The Most Dangerous Insects in the World

Discover the chilling world of dangerous insects! From killer fleas to murder hornets and deadly caterpillars, learn about their terrifying abilities and the cutting-edge Florida experiment to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes!
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[@mtevilone]

I had a neighbor with a Rottweiler, who was digging in the ground. My thought was a mouse or a gopher, so I encouraged him. Suddenly he start yelping, and the ground hornets were out in force. I went through their gate, and unhooked his leash while both of us were getting stung. We ran about 50 yards before they started going back to their nest. I was more concerned about the dog, and watched as dozens of them crawled out of his hair. Between the 2 of us, we were stung hundreds of times, and I thank God that I was not allergic. The neighbor thanked me, and I helped him destroy the nest. He had the perfect area for his dog, that had shade all day, but not with those wasps there.

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

You’re a hero for that dog

[@jrmckim]

I was at a bbq with family when my cousins bf was stung by a bee. He had been stung before several times and was never allergic. It wasnt until he got a tattoo that he became very allergic to them. Most people think anaphylaxis only happens super fast but thats not always the case. He started to feel bad about 20 minutes afterwards. He thought he had just gotten too hot (we live in Louisiana) so he went inside and laid down. About 30 minutes later my cousin is screaming that he is blue and not breathing. Several of us in my family are nurses and first responders so we immediately checked for a pulse and there wasnt one. We started chest compressions while the helicopter was on its way. We got his heart started again but he was brain dead. It was so sad and something as a nurse, I wont forget.

[@jond661]

The previous attacks were likely the cause of becoming allergic. You get more allergic the more you get stung. The tattoo likely had nothing to do with it.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@jond661 depends, there are plenty of older tatoo inks that are either allergenic, carcinogenic or both. Most of those are illegal in the EU and the US, but still used in less developed countries where governments have no power, will or incentive to enact customer or worker protective legislation, and can be bought cheaply online from those countries, sometimes with falsified contents declarations to pass the standard superficial customs inspection.

[@thegamingchef3304]

I stepped on a bees nest and they lit my ankle up lol. Just hurt in my ankle obviously. But then a week later I got stung again...I had a reaction I never had as my hand and arm started swelling and even my throat started feeling like it was swelling...I never had a reaction like that. I was wondering if it was because I was stung so many times in a short period. Or if it was bees have different venoms and different types can cause different reactions. They were 2 different bee types that stung me. Ive been stung in the head before and never had reactions.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

@@thegamingchef3304 That sounds like you've developed an allergy. You should probably try and avoid getting stung again, because it could be worse next time. If you think it's likely you will get stung get an EpiPen and keep it handy.

[@firstnamelastname6216]

Oh sh*t, so he never recovered??.... 😔

[@dcsteve7869]

Not an insect but we all know the most dangerous is the giant spider you barely see running across the floor in the dim light right as your getting to sleep only to lose sight of him behind the dresser or under your bed. We all know that guy is just waiting to kill you in your sleep

[@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr]

Had this happen with a silver fish (centipede) years ago in my room right as I was about to fall asleep.. I spent 3 HOURS(!) moving dressers and stuff to find him and finally I got ‘em. It was the best feeling ever 😂

[@amosbackstrom5366]

I've made peace with the spiders, if I find a big spider in the house I'll put it outside but I just let the little guys ride

[@tinaroberts5858]

​@amosbackstrom5366 spider's are the least of our worries. I, personally, love spiders especially jumping spiders.

[@PhreekPestilence]

Some of you aren't Australian and it shows.

[@mattball420]

Its waiting to fend of smaller pests and set up free fly tape, tf you got against him?

[@ProfVaharrak]

Killer caterpillar is Lonomia obliqua not Vespa Luctuosa (that was the wasp)!

[@danielmatarazzo3678]

I was wondering if anyone else caught that. They seem to have copied the genus and species from the pervious entry on the wasp.

[@bdbgh]

I've had dengue fever before, a week of body aches and high fever is hell, and I caught the least harmful version of the dengue virus. A friend of mine caught the one where you bleed out of everywhere and had to be hospitalized for a long time.

