True Facts: The Mosquito

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Research Articles:
Aldersley, A., Cator, L.J. Female resistance and harmonic convergence influence male mating success in Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep 9, 2145 (2019). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38...
Bomphrey, R., Nakata, T., Phillips, N. et al. Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature 544, 92-95 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/nature21727
Cator LJ, Arthur BJ, Harrington LC, Hoy RR. Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito. Science. 2009 Feb 20;323(5917):1077-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1166541. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PMID: 19131593; PMCID: PMC2847473.
Cator LJ, Harrington LC. The Harmonic Convergence of Fathers Predicts the Mating Success of Sons in Aedes aegypti. Anim Behav. 2011;82(4):627-633. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.013
Choo YM, Buss GK, Tan K, Leal WS. Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front Physiol. 2015;6:306. Published 2015 Oct 29. doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00306
Choumet V, Attout T, Chartier L, Khun H, Sautereau J, Robbe-Vincent A, Brey P, Huerre M, Bain O. Visualizing non infectious and infectious Anopheles gambiae blood feedings in naive and saliva-immunized mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050464. Epub 2012 Dec 13. PMID: 23272060; PMCID: PMC3521732.
Jones, J., Murray, G.P.D. & McCall, P.J. A minimal 3D model of mosquito flight behaviour around the human baited bed net. Malar J 20, 24 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03...
Kikuchi, K., Stremler, M.A., Chatterjee, S. et al. Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes. Sci Rep 8, 4885 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22...
League GP, Harrington LC, Pitcher SA, Geyer JK, Baxter LL, Montijo J, Rowland JG, Johnson LM, Murdock CC, Cator LJ. Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jul 2;15(7):e0009540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009540. PMID: 34214096; PMCID: PMC8282061.
Ma Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Wang X, Lin Z, Zhao W, Wang Y, Li X, Shi H. A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Nov 13;6(1):326. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-326. PMID: 24499575; PMCID: PMC3833289.
Matthews BJ, Younger MA, Vosshall LB. The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Elife. 2019 May 21;8:e43963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43963. PMID: 31112133; PMCID: PMC6597239.
Nakata, Toshiyuki & Phillips, Nathan & Simoes, Patricio & Russell, Ian & Cheney, Jorn & Walker, Simon & Bomphrey, Richard. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368. 10.1126/science.aaz9634.
Reeves, L.E., Holderman, C.J., Blosser, E.M. et al. Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns. Commun Biol 1, 92 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-00...
Smith, N.M., Balsalobre, J.B., Doshi, M. et al. Landing mosquitoes bounce when engaging a substrate. Sci Rep 10, 15744 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72...
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@zefrank 2 жыл бұрын

Learn to think! Happy to be sponsored by brilliant.org/Zefrank1/ First 200 people get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.

@RLaraMoore 2 жыл бұрын

o.0

@yomumgae1409 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@FGain 2 жыл бұрын

Love the intro 00:08

@RLaraMoore 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew mosquitoes drank nectar and pollenated plants.

@l3k064 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly missed the chance to reference Megaminds "PRESENTATION!" for the elephant mosquito i mean he has a big head and is dressed in black it just fits

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who absolutely despises mosquitoes, watching this was the equivalent to watching the life story of my worst enemy.

@MT-pf1pv 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus, you’re here too?

@ED2302 2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@seancombs1188 2 жыл бұрын

Know your enemy.

@Lintukoko 2 жыл бұрын

You don't even have a mustache to strain soup through like them, either.

@awkward-sama7671 2 жыл бұрын

I second that. I adore all bugs, but mosquitoes? Not only am I severly allergic but They really should not exist and they literally don't need to, they only bring pain and suffering.

@GippyHappy 2 жыл бұрын

The main thing I've learned from True Facts is that a shockingly large amount of creatures breathe through their butt

@Arthera0 2 жыл бұрын

Here is the real shocker. Humans can too. albeit to a very limited degree but we can and i am not sure if i am ok with that.

@KombuchaBuzzed 2 жыл бұрын

@@Arthera0 future scuba gear?

@Delightedly 2 жыл бұрын

So. Many. People always freak out when I tell them that turtles frozen under ice do it too.

@EmiliinaBD 2 жыл бұрын

@@Arthera0 wait what? How???

@npc6817 2 жыл бұрын

You can also sort of breathe trough your butt, thing is you can only exhale

@medieval._ Жыл бұрын

the way the mosquito rose up looked like the most badass villain entrance ever

@newdadz 9 ай бұрын

lady gaga entrance.

@Foolish_Spoon 9 ай бұрын

looks like something a vampire might do to dramatically appear fitting, considering they both drink human blood

@medieval._ 9 ай бұрын

7@@Foolish_Spoon challenge: draw your OCs like this:

@Tricolor40004 8 ай бұрын

Brooo I was looking for this comment that was the most menacing thing ever

@Jebu911 8 ай бұрын

considering how many people they have murdered in cold blood it is a villain entrance! ok the humans died as collateral but still

@RavengerX1 Жыл бұрын

Years back used to work as a farm hand. After a week long series of rain storms a section of the farm's front area flooded a bit, had a couple inches of standing water beside the road, it was usually where we parked our cars, didn't pay much attention to it. Another week passes and the water is still there, but now it has the single largest collection of mosquito larva I had ever seen in it. Thousands of them, the water was *black* and constantly in motion from them, it was a terrifying amount and I was a little taken aback that the boss hasn't had us do anything about them. So I go and ask him if he knows what they are. He says, "they're some kind of bug, its no big deal." "Those are mosquito larva." "... It's going to kill the hell out of that patch of dirt, but I want you to dump half a gallon of bleach into that water." " *YOU GOT IT, BOSS.* " I then had to dig a new drainage ditch. The moral of the story is always pay attention to areas of stagnant water in or around your property so you don't have go Scorched Earth on these bastards.

