorgeous animals

[@addiebaybayan]

Nice stunt for the camera man hahaha

[@chekkygurl182]

Must be such an awesome job to have, rewarding over the pain points

[@parrycarry]

I learned about the Archerfish as a kid because they are in Impossible Creatures... used an Artillery unit. I liked them. :)

[@FunnyPetsStory]

Best nature guys 😮 1:20

[@thomasthornton5737]

Hello from Seattle, WA. (North West USA) This is truly great work. Thank you all. 😀👍👍👍❤

[@DanielVictor-qw6fh]

Archer fish has developed a technic of shooting water out of its mouth .

[@mukeshsharma4433]

Nice Work Dear, Weldon

[@Kaienhere]

Pretty cool to see the behind the scenes

[@user-wd5ys6vv8y]

That fish is aptly named

[@yamikagevg7841]

One of those fish belongs to the Arlong group

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

A dynamic trick indeed!

[@sptil912]

incredible!

[@drphot6050]

Much respect to all involved... I guess my great-grandfather was an Archerfish in his past life (11 kids) lol

[@DRJupe1606]

Generally I hate BBC for the biased coverage as news service but BBC Earth is exception. Its amazing.

[@keekl6870]

Archerfish are the llamas and alpacas of the aquatic world.

[@johnthorpe1349]

Water is so beautiful ❤

[@anonymously241]

Wao! 😲 Spitting Tilapia 🐠

[@eggyx2734]

ayyy a spitting fish lol

[@FunnyJurassicPets]

best nature and wild animals

[@thiagopollo]

Great!

[@mr.matrix1430]

They learn Water Gun!😅😅😅

[@charmh.422]

Fish has more game than me, I literally could be next to a trash can throwing stuff and I still miss.

[@dararinuramali]

This incredible fish is the pupil of Katara! 😱

[@notsohandytim5090]

Mind blowing. 😵‍💫

[@patrickmuhwheeney6518]

How are they so accurate with no stereoscopic eyesight?

[@john1107]

Waow! Very cool!

[@Teshake]

Wow!