True Facts: The Mosquito

[@zefrank]

Learn to think! Happy to be sponsored by brilliant.org/Zefrank1/ First 200 people get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.

[@RLaraMoore]

o.0

[@yomumgae1409]

Nice

[@FGain]

Love the intro 00:08

[@RLaraMoore]

I never knew mosquitoes drank nectar and pollenated plants.

[@l3k064]

Sadly missed the chance to reference Megaminds "PRESENTATION!" for the elephant mosquito i mean he has a big head and is dressed in black it just fits

[@AsherLogan129]

This historical series is still going strong and I absolutely cannot enjoy it enough.

[@ElaAusDemTal]

Historical? Don't you mean biological?

[@AsherLogan129]

@@ElaAusDemTal either one works in my opinion.

[@johannfreeman6845]

@@ElaAusDemTal he means historic

[@gaylereid8264]

Umm, you spelled "historical" wrong...should be h-i-s-t-e-r-i-c-a-l...😝

[@AsherLogan129]

@@gaylereid8264 that works too

[@pinkliondoodles3989]

I never get tired of hearing how Zefrank pronounces "babies"

[@GretchenJP]

bebbes

[@KnuckleHunkybuck]

Also, "dew".

[@gaweyn]

Also, "pupate".

[@AnkhAnanku]

Also, “butt-first”

[@Zeryurijin]

Deemon bebehs.

[@GippyHappy]

The main thing I've learned from True Facts is that a shockingly large amount of creatures breathe through their butt

[@Arthera0]

Here is the real shocker. Humans can too. albeit to a very limited degree but we can and i am not sure if i am ok with that.

[@ratty5]

@@Arthera0 future scuba gear?

[@Delightedly]

So. Many. People always freak out when I tell them that turtles frozen under ice do it too.

[@EmiliinaBD]

@@Arthera0 wait what? How???

[@npc6817]

You can also sort of breathe trough your butt, thing is you can only exhale

[@medieval._]

the way the mosquito rose up looked like the most badass villain entrance ever

[@newdadz]

lady gaga entrance.

[@TheHighDerple]

looks like something a vampire might do to dramatically appear fitting, considering they both drink human blood

[@medieval._]

7@@TheHighDerple challenge: draw your OCs like this:

[@Tricolor40004]

Brooo I was looking for this comment that was the most menacing thing ever

[@Jebu911]

considering how many people they have murdered in cold blood it is a villain entrance! ok the humans died as collateral but still

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

As someone who absolutely despises mosquitoes, watching this was the equivalent to watching the life story of my worst enemy.

[@MT-pf1pv]

Jesus, you’re here too?

[@ED2302]

Yep

[@seancombs1188]

Know your enemy.

[@Lintukoko]

You don't even have a mustache to strain soup through like them, either.

[@awkward-sama7671]

I second that. I adore all bugs, but mosquitoes? Not only am I severly allergic but They really should not exist and they literally don't need to, they only bring pain and suffering.

[@ChengTeoh]

"It's how lady Gaga would come out on stage, very dramatic" ... Future times : Lady Gaga emerges from under the water and reveals herself as being a Mosquito this entire time!

[@alex.quiniou]

Now run !

[@Imurai]

he-LLOOO!!!!!!

[@kimberlyperkins2992]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏

[@charlietube7165]

Also the whole Hollywood singers

[@kerryberger985]

That comment was hilarious. LOL.😀

[@TSIRKLAND]

I love how this whole series started as basically a joke with entirely made-up non-facts, and has grown, with audience encouragement, into exhaustively well-researched videos that actual real scientists are proud to contribute to, and actual teachers are proud to use as teaching tools. Butt jokes and ridiculous puns and all sorts of silliness, wrapped around actual TRUE FACTS. Love it. I'm sure Mr. ZeFrank had no idea this would happen, but we're all so grateful that you followed this path. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

[@follc1991]

This should have the most likes!!!!! I’m with you 100%

[@primachpepe8597]

And dont forget Jerry, even with all his mistakes

[@camzilla603boy12]

Teachers use these videos?

[@ooooneeee]

@@camzilla603boy12 only the based ones.

[@josephfass2703]

> But, jokes and ridiculous puns ... FTFY

[@RavengerX1]

Years back used to work as a farm hand. After a week long series of rain storms a section of the farm's front area flooded a bit, had a couple inches of standing water beside the road, it was usually where we parked our cars, didn't pay much attention to it. Another week passes and the water is still there, but now it has the single largest collection of mosquito larva I had ever seen in it. Thousands of them, the water was *black* and constantly in motion from them, it was a terrifying amount and I was a little taken aback that the boss hasn't had us do anything about them. So I go and ask him if he knows what they are. He says, "they're some kind of bug, its no big deal." "Those are mosquito larva." "... It's going to kill the hell out of that patch of dirt, but I want you to dump half a gallon of bleach into that water." " *YOU GOT IT, BOSS.* " I then had to dig a new drainage ditch. The moral of the story is always pay attention to areas of stagnant water in or around your property so you don't have go Scorched Earth on these bastards.

[@sevvven7]

I love this story 😂 After getting relentlessly bitten by these pests, I could fall asleep reading this. uwu

[@dennistmennace]

You & your boss deserve a nobel peace prize for your service.

[@wetsockfullofhotmeat]

Going from 0 to 100 is always an appropriate reaction to mosquitoes

[@doratheexploder286]

easy fix is to just toss a cup of dishwashing liquid on it, it disrupts the water surface tension, causing the larvae to sink and drown.

[@megatfaizarif690]

Mosquitoe larvae can survive in as shallow as a a dime's thickness of water. Living in the equitorial region we get very familiar with them.

[@libbycowgill]

I am a college professor who is teaching anthropology. Whenever I teach about primates, I use your Aye aye, tarsier, and lemur videos to keep everyone amused and educated. Would you consider more primate videos? Please? Let me tell you, Bonobos are plenty weird. All sorts of material there.

[@GreenMan660]

Orangutans / Bonobos = favorite cousins.

[@wikansaktianto9215]

Bonobos sounds neat, with their mating game.

