The Toxic Tiger Butterfly | Wild Monsoon

[@NatGeoAnimals]

As a caterpillar the tiger butterfly consumes poisonous leaves in order to develop its own signature toxin. What did you find most fascinating about this video?

[@mpoboy71]

I thought it was interesting that the spider knows it toxic and threw it away

[@sonicbaseballzoodreams]

What I like about this video is that the spider let go of the tiger butterfly, because he knows that the butterfly is toxic and poisonous. 🕷️🕸️🦋

[@emdutt4012]

The most intriguing part is the way of this butterfly become toxic.

[@yelinaivone3711]

The way you guys can capture all the details👏

[@AGDinCA]

It makes me wonder what preys on the tiger butterfly. Surely, it must have at least one predator.

[@giahypham4111]

Caterpillar: quietly munching Video: Tubtipidubdibitupdibiduptiiiii

[@freakzout666]

EXACTLY

[@Dieciptosaurus]

It caught me so off gaurd lol

[@yuyutsuk6171]

Indian classical

[@juanchgames_yt]

They do that similar sound while eating but not like that. Oh nvm i saw what it is 😅

[@kimsufowler340]

IM DEAD LMAOOO

[@Reynnard]

Butterfly: "I'm not trapped here with you, you're trapped here with ME"

[@kelpiewithbeer2541]

true doh

[@anothertemplarchuunibyoude3750]

wow.. that Rorschac referrence though.. and yep, psychologists usually uses that butterfly lookin inkblot as part of their psychological stuff..

[@hippityhoppityyourchildiso8803]

Comment: Exists Me: S E R G A L

[@RickyFSeiei]

@@hippityhoppityyourchildiso8803 thats not segal thats a cheese

[@ardelianovalistaamandatrou2966]

lol

[@Corvidzz]

tree: *develops poison* caterpillar: Our poison

[@NextGameGo]

insert UDSSR hymn next time

[@raembes]

read that OUR in gollum voice

[@preciousgrace7692]

Lmfao

[@prajjwalbasnet5389]

Communists caterpillar

[@BoredBricks]

* USSR theme plays *

[@kidpeligro7878]

Never thought I'd see a time where a spider goes "NOPE over a caught prey. "Nope, nope, nope. Off you go. I ain't having that in my web"

[@spiritthesnowyowl8948]

Well that spider knew they sure as heck couldn’t eat that butterfly, so why keep it when it’ll scare away real prey?

[@mr.potatoman2987]

LMAO

[@santiagobaras4893]

Nop, not todays lol

[@anjealousanaconda9692]

The spider really said “ yeah I’m allergic to death”

[@preciousgrace7692]

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[@xendurr8180]

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[@Caly_ssp]

Fr

[@themarksman4557]

Fr

[@Ray-ks4bb]

Fr

[@FRWChicken]

The spider was like "nah bruh you gotta bounce"

[@edisonclark138]

😄 like “get the freak off my web”

[@omglikeforealz]

Lmfaooi facts get off my web 😭

[@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2]

Log off my website you bug!

[@samkirrin9776]

"She's caught a tiger butterfly. And he is utterly toxic." Sounds like the beginning of every wattpad story ever

[@sweatin]

lmfao so true ngl

[@tangytablets5150]

So dangerous, a spider naturally just knows that its a dangerous meal and snips its own web to get it as far away from itself. Peculiar and just plain cool.

[@pennytrui1149]

More like get it away so he can at least catch prey that it can eat.

[@gravel9270]

Many prey animals like butterflies have a warning coloration and foul taste. Spiders have eyes to see this.

[@RennieAsh]

@@gravel9270 Also likely there is an inbuilt instinct, like how more often than not people are afraid of snakes

[@gravel9270]

@@RennieAsh Yeah that too. I remember reading about an experiment about birds, I think, where they put fake coral snakes with certain coloration and the birds were avoiding it. These birds are hatched and raised captivity therefore never seen an actual coral snake before. It was suggested the fear was most likely genetic. Another study experimented on birds by giving them fake butterflies. Whenever these birds would get close, these fake butterflies would suddenly open their wings to reveal the colorful inside which scared the birds.

