Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they’d survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis behead their partners after mating? Why do crickets chirp? Are tarantulas dangerous? Answers to these questions and many more await on Insect Support.
0:00 Insect Support
0:20 Why do praying mantis behead their partners?
1:15 What’s it look like inside a bug?
1:46 Would cockroaches survive a nuclear war?
3:01 A Bug’s Life is a documentary
3:56 Mosquitos
4:55 Butterfly in the skyyy I can go twice as high
6:07 Those man-eating scarab beetles from The Mummy
6:21 ELI5: How do dragonflies and flies coordinate flight while mating?
7:32 More mosquito concerns
8:21 Ocean Roach: $14/lb
8:52 Tarantulas: Good Guys
9:58 breet breet
10:25 Bug repellent spray
10:58 What are you lookin at?
12:05 Insect consciousness
13:07 Are scorpions insects?
14:07 “She got me pretty good.”
14:19 Leaf bugs, etc.
15:13 Antennae
16:35 Windshields
17:20 🐜 “Who’s the new guy?”
17:47 Which ants have the most effective armies?
18:30 God save the queen
19:34 We stan a long-living termite king or queen
20:58 Why do dragonflies have indicators/black marks on their wings?
21:54 Prehistoric dragonfly nightmare fuel
23:17 buzz off, bro
24:02 Look to the stars, dung beetle
24:46 Insect protein
25:22 Pollination
26:59 Fruit files, right on cue
27:48 Fossilized without bones
28:45 Lantern flies
29:22 Cicadas
29:53 Chagas disease
31:00 You would not believe your eyes
31:37 Why does evolution cause bees to die when stinging?
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The footage of bees at 10:40 is part of the following article by Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, Cwyn Solvi, Amelia Kowalewska, Kaarle Makela, HaDi MaBouDi, Lars Chittk:
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Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Dr. Jessica Ware
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer
Camera Operator: Constantine Economides
Sound Mixer: Austin Ramsey
Production Assistant: Shanti Cuizon-Burden
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
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@95rav
June 3, 2025 at 7:40 pm
Considering a roach can’t survive bug spray, but I can, I can assume they are just as vulnerable as anything.
@KaitouKaiju
June 3, 2025 at 7:57 pm
To be fair you would probably die if you were covered in it too
@verakoo6187
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 pm
Bit different, that bug spray is specifically designed to kill them.
Nuclear radiation is designed to kill us.
@95rav
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 pm
@KaitouKaiju. to be fair, I can roll around in a bed of daisies all day, but the pyrethrum will kill insects.
That isn’t the point though. Roaches are easily killed – they aren’t somehow invincible. Put one in a microwave and see how it fares – and microwave ovens are a little bit less dangerous than a nuke.
@95rav
June 3, 2025 at 8:21 pm
@@verakoo6187no, most bug sprays are anticholine esterase compounds and will affect our nervous system just as effectively as that in insects.
And nuclear radiation isn’t “designed” for anything at all – it just is. It can actually be beneficial.
@bekahart
June 3, 2025 at 7:44 pm
That is the CUTEST roach I have EVER seen 😭💜
@biosparkles9442
June 3, 2025 at 7:46 pm
In regards to 7:55, there has been recent research that does support mosquitoes being more attracted to certain people than others, but it’s not about blood type. It seems to mostly be about body odour and how much CO2 a person breathes out (and maybe also skin microbiome). People with a higher metabolic rate attract more mosquitoes, which is why often people will notice they’re bitten more after exercising, or while pregnant, or after starting on medications that increase metabolic rate.
@daviddick815
June 3, 2025 at 7:55 pm
I love insects – to look at, not touch. Watching this video made me itchy all over! Does an insectologist not get itchy like me? How/why does that happen, and does it happen to everyone?
@j.rinker4609
June 3, 2025 at 7:56 pm
I love hissing cockroaches…I did a bachelor’s in Microbiology, and the hissing cockroaches we saw in parasitology/vector biology were the biggest animals I got to see.
@darthleton
June 3, 2025 at 7:58 pm
“You can get these in New Jersey.” Is probably nothing you’d ever want to hear on a program about bugs.
@ninadgadre3934
June 3, 2025 at 8:12 pm
She’s amazing
@j.rinker4609
June 3, 2025 at 8:18 pm
When I do fieldwork, gnats spend more time hanging around other people than me. If the other people leave, the gnats bother me more. Greater lactic acid production?
