Tiger beetle hunting down crickets (by NIB)

[@jackalhead7433]

You made a really great habitat for your pet tigers It's like a hole new world within your room I really like it how did you manage to catch those tigers though?

[@buttholebzerker]

my guess is either rearing them.. or catching them off the Internet

[@jackalhead7433]

what do you mean by "catching them off the internet"

[@brandonbang8527]

John James Rambo YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD AN INSECT

[@b0leg23]

probably watched them, because this tiger beetle is only in east Asia and the guy is Japanese

[@memesarentfunny2248]

cant believe how stupid jackal head and Brandon bang are.... truly boggles the mind.

[@ImperialistJoe]

I don't see many of these in rural Ohio, but when I do they're damn-near impossible to catch. Insanely quick on the ground, and with the ability to fly if things go bad. Very cool predatory beetles nonetheless.

[@b0leg23]

how are there tiger beetles in America, aren't they Japanese

[@tauruswhitehead3729]

Oleg They have some species in America. Where I used to live they look exactly like this besides the color

[@b0leg23]

maybe thats carabus what you are talking about?

[@FlipperBoidSkua]

That last cricket was feisty! Yay, lil guy! But tiger beetles seriously kick ass!

[@mherbas000]

2:00 beetles like "mm this is delishi- HOLY CRAP!!!!"

[@Thewildlifeenthusiast123]

2:00

[@Uriahthedevourer]

This is precisely why I have insects and arachnids instead of dogs and cats. They're so frickin cool.

[@mherbas000]

1:17 that criket survived getting its ass munched

[@luischen5358]

They run so fast to catch it

[@brandonvessell4659]

I only caught a few of these.They are insanely fast.

[@jamesd5366]

So are these social to a degree? They don't seem to mind one another's presence in the habitat.

[@chronojeremy]

there more like cheetah Beetles ;)

[@gabrielcornejo238]

1:00 that face of Da fuq?

[@megastoejoe]

heh- i coulda sworn...

[@MrGolden43]

megastoejoe what the hell? he was just here a second ago...

[@astridpavletic6758]

which tiger beetle species is that?

[@PlexippusPark]

Astrid Pavletic Japanese tiger beetle. One of the most fearsome species which lives in Korea, Japen and probably China.

[@souls3bark765]

How big is the box you use? And is it a fish tank? I wanted to rear some tiger beetles too,they looks rly cool~ btw Do they eat small cockcroach?

[@nickbaron6146]

What speceis is this?

[@GustAvDaPenguin]

My Tiger beetle do not eat my crickets? They will if I put them in there mouth but they never eat them. Please help.

[@TheHawkeye0725]

Remarkable.

[@seancheng33]

First of all, you need live crickets. Tiger beetle will not be interested in insects with no movement. Secondly, don't feed the beetle oversize insects. The beetle might be intimidated by them. If you did everything right,then it could be just the case of old age and the beetle is too weak to chase its prey.

[@santanoreal1096]

so you keep these guys as pets?

[@SteveValanch]

so tiger beetles arent so great at catching and killing crickets on the first try

[@chronojeremy]

Tiger beetles now you know why they are called that.

[@domramirez1118]

Phew. I was rooting for the crickets. That was stressful.

[@catsndogs98]

Tiger beetle vs warrior beetle

[@janswhatsupdoc]

don't tiger beetles hunt in packs?

[@benlee7565]

nope, they are solitary hunters

[@thehat222]

to scale, they run upwards of 400 MPH. Crazy shit.

[@memesarentfunny2248]

well no... if you scaled up the beetles they wouldn't maintain the efficient mass to power ratio, not even close. Its the same fallacy as comparing human strength to that of an ant, an ant is only that strong because it doesnt have to waste so much energy on its own mass. That's why most small things move relatively quickly and all large things universally move slowly by comparison.

[@memesarentfunny2248]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU lmao im sorry your mother never said i love you and your father never hugged you but yes, its true that insects are only so amazing because they are so small. Ever notice how nothing large is fast? And if it is "fast" its nowhere near 400mph and cant maintain high speeds for more then a few seconds? Dont you think its evolutionarily beneficial to be able to run fucking 400mph? I understood completely what he was saying, but doesnt seem like your mind could handle what I was.

[@percival23]

That's a bad way to go.

[@skyell9772]

hummm.... 0:59 hidden khajiit :D

[@saifschannel2599]

Empires of the Undergroath? Anyone?

[@assfuckedbyelephant]

ruthless...

[@AceofDlamonds]

fastests sob's in the world.

[@AhoteBrown]

I'm sorry man but you're shaking the living shit out of that camera