15 Flies Captured in Flight | Slow Motion!
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Күн бұрынFlies are amazingly diverse group of insects! To show off some of that diversity, here are 15 species around where I live in Raleigh, NC flying in slow motion.
Special thanks to Matt Bertone for his still photography and help with specimen identification. Follow him here: / bertonemyia
00:00 - house fly
00:26 - cheese fly
01:12 - blow fly
01:33 - robber fly
01:54 - thick-headed fly
02:15 - crane fly
02:35 - non-biting midge
02:55 - gall midge
03:37 - hover fly
04:04 - soldier fly
04:22 - fungus gnat
04:44 - dark-winged fungus gnat
05:10 - lauxaniid fly
05:26 - picture-winged fly
05:46 - black onion Fly
Scientific names & frames per second captured:
House fly - Musca domestica, 8,000fps
Stink fly or cheese fly - Coenomyia ferruginea, 6,000fps
Blow fly - Lucilia sp., 6,000fps
Robber fly - Cerotainia macrocera, 6,000fps
Thick-headed fly - Zodion sp., 3,200fps
Crane fly - Tipula sp., 6,000fps
Non-biting midge - Family - Chironomidae, Chironomus, 6,000fps
Gall Midge - Family Cecidomyiidae, 6,000fps
Gall midge larva - Camptomyia sp., 6,000fps
Hover fly - Family - Syrphidae: Syrphinae, 6,000fps
Yellow soldier fly/ compost fly - Ptecticus trivittatus, 6,000fps
Fungus gnat, Mycetophilidae, 6,000fps
Dark-winged Fungus Gnat - Odontosciara nigra, 4,000fps
Lauxaniid fly - Minettia sp., 6,000fps
Picture-winged fly - Pseudotephritis vau, 6,000fps
Black Onion Fly - Tritoxa flexa, 6,000fps
Music by soundofpicture.com
@KnowArt 11 ай бұрын
one of the best channels out there. Just relaxed, interesting and unique footage. No unnecessary hype, no daily uploads or falling into the trap of becoming an insect-news channel. Just beautiful and interesting footage of insects every now and then. Keep it up
@osmia 11 ай бұрын
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@e.s.lavall9219 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely thirded! Never change, AntLab!
@Saturn_got_springlocked 11 ай бұрын
Fax
@angeryboiii3051 11 ай бұрын
You've made me realize all the long leg bugs I see aren't just mosquitos
@cloudwyrms9752 11 ай бұрын
Where I live they’re called mosquito eaters, even though they don’t eat mosquitoes (and don’t eat at all as adults)
@chitinskin9860 11 ай бұрын
@@cloudwyrms9752while there are ones that don't eat anything, plenty of craneflies do eat as adults (almost all of the small ones), only on nectar and honeydew though. Most small nectar eaters also have a weird habit of violently vibrating after landing on a flower, like they're tiny bodies can't handle the sugar rush.
@Halovian_ 11 ай бұрын
@@cloudwyrms9752some people even call them daddy long legs, personally I call them crane flies, and when I was younger I called cellar spiders daddy long legs
@trumanbadra8003 Ай бұрын
@@Halovian_i think calling them daddy long legs and calling daddy long legs “cellar spiders” are both british things
@user-xj8wy4uu1q 26 күн бұрын
@@chitinskin9860I wonder if it helps release pollen?
@tracybowling1156 11 ай бұрын
Are you sometimes surprised how beautiful some insects can be? I'm frequently amazed at how they are so different and beautiful to be bugs!
@AntLab 11 ай бұрын
Yes, all the time
@TheMrpendertuga 11 ай бұрын
To say your videos make me happy is a massive understatement. I'm finishing my masters in nature conservation and sometimes I get a bit distracted with the city to stop by and look at all these tiny creatures in front of us. So thank you for bringing them in the best light possible and making me fall in love with our diversity all over again!
@AntLab 11 ай бұрын
Thanks, that's really nice to hear!
