We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow

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Journey to the Microcosmos

Journey to the Microcosmos

Күн бұрын

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@journeytomicro
@journeytomicro Жыл бұрын
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@haseo8244
@haseo8244 Жыл бұрын
Indian meal moths. Do you have birdseeds?
@goronska
@goronska Жыл бұрын
I love how other hosts are helping when Hank cannot be here. This episode was my fav sub so far, because I haven't realized how soothing, and therefore matching for this series, Sarah's voice could be. Please, let her narrate a few episodes here and there
@SophiaAstatine
@SophiaAstatine Жыл бұрын
It's practically tradition. Even on Vlogbrothers when I think John was sick, Wheezywaiter and others came on to fill in.
@mmseng2
@mmseng2 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Sarah really nailed the calming experience that got me hooked on this channel. I've been missing that recently as it is sometimes secondary to content. Not that the content isn't great either way, but I especially love this style.
@bone8352
@bone8352 Жыл бұрын
​@@mmseng2she's freaking everywhere now!
@Acq49
@Acq49 Жыл бұрын
She does the soothing voice every other bizarre beasts episode
@heavymetalbassist5
@heavymetalbassist5 Жыл бұрын
Great narration. Thanks for letting Hank take a nap.
@jajssblue
@jajssblue Жыл бұрын
Great job Sarah!
@senorbinario2855
@senorbinario2855 Жыл бұрын
I like her voice a lot. I hope she makes more videos with you
@stax6092
@stax6092 Жыл бұрын
Love Sarah. So good to have her here.
@NewMessage
@NewMessage Жыл бұрын
The liquid movement makes this pretty trippy.
@Nyan_Kitty
@Nyan_Kitty Жыл бұрын
I love how relaxing your voice is, narrating this
@Dylan-vd6rz
@Dylan-vd6rz Жыл бұрын
"they're not the most vibrant or dazzlingly critters to our eyes" Pink Lemonade Moth and Luna Moth: are we a joke to you?
@joemyers5302
@joemyers5302 Жыл бұрын
There are thousands of pretty moths out there.
@livfuji
@livfuji Жыл бұрын
that’s what i was thinking 😭
@AndreaCrisp
@AndreaCrisp Жыл бұрын
The Atlas Moth. Gorgeous and large.
@MH-ms1dg
@MH-ms1dg Жыл бұрын
Royal walnut moth: you rrraaannggg????
@seanarcher1079
@seanarcher1079 Жыл бұрын
so many frames of this video I just want as background art!
@jeffreywilliams3421
@jeffreywilliams3421 Жыл бұрын
After reviewing this video in depth, I have decoded what the moths were trying to communicate: "Oh crap! A cat!"
@reportedstolen3603
@reportedstolen3603 Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing! I just watched a video on iridescence and pigment in feathers and scales. Peak curiosity!!!
@Droopysmine
@Droopysmine Жыл бұрын
Bizarre Microcosmos - the crossover I didn't know I needed!
@terrynewberg5732
@terrynewberg5732 Жыл бұрын
So cool, I had no idea about the acoustic camouflage - fascinating! Thank you. 😍
@noeldenever
@noeldenever Жыл бұрын
Lovely to hear your voice here, Sarah. This episode is a psychedelic trip.
@sunnyjim1355
@sunnyjim1355 Жыл бұрын
Moths have sonic cloaking defences to foil bats!!?? 👏 👏 👏 As a mammal myself, I shouldn't really applaud the opposing team, but I'll certainly express my new-found respect. 😂
@miriamrosemary9110
@miriamrosemary9110 Жыл бұрын
Just the other day my roommate noticed a gorgeous white and slightly rainbow-fluorescent moth on our ceiling. We took some awesome photos of it. Great timing for this video! Now I wish I had a microscope to put its wings under :)
@shawnholbrook7278
@shawnholbrook7278 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Y'all for another wonderful journey. 😊 The way you all present the science, visuals, writing, and sounds is just lovely. "There is so much more to learn."
@jredmane
@jredmane Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, Sarah Suta's voice is so good for this narration! She did such a wonderful job. Thank you Sarah, I hope we can have you back sometime under happier circumstances, when you can come narrate just because your narration is lovely and not because Hank can't be there.