@olavl8827
June 3, 2025 at 8:20 pm
Excellent presentation, dr. Ware is super charming and obviously an expert. also I like that she mentioned the research by Lars Chittka concerning bees. Everyone should read Chittka’s “The Mind of a Bee”. A real eye opening book.
@robertvose7540
June 3, 2025 at 8:21 pm
14:10 I learned a lot
@Rirah
June 3, 2025 at 8:27 pm
This was amazing! She’s amazing. ❤
@luciliascarcass
June 3, 2025 at 8:29 pm
I saw Jessica Ware talk at the Academy of Natural Sciences!! She’s great, had such great insights on how to have a career in entomology/any other biological science.
@SnquoraLee33
June 3, 2025 at 8:31 pm
That scorpion question got me so hot.
@LucenProject
June 3, 2025 at 8:33 pm
5:40 “You want to be like the monarch? We’ll call you the viceroy.” 🤣
@Afrimusican
June 3, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Have we had a herpetologist yet? C’mon Wired let’ssss go
@mikesanborn4541
June 3, 2025 at 8:39 pm
This was fascinating and so pleasant to listen to, Dr Ware is a captivating teacher.
@revolution724
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 pm
Dr. Ware is so informative and charming! I can imagine her being the little girl who loves bugs.
@themattcardenas
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 pm
This was one of my all time favorite! She is incredible. I understood everything she said and wanted to learn more! I still don’t like tarantulas though 🤣
@sandyshanks111
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 pm
Just to clarify, native bees do not have barbed stingers, so they don’t die after stinging their victims the way honeybee workers do. There are about 4,000 native bee species in the U.S.
@xxff6452
June 3, 2025 at 8:50 pm
爱向爬🤔
@obliviouscandybar
June 3, 2025 at 8:53 pm
Horrified by the fruit fly answer. 😨
@janetf23
June 3, 2025 at 8:55 pm
👏I learned a lot, thanks!
@southron_d1349
June 3, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Delighted to see some live specimens, especially the Whip Scorpion and the Cockroaches.
The first problem with “A Bug’s Life” is that there are no bugs in the film. Millipedes, moths, grasshoppers, ants, beetles, spiders, and mantids but no bugs. Perhaps there’s one in the City scene but it’s hardly enough to justify the title.
@KateHikes1933
June 3, 2025 at 9:10 pm
Typical insect scientist amiritr
@SamM-gh5kd
June 3, 2025 at 9:24 pm
Bro, the only thing i saw is her giants melons 🍉 🥵🔥 not sure what this video was all about 🤣🙈
@cargueconcuidado
June 4, 2025 at 3:04 pm
@IzumisChild
June 4, 2025 at 3:24 pm
Well I’m curious but with that intro, I don’t know if I can watch the video…
@coolaa7
June 4, 2025 at 3:44 pm
Dung Beetles using the Milky Way to navigate is wild!😮
@sirbythedoor3498
June 4, 2025 at 4:26 pm
I could listen to this expert for hours! Awesome video
@cwtdos1994
June 4, 2025 at 4:32 pm
When I tell you that I SMASHED the like button the second I got the notification. I always appreciate these, but I didn’t want this one to end!
@jacktastick
June 4, 2025 at 5:04 pm
25:22 i know that you are a thousand percent correct, but unless I have to do it, i’m not eating insects.
@oksobasicallyimmonky
June 4, 2025 at 5:17 pm
She’s so fun
@cgbleak
June 4, 2025 at 5:42 pm
This may be the best Tech Support I’ve ever seen–because of the quality of the questions and the quality (and brevity) of the answers. This entomologist is a great communicator.
@elf__daddy
June 4, 2025 at 5:58 pm
This made me really interested in learning more about bugs
@xrvj33
June 4, 2025 at 6:01 pm
Love this so much !!
@ar5984
June 4, 2025 at 6:02 pm
i just adoree getting to see peoples eyes light up when explaining their passions thanks for giving us such cool insight !!dr jessica youre so knowledgable, you are so cool!!
@sillydestiny
June 4, 2025 at 6:09 pm
By the way, that windshield question is a phenomenally great way to show people who do not understand climate change and how ecosystems are affected by it. At the very least, people understand ecosystems.They understand that all the bugs dying is bad. I’ve seen that light in people’s eyes when they make the connection between those things. I’ve seen then begin to understand the problems in nature.Just a little bit better. In my opinion, you should be asking this question as just an interesting little factoid all the time.
