Ah, Rus I've been waiting for this video and was so happy to pop on and see that it was up today! Such beautiful habitat and all the wildlife were really neat to see. And the adorable little frog or toad swimming definitely deserved double coverage. I can't wait to watch the velvet ant video when you guys make it, and I totally accept the rock flipping challenge! I loved that you remained true to the game and showed exactly what you found under the rocks. It's really neat that you were able to document your first wild encounter with a blue death feigning beetle. Thanks for 20 awesome minutes of entertainment and inspiration!
Bugs In Cyberspace Thank you Pieter, I am glad you enjoyed it! I thoroughly enjoyed the trip as well...part of the fun is never knowing what you will see (or not see.) I am excited to see you take on the challenge, and I really hope that you have better luck on your first five rocks than I did. 👍
@@Aquarimax Well, you were just in such an awesome place but like you said those 108 degree seasons are killers and things move down into the ground. If all goes as planned I will take you up on that challenge this coming week for my Friday video. Your video really inspired me to get out for the first time (though by myself) in months. Geez, this year is going fast...and in many ways not fast enough. I'm dying to go flip those rocks now. It's funny how my mind is planning the excursion now on the basis of where I might find something interesting under five rocks! 😂
Absolutely great video Rus. I completely agree. Seeing the behaviors of these animals is what it's all about. The whiptail chomping on the gnats was really cool to see. Pronghorn and ringtail. WOW!
Supreme Gecko Thank you Wally! There were so many interesting creatures...and two invertebrate species I had never seen before was definitely a highlight!
Catching up with some of the back catalogue now I've found this channel. Chose this video because in 2016 we did a road-trip of the western states (we're from the UK, so it was a big deal). My husband kept it a surprise for me... our first night was in the Mohave Desert. It was the most magical place. We didn't have time to look for critters sadly as we arrived around 22:00 and had to be back on the road in the morning. I did have a chance to lie on an inflatable to gaze at the stars and a distant storm. Waking to the smell of creosote bushes in the sunshine was amazing.
How did I get here? More importantly: why am I so intrigued and soothed at the same time? sincerely, someone who was washed in by the RUclips's algorithm tide. P.S Decided to watch one of your videos video before finishing this comment. I never knew Isopods were so interesting. thank you for that
A ringtail would be so cool... too bad you weren't able to get a photo. And lol, all the scorpions are over here, apparently, saw several blacklighting in the wash near my house here in AZ and had to relocate one just outside my front door a few nights ago!
As usual... Always a great videos... I really enjoy these trip videos because my part of AZ is really similar to where you are and I usually can always find what you show in the video... except for velvet ants and the fainting beetles... I will say you did have a bark scorpion. They are all around my house, fortunately on the outside... I also see a few tarantula hawks... thanks for the videos...
Ken Malinski I need to get down to Arizona and do some herping down there...maybe we could meet sometime. I would do my best to help,with the velvet ants and the beetles...though I have found a good number of velvet ants, I can only claim to have found one BDFB in the wild now.
@@Aquarimax ... I'd be happy anytime to meet up and wander around for critters... Sometimes it's best to do that around midnight to 2am here. I'm just outside Phoenix but it'll be 100F at 10pm... Best times for blacklight hunting...
I was recently camping on the outskirts of the Cadiz sand dunes when my camp was overrun by about five blue death feigning beetles who were going in and out of empty beer cans and pillaging our food scraps. It was my first time seeing them in the wild, so I was excited to take a few back. Now my dune and hairy scorpions both have beetle roommates.
I loved this video!! I live in the Mojave desert! All my BDFBs are wild caught, I find them in my yard all the time! If you come back this way I'd be glad to give you some for your collection 😅 Good luck with your BDFB breeding project! I can't wait to see how it turns out!
DriedandTied Thank you so much! I’ hope to be down that way again next spring at the latest. In just a few minutes, I am posting an exciting update to my breeding project!
