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Collecting Insects in A Pine Forest

Insect Hunter

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In this video I take my camera gear and collecting equipment out camping in a pine forest in the Rocky Mountains to look for a wide variety of insects. Learn about what methods work well in this setting so next time you go camping you can find some awesome insect treasures. Methods used include sweep net, searching in rotting logs, pit fall traps and visual search on tree trunks.

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Intro/Outro Music by Epikus
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Other Music
River of Io Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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20 Comments

@supersaiyanbro 6 years ago

This guy is a real life Animal Crossing Villager

@giran4914 7 years ago (edited)

5:41 A wild Pokémon has appeared!

@aviemoreno9721 7 years ago

Hey! I'm not big on insects personally but I love the passion you show when you record these videos! One can tell you really care about them. Just want you to know that even though insects kinda freak me out, I enjoy watching your vids. Keep it up, bro!

@DustVixen 6 years ago

I absolutely detest horseflies, the are on the same level as wasps for me shudder

@carlagilbertson102 8 months ago

I've been watching your videos for a looong time

@dmr7356 7 years ago

We have some really cool insects here in Connecticut, just in my yard I find praying mantis, cicadas, cicada killer wasps, all types of other wasps, and all types of spiders including big jumping spiders like half an inch long which are my favorite to watch. Good vids btw

@snow8218 6 years ago

Bugs terrify me... why am I addicted to your videos?! 💚

@KillerBeeGuy 6 years ago

We only have Killer Bees here in Arizona! They are meaner than hell! Killer Bee Guy here! Did you know that Killer Bee honey is the same as any other honey? It is the nectar source that matters.

@kaimu725 7 years ago

those long horned beetles i used to love to catch

@equalivent_auxiliumchina3286 6 years ago

It’s SO good to hear your wife has a ‘normal’ reaction to bugs😂

@Gik1618 6 years ago

That longhorn beetle you were handling is an invasive species from East Asia. I saw one for the first time hitching a ride on my windscreen as I was coming home from work a couple of years ago.

@myrmepropagandist 5 years ago

the ants may be falling in your traps while dragging dead bees and crickets.

@JellyButterCrackers 5 years ago

I’m glad I’m not the only one fascinated my insects who also gets spooked by them sometimes!

@gracefrazier4775 7 years ago

Jason, I am so glad to see this video. Had no idea that horseflies were so aggressive, good to know. Too, the pitfall traps you set out is a technique I will be trying. Very much appreciate the suggestion. Had seen what you call Carpenter Ants in the Lake Tahoe area decades ago, and now know what they were. Was concerned about them at first, then noticed they were not aggressive. Thank you for sharing your outing with us.

@TheShots5343 5 years ago

I am an electronics graduate and an elementary school teacher, but I love the insects because they are also living beings and essential as animals/birds. Insects also deserve care.

@johnwanderin3872 6 years ago

I love finding longhorn beetles when I’m camping. Haven’t been bitten by one yet. Also love imitating them when fly tying because trout love big beetles.

@Dubstepmeowski 7 years ago

Just found your channel! I've been aching for insects through Michigan's winter, so it's exciting to watch your videos. And wow that longhorn beetle is beautiful.

@jameswyatt1029 2 months ago

I like the pitfall traps. Trying to find my own food for my frogs.

@bentsai2118 7 years ago

@13:57
The tree barks look like the work Sapsuckers. slight diagonal but mostly horizontal rows of holes about equally spaced. Might be a Red-naped Sapsucker.

@clognog8049 7 years ago

Very good bug hunt! I've found small red beetles that squeal when you pick them up. I ordered some mantis eggs and they came today. I found some diving beetles one in a lake and the other in my little pond under a fake duck.