[@giorgiannpinzon505]

Bonobo team here

[@thevictorianconservative1093]

Apparently Gibbons entertain themselves by climbing through trees and reaching down and pull tiger tails 😋

[@lizsteeds6697]

Is English your second language ??

[@qdkdicja10]

The “DEMON. BEBE.” nearly killed me 😂

[@casedistorted]

I knew it would nearly kill someone.

[@courtneyreynolds121]

It was the accidental boob for me 😹

[@tsewangrigzin774]

@KtM i got dengue nearly survived death

[@chia_draws_5422]

2:10

[@alicerowan4688]

“He’s getting dicked by a skeeter”! That got me laughing so out loud. (Damn, everyone’s asleep 😬)

[@IrishRepoMan]

"It's like how lady gaga would come out on stage" That was so... accurate.

[@Krepticite]

That was... not.

[@the-irreverend]

It’s for the music video of her new single: Poke your veins.

[@zealogix]

haha LMAO , 🤣

[@RadarLightwave]

~HELLO~

[@OpiumBride]

Maybe Bjork

[@False_Death]

Friendly tip: One teaspoon of water can breed 100 mosquitos. So check your yard and anything that holds water ESPECIALLY old tires. You need to empty them out because if you have a mosquito problem. Chances are they are breeding in some old bucket or tire and alot of species stay close to home. IE your yard. Also. Minnows are your best friends against mosquitos. If you can capture a bunch of minnows then you can release them into ponds and other things that hold water all year around. Minnows eat mosquito larva. Remember that.

[@shoulderpyro]

And when it comes to rolling out the anti air.. electric swatters make em explode. Voltage too high (x

[@StoutShako]

If your little pond or whatever is at risk of flooding during particularly big storms or whatever, think about stocking it with native fish! "Minnow" might be used to describe any sort of small freshwater fish iirc.

[@False_Death]

@@StoutShako yeah. Use gambusia minnows or "flat heads" Commonly called mosquito fish. We use them all over Florida. We breed them in hatcheries specifically for mosquito control.

[@pdxamish]

They are invasive In many areas and at least here u need a permit to buy any

[@False_Death]

@@pdxamish They can be. But we have trouble keeping them around in bigger ponds and bodies of water where bigger fish live. They get eaten fast. But we mostly use them for ditches and abandoned swimming pools where countless mosquitos will multiple. Imo. Id rather have Gambusias in the water than another outbreak of Yellow Fever or dengue. Cause once that snowball starts it's extremely hard to contain. Back in the 1870s hundreds of people died from Yellow Fever spread by mosquitoes. Orange county Florida used to be called "Mosquito County" and was considered uninhabitable until Mosquito control was developed. But all it takes is one person with Malaria or YF, dengue or West Nile virus. To get bit by mosquitoes and then all those mosquitoes become a carrier and it spreads like wildfire. Some mosquitos don't become carriers but a lot of them do. If mosquito control didn't exist or people like me just didn't do their jobs the areas we call home would become a nightmare in a lot of places. It seriously is just an endless battle with mosquitos especially in swamp like areas people live in. We push them back thin their numbers. Water dries up then comes back and they multiply again. Then we show up and repeat the process. Crazy how crucial that job is. But I enjoy it and feel good about helping my community behind the scenes. Biggest thing to remember: No Standing water: No mosquitos.

[@pendlera2959]

Friendly reminder that although only a few species of mosquitoes bite humans, the chemicals used to kill them don't distinguish between species, and in some cases harm other insects like butterflies and bees. That's why the mosquito genetic engineering projects are such a big deal and we can't just rely on sprays.

[@Lady-Carmakazi]

You're so right, problem is MAN has a habit of screwing up one thing while trying to fix another. Hope it works out & they don't create frankensquiteos that ruin what our creator already made. Our creator made everything exactly the way he wanted but that also means he made us & in doing so gave us the knowledge to use science so maybe everything will work out for the best.

[@raziel6304]

As long as I keep waking up with mosquito bites all over me i'm using the spray on every mosquito I see, sorry.

[@elikyiael8740]

that's why i'm relying on these HANDS, 100% free, they're not catching mosquitoes bc mosquitoes already catch these babies

[@Lady-Carmakazi]

@@raziel6304 🤣 that's OK it's your body if you choose to poison yourself have at it hopefully your using one of the sprays that's safer for humans. My 96 yr old gm used OFF repellent from head to toe & I mean she was so liberal with it that it would be dripping off off of her. She'd buy 2-4 cans a month. For 70 some yrs she sprayed her hair, entire body, all clothing even her shoes. Actually still uses it when she goes out doors. Every time she mowed , worked out doors farming or just going to the lake she'd literally used it as bug repellent & suntan oil. She had a dark golden brown tan that all us pasty teens were envious of & even dropping in OFF she'd still got a few bites. I did the same for almost 20 yrs until they fessed up & verbally told us how toxic it was. We were to naive to think it might poison us too . Anyway to each his own, those little suckers can kill with malaria could even be passing AIDS or Hep C around. The repellent doesn't sound so bad when compared to getting a death bite.

[@ussxrequin]

Huh. Didn't know about those projects. Cool.

[@khalidalamin8069]

Zefrank uploads, I watch immediately....and that's how I do

[@Azubjourni]

WE DO

[@extominator4284]

As anyone should, it’s only natural, after all

[@choerrix]

**we do

[@Prsleddogs]

Yup

[@ohayou828]

same and i kinda regret it cause i was about to sleep before watching this

[@webkinzgecko1515]

i'm literally allergic to mosquitoes and i'm stoked that there's a species out there that i can respect. nothing but love for elephant mosquitoes and their cannibalism

[@dorianjareth9198]

Everyones allergic to mosquitoes

[@A.R.T.4]

It’s not cannibalism, the larvae eat other species of mosquitoes

[@f3rn436]

@@A.R.T.4 but it's still eating mosquitos, so- cannibalism

[@ekzac]

@@f3rn436 I don't think so, they are two different species, "mosquito" is a generalization we have to group them and hate them in general 😅

[@f3rn436]

@@ekzac ooh- welp

[@AmusementLabs]

Fun fact: the poles on bumper cars are called wands. They're paired with a metal brush on the bottom that contacts the floor to complete the circuit to power the car.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Facts are never fun

[@spikes_johnson]

​@DENVEROUTDOORMAN well I found it enjoyable

[@scrubbytheslime7703]

No No, facts can be very frequently fun, if you'd like some unfun facts for better comparison I'd be happy to indulge. ​@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN

[@AsraWasTaken]

I love how professional his narrating is while he cracks jokes at the same time. Never gets old.

