This Wasp Turns Cockroaches Into Zombies

[@naturelenses]

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[@lakshmb6136]

Sure cockroaches can't develop a gene to prevent this parasite.

[@donnajohnson3334]

Glad to hear roaches are good for something.

[@robertgibbs65]

​@@lakshmb6136just like a tarantula hawk , 🤔

[@annettemoolman6504]

Love the background instrumental music. How can I download it please? Thank you for these videos, they are highly interesting indeed! ❤❤❤

[@malachibradshaw1309]

W wasp

[@Lit_Papi]

I'm sure the Aliens series were heavily inspired by this

[@Bint-Tahir]

Exactly my thought

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

Maybe it was wasps who saw Alien and decided that's how they'll reproduce from now on.

[@Lit_Papi]

@@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 good one

[@agorman1341]

heyy we also have many alien-like animal planarian worm, bobbit worm, octopus, leech, etc

[@endurofan9854]

sure they are

[@YRO.]

I got goosebumps when he said "finally killing its host". The roach was alive the whole time it was getting eaten from the inside.

[@XenosHornet15]

He should have said "her host" because that's a female wasp larvae

[@DAvvB]

​@@XenosHornet15 bruh

[@ChimpTony]

​@@DAvvBto you

[@ChimpTony]

​@@DAvvBDo u Know better than Someone That Researchs About Hornets And Wasps, And Me that Reseaechs About Primate Apes?

[@afaqpashayeva6462]

​@@XenosHornet15 It's an animal bro chill

[@glampirexo]

Wasps just can never pass the vibe check

[@Mikeyyyy]

True

[@SparkyMarky987]

Haha

[@thegeckoisgaming]

Some wasps are overall chill.

[@sqeakyloaf9332]

​@@thegeckoisgaming yeah paper wasps are pretty much completely chill as long as you don't touch their nests

[@heathenly_aesthetic7233]

Not once, not ever. No way

[@zaphodhead1]

Cockroach: "I'm a survivor!" Wasp: "Hold my beer..."

[@Ramzz10]

You should've said Wasp: "Hold my egg..."

[@DP-VikramRana]

"Hold my babies"

[@RaidLoalMulticraft_YT]

Cockroach: you don’t stand a chance against my 'kick em in the face' martial arts technique

[@lassenker07]

Some people claim to "love" nature, yet they think that it's all sunshines, rainbows, puppies, etc. Nature is just like this wasp, it's brutal and vicious, yet beautiful. When you understand this, is when you truly love nature.

[@vivekamaddi7890]

I love nature for its duality between light and darkness. Some cute, some deadly or maybe both. They are badass and friendly etc. This video is a PokéDex entry of this deadly but amazing insect.

[@endurofan9854]

well its because most are blinded by the beauty of the world and says they love it, disregarding the whole truth about everything on nature wich envolves the cycle of everything... just like greed on money, some rich individual look down on poor and average living people in wich whom also one of those who contributes for their income by means of their bussiness, not all tho

[@dianadialga3955]

Yup! I love nature for what it is: a whole swatch of living organisms all fighting to survive and thrive and multiply. The competition is fierce but that’s what causes so many interesting organisms with their own unique ways of fighting for their place in this world to exist. It’s beautiful in its own unique way!

[@anishchoudhury8537]

I hope nature wins at the end, I mean ending humans that would be satisfying yep call me crazy but I want human apocalypse

[@jsbebeje]

​@@anishchoudhury8537 I have the same thoughts as yours. Humans have become too smart and powerful they need to be destroyed. Call mr crazy too

[@cosmicren]

Each one of these means one less roach... I approve.

[@zackcullen3495]

yes 😃

[@diegobordones2106]

And one more wasp, which I don’t approve

[@r3zaful]

​@@diegobordones2106these wasp are soo small bruh

[@diegobordones2106]

@@r3zaful well true, I don’t think they can sting either

[@sleepydoctor4344]

But roaches are harmless and will always avoid you yet wasps sting you for no reason

[@TamanLinkin]

nature is hardcore af

[@nikki5399]

Nature is so metal.

[@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636]

Agreed

[@ambreenjatt9651]

​@Washing Machine 😂😂

[@peecee1384]

Heavy 😵‍💫

[@jeredquidlars8819]

Yes ▪️

[@Note-DS]

Dark

[@Not_Sam17]

If you think life is hard, just remember this roach

[@superspeeddirt9842]

Never thought I would feel bad for a roach

[@endurofan9854]

same but i hate roach at the same time, they are such a pest at home

[@Meatsnakeplushie]

​@enduro fan I need this creature in my grandparents house they have to many cockrocahes and they are beautiful

[@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636]

American Cockroaches usually live outside, they might stumble upon your home by accident since it is filled with your food, laying outside unattended.

