Well, crap. It seems I flubbed the word “organism” in a most unfortunate way…

The fact that they could've named it Unicron never fails to dissapoint me.

Having Anomalocaris be dethroned by an equally weird animal which is essentially a velvet worm god, is pretty cool, ngl. I got genuine education, you have my subscription.

"... a rich fossil assemblage of Cambrian orgasms ..." - had to rewind to check I'd heard that correctly :-) It really is amazing the things Science can deduce from the smallest traces ! Great content - Subscribed.

[3:00] Quite adorable when you start talking about how awesome a two-meter-long Anomalocaris would be, your spider buddy (who I named Octavius) stood on your glasses and streeeeeetched his legs out as long as he possibly could in an attempt to show you, "See? I'm awesome too!" in the only way he knew how.

You got a critter on ya.. just thought I'd let you know lol

The Cambrian truly was a Lovecraftian horror show.

Hey mate, not sure ur aware but there appears to be a large arachnid hunting for food on ur head...Lol. Great vid. I learn something new from ur channel every time I watch it. Keep up the great work!!

Bro, I thought that spider was a Snapchat filter…

I’ve been anticipating this one for a while, I love your narration style and this is a creature I knew very little about before watching this. And it was so cool seeing how you incorporated community feedback while creating it too… shows how much you care!! :) Also at 1:30 did you intend to say this? 😭😭

I love learning about the discovery and classification of Cambrian fauna because of how often it takes several tries over years and dozens of specimens to figure out what it is, what parts go where and sometimes which side is "up" or what end is even the head. And the end result is often the weirdest looking arthropod your fever dreams could supply

I love the fact that you have a huge spider nonchalantly crawling across your face during narration lol. The content was great and very informative. I also couldn't help but giggle when you slipped up on organism lol, definitely gonna like and subscribe, keep em coming brother!

A well presented video, and I love your use of a co-host. I can tell you get extremely excited about the Cambrian explosion, as evinced by your faux pas at 1:30

Upon starting this video, I am immediately offended that you'd allow a spider to casually just crawl on your face like that as you calmly proceed with the subject. You have earned a subscription.

2 years ago I did presentation about Omnidens and I see that nothing has changed. It would be amazing see more papers about this gigantic creature Video is excellent

I vote for more public figures speaking with giant spiders on their heads.

We need a whole new “Walking With”. And Burgess Park.

It's not unlikely that it could have been a large animal, there were certainly plenty of trilobites and radiodonts for it to feed on. For size, 1.5 - 2 meters is of course not unheard of for early arthropods, even if you set aside the giant sea scorpions like Jaekeloptyrus, there was a filter feeding radiodont called Aegirocassis that got even bigger than Omnidens though I suppose it did appear in the early ordovician.

Lol, I love your spider and, as ever, your dry sense of humour. But seriously, this was great all around! Looking forward to more paleo invertebrates on the channel. By the way, if you do your own reconstruction of Arthropleuridae, wouldn't it be interesting to give it a different colour pattern from the red and black that it always gets? I realize this is pretty typical of millipedes but, I don't know. Most reconstructions feel kind of samey in that regard, don't they?

I am a binger of all things zoology and you are hands down my favorite KZfaq right now along with mywildbackyard. You both do content that is fun to watch and educational. Cool to see you diving into ancient life now. I love anomalocaris

Love the way you carry on with your dialogue with a spider crawling all over you face and glasses . Brilliant . It was a bit distracting to what you were explaining 🙂 Not sure i could do that ,even though i like spiders . Your video today was really good and the explanations of Prehistoric creatures was very informative . Even though i cannot get my tongue around some of those names .

,,There's always a bigger fish" -Qui-Gon Jinn

WOOOO!!! Always great to see a paleo-video here! And the huntsman was a great touch.

The T-posing huntsman cracked me up so much 😂

Going from this to velvet worms is just about the biggest glow down in all of history.

Love your narration and for your lovely guest presenter/producer making an appearance

DUDE DONT DO THAT!!! U HAD ME THINKING I WAS TRIPPING WITOUT EVEN TAKEN ANYTHING!! LMFAO!! 🤣 🤣

I had wondered if there were larger predators during the Cambrian period.

