Finding HEAPS of Spiders | Australian bush adventure

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Searching for wildlife in some local bushland. I found a very wide variety of animals on the trip, including Hadronyche infensa (Toowoomba funnel-web), Australothele jamiesoni, various huntsman species such as Holconia insignis, Holconia immanis and Isopeda vasta, katydids such as Austrosalomona falcata and Niscara sp., and molluscs like Triboniophorus graeffei (red triangle slug) and Sphaerospira fraseri (Fraser's banded snail).
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@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Okay, it seems I've let a couple bloopers slide: At around 1:35 I basically say "Holconia insignis overlaps in distribution with Holconia insignis". Of course, the latter was meant to be Holconia immanis. And don't even mention how I flubbed the word "snail" at one point...

@mranderson3144 Жыл бұрын

You do good work, everyone makes mistakes, i like how you identify everything...

@kevinthompson5461 Жыл бұрын

this dude has huge nuts for doing this, im so terrified of spiders.

@michellemccloy365 Жыл бұрын

Me too !

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

Ok who tried to setup Jeremy corbyn You know who you are 😂

@pavlovsdogman Жыл бұрын

After five minutes in my suburban backyard in Adelaide I found a sac spider, a red back, a black house spider, a huntsman, a wolf spider, a garden orb spider, a daddy long legs and a white tip! Granted the wolf spider and huntsman were being eaten by a red back and a white tip but still it shows how many spiders there are even in a city of over a million people! 🕷️🕸️ I once found a grey wolf spider the size of a small tarantula in my shed! I looked for the genus online but couldn't find anything that matched the size of this thing? I heard the term Miturlgid? (Sun Spider, not camel spider though) used by a spider expert but they are apparently only deep in the desert? It looked like the suspect though? Also thanks for introducing me to the Flat Spider species! I would have been 100% sure that was a huntsman of some type if you hadn't clarified!

@rekware9320 4 ай бұрын

You have to like this lads passion. A passion for anything is always cool, but a passion for something that most people avoid is very interesting.

@BugsandBiology 4 ай бұрын

Loving the unloved has long been a “philosophy” of mine, if you can call it that.

@rekware9320 4 ай бұрын

Lends itself to many things that way of thinking. Even people!!

@rickhuisman7723 2 ай бұрын

would i get absolutely nuked if i said i had a passion for wasps

@nigelbenn4642 2 ай бұрын

Encyclopedic knowledge mate, AND it was on the fly in the bush no after look ups as cheating, I can hear your voice in the moment during recording. That's some impressive Arachnid knowledge AND general naming convention recollection too. 10/10

@Neicorr 11 ай бұрын

This is my favourite video of yours. Finding the critters in the wild is so satisfying. Keep it up, I only trust you for my bug hit. Sensible, pleasant to listen to, honest. Just love it all.

@BugsandBiology 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I enjoy doing the field videos as well. Little swamped with uni at the moment, but hopefully I’ll make it out again soon.

@PeppersnGlowworms Жыл бұрын

At first I thought the title would be a bit of a hyperbole... But no, "HEAPS" of spiders is very accurate... Thank you for sharing this wonderful field trip!

@NienkeJoe Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear someone get really excited for seeing a snail (or other tiny critters no one cares about anymore). Makes me feel less weird and alone in the world! Thx for the video!

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

No it wasn't Joe if it was he wouldn't have fell for the trap it was the war criminals 😭

@pennystreet8183 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the wildlife outdoors. Hope to see you do more. 🙂

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Yeah will definitely keep them coming. I'll head out to this place again sometime, although it's not the most convenient spot to get to via public transportat.

@andregonsalvez9244 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Canada ! I enjoy watching your videos and I am amazed with the wildlife you have there . I hope to visit Australia down the road I have family and friends across Australia .

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

It's a great country for anyone interested in wildlife. Feel so lucky to have places like this so close to where I live.

@realtick 10 ай бұрын

“Heaps of spiders” is a sentence I never wanted to hear.

@darthshrek1 Жыл бұрын

This video reminds me of many walks I used to take in the desert I lived in when I was young. Great finds.

@catrandy7957 Жыл бұрын

You have absolutely the most fascinating videos. I've learned to love spiders, and the other creepy crawlies are interesting as well, but I have to admit that when you were naming all of those things with their scientific names, I thought to myself, that's the nerdiest video I've seen in my whole life. He must be a D&D player.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I don't play D&D though; the only game I (occasionally) play is Minecraft. So draw whatever conclusions you want from that.

