THEY ALL HATCHED! Moths in Dark Den

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antheraea polyphemus
polyphemus moth

[@vwvw4]

Interestingly, when a moth or butterfly goes through metamorphosis, enzymes basically digest the caterpillars tissue; brain, organs, skin become like a chunky stew of genetic material inside the pupa. Then the DNA inside the imaginal disc turns off the caterpillar genes and turns on the butterfly/moth genes. From this protein rich stew the discs create butterfly/moth cells that shape into the brain, wings, legs, etc. The process is amazing!

[@BobyChanMan]

we humans should figure out how to do that

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

Also, in many caterpillars you can actually see the structures that will become the wings and other body parts beginning to take shape before they start spinning their cocoon. So cool!!

[@C-Sabien]

I'm not sure if I can believe that 🤔 are you internetting me?

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

If that's true that's insane

[@H2SO4pyro]

Well it's a myth that've been debunked a lot. Caterpillars already have a small version of what turns into butterfly tissues. Most of the caterpillar tissues indeed gets converted, but it doesnt turn into a soup before shaping the butterfly. It's just a process of slowly relocating the proteins and stuff.

[@CMZneu]

Put them all together in that enclosure and the will soon mate and lay eggs, then you need to find leaves from a suitable host plant for the caterpillars, don't know how hard it will be though.

[@caitchri2426]

This species eats willow I believe, or some other common hardwood tree. I have found moths are less specific in food species than butterflies. They eat large families of tree leaves. Vs some butterflies only eat something crazy like one specific species of rare weed.

[@thenightscythe2030]

The white stuff isn't exactly Poop.... it is all the "unnecessary" parts to the caterpillar that was Metamorphosized out to make the Moths new body. So it is technically Caterpillar juices. Fun fact: all butterflies are Moths, but moths are Not Butterflies.

[@incywincyspiderweb]

Off topic 😂 but my Psalmopoeus irminia sling escaped and couldn’t find it for 3 weeks, yesterday it was under my pillow lol 😂 I’m so glad it survived

[@yelleyelley7036]

The toothfairy helped lol

[@Nina_Sophia]

Oh my gosh! 😂 so glad you found it safe.❤

[@joegrossman5073]

How big of tarantula was it? And how did it escape?

[@Dante-ly666]

Your warmth was making it happy 😂😂

[@incywincyspiderweb]

@@Nina_Sophia thanks 🤩

[@cyberra0180]

Male moffs have big fluffy antennas, yeah A few years ago there was a huge gorgeous North American luna moth on my neighbor's door... How they didn't scare it off I do not know. When they were all gone I went over and took the moth to my house so I could look at it without getting screamed at. It spent the day chilling on the front door, then flew away when night fell. I've never seen another one around here

[@Ixquick979]

You should get oleander hawk moths they are present in Croatia.

[@paranoiarpincess]

I'm an artist who draws fantastical women with their favorite things. I have done a unicorn horned lady with butterflies, but I think I need to add mouths to the list. My unicorn lady is cracked (it's 3D art and what I used to make the 3D elements cracked after drying) so I have to fix it before posting, but if anyone's curious to see them, I do have Ketamine Kate (neon, alien) and Hydrangea bloom (hydrangea flowers, dwarven) are on my shorts ^-^ Anyway, you've inspired me to add mouths❤. I'll come watch this again for references ❤❤❤

[@genesisgreen3458]

Oh my goodness, the moths are beautiful!

[@gabrielt5185]

Uhhh I LOVE moths! They are so beautiful! Never saw them coming out of those cocoons!

[@rabidtaz1306]

Cool, I have these here where I live (Oregon USA). Kept them as pets when I was a kid. Caterpillars like to eat oak leaves.

[@nature_rabbits5370]

Hello fellow Oregonian. I would love to raise some of these beauties myself!

[@caitchri2426]

Saw one of these outside my church last week. It was a very bright red female. I wanted her for my taxidermy collection so so bad. But my philosophy is to only take dead bugs, never kill. I would love one of your moths for my collection once they die a natural death.

[@Xiroxys]

Wild how you can hear the wings flapping. A beautiful and magnificent creature.

[@saartjestaartje80]

Giving me Silence of the Lambs vibes.