[@Danka42]

He's like David Attenborough's goofy nephew.

[@Deseis]

That is how a zefrank do.

[@MiotaLee]

There is no end to his innuendo

[@mercerholt8299]

May Zefrank never stop making this blessed series.

[@mercerholt8299]

@@beneko1127 Amen

[@sarpedon702]

Amen!

[@patrickfrost9405]

**200 years later...** *Zombie Zefrank -- raaaaaaaaagh...*

[@McJethroPovTee]

Oh a fenrir main.

[@mercerholt8299]

@@McJethroPovTee Never played smite I just like this particular artwork of Fenrir the most badass wolf of mythology.

[@TrojanGamer10]

Key words in a Ze Frank production: "Jerry..." "Behbeh" "Let's back up a bit" "That is how a BLANK do." "Butt first - Sorry." "Sorry, dad joke." "That's even worse..."

[@lejorauscht516]

And ¡Hello!

[@eduardo_carvajal]

New one "grow up"

[@battlesheep2552]

"hidey hole"

[@niseplank4527]

Bjürds

[@kuyagab4444]

"Snuffloppagus" Pretty sure that's how you spell it.

[@sunRay04]

5:29 that "grow up" was perfectly timed. Bravo

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

"Like, one time he said "boob" by mistake and now everyone laughs at him."

[@mfninja5190]

I swear I hope these videos never end. Zefrank is a gift to this world.

[@dmiller5059]

So agreed!

[@billybuchanan385]

Some of us have been here a long time. I remember a 3 or 4 year period where zefrank was not making new videos. It was a dark time in youtube history

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

He's been around for decades, at this point he's goddamned royalty and I don't expect he's going anywhere, thankfully!

[@heathertaylor8904]

@@billybuchanan385 no joke.. I've followed Zefrank for like 22 years now. Back then it was a website where he taught us how to dance (badly and hilariously) and would involve all of his fans in these huge projects where we would send in a picture of ourselves and he'd do cool, interactive things with them. It was fun. 😊

[@MrSpazbomb]

@@heathertaylor8904 Hey fellow sportsracer! My favorite project was turning the earth into a sandwich. That’s right people, your standing on a sandwich and you have Ze Frank to thank for it.

[@mrm7098]

“Dale?” What happened to Jerry? Oh good, Jerry is there too!

[@MsYunaFires]

I'm incredibly attached to Jerry too.

[@bennu547]

I was also concerned for Jerry. Jerry cannot be replaced. I’m sure Dale is an absolutely lovely person but Jerry is special

[@sevience1300]

XD ZeFrank is The Best

[@johnserda7446]

You completely opened my eyes to the fact that mosquito's DO have a purpose! I didn't know they are pollinators!

[@cocteautwinn]

I didn’t either!

[@johnserda7446]

@@cocteautwinn Now I can hate them less lmao

[@notsae66]

Cool. So we find the ones that only pollinate and don't bite people, and wipe out the rest. My opinions on them have changed very slightly.

[@IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle]

They have a purpose, but man, why did you have to make your saliva so ichy?? Just a completely dick move at that point

[@newdadz]

they suck!

[@gavingranado2146]

"It kinda looks like a depressed ghost, maybe he accidentally said boob one time and everyone laughed at him" The wittiness never stops guys ngl

[@Mortthemoose]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@moth300]

very. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH_KmIyAnapspK8

[@adamengelhart5159]

Jerry's question at the end leads to an interesting bit of mosquito trivia. The genus of mosquitoes that spreads malaria is called Anopheles, and the name comes from the prefix "an-" meaning "no" or "not" (like in "anarchy") and the noun "ophelos," meaning "benefit," "good" (in the noun sense, like "the public good"), or "profit" (in the financial sense). So, in a way, NGOs fighting malaria are all nonprofits engaged in a battle against a mosquito that is literally named "nonprofit"!

[@chezmoi42]

Cute, but I lean toward the nuance of 'no benefit/no public good'.

[@GokulOnFire]

Both are parasites that suck blood from the system, seemingly small annoying nevertheless, travels in swarms, swatting one useless coz there's hundreds, both aren't eradicated coz it may do some good but it can be done better by others

[@Marshallgill]

And yet, they probably don't use DDT, one of the most beneficial chemicals ever produced by man.

[@babecat2000]

@@Marshallgill ddt kills birds that is why.

[@grcarie]

No good...

[@TatsumiOga682]

Can we appreciate how absolutely stunning the footage is? Hats off to the people who filmed it

[@spjr99]

And yet people doubt scientists

[@LactusTheIntolerant]

@@spjr99 shut up, Sam.

[@Yourheart-4me]

Hahaha yeah... frog pissing the head of another frog was awesome.

[@squidsona8509]

Yes but also i hate looking at it

[@faroshscale]

1:40 okay but the detail on this shot is INSANE

[@Talonflamez]

Can we just appreciate the outstanding photography? I mean really, the fact that we are able to see such high definition footage.

[@lookaway7611]

@Are You Going To Do The 'Ora Ora' Thing? you sound so appreciative

[@iamiam8407]

High quality footage with 3rd grade commentary. Vulgar, low brow, commentary only a juvenile would appreciate while hiding it from mum.

[@gd2234_]

Appreciate isnt the word I would personally use… (though I congratulate the photographer’s because it’s impressive footage)

[@bobbieleveline3207]

Yes, you are correct!! I am so upset that I totally forgot to even mention that!!!! Thank you for writing it!! It IS excellent for sure!!

