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In this video, we'll tell you how a mutant mosquito species has emerged in London, and why it poses a serious threat to humans and animals. This mosquito is not like any other mosquito you've ever seen. It has some unique and terrifying features that make it a super pest. Let's find out more! #brightside #brightsideglobal TIMESTAMPS: 0:01 What if mosquitoes became giant 08:36 If 1,000 mosquitoes bite you 17:25 Why bugs bump into your face so much This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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00:00Ah, it's a lovely day for a boat ride in the swamp.
00:03If not for these mosquitoes, then today would be perfect.
00:06But for some reason, the mosquitoes keep getting bigger the further you go into the swamp.
00:12They started out as tiny, almost invisible insects, and can now be the size of your thumb.
00:17You can hear their buzzing as they whiz past you.
00:20You go deeper to investigate why they're so big.
00:23Eventually, you see a large cluster of mosquitoes the size of your hand buzzing around.
00:30They notice you and start flying toward you.
00:32You grab a branch and start swatting them away.
00:35You run back to your boat and try to escape, but they follow you, and some manage to land on
00:41you.
00:41You swat them away, but more mosquitoes pop out of nowhere, the size of a basketball.
00:47You start your boat and speed your way back to the mainland.
00:50As you arrive, you see everyone running away in a frenzy, panicking because of the giant mosquitoes.
00:57Some of them are as big as a large dog.
01:00People are ducking under picnic tables, while some are running back to their cars and driving away.
01:05You get off the boat and run toward the closest grocery store, along with dozens of people.
01:10The employees lock up the gates, but the large glass panels show the mosquitoes multiplying.
01:16They're getting bigger and bigger until you can see one as big as a car zipping by.
01:21It's so strong that it landed on an empty car and crushed it.
01:25Everyone inside is ducking away out of fear.
01:28You try to calm everyone down and not make any noise.
01:31The mosquitoes are landing on the glass panel, blocking out the natural light.
01:36It's getting dark inside.
01:38Someone turns up the volume on the TV to the breaking news.
01:42Mosquitoes are flying rampant all across the continent, destroying natural resources and infiltrating cities.
01:49People are advised to stay indoors until further notice.
01:52The mosquitoes notice that there are people in the store, so they try to get in by force.
01:57A car-sized mosquito flies around in the sky, unaware of what's happening below.
02:03Everyone hears some noise coming from the back room.
02:06The employees realize they didn't lock the doors.
02:09A large mosquito enters and knocks down everything.
02:13Everyone runs around in a panic while throwing random stuff at it.
02:17Some people grab a fire extinguisher and spray it until it flies to the back room.
02:22Some employees lock the door and barricade it so that nothing can enter.
02:27Everyone waits nervously.
02:28The TV broadcasts some live coverage of how giant mosquitoes are flying everywhere.
02:33A helicopter is forced to land because the mosquitoes are flying around wildly in the skies.
02:38Everyone shudders when they hear the sound of more mosquitoes buzzing around near the back door.
02:45Hours pass and more mosquitoes keep coming endlessly.
02:49There are no people outside and much of the urban and landscape design in the park is destroyed or overrun
02:55by giant insects.
02:57Some people eat whatever is available while some are sleeping.
03:00A piece of breaking news interrupts the live coverage and shows that there will be armored buses ready to pick
03:06up people near the picnic site.
03:08However, the buses won't drive to hotspots since it'll be too dangerous.
03:13The only way to get on them is by being on the highway in two hours.
03:17Everyone tries to call their loved ones, but the cell towers have been knocked down and no one can call
03:23anyone.
03:23The mosquito that broke in a while ago destroyed the only landline that was present.
03:28People are arguing about whether they should stay or go.
03:32More insects cover the only clear patches of the sky until the sun disappears.
03:37The people split into two parties.
03:39Those who are leaving to catch the bus and those who want to stay.
03:43The employees know a back way that can quickly lead to the highway.
03:46The only problem is that it'll take around 20 minutes on foot and there are no cars to use.
03:52The way is tricky.
03:54First, they would need to escape through the main entrance and head through the bushy forest behind the dumpsters.
04:00Over there, they can enter a building, possibly through the sewers, which will lead to the lake next to the
04:06highway.
04:07The first party decides to leave.
04:09They prepare supplies for the breakout.
04:11Every second, more mosquitoes arrive, covering the sky.
04:15They gear up with anything they can find to protect themselves.
04:19Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that people breathe out.
04:22And they know that there's a source coming from the grocery store.
04:26Once everyone is ready, they get some makeshift torches and light them up.
04:30They add some barbecue fuel to keep the fire going.