@Bacopa68
June 4, 2025 at 6:14 pm
I had West Nile. Came and went fast, so I was lucky. Still two terrible days.
@tommartin2360
June 4, 2025 at 6:22 pm
This was great. I remember as a child 60 years ago walking through fields with my butterfly net and my field guide and finding dozens of different species of butterflies in just a few hours. That environment simply does not exist around here anymore
@KatDJZ
June 4, 2025 at 6:38 pm
I did NOT need that fruit fly fact…🤢
@gastronomymonk2168
June 4, 2025 at 6:55 pm
Heterocheata!
@gastronomymonk2168
June 4, 2025 at 6:57 pm
Feed the hissing cockroach Royal jelly (royalactin)
@katherinerichardson2273
June 4, 2025 at 7:02 pm
I used to say that I hate bugs but honestly I find what bothers me is the sensation of them touching me if I’m not ready for it I actually think they’re fascinating and I respect their place in nature I just prefer to keep their nature out of my house too which is never fun when you have pests
@katherinerichardson2273
June 4, 2025 at 7:06 pm
it depends on how you define the word dangerous animal because mosquitoes kill the most people
@CelAbration
June 4, 2025 at 7:08 pm
I loved bugs as a kid and still do as an adult. They have entire worlds adjacent to ours, or they did. I hope they’ll make it through our shenanigans
@katherinerichardson2273
June 4, 2025 at 7:10 pm
you know that thing about reacting to mosquitoes make sense cuz I could swear I never used to react to them but last year it was pretty bad and I know allergies can change over time
@gastronomymonk2168
June 4, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Dr Ware is awesome. That was the brest Wired episode thus far! We learned so much about bugs 🐜
@TheRafaelRamos
June 4, 2025 at 8:38 pm
Ideas for next videos:
– Eastern History Support
– Masonry Support
– Blacksmith Support
– Indigenous Support
– Gardening Support
– Literature Support
– Language Support
– Sociology Support
– Electricity Support
– Music Production Support
– Business Support
– Economy Support
– Dancing/Theater Support
– Cinema Support
– Hiking Support
– Philosophy Support
– Sea Navigation Support
@swine13
June 4, 2025 at 8:39 pm
The best things about these kinds of speakers is that they can bring visual examples. 😀
@hospitalgal101
June 4, 2025 at 9:19 pm
WIRED said this was insects and so I trusted that there would be no arachnids and once again my trust was misplaced
@nephatrine
June 5, 2025 at 11:06 am
I was excited when she mentioned phylogenetic trees because insects _are_ crustaceans so it was a little disappointing to see an outdated diagram on screen that showed them as sister taxa.
@Rarrrgh
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 am
Hey Maya 👋
@celtictheknight
June 5, 2025 at 11:49 am
The video barely started and I was already like “nope”.
@thepinkprayingmantis6541
June 5, 2025 at 11:57 am
I’m obsessed with her 💗
@Megan-wy7fp
June 5, 2025 at 11:57 am
now which expert can explain the full body chills I get just by thinking about bugs ??
@priscilabee583
June 5, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Thanks, Dr.Jessica!
@ThanhNguyen-w1i6v
June 5, 2025 at 12:45 pm
I’m no expert but I know she’s an enthusiastic expert when I see her holding a repulsive cockcroach on her hand. Mad respect for her.
@NoName-ik2du
June 5, 2025 at 1:08 pm
A thought on the car windshield thing: Cars are a lot more aerodynamic than they used to be. That probably saves a lot of bugs by swooping them over the car instead of right into the windshield. My primary vehicle is a ’70s car, and whenever I go on highway trips, the windshield and front end are littered with bugs in less than half an hour.
@GirumYemer
June 5, 2025 at 1:46 pm
Thanks. That was really insightful
@jakeoliver9167
June 5, 2025 at 2:33 pm
“Insect Questions” *arachnid in the thumbnail*… the pedant in me raging quietely
@tgreg9542
June 5, 2025 at 2:39 pm
Why are we discussing Tarantulas and Scorpions in a bug video🤦🏾♂️
@lazerbeam134
June 5, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Well insects are actually land lobsters
@checkitoutgoof
June 5, 2025 at 3:29 pm
That cleavage though 😮😍
@Aceries_
June 5, 2025 at 3:39 pm
I wanna be her friend
@BradSchmor
June 5, 2025 at 3:56 pm
I took invertebrate zoology in college and I did a number of dissections of different creatures, where I had to draw and label it. I never once thought to label the contents of their bodies as “just goo”.