@sevvyen1221 Жыл бұрын

I love this story 😂 After getting relentlessly bitten by these pests, I could fall asleep reading this. uwu

@dennistmennace Жыл бұрын

You & your boss deserve a nobel peace prize for your service.

@wetsockfullofhotmeat Жыл бұрын

Going from 0 to 100 is always an appropriate reaction to mosquitoes

@doratheexploder286 Жыл бұрын

easy fix is to just toss a cup of dishwashing liquid on it, it disrupts the water surface tension, causing the larvae to sink and drown.

@megatfaizarif690 Жыл бұрын

Mosquitoe larvae can survive in as shallow as a a dime's thickness of water. Living in the equitorial region we get very familiar with them.

@pinkliondoodles3989 2 жыл бұрын

I never get tired of hearing how Zefrank pronounces "babies"

@GretchenJP 2 жыл бұрын

bebbes

@KnuckleHunkybuck 2 жыл бұрын

Also, "dew".

@gaweyn 2 жыл бұрын

Also, "pupate".

@AnkhAnanku 2 жыл бұрын

Also, “butt-first”

@Zeryurijin 2 жыл бұрын

Deemon bebehs.

@AsherSchmutz129 2 жыл бұрын

This historical series is still going strong and I absolutely cannot enjoy it enough.

@ElaAusDemTal 2 жыл бұрын

Historical? Don't you mean biological?

@AsherSchmutz129 2 жыл бұрын

@@ElaAusDemTal either one works in my opinion.

@johannfreeman6845 2 жыл бұрын

@@ElaAusDemTal he means historic

@gaylereid8264 2 жыл бұрын

Umm, you spelled "historical" wrong...should be h-i-s-t-e-r-i-c-a-l...😝

@AsherSchmutz129 2 жыл бұрын

@@gaylereid8264 that works too

@False_Death 8 ай бұрын

Friendly tip: One teaspoon of water can breed 100 mosquitos. So check your yard and anything that holds water ESPECIALLY old tires. You need to empty them out because if you have a mosquito problem. Chances are they are breeding in some old bucket or tire and alot of species stay close to home. IE your yard. Also. Minnows are your best friends against mosquitos. If you can capture a bunch of minnows then you can release them into ponds and other things that hold water all year around. Minnows eat mosquito larva. Remember that.

@shoulderpyro 17 күн бұрын

And when it comes to rolling out the anti air.. electric swatters make em explode. Voltage too high (x

@AmusementLabs Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: the poles on bumper cars are called wands. They're paired with a metal brush on the bottom that contacts the floor to complete the circuit to power the car.

@ChengTeoh 2 жыл бұрын

"It's how lady Gaga would come out on stage, very dramatic" ... Future times : Lady Gaga emerges from under the water and reveals herself as being a Mosquito this entire time!

@alex.quiniou 2 жыл бұрын

Now run !

@Imurai 2 жыл бұрын

he-LLOOO!!!!!!

@kimberlyperkins2992 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏

@charlietube7165 2 жыл бұрын

Also the whole Hollywood singers

@kerryberger985 2 жыл бұрын

That comment was hilarious. LOL.😀

@TSIRKLAND 2 жыл бұрын

I love how this whole series started as basically a joke with entirely made-up non-facts, and has grown, with audience encouragement, into exhaustively well-researched videos that actual real scientists are proud to contribute to, and actual teachers are proud to use as teaching tools. Butt jokes and ridiculous puns and all sorts of silliness, wrapped around actual TRUE FACTS. Love it. I'm sure Mr. ZeFrank had no idea this would happen, but we're all so grateful that you followed this path. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

@follc1991 2 жыл бұрын

This should have the most likes!!!!! I’m with you 100%

@primachpepe8597 2 жыл бұрын

And dont forget Jerry, even with all his mistakes

@camzilla603boy12 2 жыл бұрын

Teachers use these videos?

@ooooneeee 2 жыл бұрын

@@camzilla603boy12 only the based ones.

@josephfass2703 2 жыл бұрын

> But, jokes and ridiculous puns ... FTFY

@sunRay04 10 ай бұрын

5:29 that "grow up" was perfectly timed. Bravo

@johnserda7446 Жыл бұрын

You completely opened my eyes to the fact that mosquito's DO have a purpose! I didn't know they are pollinators!

@cocteautwinn 11 ай бұрын

I didn’t either!

@johnserda7446 11 ай бұрын

@@cocteautwinn Now I can hate them less lmao

@notsae66 11 ай бұрын

Cool. So we find the ones that only pollinate and don't bite people, and wipe out the rest. My opinions on them have changed very slightly.

@IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle 10 ай бұрын

They have a purpose, but man, why did you have to make your saliva so ichy?? Just a completely dick move at that point

@newdadz 9 ай бұрын

they suck!

