FEED ME!

[@cesaresaggin8921]

i really like when you write what your animals say :)

[@tombom-jk7vz]

Love the animals brother, my phobia of spiders is gone because of you and now I'm thinking about getting a tarantula. Thanks you

[@leonardovallejod]

me too ,

[@ΣταυροςΡηγας-χ1κ]

You say that now but wait till one jumpscares you

[@iOneWithRossiya]

Your updates always make my entire day, petko. Love from one of your Patreon supporters!

[@achamberednautilus1847]

It's not physically harmful to put scorpions under UV light but it does stress them out. Their whole exoskeleton is like a giant daylight sensor which tells them if it's day or night and is safe to come out. If you keep them under constant UV light they feel like they're in really bright daylight which will stress them and they'll hide all the time. They shine because they have a special protein in their exoskeleton, if you get a fresh moulted scorpion it won't shine until the exoskeleton hardens but the shed exoskeleton will still shine

[@a_lethe_ion]

well and UV light is UV light.. so high energy deep penetrating and in long exposure can do damage to dna. okay for the black one, but the second one doesn't really look like it has much of a defense against light rays.

[@VitalHonet98]

Yeah! Science!!

[@crackedemerald4930]

Uv is fucking ruthless

[@DR-gt2vh]

Scorpions have an extreme toleranz to radiation. After a nuclear weapon test in the Sahara Desert the fallout killed most animals in a large area except scorpions. They have been testet to survive 300x higher radiation than humans.

[@achamberednautilus1847]

D R this is about ultra violet light, not radiation from nuclear weapons

[@JW-zx3ys]

"I named them Yuri,..." Oh no... "...,Natsuki, Sayori,..." No no nonononono let's not go there "...and Monika" *insert the "Ah I see you're a man of culture" meme* Doki Doki Literature Club is a nice game kappa :3

[@gage.whitmore]

Takumi fujiwara

[@universexalien4874]

After All that time the intro song is still f**king Badass

[@justinklein3510]

1 year later it still fcking is

[@queenisabella740]

Hey man, love your videos. I like watching and getting new Ideas from people who do things a little different than I normally do. You put lot of work into this channel ,I appreciate it, it helps keep me focused on remodeling my whole room for Tarantula, I get sidetracked tattooing people so Tarantulas are my escape, helps me relax and enjoy being alive.

[@hensetsuri8036]

Two assassin bug updates in a row! Awesome work as always :D

[@killerquacken4756]

Can we see more of your hamster please? (Watching him trying to catch the roach was very cute) ^^

[@jacques8290]

Love the text insect speech, so funny

[@NEWmr180787]

Me too! It always cracks me up :D

[@KingOfOmashu]

Your videos make Mondays bearable Marko! Keep up the great content!

[@kono_dio_da5748]

The tailless whip scorpion is a speedy one

[@toottootbleetbleet]

Just Monika

[@otaku1290]

Monika was the pure evil, and the rest of the girls were her victims

[@ExoticsLair]

Thought lions kill their prey before eating by going for the windpipe and crocs death roll to drown large prey.

[@garyschell]

Malaysia

[@antidesz]

Yes you are very right

[@aoifed8913]

Exotics Lair Nope, they start eating them when they're still alive :( They don't show that in the documentaries. David Attenborough spoke about it in an interview previously

[@antidesz]

Aoife D lions kill their prey by going for the windpipe and then eat it but they could miss or the prey might not be dead by the time they eat it

[@ginifurpass7577]

That was also my first thought 😉

[@diesalot1837]

I see you're a man of Literature as well

[@andreicalin3419]

This is my favorite comment so far 😂😂😂😂😂

[@anns7387]

LOVE your sense of humor and how you joke with your animals! Those spiney assasin guys are quite cheeky. Thanks for such cool. educational and funny content! You get some of THE BEST close up shots I've seen. 💚

[@lighteriumart]

I completely cracked up when you said the names of your beetles. That's just the best. man.

[@julianmorales5324]

This was already my favorite channel and something about that DDLC reference just made this channel the best thing ever. I actually enjoy Mondays now with your videos and fridays even more!