[@jonhall2274]

Where is the location that is assumed you and your friend caught dengue fever from?

[@bdbgh]

@@jonhall2274 I live in south east asia, all 4 serotypes of dengue is endemic here

[@davidlloyd3116]

Fortunately there’s a vaccine for Dengue now

[@HaimRich94]

I've had Denguee, Chikungunya and Zika... each one is worst than the others xD

[@cherrydragon3120]

​@@bdbghthanks, now i know where never to go

[@Kellen6795]

This entire episode is nothing but a giant "Nooooooooooooooope!"

[@jparbiter1972]

No mention of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (three things that should never be put into one thing) whose venom is not particularly deadly, but is so bloody painful it can make the victim go into shock or lose consciousness, presenting additional mortality risks.

[@nunya_bizniz]

No mention because nobody dies from them unless anaphylaxis. Same as a honey bee.

[@patwentland6191]

Simon you missed the “jack jumper ant” from Australia. They are incredibly venomous and have been known to be lethal.

[@darthtac]

Sounds more dangerous than the Drop Bear.

[@andrewstrongman305]

Jumping Jacks are a species of bull ant, but yeah, they pack the nastiest sting I've ever suffered.

[@CaptBlackCamaro]

I feel like Australia doesn’t count, may as well be alien creatures…

[@JustTryingToYoutube]

Of course it’s from Australia 😂

[@hajhirmoshfegh9162]

Yeah, the bull ant is quite an aggressive species also. They will attack anything.

[@joemyers5302]

A few errors I found. First, that's a Hoverfly nectaring on a flower during the Wasp segment, it has much shorter antennae. Secondly, you show the taxonomic name Vespa luctuosa for both the Wasp and Assassin caterpillar (which is Lonomia obliqua). Thirdly, the caterpillar is a silkworm and emerges as a Moth after it pupates.

[@EmilyJelassi]

As someone who is a mosquito magnet, they can’t release the modified males soon enough! I’ve tried every single insect repellent and none of them work! I’m pretty sure they would find me on Pluto. I always carry an Epi-pen with me and my family all know how to use it properly. I don’t understand why there are so many lethal and absolutely terrifying wasps.. definitely overkill!

[@SegwayBossk]

I put 95% deet concentrate on my legs, and watch as mosquitoes swarm like I seasoned myself Edited for spelling

[@fozthepoet8274]

Mosquitoes are like most things affected by circadian rhythms. If affected by day biters sit more in the shade, if affected by night biters remain under lights. Also mosquitoes appear to be attracted to certain colours, red, orange and black being the worst colours to wear, while white, blue, and green are better at repelling. However cyan is supposedly another such colour that attracts so blue may be dependant on shade. Also mosquitoes are attracted by scent so wearing scent-less deodorant can help you to avoid being bitten as well.

[@janaskibo871]

My mother is incredibly allergic to mosquitoes. She will die without intervention. She's a nurse though so that has helped her deal a bit. I'm sorry for your struggles

[@skwerleyz]

Ya left "vespa luctuosa" up when the caterpillar was being introduced

[@broadsidedarth7801]

While on vacation in mexico a decade ago I buried my feet in the sand on the beach while I was tanning. The sand was hot so I didn't even feel the army of sand fleas that were feasting on my ankles. Luckily didn't contract any diseases, but it itched for months afterwards

[@SB-md8df]

My grandfather had caught malaria. I was still a kid, and remember first being confused because he never left the US and wrongfully thinking that was a disease only in other countries. Then just... Sad. He lived, but it left a clear permanent mark on his well-being. His kids joked he could survive being shot and ran over by cars and thrown through glass, and still he continued to walk around like he'd been untouched, but a bug bite ruined his life and health.

[@jrmckim]

You're not wrong tho. I'm a former nurse and only read about malaria patients in books. It's pretty rare here.

[@SegwayBossk]

Guy at the office building I work in got malaria and died. He was an old guy but worked in the mail room and was quite active. They dedicated the mail room to him and have a plaque on the wall outside

[@Jack.Waters]

It is amazing humans live past 10 years old with all the things in the world that will bite, sting or stab with great detriment.