@JayChuckOnFire
@JayChuckOnFire Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I forget how incredible this channel is.
@exploremicroscopy
@exploremicroscopy Жыл бұрын
Damn. I've seen a lot of micro images of moth and butterfly scales, but this is a whole new way of looking at them. Wonderful microscopy James!
@Beryllahawk
@Beryllahawk Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. I'm a proponent of the communication theory myself - I feel like "courting display" really fits the way these scales look. Brilliantly colored and intricately patterned - and surely it must take some little extra "effort" biologically to produce glowy scales for your wings, right? Often times mate attraction really IS the reason for the brightest feathers, so it just makes the best sense to me. Though I will say, I've never really thought of moths as drab. They're quietly pretty, and honestly really, really chill little buddies. Not that there are many NON chill lepitoperans, but I really can't imagine many other creatures that would just sit on a human's upper arm for an hour, hangin' out. (A long time ago, it was a warm night in a rural area, and this gorgeous Luna moth just - showed up, hung out for an hour, and left. One of my very favorite memories!)
@jessehunter362
@jessehunter362 Жыл бұрын
Some damselflies will stay for an hour if you sit still enough, and some chill spiders. But moths are among the best insects. My favorites are the petrophilla moths, which use their scales to help them stay dry while they dive underwater.
@joemyers5302
@joemyers5302 Жыл бұрын
Moths can be just as colourful, if not more so than Butterflies, and there are Butterflies that are drab and brown. There are nearly 10x more Moths than Butterflies, so even if 90% of Moths are 'dull' then that still leaves 10% which are as beautiful as Butterflies, which means there are a similar amount of species. Even the Hummingbird Hawk Moth that's on screen has a bright orange underwing.
@brendakrieger7000
@brendakrieger7000 Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear you on this channel🔬🦠🦋
@Yezpahr
@Yezpahr Жыл бұрын
Woah, mind = blown. Now I'm glad I saved the moths that invaded my home in the past decade. Before that I treated them just like the bloodsucking flies or poop flies... The way it grows is mesmerizing. Looks like crystals liquefy when hit with UV, filling nanopores already in the structure, then re-crystallizing. It's actually possible that the heat of the light is enough to alter its chemistry and that this looks even better when infrared is completely blocked from reaching it. This is so pretty and magical. I hope this gets a follow-up by other microscope wielders. Maybe you can collab with Breaking Taps, figuring this out is right up his alley.
@MBMCincy63
@MBMCincy63 Жыл бұрын
I think 🤔 a possibility for your 'store': posters of these beautiful scales, rich colors. Extremely cool Art to hang. Thanks for the episode 😄.
@lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight
@lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight Жыл бұрын
Brilliance makes Brilliance
@noahabraham4273
@noahabraham4273 Жыл бұрын
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I love your voice so much on bizarre beasts, but honestly it’s just not content I want to listen too. I would love to hear you again on Journey to the Microcosmos.
@theshuman100
@theshuman100 Жыл бұрын
i love the need find out why something glows. jizz glowing has an evolutionary advantage
@aalhard
@aalhard Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel Sarah What about using a non polar liquid on the scale slides?
@RailfoxStudios
@RailfoxStudios Жыл бұрын
“We don’t know why moth wings glow” Because moths are rad as hell, next question
@makaioh
@makaioh Жыл бұрын
This is so cool, I never think about how interesting the details of everyday things are under a microscope!
@JohnLeePettimoreIII
@JohnLeePettimoreIII Жыл бұрын
_"Float like a Lepidoptera. Sting like a Hymenoptera."_ -- Niles Crane
@curiousfirely
@curiousfirely Жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is amazing and beautiful!
@Orchids.and.Endlers
@Orchids.and.Endlers Жыл бұрын
This is mind blowing I’m literally in tears on my bed shaking from shock
@ArawnOfAnnwn
@ArawnOfAnnwn Жыл бұрын
Moths only get a bad rap cos butterflies are so colorful in comparison. But they're a very successful group in their own right.
@Elientjepientje.
@Elientjepientje. Жыл бұрын
This is so cool! I love creatures that glow
@goldentrout4811
@goldentrout4811 Жыл бұрын
That's really beautiful!
@jess53nz
@jess53nz Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loving how the new hosts are keeping the slow pace! So much better than other channels.