Yep I got my permit i wanna go up to eagle mountain and catch common side bloch of course you don't need a permit for them, but the borel chorus frogs you need one and there are alot right behind my work. Oh and did you know they took American bull frogs off of prohibited this year. And getting the permit here in Utah is stupidly easy. I mean stupid easy you read a page answer a few questions read a page answer a few questions. The last question is "do you love herping? Yes or No?" And then pay $10 for your permit.
@@Aquarimax by the way have you signed uo for iNaturlist its pretty neat you open it up and you can get pinpoints on gps that can take you to other areas that other people have observed nature spots like plants bugs birds reptiles etc. Its really cool thats how I found out the the common side blotch is on Eagle Mountain.
Ah, Rus I've been waiting for this video and was so happy to pop on and see that it was up today! Such beautiful habitat and all the wildlife were really neat to see. And the adorable little frog or toad swimming definitely deserved double coverage. I can't wait to watch the velvet ant video when you guys make it, and I totally accept the rock flipping challenge! I loved that you remained true to the game and showed exactly what you found under the rocks. It's really neat that you were able to document your first wild encounter with a blue death feigning beetle. Thanks for 20 awesome minutes of entertainment and inspiration!
Bugs In Cyberspace Thank you Pieter, I am glad you enjoyed it! I thoroughly enjoyed the trip as well...part of the fun is never knowing what you will see (or not see.) I am excited to see you take on the challenge, and I really hope that you have better luck on your first five rocks than I did. 👍
@@Aquarimax Well, you were just in such an awesome place but like you said those 108 degree seasons are killers and things move down into the ground. If all goes as planned I will take you up on that challenge this coming week for my Friday video. Your video really inspired me to get out for the first time (though by myself) in months. Geez, this year is going fast...and in many ways not fast enough. I'm dying to go flip those rocks now. It's funny how my mind is planning the excursion now on the basis of where I might find something interesting under five rocks! 😂
Absolutely great video Rus. I completely agree. Seeing the behaviors of these animals is what it's all about. The whiptail chomping on the gnats was really cool to see. Pronghorn and ringtail. WOW!
Supreme Gecko Thank you Wally! There were so many interesting creatures...and two invertebrate species I had never seen before was definitely a highlight!
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
Coldhands almost...🤣
Awesome video! It's always extremely fun to go search for critters!
Horrificdude5 So fun! One of my favorite things to do in summer!
Awesome video! I'm happy you enjoyed the trip!
love your vids
Maxwell Aquino Thank you! 😊👍
Yay I been looking for a good herping video since last week I think what a quinsedence
JK's exotic animals glad to oblige 👍
Catching up with some of the back catalogue now I've found this channel. Chose this video because in 2016 we did a road-trip of the western states (we're from the UK, so it was a big deal). My husband kept it a surprise for me... our first night was in the Mohave Desert. It was the most magical place. We didn't have time to look for critters sadly as we arrived around 22:00 and had to be back on the road in the morning. I did have a chance to lie on an inflatable to gaze at the stars and a distant storm. Waking to the smell of creosote bushes in the sunshine was amazing.
How did I get here?
More importantly: why am I so intrigued and soothed at the same time?
sincerely, someone who was washed in by the RUclips's algorithm tide.
P.S Decided to watch one of your videos video before finishing this comment. I never knew Isopods were so interesting. thank you for that
Alexane Rose I am glad RUclips’s algorithm brought you my way! Thanks for watching!
A ringtail would be so cool... too bad you weren't able to get a photo. And lol, all the scorpions are over here, apparently, saw several blacklighting in the wash near my house here in AZ and had to relocate one just outside my front door a few nights ago!
J Aa LOL! I need to hero in AZ sometime!
I really liked your video!!
I noticed you said scorpion instead of centipede. Luckily later on you did mention centipedes. I am surprised you didn't catch that.
I didn’t notice until after I posted the video. 🤪
Try lake elsinore here we have a lot of animals here
Hey
CE Drawing 😎👍
How exciting!! Great video, thank you for sharing!