@astick5249 11 ай бұрын
I love how effortless flying is for flies. They could never have gotten a better name
@e.s.lavall9219 11 ай бұрын
"These lil guys sure do fly a lot"
@lamantindotme 11 ай бұрын
It's interesting and even cute seeing insects fumble around in slow motion rather than zoom everywhere as they usually do, great footage!
@AntLab 11 ай бұрын
I agree!
@dragondraems42 11 ай бұрын
The slow-mo really shows off the little jump that flies have to do to start their little wings up!
@overfoxed 11 ай бұрын
I really appreciate your work. These are highly entertaining, and until you mentioned it, I never thought about how difficult it must be to set the flies into certain places before having them fly off
@AntLab 11 ай бұрын
Flies are hard, but slow motion cameras with a post-trigger make it easier. Also, all of the scenes where more than 1 insect is in-frame are stitched together from multiple sequences.
@livingtrinkets 11 ай бұрын
@@AntLaboh I didn't realise that but I guess that is doable since you have a stationary camera and a plain background right?
@cloudwyrms9752 11 ай бұрын
Ok but I never realized how weirdly pretty blowflies are??? That iridescent green is my EXACT favorite color/shade of green. If I die they can have my corpse lol
@e.s.lavall9219 11 ай бұрын
They don't always settle for dead flesh (depending on species) 😢
@GoldTegu 11 ай бұрын
With how impredictable flies can be, I hand you all my respect for being pacient enough to get this awe inducing footage.
@jamppamaattori 11 ай бұрын
This is beautifully shot footage. And interesting to see something so small closer up.
@salt-emoji 11 ай бұрын
Flies are one of those animals I hate and loath entirely, but respect beyond words. Fascinating creatures. Honestly incredible.
@maxolotl7089 11 ай бұрын
I've found some really interesting insects lately now that it's gotten warmer. I don't know what half of them are, but it turns out the thing I've been seeing most are blowflies. Thanks for showing me the green guys in this video!
@williamsurname4669 11 ай бұрын
I love crane flies. Thank you for filming them, I've caught them with my hands when they get into the house, but I've never seen them that close up.
@littlekirby6 11 ай бұрын
It's starting to become summer, time for annoying flies to start infiltrating my home again.... oh hey a new Ant Lab video! I love flies!
@osmia 11 ай бұрын
Lol
@e.s.lavall9219 11 ай бұрын
THIS EXACTLY
@thinkfloyd2594 11 ай бұрын
When a human finds a unique passion, it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing yours with us.
@hambubgrr 11 ай бұрын
Seeing this upload made me so happy seeing as flies are some of my favorite animals, especially robber flies! Such under-appreciated creatures, keep up the excellent work! 💖
@Blackbird_-hz7lq 11 ай бұрын
Why’s the hover fly so cute
@ChiseledDiamond 11 ай бұрын
I love hover flies, they are the best 😊
@e.s.lavall9219 11 ай бұрын
Hover flies are my favourite flies too
@remonm990 11 ай бұрын
You inspired me to film flying insects in slomo on my phone, it's actually not bad! Try it peoples
@AntLab 11 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@idiotidiot5821 11 ай бұрын
I have a rotary house phone so idk. Ill give it a whiz
@FixedFace 11 ай бұрын
flies: one million species humans: one species that’s what i call science ❤
@goodmorningsundaymorning4533 11 ай бұрын
Bugs are so cute and sooo intricately made when you look at them on their scale. Makes me think twice now before getting out the ol fly swatter out and squishing em against a wall 😢
@LateNightHacks 11 ай бұрын
Insects are nuts, so much variation, so much diversity....
@Qossuth 11 ай бұрын
I remember being (bored and) fascinated by flies that would engage in sort of WWI flying ace combat under the light. Maybe a dozen flies would congregate there and whenever they got "too close" each other, they would spiral down out of view, like they would get totally locked on chasing each other, their turns would get so tight they'd lose altitude. All this happened in less than a second, so it would be perfect for slo mo photography (though likely a pain keeping stuff in focus.). FWIW it was behavior seen in England, I'm sure American flies would do similar stuff too, but these particular flies were a little bit smaller than the "houseflies" I'm accustomed to here in US. Like if you were looking for more challenge than you already put yourself to :) Great channel, stunning videos, thanks!
