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Extraordinary Insect Emergence at Night | BBC Earth

In the forests of Madagascar, mouse lemurs attend a midnight feast as the sugary secretions of flatid bugs attract a swarm of insects.

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Who else heard that fox sound at the end and immediately thought of Ghost of Tsushima?
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It’s so amazing, this is the first time I find out about this little guys, and also that only female lemurs
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So u mean to tell me them little hard droplets thats on my car in the morning is honey piss
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Nature has some of the craziest animals and insects 😂
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I think we needed a btw explanation of what was wailing in the background.
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About 20 or so years ago, in Southeastern US a weather event of some sort had blown millions of those fuzzy aphids, or something like them into our hemisphere.
"Asian wooly Hackberry Aphids" is what they were called if memory serves me correctly. 🤔 I could be mistaken as to how they got to Alabama.. it was around 1997-98.
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now we know why these lemurs and other night marsupials love eating insects: and I get to visit WITHOUT the humidty count, the insect arrivals. and the heat of the night.
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Amazing video!
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If my neighbors held full-blown fist fights over territory in my living room, I’d probably just move out. These bugs really have no chill.
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Insects in The Night over Baobab...
Is Giant Life ....under Moon 🕷🦗🌛
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This phenomenon is both strange and worrying, especially since the insects appear in such large numbers at night. It's unclear whether the cause is the weather, lighting, or a change in their habitat.
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Born in darkness, built for flight. Masterclass cinematography by BBC Earth!
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@daehank From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 6
Around 0:50 I can hear the cuckoo singing, which is exactly the same song I hear in Korea. Somewhat surprised, I looked up the internet finding some cuckoos in Korea migrate all the way to Africa for winter.
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@yeet8371 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 5
Use to catch n eat these as village child 😅
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The lemurs are gosh cute
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Madagascar’s forests transform after sunset. Many ecological interactions happen at night, revealing a hidden world that most people never get to see.
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Wow, when it showed it eating that potato bug, really shows how tiny they are.
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@ertyiopp From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 41
It’s so amazing, this is the first time I find out about this little guys, and also that only female lemurs (of this subspecies at least) go into the seasonal sleep. Thank you for showing us more of our beautiful planet
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Mouse lemurs may be small, but they’re incredibly adaptable. Their ability to locate temporary food sources is essential for survival.
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The level of detail in this footage is absolutely
incredible! BBC Earth never fails to amaze me with
the hidden wonders of Madagascar's ecosystems. The
way mouse lemurs and flatid bugs interact at night
is pure magic. Nature is extraordinary! 🦎✨