@Hatsune-Miku_Fan
June 5, 2025 at 4:11 pm
🐛🦋
@tamarazwinak
June 5, 2025 at 4:23 pm
If there is a Mosquito, it will find me.
@saraparra277
June 5, 2025 at 4:53 pm
You’re showing a WEEVIL instead of a kissing bug in 32:25
@kevinconrad6156
June 5, 2025 at 5:09 pm
I was really impressed until the fruit fly part. You probably don’t have fruit flies on your produce in North America unless you live in Hawaii or Florida. Those pesky little flies we hate in the kitchen are fungus flies, the rest of her description of how they get there is spot on.
@mariemecisse946
June 5, 2025 at 5:51 pm
my oh my i was so excited to watch this video when i saw it!! this may be one of my favorite eps, so many questions and fascinating answers – the guest’s love for bugs is so communicative and enjoyable 🙂 and i learned so much too!! thank you
@karoke6
June 5, 2025 at 6:26 pm
A cave roach…….lord how many types of roaches do there need to be?!
@TheOtherMwalimu
June 5, 2025 at 6:27 pm
20 minutes 😮
@sancehnhassanin8954
June 5, 2025 at 7:37 pm
😂 the first 1 min yo
@cameronmarzzarella3250
June 5, 2025 at 8:10 pm
I am surprised there were no wasp questions. I wanted to learn why wasps exist.
@jennifers.9569
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 pm
I love her! This is a great episode. If she was my professor in undergrad, I probably would have stuck with ecology instead of switching to biology. She makes bugs and the outdoors interesting. ❤
@Ezukah
June 5, 2025 at 9:33 pm
You can’t just tell me that my bananas are covered in fruit fly eggs already when I bring them inside and move on like you didn’t just tell me that. ☹️
@lococholo2857
June 5, 2025 at 9:46 pm
awesome video.. Thank you for all the cool information 🙂
@ilanao5824
June 5, 2025 at 10:51 pm
i felt all tingly watching all the crawling insects in this episode 😂
@Teeseedub
June 5, 2025 at 11:05 pm
Bro I would be happy if I never saw a bug ever again.
@AsiaDanceScene
June 5, 2025 at 11:32 pm
Didn’t think anyone could meet me hype about dung beetle navigation, yet here we are😂
@napoleonibonaparte7198
June 6, 2025 at 2:06 am
I jumped the moment that hissing roach fell off her hand…
@ИльяБорисов-ы6э
June 6, 2025 at 2:49 am
Get stick bugged lol
@circassianlondoner
June 6, 2025 at 4:04 am
How can anyone talk about insects and not mention “Silence Of The Lambs”?
@paposeco06
June 6, 2025 at 4:05 am
I want to watch but I’m not going to until somebody tells me if there’s a spider or not in the video.
@durgsinghsodha3064
June 6, 2025 at 5:55 am
wow nice 🙏
@rahulparmar9934
June 6, 2025 at 5:55 am
awesome 💫
@TanyaJ_CrueltyFreeBeauty
June 6, 2025 at 6:18 am
The only time mosquitoes never bothered me (when I was around them) was when I was getting chemotherapy. I was at oncology camp one year and it was the only year I’m pretty sure I never got bitten.
@TiniFroggi
June 6, 2025 at 10:46 am
Stop cutting her off 🙁 I’d rather watch a longer video listening to her speak.
@jamisendinel663
June 6, 2025 at 12:24 pm
27:04 Jessica, say it ain’t so! 🤯☠️
@anzhi.1506
June 6, 2025 at 1:12 pm
“Butterflies and dragonflies r not interested in you” 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
@valarya
June 6, 2025 at 1:13 pm
“If you eat me, you’ll probably barf.” 🤣🤣
@ricardomejia15
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 pm
gross gross gross gross gross
@flo-hd7px
June 6, 2025 at 1:16 pm
ngl this video helped me get less scared of insects and more empathetic
i could hear her talk more 🙂
@MichaelOffong
June 6, 2025 at 3:05 pm
She looks like a smart Beyonce
@JadeLeaf1980
June 6, 2025 at 4:04 pm
She has a really sweet geeky kind of way about her, her big grin, her upbeat tone – you can tell she’s excited to geek out about her favourite subject. I love it 🥰
@dehbavilaz
June 6, 2025 at 5:27 pm
How can I get so nervous watching all those insects while being so enthralled and mesmerized at the same time? Dr. Ware, you are fantastic!