[@MrEnjoivolcom1]

We used to not. Like, A LOT. Baby coffins ⚰️ were big business. Medicine (notably antibiotics) finally caught up.

[@Jack.Waters]

@@MrEnjoivolcom1. Sorry. I was being sarcastic to the known idiocy of humans.

[@deanburns2063]

They know how easy we as humans can get a squad wipe. Ask the sharks.

[@Aijia_Vance]

Kids bite back in my experience.

[@negativeindustrial]

I nearly did not survive my 1980s childhood in Texas. I’ve had encounters with wild bore, aligators, cottonmouth, copperheads, and rattlers of two different varieties and I’ve also been bitten/stung by all manner of “wasp”, a brown recluse as well as a scorpion. All within the first 10 years of my life. I’m better at avoiding these things these days.

[@martinstallard2742]

0:32 fleas 2:52 wasp 5:26 the assassin caterpillar 6:51 the monarch butterfly 8:15 the kissing bug 10:03 the tsetse fly 11:34 the mosquito

[@teresapyeatt3698]

You rock thank you

[@marvins7271]

@@teresapyeatt3698 excactly the mosquite should be nr. 1

[@marvins7271]

Malaria

[@teresapyeatt3698]

@marvins7271 he kinda implies that at the end.

[@EtotheFnD]

What about The Wu-Tang Killa Beez?

[@eaphantom9214]

Mosquitos 🦟 HAVE to be on this list! 😨

[@allantaylor420]

Wow Simom talked about where I live, Rio Grande do sul, and thank God I never seen one of those caterpillar 🐛

[@vineheart01]

it makes sense that the tiny things are way deadlier than the big thing. The big thing is noticable, and actively kills, so it gets attention. Small things go unnoticed majority of the time until they have already bit you and the slow process can begin.

[@megansfo]

Yellow Jackets can be very agressive this time of year when they are most active. I accidentally stepped on a nest once andthey chased me into my house, stinging my head mostly. I had the worst headache ever after that.

[@j3i2i2yl7]

Yes, yellow jackets are crazy aggressive. If disturbed, the whole hive immediately attack and chase, and they make nests in places that are easy to accidently step on. I watched a guy spray a stream of wasp spray at a hole from 10 feet away, and 4 yellow jackets immediately shot out of the hole and followed the stream back to him. They chased him about 50 feet.

[@jnawk83]

hornet nest removal videos can be so satisfying to watch. nasty bastids getting their comeuppance.

[@JoelMogwasa]

Thanks for this terrifying episode, this education will keep me, my family and friends safe.

[@Tirani2]

Two things... I'm surprised the lowly tick didn't make the list. Also, there are serious ecological consequences for wiping out mosquitoes. They are a giant part of the food chain for birds, bats, and others. I have mixed feelings about the Florida plan.

[@reasonsvoice8554]

We need to quit fcuking with nature I so hope the human race ends up extinct

[@avalanche1990]

Of course its Florida. Why am I not surprised

[@odinfromcentr2]

Ticks aren't insects. They're arachnids.

[@jmoney6043]

Who cares about bats

[@nunya_bizniz]

Very few mosquitos actually are pests. Killing the ones that spread disease will not hurt the environment. That is an old myth and just plain misinformation.

[@MusicalRaichu]

Last time I got stung by a wasp, I lost consciousness. Bee stings are also extremely painful for me.

[@Pr0digyZRX]

Simon's surprise comes through at some of the most awkward moments lol

[@just4stringsandsteve]

I live in the US and the kissing bug has been moving further north due to warm weather. I live in eastern Indiana about halfway through the state from north to south. We most definitely have the kissing bug here as well as the brown recluse spider.

[@DerrillGuilbert]

Oh shit, another reason to fix global warming. You know, if we needed one.