@mete3254 Жыл бұрын

so good

@MrTony Жыл бұрын

I love these videos, reminds me of when I was a kid, goin around catching cool bugs, sometimes making them fight 😅

@georgesharonr Жыл бұрын

Love your videos brother ❤ they are an inspiration to me.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Mup4iit Жыл бұрын

Subbed, these vids are too good👍. Always learn something.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@Marymooau Жыл бұрын

I love red triangle slugs. Used to see them heaps in park ridge in Logan

@JackFrostIsHere Жыл бұрын

*For a skinny dude, he actually is quite bold not being bothered by funnel web species and has decent knowledge on these things*

@snoutysnouterson 10 ай бұрын

Yeah coz the amount of muscle mass one has is directly related to fear of spiders 😅

@pamelatenn2890 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. It's amazing, your wide knowledge of the animals. Thank you

@mtmadigan82 Жыл бұрын

We've gone and trained with the aussie military in Australia a few times. We spent a whole lot of time trying to avoid all the kinds of things your actively looking for. It makes my skin crawl just watching it 🤣🤣 for giggles we'd turn on a uv light at night and just see the glow of scorpions everywhere.

@Mikezulka Жыл бұрын

Love ❤️ this channel

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@potitishogun2961997 Жыл бұрын

You're like a Pokémon trainer exploring Viridian Forest XD

@amateoer Жыл бұрын

at 2:05 you said there's nothing under the bark but i can clearly see a spider quickly hiding from you. only me?

@chrisgomez3078 Жыл бұрын

Impressed with your identification skills, especially the webbs

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Cheers, although I do need to work on my ID skills for other inverts.

@nikkic0509 Жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@DT-zf3jo Жыл бұрын

Careful when ripping bits of bark and lifting logs my friend with those funnel webs.

@Hayley0412 Жыл бұрын

I throughly enjoyed this video, I love your narration and the interesting creatures! I love spiders of every genus , Huntsman’s really freak me out, I think it’s their speed! I am very aware of Funnel webs, I think it was probably on another Australian channel, I love Australia living in Britain is not great for any insect life! I am going to watch some of the other videos I haven’t watched yet!

@bugsmetropolis Жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@Vony256 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@rickybirdwatching8594 Жыл бұрын

Nice and very informative 👍 🤩

@Euro.Patriot Жыл бұрын

I got startled by a green spider yesterday when I was opening a leaf expecting a leaf curler.

@Euro.Patriot Жыл бұрын

That fungi, I've seen it on 2 logs in the bushes.

@B31L Жыл бұрын

Cool

@jtanimations2194 Жыл бұрын

Stumbled upon you on Reddit, found your KZfaq and I’m impressed as hell!

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rmh3856 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work bro

@chef6633 Жыл бұрын

this channel is s-tier

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@SithMami Жыл бұрын

Where did you learn all of this??? You are so smart!

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

From a variety of sources, including the papers in which the species were originally described, certain books and webpages, other hobbyists etc.

@bryanjames5256 Жыл бұрын

Makes me want to make a video in the bush of Pennsylvania to compliment your own. Not as many impressive spiders, but i have found absolutely massive water spiders living in the mountain streams. At night as kids we used to find some pretty unique looking critters by the interstate. Im almost sure we discovered some new species 😂

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of undescribed species out there. The odds of coming across a potentially new species are surprisingly high. We have water spiders in Australia too. A few are wider (but less robust) than the North American ones, while most are smaller.

@Chickenandfriends-dj4vt Жыл бұрын

Great video dude! Should've teased out the funnel web.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

From prior experience, it's pretty much impossible. Lifting the log would've scared the spider deep into its burrow, and funnelwebs can refuse to come out for hours after being spooked.

@Gravas93 Жыл бұрын

Yay triangle slug!! It’s been a while since I’ve found one

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Same here; more than a year since I last saw one in the wild. Although I just received a bunch of them in the mail (unboxing video soon).

@Gravas93 Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology wow yea honestly probably about the same time as me :( Ooooo I can’t wait to see all the lil buggers 🥰

@misterflamingo Жыл бұрын

Speaking of huntsman, Channel Dave's little beasties has been given a stowaway Huntsman ! Only one guy to help identify! He's into mygalomorphs :)

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

The spider is an Isopedella species. Maybe Isopedella cerussata or Isopedella victorialis, depending on original location.

@MisterBroad Жыл бұрын

Bahaha, that injured spider was injured by YOU!

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Yeah she probably was unfortunately. It’s likely I unknowingly squashed her while she was under the bark.

@Marymooau Жыл бұрын

Come to picnic point and walk the trails that go along the escarpment. You might come across a few Hadronyche Infensa :-)

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Saw a bunch of H. infensa webs, just no spiders. Wish funnelwebs were as fearless and aggressive as people say they are; would be a lot easier to get them on camera.

@Marymooau Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology lol me too. I’m still wanting to see one and I live right where they should be. :-)

@mranderson3144 Жыл бұрын

You ever pet em? i pet em sometimes to see what they do.. but thats cool all sorts of Flat Spiders? that's pretty cool, a little strange how they move...

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Sometimes, when I get the chance. Most of these ran away too quick.

@domvasta Жыл бұрын

how far outside of Brisbane are you? I've been to Mt Cootha, White's hill reserve and Toohey Forest and the only place near Brisbane that I've seen funnelwebs and slugs is in Lamington National Park, about a 2 hour drive South.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Moggill. Although I've also found funnelwebs and red triangle slugs at Mt. Coot-Tha, Mt. Nebo and Mt. Glorious.