[@d3adwaffles]

Tree: "Produces fatal poisons to deter caterpillar" Caterpillar: "Becomes immune anyways" Tree: " _what_ "

[@Instinktjagd]

it's like poisonous fishes live in the sea humans be like dELicAtE

[@Marcus-gw4bb]

Tree: Wait that's illegal XD

[@fVcker1]

I disliked. It wont show dislikes so ill say it so people can know

[@Instinktjagd]

@@fVcker1 ok there pal

[@d3adwaffles]

@@fVcker1 _But why, why would you dislike my comment?_

[@friedibarti8070]

Butterfly flies into net. Butterfly: "Hey Bob." Spider: "Hey Billy." Butterfly: "That hurt."

[@hopelessromantic889]

More people should understand this meme 😂

[@TheCostimen]

This made my day

[@Drgreenthumb680]

LOL

[@cheezy7928]

HAHHAHAHA😂😂😂😂

[@_thevuefinder]

Laugh out loud!

[@shadowgoethe]

Tiger Butterfly: Hey, Charolette how ya doing? Spider: Fred, not again!!! lol

[@michaelbradshaw6567]

Spider: "I told you Fred, you can't just come around here uninvited."

[@jxrboa..337]

Butterfly:get off me you are ugly now Spider: *stars to cries*i want to help you to go not feed you right😢 Butterfly: sorry

[@brittanylehman5104]

I think that was the first time I've ever seen a spider free something from their web. That is really cool! Also, the butterfly is gorgeous. I do want to know if the tiger butterfly is poisonous only to bugs, or if it's poisonous to humans too though, it didn't say that it was, which makes me wonder.

[@mscir]

I was thinking the same thing, that's amazing that the butterfly was totally helpless but the monster let it go. It's like an insect version of a Grimm's fairy tale.

[@roguedragon3432]

I mean it does say no predator can safely eat him so probably not safe

[@harrellt1405]

If they cant eat it they let it go as it would hinder them from catching other prey.

[@mjc.bughao7441]

Same 😂💕

[@rageraptor7127]

Most predators in nature try to avoid unnecessary harm by any means necessary. Keeping the butterfly trapped is a drain on resources better used for catching actual prey. So it’s best for it and the butterfly to be let go.

[@SushiBurritoPapi]

“You better hope I don’t tell my friends about this.” “P-please Mr. Butterfly I won’t let it happen again.”

[@cauchyschwarz3295]

He's poisonous not venomous. Meaning he is not able to inflict damage on anyone except if that someone eats him. I like your joke, I just feel like it is based on a missunderstanding.

[@SushiBurritoPapi]

@@cauchyschwarz3295 so what do you think the spider was about to do? Technical or not, just take a joke for what it is. It’s not that serious.

[@cauchyschwarz3295]

@@SushiBurritoPapi well you don't need to be afraid of someone who cannot do anything unless you decide to eat them. So why would the spider care if it happened again? Yeah its a joke but jokes also be based in facts normally.

[@santiagobaras4893]

@@cauchyschwarz3295 you talk funny

[@theworthysoul]

Butterfly: _proceeds to bring all friends and dive bomb the web_ haha now you’ll never get us out of your web! Spider: oh well _leaves web_ Butterflies: WAIT YOU CANT LEAVE US LIKE THIS

[@godkingemperor7685]

bugs are more intelligent than what we humans give them credit for. it's amazing how the spider knew the difference between a tiger butterfly and a monarch butterfly. or how the caterpillar knew how to trick the tree into not poisoning him.

[@teethcoat4274]

Spiders are so smart. There is an overgrown path that I pass through very often and the spiders there put out trip-rope type threads so that when I pass through and break them, they’ll know to build their web somewhere I won’t break it.

[@MachetesAreFun]

@Slush I actually thought this was a misidentified Monarch but then I saw thicker black patterns at the tips of the forewings when the spider cut it loose and the ecosystem was different so I knew it was a relative of the Monarch. The caterpillar looks similar to the Monarch too in the final instar. I don't know that Monarch caterpillars do that barrier and excavating trick but I have reared them from eggs and when they are very small, they do eat patches of leaves and don't chew all the way through and don't eat from the edges until they are larger. I knew quite a lot about them already and I still learned new things from this video :) (also, in case anyone is wondering how the narrator knew the caterpillar/butterfly was male, the bulbous black spot on the vein of each of the hind wings indicates this. A female would not have that spot)

[@makmak_925]

@@MachetesAreFun There are 2 species of tiger butterflies shown here, Danaus genutia and Danaus chrysippus, Asian relatives of Monarch (Danaus plexippus) btw

[@astick5249]

Nice, a documentary about butterflys that isn't just talking about its "beauty" and instead its cool adaptations!