[@JayPixx]

Who do you mean by "we" and why do you even ask? What's wrong with people commenting nowadays? Huge part of commenters seem to think of themselves as THE ONES who really see the truth/beauty/whatever contrary to "everyone else". They seem to feel the need to show to then the blind rest of the world how the things really are. Yes. No one before you have ever thought about quality of the visual part of this video. It's great that you in all your kindness and grace allowed me to see the truth.. Goddamn , man...

[@makeupdiaries6438]

I'll never pass by an elephant mosquito without saying "HELLoOOO!" ever again.

[@Mortthemoose]

😅😅

[@redcross6963]

Exactly! 🤣🤣

[@komododragon410]

The only mosquito that doesn't say hello to you!

[@michaelfoxbrass]

Pass one? I never even thought of eating one!

[@annaboo1946]

@@michaelfoxbrass impressive

[@dr.rhowsen]

These videos are the definition of “morbid curiosity”. And I’m here for it.

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19]

It is so early in the day that🍣🍢🍠🍝🍜🍛🍚

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19]

And whenever she had picked one🥧🍰🎂🍪🍩🍨🍤

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19]

fell asleep and began to snore🚵‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️⛹️‍♀️

[@daniellebiggin5091]

My mom absolutely loves this video. She shows the educational edit to her class every year. She told me that I need to watch it again just ‘cause.

[@chuy3162]

Jerry is the greatest side character I've never heard, seen, or known anything about.

[@rogerhorky7258]

Susan on 3dbotmaker gives him a run for his money

[@SteveRogers0768]

Right!

[@openmikeknight1]

He's the modern day Vern from the Earnest movies

[@DwarvenStoutbrew]

That because Jerry only exists in the mind of zefrank. There is no Jerry.

[@Joshualacruz]

We *_do_* know that he's a little deviant.

[@kylieheckman431]

Dude I was a research assistant in the lab with the landing mosquitoes, it was so surreal to see that footage in a Zefrank vid.

[@OneRandomLeo]

What an amazing crossover!

[@JustinJones_now]

Thank you for contributing to the cause, 😆

[@mattersolution770]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKi9cp6vlLCJlc0

[@Atoll-ok1zm]

Today I learned I don't hate all mosquitos, the elephant variety seems pretty chill.

[@ReleasedHollow]

Let's get a flotilla of elephant mosquitoes to egg bomb all the lakes so that they eat all the bastard mosquito larva.

[@janeilnold5863]

And it also eats other mosquitos. The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

[@theshuman100]

I had one fly into my room once. Imagine seeing a giant jacked up mosquito. Sure it dont bite but they said the same thing about bees

[@Ryodraco]

@@theshuman100 well, honey bees don't bite. They sting.

[@DaekoTan]

"HEL-LOOOOO"

[@rhettlila1855]

It brings me joy to know that mosquitoes even get bit by mosquitoes

[@peregrinec5477]

When zefrank1 says, "behbies." It makes me so happy. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[@melissaangley1501]

He resurrects Moira, and I love this journey for him.

[@bettynandako5455]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/omrNkpaMrJZ7fNE

[@megalodonsniperelite]

@calamanda.. 🌹 ew bot

[@amusiclover7340]

Serotonin boost every time.

[@mattw7949]

Funny, I was just trying to figure out how to spell it the way he says it. I think you got it right.

[@adryawebb2556]

"Oops she knocked a couple down. No mother's perfect; I mean who hasn't lost a child or two at the water park?" 🤣

[@deathfangthegothicgamer5601]

yeah that one got me too XD

[@deprofundis3293]

😂

[@MsLeenite]

Now you've done it. I didn't want to know that mosquitos drink nectar and pollinate the pretty flowers! Now I can't continue to hate all mosquitos with the utmost hatred of which I am capable. Now I can only hate individual mosquitos, and only when I actually catch them feasting on me. "I used to be an insect bigot. Then Zefrank let the sunshine into my heart." Thanks a lot, Dude.

[@healinggrounds19]

Zefrank,putting sunshine in our hearts. Even in 2021.

[@TheProxy9]

I feel the same. Usually I have a live and let live attitude... Not with mosquitoes... Or those biting gnats

[@Danae78]

I will never get tired of listening to these; die of laughter, cleverly factual, educational videos that give me happiness. 😅

[@Aquadice502]

This was the hardest episode for me to watch. I've also decided we need more elephant mosquitos to handle all the bad ones

[@YingofDarkness]

I went in thinking that all mosquito's were a-holes only to come out wanting more elephant mosquitos to exist in the world. It really is the bad apples that give the whole group a bad rap

[@bryanmcneil9872]

“You don’t ask a chicken what humans are good for, you won’t like what they say about us” GOLD

[@bulabula5471]

That breath simulation is terrifying if you imagine it in real life, just lying down in a box as mosquitoes are released right at your face

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

oh god

[@tomhappening]

@@DyslexicMitochondria ur username made me click on ur profile. Ur channeI is a hidden gem bro

[@r3zaful]

Noooooooooooo This is cursed

[@brendanmuller7301]

@@DyslexicMitochondria Nice channel Charles

[@beachgirl4583]

Ticks are attracted by the carbon dioxide mammals expel, too. I volunteered at a kennel. Every morning, the kennel walls were crawling with ticks. The dog I adopted had over 200 ticks before I bathed him and brought him home. It took me three hours to get them all off of him. Edit to add: I stopped counting at 200.

[@Orwic1]

A great presentation. As a scientist, I particularly appreciate the information about the sources, and the researchers who studied these insects. High quality information that could very easily be part of a teaching program at a university. Entomology made still more fascinating!

[@bananabanana484]

I don’t know why but Zefrank’s “don’t ask a creature what it’s good for. Try asking a chicken what a human’s good for, you won’t like what he says.” That was someone just really inspirational and moving despite being a joke

[@justdev8965]

Why is it a joke?

[@nostalji93]

@@justdev8965 ask a chicken...

[@ngrey651]

@@nostalji93 That’s easy. Keeping the chicken from being eaten by a fox or a wolf or coyote. And living much longer than a wild one would. You think that chicken would have a fun time in the wild? Think if a coyote came on it, that it would think “Oh, thank you, Jesus, being ripped apart in chunks by sharp teeth is so much better than having my head cut off in a single blow and killed on the spot!”