@mochisun9190 11 ай бұрын
Never in my life have i seen any animal with a body part like the fly's halteres. They are so weird and i hate how skinny the base is! Looks like it could easily just fall off randomly even though its supposed to give important flight information. Thank you so much for bringing these tools to my attention!
@zcarp8642 11 ай бұрын
Robber flies tend to be unmistakable, at least the large ones. They are huge, with gangly spiked legs, and covered in hairs. Craneflies are also unmistakable, and they fly in no hurry whatsoever. It's not hard to catch one out of the air
@frizzlefrack253 11 ай бұрын
I know if I try to get a closer look it's going to fly right into my eyeball Great video and amazing shots!
@suzaynnschick158 11 ай бұрын
Dazzling, as always. Thank you for sharing your research in such an accessible way.
@jurjenbos228 11 ай бұрын
I watch these several times. There's so much to see.
@froggo9145 11 ай бұрын
An absolutely incredible video Dr. Smith!
@provincialfish 11 ай бұрын
After you mentioned it all I could focus on in every clip was the rear gyroscope wings
@Flugs0 11 ай бұрын
there are no other videos on youtube that i love this much
@user-sr2jc1te5r 11 ай бұрын
Dude, I wanted to see these footage in higher definition for a while now. You just gave me a huge gift.
@PeterVJaspersFayer 11 ай бұрын
Excellent Photography! Thank you. Your videos are always so good.
@Littlewing6was9 11 ай бұрын
Wow, great macro! They sure do look irredescent in the right light ☀️
@Life_42 11 ай бұрын
I love this channel so much! I love life on Earth so much too!
@robertmacpherson9044 11 ай бұрын
Splendid! I always look forward to your videos.
@theYxar 11 ай бұрын
this is one of my favorite channels please never stop your work
@janmac09 11 ай бұрын
What an amazing video, that was so enjoyable to watch. I loved the picture-winged and black onion flys, amazing 😊
@lucasmendoza7576 11 ай бұрын
For some reason, studying insects and arthropods alike gives me a feeling that no other group of animals gives me. I also wanted to ask, what are the pros and cons of halteres vs. more conventional insect wings besides giving Dipterans(True Flies) better flight stability.
@sadfrew4rewfadsfg 16 күн бұрын
I like flies. They're so harmless and friendly.
@farzaan1479 11 ай бұрын
I work with vinegar flies, it's so beautiful to see all the diversity with their distant cousins, great video thanks so much !!
@axelmckinney 11 ай бұрын
If you keep you hand open and all of your fingers separated starting about a foot above the fly, you can ever so slowly lower you hand and slowly bring your index and thumb together as you lower to the point where you are about a half an inch above the fly then quickly yet gently grab the fly between your index finger and thumb you can catch them alive. The fly just stays still. Not quite sure why they stay still the whole time but I've been doing it for years. Works (almost) everytime. Great party trick.
@tommyvictorbuch6960 11 ай бұрын
Brilliant footage. Well done. Greetings from Denmark.
@SteffDev 11 ай бұрын
I love this video! My favourite is the hover fly, I always wanted to see on of them flying in slow-mo!
@dawnmichelle4403 11 ай бұрын
Such creative diversity!
@nico7654321 11 ай бұрын
I've never thought I could say this but flies are kind of cute
@lamont6799 11 ай бұрын
Kudos on getting the crane fly in camera shot, and keeping all it's legs intact.
@user-zp4ge3yp2o 11 ай бұрын
I've noticed those little knobbly appendages on resting craneflies before, now I know what they are, cheers!
@W4VDragon 11 ай бұрын
Amazing video! I'm now a fan of the stinkfly Coenomyia ferruginea, it looks really cool and I loved watching the other flies too. I like how the wings and halteres flap in the opposite directions when they take off. Also, I hope you make a video of a bee fly (Bombyliidae) flying, these are my favorite ones and I think they would look interesting in slow motion. One day I hope I will be able to shoot macro photos and videos like you!