[@patrickscalia5088]

I got bitten by a kissing bug in central Missouri just a few weeks ago. I felt the bite, which felt like a horsefly, and after knocking the damn thing off my arm I recognized it as definitely being a "true" bug (order hemiptera) but wasn't aware of any parasitic bugs in that area. So I thought it was probably an assassin bug that I had offended somehow. They arent parasitic but will bite defensively. But an assassin bug didn't entirely make sense as the coloration was wrong for an assassin bug and the bite didn't hurt like blazing hell as an assassin bug's is said to (like a wasp sting) and instead only briefly hurt, not badly at all, but then itched like crazy. I did a google search for parasitic bugs (hemipterans) native to the region and google -- the font of all knowledge -- let me down and literally didn't come back with anything at all. Until I watched this video I had no idea I'd been bitten by something potentially dangerous (thanks Simon -- you might have saved me from a severe impact on my health) but the bug that bit me was definitely the same one in the video, coloration and all. I'm seeing my doctor soon and I will tell him about the bite and hopefully I can get this "simple blood test" that Simon mentioned to make sure I don't have any creepy-crawly protozoans living it up in my bloodstream.

[@Disc_11]

As much as we hate mosquitos, nothing good comes from completely eradicating a whole species integral to the food chain (as a source of food AND as a source of population control, whether that be to humans or any other mammal) History has shown time and time again that adding or removing species from locations can have drastic changes to local wildlife, almost 99% of the time being negative. IMO, it would be better if we made the medications that counter the diseases carried by mosquitos more affordable and accessible (especially in the poorest regions of the world where most of the infections occur) and bumped up the use of counter measures like netting, noxious chemicals (THAT ARE NOT HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT), screen meshing on windows, and protective clothing.

[@xessenceofinsanityx]

Unfortunately a lot of those countermeasures aren't as useful as they could be - a lot of user error involved in netting and clothing, and in areas where pesticides have been used mosquitos are actually developing immunity. In addition you have increased urbanisation and land clearance brining their reservoirs closer to humans, plus a brand new issue we've been finding in recent years where climate change is causing the mosquitos that carry deadly diseases to spread to previous non-endemic areas. Dengue fever and malaria, coming soon to your European city! Mosquitos may just be the rare case where eradicating a certain species (we're talking just the disease carrying genera like anopheles and aedes; not eradicating the entire species) MIGHT actually be more beneficial than detrimental. Might. ...in case you couldn't tell, I LOVE talking about climate change and vector-borne diseases 😂

[@iteerrex8166]

My last experience with bees was a few years ago at my parents. As I went from the back yard to the garage a vicious yellow jacket that wouldn’t stop stinging attacked my ear. My ear swelled up, the pain went away in a couple of days, but itching kept on going. Next week I went to mow their back of the backyard, a wild area that belongs to the city, but the homeowners must take care of. As I was mowing 3 bumblebees came out the ground, and one of them attacked the same injured ear. I ran away but the damage was done. Half of my head swelled up red, my ear was hanging down. The itch was out of this world, it would wake me up from sleep. After two weeks my ear turned gray, and after another week that gray skin peeled off. I had been stung many times before, but this was totally messed up. Maybe the combination of the two venoms, turned into super venom 🤦‍♂️

[@obscureorca]

jesus... fucking nature man, its brutal.

[@clipsedrag13]

Iteeerex the grey

[@iteerrex8166]

@@obscureorca They were kinda defending themselves, but Ay ya yay smh.

[@obscureorca]

@@iteerrex8166 yeah I wasnt blaming the wasps or anything, they are programmed to do that shit, thats exactly whats so mindblowing to me, how indifferent nature really is

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

There was a young man in San Antonio, Texas that contracted typhus from a flea bite (about a week ago) who ended up having to have BOTH hands amputated as well as all of his toes. BE DILIGENT, PEOPLE!

[@brianartillery]

What's the deadliest insect of all? The Hepatitis Bee, of course. What?

[@jessesloan864]

Polonium Wasp, comrade...

[@swj719]

Get out

[@wyattjack1684]

I didn’t know bees could get AIDS. That’s crazy

[@wmdkitty]

Oh, fer the love of... take my upvote and get out.

[@JaredLS10]

@@wmdkitty r/angryupvote

[@multipl3]

Fun fact. Mosquitos carry out more pollination than bees. They are essential to our eco system if not more but they dont get the same PR

[@soniasamivillin743]

5:01 I feel ya, Simon. I'm also creeped out.

