Yes, when I was a kid you could buy Mexican jumping beans up by the cashier next to the pet rocks at 7-Eleven. I was later told they were worms. Didn’t know they were moths.
Yea seriously, I thought I had understood the greater picture of complex waspery in this world, and this still took me a second to wrap my head around.
Could the light be interfering with the hatching? If they were attempting to get away from the light, as i think you said, perhaps they need a darker enviroment to hatch in. i do not know; just thinking.
I wonder what conditions they're wating for to enclose? Maybe its a tempature or humidity thing? I'd be so interested to see what enviorment they're wanting.
Yeah, me too. I kept them on that sand substrate so that I could keep the sand moist and they wouldn't dry out. Now they are experiencing a ~10/14 light/dark cycle so maybe they'll respond to that? Maybe it's seasonal timing too? who knows!
My friends, 'slightly transparent' is 'translucent'. I love this video and I hate to be pedantic (I don't, I love it) but/so I hope it's well received. Thank you for all the lovely content over the years! It's contenting.
You say that the cocoons were trying to move away from the light of the camera. Could that be the case for the pupae too? Maybe they need to get to a darker place before they feel safe to emerge.
Are these wasps from NC? And do you think they would hatch if they were in the dark? I hope they do hatch. I know you've worked hard trying to catch it in action. 😊
The instant I posted my comment I thought “Hang on, maybe that already happened…?” I totally had seen the trap-jaw ant one but didn’t make the connection. Excellent work, here and there!
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Yes, when I was a kid you could buy Mexican jumping beans up by the cashier next to the pet rocks at 7-Eleven. I was later told they were worms. Didn’t know they were moths.
I think the Deep Look channel has a nice jumping bean video, if I remember right
Well, moth's larval stage is a caterpillar, and someone who does not have interest in biology might call it a worm (might have called it?)
Do they live in a wormhole? 🕳️ 🐛
Mine were able to “jump” for many years. Is that weird?
The diversity and complexity of insects is just mind-blowing!
Great stuff! It's crazy that there is a parasatoid wasp that parasites other parasatoid wasps. It's like parasite inception.
Yea seriously, I thought I had understood the greater picture of complex waspery in this world, and this still took me a second to wrap my head around.
look up cuckoo wasps - they are the same way, and they are so tiny and brightly colored. they are stunning up close
Amazing video, as always. Fascinating to see, keep up the great work
Very cool little wasp! Thanks!
Jumping parasitoid wasp coccoons, yet another bugger to love 💗
You have such amazing content! Thanks!
After watching a bunch of insects documentary
Life as an insect is hell
Nice vids
It would be really cool if you could calculate the speed that the pupa is moving inside the cocoon when it does the jump
Th larvae are literally flicking themselves, amazing.
That's so cool! Thanks for the amazing videos!
Could the light be interfering with the hatching? If they were attempting to get away from the light, as i think you said, perhaps they need a darker enviroment to hatch in. i do not know; just thinking.
Agree I wonder if it could be due to light cycles in nature or simply the heat and energy it costs trying to get away makes the cocoon unviable
I wonder what conditions they're wating for to enclose? Maybe its a tempature or humidity thing? I'd be so interested to see what enviorment they're wanting.
Yeah, me too. I kept them on that sand substrate so that I could keep the sand moist and they wouldn't dry out. Now they are experiencing a ~10/14 light/dark cycle so maybe they'll respond to that? Maybe it's seasonal timing too? who knows!
They're shy! 😂
So cool, I know about the jumping beans, but didn't know existed in nature
This reminds me of jumping gall wasps
My friends, 'slightly transparent' is 'translucent'. I love this video and I hate to be pedantic (I don't, I love it) but/so I hope it's well received. Thank you for all the lovely content over the years! It's contenting.
÷snicker÷!
Good luck with your hatching trials and tribulations
Now where have I heard the phrase "parasite on a parasite" before? Oh yeah! The Amoeba Sisters!
Good vid!
Have you tried putting them in clear plastic, and then recording them jumping?
You say that the cocoons were trying to move away from the light of the camera. Could that be the case for the pupae too? Maybe they need to get to a darker place before they feel safe to emerge.
Interesting...
They used to sell these at COSI.
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Are these wasps from NC? And do you think they would hatch if they were in the dark? I hope they do hatch. I know you've worked hard trying to catch it in action. 😊
Yeah, they are in NC. I’m trying a light-dark cycle now, we’ll see!
2 mins! New PB
I came in at 4.
Is it some kind of Chinese food?
What we need now is a True Facts treatment by Ze Frank.
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I think he just did a parasitic wasp one. Have you seen the trap-jaw ant one he and I did together?
The instant I posted my comment I thought “Hang on, maybe that already happened…?”
I totally had seen the trap-jaw ant one but didn’t make the connection.
Excellent work, here and there!
Looks like a Pokemon ball with the stripe. Make a thumbnail with that connection and watch the view count explode.
cool
CAPSLOCK in the TITLE
Huge thanks for not using annoying music such as endless African drums that make us all so sick!
Snark from half life 2
0:04. Lies you're clearly using levitation magic to levitate these cocoons
Jumping beans