[@nostalji93]

@@ngrey651 You all take this saying way to literally. Its neither a joke wich is supposed to make you laugh nor about the chickens themselves. It simply questions the relationship of worth and perspective in a fictive scenario. Maybe chicken isn't the best example, even though millions of them are held under terrible conditions. But the truth is if all species would have our insights humans would be the villains in most of their stories. Yeah life can be rough, but if your habitat gets infected with humans its gg for most species.

[@deathserpent9747]

@@ngrey651 considering chickens get selectively breed in a way that causes health issues, they live in horid conditions and the fact they get eaten by the thing they consider their parent in many circumstances, i'll take getting torn apart by the coyote who probably just breaks the chickens neck anyway.

[@durch_meine_Augen]

Me: *giggling* Zefrank: "Grow up" It's like he knows us or something .

[@1.4142]

We are Jerry.

[@knuckles543]

“Grow up”” NEVER!!!!

[@sdfkjgh]

zefrank has absolutely no right to tell _us_ to grow up! Not after posting these vids: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXjHh4asqM6Uhc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYW1eH5jebWkla8

[@ayannadivineempath]

Same

[@CarassiusAu]

Plot twist : He was talking to himself

[@rogerhorky7258]

true fact: the two genera of mosquitoes--excuse me, moskwo-ee-toes---that drink human blood are named Aedes and Anopheles. The former means "unpleasant" in Greek and the latter is Greek for "unwanted" or "useless." Man, even the taxonomists got no love for the buggers.

[@SkipTheKip]

They leave an itchy bite, they suck your blood and they bring diseases. I say the hate is justified

[@wiccanthropy1956]

We just learned that they are better at killing humans than humans. They deserve hate

[@squirlis1189]

Bony eared assfish: Welcome to the suck.

[@SkipTheKip]

I raise to the argument the Bastard Moray

[@blarg2429]

@@SkipTheKip There are a lot of "bastard" animals, but the example you gave is probably the funniest.

[@kojoyeboah7]

I can't possibly be the only one who was laughing inwardly at the "Johnston's organ" joke and lost it completely with the "oh grow up" bit?!😂😂😂. Brilliant 😎.

[@binkbonkbones3402]

The "HELLO" mosquito reminded me of genie. I was expecting a " TEN THOUSAND YEARS TRAPPED IN A LAMP WILL GIVE YA SUCH A CRICK IN THE NECK!" JOKE

[@dovahdog0]

That 'he-LLO~!' was something i was not expecting omg

[@deprofundis3293]

😂

[@queenb67]

The HEL-LOO gets me every time! 🤣🤣🤣

[@2Scarhand]

Absolutely died when zefrank stopped the entire show to tell me off for giggling at Johnston's tiny organ.

[@anumey1]

Zefrank's knowledge to hilarity ratio is the greatest I have ever seen in any form of media. Fucking legend

[@Listening_Books12345]

The channel Casual Geographic is pretty spot on, too. He takes a much more casual (lol) approach, but his metaphors and comparisons are no less clever or bizarrely accurate, and he has such a personal fascination with animals that comes through despite his deliberate deadpan delivery

[@LastKnight1971]

He is a legend

[@engraverarnold9416]

1:1?

[@plumx.x.tortoise3194]

I have just discovered this channel. I watched the tarantula one first because Im afraid of spiders and it was a random channel. I'm so glad I watched YOUR video on them, it helped so so much that you are the funniest dude I've heard in quite awhile. Thank you so much for existing, and being you. Viva Ze Frank!

[@legacyoflore1597]

Zefrank: "grow up" My partner: "is he talking to his audience, himself, or his script writer?" Me: "all of the above"

[@ShadiLady]

@@MadMage1993 how so?

[@ArtThingies]

@@ShadiLady I believe the individual in question was in fact reported and thus the comment has been removed.

[@MadMage1993]

@@ShadiLady There was a guy commenting on people trying to pose as zefrank1 and get people to follow him on What's App. Would have never known about the guy if he hadn't commented on my comment and tried the crap with me, and I personally hate people who try to take credit for others work. So I reported and then decided to follow behind to get enough people to report and close the account. Seems like the comment here is gone or the account removed.

[@alex.g7317]

@@legacyoflore1597 too late!

[@MadMage1993]

@@legacyoflore1597 I'll got ahead and remove the comment because there is no need for it now. Lmfao

[@Grey3dge]

“Who hasn’t lost a child or two at the water park” I’M DYING 😆😆😆

[@meph82]

That was one of my favorite lines too.

[@badoli1074]

The stress test run in the condom factory got me the worst... "There's a leakage, but otherwise they're fine!" 🤣😅

[@mozkitolife5437]

As an entomologist specialising in mosquito biology, I highly approve of this well-researched and accurate episode of True Facts. I particularly appreciate the effort you've taken to add references and acknowledge original creators/researchers. Too much digital theft goes unpunished. One inconsequential correction I'd like to make that would've made the information 100% accurate: 5:03 this insect is a male midge from the Chironomidae and is understandably mistaken for a mosquito. It's used again later in the video. If there are any questions people would like to ask, I'd be happy to answer them. BTW, Sabethes spp. and Toxorhynchites spp. are my favourites.

[@ericromano8078]

Would you agree with this video that Toxorhynchites are indeed the best mosquitos? I do, but I'm no expert.

[@ScionStorm1]

If I ask "What are mosquitoes good for?" do I have to face the talking chicken?

[@NoShitEhh]

In life when people have fears of insects and ask for them to be wholly eliminated (e.g. someone hates spiders says “can’t we get rid of them all, do we need spiders” - the fast answer is yes. They are necessary, and if they were eliminated, there would be repercussions) - I always told myself mosquitoes are the exception to this rule. They do NOTHING beneficial and they can be wholly eliminated as other things that use them as a food source have alternative food sources. Can you confirm if this is an somewhat accurate thought or are mosquitoes integral to the earth’s functions? I’m very curious to know, thanks in advance to anyone who answers!