@iilikecereal
June 6, 2025 at 7:20 pm
I got licked by a bee today, let her know.
@sandomen123
June 6, 2025 at 7:31 pm
I need this weekly.
@rosebud775
June 6, 2025 at 8:05 pm
I thought wow!
I didn’t know Allison Hammond was into insects …😂
I genuinely thought this was her
@JustTonySelf
June 6, 2025 at 8:09 pm
0:57 now, how is that a benefit to him? 😂
@The_Local_Tourist_
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 am
2:57 “pet” 👀 here I was looking for the shoe 😂😂
@The_Local_Tourist_
June 7, 2025 at 8:51 am
9:15 that’s why you keep looking at it 👀 you know deep down you holding your cool
@parthathokdar9602
June 7, 2025 at 11:52 am
wow nice 🙏
@Charan-y2h
June 7, 2025 at 11:56 am
wow nice 🙏
@RekhaDevi-e8r9o
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 pm
awesome 💫
@MadhaviPuilgilla
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 pm
Anxiety kept me in a state of constant exhaustion, mentally drained and physically tired. I thought this was just my normal until a friend recommended Shift Your Mind by Alexander Brooks. It completely shifted how I approach anxiety, giving me the ability to cope effectively. Small changes made a huge difference ❤️
@mrakoi2431
June 7, 2025 at 12:40 pm
Who’s going to this woman’s house after seeing roaches all over her?
@alexcustard6621
June 7, 2025 at 12:50 pm
OH MY GOODNESS I just noticed her earrings
@alexcustard6621
June 7, 2025 at 12:57 pm
16:01 gotta love scientists. The Cave Roach, found on trees.
The Mountain Chicken, a friggin frog.
@spornge
June 7, 2025 at 1:11 pm
I wish I knew how to submit these questions i am dying to know if there is any truth that mosquitos do not like smokers
@thefloatingpiano
June 7, 2025 at 2:35 pm
awesome!! Wonderful presenter
@kaysmith3545
June 7, 2025 at 2:43 pm
Fun and informative! I think you had weevil, though, around 30:18, rather than a kissing bug. 😊
@eleneglad_
June 7, 2025 at 3:36 pm
She’s so gentle and enthusiastic. It really warms my heart
@brochronicles
June 7, 2025 at 3:54 pm
This was so fascinating, thank you
@kess8182
June 7, 2025 at 4:59 pm
Cute
@chetansen8265
June 7, 2025 at 5:04 pm
awesome 💫
@samlollipop
June 7, 2025 at 5:23 pm
How did I never know Woody Allen was in Antz
@doctorinfinite6704
June 7, 2025 at 5:40 pm
6:39 “It takes a really long time to reproduce , sometimes 20 minutes”
Maaaaaan can you tell my ex 20 minutes is a really long time
@mariannetfinches
June 7, 2025 at 6:08 pm
30:23 thanks i hate it.
@mariannetfinches
June 7, 2025 at 6:11 pm
This was an awesome episode. Such a fun expert. Such cool insects! Good to know that no matter how little you breathe, the insects will find you.
@lillovelace
June 7, 2025 at 6:23 pm
Awesome
@AdamFahn
June 7, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Superb. I can’t believe I just watched over 30 minutes on insects and enjoyed every minute!
@natilyfe
June 7, 2025 at 6:54 pm
Can you imagine her poor parents?! “Hey, look what I found!” 🤣
@isseume
June 7, 2025 at 7:15 pm
As an entomology girlie myself, I absolutely LOVE seeing more girls in the field 💛
@challenger398
June 7, 2025 at 7:36 pm
“it benefits him” he wanted to die
@Rectal_Railgun2
June 8, 2025 at 1:08 am
The tarantula part warmed both my heart and my flamethrower
@kennethbuchanan9637
June 8, 2025 at 2:07 am
13:54 are those the things that they used the unforgivable curses on in Harry Potter??