@EmilyJelassi
@EmilyJelassi Жыл бұрын
I love that other hosts are helping out and that they’re keeping to the soothing pace and sound. Thanks Sarah!! Such an interesting video! I had no idea that moth wings would fluoresce.. so pretty! I wonder if all insects with wings fluoresce?
@jredmane
@jredmane Жыл бұрын
I think the message is not only that we have so much left to learn, but that nature is beautiful and supremely worthy of our wonder and caretaking, regardless of it's functionality.
@Moctipotili1
@Moctipotili1 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
@paulamostard456
@paulamostard456 Жыл бұрын
Your voice is perfect for this channel, so soothing. I hope you become a regular❤
@stefan.5987
@stefan.5987 Жыл бұрын
Amazing. Simply put. I'd normally just flatten them on the spot with a good ol' shoe. Not anymore. Haha. 😅
@Yezpahr
@Yezpahr Жыл бұрын
Haha, I did too but I stopped when I started living on my own, because the dusty spots they leave behind on the wallpaper are an eternal reminder that it's not a good idea. I just grab a big drinking glass and something flat and thin enough and trap it when it sits somewhere. Remarkably they never fly away when you put something over them. (of course wash the drinking glass afterwards, cuz they'll shed wing scales like mad when they touch anything)
@christianhunt7382
@christianhunt7382 Жыл бұрын
Ohhh Sarah! Thanks for helping out the microcosmos crew, it's always a pleasure!
@obieobrien5883
@obieobrien5883 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating!!
@glomi__
@glomi__ Жыл бұрын
Don't birds primarily see in UV light? Could this be a contributing reason to moth wings adapting in this way? As a defensive mechanism against birds?
@ASlickNamedPimpback
@ASlickNamedPimpback Жыл бұрын
Could the glowing be stimulated by irritation like dinoflagellates? Since they were glowing when in contact with moving water but otherwise less glow-y when not being directly stimulated
@BritishBeachcomber
@BritishBeachcomber 11 ай бұрын
The UK has so many colourful moths. Many of then also have big, fascinating caterpillars. Far more interesting than butterfly larvae.
@geminikutie6141987
@geminikutie6141987 Жыл бұрын
I approve of this host. I like bizarre beasts, but she also makes a great journey to the microcosmos host too!
@herbertkeithmiller
@herbertkeithmiller Жыл бұрын
Sarah you would be more than welcome by me to be a regular host of Journey to the Microcosmos
@NoahSpurrier
@NoahSpurrier Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t Moonlight contain a little bit of UV light? It might not make the wings glow bright enough for humans to see, but moth eyes might be more sensitive. The colors seem to have patterns.
@TheRogueWolf
@TheRogueWolf Жыл бұрын
Sometimes you just have to wonder how much of the world's beauty is completely invisible to us.
@somemagellanic
@somemagellanic Жыл бұрын
glowing moth? yeah, i've played hollow knight
@WEIRDxGUY707
@WEIRDxGUY707 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this awesome video, the content you all produce for us is very appreciated, i love seeing all the micro and sometimes larger things aswell, please do a geckos foot one!? 🦎 💕
@ilgainis
@ilgainis Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this beautiful film! Last week got confused after macro photographed Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) moths have iris in their eyes. I tried to search but couldn't find any information on insect having iris disk with the rest of an eye arranged over few hundred if not thousands pixel size small lenses similar to house fly eye. Wondering if anyone may know more about iris in moth eyes? Any links would be much appreciated
@1.4142
@1.4142 Жыл бұрын
A butterfly would have defeated those cats.
@karifoto
@karifoto Жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome!
@matthewwelsh294
@matthewwelsh294 Жыл бұрын
We love you Sarah
@Disc_11
@Disc_11 Жыл бұрын
When life gives you lemons, you dissect them and put them under a microscope lol
@kyokoyumi
@kyokoyumi Жыл бұрын
The creatures the light scattering moths are bedazzling are probably birds since birds can see in UV.
@Graphomite
@Graphomite 8 ай бұрын
It's fascinating that some moth wings are audio camoflauge.
@barkmaker
@barkmaker Жыл бұрын
Aliens. 👾
@hellomynameisname4270
@hellomynameisname4270 Жыл бұрын
We must start to acknowledge that error correction, genetic innovation, and observation of and reaction to environmental stimulus is a form of intelligence. Nature is conscious of its self through DNA.