[@5688gamble]

Wasps generally will ignore you if you aren't threatening. Both bees and wasps will defend their nests feociously, wasps are more willing to defend themselves- an individual bee will largely ignore quite rough handling, being quite unlikely to sting. I had to walk close past an active wasps nest over and over last year and I always had a phobia, but I realized that even with all of the ativity, I was not getting stung, or even investigated. They become more of an issue because of allergies and because you can easily provoke them when you are afraid or unaware of their presence. They can be annoying, but like bees they do so much good for us! They kill pests that eat our crops!

[@5688gamble]

Also, when a wasp sting is withdrawn, it stops umping venom until it can re-insert, in a bee it's venom sack detatches with muscles and pumps it's entire venom reserve into you. So the attack pattern is a bit different. a wasp has tp remain attatched to sting, a bee doesn't!

[@samevans9285]

I was stung by a wasp on my arm whilst asleep recently, i wasnt moving, panicking or being remotely threatening.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

It depends on the species. Some wasps are almost placid, while others barely need an excuse to sting you.

[@andycopland3179]

Depends on the time of year too. Fruit can decompose into alcohol, wasps drink it and turn into assholes. Google if you don't believe.

[@Kier4n99]

I've had bees sting me because they didn't like the way I walked. Fk 'em

[@josephherman5790]

I just love your dry humor,plus you are very easy to understand.Also,all of your program are very insightful,thank you very much.

[@doodskie999]

Im from the Philippines and got stung by that Vespa Luctuosa. The sting was painful like someone pinched you real hard in a millisecond, luckily either the wasp did not i lnject venom or Im resistant to it as I did not feel any side effects, just a mild itchy part on where it stung me which went away in a few hours

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Politicians should be number one!!

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

It says "The Deadliest INSECTS". I'm not saying that I like politics, but I do know that they're not bugs.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

@@kittycatmeowmeow963 technically they are being parasites

[@iplayeddsharpminor]

I thought they were reptilian??

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

@iplayeddsharpminor according to QAnon. Or they've been watching Dr Who and believe that's real

[@kamukameh]

The insect at 3:07 is not a wasp but a hoverfly (in German: Waldvögelein, don't know if they are on more continents than Europe), totally different species and does not sting by the way.

[@huwday1131]

My dad was allergic to wasps (or possibly bees, we don't know) during his teenage years. He was stung on the neck and swelled up enough to impede breathing, requiring medical intervention. He has since been stung in later life with no significant reaction, so it looks like he grew out of it. Thing is, these allergies are often inheritable. I'm in my late thirties and have never been stung by either - so I still don't know if I'm significantly allergic. Here's hoping I never have to find out.

[@andrewbogard2411]

I negotiate with wasps and bees everytime I see them lol, you mind your own business and I'll mind mine lol.

[@ReyOfLight]

I was stung by wasps at times as a young kid, think I was about 5-7 years old last time I was stung. I didn't have any allergies at that time but have developed several allergies since so I'm terrified of wasps now because of not knowing how I'd react if getting stung. The allergies I have are at a point where I sometimes need to take emergency cortisone type medicine to ease the symptoms (despite taking antihistamines and asthma medicines to keep the symptoms under control a majority of the time) So yeah, terrified of wasps and panic if I see one nearby

[@cherrydragon3120]

I got no idea if i am allergic or not. Never been stung before. Still have to get close to these bastards in order to do my job. Wich is quite a nuissance

[@AltonV]

My grandpa once got stung by several wasps and though not allergic he became a bit delirious. I had to drive him to the ER to get some treatment for it

[@Kier4n99]

You've... never been stung by a bee?

[@CmoreTalkLess]

I love your videos man. So much. Killing me with how you are saying Chagas tho hahaha. I won't hold it against ya brotha.

[@jkirk1626]

Very well done condensing all this hard work and research. It is not easy.

[@MrDan708]

Before taking part in a guided hike in St John's Virgin Islands Nat'l Park, the lead park ranger warned us about the Jack Spaniard Wasp, a very territorial insect that will attack you in numbers if you disturb their nest, usually located on a large tree leaf.