@darkknight4608
June 8, 2025 at 7:14 am
This was a great show and she did an awesome job at educating us. Thank you for your passion and knowledge sharing!
@elizabethsarino9529
June 8, 2025 at 7:23 am
My brother used to have a tarantula, one night it accidentally got out of its cage and my aunt woke up with the tarantula near her face 😂
@RaviKumar-tq4bt
June 8, 2025 at 8:15 am
wow nice 🙏
@liladhulekar2709
June 8, 2025 at 8:15 am
great ❤️
@DebBiswas-m9p
June 8, 2025 at 8:16 am
awesome 💫
@DineshThapa-j7d
June 8, 2025 at 8:21 am
Anxiety kept me in a state of constant exhaustion, mentally drained and physically tired. I thought this was just my normal until a friend recommended Shift Your Mind by Alexander Brooks. It completely shifted how I approach anxiety, giving me the ability to cope effectively. Small changes made a huge difference ❤️
@AshokMeena-rn3mu
June 8, 2025 at 8:23 am
awesome 💫
@अंतरालकटोय्ले
June 8, 2025 at 8:23 am
great ❤️
@Savi_I
June 8, 2025 at 9:48 am
My dream Career (but in forensics)
@thebush6077
June 8, 2025 at 12:05 pm
I appreciate that at least mosquitos try to be painless while they steal our blood and give us any number of diseases. Horseflies, meanwhile, are tiny angry gremlins that you feel immediately but it doesn’t even matter because so many of them are swarming and trying to eat you that you don’t even have a chance to swat any individual. Really wish our morals as a species would stop protecting some super annoying and downright deadly creatures. Like we can systematically kill millions of animals for food with little to no care but the moment you suggest wiping out an entire species of parasitic disease carrying pests and suddenly everyone cares about the ecosystem 😭
@feelin_fine
June 8, 2025 at 12:25 pm
Absolutely fascinating
@audreyhedges5417
June 8, 2025 at 1:22 pm
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@citruzkittycat13
June 8, 2025 at 1:23 pm
the bug apocalypse has a so sad 🙁
@frog1204
June 8, 2025 at 1:35 pm
Whipspiders’ whips are extremely sensitive with a huge number of nerve endings. They don’t use them for pushing prey toward them, they use them like a feeling pair of eyes. Whipspiders can even recognize individuals of their own species and remember their way through mazes because they’re so intricately aware of the world around them through their whips. Amblypigi are really fascinating
@knuckleburger
June 8, 2025 at 2:35 pm
I’m a crazy cat lady by day but a die hard insect lover by heart. If we continue effing up everything on this planet the way we do, they will be the last ones standing. They are just next level of evolution.
@brentwong6982
June 8, 2025 at 2:44 pm
What color was that bug?
@malcolmmcmillian7607
June 8, 2025 at 4:16 pm
those jammers are jamming, yeah i said it 😅
@stiffk666
June 8, 2025 at 5:55 pm
She was amazing
@sounikaghosh
June 8, 2025 at 6:21 pm
Anxiety kept me in a state of constant exhaustion, mentally drained and physically tired. I thought this was just my normal until a friend recommended Shift Your Mind by Alexander Brooks. It completely shifted how I approach anxiety, giving me the ability to cope effectively. Small changes made a huge difference ❤️
@sababvai2906
June 8, 2025 at 6:21 pm
awesome 💫
@parboti4505
June 8, 2025 at 6:34 pm
To anyone who’s suffering depression, anxiety, insomnia and other mental health problems, you are not alone. I feel you. You are so brave. You are doing so well. I’m proud of you. I’m sending you a virtual hug ❤ For me, it wasn’t therapy or meds that helped the most — it was reconnecting with myself. I started using the exercises in Shift Your Mind by Alexander Brooks, and it made me feel human again. The anxiety that used to control my whole day barely shows up now! 🙏❤
@BeACustodian
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 pm
Ok fine I’ll never eat fruit again
@bogdanjamal1703
June 8, 2025 at 9:22 pm
10:18 “I’m the same species as you, so I might be someone that you wanna mate with” works every time👍
@1PAKMAN7
June 8, 2025 at 11:15 pm
I could watch her all day
@thetammi100
June 8, 2025 at 11:26 pm
I grew up coming here and now I take my son to your museum all the time! ❤
@Rowan-gt3ik
June 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm
whoever titled the butterfly section of the video with the lyrics to reading rainbow, i love u
@CompanionBeans
June 9, 2025 at 1:19 am
I could listen to her talk about insects all dayyyyy she just seems very passionate and explains things extremely well
@Babiegoat
June 9, 2025 at 1:21 am
i love her tattoo:)
@neonraindrop8357
June 9, 2025 at 1:38 am
I can’t believe this used to be my dream Profession, how did I get so squeamish over the years
@plumpengu
June 9, 2025 at 2:11 am
as an aspiring entomologist jessica ware is my personal idol
@seirei_m
June 9, 2025 at 3:53 am
What I learned is that bug-repellant is not a Super Repel, it’s more of a Potion of Invisibility
@cryptidcowgirl
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 am
As a tarantula keeper I am cringing so hard at that tarantula on the mesh. Recipe for disaster.