Imagine recording almost an entire video without noticing that there's something in your face. How embarassing

Stumbled on here seeing thumbnail.. Subbed immediately.. love the content..a big Anomalocaris fan and Burgess in general...spent our youth in a woods below the house seeing true Bugs and other critters like false Scorpions, legless lizards, Velvet Ants (don't ever touch one) Wish your show could be seen by thousands of school students..so much better than some of that stuff masquerading as knowledge. Your research and documentation speaks of your care with details and proper study. Peace out.

This video on a lobopodian which I had never before encountered was fascinating! But from lobopod to chelicerate... I kept worrying that your pretty yellow spider friend would fall. I hope they enjoy crawling so bravely on your head, as I enjoyed watching them while learning about the Cambrian.

Imagine going to the beach and seeing that crawling towards you menacingly. Also nice spider

Fantastic video, Jackson. I am captivated by the Cambrian and your information is adding greatly to my knowledge. Thank you.

Sych a fantastic and intriguing subject, and a fascinating creature. I really enjoy your narration and choice of music gives this a great vibe. I dont know what other word to use.. but great work! Also, awwww at spider friend!

Awesome video dude! Continually striving for perfection. Great work! I have an idea though, can we have a tour of your animal collection?

Enjoyed your presentation very much. Thank you for sharing.

The canbrian really had a thing for lovecraftian bodyplans.

Cambrian Park... I can't see that being a particularly scary movie. Looking forward to your next reading of incomprehensible comments.

Imagine being able to time travel and see these creatures with Your own eyes.

*guy talking about the Cambrian* The Huntsman spider on his head: "ain't nothing gonna break my stride, nobody gonna hold me down"

Jackson you really had me there on the thumbnail I said (some kind of water bug) it didn't occur to me that it is extinkt well played mate

You & your team bring very interesting information for us on this long gone creatures that inhabited our world.Keep doing a great job & be safe out there !!!

Excellent content and presentation! Did bring back memories of showing my saltwater tank and fish off to my two 7th grade science teachers (dates me, teachers would never venture to a student's home now, probably get fired). I was explaining the filtration and mentioned the "microscopic orgasms" in the substrate, to my immediate horror. Microscopic orgasm, sounds like something a "film star" named Stormy may have, allegedly, had to deal with.

Bro, that spider is terrifying 💀💀💀

I found this topic truly fascinating. It's interesting to follow updates on the discovery of new fossils and the meticulous reconstruction of bizarre (by modern standards) Cambrian flora and fauna.

I like how you just stand there so relaxed with a huntsman in your face 😂

As a person with severe arachnophobia, being greeted with the sight of a giant spider crawling on his face startled me more than I'd care to admit- 😅

0:08 sadly, anomalocaris isn't the answer to that question, but it is the answer to what is the best creature of the Cambrian is

Hey it's also nice to see you getting 5 digit views in a short time. Been with you for years and YT definitely hates you lol

This was a very educational video, thank you for telling me about something that the "Anomalocaris" had to watchout for because I never new about this thing. This is the kind of stuff I wished my high school teacher would of talked about, instead of teaching me the same stuff I learned about in freakin middle school.

Thought of one other hero Biologist William Beebe - whose books we read like crazy as teens. Besides being the first Biologist to descend to the deepest dive in a Bathysphere in the 1930s he did so many other amazing things. Following his Bathysphere dives, Beebe returned to the tropics and began to focus his study on the behavior of insects. Whilst hurrying to board ship for return he asked a fellow member to just dig up a bucket of earth to study. He opined that the animals found within that lump of dirt took more than a year to discover.

Quite interesting, TY.

I'm glad that I found your channel.

The Cambrian Period may never be as popular as most of the following periods, but it is a uniquely weird and fascinating chapter in the history of life on Earth. Very interesting video 👍.

The huntsman: _“strolling on the head 🎶✨ Chilling in my way”_

There are so many prehistoric mysteries waiting to be solved by a detective like you!

Them pre cambrian graboids though

First 20 seconds earned you a sub. Rest was for confirmation that you actually deserve it.

B&B: You include huntsman spiders in videos about terrifying creatures. I include huntsman spiders in videos about terrifying creatures. We are not the same. *adjusts tie*

8:08 God : "Hey, Satan. How is your project goin- *dEAr ME!!!* "

Sir, I think a small bug landed on your glasses!

I really like the video even if my arachnophobia make me look away from the screen every time the video change to you it was like playing a terror game from me and even after that your narration keep me in the video 10/10

Great video. Love the facehugger.