[@aris887]

New bugs in the collection: Waifu beetles

[@thefightingplumber]

You are making me smile after a bad day at work! Also love to see another frog-adventure like the last video.! So funny :)

[@jeremiahsmall953]

If you put the sand spoders on red sand thay will turn red you should try blue sand and see do an experiment.

[@araphel1836]

They turn red because they have little hairs that hold the sand on to them when they bury so it gives them a tint

[@jeremiahsmall953]

I know

[@ThePoliticsForTheFuture]

I found you a few days ago and I can't get enough! I am getting a couple tarantulas later in the week. Thanks for helping me get over my fear of them! :)

[@hansiesilver2991]

4:55 haha get it?! Ha Dark den ha.. No??... Ok.

[@misskestrel78]

My favorite video so far! Love the Egyptian predatory beetles--they are such bad-ass insects!!! Totally a trip to watch them hunt and catch their meal! Thank you for sharing all your amazing critters with us!😊

[@nathanielocampo7843]

I had a tingle in my spine, i heard a voice im my ear......... then I knew................ dark den have posted a new video Btw cant wait for new assasin bug enclosure! So hyped

[@TheGaiusVigus]

Petko is more of a nerd than I thought! I'm so happy! keep up your awesome videos!!!

[@hansiesilver2991]

The roach has been watching and learning

[@clementpigot6561]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Your close ups are stunning. I wish there could be more close ups of your animals eating. Great material petko!!

[@Retpwnzyalol]

Tbh: Crocodiles often kill their prey by drowning it, breaking it's neck or they just rip off parts. Lions usually kill their prey with a bite to the throat as far as I know. But yeah, those bugs are savages. A mantid will always try to eat the head of it's prey first in order to stop its struggling, those predatory bugs don't care. However watching them catch their prey makes me wonder how they even survive out in the wild :D Great Video Petko! :)

[@tacticalchunder1207]

I wouldn't want to experience a death roll by a croc, that's for sure!

[@alissag.8150]

Was looking to see if anyone mentioned this.. Now Hyenas.... They do eat other animals alive.

[@alissag.8150]

Loki - Yep!

[@anythinggoes2358]

My mantis eat the head last

[@Retpwnzyalol]

"...will always try to..." They don't always do.

[@gamemaster8488]

Dude I love the dialogue you make up 4 the bugs.It cracks me up every time :))

[@m4tijas111]

Wow a doki doki refference

[@travisscott601]

Memes 4lyfe yeah I know XD

[@josephG137]

matijas mato everything is not Oki doki in doki doki

[@HrZD16]

I just got it myself, 2 videos in. Pretty great.

[@itscharleex207]

I swear everytime I'm feeling down you post a video, i wrote this last time how bad my day was last week but its the same today and your videos make the day better! thanks you :)

[@TheDarkDen]

I'm glad my videos lift you up ^^

[@andrejesus419]

Actually both, crocodiles and lions, always try to kill their prey before eating them.. the crocodiles by drowning them and the lions by asfixiating them but I get your point petko xd

[@ahmetkerem4769]

Junkie Jesus , you are right man!

[@mattiaalessandroni6735]

No lions eat huge preys, like buffalo, alive

[@009-u1h]

Not entirely. One lion will have it's mouth around the throat of the buffalo while others might make cuts somewhere else.

[@TheTarantulaCave]

That Lycosa is so beautiful. I would love one of those in my collection. Great feeding video!

[@jommeee6836]

it's 4am here in the philippines - probably a good video for a good start ;)

[@AntoniTolwinski]

Not sure why I haven't commented on one of your videos before, but I love your content not only because it is genuinely high quality content but also because what you showcase in each video is interesting as hell. On top of that your videos actually did help me with my fear of spiders - whenever I had a spider in my home I would have one hell of a stressful time catching it and letting it out, but now it's kind of like seeing a cute animal which unfortunately I can't pet, but I can observe before letting it back out to the nature. I always found jumping spiders cute but your channel made me develop a new appreciation and sort of an affection for all these intriguing species, so thank you for creating such informative and influential content! You certainly gained a loyal viewer who appreciates what you do beyond the entertainment value.

[@fubuichishinichi3742]

Great vid :) nice dokidoki reference XD

[@chinnychan326]

good to see you still growing! Long-time subscriber from less than 2K!!

