True Facts: Parasitoid Wasps

[@zefrank]

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[@Fralexion]

I love that the left vs right examples are "well-documented homosexual behavior in animal species" vs "Candace Owens declares herself 'neutral' with regards to what shape the planet might be"

[@AndreaDingbatt]

@ZeFrank Thank you so very much for sharing your videos and sense of humour!!😅❤

[@whyjay9959]

Garbage in, garbage out.

[@MyPalJimbo]

Hey, who do we talk to about importing the wasp that kills spotted lanternflies?

[@_Stormfather]

@@Fralexion thanks for demonstrating that you're the kind of person who needs Ground News. Good advertising.

[@vincei4252]

Multiple new fears unlocked.

[@raydark8007]

yup D:

[@coletrainhetrick]

No kidding, this is some crazy nature shit.

[@Guydude777]

The perfect Halloween video.

[@thatman666]

As if wasps weren’t evil already.

[@AndreaDingbatt]

How about the parasitic Fungi?! 😮 Zombie apocalypse anyone?!😅

[@goobermcnoober8140]

Parasitizing parasites is such a bizarre ecological niche, it’s simultaneously baffling and impressive that it’s filled by so many species

[@Hermititis]

Hyperparasites are fascinating

[@iapetusmccool]

_Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em,_ _And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum._ _And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on;_ _While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on._ - Augustus De Morgan, _Siphonaptera,_ 1872.

[@TabathaTMartin]

They are like real life Xenomorphs i swear

[@CrypticCocktails]

I'm fully scientifically-minded, but this stuff really makes me think we have an evil code developer in the sky making stuff up for pure terror reasons

[@stenthesnake98]

It’s staggering how many we know, and even more that we don’t know! Same thing with mites, there are a handful that we interact with in day to day life but then there are so many that aren’t even known to science-not because they aren’t common but they are understudied

[@attabooii]

I love parasitoid wasps! Currently doing my PhD on them. Fun fact, Darwin (once a clergyman) after seeing parasitoid wasps said “I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae [a family of parasitoid wasps] with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars.” So parasitoid wasps made Darwin doubt the existence of a benevolent god lmao

[@Common_Houseplant]

How do you even get into a specialization like that? Genuinely curious!

[@seancallaway5204]

Darwin: "Gross!" Also Darwin: "Fascinating..."

[@DeAndering-bf1kk]

They are beautiful animals. Look at them and their colors. We humans, always looking for extraterrestrial life while all the aliens are already here. We just have to study them better. That’s one explanation for you.

[@iainwalker8615]

I love them too. I even created a subreddit for them where I was posting photos but obviously there wasn’t enough people interested in them to actually start a community there. It’s also fairly easy to make a novel discovery of a parasitoid wasp species compared to some other kinds of insects which is cool. The only problem is that because they’re so diverse and have little taxonomic research being done on them compared to other insects it’s very hard to identify the species if you’re self-taught

[@13thMaiden]

Question, are their any specific wasps that parasitize hornworms or squash beetles? I'd love to sick my reptiles on them but they're just too poisonous for them.

[@a.m.8722]

Ah yes. Nothing more Halloween than a parasite invading you the worst way possible

[@LyaksandraB]

And then also uninvading you in the wors way possible. I mean, eating you from the ass all the way to and through your head? Fu...

[@joshuadearwester268]

Just watched Alien Romulus lol

[@LibreImpacto]

Zombie wasps for Halloween? You DO love me!

[@mr_enceladus]

Ye

[@EianJolin]

"mummy can we keep it?" "oh dont worry we are gonna keep it" so devilish

[@plaza3825]

That was so foul 😫

[@suee434]

"There's a wasp for everything" would make a great slogan!

[@McSenkel]

T-shirt!

[@fayecoldren-sallee5864]

I'd buy that!

[@myboysd5772]

Thanks i feel disgusted and intriqued, mostly disgusted.

[@Man-Corgi]

Someone in my local insect identification group posted that they had found a bunch of crab spiders buried in their garden. Someone pointed out they likely accidentally dug up some wasp baby's dinner

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Dang, I'm seeing every KZbinr I love getting sponsored by Ground News nowadays. A+ sponsor who deserves all the support it can get!