@AntLab 11 ай бұрын
There's footage of a tiger bee fly in one of the older insect flight videos: "Praying Mantis & More! 15 Insects Flying in Slow Motion". I hope to find more of bee flies to film too!
@nunyabznz 11 ай бұрын
Wonderfully educational!🎉
@MAXIMBOARD 11 ай бұрын
Спасибо! Очень красиво и интересно!)
@tardigrade9493 11 ай бұрын
These are beautiful animals when seen up close in your videos, and a valuable part of the ecology. Thank you.
@tardigrade9493 11 ай бұрын
I wonder if these flies are so clean because they groom themselves, or because they are newly hatched in lab?
@barbaramansur639 11 ай бұрын
These videos are fascinating. Thank you for taking the time to make them and sharing!
@osmia 11 ай бұрын
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@pauloalvesdesouza7911 11 ай бұрын
I recently found your channel and I love it. I'm even warming up to flies!
@staiain 11 ай бұрын
The newer iphones' macro feature has allowed me to start taking pictures and video of these small ones and then watching on a large screen afterwards is so interesting
@AniFam 11 ай бұрын
Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗
@Beepers559 5 ай бұрын
0:29 I admit the cheese flies look kinda cute to me
@Giganotus 7 ай бұрын
flies are so neat! I had a huge tiger bee fly land near my porch light earlier this year and it was fascinating! And I raised some black soldier flies as well (though that was more an accident from my pet gecko not eating all the larvae lol). I've definitely formed quite the appreciation for the lil guys and your video solidifies that appreciation even more
@dragonflycn 11 ай бұрын
I always get so excited for a new video. Thanks so much
@williamkuhns2387 11 ай бұрын
A retired entomologist I knew (passed away) told me a theory of the evolution of insect wings. The theory is the fore and hind wings were originally trachea for breathing and everted outside thorax to become the veins of wings. Dosnt take much imagination to see the analogous between internal trachea and external wing veins. The anatomical location of the base of the wings fits the location of two spiracles on each side of thorax. Insects breathe from their abdominal segments two spiracles per segment.
@zeddez3342 11 ай бұрын
This is beautiful footage
@chitinskin9860 11 ай бұрын
This might be the first footage of a live cheese fly on this website, which would also make it the first footage of any member of its elusive family (awl flies) here. I don't know how an insect that big is so hard to find.
@gus473 11 ай бұрын
🪰 Always amazing videos! 😎✌️
@AdventuresAwait123 2 ай бұрын
This channel is among the best on KZfaq. Great work my friend, please keep it up!!
@PunaSquirrel 10 ай бұрын
That Hover Fly looked like a happy guy☺️
@FPrimusUnicron 11 ай бұрын
some of these are extremely cute i live in latin america, in my city there are so many different species, i practically see a "new" one every year
@leedee4968 11 ай бұрын
Incredible video and knowledge and narration😮
@AlisNinsky 11 ай бұрын
Your channel is always super interesting and informative. Thank you for making such great content!
@pereirinhadrone-1948 11 ай бұрын
Impressionante!
@crashjohnny_ 6 ай бұрын
I absolutely love all your videos! Thank you for sharing them with us!
@alexanderson1304 9 ай бұрын
I saw a crane fly today, mistook it for a huge mosquito. Glad I stumbled upon your video and learned something new
@Saturn_got_springlocked 11 ай бұрын
Great video as always! This channel is one of a kind and the editing is precise and satisfying! The footage is clear and high quality. It opened my eyes to an entire word I never knew existed! Keep up the great work!!
@dj-kq4fz 11 ай бұрын
Your vids are amazing! Thanks! Dave J
@minimixe 6 ай бұрын
The video quality and fluidity is unreal almost look like CGI
@AntoniTolwinski 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for creating these wonderful videos, you singlehandedly cured my fear of moths and I'm glad you're expanding into covering more creatures that clearly deserve to live!
@drea7295 11 ай бұрын
They are beautiful, brilliant footage thank you .