@IstasPumaNevada
@IstasPumaNevada Жыл бұрын
What's up with what appears to be bubble generation on the scales? Do moth wing scales dissolve in water and give off a gas? Is there some sort of acid added to the solution the scales are in to bring out more of the fluorescence?
@technopoptart
@technopoptart Жыл бұрын
like they said in the video itself; mothwings are water repelent
@BritishBeachcomber
@BritishBeachcomber 11 ай бұрын
Moths are a favourite food of nocturnal bats. Many bats can see ultraviolet light. So the moths glow under UV to enable the bats to see them. Just a theory.
@zelenpixel
@zelenpixel Жыл бұрын
yoooo the bizarre beasts crossover
@hherpdderp
@hherpdderp Жыл бұрын
Does the moon reflect UV?
@andrewsun4385
@andrewsun4385 Жыл бұрын
Cool!!!🌟🌟💯💯
@angeliquenichelle
@angeliquenichelle Жыл бұрын
What if moths have been so attracted to light because they were made out of light?
@TIR4NO
@TIR4NO Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the shinning wings are due to the tagmatization process, the same as some scorpions
@MrNegative101
@MrNegative101 Жыл бұрын
Probably because they see an ultraviolet… come on people let’s get serious here
@Yezpahr
@Yezpahr Жыл бұрын
Send my best wishes to Hank.
@wfthkttn
@wfthkttn Жыл бұрын
But the truth is, we simply don't know. For now at least, the beautiful mystery of this moth wing light-show reveals just one clear message: FROM OUR SPONSOR, SKILLSPARE!
@anthonyiodice
@anthonyiodice Жыл бұрын
I think it’s a weird push and pull. If you focus on sound reduction, you have to take points away from uv excitation. Evolutionary rpg character sheet.
@Brieperalta
@Brieperalta Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@nightthought2497
@nightthought2497 Жыл бұрын
SARAH CAMEO FTW!
@nightthought2497
@nightthought2497 Жыл бұрын
Also, moth scales are scifi as heck
@mukunthannarayanasamy4773
@mukunthannarayanasamy4773 Жыл бұрын
Gods one provision to an organism,especially insects, may serve more than one purpose to aid in survival, procreation etc. Nocturnal moths may identify their mates in the vast darkness amidst thousands of other insect species either as long distance or medium distance or close contact distance besides or along with pheromones.
@kilianconn5091
@kilianconn5091 Жыл бұрын
Well that was certainly padded for time
@TraitorVek
@TraitorVek Жыл бұрын
Everything is Alien
@anahigajardo7200
@anahigajardo7200 Жыл бұрын
maravilloso
@wjansen3276
@wjansen3276 Жыл бұрын
😁
@jowi_24seven43
@jowi_24seven43 Жыл бұрын
Hank, love your female AI persona ! (jk good work Sarah) great episode, cheers
@antoniettols
@antoniettols Күн бұрын
Because it happens. Next.
@porteroliver
@porteroliver Жыл бұрын
Hear me out, look at old bongwater, I need to scare some sense into my friend. Like bro please change it regularly
@mrseriousv1
@mrseriousv1 Жыл бұрын
I still miss hank
@dovidsafir7085
@dovidsafir7085 Жыл бұрын
Ummm move Sarah to this show permanently.
@CrimSang420
@CrimSang420 Жыл бұрын
COuld we please just admit that this is either a simulation or evolution happens way quicker than we thought (Plastic-eating organisms. How long have we had plastic?) or living things just appear or that beauty is an evolutionary trait or that maybe this is all a dream? Lovecraft got it, he just focused on the negative. It's all about that damn Duality, Tao. Whatever, scienceheads, I was a life-long one of you some six months ago, thought I knew *everything* about everything. Nope.
@catzkeet4860
@catzkeet4860 Жыл бұрын
Science never pretends to know everything about ANYthing. The one thing that science truly shows is that we don't know nearly as much as we think we do, but that's what science is FOR ...... to discover new questions
@technopoptart
@technopoptart Жыл бұрын
we've had plastics for about a century and a lot of organisms will have hundreds of generations of offspring in a year. it isnt about quicker or slower so much as it is a numbers game
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