[@Meatsnakeplushie]

@@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636 that might be true BUT IM ASIAN

[@Meatsnakeplushie]

@@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636is it same for Asia?

[@Depressyb]

You forgot the part where they burry the roach alive for the hatching period, making the wasp even more brutal

[@uddemannen]

No they literally said that it's taken down to their burrow

[@jamiecash6985]

@@uddemannentrue don’t think he was listening 😂

[@Poopenfarden]

I wish i was that roach

[@HalalKaibaLegacy]

​@@Poopenfardenbruh

[@deliveryman_dan]

These wasps are killing roaches in the most brutal and grotesque way, and I fully support that

[@bruuh565]

I hate cockroaches too but damn💀

[@millicentwilson9567]

No this is actually horrible, hopefully they don't feel pain and just go to sleep or something... this is torture. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy... not even a mosquito

[@aperture0]

​@@millicentwilson9567I'm with you on this.

[@beforelifewaschaos]

I hate wasps even more than roaches 😂

[@deliveryman_dan]

@@millicentwilson9567 may they suffer eternal pain and let their souls burn in the deepest depths of hell

[@harsh_vendra]

Rule no. 1: Stay away from attractive things💀

[@Sareza.]

This comment could have a lot of meanings hidden in it.

[@francisros9115]

So I'll stay away from Earth

[@theeyenzier8190]

i guess ill stay away from you

[@GuyRandomOne]

Anything that predates or kills cockroaches is a blessing to me. I really hate roaches.

[@debbyframzese2280]

ME TOO.

[@PrakritiSenpai]

Roches in your abdomen 💀🔪

[@debbyframzese2280]

@@PrakritiSenpai I totally despise roaches. I seriously do not understand what their purpose is on this Earth outside to petrify and be annoying to everybody. And the kind of roaches I am talking about we call them waterbugs and they are big

[@PrakritiSenpai]

@@debbyframzese2280 Apart from being a food source for birds, insects and mammals, they also contribute to the environment. “Most cockroaches feed on decaying organic matter, which traps a lot of nitrogen. Cockroach feeding has the effect of releasing that nitrogen (in their faeces) which then gets into the soil and is used by plants (´-ω-`)

[@debbyframzese2280]

@@PrakritiSenpai okay I will give you all of that but I could still hate them with a passion😂

[@imadefectivehuman]

Nature sure went wild with this wasp...🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@endurofan9854]

is it just me or your profile pic and your emoji were actualy the same 🤔 😂😂

[@imadefectivehuman]

@@endurofan9854 lol

[@Somedudefrombrooklyn]

Mace windu what are you doing here

[@imadefectivehuman]

@Ris I was bored so I went to the jedi archives and looked up youTube

[@MaloGrim]

I need a few of these wasps in my roach infested apartment lmao

[@NikolaStanković-p2h]

If you knew how fast roaches multiply, you'd need a lot more than a few.

[@DRickraft]

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"

[@XV-5_WithTophat]

When insects actually are similiar to horror zombie movies: 💀

[@eenjaria_7136]

1. Never thought I'd feel bad for a roach 2. It took everything in me to not throw my phone. That was disgusting.

[@kuromori8877]

ayyy well done!

[@eenjaria_7136]

@@kuromori8877 thank you. I needed that after the mental and emotional damage😭😂

[@JamesCarlos-m6v]

You that sensitive? I'm not hating or judging just curious how that is disgusting? It is nature and I'd say very intelligent of the wasp. Have good day

[@eenjaria_7136]

@@JamesCarlos-m6v it is definitely interesting. I just don't like things with more than 4 legs..specially when they are tiny, like bugs..I don't know how to explain it.... they're all creepy and crawly. And then imagine something just laying eggs in another living being and the thing just eating the host alive from the inside and bursting open. The thought is just....not a good sight to me :') Have a nice day as well!

[@ZAND4TSU]

Who will pay for a new phone?

[@brianmaricle9646]

Got rid of my roach problem now I've got wasps up the ass LOL 😂

[@Screeno1993]

As violent as this may seem, life is truly beautiful. Even in this form.

[@emilybrackett2840]

No it's not. It's horrifying.

[@gladi8416]

​@@emilybrackett2840 it is

[@CarpeDiem23]

This is truly horrifying, one of the many cruelties in bug's life, but that's how it's supposed to be I guess.. I just saw another video with those zombie insects, totally rotten without intestines but still walking because parasites make them to, looks unreal, like horror movie.. plus insects all eat each other constantly..gross how cruel and hard their world is..