@khalidalamin8069 2 жыл бұрын

Zefrank uploads, I watch immediately....and that's how I do

@Azubjourni 2 жыл бұрын

WE DO

@extominator4284 2 жыл бұрын

As anyone should, it’s only natural, after all

@choerrix 2 жыл бұрын

**we do

@Prsleddogs 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@ohayou828 2 жыл бұрын

same and i kinda regret it cause i was about to sleep before watching this

@webkinzgecko1515 2 жыл бұрын

i'm literally allergic to mosquitoes and i'm stoked that there's a species out there that i can respect. nothing but love for elephant mosquitoes and their cannibalism

@dorianjareth9198 2 жыл бұрын

Everyones allergic to mosquitoes

@A.R.T.4 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not cannibalism, the larvae eat other species of mosquitoes

@f3rn436 2 жыл бұрын

@@A.R.T.4 but it's still eating mosquitos, so- cannibalism

@ekzac 2 жыл бұрын

@@f3rn436 I don't think so, they are two different species, "mosquito" is a generalization we have to group them and hate them in general 😅

@f3rn436 2 жыл бұрын

@@ekzac ooh- welp

@rhettlila1855 9 ай бұрын

It brings me joy to know that mosquitoes even get bit by mosquitoes

@faroshscale Жыл бұрын

1:40 okay but the detail on this shot is INSANE

@IrishRepoMan 2 жыл бұрын

"It's like how lady gaga would come out on stage" That was so... accurate.

@Kreptic 2 жыл бұрын

That was... not.

@the-irreverend 2 жыл бұрын

It’s for the music video of her new single: Poke your veins.

@zealogix 2 жыл бұрын

haha LMAO , 🤣

@RadarLightwave 2 жыл бұрын

~HELLO~

@OpiumBride 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Bjork

@libbycowgill 2 жыл бұрын

I am a college professor who is teaching anthropology. Whenever I teach about primates, I use your Aye aye, tarsier, and lemur videos to keep everyone amused and educated. Would you consider more primate videos? Please? Let me tell you, Bonobos are plenty weird. All sorts of material there.

@GreenMan660 2 жыл бұрын

Orangutans / Bonobos = favorite cousins.

@wikansaktianto9215 2 жыл бұрын

Bonobos sounds neat, with their mating game.

@giorgiannpinzon505 2 жыл бұрын

Bonobo team here

@thevictorianconservative1093 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently Gibbons entertain themselves by climbing through trees and reaching down and pull tiger tails 😋

@lizsteeds6697 2 жыл бұрын

Is English your second language ??

@alexc.9468 Жыл бұрын

The commentary about how they break from their underwater exoskeleton to the world absolutely sent me. 💀

@kojowiredu Жыл бұрын

I can't possibly be the only one who was laughing inwardly at the "Johnston's organ" joke and lost it completely with the "oh grow up" bit?!😂😂😂. Brilliant 😎.

@themonsterunderyourbed.7620 2 жыл бұрын

"Like, one time he said "boob" by mistake and now everyone laughs at him."

@Atoll-ok1zm 2 жыл бұрын

Today I learned I don't hate all mosquitos, the elephant variety seems pretty chill.

@ReleasedHollow 2 жыл бұрын

Let's get a flotilla of elephant mosquitoes to egg bomb all the lakes so that they eat all the bastard mosquito larva.

@janeilnold5863 2 жыл бұрын

And it also eats other mosquitos. The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

@theshuman100 2 жыл бұрын

I had one fly into my room once. Imagine seeing a giant jacked up mosquito. Sure it dont bite but they said the same thing about bees

@Ryodraco 2 жыл бұрын

@@theshuman100 well, honey bees don't bite. They sting.

@DaekoTan 2 жыл бұрын

"HEL-LOOOOO"

@danae5578 Жыл бұрын

I will never get tired of listening to these; die of laughter, cleverly factual, educational videos that give me happiness. 😅

@Orwic1 10 ай бұрын

A great presentation. As a scientist, I particularly appreciate the information about the sources, and the researchers who studied these insects. High quality information that could very easily be part of a teaching program at a university. Entomology made still more fascinating!

@makeupdiaries6438 2 жыл бұрын

I'll never pass by an elephant mosquito without saying "HELLoOOO!" ever again.

@Mortthemoose 2 жыл бұрын

😅😅

@redcross6963 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 🤣🤣

@komododragon410 2 жыл бұрын

The only mosquito that doesn't say hello to you!

@michaelfoxbrass 2 жыл бұрын

Pass one? I never even thought of eating one!

@annaboo1946 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfoxbrass impressive

@TrojanGamer10 2 жыл бұрын

Key words in a Ze Frank production: "Jerry..." "Behbeh" "Let's back up a bit" "That is how a BLANK do." "Butt first - Sorry." "Sorry, dad joke." "That's even worse..."

@lejorauscht516 2 жыл бұрын

And ¡Hello!

@eduardo_carvajal 2 жыл бұрын

New one "grow up"

@battlesheep2552 2 жыл бұрын

"hidey hole"

@niseplank4527 2 жыл бұрын

Bjürds

@kuyagab4444 2 жыл бұрын

"Snuffloppagus" Pretty sure that's how you spell it.

@daniellebiggin5091 10 күн бұрын

My mom absolutely loves this video. She shows the educational edit to her class every year. She told me that I need to watch it again just ‘cause.

@msp654 Жыл бұрын

Honestly learning about mosquitos is so refreshing. They used to freak me out but now I know they're literally just little guys. Our goals conflict (they want my blood, I don't want them to have my blood) but they're still very interesting and deserve to live as much as we do :]

@jjones9822 Жыл бұрын

Yup. They are truly disgusting but they are simply trying to survive like everything else.

@weaponizedglitter69 Жыл бұрын

I'm taking as many out as I can

@fk7937 Жыл бұрын

It's not becasue they are facts. They were here on internet way before too but ze Frank hadn't made the videos on them yet.😇man he is just cool anything comes out from his mouth turns into a joke with facts 😂😂😂😂

@candyluna2929 11 ай бұрын

Nahhhhhhhhhh no sympathy towards rhem.