[@diyaa7148]

@@NoShitEhh I mean the video did mention they're pollinators id say that's a pretty important job, esp since some plants can ONLY be pollinated by mosquitos

[@Marispider]

@@NoShitEhh i mean, looking at it that way, wolves do nothing beneficial. all they do is kill things, what good is that? /s in the larger scheme of things, mosquitos and other biting flies take up a niche of being a nuisance (and sometimes legitimate danger) to larger animals so that plants and smaller animals can thrive (for example, driving a herd away before they overgraze a pasture, or culling the number of predators so they don't overhunt their prey). not only that, but they can bring nutrients back down the food chain quickly by only barely harming the host (long as there aren't any pathogens), which is not super common in the world - usually apex creatures have to die and decompose for that to happen. just because they don't bring anything beneficial to us doesn't mean they don't bring anything beneficial to the world. plus, yeah, there are tons of species that rely at least mainly on mosquitos and would be crushed by their elimination. parasites are just as important to life as death is, and they're just as important to nature as taxes are to a city.

[@balistichristie]

I love your sense of humor.... laughter with learning is a great combo! Thanks so much for this 😂

[@balanc-joy9187]

I love most animals on the planet, from spiders to cows to pigeons to butterflies. Parasites (mostly the kinds that destroy the insides of humans or torment livestock, some things that count as parasitic are okay. I mean more the things you usually think of when you hear the term, like tapeworms), including ticks, _and especially_ mosquitos are why it's not _all_

[@AaronEatPaper]

And bed bugs shall burn in hell

[@halla3184]

Yes, this, all of this. If it's nutrient intake/reproductive system only function at my detriment, it can go die. Otherwise we cool

[@balanc-joy9187]

@@JoesWebPresence Oooooh gods-damnit that's a good response. Good one, honestly. That's one love I _don't_ want though, so I guess I can add them to the list with my mother...

[@karlbischof2807]

in the tropics like in central america there are so many biting insects that ull learn to hate. The ones i hate the most are sandflies

[@sirstupid5857]

I hope every flea on this planet burns in hell

[@emdoubleyew3788]

“heelllllLLLOOO!!” lmao I’m so thankful I grew up with zefrank

[@jennifere.pergola598]

That part reminded me of RiffTrax when they were doing "Octaman"'s big reveal: "Ta-daaaaa!!" :-)

[@batperson3532]

"straining soup through a moustache" how the hell does he come up with these kinds of analogies? XD

[@josemartins8290]

Drugs...lots of drugs!

[@wyattravis]

Soup-strainer is a fairly common slang for a moustache, so... that one was probably pretty easy.

[@anunconstitutionalchickenw9731]

A moustache

[@beachgirl4583]

Watching men with mustaches trying to eat soup? Have you ever smelled a mustache? 🤢

[@LordDragox412]

Found the guy that never had a mustache...

[@SrirachaCream]

I had to ask a professor the "Why do Mosquitos exist" Question, and I got the answer that they are needed as the diet of frogs and fish. Never would have considered the flower pollination thing too!

[@FrostiKing]

I believe Axolotl's also feed on mosquito larvae and eggs. So some breeds sustain cuteness.

[@nicohart6781]

dragonflys are quite fond of them too. Remember "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, shit!" poor mosquitoes don't stand a chance lol.

[@bs-vo1ii]

Bats also eat them. Sorry, I need more predators....i hate mosquitoes and I sure as crap don't have frogs in my yard

[@Rainkit]

Yeah. They are needed to be eaten. A lot of things rely on them for a majority of their diet. If you were to make them extinct, likely you would be causing the extinction of many other insects as mosquito predators switch to new targets.

[@nerfherder4284]

I think this video has had the best answer to that question. They exist to create more mosquitos and that is as close to the "truth" as you can get. They are pretty good at it too.

[@thx4chrckingin]

"That's right. There are mosquito babies out there that are made up from bits of you!" Well they better not come looking for child support!

[@lumi_nescent.]

Yeah all 50+ of em shouldn't come to me for child support

[@GretchenJP]

Skeeter support

[@dying101666]

they will, unfortunately.

[@choerrix]

“It sort of looks like a depressed ghost. Like one time he said boob on accident and now everyone laughs at him.” WHEN I TELL YOU I SPAT OUT MY WATER 😭😭

[@eddyyammine9136]

Best part

[@carmeltabby]

You can't eat or drink while watching zefrank silly.

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

All of the above are correct.✅

[@_peachjam_]

I legit come back to this every so often just to listen to the absolute banger at the end lmao

[@maxducks2001]

Tip for dealing with mosquitoes: If you’re trying to kill one in midair and can’t seem to get it, try clapping a couple inches above the mosquito. For some reason, they almost always fly up, so all you have to do is adjust for it and bam, dead mosquito.

[@sandyhenderson441]

Or wrap double sided sticky tape round a plastic fly swatter. The little femmes fatales absolutely love my blood, and when my self-defence efforts against itchy exsanguination descended into last-ditch desperation I found the sticky fly swatter was surprisingly effective.

[@dragonace119]

@@sandyhenderson441 The sticky flyswatters works with flys as well, would always use eletrical tape for it and if even they lived they got stuck to it.

[@lukebuchwald9252]

@@dragonace119 --- I also found that a medium size rubber band is good for killing flies --- you can get about 5-6 inches away from a fly before you spook it away --- which is close enough for a kill shot about 90% of the time

[@dragonace119]

@@lukebuchwald9252 Nice.

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

Blow them towards a surface and smash them against it. I've even had some success in one hand catching the in mid air.

[@themustardman6665]

The “butt first, sorry, butt first” joke gets funnier every time

[@zeroisconsciousness8376]

😂😂😂

[@FilmFightFanatic]

8:32 these mosquitos are engaged in a life or death duel while walking on water...."NARUTTTOOOO!!! SASUKKKKEEEEE!!"

[@stevenbooker7201]

This is a W

[@seraphywang4638]

LMAO! So accurate

[@Seriphina]

Yup. This wins the internet for today.

[@malum9478]

..... to impregnate a bebe..

