True Facts: The Mosquito

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Research Articles:
Aldersley, A., Cator, L.J. Female resistance and harmonic convergence influence male mating success in Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep 9, 2145 (2019). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38...
Bomphrey, R., Nakata, T., Phillips, N. et al. Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature 544, 92-95 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/nature21727
Cator LJ, Arthur BJ, Harrington LC, Hoy RR. Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito. Science. 2009 Feb 20;323(5917):1077-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1166541. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PMID: 19131593; PMCID: PMC2847473.
Cator LJ, Harrington LC. The Harmonic Convergence of Fathers Predicts the Mating Success of Sons in Aedes aegypti. Anim Behav. 2011;82(4):627-633. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.013
Choo YM, Buss GK, Tan K, Leal WS. Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front Physiol. 2015;6:306. Published 2015 Oct 29. doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00306
Choumet V, Attout T, Chartier L, Khun H, Sautereau J, Robbe-Vincent A, Brey P, Huerre M, Bain O. Visualizing non infectious and infectious Anopheles gambiae blood feedings in naive and saliva-immunized mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050464. Epub 2012 Dec 13. PMID: 23272060; PMCID: PMC3521732.
Jones, J., Murray, G.P.D. & McCall, P.J. A minimal 3D model of mosquito flight behaviour around the human baited bed net. Malar J 20, 24 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03...
Kikuchi, K., Stremler, M.A., Chatterjee, S. et al. Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes. Sci Rep 8, 4885 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22...
League GP, Harrington LC, Pitcher SA, Geyer JK, Baxter LL, Montijo J, Rowland JG, Johnson LM, Murdock CC, Cator LJ. Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jul 2;15(7):e0009540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009540. PMID: 34214096; PMCID: PMC8282061.
Ma Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Wang X, Lin Z, Zhao W, Wang Y, Li X, Shi H. A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Nov 13;6(1):326. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-326. PMID: 24499575; PMCID: PMC3833289.
Matthews BJ, Younger MA, Vosshall LB. The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Elife. 2019 May 21;8:e43963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43963. PMID: 31112133; PMCID: PMC6597239.
Nakata, Toshiyuki & Phillips, Nathan & Simoes, Patricio & Russell, Ian & Cheney, Jorn & Walker, Simon & Bomphrey, Richard. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368. 10.1126/science.aaz9634.
Reeves, L.E., Holderman, C.J., Blosser, E.M. et al. Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns. Commun Biol 1, 92 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-00...
Smith, N.M., Balsalobre, J.B., Doshi, M. et al. Landing mosquitoes bounce when engaging a substrate. Sci Rep 10, 15744 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72...
Trisnadi, N., Barillas-Mury, C. Live In Vivo Imaging of Plasmodium Invasion of the Mosquito Midgut. DOI: doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00692...

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[@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

[@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.

[@KombuchaBuzzed]

@@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.

[@Foolish_Spoon]

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

[@medieval._]

7@@Foolish_Spoon 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

[@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.

[@sevvyen1221]

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.

[@AsherSchmutz129]

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

[@ElaAusDemTal]

Historical? Don't you mean biological?

[@AsherSchmutz129]

@@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...😝

[@AsherSchmutz129]

@@gaylereid8264 that works too

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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"

[@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!

[@sunRay04]

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

[@IrishRepoMan]

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

[@Kreptic]

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

[@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

[@rhettlila1855]

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

[@faroshscale]

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

[@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

[@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 ??

[@alexc.9468]

The commentary about how they break from their underwater exoskeleton to the world absolutely sent me. 💀

[@vt_973]

"ask a chicken what people are good for" is unironically a really cool and funny way to get people to understand why antrhrocentrism should be avoided

[@lindsyfish6704]

Oh that's such a neat thought experiment! As I understand it, this is a big reason "anthropocene" hasn't been adopted as the most recent geological epoch. After all, it's not about us. It's about the planet.

[@sirdimitrescu3671]

@@lindsyfish6704 yes but we are part of the planet as much as the rest of the animal kingdom

[@theycallme_nightmaster]

You can't ask a chicken because they can't talk and that's exactly why anti-anthrocentric people are dumb

[@Cpt_John_Price]

@@lindsyfish6704 Meanwhile "Carboniferous" is all about carbon, not the planet.

[@gamemeister27]

​@@Cpt_John_Priceyeah but it's not like amorphous carbon decided to name it that

[@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

[@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!

[@michaelfox3259]

Pass one? I never even thought of eating one!

[@annaboo1946]

@@michaelfox3259 impressive

[@kojowiredu]

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 😎.

[@danae5578]

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

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

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

[@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!

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo90]

The huntsman was just passing🤽‍♂️🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏍🏎

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo90]

The grandmother lived 👄👅🧠👁👀👣👃

[@alex.quiniou]

Now run !

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo90]

so she was always😐😚😊😂

[@Imurai]

he-LLOOO!!!!!!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@_peachjam_]

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

[@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??

[@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!