[@GreenPoint_one]

I dont wanna share such a fate but its kinda cool to know. I understand this "beauty" :3

[@alexlilano1931]

What the hell is wrong with you?

[@breebosquet7394]

Roch: i put my armor on to show how strong i am Wasp:bro you messed up big time

[@emilybrackett2840]

It's hard to find an animal that disgusts me. I take disgusting as interesting, but parasitic wasps are nightmare formula. Their so disgusting.

[@goharejaz2171]

Beautiful but violent

[@Redguard677]

Roach is more disgusting

[@justtosmash9551]

​@@Redguard677 that

[@HauntedHarmonics]

Fun fact, Charles Darwin found parasitic wasps so horrifying that he became an atheist. He was sure that no god would ever create such a horrible creature, and therefore they must have originated through some other mechanism. Eventually he went on to form the theory of Evolution

[@emilybrackett2840]

@@HauntedHarmonics really, Charles Darwin, and I agree. What do you think is the most horrifying, and disgusting creature?

[@rithvikbruh8655]

imagine having to feel your insides being eaten for 8 days strait

[@Enter_the_Toshiverse_1996]

Everyone, meet the real life Xenomorphs!

[@B.O.T.S-V3]

KILL IT WITH FIRE. NOW

[@Enter_the_Toshiverse_1996]

@@B.O.T.S-V3 Don't worry, you're safe as long as you're not a cockroach

[@mangozine8171]

Poor roach, they ate his organs alive He was a good dancer

[@bethesdagamer7971]

I’m adding these wasps to my house asap

[@Hellenic_Empire]

Lmao I was about to say the same 😂

[@6Jenne6La6Flaca6]

Agreed!!

[@ZippyTheFirst]

Nope, they will turn into pest once they enter your home.

[@Havsue]

​@@ZippyTheFirstas long as they made my archenemy into extinction, I'd be fine with them being a symbiotic pest

[@_-ZZZ-_]

That's until they figure out how to enter a human body

[@ifeeldead463]

God really woke up one day and decided "fuck roaches" then made this monster

[@solarspace194]

Roaches are spawn of hell

[@HalalKaibaLegacy]

This is not funny and not a matter to joke around, God does not sleep and he does not need to think or plan for what he creates and what not, he knows what was, what is, what will be and what imaginations we have. Edit: these replies make me cringe so hard

[@Ghostman223]

​@@HalalKaibaLegacyYou need to lighten up a bit. Nobody really likes someone who acts like every joke about God is somehow terrible. Don't force your beliefs onto others either.

[@nightwalker9875]

⁠@@HalalKaibaLegacy “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested on his work…” Genesis 2:2; so you need to relax and also read the book you are proclaiming (unless, you are in a different religion and thus I would need clarification)

[@psychicmane7636]

@@SyethenI love the “kid” it really adds to how much of an asshole you are you do realize your own beliefs make no sense because the implied narrative of your belief contradicts that same belief based on the beliefs core stipulations basically making you believe in a self defeating paradox I am sure a genius such as you has not only reconciled but uprooted the very understanding of the universe logic and philosophy

[@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636]

Now cockroaches developed karate kicks since the wasps keep using them as living incubators.

[@cronostvg]

Emerald wasp: My birth home, and food is cockroach.

[@jorgetarango6146]

New fear unlocked: wasps💀

[@NikolaStanković-p2h]

Are you a cockroach?

[@HalalKaibaLegacy]

I don't think they would harm humans

[@isaiahaguilar4300]

Talk about aliens vs. predictors 💀

[@NickAndriadze]

Truly, truly horrifying. I would've never, in a million years, ever think I'd feel bad for a fucking cockroach.

[@Slugcat770]

I always feel bad for cockroaches, even ants could kill them. And now a wasp lays eggs inside a cockroach, and the baby's eat inside the cockroaches abdomen, Horrifying.

[@lilysenpai8604]

Who knew I would Stan a wasp that much! Go off queen 😍😍✨

[@catinthebox5725]

I mean I guess it's the lesser evil?

[@jeannieluna3009]

Utterly disgusting yet incredible. Nature is a true marvel.

[@jerryshunk7152]

Look what comes out of our butts though !

[@NotnowSon]

​@@jerryshunk7152 Brown chocolates?

[@link1048]

That wasp isn't a parasite. It's a hero.

[@The_Legend47]

AMEN!