[@IamARobot7]

TETSUOOOO-oh wait...wrong anime, my bad 😐

[@pharoahcaraboo9610]

thought about this video nonstop while nursing a nice set of four mosquito bites. mosquitos being primarily pollinators and therefore valuable became my mantra.

[@vicalonso6597]

*Tiny thingy penetrating and moving anxiously quickly* Zefrank: This looks like the inside view of a teddy bear being humped by a chihuahua

[@olekan1351]

Looks like someone got hacked

[@Mango-vd1nn]

@@olekan1351 nah it’s a bot

[@bowserfriend]

@@Mango-vd1nn yeah i just reported it

[@vicalonso6597]

aw man, my comment is a sexual bot magnet D:>

[@Ilicia16]

@@vicalonso6597 it's not just you, they're popping up all over YT on all the comments

[@chadliu5005]

"This episode is sponsored by Brilliant, learn to think" not even 10 seconds into this and Im already laughing

[@Waroffort2584]

So true lol

[@zeroisconsciousness8376]

😂😂😂

[@WitheringZealot]

Doesn't take much to make a wing eyed roach laugh does it?

[@BanaDoyabad]

I was too, and I was crackin up at the way he said "Rrrrooooooff" when he was sayin they are connected like the how bumper cars. Lol

[@macrodrachen6285]

i appreciate that zefrank often covers less popular types of animals, because someone has to. im sure the mosquitos would appreciate it too if they could

[@molybdaen11]

Its important to know your enemy well.

[@GeFlixes]

All of these videos have very interesting contents and a delivery that feels hand-crafted for a high trip.

[@OliviaSNava]

I gotta say, I love how this series that started as a joking documentary series has turned into a legit series that uses facts backed by actual scientists. It's still hilarious, but now I'm learning. Damn you Ze Frank!!! I was coerced into learning! You'll be hearing from my lawyer.

[@GotInterest]

Yes! I genuinely love how this series has retained its original humor while actually being incredibly educational. I’ve been watching since high school. I’d love to see him re-cover some of his older subjects with more scientific info.

[@quietone748]

He is a scientist too, you know

[@techheadiv]

That is how the zefrank do.

[@KWifler]

Wait, it wasn't always true facts? Is that what I'm reading?

[@GotInterest]

@@KWifler It was more comedy focused when it first started. True Facts started as a satire of nature shows. Sometimes real facts were thrown in there, but there were also obviously fake ones. The videos were a lot shorter and were WAY less informative. The voice zefrank used was more of a Morgan Freeman impression that's now morphed into its own thing.

[@rories1672]

When I was in the artic circle in Northern Alaska in the summer a few years ago, each of us had our own cloud of monstrously sized mosquitos following us half a second behind us. We couldn't stop moving or we'd be overtaken, and I now know why mosquitos are Alaska's unofficial state bird.

[@TheTechNopal]

In fucking ALASKA?!!

[@CockatooDude]

@@TheTechNopal Yeah believe it or not. In the summer it's just warm enough for them to all hatch and they decimate everything that's standing still.

[@TheTechNopal]

@@CockatooDude fuck that shit

[@pianodawg6860]

The horror.

[@seecreature8664]

Hey I worked a seasonal job in Alaska and had a similar experience! You'd be walking with friends and everyone would just occasionally wipe off each others backs to clear all the mosquitos off you.

[@rfdebeaumont]

"No mother is perfect, I mean who hasn't lost a child or two at the waterpark"😄

[@1.4142]

Or airbombed them into other people's homes.

[@probablynoone7485]

Me. I've lost five.

[@baltazarromero9772]

@@1.4142 funny as F 😂 good joke

[@CasualDandyAkaSqwrty]

I always like your sense of humor, but this one was special! You had some great one-liners :) I always refer to Supaba (Superbowl) when that time of year comes around. I don't watch football, and neither do my friends. But it's always a good reason to bring you up, Ze :)

[@8-stinger-842]

"Dale I really think you should...WHAT THE FU......" Zefrank1 2021

[@ThatOneTestSubject]

Oddly enough, that 'fear of holes' warning was very useful for a trypophobe. Thank you, True Facts Man

[@hipdolly8382]

The worst was that frog with the behbeh's growing right out of her back and..... enough said.

[@rachaelwaters1824]

@@hipdolly8382 THIS.

[@Listening_Books12345]

@@hipdolly8382 I don't even have this, but that footage of the tadpoles under the mom's skin was f'ng traumatizing

[@ruthlessdetermination7]

@@Listening_Books12345 honestly that’s understandable; that clip was disturbing to say the least 😭

[@johanlarsson9805]

I have been interested in biology for 30 years, studied it and related subjects at the university and i've learned more about mosquitos these last 15 minutes than I have throught the rest of my life.

[@n_n1722]

hope u live in a country where uni is free 💀

[@johanlarsson9805]

@@n_n1722 No no, I do not mean that I have studied it for 30 years at the university, just that I have been interested in biology most of my life. I went to university to study molecular biology and then med-school.

[@apptest1471]

Stunning and wonderful footage with authentic information which I found during researching mosquito killer for me :-). Good work

[@HybridMiranda]

'This looks like the inside view of a teddybear being humped by a chihuahua' - I friggin LOST IT.

[@pest5373]

Crazy that there’s people out there doing incredibly detailed analysis on mosquitos

[@marzipancutter8144]

As they say, "know your enemies"

[@savannahcarlon7033]

Considering they're like the most deadly animal to humans on Earth we do like to learn a lot about 'em.

[@pest5373]

@@savannahcarlon7033 that is a very food point haha

[@kerryberger985]

Thanks to people like that, there is now a vaccine for Malaria. Entomology (the study of insects) is valuable. I can see how the alien in the Movie Alien is, in many ways based off of the insect world.

[@marzipancutter8144]

@@kerryberger985 Whoa really? Thanks for sharing the news, beating Malaria is a huge deal!

[@MCCanaryVideos]

*sobbing* "you can't make me not hate mosquitos zefrank" "I won't let you shatter my fairly placed prejudice for blood sucking parasites ;-;"

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

Fucking skeeters bro, taking my blood, killing our children, NOT LETTING ME SLEEP!