[@PSwayBeats]

That fly gives birth to live birth like a mammal 11:29

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:35 - Chapter 1 - Fleas 2:55 - Chapter 2 - Wasps 5:30 - Chapter 3 - The assassin caterpillar 6:55 - Chapter 4 - The monarch butterfly 8:20 - Chapter 5 - The kissing bug 10:10 - Chapter 6 - The tsetse fly 11:40 - Chapter 7 - The mosquito

[@SilverDreamweaver]

Monarch Caterpillar* The butterfly is harmless; just really bitter.

[@sam55996]

The music for this video didn’t have to go so hard 🔥🔥🔥 “possible outcomes can be death” but the vibe is so good Simon!

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

I've had the unfortunate experience of being bitten by an Assassin bug which is a winged, predatory version of the Kissing bug and yikes that was painful and caused serious swelling. Felt like a splitter but made of molten metal 😮 I think I was 8 or 10 and I still remember it well.

[@OhioGentlemenArms]

Yeah it always works when we introduce an animal to an environment. The world has a great track record.

[@Randleray]

While the genetic plan for the mosquitos sound very futuristic, it is actually a working idea. China and other countries in Asia had a similar idea: They treated strey animals (cats and dogs) in suburban areas with a toxin, that only affects blood sucking insects, the target was mostly mosquitos. And it kinda worked. Worked in China years ago during late summer and since of late, I have a very direct comparison to Japan, where I stayed as an academic: In Japan I got killed by mosquitos. In China, almost no bites...

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

I was stung by a wasp several years back. My tongue started to feel too big for my mouth, then my face started to burn as it swelled. Then my throat swelled shut. And that was the day I discovered I was allergic to wasps.

[@tawnyaelliott1268]

Been there, did that. Please carry an Epi Pen in the future.

[@WorldWalker128]

If you want to trap Murder Hornets, use a mouse glue-trap. Saw another dude on youtube do it. The idea behind it is that once they're trapped on it, they emit distress hormones which attract other Murder Hornets who then land on the glue trap as well in an attempt to assist its hive mate, then IT gets stuck and the cycle continues.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Decrepit June Parades + Asian Giant Hornets = COMEDYYYYYYYYYY!! 😳🤣

[@davidlloyd3116]

Simon, regarding the last article on gene modified mosquitoes, you could do a whole article on Crispr technology.

[@possum9010]

Seems like a horrible idea to kill off mosquitos. Can you imagine the ecological collapse that could be caused by removing such an abundant source of food for so many species?

[@nannettefreeman7331]

I think they're only planning on wiping out the three species of mosquitos that carry disease. There are over 3000 species. Still, unforeseen consequences...a thing. ✌🏼

[@Megan-sf5vf]

I understand the danger they pose, but wiping out mosquitoes entirely just sounds like a terrible, terrible idea.

[@trevordick272]

Why? They provide almost zero benefit to the environment, and are incredibly dangerous in certain parts of the world. Otherwise they are pointless, parasitic pests.

[@nunya_bizniz]

Wiping out just the disease causing mosquitoes would be a net positive for all animals, including humans.

[@alexandercorey850]

Fleas killed 2 of my cats. Tried everything to get rid of them. Vaccumed every day and layed egg killer. Didn't go away till winter

[@ScissorsRockinPaper]

I have had sooo many monarch butterflies over the years. Here in Texas we had some in my 2-4 grade class rooms

[@bobbo3139]

ok so now i NEVER want to go outside, lol. Great video 👍

[@kayliewilliams8972]

My brother actually had lymes disease from a deer tick as a child. As a result he has tourettes and a terrible immune system. Insects/arachnids are literally terrifying

[@swj719]

Apparently there is a tick that gives you an allergy to, like, meat, and it is my greatest fear.