[@iainwalker8615]

I really like parasitoid wasps. I even made a parasitoid wasp subreddit last year to post photos but unfortunately I was the only person who ever really used it. Parasitoid wasps are really fascinating insects that are usually either forgotten about or dismissed as bad pests because of their brutal life cycle but they’re actually very ecologically important as they help cull the populations of other insects that would take over if it wasn’t for predators like these. They also cannot and will not sting you so you’re completely safe around them.

[@jaygorippa6746]

The song at the end.... magnificent touch Sir

[@tombo_sq9526]

As an entomologist, I love you ZeFrank

[@mcblaggart8565]

Well, you say those ovipositors aren't stingers, but really stingers are modified ovipositors. So. . . Kinda sorta, but kind-of sort-of not.

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

"Yes but actually no"

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

0:26 “It’ll beetle’larious” 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@benroberts3677]

Recently found out that there are MANY types of parasitoid wasps in my area of Pennsylvania. I always assumed (for no apparent reason) that they were not in anywhere but sandy or jungle like areas

[@al77709]

There are many types of parasitoid wasps everywhere! While beetles hold the current record, some entomologists believe wasps are the order with the highest number of species overall, because for every beetle there's probably a wasp that eats that beetle alive.

[@IzItShiny]

That assumption was your brain trying to protect you. :)

[@McSenkel]

Nah, they are literally everywhere.

[@boorango122]

parasites and parasitoids are such lovely little weirdos. basically every multicellular species has at least one specialized multicellular parasite or parasitoid, and most of those are beneficial to the health of the species as a whole! also Micropredators, like some ticks and mosquitoes, are less specialized but even more cool and vital! nature's little socialist tax collectors

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

Can confirm! The type that parasitizes the hornworm caterpillar is my favorite. Plus they're all too small to really hurt us and have no interest in using us as hosts! They're just little friends. (Also if you see a little cotton ball attacked to a leaf, that's also a parasitoid wasp's doing).

[@strider5964]

I'm supposed to be studying for a quiz but a new True Facts video dropped so this is more important!

[@christiancinnabars1402]

Sudden Half-Life pfp jumpscare.

[@Bencraft1010]

1:30 "watchyagonnafindisa waSp BeBeh" I love the way he speaks

[@Qwertylol]

Happy Halloween everyone! And perfect, a spooky True Facts from ZeFrank ❤ The outro song is honestly a jam, well done

[@ViscousVoice]

Day instantly improved.

[@Maximus-n7v]

I work in a plant nursery where we use a lot of these wasps against Aphids. Almost every time I spot some Aphids on a plant, there are parasitoid wasps nearby, and often times I'll see the larva of the wasps wiggling their way outside of an Aphid, leaving just the shell. This method isn't perfect but already reduces the use of harmfull chemicals by a long shot!

[@nimbus997]

7:55 "heheh, dont worry we're gonna keep it" caught me so off guard i laughed into a coughing fit. Amazing video as always!

[@macroglossumstellatarum5932]

2:20 "It looks like a stinger but it's not" Correct, it's the other way around! The stingers in hymenopterans (bees, wasps, ants) are actually modified ovipositors! Which is why males can't have one even if evolution tried to make them survive. (And the "stinger" on the scorptionfly, related to lacewings, is actually the males behbeh making bits. Makes the Stingwings from Fallout that use it as a weapon even more weird.)

[@xsleep1]

Always a great day when Ze drops a new video.

[@booper343]

We need many more ❤

[@RickJohnson]

"What's even better is that the bebbes are vegetarians! _hippies_ " 🤣🤣

[@seanA416]

His delivery is so good

[@AndrewCheshire]

"What you need is a W-A-S-P A-S-A-P." This brilliance is up there with "Koalas in the Rain."

[@thedolt9215]

I am fascinated and totally creeped out all at the same time! Great presentation!

[@GeographRick]

This is like 'Alien' level horrifying.

[@callosamiusprometheus7350]

Yeah, Xenomorphs are largely based off these wasps.

[@dragondraems42]

Yay! I love parasitoid wasps. They're wretched, but they don't have any choice not to be, and I find that strangely compelling.

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

They dont know they are wretched. Nature just decided to make them monsters.

[@Cheezitnator]

To be fair, if you have a garden, it's good to have some around to keep certain pests under control. Every critter has a part to play in the natural world.

[@dragondraems42]

@@Cheezitnator yeah! Trying to apply human morality to nature is a losing battle, they simply exist in the world the same as any other animal

[@anabee8310]

Maybe as a quite parasitic speeches (who also designate what's wretched or not) we are mesmerized by others who just go ahead and do

[@Unitedtribute]

Always love when Frank makes a little song for the end of the video.