@lukeantonystevens2942 11 ай бұрын
Black onion flies look fucking badass dude
@MylotheZooLovingScientist 8 ай бұрын
I've only seen your videos on wasps and flies to this point, but I am absolutely loving your channel so far. Thank you for offering such wonderful samplings of the world's insect diversity, and for presenting these creatures as the fascinating evolutionary marvels that they are. Do you have any similar videos on orthopterans? I would love to see some katydids or crickets stridulating in slow motion and macro-level detail. :)
@paulgraham6316 9 ай бұрын
It's the natural, evolutionary kind of engineering that we mere humans can only dream of trying to replicate. Totally fascinating.
@jellybeansi 11 ай бұрын
4:40 It's like a little fly Superman!
@MERCERENiTY 11 ай бұрын
Its wild that in slow motion their wings flap like bird wings. Wow!
@o.b.v.i.u.s 11 ай бұрын
love your videos... THANKS!
@billfarnsworth7536 11 ай бұрын
Wonderful video as usual thanks. It would be really great to film a bee fly (Bombylidae) in slow motion 😮
@RFRP 11 ай бұрын
Spectacular per usual!
@dizde2008 11 ай бұрын
Love this channel, so interesting and amazing footage.
@wiiskdkeiskdjfksjss2255 10 ай бұрын
Just found your channel this is pretty amazing even if you don’t get fascinated by or necessarily like bugs or insects the things you show in these videos and the way you present them can have anyone wanting to learn about them I hope your career is very successful I love hearing about this new information
@buggzy9588 10 ай бұрын
I never noticed that species other than crane flies had halteres, and never knew what they were called! Always wondered what those little club thingies were for. So neat to see them in action.
@bigbee 11 ай бұрын
the lovely beasts take off
@wickedcabinboy 11 ай бұрын
Handsome & fly are two words I never thought I'd hear in the same sentence.
@Eriopsis123 11 ай бұрын
The stink fly is adorable :3
@JustJoe326 3 ай бұрын
Where I'm living now, there's an amazing ' metallic ' fly, like I've never seen before. It hovers for a surprising amount of time and then it zig zags at lightning speeds and then quickly hovers again. If only we could build large flying crafts that could fly like those flies !! I haven't any doubts that AI will be key in designing and building such crafts and perhaps even bettering that insect's design.
@robertguzman3113 5 ай бұрын
You make great/interesting presentations thanks😊
@dixiederivatives 10 ай бұрын
This man is the best with a very unique niche!
@johnmurdoch8534 11 ай бұрын
The "picture wing fly" i always refered to as a peacock fly. I was waiting for horse flies or hanging thiefs!
@williamkuhns2387 11 ай бұрын
Those little club-shaped appendages swinging up and down before flight are called "Halteres". They are the vestigial remains of the rear wings. They function like a gyroscope in aircraft to keep them balanced in flight. Speaking of flies there is an old parlor trick of "killing" a fly and then magically bringing the fly back to life. Catch a housefly ( the hard part) and put it into an empty clear pill bottle. Fill vial with water until fly stops moving. Take lifeless fly and place on a cocktail napkin then sprinkle "magic pixie dust " to cover the fly and wait. The fly magically comes back to life! Well... not exactly, insects breathe by difussion through spiracles. The fly dosnt drown it goes into suspended animation. The Sodium chloride aka table salt pulls the water out of the trachea tubes and fly is revived. Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't tested it myself. Let the fly fly.
@elsacade 11 ай бұрын
Very nice! Ormia is hard for photograph outside! LOL
@DefektiveEnvy 11 ай бұрын
I’ve been taking a closer look at flies lately. I was down by a pool recently and kept rescuing these tiny little flies from the water. When they dried themselves off I noticed that they had really tall legs, skinny abdomens, and what seemed like iridescent eyes and an iridescent body. They were sooo tiny, I was fascinated. I still haven’t been able to identify them
@gugger97 11 ай бұрын
i love your videos! LOVE!
@ronliebermann 11 ай бұрын
The housefly has that cool little pendulum-metronome under each wing. I’ve never seen a video which talks about how the metronome regulates wing movement.
@akrulla 11 ай бұрын
That was great. Thanks. 😁
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