[@fergulus2]

I am so conflicted because I started watching your series for the off-humour, but you've actually added a lot of really incredible footage and facts, which are honestly fascinating. By conflicted I mean I used to watch these to laugh hysterically, but now I also have to pay attention to learn things I didn't know! Please keep up the amazing work, I'm looking forward to showing these to my kids when they grow up.. in like ten years and understand cursing :)

[@csabavarady4711]

Excellent content with clear explanations. I learned more about mosquitoes in less than a quarter of an hour than I had ever learned. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@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.

[@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.

[@kreed445]

Lady GaGa - perfect analogy 4:30 -

[@dp7650]

Amazing footage and presentation. Completely bomb. I was glued to each moment from start to finish. Brilliant. Thank you!

[@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!" 🤣😅

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@annamorales6413]

I never knew that watching the life cycle of a mosquito could be so much fun! Thank you!!!!

[@Austinfdp]

fun until ur bitten and become defenless with death might happen

[@talonflame_brawlstars.7208]

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...

[@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 😬)

[@facesmile4667]

I need more of this. These videos are addictive!

[@kylelowder1883]

That’s awesome thanks for the video!

[@test_pattern]

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

[@ayannadivineempathpsychict9838]

Same

[@CarassiusAu]

Plot twist : He was talking to himself

[@legacyoflore1597]

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

[@ShadiLady]

@@katherineleblanc9218 how so?

[@LathosZan]

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

[@katherineleblanc9218]

@@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!

[@katherineleblanc9218]

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

[@Bffgjhyfffgg]

This is hands down my favorite intro of all your videos

[@ddraychild5632]

You're videos are the brightest part of my day😊

[@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*

[@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

[@nafit15]

So glad I clicked to watch a random suggested video - good job YT You are bloody hilarious my dude! I love it

[@balistichristie]

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

[@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...

[@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.

[@darrelllancaster9554]

Very educational. Thank You, ZFrank. 🎯

[@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.

[@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

[@melanieeastman238]

Oh my gawd! This is my new FAVORITE channel! I am ROLLIN! The narration is brilliant! So so funny!! Thanks my guy, got my vote for the best, most funniest an knowledgeable channel yet! Thanks dude, great job!! 😎❤️🤣

[@qa4057]

Thank You for sharing the miracle of life!

[@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]

😂

[@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.✅

[@kelvinlewis3947]

That was hilarious and informative. Well done!

[@kadenchiu009]

Keep up the great work.

[@jamyangpelsang3099]

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 😐

[@TatsumiOga682]

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

[@spjr99]

And yet people doubt scientists

[@KlausBegowitzEsq]

@@spjr99 shut up, Sam.

[@Yourlungs]

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

[@squidsona8509]

Yes but also i hate looking at it

[@ceejdude83]

dude, Zefrank man, love your vids! they're infomative and the sense of humour rocks! hahaha, i'll never get tired of hearing you saying "babies" either hahaha. Keep up the good work man!

[@competitivehub8944]

Its an amazing video i ever seen in my life. Thank you so much 🙏

[@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

[@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_

[@DussyBestroyer69]

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

[@Trainedtoobserve]

This is legit hilarious man. Great stuff.

[@Kris_Anderson]

This is fantastically awesome. Nothing better on KZbin.

[@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...

[@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.

[@GeFlixes]

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

[@terrycannon570]

Entertaining and informative. I Love this channel.

[@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

[@Chlojo309]

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

[@Joshualacruz]

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

[@bryanmcneil9872]

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

[@kristyrowland5926]

Omg please keep making more❤

[@juniorlewis9173]

Good job. I am so happy to learn so much

[@princeapoopoo5787]

Ah yes, the mosquito. Florida's state bird.

[@SolidifiedHoney]

Its also Minnesota's state bird

[@badal8405]

its also india's state bird

[@TheShiaishi]

It is also Malaysia's state bird

[@xpuffycoconutx3772]

its also new york's state bird

[@johndemeritt3460]

Alaska has a reputation for mosquitoes so big they carry people away.

[@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

[@Michael4Times]

great video zefrank1!

[@petrusspinelli6661]

Him telling me to "grow up" is so funny, i can't breathe

[@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

[@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.

[@toniatalley1977]

I gotta tell you this is the most hilarious information I've ever watched. Loved it!!!

[@glenw3814]

You make life a little brighter. Thanks for what you do. :)

[@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

[@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?

[@nostalji75]

@@justdev8965 ask a chicken...

[@ngrey651]

@@nostalji75 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!”

[@nostalji75]

@@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.

[@orlyg.5508]

Love your videos. Informative and funny. Awesome 👌

[@justkaren7858]

I just love your videos ❤️ Hysterical !!!!

[@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]

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[@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.

[@kellyford8832]

wow totally entertaining and educational THANK YOU, that's some good humor and learning all in one VERY WELL DONE BRO

[@poopy-mc.pooperson]

I like how he's talking like it's a documentary but he also laughs a little bit through the video