04:33You're part of the party that is planning to escape.
04:36The doors open and everyone makes a break for it behind the dumpster.
04:40Many mosquitoes try to attack you, but the smoke from the fire repels them.
04:45Every second, more mosquitoes are filling the sky and the environment.
04:49Many people end up running back into the store, since they couldn't make it past the dumpster to the other
04:54building.
04:55Eventually, the rest of the people, including yourself, run toward the building.
04:59But it's locked, and no one can break down the door.
05:02Plan B is to break the glass from a window and crawl inside.
05:06You grab a rock and smash the closest window.
05:10The only problem is that the mosquitoes can follow you inside.
05:14So without any options left, you pull through and run to the basement of the building to find the entrance
05:19to the sewer.
05:20Success!
05:21You found it, and everyone descends to the bottom.
05:24No mosquitoes in sight, just rats.
05:27You're walking knee-high in sewer water, with it flowing past you.
05:31But it's only a few minutes until you reach the river.
05:34Another problem is that the sewer isn't going to the lake, but somewhere deep into the sewer channels.
05:40You follow it until you see what looks like an outlet.
05:43You make it out, and are near a water hole where all the discarded sewage leads next to the swamp.
05:49The only problem is that you're not next to the highway anymore, and time is running out.
05:54More mosquitoes are swarming the air, but they don't bother buzzing next to you.
05:59You notice some cat-sized creatures floating on the water.
06:02These are baby mosquitoes, or the larvae, and they're coming your way.
06:08You and everyone else swim for your lives to the shore.
06:11The giant alpha mosquito soars into the air and swoops down to try and grab someone, but it misses.
06:19Everyone makes it to the thick, swampy area where no giant mosquitoes can enter.
06:23Everyone covers themselves with branches to protect themselves.
06:26Fifteen minutes until the armored bus arrives.
06:29Since the mosquitoes can't enter, this will be the best place to hide until then.
06:33Darkness falls, and still, no bus!
06:37It's been three hours, and nothing!
06:39The mosquitoes are still buzzing around, and everyone is getting uncomfortable under the thick bushes.
06:44After a while, everyone hears a roaring engine, and sees lights flashing on the highway!
06:50Everyone gets up and runs to the bus, but you stop them to not draw the mosquitoes' attention.
06:55You volunteer to sneak out and stop the bus, and then everyone else can follow without drawing too much attention.
07:02You move a couple of branches, step over some tree bark, and crawl to the highway.
07:07You try to hold your breath so that you won't make any heavy breathing sounds.
07:11You reach the side of the road, and wave your arms to stop the bus.
07:15It pulls over, and the door opens.
07:17You signal the rest of the people to follow, and they follow your lead.
07:21Everyone is inside and safe.
07:23Some mosquitoes notice, and start pecking on the bus, but the armor is sturdy.
07:28The bus drives off, looking for other people along the road.
07:32And suddenly, a goliath lands in front of you!
07:35The bus stops, and sees a mosquito the size of a Boeing 747!
07:40It looks straight at you.
07:42It gets ready to attack, but the bus speeds under its legs and drives off.
07:46The mosquito takes off and tries to catch the bus, but you enter a tunnel to the other side of
07:52the mountain.
07:53After a few minutes, you reach an open area with no trees or buildings.
07:57The bus is speeding while dodging obstacles along the way.
08:00Finally, you notice you are near the grocery store, where you were held up.
08:05The bus opens the door for everyone inside to be taken to a safe zone.
08:09You hear from the aid workers that the whole world is being overrun by these giant creatures.
08:15As you drive along, you see a hybrid mosquito that has two heads and a scorpion's tail!
08:21It's as tall as a Statue of Liberty, and it's ready to attack!
08:25Whatever is causing these mosquitoes to grow abnormally is also making them into hybrids and mutants!
08:32And you thought it was going to be a good Monday!
08:35So Barry is running along the shore of a lake as fast as possible.
08:39He knows that if he stops, his life will turn into a nightmare in no time.
08:44A thousand mosquitoes are about to bite him.
08:47But what he doesn't know is that he'll be okay after all.
08:51So don't be afraid, Barry, and stop!
08:54Mosquitoes are slow.
08:55They fly at a little more than one mile per hour.
08:58And you can't run forever!
09:01So after a couple of hours of pointless running, Barry stops.
09:06He sweats and emits a smell attractive to insects.
09:10One little mosquito flies up to him.
09:12It buzzes next to his ear, sits on his sweaty neck, and bites.
09:16The insect pierces the skin with a special mouth apparatus called a proboscis.
09:22The mosquito starts pumping blood through this needle.
