True Facts: The Crazy Defenses of Butterflies and Moths

[@zefrank]

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[@LindaC616]

I saw a BBC Earth clip the other day, and all of your fans found each other in the comment section, bc we couldn't watch it without thinking "Daytime! Nighttime! I mess with ze feeshes!"

[@AugustusLook-l2s]

Why...

[@AugustusLook-l2s]

Mikyc

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Bringing smiles and knowledge to people is truly noble work. Thank you.

[@tallard666]

Hey there. Been loving your videos for what seems like decades!! :D I wonder, do you ever do in-person lectures? I know your pieces are short, but I could imagine collating a few together and making a 45-minuter out of it. Do you travel? I'm writing from N.Canada.

[@AloisAgos]

I love how butterflies have literally weaponized jumpscares.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

freddie fast bear

[@tobiasedwards2643]

@@Flesh_WizardFazbear*

[@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield]

Step 1: stealth as egg, then scootch and CONSUME (stealth: still good, be poison: better. [Debatable].) Step 2: find hidden place to become goo and totally rearrange EVERYTHING YOU WERE. Step 3: FIGHT LIKE HELL against the cage you put yourself in, for reasons that were unavoidable when the thing before you made yourself goo. Step 4: Fly. Stealth. FNAF. F*ck (and still use TM 06 if possible/as needed) Somehow this keeps working😅

[@Bluecho4]

@@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield Step 5: BREED (They can't eat ALL your children if there are hundreds of them)

[@dylanyoung465]

​@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesuspreach brother, these butterflies need Jesus

[@MH-ms1dg]

Hey, I’m a Butterfly explainer at the American Museum of Natural History. I’m so glad to see that you are using so many of the newest articles to share color-related information too!

[@seanorange5633]

that's how ZeFrank do

[@1darkthought]

@@seanorange5633 when he's not hurting when he pees

[@WilliamKelly-ou2nm]

Butterfly explainer? Butterfly biology expert sounds better . Explainer just sounds like a dumb person's dictionary....go get the the big explainer book ! Just saying...lol. Have a great day ❤❤❤!

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Just don't become a butterfly apologist. They know what they did.

[@Cheshieruu]

@@WilliamKelly-ou2nm sometimes ya gotta know when to not take yourself seriously. then, the world becomes a much more whimsical place. especially if you give tours to kiddos c:

[@Mystyx-Sama]

During my final years at Walmart I encountered an absolutely gorgeous giant, furry, white moth that somehow got into the store. I tried to put it back outside but it kept coming back in for some reason, which wasn't good with all the traffic around. So I let it rest on my shoulder till the end of my shift, at which point it finally fluttered away before I drove home. I'll always remember that day :)

[@5kunk157h35h17]

Walmart can really be beautiful from time to time. I found myself in one of those stores.

[@tnleeo]

​​@@5kunk157h35h17 Were you the moth?

[@warmak4576]

Damn, you got a strong back to keep that fat furry on your shoulder.

[@warmak4576]

Damn, you got a strong back to keep that fat furry on your shoulder.

[@warmak4576]

Damn, you got a strong back to keep that fat furry on your shoulder.

[@sunnydoom2726]

I would love to see Ze Frank do a video on horses. They have such messed up biology its a miracle they exist. Like they can't vomit, they can only breath through their nose, they can't breath normally during full gallop (the movement of their body while running makes the lungs function) and there's more but too much to list here.

[@lisachiappetti6092]

Oh I'm sure he'll get to horses at some point. He's gonna have a field day with that one you're absolutely right that's gonna be a fantastic episode

[@tompor561]

It would also be full of Horse genitalia jokes XD

[@StarbyterOddities]

Aren't their nasal passages also kind of horribly done? I feel like I remember learning that they get sinus infections really easy, and they get bad

[@youretheChrist]

​@@StarbyterOdditiesiid believe it

[@joseville]

And their knees lock so they can sleep standing up, right?

[@johnmarr9783]

Last summer I watched a Silver Washed Fritillary (the butterfly at 1m 45s!) being pursued by an Emperor dragonfly - they flew backwards and forwards a good few times before the butterfly, unable to shake off the dragonfly, abruptly closed it's wings and dropped into the long grass. There it remained motionless until the coast was clear - amazing to witness!

[@darkdragoness5]

That's really cool, as butterflies may be good at evasion through unpredictability, dragonflies are very good with predicting their prey's flight path

[@Bjorn-if7og]

i think its not so much the dragonflys ability to predict chaotic movement, ive seen them more predicting flys fast but straight escape. Rather i would guess that they have much more precise control over their fight, so no matter the chaos they cann simply chage direction faster.