[@crow6477]

I hope those names won't be a bad prophecy for those bugs :F

[@luciseaux]

Crow He basically condemned them lmao

[@stugy8202]

Crow Just Monika

[@peeblekitty5780]

*sayori and yuri dies* he jinxed it!

[@NoNo-zs4tk]

Thanks to you helping me develop an understanding of these fascinating creatures i now see them as friends not foes

[@shanekatz4288]

How did assassin bugs even survive in the wild

[@amandamuterspaugh3555]

Watched this one this morning. You've really come a long way.

[@danuttv3388]

Sayori monika yuri natsuki doki doki :)))

[@MrLintonbrandon]

Such a wide variety of creatures! I love it❤️

[@bdbdavis2000]

Amazing Doki Doki Reference! Definitely fitting!

[@voidcastle3024]

Hey dark Den just wanted to say that I watch your videos frequently because I draw spiders these videos help me to get every detail of a spider even when it's eating and I hope more people subscribe to your Channel and thank you for doing something like this

[@Zenedy]

The camel spider has a head like ant :D

[@nessy6311]

Thank you... now I want a wolfspider as well. They look awesome! I have a jumping spider, but I didn't know there are bigger spider with those big eyes. So cool!

[@morbidslayer6200]

Are those 4 names from Doki Doki Literature Club?😆

[@triplejay8445]

ya

[@jboycs5483]

hentai? each to their own I guess

[@chaoschiller5626]

Morbid Slayer 100 th like

[@davemiller9389]

yeah sayori I'd dead

[@joshhiebert5474]

Nice vid, can't wait to see what you have planned for the new space you got!

[@dhgodzilla1]

Damnit it is a serious problem if you never use your hole or use it too much, you need to educate your spiders in appropriate hole useage lol

[@tokioobsessee20]

I lost someone very important to me a few days ago and haven't been in a good mood since. But hearing the beetle names made me laugh so thank you for that

[@calebtv360]

Great dokidoki name reference

[@shelleoshelle7252]

Excellent! I do enjoy your humor and down to earth attitude. The second scorpion in the video, light colored one, is that the one that was rude to Crabby the Halloween crab?

[@EliasNatureStuff]

YES ANOTHER VIDEO!

[@dylanrollins7958]

I love the forest scorpion. So cool.

[@Wanderer628]

Seen lots of feeding videos. Like them, but it's lost a lot of it's luster. Can you show a feeding of the Human you use as a host? Would be interesting to see what food it eats. How many cockroaches can it get through in a day?

[@TheDarkDen]

I can show how he eats a pizza :P

[@zackparkinson696]

oh wow one of the best vids ever i loved how u fed all of the different pets and i love ur scorpions the tank love when u say that and all of the other and i love how u put the words onto ur pets like i trained shut up lol its amazing and keep up the great work always love watching ur channel

[@fanecapota5888]

yay new vid

[@Casuallykelsey1]

It is just amazing I've never been into spiders n I've been watching all your videos for the past week ur personality is amazing n makes it so interesting for me n I started to watch other tarantula videos by other subscribers n I can still watch but urs r number one so thumbs up ur doing good keep at it!

[@Lycan3303]

roach ..." NO!! I WANT TO LIVE !!!! "

[@deniz3029]

When we think about it, The Dark Den really is a good representation of cockroach's hell, maybe one day you should do a video where an adventurous cockroach would kinda try to escape hell and / or free his homies, before either succeeding or failing poorly, i mean a video on same kind than the Halloween Crab video, just an idea passing by (i love u keep up the good work btw, i reaaaaally enjoy that channel)

[@dinosaurterrorworld144]

I love your videos so so much man your the best of the best keep up your awesome,amazing and fantastic work so so AMAZING😁👍😁👍😁👍

[@derekfisher8571]

Cool feeding video! Enjoyed the variety of critters 👍

[@iamnotme2833]

124k subs and your views are around 74k-50k so far rarest youtuber with most of his subscribers who actually watch his video wowowow

[@homeagone4332]

Great video man! I love your feeding videos.

[@Souless3]

As always great videos

[@RotoCop]

from what i read, scorpions glow under UV lights because they can use their body as a "light sensor" that helps them to understand if they're hiding or not, or if it is day or night. I don't know if it is true, but sounds interesting to me

[@KaiSub]

Doki doki, nice c:

[@aaronshardlow1234]

by the way, scorpians glow because a layer on their exoskeleton reflects the UV rays to protect it against UV rays in sunlight it also helps to attract mates.