09:25Its saliva gets into Barry's body and causes an allergic reaction.
09:29More precisely, it's Barry's immune system that starts this reaction.
09:34It perceives the mosquito's saliva as an enemy and sends a unique chemical substance to the bite side.
09:40The fight between this substance and the invader causes an allergic reaction.
09:46Redness, swelling, and the worst thing, itching.
09:50Barry can scratch himself for several hours or even days.
09:53It all depends on how his body will react to the bite.
09:56The mosquito fills up with Barry's blood and flies away.
10:00It does it not for pleasure, but because it needs to lay eggs.
10:05Protein in the blood is necessary for these insects to reproduce.
10:09Their eggs can't grow without this substance.
10:12Yeah, almost all biting mosquitoes are female.
10:16Male mosquitoes prefer plant and flower nectar.
10:19Hey, they're guys.
10:21So, the female mosquito flies away from Barry.
10:24She sits down on the shore of the lake, where a large mosquito base is located.
10:29Here, these insects lay eggs, drink water, and chill in the sun.
10:33There are several hundred thousand of them, and they're all hungry.
10:38The female mosquito brings with her the smell of Barry's sweat, which is attractive to the rest of the mosquitoes,
10:44too.
10:45There are about 3,500 species of these insects on Earth.
10:50Some of them love the smell of sugar, perfume, or deodorant.
10:54And some enjoy the smell of dirty feet.
10:57Now, your attractiveness to mosquitoes also depends on what you have eaten today.
11:02Lots of candies and chocolate?
11:04Great!
11:05Now, mosquitoes feel a faint sweet smell coming from you.
11:09Have you eaten garlic and onions?
11:11Mosquitoes probably won't want to deal with you.
11:14And not only they, most likely.
11:17So, the smell of Barry's sweat is perfect for all mosquitoes on the shore.
11:21They go mad, take off, and head for the poor guy.
11:24If you walk near the water when the evening comes, if you're sweaty, wearing black clothes, and have O-type
11:31blood, then you have all the chances to get bitten by mosquitoes.
11:35And Barry meets all the criteria.
11:38The first mosquitoes land on Barry's feet.
11:41They bite him and start pumping blood.
11:43One tiny mosquito can draw a droplet of blood the size of a half a grain of rice.
11:49It's nothing at all.
11:50But several dozen of these bites?
11:52It's bad.
11:54Barry fights mosquitoes off with his hands, but the insects keep coming.
11:58They can't miss such a delicious dinner.
12:0110, 20, 50, 100 mosquitoes.
12:04They cover Barry's legs.
12:06The skin swells and turns red.
12:09Barry feels a burning sensation.
12:11His immune system is working at 100%, trying to reduce the damage and drive the enemies away.
12:17But the more actively Barry's body defenses work, the worse he feels.
12:22Mosquitoes sit on his hands and on his wet t-shirt stuck to his body.
12:26Yes, their mouthpiece can pierce a thin layer of fabric.
12:30Barry tries to run away.
12:32He stumbles over a rock and falls.
12:35Some insects finish their feast and fly away to tell their friends about the free food.
12:40Mosquitoes from all over the lake come to try Barry.
12:43Two hundred mosquitoes are drinking his blood.
12:47Three, five, seven, nine hundred.
12:49Now, one thousand mosquitoes have bitten him.
12:53Together, they have pumped out a small glass of blood.
12:56But the worst thing is, they continue biting him.
12:59Nothing can stop them now, even though they were supposed to bite him only a thousand times.
13:04Well, the only chance to escape is water.
13:08Barry, ignoring the itch, gets up and runs to the shore of the lake.
13:11Meanwhile, one hundred thousand mosquitoes have already bitten him.
13:16Sorry, Barry, but we have to entertain the audience.
13:19Don't worry, your recovery will be fast.
13:21He's getting closer and closer to the water.
13:24Mosquitoes are flying in front of his face, so he can't see the road.
13:28But Barry keeps running, waving his hands.
13:31Meanwhile, you know this moment when you're sleeping and one mosquito flies into the room through the window?
13:37Just one.
13:38But its squeaky sound is so annoying.
13:41And now, imagine a million mosquitoes making this noise.
13:45It's like a saxophone playing high notes.
13:48Sorry if you're a sax player.
13:50Well, Barry is slowing down.
13:52He's exhausted, and his heart is beating too fast.
13:55He no longer feels bites and itches.
13:58His body is becoming weak, but he's still moving toward the lake.
14:02Mosquitoes have already taken three soda cans of blood from him.
14:06And this is serious.
14:08Barry is running a fever and has clouded consciousness.
14:11His immune system is not coping.