[@kayliewilliams8972]

​@@swj719Yeah AGS (Alpha-Gal Syndrome). It's usually caused by Lonestar ticks but other ticks haven't been ruled out so you always need to keep an eye on your skin when you're out in the woods! If it makes you feel better though it only affects 1-2% of bite victims

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

@@swj719Lyme disease is worse trust that

[@dingusdingus2152]

Lyme, as in the town in Connecticut. No s at the end

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Considering my farm upbringing (woods and swamp mostly), I'm frankly amazed I'm still alive. Was bitten by everything living 😮

[@andrewstrongman305]

Those 'murder hornets' wouldn't last long in Australia - for a start they are the ideal size for squash racquets. They would also face a host of hungry birdlife, to which a 5 cm wasp would be an easy meal.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

We have giant wasps / hornets in Australia (east coast). There's a species that preys on huntsman spiders. It's about the size of one of those big dark cockroaches. Surprised me once, I thought I saw a huntsman grappling with a cockroach that was a bit too big for him. Turns out it was a giant wasp dragging the larger huntsman away. This was inside my lounge room in a 3rd floor apartment, so I kind of freaked out.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

I have quite the addiction to Simon Wisler!

[@nashd1821]

at 5:16 good thing I haven't encountered that here in the philippines yet

[@drewrobinson5562]

My mother got west Nile from a mosquito. She survived it but ended up allergic to so much stuff she wasn't to before.

[@paulc6471]

“Why nature, why?!”

[@balazsvarga1823]

The Monarch butterlfy? Hm he looks kind of like a Venture!

[@JohnSims-su8tn]

😮 Good Lord that voice and beard ... So hypnotic 😮

[@MrG9002]

I need a Brain Blaze episode after that one. Making me itch.

[@paulduckworth1121]

And here I was thinking that it would start off with "When you think of animal killers you think of mammalian killers such as lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" LOL

[@bettyswallocks6411]

“There is absolutely no reason why it should not be rolled out on a planet-wide basis”. Nature: “Hold my beer, please”.

[@santaanna700]

Simon is slowly beginning to adopt that Churchill-esque mumble way of talking.

[@swj719]

And is slowly turning to a Churchill-esque "fuck it kill everything" mentality. 😂

[@yippeebaby]

lol this was my first thought when i started the vid. does anyone know what type of english accent Simon has? its the only one i struggle to understand but its so common haha

[@cryisfree69]

i remember my first severe anaphylactic reaction from a bee sting. Instead of doing the right thing when i started breaking out in a full body rash and having difficulty breathing I was told to lie down and let the various crystals my dad put on me heal me. nek minit im not breathing and its a mad dash to meet the ambulance because we lived 40km away from the nearest town.

[@MrJLCharbonneau]

Suggestion for a NEW CHANNEL- Medical Sideprojects. Do some in-depth and detailed dives into rare or interesting medical diseases and infections. My wife’s a pediatric nurse who specializes in hearts and some of the stories about those defects are fascinating.

[@ryandowney8743]

What could be so dangerous about the monarch butterfly? "DEPLOY THE ACID MAGNET!!"

[@RASK1904]

Terantula Hawk only seen a few.

[@briansmith1055]

Glad i live in Scotland

[@aceundead4750]

Idk when the mosquito info was dug up, or if multiple attempts at the same method have been tried, but there was a report within the last few years that altered male mosquitoes were actively avoided by female mosquitoes.

[@whosaidthat5236]

You wipe out mosquitos… as much as I would like that, it would cause far larger problems in the food chain. Mosquitoes and their evil spawns are a food source for many many many other creatures

[@timshulepov]

5:37 -- the title is left over from the previous insect ("vespa luctuosa")

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

I don't think wiping out the mosquitoes is a good idea. There have been many examples of humans unbalancing ecosystems in the past, basically none of them good. Too often we act before we think, and as much as alleviating human suffering is always good, we might regret something so radical.

[@francesrees4334]

I heared the man talking and footsteps ❤❤❤

[@andymouse]

Assassin caterpillar, Murder wasp, your making this up Language Lizard......cheers

[@deltaomega2136]

The mosquito plan at the end totally sounds like the set up to a sci-fi movie.

[@JaredLS10]

or a zombie movie like 28 Days Later or I am Legend.