[@supacopper4790]

The spider in the beginning "oh sorry mister butterfly, I believe there's some misunderstanding about this. Have a nice day".

[@Mrproduct0454]

That spider was like, "Orange and black?....but I'm Orange and black...nope" *snip*

[@AzlianaLyana]

A drop of poison a day goes a long way for this beautiful butterfly

[@Pfyzer]

2:55 when you can eat without dying: *starts rappin*

[@vincentdeschatelets1359]

Butterfly: call an ambulance, call an ambulance... but not for me

[@Xavier730]

😂😂😂

[@vccv9785]

That Indian music was so unexpected but fits so well lol

[@yuwono3818]

No wonder spongebob so scared with that butterfly 😂

[@eveningowl9443]

soo trueee

[@gg-zp3hf]

Spider: Finally, dinner. Butterfly: no Spider: understandable have a nice day.

[@Maz2bi]

Spider: No one can escape my web. Caterpillar: Hold my poison!

[@blackbonger2963]

Tree: *develops a deadly poison* Caterpillar: “Oh no! Anyway...”

[@ramtrucks721]

All the same copied comments.. get a life loser

[@blackbonger2963]

@@ramtrucks721 Uh oh, it’s the comment police. Maybe you should get a life, instead of complaining about stolen comments

[@anonymoustechnology8843]

@@ramtrucks721 lmfao, what he said. Get a life instead of whining about “sToLen” comments. If you’re gonna whine about those, you might as well whine about almost every meme in existence. It’s not like the original commenter applied copyright on his comment.

[@angela1serenity]

I love butterflies and this was fascinating to learn, thanks 😊

[@NatGeoAnimals]

We're so glad you enjoyed this video, Angela! 🦋

[@Koremel1]

@@NatGeoAnimals holy moly you guys check the comments?

[@accountislamicvideos4129]

@@NatGeoAnimals yea with all awesome jokes that the comments has, haha!

[@icositetrachoron7028]

Nature is so precious and fascinating. Sad to see people destroying it intentionally

[@Myk95]

NatGeo: Spider vs Butterfly Also Natgeo: Caterpillar vs Tree

[@jamqx3243]

Spider: God dammit, three tiger butterflies in a row

[@benjaminjernfors]

Toxic tiger butterfly: Your parents never loved you! Spider: What? Tiger butterfly: What?

[@ralphpaschall9024]

Butterfly: yo Spidey, I'm kinda stuck Spider: (thinking he got a meal comes over) Spider: OH NEVERMIND, SAY LESS SAY LESS, YOUR FREE TO GO.

[@CMCJJT]

Amazing how the new-born caterpillar knows how to handle the toxic leaves/food without its parents around imparting this knowledge or showing how it's done ! Something a human babies can't even do.

[@joannehendrickse9319]

0:25 "Her web is strong enough to hold small birds." 😳

[@Xavier730]

That's true.

[@MrAdryan1603]

Seeing that spider recognize the type of butterfly and cut it loose and the fact that it lived through that it's just the coolest thing I've seen all week. So fascinating! I've never seen anything like this.

[@blackrockshooter7496]

The caterpillar was like maple getting poison resistant

[@aishikisarkar9824]

Mother nature is just awesome..... Her creativity is next to awesome level😊.... Loved this vdo🤗....

[@marckid93]

So this explains why Monarch Butterflies eat milkweed leaves in small quantities when they first hatch. Like their cousins from the tropics, they build a diluted trench around the leaves until they’ve developed full immunity from the milkweed toxins. Fascinating.

[@papwithanhatchet902]

It’s amazing how the caterpillar chants and plays ominous music as it eats. Ah, the wonders of nature.

[@Nihilitty]

"Your Metapod has evolved into Butterfree!"

[@aves4081]

Incredible clip! Really great example of predator prey relationship and one of magnificent ways that prey defends itself.