[@herlinawinata5497]

"The roach has found its new host"

[@Eftkud]

This is enough internet for today

[@TheTrollsComingForYou]

That works lol, nerds would say it’s the wasp but this is equally as funny

[@Sanguiris]

The Wasp House has found its new host

[@botsspammerandbeggerhatter5560]

I’m pretty sure r34 tentacle writer watching this rn

[@ItsAshie_]

We (Humans) don't fully understand how lucky we are to not be, nearly any other Wild organism, such as insects or animals like a seal. The animal kingdom is brutal so be thankful that we evolved how we did and were able to protect ourselves with structures and weaponry Unlike the rest of our friends in the same Biological kingdom.

[@asknoone3409]

You and your family evolved from these animals I was created

[@TheProudDragon]

We didn't evolve, we were chosen to be this way.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

@@TheProudDragon Correction: _you_ didn't evolve.

[@narutoisnttheguyfromfortni11]

well i mean you still needa be careful of killers and all sooo

[@TheTiredhermit]

@@TheProudDragon great a creationist…

[@idealisticapybara]

Things that look very beautiful can be very deadly as well. Nature is the best example.

[@csabanemet-jb3ms]

Just like my ex

[@germanthomas1705]

I got that feeling like when a spider is on you I’m gonna take a shower lol😂

[@battlehenge4]

Is this where the idea for Alien vs Predator came from?!

[@asphyxianeonatorum4322]

The Normal Cocroach itself already terrify me ,and now we had this 😂😂😂

[@fatherplatypus2316]

There's a similar wasp who do the same to a caterpillar, but whats more interesting is that they make the caterpillar into their bodyguard

[@jadendafinger]

The parasitoid wasp, right? Unless it was a different name.

[@fatherplatypus2316]

@@jadendafinger parasitoid wasp is what we call to all wasp who do similar reproductive behavior. The one i meant is from the genus Glyptapanteles, their larvae, to be exact. It doesn't have an official name as far as i know, despite as being gruesomely fascinating

[@Flaffees]

Thank God roaches don't have pain receptor

[@myplan8166]

It's same with tarantula wasp. Wasps are badass. I mean, real badass.

[@myarmsrgone]

So, basically, a Chestburster

[@aliciabohn2219]

Sure. Sure. Not disgusting and/or disturbing, at all. Seriously though, nature is amazingly awesome and super creepy, all at the same time. YAY NATURE!!!

[@endurofan9854]

perfectly balanced i would say

[@aliciabohn2219]

@@endurofan9854 I agree. Most people ignore, or even worse, fear animals, especially insects. If people would look at how amazing they are, how beautiful they are, or at the very least, imagine what our world would look like without them all. My favorite are dung beetles. They are so amazingly gorgeous and provide an important and outstanding service.

[@yakzivz1104]

okay I need these wasps to do this to botflies and horse flies.

[@SanniSandyBunny2000]

I really really feel very sorry for the "roach" poor thing, that is so horrible and I hope they are not in pain nor conscious during all of that.

[@The_Legend47]

The roach is STILL ALIVE while this was going on, just COULD NOT escape

[@swamidude2214]

Cockroach being like, I can survive a nuclear strike. Emerald cockroach wasp coming in to say hello.

[@debbyframzese2280]

Personally I am not a fan of a wasp but in this case. Where I live at we have what we call water bugs and the females can fly. So for this reason and this reason only I like that wasp.

[@Cake...]

Proof that roaches are edible...

[@4leafzilla312]

Godzilla fans: “Hey, I’ve seen this one!”

[@brentleybergonia6341]

Muto prime lays eggs inside godzilla

[@djalibi]

@@brentleybergonia6341erm actually that godzilla is named dagon in the novel ☝️🤓

[@kingj5350]

"hey what happened to jerry?" "oh him. . . . Well he found a wife😃" "ITS BEEN 8 MONTHS!?"

[@masonstewart6232]

Imagine if we had an animal like this but human sized? Real life alien

[@nerdArya]

Monsters inside me - Roach edition

[@jormdeworm]

Despite it being a cockroach this still sounds sad lol, poor roach

[@bumblebee264]

in parallel universe roach- peter parker wasp- mantis

[@John-Woodlands]

That is disgusting but really cool at the same time.

[@Matteodoesstuff]

U know its serious when u actually find it some sort of sad for the cockroach

[@arnold2614]

Everything that kills roaches, we need more of them

[@ethanv7330]

When the roaches die out. They'll find different places to insert eggs.

[@lassenker07]

​@@ethanv7330 Roaches aren't dying out anytime soon

[@cabpenguin.]