[@B20K3]

ZeFrank saying "sus" button : 0:42

[@Zelical]

Discovered my first one a few months ago, a fly-parasitoid wasp called Dirhinus. Their heads are bizarre and they look super cool. He baffled me and I had to go through a few groups to identify his strange forehead.

[@Laquilius]

Oh yeah, time to get some of that A+ knowledge straight to the dome, with A++ commentary.

[@romanalex3468]

10:19 this is just metal enough for me to actually want to do to take care of my clothes moths

[@Jayluvlee87]

"The babies are vegetarians (hippies)" 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I bout spit my coffee out

[@kryonight2869]

Should've been a honey sponsor for the irony

[@xitaris5981]

I guess, but most wasps don't make honey

[@sallykirby4907]

Wow! This was informative but disturbing! Apparently, Jerry wasn't working today? I love your channel! Thank you! ❤❤❤😂

[@1.4142]

Always so detailed and with the best scientific animations! Ze frank covers stuff people always leave out

[@FerrumBlade]

HALLOWEEN EPISODE LETS GO

[@knightfishing]

ZeFrank, teaching us more about the animal kingdom than anyone else for over a decade 🙌

[@Eric-yj5xg]

Man google sent me a notification 1 min after being attacked by a wasp

[@terryhunt2659]

That's the Surveillance Society for you. Welcome to the Panopticon!

[@damaracarpenter8316]

I have a friend obsessed with Parasitoid wasps I'll send her this video!!!

[@elbandzioro]

I mean , they could at least pay some child support before leaving their child with the caterpilar...

[@NewMessage]

That waistline, though...

[@shethjrebbell]

Here, ready, excited

[@savannahlewis6156]

We use wasps to control the flies on our farm! Thanks for sharing, it’s fascinating to see behind the scenes of what those little guys are doing for us. Love your work

[@marlabrowne6785]

The episode was awesome, but that hook at the end will stay with me all day! W.A.S.P!

[@lascannon]

@5:25 how fitting that someone with the last name Eggs, is the primary author on a study that looks at how wasps lays eggs!

[@GardenUPLandscape]

Parasitoid wasps are some of my favorite critters because they prove that nature is far more f***ed up than we could ever imagine! I love explaining to people why the tomato hornworm caterpillar they just found is deflated and decorated with little white mummies! 😂

[@BonaparteBardithion]

Suddenly, I'm a lot less grossed out by the symbiotic relationship of fig wasps and their fruit.

[@IzItShiny]

Still never eating figs again, tho. 🤣

[@SuziQ.]

They live inside the fruit? 😮😱

[@TwinkleTwinkleTruly]

Nancy just smacking that very rude wasp 😂

[@royalrenegadee]

I'd love to see you make another invocation for beginnings / the everything thing style video!

[@liliilani]

Education can be the stuff of nightmares… 🐝

[@skipmage]

Creepy Dave: Explaining why Was-pee is best favourite animal. Everyone else at the party :Viably recoils:

[@MyUsualComment]

"I'm at lunch! What should I watch while I eat?"

[@Crakinator]

The construction of the ovipositors are amazing, I LOVE learning about human technology which animals have already inadvertently invented

[@Froggsroxx]

Everyone is buzzing about the new episode

[@lindaseel9986]

👍

[@christopherwelford8401]

You want your baby to eat that baby in peace.....has never been said before 😂

[@muffinfluff2476]

There i was, hugely bummed out by grief, but lo, a gross ze frank video is here to take my mind off my dead father and on to parasitic wasps

[@digitalbookworm5678]

Here in Ohio I once watched a large wasp drag a wolf spider 40 feet across railroad tracks and up an embankment to a groundhog hole. It took about 1 hour and a half.

[@ibenbentalal9291]

This was an Instant subscribe. Glad i stumbled upon you.🥰

[@nostalgiaprincess]

check out the shorts he makes about “best favorite animal”

[@cygnia]

I need to know more about the wasps that target those bastard lanternflies...

[@ronwalsh]

Still the only channel that I do not FF through the ads. Zefrank has awakened yet another terror for my dreams. Thanks so much.

[@mclovin6829]

Me, last night: We should be due for a new Ze Frank... Ze Frank, today: Parasitoid Wasps!!!

[@Empieye]

That credits and references song parasitized my ears.