[@bossboy191919]

Spider: *catches butterfly* "You know why I stopped you Sir? You were continuesly speeding on this route. Flyers licence please. I will give you a warning this time. You are free to go"

[@XIIconstNvChr]

0:41 spider: "in this house, we cut off toxic ppl out of our lives 😌💅✨"

[@christopherveeser9679]

Looks like a Monarch butterfly

[@hexbug101]

From what I’ve read a handful of butterflies mimic the monarch, some, like the queen butterfly actually still are poisonous but since the appearance the monarchs coloration so well known among predators it’s similar color scheme means it won’t be bothered either.

[@iqra07ify]

was also thinking like that

[@knucklesskinner253]

Monarchs have black abdomens while the tigers body is colored orange, same colors different places

[@l0ne__ang3l4]

Only other mimic I seen was a viceroy butterfly

[@sherrynoff]

tiger butterflies (this one is named a common tiger) are in the same genus as monarchs

[@mackyme001]

Spider: **caught something on its web** Spider: **realizes it is a Tiger Butterfly** Also Spider: Understandable, have a nice day ahead.

[@lol-ww2qr]

Butterfly to the spider: call ... call an ambulance ... but not for me

[@CosmicPotato740]

Tree: *makes poison defense* Caterpillar: “...It’s free real estate.”

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

I read the title of the video and STILL said "Omg a monarch butterfly!" OOF

[@glitchygaming0480]

It is a monarch butterfly, this must be an alternative name though.

[@DeRien8]

Same genus, Danaus, but not the same species as the ones in the Americas.

[@Bomber103378014]

Dude that's nuts. The spider just knows it's a bad trade.

[@firbs4051]

Butterfly: Gets in the net. *Stares* Spider: Sir... yes sir

[@Beckwourth]

0:38 Butterfly: oh dearie me, sorry for flying into your web like that. Orbweaver: that's okay just try to be careful next time alright? Normally this is where most of them stop living but for you it's just a small inconvience. Butterfly: yeah 😊 btw thanks for not eating me! Orbweaver: yeah don't mention it.

[@sinyus2058]

He cant eat him anyways

[@Kojirremer]

@@sinyus2058 It can. It would be its final meal, though.

[@sinyus2058]

@@Kojirremer that is not how eating works

[@kinggecko503]

@@sinyus2058 did you not listen to the video lol. The butterfly is toxic to many of its predators.

[@SacredLuzt777]

I liked how the spider freed that butterfly recognizing the danger it posed to it, insects are amazingly intelligent. I'm impressed😀🙄

[@theworthysoul]

Spiders are arachnids, but yes

[@BlueClefto]

Tree: finally, I've developed poison! Now I have my own defenses. Caterpillar: **bugs bunny template with translucent comunism flag** our defenses.

[@maxof110]

Nevermind how beautiful nature is. Who is in the background laying these bars down? @ 3:00

[@kently4465]

*"And he is utterly toxic".* So, she met her ex.

[@iamkm3530]

Never knew this... Thanks for such info Nat geo wild. first as a child I learnt snakes are poisonous, then a scorpion is poisonous... Now I learn tiger butterflies are poisonous.

[@ThreeToxxx]

Snakes/Scorpions-Venomous. Frogs/Butterflies-Poisonous. Venomous-If it bites you, you die. Poisonous-If you bite it, you die.

[@moonlitimmersion4535]

When the narrator talked about poison and the caterpillar getting full immunity to it makes me think about Bofuri 😶

[@ashashe6645]

Wow. That butterfly is like the most common butterfly i've seen in my life. And i didn't even know they're poisonous.

[@residentevil4life]

you can feel the wrath of the spider having to help the butterfly escape

[@GrillWasabi]

Pumba and Jamoan: It ain't no Hakuna Muhtata with this butterfly!

[@litroklean2470]

It’s amazing how adaptable catapilers are

[@abirmef9510]

Wow nature is incredible 🔥

[@Bumbiboy]

that's the sound a caterpillar makes when is feasting, like a DJ

[@Taijukuru]

The caterpillar train like a main character in anime

[@chethanah2502]

better background music and perfect presentation of this butterfly

[@FACELESS_VOID_00]

So this is a Hybrid between a Tiger and a Butterfly? How in the he--

[@Hollyclown]

That spider was like “understandable. Have a nice day.”

[@gauravr1796]

Unbelievable that a caterpillar has so much intelligence!

[@luwucian4497]

Butterfly: Please eat me , i dare you i double dare you Spider: Gosh ... I remember when this used to be a good neighborhood.