[@nicetime5496]

Very good video

[@brodywebster9079]

Would love to see more videos than just tarantulas. I understand they are the big ones and everyone wants to see those but this was really cool to see the camel spider and the tailless whip scorpion. Would love to see more feeding of other animals

[@FilioNex]

#NotificationSquad WHERE U AT?!?!

[@tiranniek]

Could you make a video about your organisation? Like when do you feed who, did they eat, cleaning etcetera

[@jewlio]

Doki doki predatory beatle club

[@katherinebottingcouturekat5287]

It's been reported that constant uv on a scorpion will eventually fuse their exo skeleton. Short bursts are ok. This only happens with long term. We have kept scorpions for over 5 years. So know quite a bit. Hope this helps.

[@xsilly9503]

Great, now the bugs are all gonna die and one will turn evil

[@dennisr.7928]

Nice video as always and would love to see more of your Gecko. There just so beauteful animals.

[@_futur3_298]

why dont you put ads in your videos? it wouldnt harm me and i guess everyone can use some extra money :)

[@TheDarkDen]

there should be adds though xD

[@_futur3_298]

The Dark Den wow xD classic youtube experience :D

[@brittneysmith9263]

My brother Derek has been watching you and I Brittney seen he was watching and decided to watch, this is a very informative videos for kids and adults to watch and learn

[@Lycan3303]

Doki doki

[@namkha2211]

Hey Dark Den Human! I'm watching your vids for like 2 months now and it's the main reason why I've got interested in Tarantulas =D So yesterday I finally got my first two (yes two, because both were so cute) ^^. 0.1 Eupalaestrus campestratus and a 0.1 Brachypelma albiceps, both juveniles ^^ thank you for your vids and wish you and your animals the best. greetings from Switzerland ;)

[@yuusssuufff]

How many likes for you to freehandle the Devil?

[@TheDarkDen]

one billion :D

[@yuusssuufff]

The Dark Den Jesus

[@manapotts970]

If you watch Brave Wilderness at all, you'd know why you should never handle a centipede like the Devil :B

[@suyanrichard4660]

quem bom q ta dando tudo certo com o Solifugae sp. meus pêsames pelos outros q morreram tudo de bom pra vc e até o proximo vídeo :)

[@roarbl]

do you feel bad for the roaches lol I do .. maybe i'm strange lol

[@eljefe6302]

roarbl i dont think so because he said in the video that it its nature

[@kay8668]

There are some bird species that shine marking under UV also

[@christinajackson3723]

Ya when the assassins die names won't be so funny

[@sheaz7553]

reeeeeeeee?

[@scorpionaddiction2801]

Your enclosures are so awesome.

[@tylerdoyle9457]

Doki Doki ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@DebilDevil87]

Great feeding footage... your camel spider creeps me out every time... do you have plans to get a snake? that would be awesome!

[@coblivion0954]

Doki doki reference club :v

[@AjanUnderscore]

I always look forward to your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@kujaleoseon9352]

Doki Doki Literature club

[@Laz.1345]

Seriously gotten addicted to this channel haha great video 👌

[@msrockandrolla]

Bone app the teeth

[@logffgehowueo1071]

the uav output from the scorpion is used for certain animals unable to detect colour or depth they use led sensors to see meaning if the scorpion is too bright it may look to be unedible and or poisonous warning other animals of their existence without using direct visual difference based on the human eye they do however have many advantages over other nocturnal species

[@alexsnderjylland3394]

Well nature is a horror story yes. But crocodiles drown zebras and Lions bite and crush the neck/vindpipe to quickly kill and sufforcate mostly. Bad exsamples but great point :-)

[@TheDarkDen]

Not in all cases :P

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Lol, love your little dialogues you write for the bugs. :-)

[@Beefpanzer1210]

youre such an amazing guy, just found you a month ago and cant stop watching, i got arachnophobia or however this is called, and this close look the wolfspiders made me really spooked out xD, im sorry for my english, just wanted to say youre amazing keep it up ! greetings from austria

[@debbiemcclure2874]

I love your Wolf spiders and your scorps :). Tyfs, God bless you