[@PMIII]

@johnmarr9783 That's cool as hell!😎🦋 You've just witnessed an epic battle between a butterfly and a dragonfly 👏👏

[@quantumblauthor7300]

then it came bacj up behind and launched a seeker

[@OG_Cool_Cat]

“It’s like being in the middle of a battlefield and someone’s dancing around in a kimono.” 😂 Well that’s the greatest description of a butterfly’s life I’ve ever heard. 🤣

[@chrismooneyham5279]

This has made my day, knowledge + comedy = priceless....

[@AlcoLoco251]

So basically Klinger on M.A.S.H.

[@bigfudge2031]

to be fair, I wouldn't know what to do if I saw that on a battlefield.

[@Mark_nobody3]

Just like a Beautiful shrine Maiden “Welcome to the Temple, Let God bless on your journey to spiritual enlightenment” 🥰

[@Dingus-69420]

Reminds me of that Shinobu Kocho from demon slayer!!

[@DanGamingFan2406]

"And that, is how the lepidopterans do." I'm glad he brought that catchphrase back. Also, it's crazy how we think of butterflies as being so delicate, yet they have all these defensive measures. And the complicated way they display colors is incredible. Just when I think I know everything about nature, Ze Frank proves me wrong.

[@MartijnPennings]

I was always taught not to touch butterflies because they can die. I don't know about that after this video, but you can mess with the colors on the wings, so I guess that can mess up their defense strategy.

[@NinjaRose23]

Working with butterflies at a Butterfly House... They're SO metal despite being fragile. We had Button Quail as slug and aphid cleanup since we didn't use any chemicals in the greenhouse, and butterflies would attack the hell out of them if they were out in the open feeding on their pellet diet 😅

They may be fragile but they are also razor sharp and deadly killers

[@the-trustees]

Try researching how they EAT if you want some more crazy evolutionary traits! 😃

[@alveolate]

butterflies ARE delicate... when vs humans. even just innocent little kiddies who have no malice. in fact... little kiddies are the most likely to try and grab their pretty wings... and butterflies just haven't adapted to scare away these pregrown monsters yet.

[@billcynic1815]

0:44 "It's like being in the middle of the battlefield and someone's dancing around in a kimono." I've watched enough anime to know that this person is by far the most dangerous warrior on the field, untouchable and able to cut down hundreds with ease.

[@tiacat11]

Jerry ghostwrote this.

[@captain_buggles]

By anime logic, the person in the kimono *knows* they don't need armor and it's advertising just how incredibly skilled they are.

[@LimeyLassen]

@@Kallastar. Butterflies are known to drink human tears so I'm into it

[@bariumselenided5152]

Every episode of bleach

[@robotboy719]

Drunken Style Kung Fu is the best. And you get to be drunk while doing it.

[@ogreenius]

Well that's it, my life has peaked becoming a little part of yet another amazing True Facts episode. I've been a fan for almost exactly a decade, so now I can die happy. 😄 Thanks Ze (and now Caitlin!) for so many years of impeccably combining laughter and learning. Nobody does it better and I can't wait to see where you take us next!

[@chee.rah.monurB]

Thank you for your contributions to this video!

[@Chocotacoattacobaco]

Which part is yours? Thanks for contributing to people knowing more about butterflies!

[@ogreenius]

@@ChocotacoattacobacoJust a short clip or two with the Anise Swallowtail, and a few close-up still shots of butterfly scales. Happy to do my small part. 🙂

[@Chocotacoattacobaco]

@@ogreenius ooooh I checked out your channel. Are you an entomologist or biologist or something?

[@ogreenius]

@@Chocotacoattacobaco Nope, just a passionate nature-loving photographer!

[@emperora9]

Also, for those who don't know, the mimicry mentioned @3:40 is called Mullerian mimicry (named after Franz Muller...who is dead), where two or more of the same species of animal share a warning to predators that leaving them alone is strongly good for their health.

[@Allie-w1l]

Are you sure he's dead? Maybe he's just pretending.

[@LimeyLassen]

I think you got it backwards. This is Batesian mimicry (he mentioned these are the nontoxic, tasty species)

[@OlleLindestad]

Batesian mimicry, because only the model is dangerous, the mimic is harmless. Müllerian is when both are dangerous (i.e. both "mimic each other").

[@-.-K._.]

​@@Allie-w1lexacly like clown batterflys pretending to be dead to lure in pray and cut them in half with their razor sharp wings

[@mattalevine]

​​@@LimeyLassen Named after Henry Walter Bates. Who is dead.

[@jakubjanicki3989]

I love how this series went from dumb (but hilarious) hedgehog jokes to explaining actual cool science in an even more hilarious way.

[@promontorium]

And just being a short parody of Morgan Freeman narration.

[@tomiantenna7279]

It was always good. I miss the full on Morgan Freeman though.

[@otterwithagun1982]

For many years, to this day, "the nation of France was named after a hedgehog. His name was Kevin. Don't ask" lives in my head rent free.

[@drewthistlethwaite8909]

Dudes glow up was satire to silly education

[@joshyoung1440]

​@@otterwithagun1982 good, landlordism is immoral. Also that line... that just rang a bell faintly and tenderly so far back in my head...

[@primachpepe8597]

Jerry is my favourite part of these. bless his heart, hes trying his best. Idiots need to take what work they can get

[@K0nqu0r]

Was thinking the same thing. Although Jerry was right this time. Butterflies, like clowns, are extremely dangerous

[@Scapestoat]

@@K0nqu0r They're not known as Razorflies for no reason!

[@WillWilsonthesafetyguy]

On behalf of myself and all the other Jerry's of the world, thank you.

[@metalmamasue3680]

This one's for the underdogs ✊️💯

[@StrawmnMcPerson]

Super Fun Fact: "Id**t" is a eug3nic!st concept and label, used to sort people like they did in the n@z! concentration camps, into who they deemed worthy of life and humanity and who wasn't. Intellectually Disabled people are kept separate in your society to this day.

[@theroadstopshere]

If Jerry can keep his job for all these years, there's hope for all of us 🙏🏼

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

Make Amurica Embrace Entertainment Again. MAEEA.

[@anonymous3637]

Just has to be smarter than a clam, I guess

[@dbrokensoul]

There's a possibility ze Frank is forced to keep Jerry

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

@@dbrokensoul Multiple personalities are funny that way. 😜

[@tomiantenna7279]

Being funny is like a superpower. You can basically push a pavlovian response in people. Just make people laugh and they will pay you. It's ridiculous, but a cool hack.

[@TuleAC23]

“Float like a butterfly it stings when I pee” 😂😂 2:48

[@joshyoung1440]

"Just like that fart was initially sho- no." The comedic timing of that one word was unparalleled. You and Jerry are truly masters of the craft.

[@wdwerker]

I absolutely love the way they credit all the scientists papers on the subject and present information in an entertaining manner.

[@voidbreather7405]

That's how it's done - if you reference someone else's work within your own, then you need to credit them properly!

[@CorwinFound]

It's interesting to go back to the earliest True Facts. Kinda the opposite of facts. But adding in actual science has made them even funnier because nature is so damn bizarre!

[@III_three]

God bless all those science hippies

[@StudleyDuderight]

And that's how the Ze Frank do.

[@Xbalanque84]

It's just good practice. Whether citing academic papers or splicing KZbin poops, you cite your sources.

[@josephtibbs2586]

I'm a scientist who studies photonic crystals, and your explanation of structural color was top-notch. Keep up the good work!

[@UndeadGhostGirl]

Photonic crystals sounds like something made up for a 60s sci-fi and I love it.

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Im a guy who studies girls

[@VCXZ883]

I saw a post on Tumblr about a catterpillar covered with some sort of waxy, cottony substance that did a good job of warding off the predatory ants that walked past it. One of the comments remarked that many caterpillar defenses work by making them "too confusing to eat."

[@avanelletheclockfriend2515]

I think I know the post you’re talking about, I saw it yesterday on onenicebugperday

[@trumpeterjen]

In case anyone’s curious, the species is Sarbena lignifera :)

[@Flesh_Wizard]

"bro what part do I bite?" "idk bro. it's weird looking"

[@sarafleming9893]

Maybe that’s why humans aren’t blatantly attached by insects. We’re too confusing to them. I know we’re too confusing to me and that’s why I tend to avoid other humans, too. 😂😂

[@Kimmie6772]

I recommend looking up caterpillars in the hemeroplanes genus. They are a type of sphyx/hawk moth that exhibit the best snake mimicry I've ever seen. A songbird ain't gonna try to eat that.

[@carlyehooten7467]

"Ridden hard and put away wet!" A phrase that applies to horses, and how their hooves and foot bones can be permanently damaged by being forced to stand in a stall after working up a sweat. Definitely a good one for a video about horses.

[@jinjia5896]

I thought it was that they get extremely cold if forced to stand still while soaked in sweat. Also warmed water to drink after a massive bout of work. How would their bones and hooves be affected?

[@capwnzor9342]

I was literally just thinking, “I haven’t heard Ze Frank say ‘and that is how the (insert creature name) do.’” 😂 thank you for bringing that back

[@PhotonBeast]

Gonna quietly comment that the bats doing literal flips in the air while trying to catch their prey is pretty dope.

[@matthewdebeer8453]

Right? I know the butterflies are the stars of this show, but those flips are so cool!

[@hedgehog3180]

Bats are really good fliers to make up for the fact that they just constantly fly into each other. They recover from it so quickly that scientists didn't even know they did this until they recorded them with high speed cameras, until then the belief was that they had some super advanced method of collision avoidance.

[@eclipserepeater2466]

@@hedgehog3180 We should take inspiration from them for our own aircraft. Rather than doing all that coordination to make sure planes don't run into one another, just make sure that the planes can take the hit and then keep flying. :p

[@Brando56894]

Lots of Raptors do it too.

[@YEs69th420]

@@hedgehog3180 This is pretty much how ADHD people adapt to the world lol. We're so prone to bumping into objects as we move that we end up becoming incredible at avoiding or correcting from collisions.

[@nicola3540]

“They fly like a drunk person trying to find the bathroom in IKEA” priceless!

[@Brett_S_420]

A sparrow flies like it is looking for the bathroom in an Ikea whilst holding back really urgent Swedish meatball squirts...

[@diannelavoie5385]

I can identify with the Ikea bathroom dilemma, and I was not even drunk.Besides, who in their right mind would go to an Ikea while buzzed? Hard enough to negotiate the maze while sober.

[@candyluna2929]

I've been to ikea and I felt drunk and I don't drink. Feel bad for the insect.

[@r3dp9]

I once asked for a shortcut in an IKEA, but the directions were far too confusing, so I mostly just followed the arrows.

[@mattw7949]

I've always been confused by the random placement of wicker toilets in Ikea.

[@lairdhaynes1986]

As a kid warching butterflies i always wondered how they got anywhere flying the way they do. It seemed so chaotic and unpredictable but they obviously managed. Your explanation of the mechanics and strategy of their flight was most enlightening. There really is method to the madness of lepidopteran aeronautics.

[@pauls5745]

yeah me too, wondered how they accomplish anything by not flying straight, but then realize now because they swerve, they live long enough to get to point B

[@lairdhaynes1986]

@@pauls5745 Its funny, for the longest time I doubted they could even fly a straight line but this past summer I observed at least one gulf fritillary, fluttering about, suddenly turn and glide a straight line to a patch of Liatris microcephela.

[@Xbalanque84]

Well, clearly. Logically, why would there be so many of them if such flight, while seemingly janky, were evolutionarily advantageous?

[@akgeber]

2:33 "So if you see butterflies flip flopping all over the place like the flying equivalent of a moshpit..." How haven't I seen it like that before? Beautiful😂🤘

[@l.b8896]

4:47 that was the best realization ever 🤣🤣🤣 it all clicked. Poor Jerry

[@Bingo_Dingo_Dango]

I had no idea butterflies used thin-film interference to display colors.

[@MrJdsenior]

Those gorgeous metallics on beetles and the like are done that way, too. Or microscopic geometries, like a CD.

[@avalonminpins]

Yes and it fades the older the butterfly gets. The little "tiles" of color fall off over time.

[@DonPandemoniac]

The prism effect!

[@napalmholocaust9093]

It's measured in å (should be capitalized, for anstroms if I spelled it correctly). For copper oxide, the range is 190 to 1260 then repeats and gets dark. I deal with it all the time as a patina, I can get copper neon green or a gold that would fool anyone.

[@scalpingsnake]

I believe blue is a very hard colour for nature to make how they usually make colours so this way evolved as a substitue. I think Magpies have a similar thing if I am not mistaken.

[@janniecombrinkza]

I get SO happy every time I see a new True Facts video has been published. By far the most unique and entertaining vids on the webz. Thanks Ze Frank!

[@DJCallidus]

Moths would freak me out as a small kid. I decided to face my fear and study them. I made a moth catcher. Fascinating creatures. Thanks Ze Frank 🦋 🦋 🦋

[@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield]

*nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nuuuuuuuh! BATMAN!* I did the same thing with spiders. Love them now, though I don't collect them or anything, just allow and cohabitation with them.

[@MossyMozart]

@DJCallidus - I have been fortunate enough to see a wild Luna Moth twice. So incredibly beautiful!

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

@@MossyMozart I've only seen them once in the wild. They're as soft as they look. :D

[@vickirempel5529]

How fascinating!

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

​@@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshieldI forced myself to sit in the woods at night alone, on a high dose of LSD. The floor was literally a moving carpet of beetles and milipedes and spiders. I can't say it completely eradicated my fear, but it did permanently reduce my fear of creepy crawlies and dark forests.

[@NicoleMarie.]

As a kid, I always wondered if they died when they transitioned or a better way to say this is “do butterflies remember being a caterpillar?” Caterpillars don’t just grow wings, they liquify and that soup turns into an animal.

[@GrandmaSezSo]

0:49 It's like a drunk person trying to find a bathroom in an Ikea. Zefrank, were you observing me?

[@jessicamarino7448]

I simultaneously feel sorry for Jerry but also totally dig his vibe. It's a shame we never get to meet him. Tell him to keep on keepin' on.

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

"Jerry, that's a fish!" Poor Jerry. He tries. 😂

[@wrmsnicket]

He was particularly sassy this episode.

[@bigboy_blowout8769]

Yes Bring it Back. "Ridden hard and put away wet" I actually use this in my everyday vernacular.

[@robertstuart480]

I have been helping bring back "Groovy".

[@llofdarkwater9152]

I use both of these often, as well as "peachy keen".

[@metalmamasue3680]

I do too, my husband asked me how I felt the day after giving birth to our son. I said "ridden hard and put away wet" 😂😂 I had been in labor for days and then it still took me 19 hours of hard labor to deliver him, he was posterior, looking up instead of looking down when he came out, both my sons came out that way. It was back labor and not a lot of fun.

[@kittiwhieldon4329]

Me too but you get some weird looks from dirty minded people. Especially people that know nothing about horses.

[@LegoDork]

I'm an auto mechanic. We use this term all to frequently.

[@Schmool666]

Everyone involved with True Facts Is absolutely brilliant! Yes, Jerry too. The photography is beautiful, the editing is perfect, the writing is informative and incredibly amusing, and the delivery is fantastic. You drop little jokes in there so quickly that can easily be missed, so I have to watch each video several times to catch everything. I find I remember the facts you offer, probably because of the laughter. Thank you all for this wonderfully delightful show. If there are awards for these shows, you deserve 1st place for each and every one!

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

I don't remember how I came across this channel, but I am very glad I did!

[@darcieclements4880]

Unless he's hired staff, He's pretty much a one man show for the most part. He''s very good at picking his clips out of the stock solutions.

[@TurboToller]

Jerry is the star of the show! 😆

[@Spitfire864]

9⁹⁹

[@YEs69th420]

@@darcieclements4880 Most of the footage he uses is licensed (some is probably stock), but biologists love this channel so I can't imagine there's much in the way of getting to use it.

[@ladymalora]

When we visited my late sister in law in Corpus Christi, Tx. in the 80s, there was a butterfly or moth on her wall that looked like a frog. I've never seen another one, and it never turns up in the searches I do every few years. I wish I'd had a camera. It was absolutely amazing looking! To this day, I still don't know exactly what kind it was.

[@ladymalora]

@@ezekielmartin4323 From what I remember, it was green, looked kind of like a bull frog, and about 5 inches across. Does that help?

[@janellekean9055]

This is so awesome! Ty Ze Frank, for all your videos. 😊 ❤

[@adde9506]

True Facts are the only videos that I like before I watch them. It's never a miss, Ze, NEVER. Thanks for making my day better so consistently!

[@bramvanduijn8086]

Hah! I just did the same thing!

[@KaritKtana]

True, true Though I have to say some of the close-ups are unsuitable for trypophobes like me 😢

[@jodee8687]

I watch them over and over

[@eywine.7762]

"It acts like a sane person would if they picked out a black licorice jelly bean. If you're one of those weirdos that likes them, I don't wanna hear it. It's an abomination." Totally agree and that had me howling with laughter.

[@LaurieAnnCurry]

Same!

[@dabroncobabe]

Thank god I’m not the only one who hates those nasty things!!

[@morgenmuffel5747]

Heathens

[@Bijou42]

That's where he lost me...they're the best jelly beans, and jelly beans are awesome to begin with.

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

I used to get hard blocks of black licorice that came will a tiny little sledge hammer to break off pieces with. Well made black licorice is good stuff.

[@aigis4231]

Float like a Butterfly, Stings when I pee -Muhammad Ali

[@meredithgrubb4497]

😂😂😂

[@cabincreekzeke6257]

That same dirty girl also got me!

[@inkchariot6147]

​@@cabincreekzeke6257So that's the rest of the saying.

[@Norbrookc]

It's why you should always use defensive measures like the lepidopterans do.

[@cycoholic]

Must have received too many kidney punches. 😂

[@MatthewHolevinski]

This year was probably the first year I spotted a bunch of Luna Moths, absolutely gorgeous.

[@PeterVJaspersFayer]

Classic Ze Frank; Great research, and great narration. These are why I subscribed, and watch them all. Thank you.

[@MrMastergeek]

“You can try this at home” absolutely killed me ahahahaha

[@metalmamasue3680]

I always laugh out loud like an idiot when watching these videos. Idc if I get strange looks 😂

[@giacatollo]

I tried it, but got interupted by Dad trying to tell me not to be embarrassed, just more discrete.

[@robinauseer499]

Whoa, so complicated and interesting, butterfly colors! Also, I didn't know bats did somersaults when hunting. That's adorable.

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

He used his tail to make sure it didn't get away. Twice (in the video).

[@aussiebloke609]

You can't bring back "ridden hard and put away wet" - because I never stopped using that particular phrase in the first place. It's just so usable in so many situations (all of them bad, admittedly.)

[@garrett9354]

You can ride it hard and put it away wet

[@bitofalice]

That whole colourization and refraction explanation was so cool! Dang!

[@ScientificDream-98]

. "Loved the humor at 6:50. Made my day!"

[@dallasbrooks8745]

I can't tell you how much I look forward to your videos. I learn, I listen to your amazing voice, your hilarious bits and jokes; I just love it all. I am so grateful for all the work it must take to make these videos. You live in that wholesome neighborhood of the Internet. Thank you for years of edumacationalizationatory content. It's clearly served me well :).

[@jaynorris3722]

Glad Jerry is back even if he isn't doing his job so well. He is funny. Thank you for your videos. They educate and brighten the day.

[@Brigand231]

Jerry is doing his job exactly as he should. Don't try to fix what isn't broken. :)

[@Argonwolfproject]

It feels like classic Ze Frank: video about a bug, Jerry's incompetence, "that's how X do", "behbeh"... it feels like home.

[@juggernautdeath1]

The pink and yellow moth is one of my favorites! A Rosy Maple Moth!

[@jasperzanovich2504]

They do look like candy.

[@Meg_of_all_threads]

It's a favorite of mine too ❤

[@LindaB651]

It's actually a primrose moth. They look very similar and about the same size but, the tail end of the wings, when folded, are yellow on the primrose moth, pink on the rosy maple moth. I found this out last year, after a period of befuddlement- wondering why the local rosy maple moths were tucking themselves into my evening primroses for their nightly nap. Turns out I'd been mis-identifying the species for over fifty years!

[@teshlafreeman4040]

I always call them bubblegum moths

[@metalmamasue3680]

Yes, it's always a treat to see one 😊 I love moths and butterflies, I'm fortunate to live in a very rural area full of beautiful nature. I had a male tiger swallowtail butterfly that got hurt on the one back wing. I saved it from the side of the road, gave it a twig with fruit from the wild black cherry tree out front that I think attracted it in the first place, and some water, and put it in a sheltered place to recover. I checked on it often for a few days. It could fly a little but it kept trying and the fourth day I went out to check on it, it was gone. So I hope it was able to recover and fly away. I've saved snapping turtles from the road, even had a baby one show up at my door lost, in 2018. It was tiny, a brand new hatchling. So I took it in and gave it a good headstart and then released it back into it's wild home when it was large enough to fend for itself without being lunch for another animal. My favorite picture of it is my profile picture. I had literally just fed him an hour before and it was staring at me like "Is it time for 2nd breakfast yet ?" 😂😂 Snapping turtles are bottomless pits lol. I get toads and frogs a lot, we live close to a big river, fields, forest and wonderful habitat for birds and other critters. My son and I watched a gray fox hunting last spring from our back porch. You couldn't pay me to live anywhere else. 😊

[@TheSeptemberRose]

Regarding the scales reflecting light to reflect coloured lightwaves.....Many bird feathers do that too!

[@jeanneratterman]

Facts and fun all wrapped in one! My review of you and your wonderful True Facts, ZeFrank! ❤️😍👏👏👏

[@Skibbityboo0580]

With how eradic butterflies fly, I wouldn't have believed that Monarchs fly to one spot in Mexico every year if I hadn't seen it myself driving through the millions of them on their way. Glad you explained the situation!

[@DrachenGothik666]

*Erratic.

[@karebushmarebu233]

@@DrachenGothik666 *Ecstatic

[@arthurgabriel2625]

​@@karebushmarebu233*Extra tic

[@SugarandSarcasm]

@@karebushmarebu233*Eccentric

[@DuchessofEarlGrey]

Three generations of monarchs gradually make their way south, then the fourth flies back north in one go.

[@Baybren]

I did my thesis on streamwise vortices and as a result I really appreciate the fluid dynamics section of this episode! Also the physics of butterfly coloration are insane, it's crazy how intricate it is!

[@CassieCat5410]

As a moth enthusiast, this video delighted me 🥰 These creatures are often overlooked but so interesting! Love whipping out the fact that most silk moths don’t have mouths in their adult form and getting a barrage of questions afterward 😂

[@HeidiH37]

🤯

[@darkdragoness5]

Knew that cause I love moths too

[@thehellyousay]

like "what?", "huh?", "who cares?", and "are you drunk?" ...? i get that a lot whenever i bring up the 4th century ce.

[@valkyrie_arts]

Lunar moths don't have mouths either, and I wanna know what cruel being said "y'know what, I'm gonna make a gorgeous buggo, but I'mma make it starve to death by taking away their mouths, HA" 😭

[@WestSydeThuugg]

These true facts videos give me more giggles per minutes than any other youtube channel and I'm extremely grateful for their existence. Thank you so much and please never stop. 😂❤

[@silver_crone]

You continue to bring us a bright spot in all the chaos. Thank you for continuing to teach and entertain us all out here.

[@Road_Rash]

I used to have butter blood too... regular medication & a change in diet cleared it right up...

[@L3adb3lly]

I am extremely disappointed that the Bird Poop Moth wasn't in this video. I blame Jerry

[@Bildgesmythe]

Yes!

[@omarsalem1219]

What? That's an actual thing

[@metalmamasue3680]

Same here. I love moths, since they are fellow night creatures. 😊

[@SpeckleKen]

@@omarsalem1219 More than one species has evolved to mimic bird droppings (e.g. Eudryas grata). And at least one (Macrocilix maia) goes the extra mile by smelling bad!

[@Kimmie6772]

Too many poop moths to count.

[@justhearmeout3959]

"I saw it on Reddit" being the reason Jerry needs Zefrank as a fact checker is a mood 😂

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

"these wings are razor sharp and people get killed to death"

[@bramvanduijn8086]

@@Aaron-zu3xn It even sounds exactly like reddit writing.

[@sablesaber5930]

@@bramvanduijn8086 Thing is, when a redditor is fact checked, instead of accepting the *true facts* they will do with all their power to say the truth is a lie

[@hedgehog3180]

@@sablesaber5930 That's just an internet thing.

[@quietdevious1]

Probably on r/VentureBros posted by u/TheMonarch

[@lukepollard4614]

“Float like a butterfly, it stings when I pee” 😂 I’m saying that instead of the original phrase from now on

[@gregboi183]

There's a kind of moth that, when it hears a bat coming, it reflexively cuts off the 'blood' (haemolymph) to its wings for a second or two so it drops like a stone and the bat misses it

[@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2]

I wonder what species that is

[@Gonefishing6572]

Butter blood ! Oh great now even vampires have to worry about high cholesterol. 😂

[@samuelreed5266]

I swear, Jerry's playing the long con on how much misinformation he can slip into these videos. Next thing you know, he'll be telling us that crocodiles can gallop.

[@timwoods2852]

Well... an average run speed of 20mph is nothing to sneeze at for an animal mostly built for the water.

[@thewingedporpoise]

and they're so adorable too

[@kittiwhieldon4329]

@@thewingedporpoiseAbsolutely cuddly!

[@MossyMozart]

@@kittiwhieldon4329 - "Here, Jerry - hold mine for a minute."

[@leociresi4292]

Funfact a butterfly flapping its wings can cause mesocyclones in Africa

[@DonPandemoniac]

If an animal is doing something seemingly stupid, it's probably the result of a clever idea.

[@YEs69th420]

People like to harp on about stuff like the ocean sunfish, giant panda, koala, and sloths. But the reality is that by sheer virtue of existing at all they demonstrate that their strategies are effective and have been for millions of years. We're biased into thinking an animal has to be good at things in very straightforward ways. An animal that's too stupid to exist just wouldn't exist.

[@dominicksolerix2703]

Like being reproductively attracted to fires.

[@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield]

Going OP in one area does work. Most these things been around longer than us and..... I'm not a doctor (I just play one of T.V.) but I don't like our chances.

[@justicar347]

If it is stupid but it works, it is not stupid.

[@nibs7252]

​@@YEs69th420I mean, the Kakapo exists, and it's basically a miracle that they survived long enough for human conservation efforts to bail them out.

[@johnsmith-mx8ds]

Wow. You are my favorite channel to watch about animals. Every single video is a hit. Informative and hilarious. Thanks for all these years of wonderful watching.

[@ScorpionStrike7]

When he says floppy floppy just makes me happy 😁

[@donavonbain4332]

"Yeah that's right! I taste like crap! Eat me bird! Oh 💩you are!"🤣🤣🤣

[@HypaBumfuzzle]

You sir, make life brighter. Thank you to you and everyone that helps bring these gems to us!

[@JTA1961]

Fact

[@JJ15ist]

Omg its my birthday and i love Moths/Butterflies. Thank you so much for your videos. They legit bring me joy every time there is a new one.

[@JTA1961]

Happy Birthday

[@Vohlfied]

"Many years ago today something grew inside of your mother. That thing was you!"

[@JeeperzCreeperz-t2t]

Happy birthday...mine is tomorrow 🎉

[@debbieathy5204]

Best channel to listen to if you are going through anything stressful or difficult . This dude always brings a smile to my face and definitely makes me laugh as well.

[@Bbeff.Baby.]

This channel literally has the both of best worlds. Nature and comedy ? Where have you been all my life?

[@mediocregamer2484]

I love watching insect videos, even if i already know some of the things in the video, i still geek out and smile like an idiot the whole time

[@JTA1961]

Well said

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

As long as you didn't run out and join MENSA you'll be alright. :-)

[@OceanSwimmer]

12+ minutes of Ze Frank! Epic! As someone who has been fascinated with insect life for 70+ years, I am so happy you chose Moths and Butterflies for this video study. 🦋🌷💕 Thank you, Ze. 💕🌷🦋

[@HeidiH37]

Someone copy and pasted your comment further up… that’s sad and hilarious at the same time 😅😂

[@orawal]

One of your BEST episodes in terms of blending information with humour. And the wing-wind dynamics animations were simply superb!!!!!

[@Yetr]

I had no idea that butterflies could be so competitive when it comes to finding a mate! It's like a butterfly UFC fight out there.

[@erikarussell1142]

I absolutely love butterflies, night time butterflies, and dragonflies and damselflies! All of them are so fascinating!!

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

A new True Facts! All is right with the world. Thank you Ze, thank you Jerry. ;-P

[@gravy7861_]

oh my god, finally youtube notified me of something important. and not two days late

[@bridgetteharmon7615]

I've actually taken to going back and rewatching old long form videos as well. Thank you, good sir, for continuing the episodes. It means far more to me than I can express.😊

[@Detie002]

Almost choked on my snack during the “fart under the duvet” part #welldone 😂

[@Fungily]

Ze Frank has the amazing ability to turn tons of research into a hilariously good video 🤩

[@wyvvernstone]

Jerry's sense of humor, though dark, is friggin hilarious.

[@stringbean02]

Should probably get that checked out if it stings when you pee or if you got a sting while you peed

[@LegoDork]

Frank Zappa vibes.

[@rossy2900]

I love this guy, he makes being educated an enjoyable experience, so funny.

[@Moosk61]

I love how butterflies have literally weaponized jumpscares 🦋💥 #FlutteryFrights

[@danmosley4387]

"Sleeping bag dingle berry." That is funny.

[@marthabuyer8534]

😂

[@misssherrie-may1041]

That was gold!! Thank you for starting my morning with a laugh & leaving it with a smile that will last all day!! Already wanting to see your next video

[@MilkCrateGarage]

I remember the early days of True Facts, it's amazing how the concept has grown to make these videos not only hilarious but factual and educational too! It's always good to see a new episode of True Facts, great work ZeFrank!

[@stevencrofts5554]

Dam, just found this channel. Awesome. Totally should make school educational vids.

[@adamr1162]

Ze - I hope you are doing ok. I really appreciate your mind and your ability to bring joy in this world. The early years - beginnings - always helps me through tough times. Thank you and know we care about you!

[@vivianevans8323]

That episode left me absolutely speechless! Thanks for teaching me heaps of things about butterflies I hadn't known, scattering pure beauty everywhere.

[@Rubysage1]

Yay! Butterflies and moths are my favorite bugs, this was so cool. I didn't know their wings were so complicated, the microscopic world is crazy.

[@JTA1961]

Fact

[@Zekiran]

The research about the wing scales is absolutely amazing, and holy crap the smoke ring flight style I have never even considered how complicated any of that is. Thank you so much for putting this info all into a collection like this. and making it fun :D

[@LamirLakantry]

His little arguments with Jerry make this series magical.

[@TheOptionist]

Your humor resonates with me very much. I had a very good laugh watching this. Thank you.

[@ambertypereiraty3627]

I've been waiting SO LONG for another video!! NO ONE can pair incredibly detailed information and images with adult humor in the effortless way that you pull it off!!! 😂😂😂😂 You're my FAVORITE CHANNEL, and I always immediately like and save the video onto my playlist!! I fell in love with these videos from the very first one I watched (which I believe was the Honey Badger) and quickly subscribed and began pouring through all of your other videos on your channel, and wishing that I had found you sooner back when your uploads were more regular. I'm a huge fan and will be eagerly awaiting your next upload...🎉

[@danasandoval624]

Go back about ten years to sad cat diary & there is one about dogs too, they are absolutely hysterical.

[@skydriver5709]

Of all the subscriptions in my recommendations, I don't think I ever feel happier than when I see a new Zefrank video available. Also, I think I want it but maybe I really don't... A video with a conversation between Zefrank and Jerry. I'm sure he has a comedic friend that could fill the part as a guest appearance from time to time, but not take over Jerry's background role in nature videos. His silent working in the background is irreplaceable.

[@wyldflwr]

"Float like a butterfly🦋, it stings when I pee." ~ Ze Frank 😂

[@everentropy]

Thank you, as always, for actually citing your work and basing this video on current science! Keep up the great work, I love your stuff!

[@zoesmith3323]

This combination of humor and information is awesome!