Ian Alicia Perry Thank you for watching!!
As usual... Always a great videos... I really enjoy these trip videos because my part of AZ is really similar to where you are and I usually can always find what you show in the video... except for velvet ants and the fainting beetles... I will say you did have a bark scorpion. They are all around my house, fortunately on the outside... I also see a few tarantula hawks... thanks for the videos...
Ken Malinski I need to get down to Arizona and do some herping down there...maybe we could meet sometime. I would do my best to help,with the velvet ants and the beetles...though I have found a good number of velvet ants, I can only claim to have found one BDFB in the wild now.
@@Aquarimax ... I'd be happy anytime to meet up and wander around for critters... Sometimes it's best to do that around midnight to 2am here. I'm just outside Phoenix but it'll be 100F at 10pm... Best times for blacklight hunting...
I was recently camping on the outskirts of the Cadiz sand dunes when my camp was overrun by about five blue death feigning beetles who were going in and out of empty beer cans and pillaging our food scraps. It was my first time seeing them in the wild, so I was excited to take a few back. Now my dune and hairy scorpions both have beetle roommates.
I live in St. George. The very last little bit of the mojave, and I really enjoy all the wildlife here. So many spiny lizards!
I love your videos, rus!!
:D
The Anonymous Toucan Thank you! That makes me happy!
Rus my tiger centipede wood never bit wen i hold her she is in a mod right now but why!
Is she molting or gonna lay eggs?
Did anyone else notice the wolf spider at 13:43???
I loved this video!! I live in the Mojave desert! All my BDFBs are wild caught, I find them in my yard all the time! If you come back this way I'd be glad to give you some for your collection 😅 Good luck with your BDFB breeding project! I can't wait to see how it turns out!
DriedandTied Thank you so much! I’ hope to be down that way again next spring at the latest. In just a few minutes, I am posting an exciting update to my breeding project!
Hope you have your permits.
That's if your bagging them.
Seadogg the only thing I collected and kept was an ant lion, so I’m good. 👍 Proper permitting is important to keep in mind. 👍
Yep I got my permit i wanna go up to eagle mountain and catch common side bloch of course you don't need a permit for them, but the borel chorus frogs you need one and there are alot right behind my work. Oh and did you know they took American bull frogs off of prohibited this year. And getting the permit here in Utah is stupidly easy. I mean stupid easy you read a page answer a few questions read a page answer a few questions. The last question is "do you love herping? Yes or No?" And then pay $10 for your permit.
@@Aquarimax by the way have you signed uo for iNaturlist its pretty neat you open it up and you can get pinpoints on gps that can take you to other areas that other people have observed nature spots like plants bugs birds reptiles etc. Its really cool thats how I found out the the common side blotch is on Eagle Mountain.
Seadogg My son has an account we work together on...but I should probably have my own as well. 👍
Loving the change of scenery Rus! On a completely unrelated note, any tips on tropical grey isopods?
Thank you! Are you talking about Nagurus cristatus? If so, I recommend very good ventilation and a rather deep container.
@@Aquarimax I believe the species I have are a Trichorina sp.
XxCallum Rae I see! I haven’t worked with that species, unless it is the one also called dwarf purple/Jungle micro pod/Costa Rican
@@Aquarimax honestly I dont know. They were sold to me as Trichorina Sp. Tropical Grey
XxCallum Rae I don’t think I have kept that species. Wish I could help more!
Wow
Would love to see more herping videos from you
Justin plott I’ll try to do some more this season. 👍
You called scolopendra polymorpha a scorpion at 13:17 :P
I also want to say that the Mojave desert is much more active when it's cooler as far as scorpions and centipedes go, awesome video nonetheless
Xphos Yes I did! 😳🤣
Xphos You’re right! I mentioned something about that I think. 👍 Next year I am going to try to go earlier in the spring like I usually do...
@@Aquarimax You mentioned it in the video right after I posted my comment lol
Xphos 🤣