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

@UCfOtJ7vMEUmp-_YLa8v6YfA did you think that mosquitoes had standards?

[@MusikCassette]

so you should like toxorhynchites.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

@@MusikCassette I do

[@Sonichero151]

With the bees dying off...... we either chose the mosquitoes...... *Or wasps*

[@facesmile4667]

I need more of this. These videos are addictive!

[@Deoix9877]

ok, but how well done the part at 5:19 is. he waits the right amount of time for you to register what he said and have a giggle about it before saying the "grow up" part, it really worked perfectly

[@danz9268]

I giggled right after then laugh when he says "grow up".

[@simontime1778]

I don’t get it.

[@TimeBucks]

This is actually really interesting.

[@benja_mint]

They always are!

[@filipbitala2624]

No sht sherlock

[@joltran3276]

“Actually”?? You must be new here

[@thomaspetrucka]

It’s always interesting. And horrifying. And hilarious.

[@TheBengineer3712]

Duh.

[@tichu7]

Thank you for addressing the "what are mosquitos good for" question. All too often, we view the lens of the natural world through an anthropomorphic lens, with humans at the centre.

[@0nullnil]

Underrated comment.

[@akhasshativeritsol1950]

This is true... on the other hand, humans do have a disproportionately large effect on the ecosystems around them, so... I guess what I'm saying is, if it comes down to some conservation triage, where we have to choose between saving mosquitoes and some other species... what ARE mosquitoes good for???

[@tichu7]

@@akhasshativeritsol1950 What are they good for, ecologically? They are an important food source for many other creatures (fish, bats , spiders off the top of my head) and many plants rely on them for pollination.

[@mustardbeef6045]

@@tichu7 I don't think there are any species that rely mostly or wholly on mosquitoes for food, there are other insects like midges and small flies that mosquito-eaters can eat, but on the other hand there are, like he said in the video, flowers that rely almost entirely on mosquitoes for pollination, so you do have a point there.

[@pokemon05100]

@@mustardbeef6045 Cocoa plants are strongly pollinated by mosquito

[@msp654]

Honestly learning about mosquitos is so refreshing. They used to freak me out but now I know they're literally just little guys. Our goals conflict (they want my blood, I don't want them to have my blood) but they're still very interesting and deserve to live as much as we do :]

[@jjones9822]

Yup. They are truly disgusting but they are simply trying to survive like everything else.

[@weaponizedglitter69]

I'm taking as many out as I can

[@fk7937]

It's not becasue they are facts. They were here on internet way before too but ze Frank hadn't made the videos on them yet.😇man he is just cool anything comes out from his mouth turns into a joke with facts 😂😂😂😂

[@candyluna2929]

Nahhhhhhhhhh no sympathy towards rhem.

[@echognomecal6742]

I'm with@@weaponizedglitter69 ...whose name is fabulous, btw.

[@robertdoyne621]

I think you’ll appreciate the fact that I work in pest control and everytime A customer asks me about a specific bug, I refer them to one of your videos if it’s relevant. So far, Ant mutualism is the most common lol.

[@lordginger636]

I love that there are some many in the science community that are willing to allow you use thier footage and research to make these videos.

[@skaianDestiny]

I'm pretty sure a lot of scientists would leap at the chance of having their work be used in a highly popular, funny, and educational video.

[@loowick4074]

Many in the science community do not have a stick up their butts to protect some nonsense copyright and would happily make information public unless said information is sensitive or overly depressing.

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[@darkos1012]

It's nice to know that there's mosquitos that don't drink blood, but eat other mosquitos and polinate. One species isn't useless

[@HyBrithe]

But can we agree that ticks are the devil's fingernail?

[@snowball_from_earth]

Male mosquitoes don't drink blood at all

[@bennu547]

It’s nice peace of mind to know that. Then you hear that the mere 5% of diseases that are deadly to humans that mosquitos spread kill more people then anything including people. Don’t get me wrong it’s nice to know that not all mosquitoes drink blood. Some are actually pollinators. But seriously only 5% and they kill more people then anything?! That’s wild. Imagine if it were 10%? I’m so glad the percentage is so low

[@theworthysoul]

All mosquitoes pollinate really, including the blood drinkers. They just have the drawback to humans of biting and depending on the species potentially injecting a parasite in too

[@ailsabyrne4152]

Love the way Ze Frank narrates his videos. Great.

[@WillShakes423]

"That's magic right there. It's like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Um, if the hat was your butt and the rabbit was a Tic-Tac." Zefrank, your analogies are perfect.

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

Elephant Mosquitos go from arch-villain to anti-hero. Truly an inspiration to us all 🦟❤

[@Davidofthelost]

@Melon then the flowers pollinated by them will also die. Just genetically altered the mosquitoes that eat us and make them feed on something else.

[@Ryodraco]

@Melon why kill mosquitoes that kill other mosquitoes?

[@DadsCigaretteRun]

How the hell do you have a Mosquito emoji??

[@W0Ndr3y]

It's crazy how this is absolutely fascinating documentary work with unseen videos from researchers while Zefrank blasts jokes about butts. Great content every time.

[@TanBzk]

Just discovered your channel while trying to learn about mosquitos with our 3 year old. 24 seconds in. Will watch this later.

[@Listening_Books12345]

The footage of the mosquito rising out of the water is scarier than any horror movie I've seen, and I once shouted out loud "WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE THAT??" when watching Carpenter's The Thing.

[@frougee]

"It looks like snuffalupagus reamagined as a dildo, wearing glasses."

[@KensExotics]

I would love to see a DVD with all of these maybe with some exclusive content. Learning has never been so fun!

[@LS-pv4dh]

Wait, they still doing DVDs. Retro. Nice!

[@AxleTrade]

Elephant mosquitoes need to be protected. They're so useful for the environment.

[@alexanderlambert295]

Like eating other, shittier mosquitos.

[@gatordragon8824]

And its entrance! Fantastic.

[@lukebuchwald9252]

We need more elephant mosquitoes in this world and less Trumps!

[@JulioFCollado]

Those images were in. Sane! First winner of the Best Written Thing of the Week, congrats my g.