[@kristiebrown1001]

Please upload more!!!! ❤❤

[@cameronjameson2878]

That ant attack at the very end was awesome! It was "this doesn't fit into the narrative really, but it's cool and has to be displayed somewhere in this video", I believe that was the thought process there 💯.

[@Aswaguespack]

The closing music was just a riot! My favorite part of the presentation.

[@miguelfreitas5343]

My dad hates cockroaches to death, like, he legit can't stand them. He was very happy once I told him about the Emerald Wasp :p

[@angeluscorpius]

I need a True Facts: The Alien Movies are basically "Parasitoid Wasps in Spaaaaaaaace!!!!!"

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Now I'm just imagining a hyperparasitoid alien which infests the face-huggers or the aliens themselves. Imagine a scene where a chestburster pops out of someone... and then suddenly, an even more horrifying chestburster burst out of _its_ chest...

[@macroglossumstellatarum5932]

Weirdly the microscopic parasitoid wasps end up being some of the most adorable insects out there, like the Baeus genus, which are basically a sphere that's half eyes by volume.

[@FlonieXD]

I get so excited when you post a new video

[@Cheryl-Miller]

Things I never knew I needed to know but now I am glad I do.

[@meso07]

The example with alien life in the article at 3:41 is actually pretty bad since its not indicating that aliens placed these rocks in the ocean but that planets that first didnt have any way they could support life could have other ways which we havent discovered yet so that could mean alien life in other planets could be possible

[@Sta_cotto]

Nature's truest nightmare fuel

[@backwoodbeaches7895]

Hell yeah!! Been waiting!

[@Sinnistering]

Parasitoid wasps were what made me respect wasps (including the non-parasitoid ones!). The cycle of life is maybe a bit cruel to our human brains that can't help but love everything and anything, but it's a cycle that works. (Well, aside from that close call when early photosynthesizers discovered how to make oxygen, but they didn't totally wipe out life so hey! It all worked out in the end.)

[@hattielankford4775]

Soothing voice but stress-inducing images. I don't know how I feel about this. Well done.

[@regenwurm5584]

It's nice to be friend with science hippies .

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

After Satan made wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets, you would think he would have stopped.

[@gravy7861_]

Oh, thank God I mean, oh my God

[@goobermcnoober8140]

Wasps are so damn cool, man. It’s such a shame that they’re given such a bad rep by the meaner ones.

[@Entertainment11777]

Than insect martial arts is some next level footage. I never imagined that they'd fight on that level, using their legs to kick each other and stuff

[@namensklauer]

when it starts with parasitoid ... do i really want to watch this? edit: i made it to 24seconds and it's time to nope out for me

[@kingcosworth2643]

It gets better, a little

[@SuziQ.]

They don’t bug, erm, bother humans or our domestic friends.

[@SmokedPudding]

Hell yeah, these videos allways make my day😊

[@scarpadog155]

Best on the internet.......of all.....naming a better channel can't be done.

[@jasonbraddy8025]

Great video, as always. The closing song was an extra touch of genius!

[@Rking20xx]

My wife and I love these man. Keep it up.

[@untitled8027]

truly more terrifying than anything i've seen this year.

[@SizzleMoonSong]

Wow ~ that WASAP~ASAP~ PSA outro song was exactally what i needed to be slapped with without knowing it... Thanks for the hyperparastoid musical injection that will consume my every thought Ze.

[@dedicatedspuddler7641]

The end tune is great!

[@TabathaTMartin]

Nancy was really wrestling with the wasp 😂

[@kingcosworth2643]

Oh don't worry, we gonna keep it!

[@Honzy87]

not only funny but also educational. i'd never think wasps actually had a "use"

[@christianweibrecht6555]

I’m surprised by how they can squeeze viable eggs through those long and very narrow tubes

[@crovax1375]

Wasps are terrifying in the most amazing way!

[@jasondavis8372]

That song at the end is fire

[@wisteriasinensis6080]

YEESSSS!!!! New true facts!!!! Clicked this notification IMMEDIATELY! 💙

[@crawhey]

minutes

[@EnMandi]

Same

[@sammoth13]

Sameeeee!

[@Crazyknight-bc3wi]

Your new friend is inside your house

[@wisteriasinensis6080]

@ YESS!!! Gave me genuine CHILLS first time I watched that Mandela catalog episode 🤣

[@LisafromNOLA]

Love you Ze! Sending well wishes from New Orleans ♥️⚜️♥️⚜️♥️