[@HalcyonSkies]

Moths are one of my favorites. At least ones like these. We have Luna moths here and while I've only seen them a few times, it always feels magical. Polyphemus moths are beauties.

[@연어혁명]

Although this is South Korea, I am always watching your video! Thank you for showing me a good video

[@TheDarkDen]

Nice to hear!

[@thebrookster1]

They use secretions normally part of their poop to dissolve the silk protection

[@MANNY100123]

Moths are awesome! Never seen one come out of it's cocoon though! That was really cool! :)

[@DiamondKat]

I just love this channel, the content is always interesting and very educational and I am always so happy when I see a new upload from you 😊 Thank you so much for all you do ❤😊

[@mariestubbs4606]

What beautiful creatures ..

[@tracybowling1156]

Best video ever! Thank you, Petko, for sharing and for thinking about us so we could enjoy the moths as well!

[@Hep.F]

BEAUTIFUL MOTHS!!! My Goodness! I did not realize how Big and Messy their Poo's are!! WOW! They are GORGEOUS!! ❤🐾🌿🤗 Thankyou for this Awesome Video! ❤

[@oscarordonezrodriguez5782]

i love moths. theyre the motif in my life

[@melaniezagata4402]

Those moths are beautiful Petko! Thanks for the time lapse etc, awesome. My daughter and grandson and I get praying mantis egg sacks. It's cool to watch them grow. We always let them loose right away.😊❤❤❤❤

[@Widderblader]

They are beautiful creatures indeed but it's just a shame that they have only 1-3 weeks max. of life span if i remember correctly. If you want to experiment breeding with them, do it fast for some eggs.

[@kiwifruit6]

I bought a Cecropia moth (in the same family as the Polyphemus) and made the mistake of taking the pupa out of the cocoon and then not putting it back into the cocoon. This caused one of her wings to not fully flatten out, so it was really wrinkly. I'm happy I have learned from this, but it was really sad to see. Just wanted to share that for anyone else who is interested in getting moth cocoons!

[@Pluto1901]

I've been following for years now and watching your vids help me through a tough time, how you appreciate life of all kinds brought me joy, happy to see you still doing your thing brother

[@Mellie_H]

Gorgeous! We have them here, in Michigan, but I've never seen them up close like this. Thank you for taking us along on their journey!

[@johnbest1978]

Absolutely beautiful moths Petco. Congratulations on the successful hatch.

[@carriemullins8535]

I'm from Mikado, Michigan, USA and I just had a wild Antheraea polyphemus moth on my window screen. I know that it was a male. Thanks, Petko.

[@foxiepoxi9245]

Oh my heart! please hatch more types of moths! That was amazing to see. Great Job on video editing too! I loved it. 🩵🦋

[@andrewmartinez02]

Get more moths Petko!! They’re so cool!!

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information Petcko

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video Dark Den I love the moths they are Awesome Dark Den🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@RedfuryK]

Wow they are gorgeous ❤😍 thank you for another awesome video 🤩

[@MeowtroidPrime]

Oh my brother raised these guys from eggs before! They're so cool

[@bettysbugs]

From what I know (which is limited knowledge on moths) I think they poop like that as a self defense mechanism. Like when that moth touched the other one and it pooped.

[@NatureNerdLife]

Really cool video. Great content Petco👍

[@brittanyw.5274]

We were moving a large branch put of our yard and 4 of these giant silk moths fell off it. 3 females and 1 male.

[@Chickenandfriends-dj4vt]

Awesome footage Petko! Wow they 💩 a lot!

[@A_termite]

You witnessed something really rare! The Polyphemus moth here 5:07 is a female and its flying around. Only 0.008 percent of female Polyphemus moths fly before breeding!! Also i know its a female because the antennae here 3:52 on that cocoon do you see the plates underneath? Those are the fuzzy parts of a males Anntena

[@karlsteeg4139]

Tarantulas LOVE eating Moths!!!

[@bridgethoskins9809]

Great video!!

[@SgtMorningWood69]

moths are some of the coolest bugs ever.

[@Mellie_H]

PS: LOVE THE THUMBNAIL!!

[@karenstephens8788]

That was amazing.

[@SacredOrang]

Please breed them and Record the process, how amazing would it be to have little catipillars running around and you get to experience the whole cycle!