As a certified Kerygmachela enjoyer, I am both deeply pleased one of it's close relatives is the largest cambrian animal, and deeply disappointed in myself for never realizing that. I've definitely read the name Omnidens, but I don't think I ever looked into it enough to realize how big it was.

Hogswallop! I've been from Edinburgh to Cape Town, and seen everything from vile sea serpents to fair princesses, and ne'er have I laid eyes on a beasty liken the one in yer moving picture. Nay, it doesn't exist!

Bro the creatures of the Cambrian era look like they came off a certain gibli movie

Bruh the beginning is just not chill… how is he that calm and unbothered by that spider

Creatures today are enough to deal with, but all the shit in the past is ungodly.

I first learned about this creature from wikipedia a few months ago; I've been waiting for so long to see someone talk about it! I never heard of this channel before but you have my subscription now! This animal is really fascinating; it's such a strange monster from a time of major "experimentation". I mean I guess, compared to a theropod dinosaur or a megalodon, this animal wouldn't be able to do much more than bite your finger off, but it's just so alien in appearance...really impressive creature. There's a lot we don't know still, but Omnidens probably takes the cake as my favorite animal overall. Wow. It's also worth noting that apparently spine-like fragments have been found near the mouth fossils, which may belong to the animal's frontal appendages. These were probably used mainly to help the animal feel around (it probably didn't have eyes) but they still add to the terrifying appearance.

I like how I'm listening to this video while doing something and when I decided to look at my phone at around 3:06 i'm like tf is on his face, until I get closer... 😂

spider just hangin' out, doing its tai chi exercises

You're such an unbellievable chad! I mean, how big balls one would need to stand in front of an camera and lecture the viewer seemingly effortless about ancient lifeforms, while a freaking spider crawls over ones face. Chapeau!

just realised the spider in his face is not a filter lol

Qui-Gon Jin has entered the chat: “There’s always a bigger fish…”

I just recently learned about these monsters. These creatures are so cool

My dude! I love the content, your delivery, and all. It's fascinating and unusual, and your delivery sounds genuine, by which I mean it sounds like you found information on these animals, and seek to lock us on as well. The ONLY suggestion I have is for you to get a little sun. Ten minutes in a tanning booth twice a week. That's it though.

I’ve never seen someone “accessorize” with a spider like that before. Props…..

cool channel! does the little guy crawling on your face have a name?

Dude, I hope you have an Elvish dagger and a bottle of starlight handy.

Just another reason i love video games, Hidetaka Miyazaki's in particular had clear inspiration from such creatures in his games.

I am so glad the spider could save itself onto your head and did not accidentally step into your mouth and injured its foot. Imagine having to climb over a vertical moving surface with a giant maw in it. The horror!

Me: Oh wow cool video, this surely wouldn't affect my arachnophobia. * Doesn't pay too much attention to his head * Me: ... * Realizes and almost has a heart attack *

Yay omnidens finally gets recognition

OMG FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT IT THIS THING IS SO UNDERRATED

I feel like it is a mistake to see the Cambrian piriod through the eyes of the fossle record because I feel as if the bulk of life during that time was soft bodied creatures that don't fosslilize.

It's amazing that fossils from the dawn of animal evolution are so well preserved we know what they were eating. Like those rocks were in the box, mint condition for the entire goddamn Phanerozoic Eon.

How do you get your huntsman so chill?? Mine are crazy wild.

I missed the introduction of your co-host(the spider). Does it have a name?

The flying ones are doing severe damage to this side of town.

I dont think i've ever decided "this channel is not for me" faster than 0:02 seconds into a video xD im sure the channel is amazing, but i know i cant handle it

i cannot stop laughing at 'cambrian orgasm'.... thought i'd heard it wrong xD subbed

"Um, there's something in your ... nevermind!" 😊

This video is amazing and somehow I want to play Spore rn

I remember seeing very frightening illustrations of these when I was young.

I saw the spider and was like “ nope” Too scary 😅

I loved this video, which told me things I hadn’t heard about a favorite subject. I noted the “organism” variant with a smile, wondering if it was deliberate and admiring the straight face. Thank you and your acrobatic 8-legged co-host.

Does that spider- is it a true spider or is it some other kind of arachnid- does that spider pay rent for your face or does he squat?

A minute and a half in and your pinned comment have gotten me good. Am still smiling like a giddy school girl thinking about your mishap. You have earned a like comment and subscribe from me my good sir.

Quite the intro you got there

And then there's those odd fossils found by the Miskatonic Antartica expedition...