Tarantulas have little “paws” that can cause them to get stuck and rip legs off. Very dangerous.
Also not all tarantulas have urticating hairs, only new world species have urticating hairs. Old world species have more potent venom to make up for not having that form of defense.
@harishrajora6453
June 9, 2025 at 1:08 pm
was there a need to put everything on your hand? Feels like its on me
@renzobarbieri5104
June 9, 2025 at 2:07 pm
4:38 ooh I didn’t know that, very interesting
@desarityd5776
June 9, 2025 at 2:25 pm
Please bring her on for another episode some time!! I could happily listen to her answer these questions for hours in a part two! I love this series and she’s one of my favorite educator’s you’ve had on!!
@leowoodwind7723
June 9, 2025 at 2:56 pm
This is cool 😀
@messybe
June 9, 2025 at 3:38 pm
So… Honey dew is just insect crap. How can that little thing pop something out that big?
@kotosqopos
June 9, 2025 at 4:55 pm
I admire her for letting all those critters climb on her so fearlessly.
@anonymous-hz2un
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 pm
God bless her 🏀🏀
@megankennedy1725
June 9, 2025 at 5:20 pm
I relate to worker termites because i also do everything and bang my head against the wall
@that_one_doggo8391
June 9, 2025 at 9:39 pm
i like these videos but I also feel like they don’t really answer the questions. ie.
Q. why is everyone afraid of tarantulas?
A. Tarantulas are not the bad guys.
@crazycurlycutie
June 9, 2025 at 10:30 pm
I love seeing people “geek out” on topics that they’re extremely passionate about. She’s so intelligent. I could listen to her speak for hours. What a beautiful soul ❤❤
@robertochavez7838
June 9, 2025 at 11:02 pm
Great video!
She is the host of Insectarium by the American Museum of Natural History and PBS Terra. So, if you loved her speaking about bugs, check out more videos!
@jamesthomas323
June 9, 2025 at 11:51 pm
Thank you, you’re very Beautiful and Smart ❤
@stewie2423
June 10, 2025 at 12:20 am
Those are beautiful!❤
@joshuajaviercanogarcia7217
June 10, 2025 at 12:50 am
in the chagas part of the video (30:16) wired showed a curculionidae beetle. Maybe you should ask the expert to review the images that youre showing
@ozaruspersona1631
June 10, 2025 at 1:06 am
Okay i have to add my two cents. “Why is everyone afraid of tarantuals?” Is such a blantly weird question. Imahine if I told you your paralysis demon had 8 legs andany eyes that starwd back at you. You’d think that’s creepy. Tarantuals are walking nightmare fuel. And they make no noise. You’re minding your business then you see a giant furry thing with legs out of the corner of your eye.
Now with that being said, I don’t understand why people are scared of snakes orher than a possible religious upbringing. But snakes are actually cute without this weird, surreal eldrich horror face that a tarantual gives you.
@PRKLGaming
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 am
That comment on there being fewer insects was really bleak 🙁
@PRKLGaming
June 10, 2025 at 2:17 am
20:09 is that queen wounded?
@Cactus_Y_Estrellas_Suculentas
June 10, 2025 at 2:27 am
13:10 arachnids are not insects? 🤔
@Donasaur7734
June 11, 2025 at 10:59 am
Correct! Insects have 3 body segments and 6 legs, while arachnids have two body segments and 8 legs.
@Eugene-yl8xw
June 10, 2025 at 4:03 am
THE TAILESS WHIP SCORPION IS SO CREEPY LOOKING!