[@crablord7934]

Oh that tranformation the catepillar has is really cool.

[@zaetona2190]

That's so dope. They should of made caterpie like this 😹

[@PepsiObsessi]

It's crazy how much these look like monarchs, even down to the males having those pheromone receptor spots on his hind wings? But even the larvae and chrysalides look like a monarch's! I would by no means call myself an expert but I'm a hobbyist entomologist and have handled bugs my whole life/ raise monarchs in the summer but I don't think I've ever even HEARD of these mimics- when you say "tiger butterfly" my mind jumps to tiger swallowtails. REALLY cool and makes me want to find a specimen to include in a framed monarch piece I recently did including a viceroy. I love how I can still learn about new bugs all the time!

[@makmak_925]

Fun Fact : Tiger butterfly is with the same genus with the Monarch butterfly (Danaus) Edit/Timestamps of species: 0:24 Common Tiger Butterfly (Danaus Genutia) 2:51 Plain Tiger caterpillar (Danaus Chrysippus) 3:37 Plain Tiger in cocoon 3:46 Plain Tiger out of cocoon 3:51 Common Tiger Stretching it's wings

[@RealestShaggyRogers]

Spider: I didn't order this

[@crystalsemoy3371]

Always see that butterfly in a positive light never knew it was poisonous

[@matthewmaniego2762]

Butterfly: Come on mate, I am in a hurry! Spider: Understandable, have a nice day.

[@PEACE-es4zf]

03:01 this is what you will hear when you eat poison butterfly...lol

[@sarcel]

Its just amazing to see how the spider lets the butterfly go.

[@thephantomofanaries9013]

Narrator: Tiger butterfly Me: Monarch Butterfly....still pretty though 💕

[@EastyMula]

Insects speak sign language, that caterpillar/butterfly is screaming, “death if messed!”

[@theworthysoul]

Spiders ain’t dumb, they can tell whether their prey is edible or not

[@ArkayeCh]

Nobody: Caterpillar: Gonna start scatting now.

[@kshitizkhanal5524]

this is one of the best wildlife story i have ever seen

[@LuPhu1]

Such a strategy at an infant stage. Nature is the ultimate wonder 🙌

[@solobolo7045]

Spider: Ok time to eat-- HEY WAIT A MINUTE!

[@rickyboy6390]

Shinobu vs spider demon😂🕸️

[@AvatarAang-bf1sj]

lol, I'm a bit late but I came here after watching their fight.

[@amogus8981]

This Butterfly and the glass wing butterfly are pretty awesome.

[@codynapier1001]

his spidey sense tingled

[@AthleticEducation]

Spider was like nah fam you gotta go

[@bobbymoss6160]

Butterfly: Together we will devour the very gods! Tree: Excuse me?

[@thirteen8582]

Thanks tiger butterfly! Thanks to you now I know that poison builds are viable.

[@Delusional304]

that spider ain't want no smoke 😂😂😭😭🤣

[@Intelligenkeit]

very nice docu, but i wish these docus were longer

[@SantuDasBD1985]

The background score is like ceaseless monsoon rainfall accompanied by a ghastly wind that carried away the time line of tiger butterfly's poisonous infanthood.

[@mattrost2574]

I never knew that Monarch butterflies were a type of Tiger butterfly; and that they're toxic.

[@7star7storm7]

IKR 🤷

[@preciousgrace7692]

spider: *knowns it's poisons me: oh look a butterfly

[@preciousgrace7692]

@john hanks me too

[@preciousgrace7692]

@john hanks oOo i love wolves too there's so majestic and i love there fierce looks, oh yeah back to the question the species i love to watch is buterflies and birds there just so cute and I'm fascinated about them ♡

[@preciousgrace7692]

@john hanks oOo great question i haven't known about this so... Idk what's the answer but you could explain to me if you want to :))

[@preciousgrace7692]

@john hanks I've never heard of that before lol but I'll check it out if have time

[@orazal99]

the web scene is the call an ambulance, but not for me meme

[@jackoake6239]

Spider was excited until he realized what it was and went like “yeah no you gotta go buddy I don’t want you anymore”

[@AdamThao92]

My 2 year old kid was watching Wild Kratts, and now I’m here

[@ArunaViolet4096gl]

The butterfly isn't toxic. It look like the spider is about to safe butterfly from her nest. Maybe spider and butterfly is best friend