[@AaronEnglish-y6v]

I was in Croatia (Split) last week and couldn’t believe how big the moths are there, seen one the size of a bird

[@AndrewKorab]

Amazing colection

[@kathyboldrey3404]

Very cool!!🦋

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Beautiful! This is a great video! Hope they mate and lay eggs. Can you get host plants?

[@rcetoys2335]

Very cool to see

[@paisleykitty7]

Those are super cool

[@jodowse1918]

Amazing you should get more xxxx🎉🎉🎉

[@krzysztof1703]

Cool shots

[@edgymaraconi5941]

Most moth and butterfly rearers glue the tip to a hanger.

[@pebcak420]

Try locating Thysania zenobia or Ascalapha odorata. Both are big bois and really cool.

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@71janas]

Fascinating 😲

[@MizzzKitty]

Very CooL!

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

That was amazing. I've been getting shorts by a silkworm breeding channel. I suspect she is a reptile keeper, although I've only seen silkworm/moth content. Idk why else someone would breed silk moths though.

[@Wulfgeir]

Your fly's down

[@heidi2270]

I love them! ❤

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Yay, for the vibranium.

[@deewhitcha6014]

so cool!

[@Jayne1971]

They are absolutely gorgeous! ❤ Moths in the UK are so ugly and ugh, but I'd quite happily have a couple of these sharing my room with me! 😁

[@aphiliarachno]

Aw, how cute. I love such moths with their hairy booties, big eyes and bushy antennaes. It is just a pitty that they live for so short. Such long time to transform but little time to show the final beauty. I like them much better than butterflies and cannot understand people who find them creepy. But well, I also cannot imagine finding tarantulas creepy. Unlike for such, the males seem to be prettier than the females. The cocoon looked like a mummy and also funny that the attention of some spiders was caught by the moths. 😅 Please update us on how long the moths lived. I wonder whether there will be an observable difference between the males' and females' lifespans. Are they unable to eat or are they able to but don't have to?

[@DavidTurner-gp4hu]

Very cool 👍

[@TristanL3]

The transparent eyes on the wings are pretty cool! Do we have a species?

[@TheDarkDen]

I said it in the vid, but it's also in the description of the vid

[@Kirbyroth]

mini Mothras

[@bo5814]

I have 16 tarantulas, 3 dart frogs, a crested gecko and 3 spiders and just found out I have a bunch of little soil mites everywhere. I think they came in on a fruit fly cup. Any advice on battling them. ???????

[@ladymiaeriksson5809]

I love moths but have only seen small greyish ones here in Sweden.

[@travis65100]

One girl has to be named Mothra

[@danInRealife]

Hey! 👋

[@Ricantarantulaboss]

This reminds me of "lored of the flys"

[@РадостПЕТКОВА-ж2г]

Really nice video, I'm very interested in moths. You were very correct , females are fat, with thinner antennae, males have thicker, feathery antennae and the not so fat body makes them better and faster fliers.

[@avanelletheclockfriend2515]

Potato fairies!

[@hjkhkjgjhk5710]

Love❤

[@kevinpoe8137]

Are you going to breed them? Also, you should get some katydids, like the malayasian giant and the dragon headed katydids

[@nikkizetlian4421]

Petko are you going to slow them to mate?

[@consensus889]

Hope you try to breed them then you could make series rising the babies

[@patrickpine4831]

Luck you 😅

[@karenstephens8788]

Is that a Luna moth?

[@lacatrina3251]

will you get butterfly

[@gabrielrymer4287]

Another source of food 🍱 ha ha ha …

[@scottbutcher9093]

They're beautiful. Are you going to breed them?

[@Ricantarantulaboss]

Whats the web site

[@JamesGiroux-kx6ww]

😮😊🙂👍

[@Tsirikos94]

I may get hate for this but, since they are going to die in a week, i would like to see a tarantula or other spider feeding video with one of these ( when their death day is near)

[@jDDignity]

Petko with animals there is no postponing, you should know that, nature won't put everything on pause just because of you being absent...

[@lolazoya5301]

I have 20 caterpillar elephant hawk:) 3of them start them pupa stage 😂😅let see hopefully everything will be fine with them 😊