[@skipd9164]

As a former service tech for a utility I know of flee issues. Some techs have been fleed. This means going into a basement that is unused and had flees. Upon going in they noticed seeing black patches and realized it was flees. Immediately got out and stripped calling for help. Also in some buildings before entering back hall you kick door to push cockroaches off door. Or go into a hall during hotspell and start slipping on floor because of maggots from trash.

[@browninplay]

I started my day with this video, and now I fear, I've made a huge mistake... Might just stay inside today and go back to bed

[@cherrydragon3120]

I don't know if eraddicating mosquito's is wise. Due to them being a food source for many animals that eat insects. BUT lowering their number wudnt hurt i guess. I mean sometimes in summer times i cycle to work and the sheer amount of these flying bastards that fly EXACTLY at the height of my face is just obnoxious to a new level☹️

[@namename9998]

Its not a matter of lowering numbers since that would mean less food for other animals. The problem is mosquitoes carrying disease and whether or not ecosystems would be fine if those species went extinct and whether another species would fill its place.

[@wesadams5128]

Monarchs have been booming since last week where I'm at. They are so pretty you pretty much have to stop and look everytime one flaps by. I definitely don't want to eat one but sometimes they will land ond your hand if you hold it out

[@jamess3241]

Murder hornet would be a kick-ass high School mascot. I would play for them

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Real bummer that Noah forgot to pack his mosquito smacker.

[@rjswas]

I am surprised there were not any from my lovely country of Australia.

[@AldrickExGladius]

6:54 PREPARE TO FEEL THE STING OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY! #42, bring the Monarchmobile around.

[@zacblake9249]

Well, this is delightful information that now will haunt my dreams and curdle my skin. Way to go, Mother Nature!

[@tawnyaelliott1268]

I am allergic to insect venom and must carry an epi pen with me. I am amazed how many people do not realize that being stung by a bee or wasp can be fatal.

[@shannononeill482]

They never watched "My Girl".

[@animesenpai1163]

I live in the Philippines and I've seen that specific type of wasp alot and they generally don't really care if humans are there as such they rarely bite.

[@jeremiahmitchell6420]

Take that skeeters

[@JoshMolczyk]

fexa nizza dol!

[@user-bp8fx6cx8o]

this video makes me wanna stay inside forever

[@tombruner9634]

So they want to wipe out a dangerous species of mosquito, do they? It will probably turn out that the only thing preventing the rabbits becoming sentient and carnivorous is that very mosquito. Then what? What will we do when faced with hyperintelligent flesh eating bunnies that breed exactly as you would expect given that they're bunnies?

[@TheDarkSkorpion]

They didn't think of that at all, have they? I was watching a documentary about the crusades and I saw the damage just one those killer rabbits did to King Arthur's knights. Took a man's head clean off, it did. Good thing they had a Holy Hand Grenade or their quest would've been over then and there

[@TheGloryofMusic]

I'd have thought that Mothra would be at the top of the list.

[@ayakotami3318]

The major one I'm allergic to is 🐝. Found out the hard way by time I was 13. I got stung a few times but I got stung again at 13 while visiting my Grandmother. A little later I felt sick and was told to lay down. Not long after I began to 🤢 and had trouble breathing. Called out from the restroom for her before I passed out. Next thing I remember was waking up in intensive care. Ever since then I have to keep an EpiPen on me as I'm severely allergic to them. Not fun when you develop an allergy to kill you. Especially since I'm allergic to the "Cilin" Family ( Penicillin, etc) too! 😅 😓 Basically I developed an allergy after enough stings which is possible. You can eventually develop it after enough stings and Anaphylaxis may not happen directly after. I had a friend who ate 🥜 and went into Anaphylaxis 20 minutes later. Lucky enough she got help in time like I had.

[@Gavin-my6jb]

What would you rather bee or a wasp

[@amosbackstrom5366]

What funny is when a wasp is stinging you she's actually just angrily laying eggs in you😂

[@davidlloyd3116]

I remember being stung by a giant hornet on my neck as a child. It was very painful.

[@mirthenary]

Got stung by a saddleback caterpillar once, that burned for a while. It was hiding under a castor bean leaf, didn't even know it was there and just brushed my hand against it