Bugs & Black Lights! Attracting Insects at Night

Woah, using a black light to find bugs? Really? Absolutely! In this video, join Miles for a brief exploration of the insect life that can be attracted to a UV light at night.
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Directed by Miles Maxcer
Produced by Ben Schwartz
Audio effects from Epidemic Sound.

[@AntsFromHolland]

1:55 Noooo! Dont eat it!!!

[@EnderAnts]

Great straight to the point, and funny video! Would love to see more “out in the wild” kind of videos like these :D

[@philthehexagon2989]

hello fellow ant youtuber

[@andykirby7772]

Hey AntSauce, Miles here! Have you ever confused insects with blacklights?
Wow, thanks Myles!
#idontknowifiwanttohandleher

[@AntsVienna]

Quite an insect biodiversity got attracted to that blacklight - Also a very handy way to attract Queen Ants!

[@antssoutheast3509]

Hi AntsVienna!

[@basvandegoor9098]

love your videos,
keep up the great content!

[@AntsCzech]

Wow, keep up the awesome work, this channel is a source of great info

[@faroshscale]

those glorious scarabs were an amazing find holy crap

[@oliverhyde4316]

great video! you deserve a lot lot more subscribers than what you have

[@VictorFursov]

Nice presentation of black light collecting technique. Good luck in new stories!

[@MyLivingWorldsAnts]

This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[@AspenExists]

"The have this incredible gol- *CHOMP* "

[@pauladentebetz739]

This is great, thank you so much for sharing!

[@TheAntNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whatisahandle___]

ahhhhhhhhh niceeeeeee, I've always wanted to do this, but never had the equipment. I do live right next to Arizona though.

[@xChristianBelli]

Hands down the best ant/bug channel on the internet. AntsCanada? Never heard of em!

[@IceCubeNETWORK873]

AntsCanada is cool tho!

[@cottonbud5916]

0:28 MLG pro

[@TheAntNetwork]

You know it!

[@askjeevescosby2928]

One time I got super drunk and was up set and I started unloading all my emotional baggage onto the Beatles that took over my porch 😆 they kept flying away so ide grab another one

[@MinigunL5]

Nice video!

[@scorchinggoat9589]

1:55 #donteatbeetles

[@Mantisism]

Awesome and educational video!

[@TheAntNetwork]

So happy you enjoyed it!

[@GriffWild]

Interesting, thanks

[@mickster287]

Awesome video !!! I do black lighting very often, I use 100watt flood light, up to around 1400 lumens , I bring in ants from around my neighborhood!!

[@williamkuhns2387]

The tawny red form of Chrysina. (Plusiotis) gloriosa is very rare and a real prize! They are known from the Davis Mountains of Texas and are associated with junipers.

[@BB-yj8wd]

You pointed out the ants in the beginning of the video.....but where's the uncles?

[@antapocalypse2104]

Hey miles I love your videos, could you please do a video on how to hibernate ants be that would help alot

[@Ssol-leks]

this was s good watch while high

[@demoant5427]

Last video someone wondered was Miles feeling hungry making the last video
I think this time he WAS hungry making this

[@IceCubeNETWORK873]

This Is so Cool!!!

[@antssoutheast3509]

More vids!

[@mrhydration7066]

This is awsome

[@danielkimball6560]

What set up would you recommend to someone wanting to try black lighting for the first time?

[@trenaebowers1968]

Does this work if you don't use a white sheet found nowhere else on Earth you don't have any white sheets

[@jacobg147]

What time of year is best to do this?

[@philcam9493]

So, any fluorescent black light works or does led uvb, work too?

[@roussosvourdoumpas8296]

Unfortunately I haven't done any blacklighting or light traping for nocturnal insects yet. I live in Greece, so the diversity of moths and of the rest insect species is not very big. However, I really wanna test this out ! I am just worried about one thing... Are black lights dangerous for the human body or the human eyes ? Please I would appreciate your advice

[@animaticph5027]

Is uv light and black light same?

[@dfwturtles105]

CAPT HOOK FTW. Love the vid!

[@animalfunnyclips1828]

1:54

[@hlessiavedon]

I know this video is kind of old, but I have to ask what part of arizona was this? I live in the phoenix metro, and would love to see this kind of diversity.

[@TheAntNetwork]

This was filmed in southeastern Arizona -- in the sky islands mountains.

[@hlessiavedon]

@@TheAntNetwork sounds like a need to take another trip to the Santa Rita mountains, been meaning to go to Madera again anyways.

[@aimeethomson7806]

India has very dark nights I heard

[@brambles179]

How did the Chrysina taste?

[@dfwturtles105]

Probably Glorious

[@TheAntNetwork]

You know it ;)

[@907cooking]

Where is arizona were you?

[@TheAntNetwork]

We were in the Chiricahua Mountains.

[@rutherickson8927]

@@TheAntNetwork Thought you were in the Chiricahuas; it's one of the few places that you can find Chrysina gloriosa. Nice mantispid on your sheet, too. Did you stay at the SWRS?

[@TheAntNetwork]

No, but we spent a lot of time near the station!

[@EstheticAnts]

Do you need a blacklight for this? Would it not also work with just a normal light?

[@TheAntNetwork]

While standard lights do attract insects, UV lights are dramatically more effective.