@echognomecal6742 9 ай бұрын

I'm with@@weaponizedglitter69 ...whose name is fabulous, btw.

@gavingranado2146 2 жыл бұрын

"It kinda looks like a depressed ghost, maybe he accidentally said boob one time and everyone laughed at him" The wittiness never stops guys ngl

@Mortthemoose 2 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅

@moth300 2 жыл бұрын

very. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLSXmrx7zaudnoE.html

@talonflame_brawlstars.7208 2 жыл бұрын

Can we just appreciate the outstanding photography? I mean really, the fact that we are able to see such high definition footage.

@lookaway7611 2 жыл бұрын

@Are You Going To Do The 'Ora Ora' Thing? you sound so appreciative

@iamiam8407 2 жыл бұрын

High quality footage with 3rd grade commentary. Vulgar, low brow, commentary only a juvenile would appreciate while hiding it from mum.

@gd2234_ 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate isnt the word I would personally use… (though I congratulate the photographer’s because it’s impressive footage)

@bobbieleveline3207 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are correct!! I am so upset that I totally forgot to even mention that!!!! Thank you for writing it!! It IS excellent for sure!!

@JayPixx 2 жыл бұрын

Who do you mean by "we" and why do you even ask? What's wrong with people commenting nowadays? Huge part of commenters seem to think of themselves as THE ONES who really see the truth/beauty/whatever contrary to "everyone else". They seem to feel the need to show to then the blind rest of the world how the things really are. Yes. No one before you have ever thought about quality of the visual part of this video. It's great that you in all your kindness and grace allowed me to see the truth.. Goddamn , man...

@fergulus2 Жыл бұрын

I am so conflicted because I started watching your series for the off-humour, but you've actually added a lot of really incredible footage and facts, which are honestly fascinating. By conflicted I mean I used to watch these to laugh hysterically, but now I also have to pay attention to learn things I didn't know! Please keep up the amazing work, I'm looking forward to showing these to my kids when they grow up.. in like ten years and understand cursing :)

@plumx.x.tortoise3194 Жыл бұрын

I have just discovered this channel. I watched the tarantula one first because Im afraid of spiders and it was a random channel. I'm so glad I watched YOUR video on them, it helped so so much that you are the funniest dude I've heard in quite awhile. Thank you so much for existing, and being you. Viva Ze Frank!

@qdkdicja10 2 жыл бұрын

The “DEMON. BEBE.” nearly killed me 😂

@casedistorted Жыл бұрын

I knew it would nearly kill someone.

@courtneyreynolds121 Жыл бұрын

It was the accidental boob for me 😹

@tsewangrigzin774 Жыл бұрын

@KtM i got dengue nearly survived death

@chia_draws_5422 9 ай бұрын

2:10

@alicerowan4688 9 ай бұрын

“He’s getting dicked by a skeeter”! That got me laughing so out loud. (Damn, everyone’s asleep 😬)

@jamyangpelsang3099 2 жыл бұрын

8:32 these mosquitos are engaged in a life or death duel while walking on water...."NARUTTTOOOO!!! SASUKKKKEEEEE!!"

@stevenbooker7201 2 жыл бұрын

This is a W

@seraphywang4638 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO! So accurate

@Seriphina 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. This wins the internet for today.

@malum9478 2 жыл бұрын

..... to impregnate a bebe..

@IamARobot7 2 жыл бұрын

TETSUOOOO-oh wait...wrong anime, my bad 😐

@JOHN_THUNBERBOLT 28 күн бұрын

Amazing content! thank you immensely!

@dp7650 Жыл бұрын

Amazing footage and presentation. Completely bomb. I was glued to each moment from start to finish. Brilliant. Thank you!

@mfninja5190 2 жыл бұрын

I swear I hope these videos never end. Zefrank is a gift to this world.

@dmiller5059 2 жыл бұрын

So agreed!

@billybuchanan385 2 жыл бұрын

Some of us have been here a long time. I remember a 3 or 4 year period where zefrank was not making new videos. It was a dark time in youtube history

@DustinRodriguez1_0 2 жыл бұрын

He's been around for decades, at this point he's goddamned royalty and I don't expect he's going anywhere, thankfully!

@heathertaylor8904 2 жыл бұрын

@@billybuchanan385 no joke.. I've followed Zefrank for like 22 years now. Back then it was a website where he taught us how to dance (badly and hilariously) and would involve all of his fans in these huge projects where we would send in a picture of ourselves and he'd do cool, interactive things with them. It was fun. 😊

@MrSpazbomb 2 жыл бұрын

@@heathertaylor8904 Hey fellow sportsracer! My favorite project was turning the earth into a sandwich. That’s right people, your standing on a sandwich and you have Ze Frank to thank for it.

@pendlera2959 2 жыл бұрын

Friendly reminder that although only a few species of mosquitoes bite humans, the chemicals used to kill them don't distinguish between species, and in some cases harm other insects like butterflies and bees. That's why the mosquito genetic engineering projects are such a big deal and we can't just rely on sprays.

@Lady-Carmakazi 2 жыл бұрын

You're so right, problem is MAN has a habit of screwing up one thing while trying to fix another. Hope it works out & they don't create frankensquiteos that ruin what our creator already made. Our creator made everything exactly the way he wanted but that also means he made us & in doing so gave us the knowledge to use science so maybe everything will work out for the best.

@raziel6304 2 жыл бұрын

As long as I keep waking up with mosquito bites all over me i'm using the spray on every mosquito I see, sorry.

@elikyiael8740 2 жыл бұрын

that's why i'm relying on these HANDS, 100% free, they're not catching mosquitoes bc mosquitoes already catch these babies

@Lady-Carmakazi 2 жыл бұрын

@@raziel6304 🤣 that's OK it's your body if you choose to poison yourself have at it hopefully your using one of the sprays that's safer for humans. My 96 yr old gm used OFF repellent from head to toe & I mean she was so liberal with it that it would be dripping off off of her. She'd buy 2-4 cans a month. For 70 some yrs she sprayed her hair, entire body, all clothing even her shoes. Actually still uses it when she goes out doors. Every time she mowed , worked out doors farming or just going to the lake she'd literally used it as bug repellent & suntan oil. She had a dark golden brown tan that all us pasty teens were envious of & even dropping in OFF she'd still got a few bites. I did the same for almost 20 yrs until they fessed up & verbally told us how toxic it was. We were to naive to think it might poison us too . Anyway to each his own, those little suckers can kill with malaria could even be passing AIDS or Hep C around. The repellent doesn't sound so bad when compared to getting a death bite.

@ussxrequin 2 жыл бұрын

Huh. Didn't know about those projects. Cool.

@CasualDandyAkaSqwrty Жыл бұрын

I always like your sense of humor, but this one was special! You had some great one-liners :) I always refer to Supaba (Superbowl) when that time of year comes around. I don't watch football, and neither do my friends. But it's always a good reason to bring you up, Ze :)

@Dhanrajguru 28 күн бұрын

This is an amazing video explanation i ever enjoyed. Thanks Ze

@mrm7098 2 жыл бұрын

“Dale?” What happened to Jerry? Oh good, Jerry is there too!

@MsYunaFires 2 жыл бұрын

I'm incredibly attached to Jerry too.

@bennu547 2 жыл бұрын

I was also concerned for Jerry. Jerry cannot be replaced. I’m sure Dale is an absolutely lovely person but Jerry is special

@sevience1300 2 жыл бұрын

XD ZeFrank is The Best

@mercerholt8299 2 жыл бұрын

May Zefrank never stop making this blessed series.

@mercerholt8299 2 жыл бұрын

@@beneko1127 Amen

@sarpedon702 2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@patrickfrost9405 2 жыл бұрын

**200 years later...** *Zombie Zefrank -- raaaaaaaaagh...*

@McJethroPovTee 2 жыл бұрын

Oh a fenrir main.

@mercerholt8299 2 жыл бұрын

@@McJethroPovTee Never played smite I just like this particular artwork of Fenrir the most badass wolf of mythology.

@Bffgjhyfffgg Жыл бұрын

This is hands down my favorite intro of all your videos

@balistichristie 2 ай бұрын

I love your sense of humor.... laughter with learning is a great combo! Thanks so much for this 😂

@AsraWasTaken 2 жыл бұрын

I love how professional his narrating is while he cracks jokes at the same time. Never gets old.

@Danka42 2 жыл бұрын

He's like David Attenborough's goofy nephew.

@Deseis 2 жыл бұрын

That is how a zefrank do.

@MiotaLee 2 жыл бұрын

There is no end to his innuendo

@peregrinec5477 2 жыл бұрын

When zefrank1 says, "behbies." It makes me so happy. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

@melissaangley1501 2 жыл бұрын

He resurrects Moira, and I love this journey for him.

@bettynandako5455 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/op-alMaH3JesdqM.html

@megalodonsniperelite 2 жыл бұрын

@calamanda.. 🌹 ew bot

@amusiclover7340 2 жыл бұрын

Serotonin boost every time.

@mattw7949 2 жыл бұрын

Funny, I was just trying to figure out how to spell it the way he says it. I think you got it right.

@darrelllancaster9554 9 ай бұрын

Very educational. Thank You, ZFrank. 🎯

@kreed445 Жыл бұрын

Lady GaGa - perfect analogy 4:30 -

@legacyoflore1597 2 жыл бұрын

Zefrank: "grow up" My partner: "is he talking to his audience, himself, or his script writer?" Me: "all of the above"

@ShadiLady 2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMage1993 how so?

@LathosZan 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadiLady I believe the individual in question was in fact reported and thus the comment has been removed.

@MadMage1993 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadiLady There was a guy commenting on people trying to pose as zefrank1 and get people to follow him on What's App. Would have never known about the guy if he hadn't commented on my comment and tried the crap with me, and I personally hate people who try to take credit for others work. So I reported and then decided to follow behind to get enough people to report and close the account. Seems like the comment here is gone or the account removed.

@alex.g7317 2 жыл бұрын

@@legacyoflore1597 too late!

@MadMage1993 2 жыл бұрын

@@legacyoflore1597 I'll got ahead and remove the comment because there is no need for it now. Lmfao

@adamengelhart5159 2 жыл бұрын

Jerry's question at the end leads to an interesting bit of mosquito trivia. The genus of mosquitoes that spreads malaria is called Anopheles, and the name comes from the prefix "an-" meaning "no" or "not" (like in "anarchy") and the noun "ophelos," meaning "benefit," "good" (in the noun sense, like "the public good"), or "profit" (in the financial sense). So, in a way, NGOs fighting malaria are all nonprofits engaged in a battle against a mosquito that is literally named "nonprofit"!

@chezmoi42 2 жыл бұрын

Cute, but I lean toward the nuance of 'no benefit/no public good'.

@GokulOnFire 2 жыл бұрын

Both are parasites that suck blood from the system, seemingly small annoying nevertheless, travels in swarms, swatting one useless coz there's hundreds, both aren't eradicated coz it may do some good but it can be done better by others

@Marshallgill 2 жыл бұрын

And yet, they probably don't use DDT, one of the most beneficial chemicals ever produced by man.

@babecat2000 2 жыл бұрын

@@Marshallgill ddt kills birds that is why.

@grcarie 2 жыл бұрын

No good...

@facesmile4667 5 ай бұрын

I need more of this. These videos are addictive!

@vt_973 Жыл бұрын

"ask a chicken what people are good for" is unironically a really cool and funny way to get people to understand why antrhrocentrism should be avoided

@lindsyfish6704 Жыл бұрын

Oh that's such a neat thought experiment! As I understand it, this is a big reason "anthropocene" hasn't been adopted as the most recent geological epoch. After all, it's not about us. It's about the planet.

@sirdimitrescu3671 Жыл бұрын

@@lindsyfish6704 yes but we are part of the planet as much as the rest of the animal kingdom

@theycallme_nightmaster Жыл бұрын

You can't ask a chicken because they can't talk and that's exactly why anti-anthrocentric people are dumb

@Cpt_John_Price Жыл бұрын

@@lindsyfish6704 Meanwhile "Carboniferous" is all about carbon, not the planet.

@gamemeister27 11 ай бұрын

@@Cpt_John_Priceyeah but it's not like amorphous carbon decided to name it that

@TatsumiOga682 2 жыл бұрын

Can we appreciate how absolutely stunning the footage is? Hats off to the people who filmed it

@spjr99 2 жыл бұрын

And yet people doubt scientists

@KlausTirpitzEsq 2 жыл бұрын

@@spjr99 shut up, Sam.

@Yourlungs 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah... frog pissing the head of another frog was awesome.

@squidsona8509 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but also i hate looking at it

@Aquadice502 2 жыл бұрын

This was the hardest episode for me to watch. I've also decided we need more elephant mosquitos to handle all the bad ones

@YingofDarkness 2 жыл бұрын

I went in thinking that all mosquito's were a-holes only to come out wanting more elephant mosquitos to exist in the world. It really is the bad apples that give the whole group a bad rap

@competitivehub8944 2 ай бұрын

Its an amazing video i ever seen in my life. Thank you so much 🙏

@GeFlixes 8 ай бұрын

All of these videos have very interesting contents and a delivery that feels hand-crafted for a high trip.

@test_pattern 2 жыл бұрын

Me: *giggling* Zefrank: "Grow up" It's like he knows us or something .

@1.4142 2 жыл бұрын

We are Jerry.

@knuckles543 2 жыл бұрын

“Grow up”” NEVER!!!!

@sdfkjgh 2 жыл бұрын

zefrank has absolutely no right to tell _us_ to grow up! Not after posting these vids: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pa2Uiban2M_Ff58.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbqCeq5eqbbVj4E.html

@ayannadivineempathpsychict9838 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@CarassiusAu 2 жыл бұрын

Plot twist : He was talking to himself

@rfdebeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

"No mother is perfect, I mean who hasn't lost a child or two at the waterpark"😄

@1.4142 2 жыл бұрын

Or airbombed them into other people's homes.

@probablynoone7485 2 жыл бұрын

Me. I've lost five.

@baltazarromero9772 2 жыл бұрын

@@1.4142 funny as F 😂 good joke

@kylelowder1883 11 ай бұрын

That’s awesome thanks for the video!

@annamorales6413 Жыл бұрын

I never knew that watching the life cycle of a mosquito could be so much fun! Thank you!!!!

@Austinfdp Жыл бұрын

fun until ur bitten and become defenless with death might happen

@adryawebb2556 2 жыл бұрын

"Oops she knocked a couple down. No mother's perfect; I mean who hasn't lost a child or two at the water park?" 🤣

@deathfangthegothicgamer5601 2 жыл бұрын

yeah that one got me too XD

@deprofundis3293 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@chuy3162 2 жыл бұрын

Jerry is the greatest side character I've never heard, seen, or known anything about.

@rogerhorky7258 2 жыл бұрын

Susan on 3dbotmaker gives him a run for his money

@SteveRogers0768 2 жыл бұрын

Right!

@openmikeknight1 2 жыл бұрын

He's the modern day Vern from the Earnest movies

@Chlojo309 2 жыл бұрын

That because Jerry only exists in the mind of zefrank. There is no Jerry.

@Joshualacruz 2 жыл бұрын

We *_do_* know that he's a little deviant.

@MorganMghee Жыл бұрын

1) new zefrank1 video notification 2) visit restroom, empty bladder 3) get box of tissue 4) get inhaler 5) laugh so hard I cry 6) laugh so hard if bladder not empty I'd... 7) laugh so hard and long I can no longer breath in on a regular basis, glad I remembered the inhaler because asthma comes next. 8) Worth It! Thanks, luv u ze

@Michael4Times Жыл бұрын

great video zefrank1!

@Grey3dge 2 жыл бұрын

“Who hasn’t lost a child or two at the water park” I’M DYING 😆😆😆

@meph82 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of my favorite lines too.

@badoli1074 2 жыл бұрын

The stress test run in the condom factory got me the worst... "There's a leakage, but otherwise they're fine!" 🤣😅

@batperson3532 2 жыл бұрын

"straining soup through a moustache" how the hell does he come up with these kinds of analogies? XD

@josemartins8290 2 жыл бұрын

Drugs...lots of drugs!

@wyattravis 2 жыл бұрын

Soup-strainer is a fairly common slang for a moustache, so... that one was probably pretty easy.

@anunconstitutionalchickenw9731 2 жыл бұрын

A moustache

@beachgirl4583 2 жыл бұрын

Watching men with mustaches trying to eat soup? Have you ever smelled a mustache? 🤢

@LordDragox412 2 жыл бұрын

Found the guy that never had a mustache...

@_peachjam_ 10 ай бұрын

I legit come back to this every so often just to listen to the absolute banger at the end lmao

@doctordemon5076 10 ай бұрын

The most detailed documentary! Thx for being so frank! :)

@rogerhorky7258 2 жыл бұрын

true fact: the two genera of mosquitoes--excuse me, moskwo-ee-toes---that drink human blood are named Aedes and Anopheles. The former means "unpleasant" in Greek and the latter is Greek for "unwanted" or "useless." Man, even the taxonomists got no love for the buggers.

@SkipTheKip 2 жыл бұрын

They leave an itchy bite, they suck your blood and they bring diseases. I say the hate is justified

@wiccanthropy1956 2 жыл бұрын

We just learned that they are better at killing humans than humans. They deserve hate

@squirlis1189 2 жыл бұрын

Bony eared assfish: Welcome to the suck.

@SkipTheKip 2 жыл бұрын

I raise to the argument the Bastard Moray

@blarg2429 2 жыл бұрын

@@SkipTheKip There are a lot of "bastard" animals, but the example you gave is probably the funniest.

@TimeBucks 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually really interesting.

@benja_mint 2 жыл бұрын

They always are!

@filipbitala2624 2 жыл бұрын

No sht sherlock

@joltran3276 2 жыл бұрын

“Actually”?? You must be new here

@thomaspetrucka9173 2 жыл бұрын

It’s always interesting. And horrifying. And hilarious.

@TheBengineer3712 2 жыл бұрын

Duh.

@ddraychild5632 Жыл бұрын

You're videos are the brightest part of my day😊

@melanieeastman238 Жыл бұрын

Oh my gawd! This is my new FAVORITE channel! I am ROLLIN! The narration is brilliant! So so funny!! Thanks my guy, got my vote for the best, most funniest an knowledgeable channel yet! Thanks dude, great job!! 😎❤️🤣

@thx4chrckingin 2 жыл бұрын

"That's right. There are mosquito babies out there that are made up from bits of you!" Well they better not come looking for child support!

@lumi_nescent. 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah all 50+ of em shouldn't come to me for child support

@GretchenJP 2 жыл бұрын

Skeeter support

@dying101666 2 жыл бұрын

they will, unfortunately.

@choerrix 2 жыл бұрын

“It sort of looks like a depressed ghost. Like one time he said boob on accident and now everyone laughs at him.” WHEN I TELL YOU I SPAT OUT MY WATER 😭😭

@eddyyammine9136 2 жыл бұрын

Best part

@carmeltabby 2 жыл бұрын

You can't eat or drink while watching zefrank silly.

@alexiswilliamsinc 2 жыл бұрын

All of the above are correct.✅

@markmcdermott5902 9 ай бұрын

Love this video. Educational and fun. Thanks guys.

@juniorlewis9173 9 ай бұрын

Good job. I am so happy to learn so much

@xxxvZvxxx 2 жыл бұрын

Me: "My parents take care of me until college" Mosquito: throws his little one on the pool

@wikansaktianto9215 2 жыл бұрын

Other Mosquitoes: Rape their own bebè's

@dhamaged 2 жыл бұрын

Me: I take care all kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arWBha-lldO-m2Q.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r755jaVk267FYp8.html

@xxxvZvxxx 2 жыл бұрын

@@dhamaged lol

@theonlymosquito286 2 жыл бұрын

YEET

@dr.rhowsen 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are the definition of “morbid curiosity”. And I’m here for it.

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19 2 жыл бұрын

It is so early in the day that🍣🍢🍠🍝🍜🍛🍚

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19 2 жыл бұрын

And whenever she had picked one🥧🍰🎂🍪🍩🍨🍤

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19 2 жыл бұрын

fell asleep and began to snore🚵‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️⛹️‍♀️

@Kris_Anderson Жыл бұрын

This is fantastically awesome. Nothing better on KZfaq.

@kylieheckman431 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I was a research assistant in the lab with the landing mosquitoes, it was so surreal to see that footage in a Zefrank vid.

@OneRandomLeo 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing crossover!

@JustinJones_now 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for contributing to the cause, 😆

@mattersolution770 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN2KdM6qxLG6j58.html

@mozkitolife5437 2 жыл бұрын

As an entomologist specialising in mosquito biology, I highly approve of this well-researched and accurate episode of True Facts. I particularly appreciate the effort you've taken to add references and acknowledge original creators/researchers. Too much digital theft goes unpunished. One inconsequential correction I'd like to make that would've made the information 100% accurate: 5:03 this insect is a male midge from the Chironomidae and is understandably mistaken for a mosquito. It's used again later in the video. If there are any questions people would like to ask, I'd be happy to answer them. BTW, Sabethes spp. and Toxorhynchites spp. are my favourites.

@ericromano8078 2 жыл бұрын

Would you agree with this video that Toxorhynchites are indeed the best mosquitos? I do, but I'm no expert.

@ScionStorm1 2 жыл бұрын

If I ask "What are mosquitoes good for?" do I have to face the talking chicken?

@NoShitEhh 2 жыл бұрын

In life when people have fears of insects and ask for them to be wholly eliminated (e.g. someone hates spiders says “can’t we get rid of them all, do we need spiders” - the fast answer is yes. They are necessary, and if they were eliminated, there would be repercussions) - I always told myself mosquitoes are the exception to this rule. They do NOTHING beneficial and they can be wholly eliminated as other things that use them as a food source have alternative food sources. Can you confirm if this is an somewhat accurate thought or are mosquitoes integral to the earth’s functions? I’m very curious to know, thanks in advance to anyone who answers!

@diyaa7148 2 жыл бұрын

@@NoShitEhh I mean the video did mention they're pollinators id say that's a pretty important job, esp since some plants can ONLY be pollinated by mosquitos

@Marispider 2 жыл бұрын

@@NoShitEhh i mean, looking at it that way, wolves do nothing beneficial. all they do is kill things, what good is that? /s in the larger scheme of things, mosquitos and other biting flies take up a niche of being a nuisance (and sometimes legitimate danger) to larger animals so that plants and smaller animals can thrive (for example, driving a herd away before they overgraze a pasture, or culling the number of predators so they don't overhunt their prey). not only that, but they can bring nutrients back down the food chain quickly by only barely harming the host (long as there aren't any pathogens), which is not super common in the world - usually apex creatures have to die and decompose for that to happen. just because they don't bring anything beneficial to us doesn't mean they don't bring anything beneficial to the world. plus, yeah, there are tons of species that rely at least mainly on mosquitos and would be crushed by their elimination. parasites are just as important to life as death is, and they're just as important to nature as taxes are to a city.

@orlyg.5508 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Informative and funny. Awesome 👌

@wt3833 Жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased with your success. You're a delight! :)

@emdoubleyew3788 2 жыл бұрын

“heelllllLLLOOO!!” lmao I’m so thankful I grew up with zefrank

@jennifere.pergola598 2 жыл бұрын

That part reminded me of RiffTrax when they were doing "Octaman"'s big reveal: "Ta-daaaaa!!" :-)

@2Scarhand 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely died when zefrank stopped the entire show to tell me off for giggling at Johnston's tiny organ.

@wonderlandrious6116 Жыл бұрын

This video is RIDICULOUSLY funny and informative!

@nafit15 Жыл бұрын

So glad I clicked to watch a random suggested video - good job YT You are bloody hilarious my dude! I love it

@MsLeenite 2 жыл бұрын

Now you've done it. I didn't want to know that mosquitos drink nectar and pollinate the pretty flowers! Now I can't continue to hate all mosquitos with the utmost hatred of which I am capable. Now I can only hate individual mosquitos, and only when I actually catch them feasting on me. "I used to be an insect bigot. Then Zefrank let the sunshine into my heart." Thanks a lot, Dude.

@healinggrounds19 2 жыл бұрын

Zefrank,putting sunshine in our hearts. Even in 2021.

@TheProxy9 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same. Usually I have a live and let live attitude... Not with mosquitoes... Or those biting gnats

@roberte.o.speedwagon6043 2 жыл бұрын

Elephant Mosquitos go from arch-villain to anti-hero. Truly an inspiration to us all 🦟❤

@Davidofthelost 2 жыл бұрын

@Melon then the flowers pollinated by them will also die. Just genetically altered the mosquitoes that eat us and make them feed on something else.

@Ryodraco 2 жыл бұрын

@Melon why kill mosquitoes that kill other mosquitoes?

@DadsCigaretteRun 2 жыл бұрын

How the hell do you have a Mosquito emoji??

@kellyford8832 Жыл бұрын

wow totally entertaining and educational THANK YOU, that's some good humor and learning all in one VERY WELL DONE BRO

@carolyncervantes6828 Жыл бұрын

love your videos!!!!

@MCCanaryVideos 2 жыл бұрын

*sobbing* "you can't make me not hate mosquitos zefrank" "I won't let you shatter my fairly placed prejudice for blood sucking parasites ;-;"

@airplanes_aren.t_real 2 жыл бұрын

Fucking skeeters bro, taking my blood, killing our children, NOT LETTING ME SLEEP!

@airplanes_aren.t_real 2 жыл бұрын

@UCfOtJ7vMEUmp-_YLa8v6YfA did you think that mosquitoes had standards?

@MusikCassette 2 жыл бұрын

so you should like toxorhynchites.

@airplanes_aren.t_real 2 жыл бұрын

@@MusikCassette I do

@Sonichero151 2 жыл бұрын

With the bees dying off...... we either chose the mosquitoes...... *Or wasps*

@hal9xxx321 2 жыл бұрын

"Do mosquitos feels pain" "God I hope so"

@sdfkjgh 2 жыл бұрын

@Gi Gi: When you're listening to Joan Osborne and the drugs kick in...

@kelvinlewis3947 Жыл бұрын

That was hilarious and informative. Well done!

@ceejdude83 Жыл бұрын

dude, Zefrank man, love your vids! they're infomative and the sense of humour rocks! hahaha, i'll never get tired of hearing you saying "babies" either hahaha. Keep up the good work man!

@balanc-joy9187 2 жыл бұрын

I love most animals on the planet, from spiders to cows to pigeons to butterflies. Parasites (mostly the kinds that destroy the insides of humans or torment livestock, some things that count as parasitic are okay. I mean more the things you usually think of when you hear the term, like tapeworms), including ticks, _and especially_ mosquitos are why it's not _all_

@DussyBestroyer69 2 жыл бұрын

And bed bugs shall burn in hell

@halla3184 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this, all of this. If it's nutrient intake/reproductive system only function at my detriment, it can go die. Otherwise we cool

@balanc-joy9187 2 жыл бұрын

@@JoesWebPresence Oooooh gods-damnit that's a good response. Good one, honestly. That's one love I _don't_ want though, so I guess I can add them to the list with my mother...

@karlbischof2807 2 жыл бұрын

in the tropics like in central america there are so many biting insects that ull learn to hate. The ones i hate the most are sandflies

@sirstupid5857 2 жыл бұрын

I hope every flea on this planet burns in hell