@justsean5774
June 10, 2025 at 4:20 am
Dude they can literally walk around in a damm microwave while it on cooking food inside they just walk around I there laughing at you absolutely the little creeps will survive
@dwell7315
June 10, 2025 at 4:37 am
Gosh that cave roach is GORGEOUS I kinda want one
@lolhcd
June 10, 2025 at 10:00 am
22:21 now having learned about those stigma marks, are those depictions accurate? xD
@cultcritique
June 10, 2025 at 6:40 pm
❤❤❤❤
@Cakes01
June 10, 2025 at 8:50 pm
9:20 I was not aware of the spiders game
@beepea
June 10, 2025 at 9:54 pm
i love how excited she is about these facts. great video!!!
@_emily_11_14
June 10, 2025 at 10:20 pm
this made me itchy asf
@FroyOrigami
June 11, 2025 at 1:24 am
Came for the bugs but stayed for something else…
@sharkguy27
June 11, 2025 at 9:36 am
13:41 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE???
@waynawilliams1728
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 am
She’s a fantastic teacher. Not many people can make insects interesting and she nailed it!! 💯 would watch her again.
@reyon2673
June 11, 2025 at 9:45 am
Where’s Sammy? 😢
@GreatWhiteWeasel
June 11, 2025 at 1:00 pm
The questions being asked on this channel have taken a real hit. I feel like Burton Ernie are responsible for most of your inquiries.
@Manishnishad007
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 pm
Iam distracted by her huge melons
@mje_shots
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 pm
What a great and educative video!
Can we have a parasitologist answer parasite questions? That’d be really interesting.
@webs4447
June 11, 2025 at 5:27 pm
I love hearing passionate people talk about their favorite things <3
@aa-ze5cz
June 11, 2025 at 7:52 pm
Wait a minute…. so if I had a cockroach digestive system, I could just be eating the same slice of Pepperoni pizza for life!?
……….. I never thought I’d say it, but I’m jealous of cockroaches…
@nick942
June 12, 2025 at 1:42 am
14:03 my neighbors heard me 😂
@portiawalker8334
June 12, 2025 at 1:42 am
I wish I wasn’t afraid of bugs. They seem so cool and they are cleaner than mammal pets. Lol
@deoroidx1506
June 12, 2025 at 3:39 am
the way my body jumped when the hissing cockroach jumped off her finger, thinking it jumped right out of the screen
@portiawalker8334
June 12, 2025 at 4:11 am
It’s actually crazy.
This is literally their earth 😭
We’re so mean to them.
@uhljebatur
June 12, 2025 at 4:20 am
22:02 completly wrong? First time i hear this.
The bugs are big as the amout of oxygen in the air cause they “breath” with their bodies, exoskeleton. So the more oxygen is in the air, the bigger the bug.
When the dragonflies were masive there was crazy amount of oxygen in air, smthing like 70%, unlike today’s 20%. That means they got bigger or smaller cause of oxygen.
Meanwhile she says it is cause to fly faster and better due to predation risk. That is wrong and child could give me that answer.
@Mantis4242
June 12, 2025 at 7:39 am
30:16 THAT’S A WEEVIL NOT A KISSING BUG LMAO who edited that in 😭😭
@bloodgloss66
June 12, 2025 at 8:25 am
“eating your mate is really a great food source”
girl excuse me?
@Vistico93
June 12, 2025 at 9:50 am
Insects having consciousness would seem cruel, especially for species where only about 1% survive to adulthood. Like your whole life is living in a slasher film
@eileendunn2130
June 12, 2025 at 10:58 am
This was fun to hear and watch.
Just delighted. Thanks.
@cryingline9697
June 12, 2025 at 12:05 pm
Yall want to see bugs? 17:15 go to kings island rn in Ohio 100% chance a cicada will land on you (my experience going last weekend)
@jasonmest87
June 12, 2025 at 3:40 pm
Some people eat bugs, ueghhh!!! [🔍Deadman On Campus]
@Myst109
June 12, 2025 at 4:14 pm
i will not eat the bugs.
period.
end of story.
@thethebest3263
June 12, 2025 at 6:46 pm
I love it when smart people talk about their passion
@kingoverseas9052
June 12, 2025 at 7:54 pm
The Ding Beetle Milky Way fact has blown my mind.