@KHANAGE1311 10 ай бұрын

Do you think you may have accidentally crushed the black injured one, at 3.43, when you were peeling back the bark?

@BugsandBiology 10 ай бұрын

Regrettably, yes

@kennbmondo 11 ай бұрын

At 13:19 - is that a leg?

@caitlinsparks5998 Жыл бұрын

where do you get your pet spiders

@filipkral8678 Жыл бұрын

3:00 isn't they look completly deferent when they around L2?

@tobiasware Жыл бұрын

Which area were you in for this? Great footage and finds.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Moggill conservation park

@dannys942 Жыл бұрын

Who’s that cute guy?

@French1321 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Just wondering, don't you sometimes injure the bugs when you move the bark etc?

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

It’s possible that flat spider was injured cause of me, but apart from that, I’ve never harmed any invert while searching for them.

@canyonsuede Жыл бұрын

i shouldn't have watched this before bed

@Marymooau Жыл бұрын

What was that spider in the thick web? At around 8.30. Was it a type of trapdoor? Or curtain web? Or ?

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

It's Australothele jamiesoni

@Marymooau Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology rainforest curtain web spider :-) just googled the common name

@davidjeanmichel8358 Жыл бұрын

there is litteraly monsters under each wood chunk

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Most had nothing, but they were cut from the video.

@missydavis6678 Жыл бұрын

Exciting. Can I learn to remember 5he scientific names?😀

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's easier than it seems. And only gets less difficult with time.

@missydavis6678 Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology 😀

@paulfreimanis2202 Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, cool video. How can I get in touch with you to ask you some questions? I can't find your email on your about page. I'm also in Brissy!

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

You can email me at jacksonnugent1@gmail.com

@paulfreimanis2202 Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology Cool! Just found you on Instagram and posted a little video. I'll email you as well!

@88kai59 7 ай бұрын

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@soulsreaper7145 Жыл бұрын

as i watched this i just kept thinking whats the purpose of destroying all these animals habitats for???

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

I replace the logs exactly where they were, and if the bark pieces come loose, I guide the animals under another. Most of these animals don't have permanent homes, so any shelter will do.

@quitlife9279 Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology I'm also concerned, especially the loose bark on dead trees being destroyed, habitat like that is not abundant and is not going to be replaced anytime soon, every piece you rip off is a loss of habitat for decades. Would appreciate if you could be more careful and respectful of this, you don't have to completely rip off the bark for the sake of footage for youtube videos.

@zlenozop3497 Жыл бұрын

Big fuckin NOPE!!!

@lordbarkus2790 Жыл бұрын

How can you do this with bare hands, plz wear gloves or something

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

It’s not that dangerous, like, at all. Funnelwebs aren’t going to just run at you from inside their burrows. Plus gloves are crazy uncomfortable for me.

@b.1099 Жыл бұрын

Love the videos but the scientific greek names for the bugs was a bit of a headthrob. I'd stick with the plain english names. It's going to be hard for people to go between remembering the whacky names given as to the simplistic ones based on common languages.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Common names can lead to confusion. First of all, not every animal has a common name; in fact, I'd probably say most don't. Some animals have multiple common names, and some share the same common name with others. For example, "crab spider" is used for both the Thomisidae and Sparassidae families. Finally, common names can often be a little misleading taxonomically. King crickets, raspy crickets, bush crickets, camel crickets and Jerusalem crickets are not actually crickets. The electric eel isn't an eel. The camel spider isn't a spider. I could go on.

@_Malvar Жыл бұрын

This guy really sticking his hand in possible spider nests Dude use a stick or somethin

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

I don't put my fingers where I can't see them, and a spider isn't going to run out and attack anyway.

@AS-zl4nl Жыл бұрын

this guy has an unfair advantage over other spider youtube content creators : he lives in the 7th layer of hell, home all of satan-spawn, known as Australia.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Nah. Africa has easily the scariest animals. And South America has by far the biggest spiders. The Australia meme is tiresome, boring and inaccurate.

@AS-zl4nl Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology dont be butthurt over a joke, dude. It's not like its inaccurate, and it's no more tired than being the 282349823749324th spider guy on youtube.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

All I was doing was correcting a misconception. Nearly every “scary” animal in Australia either exists elsewhere too, or has a close equivalent elsewhere. And on top of that, we have very little in the way of dangerous megafauna like hippos and big cats.

@AS-zl4nl Жыл бұрын

@@BugsandBiology a joke is not a miconception, but thats a good try to explain being a humorless dickhead in your own comment section lol. you'll notice no one ACTUALLY thinks hell is located in australia, its hyperbole. good luck on growing that following with all this social grace lol.

@BugsandBiology Жыл бұрын

Rather amusing to see you talk about “social grace” when simply getting corrected appears to stir that much anger in you.