Yes

[@TheTrollsComingForYou]

@@lassenker07He said *_When_*

[@rex3605]

Not really, they have a role that they play in the ecosystem like every other creature. You also fail to acknowledge that not every roach thrives in "gross" environments and thus get perceived differently

[@SCP-FoundationMember]

The bugs even have thier own Chest Burster

[@weerobot]

Real Xenomorph

[@kairinase]

"Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort!" Must've been what the roach is feeling in the zombie state.

[@AtomicElectronCo]

Never thought I'd feel compassion for a cockroach! Amazing, creepy, and terrifying! Lots of these parasitoid wasps with similar life-cycles like this.

[@SCP01986]

This wasp is a friend to humans!

[@trellz17]

I’d rather have the roaches tbh

[@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636]

No it is not, I got stunged by it and it was not pretty. Stomped it after that.

[@SCP01986]

@@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636 What were you doing to it to get stung?

[@xdang-worldoftanksblitz6636]

@@SCP01986 Nothing, randomly flew to hind leg and stung like an ant.

[@michaelfrejo8523]

If this is a small example of what lives in our universe... I wouldn't say the universe is friendly

[@Jackinsmith]

I didn’t think much of this but then I remember that the cockroach is alive while the wasp is growing inside it but just can’t escape Also, imagine a whole lot of these wasps stinging and attacking you

[@NotnowSon]

In that case i will get pregnant

[@joshuagross3151]

I guess it's a parasitoid. There are various species that do this to different bugs. Parasitoid wasps and flies are regularly sold as "organic" pest control, meaning there's actually a market for these little guys.

[@snappycattimesten]

Cruel. Having your internal organs eaten alive is horrible. Imagine if this happened to your cat.

[@MrXxz368]

Ever think mortal combat is bad with the brutality and what not, fear not mother nature is always worse then human creativity. Genetic inhearited intelegence is brutal i tell you, the fact the wasp baby doesnt need any instruction at all, and as a under developed blob of a thing, turns into a full grown prediator in less than 2 weeks, crazy growth, crazy brutal, crazy beautiful... I would hate to be either animal i feel, but if i had to chose id go wasp 10/10 times.

[@AKshay_47]

I feel Emerald Wasps are god's personal creation 😂💀

[@supreemcourt9181]

That bug is a menace to the insect kingdom

[@cring4444]

imagine lying down for a week slowly having your internal organs eaten but still alive

[@jackyutani4880]

This is one of many reasons why I’m glad I’m not shrunk down.😂😂😂

[@kim0007]

That is pretty similar to how some human parasites act. Eat us alive, sometimes causing our demise. 😱

[@linkedsky76]

This is exactly why I like bugs and nature crazy bug shit like this

[@dudemp4]

Crazy how this glossy green fella can be so terrifying

[@codyr.48]

Sounds an awful lot like the tarantula hawk.

[@peecee1384]

Having your insides munched on until you die. Yep that’s the death for me! 🫤

[@Weeabofighter]

Roach: "I can survive a nuclear bomb fallout." Wasp: "That's cute."

[@phorchybug3286]

Wasps: Dangerous but still kinda cute.

[@pedroreynald2094]

Me : "yes sir i'd like to order 1000 pieces of Emerald Cockroach Wasp ASAP"

[@swara3232]

Everyone gangsta until it stings a human

[@Pogger927]

"Mom can we buy Aliens?" "No honey we have aliens at home" Aliens at home:

[@wilfacarvalho7126]

That roach died in a very fucked up way.

[@Pipoy_99]

Man I feel bad for the roaches. They literally bottom feeders

[@Ichengo42]

As someone who is insanely mortified of these things, it saddens me that roaches aren't killed off that easily

[@SantanuProductions]

Struggle for existence is real

[@michaellarang8215]

Yeah real life just turned Into pocket ants

[@Abhiraaamm]

Wasp - i am venom , we are venom

[@wannabewyvern]

friendly reminder that this is far from the only wasp that paralyzes arthropods and lays its eggs in them. Tarantula hawk, cicada killer- there are even bigger and more terrifying parasitic wasps that do this as well- yet they are incredibly beautiful.

[@BobBobber-vz9pq]

This is one of my favorite you tube shorts u made

[@eliasujashvili7113]

*”Happy Happy Happy!”*

[@ScornedOne1080]

ANd this is why Alien life forms avoid our planet like the plague. "Damn Earth, you scary!"

[@justinwhaley1288]

New fear unlocked getting stung by this thing

[@TF2Legacy]

Tarantula Hawk: Cockroach Edition

[@HappyIsaac105]

“mom can I have a spider for our roach problem?” “We have spiders at home honey” spiders at home: