Snakefly of Idaho Ƣݔҩᾫ٨ӷ.,.,.,.,.,.,.,quaoar

[dasstefan]

empty bottles, the pokeballs of real life

[CptSmokeAlot]

chinese olympics soundtrack? or are those the sounds of a chinese restaurant

[Jawes01]

lol he just loves to be upside down doesint he

[kevincap13]

wanna see a snake fly. people:"thats not possible" boom snakefly

[PhantomofRap]

looks like that tale is a stinger

[plopnod]

Looks like a Dobson Fly

[elementsk8forlife]

wow it teleports O..O

[desroth]

That... Is interesting...

[hotpockets222]

That thing really hated on what is what standing on. Look at how furiously he began to groom himself!

[Missioneer]

Such a cool insect, does look like a little dragon.

[xbeast133]

BEEDRIL USED: STING! IT WAS SUPER EFFECTIVE!

[DouchebagChocolat]

Where can I buy 20 of these and what are some good dragon names?

[NoxNoctisUmbra]

im digging the music!

[PeeteyP]

what's the music? Sounds like industrial gammelan.

[shawnio]

I love these videos man

[NikoBelack]

LOVE THE MUSIC

[vampireshadow1990]

Hey, It's Sparx the Dragonfly!

[NAKOR007]

Whoa........ beautiful... :)

[HADESCAVE]

and this one time at band camp.....

[timeparadox888]

HURRY! GIVE HIM THE KICK!

[stinkysnak7]

Wheres a Pokeball when you need it?

[Serckep]

Was it the bar mitzvah of the little monster?

[AnxiousFly]

wtf this ANNOYING MUSIC

[CrazyRandomLord]

is it a preditor insect? if so how does it capture and eat it's pray? does is have venom? is it a threat to humans? what is its natural habbitat? how rare are they?

how long untill i run out of questions?

[classmateofmine]

I WANT ONE

[TamRenWat]

never seen one of these before, interesting in a way, but dont think i would want to be near one.

[joachimsilbakor]

what's next, unicorns?

[KRAEN666]

were do i mount the sattle?

[MachineZzt]

little cute insect :)

[DaHomieC]

vibrava!

[MrGuessWhoo72]

where do you live to find all of these bugs and animals

[Mega223322]

In Costa Rica is known as "devil's mule". :-)

[JohannVeers]

freakin crazy music in the background o.O

[ilsennodipoi]

Ahh, the characteristic sounds of Idaho!

[Woopeehole1337]

These are beneficial to humans.

[boarwood]

Vibrava?

[thetimothyjr2155]

what is the mess of sound in the background?

[Xsuprio]

I call it a Hawking-fly. It was my idea.

[plopnod]

Dobson fly

[MLGVasio]

I can see this becoming a dragon..

[dlindeman]

iS IT VERY COMMON ?

[DivineKyuubi]

Flygon? :3

[TheScott2121]

It's not for eaten, It's just for lookin through

[MrJcbe]

I just read some of your responses, and you are way to smart. I would blow up if I knew that much. i like it :D

[bobbybellsupreme]

look like a relative of the dobson fly native to NC. only the dobson doesnt have a tail

[zzzIdividedbyzerozzz]

I want one... so freaking cool.

[littleice97]

do u collect insects?

[vampire80413]

omg its cute?!

[ChrisBclips]

anyone else thinks it looks a bit like a tiny dragon?

[DemzLABK]

@ChrisBclips true

[TehPancakebat]

@ChrisBclips rawr

[WimGrundy]

IDAHO-pe it can defen its lil self!

[shadowwolf366]

looks like an ant dressed up for halloween lol

[pyansickness]

Wow...that was cool!

[sonic911]

does it sting u?

[ShadowedKnight]

Insects shouldn't have necks. It kind of looks like an insectoid dragon. Cool

[xLiammmmmmmmmm]

do you have any videos of th Uroceras gigas? (giant wood wasp)

i was on a camping holiday when i saw masses of them and a dying tree., i think they inject some kind of liquid into the tree and then lay theyre eggs into the liquid they put into it. but im not the knowledgable on bugs.

[Apolyion]

Reminds me a bit of a Dobson fly.

[WimGrundy]

W O N D R O U S

[kdc43]

what's up with all the noisy racket in the background???

[juventinorocks]

that looks awesome i want one

[darktigs406]

can yhey like kill other bugs like spiders for you if so i want one as a pet a train it

[DAMASQUIINOS]

quiero uno cuanto dinero me costaria? how many such?

[despair2ko]

Can these be found in Washington? I believe I saw a insect that looked much like this. The only way I can explain it, is that it buzzed very loudly when it flew, much like a wasp. But it was black and looked more like a flying ant. But was definitely not.

[dabananaman]

Damn its so cute, like a small dragon! =D

[TheMaverickHD]

its a freaking dragon

[LosCadaver]

A relative of the ant. Freaky looking

[13thRose]

looks like a mini sized dragon o-o

[Clarence055]

PRODUCE MORE OVERLORDS

[8Groll8]

reminds me a little bit f a dragon

[Princessxx2i5]

o_o.. how is that possible.? a snakefly.? prob a snake and a fly got freaky X]

[DuskRenegade]

Its a dragon-ant....

[Rainelfy]

NAAZGUULLLL O_o

[xCFROx]

OMFG ITS A ZERG KILL IT!!!!

[youtoubakias]

I dont like the tail of that fly,it seem prety nasty!

[philly424]

they look very clean!

[saikouninja]

why isnt it trying to kill you

[XllL00tXll]

This bug is awesome, if only its tail was a poisonous barb... and breathed fire...

[Smidthmador]

They're all over Oregon in the fall. I just thought they were a Lace Wing of some sort

[oxHeartless]

man nature have some crazy insects i have never seen before. and they're all creepy.

[cmcclure0712]

dragon/snake/ant/fly... creppy O.O

[huegshithole]

i had one of these get stuck in my shirt once, it bit me repeatedly i guess it didn't know it was in my shirt, shirt hurt because it was one after another, until i took my shirt off and threw it outside and took a shower.. and stayed inside for the rest of the day................and it scared me so much as i hardly go out side anymore, glad to know they are harmless.

[johnmartyn333]

It look's small dragon

[allenfilmz]

whoa it kinda looks like a dragon



[eeemobabe]

Thumbs up if it reminds you of an animal from Harry Potter! 

[Sary11009]

ITS CUUUTE!!!

[enerumu]

hey @memutic thanks for sharing all this video about insects, very intriging, informative and entertaining, keep 'em coming!! ^^

[flubberflubby]

why dose it have a neck

[iNvat0rZim]

ITS A FUCKING DRAGON!

[gorillazfan3]

it has the neck of an elite

[DarthTater84]

@gorillazfan3 The last thing I expected on this video was a Halo related comment. Thumbs up for you!

[zebe3]

baby dragon :)

[FurWiGi]

it looks like the next generation insects!

[Crapsghetti]

dumb bug, cant even feel

[minaLUV88]

it looks like a cute little dragon ^_^

[giantsammich]

this is an interesting critter, too bad "dragonfly" was already taken

[kny4eva]

I'm guessing you make your own music in your garage?

[Bernler75]

That looks like a dragon or something :S

[ronox2]

is it a MAN?>

[sillywillow]

they kinda look like dragons o.o or wyverns

[PARADOGGZz]

cuteee

[zzzyts]

lol a stow away

[dXfuseXb]

what is this pokémon?

It's... Vibrava! :O

[videoclipjunkie]

PROTO-DRAKE-FLY! WHOOOO

[RaisinAznJason]

FLYGON!

[414gbg]

it looks nastaaaay!

[lambrioza]

mudkip

[sytrept]

no way, that is clearly snorlax.

[marksman24444]

wow how old are u realy talking bout that show i watched when i was 7....

[mousedrag]

@sytrept DEFINITELY a Magikarp! I mean, look!

[anubiz16]

a combination of scyther & ekans! =D

[TehInbredNinja]

its venamoth

[CarionBeetle]

WHOS THAT POKEMON?!

ekans?

[someBakedBeats]

scyther!

[Ozarkeree]

IT'S PIKACHU! Right?

[0neweak]

that dude is super cute.

[unharmonix]

Cool little fly!

[Llynok]

Wow, this little guy has a little bit of everything. The platypus of etymology.

[tngnngmkyn]

looks like something out of pandora in the avatar movie

[cdrove]

looks like a scorpion fly

[maldit0x]

does that thing sting or have a nasty bite?

[memutic]

@maldit0x no they're very friendly.

[PDiddyindie107]

@memutic but if you do irritate them, do they have some self defense? biting perhaps? looks a lil freaky. like a thinner but oversized head of an ant with a long neck

[memutic]

@PDiddyindie107 Oh, they will give you a little bite, but nothing you can't handle

[MrBellaGuerra]

@memutic Says the guy who claims having leeches in his feet is successful.

[Andreazor]

@PDiddyindie107

Anything will bite you if you irritate it enough :p

[IsArtanisAzn]

@Andreazor yeah.. including humans

[despair2ko]

@memutic The only bugs that gross me out are some beetles, earwigs and Bolivia bugs. Anything else, and I'm fine. I'd actually like to hold one of these.

[paixlune]

Background song seems like a Shan Race Traditional Song from Burma(Myanmar)

Right?

[come2die]

squish that shit!

[christiannandres]

that kind of mentality is destroying our world!, we kill every little creature we see or find, they are part of our world, they deserve to exist as much as we do, in the end they are necessary for our own existence.

[D3stizzy]

why do they call it a snakefly

[ManlyMcBuff]

subscribed

[MileyDOMOKUNpugs]

oh snakefly. thats what you call those little freaks.

[habet111]

fucking idiot

[recorderex]

look like some sorta pokemon

[xAIRx666]

in part 1:03 the fly attacked you =O

[vitaminart]

Another horrible one! Is it dangerous to humans?

[Meithykii]

lol dragon

[drbroccoli]

Does it have a jointed thorax?

[memutic]

Not exactly! The pronotum is set far forward on the first thoracic segment - which gives it that tube-like neck. The thorax is fused - observe at 0:25 when it is bending its neck up - you can see the 1st thoracic segment where the 1st pair of legs joins the body, and the pronotum is the part sitting on top that bends upward.

[drbroccoli]

Does that essentially mean that there is a panel on the top of the prothorax that's jointed?

[memutic]

That's an excellent question! Took me a little while to figure it out. It's not precisely "jointed" in the normal insect-sense of the word, but the pronotum is sclerotized (hard) whereas the rest of the prothorax is not. So it is flexible at the junction of the basal part and the produced part, kind of like the finger of a glove, if you will. I haven't dissected one, but I presume the sclerotized top of the produced part is where all the muscles insert that allow it the range of neck motion.

[drbroccoli]

So it's more like a panel that lifts up?

How do you dissect a bug? Stereomicroscope and a very fine scalpel?

Thanks for all these responses! It's really interesting.

[iamthebch]

@memutic I live in Boise, Idaho and i have never seen this bug before. I often go camping but have never seen anything quite like this.

[SunZalovely]

Are you in Thailand????

[supremolegmar]

parece un dragon...

[Guusdunker]

I agree with Lrb193, just like a 'Six-legged dragon!. Still, the music SUCKED.

[gunt3r123]

i lived in idaho for 4 years never seen anything like it

[456terminator]

WOW...... Is that a dragon? Or a fly? Or a Real-Life Pokeman?

[fruitytuttiluigi]

When the hell they gonna base a pokemon on this? seriously.

[Nihilanth]

That's a very beautiful and impressive insect... How dangerous is it?

[scooter99999]

lol hes riding in style 1:04

[binashraf]

that's a baby dragon!!

[Lrb193]

I see that thing and think; "Six-legged dragon!"

[gaara24sand]

not sure what it is but it looks cool

[thecookiethieves]

Beware the Jabberwocky!

[WrathOfDemons]

i looked that up wat is it looks like a dragon/incect thingy

[alexpro00red3]

lol it looks more like a dragon!!!!! now this should have been called a dragonfly!! not the actual insect called it...

[Lrb193]

No.

[sean695380]

wow thats a crazy looking bug

[mataneagra]

he bite your finger!

[leotheroach]

what a beautiful Raphidiopteran!

[yeheyz]

IT'S A DRAGON!

[tsurara11]

looks like a dinosoar

[that1hyna]

cool bug but faggot music

[zahuulon95]

I've seen these in California.

[fredryckphocks]

why was it cleaning its legs what does it need them clean for

can anyone answer ?

[Tenderness6]

Very simple; after they have eaten they clean their paws just like mantis species.

[fredryckphocks]

Thanks :)

[silentpounce]

paws?

[chupacerebro]

All insects are fastidious cleaners, it prevents movement-hampering buildup, bacterial growth, and fungal growth. Especially important if they live in Cordyceps territory!

[thaishu]

evolution makes me lol

[Blitess]

kinda looks like a dragon, lol

[warriorajah]

i'd hate for one of those to land on me

[memutic]

Wings = full-grown on all insects except some mayflies. They don't sting but they can give you a pretty good pinch with those mandibles.

are they common? what do the larva look like? what is their range and what is their pray?

These are a few questions that I would like answered.

curiously,

Tbikape

P.S. Please respond. These amazing videos are why I get up early!