14:14Barry can't run anymore.
14:15He's struggling to walk.
14:17It's getting harder to make every next step.
14:20The shore is only a few feet away, but it doesn't matter anymore, since he has no energy to move.
14:26So, he just sits on the grass and accepts the situation.
14:30He's lost a large soda bottle of blood.
14:33And this is a lot.
14:34This is probably the most large-scale attack of mosquitoes on humans.
14:38And then, at the very last moment, salvation appears.
14:43A frog croaks nearby.
14:45And another one.
14:47Several dozen jumping animals are approaching the shore.
14:50They release their tongues like spears and catch mosquitoes.
14:54This gives Barry hope.
14:55He makes a last-ditch effort to reach the lake.
14:58He jumps in.
15:00Yeah!
15:00What a relief!
15:02Cold, fresh water envelops his whole body and relieves the itching and irritation from the bites.
15:07He waits in the water while the frogs dine on the mosquitoes.
15:12The remaining insects fly away.
15:14Barry crawls out of the lake.
15:16He sees frogs catching mosquitoes and realizes that these annoying insects are necessary for our planet.
15:24Frogs live thanks to these tiny monsters.
15:26And besides frogs, there are many other animals that feed on mosquitoes.
15:31Lizards, spiders, bats, birds, turtles.
15:34It's a huge list.
15:36Mosquitoes are an endless source of food for them.
15:39One pair can lay 200 eggs.
15:41They grow fast and their lives are short.
15:44But if all these insects disappear, an ecological catastrophe may begin.
15:49Entire animal species may vanish from the face of the earth.
15:54The frogs that say Barry wouldn't exist.
15:57Without frogs, the population of other insects, like flies, would begin to grow.
16:01They would reproduce uncontrollably.
16:04And then, like falling dominoes, other problems will follow.
16:09So, Barry, don't be angry at mosquitoes.
16:11It's just nature.
16:13You better deal with your itchy problem.
16:15His whole body is red, covered with little bumps.
16:18He starts scratching himself, but this doesn't help.
16:21He only makes it worse.
16:23As long as mosquito saliva remains in his body, and the immune system fights it, Barry will feel this itch.
16:30Fortunately, there are many oils and ointments to alleviate these effects.
16:34But the best way to get rid of the problem is to ignore it.
16:39Barry just needs to distract himself with something.
16:41Then, the urge to scratch will disappear.
16:46Barry has survived so many mosquito bites without harmful consequences.
16:49But some people have problems dealing with just one.
16:53It depends on whether a person has allergies.
16:56Some have a small itchy bump, and others have severe inflammation.
17:01As for Barry, wasn't he swell?
17:03I mean, didn't he swell?
17:05Okay, I'll stop.
17:06The best way to protect yourself is to use insect spray.
17:10Now, Barry sprays himself with his substance before every run and feels safe.
17:15But, let's have a look at another situation.
17:18What if Barry gets attacked by huge dogs?
17:21Hey, just kidding.
17:23Relax, Barry.
17:26Flies and other bugs have developed vision, which helps them to react quickly to danger and see in all directions
17:32at once.
17:32They can easily notice a huge object approaching them and quickly fly away.
17:36But, when they're flying at a high speed, their vision loses focus, and the image of the world becomes blurred.
17:43They can't understand that there's a transparent glass in front of them or a human, so they crash into them.
17:49Many beetles are guided by light and temperature.
17:52They're flying in the fresh air and suddenly notice the light and feel the heat from the window.
17:56A bug heads towards the light and doesn't notice the window.
18:00Their vision is not developed enough to distinguish a thin layer of glass in their way.
18:04They are also attracted by the smells coming from the house.
18:07Most insects don't have sharp vision.
18:10A bug flies quickly along the road towards a fast-moving vehicle.
18:13The insect notices it too late and simply doesn't have time to react and fly away.
18:18The fly's vision is not so bad.
18:21When trying to get rid of a fly, you hit it with a newspaper, but the insect easily gets away.
18:25Its speed is not so fast for its size, but you're still too slow for it.
18:30The tiny fly's brain reacts to what it sees several times faster.
18:34The fly perceives one second five to six times slower than a human.
18:38Imagine a scuba diver running underwater.
18:41If you look at them from the surface, they will seem slow to you.
18:45That's how a fly sees you from the outside.
18:47Throw an ordinary balloon in the air and watch it fall to the ground.
18:51For a fly, your hitting hand is not any faster than this balloon.
18:54These insects also have unique eyes.
18:57They are divided into thousands of receptors and lenses that simultaneously capture light.
19:03People use small muscles and turn their eyes to see their surroundings.
19:06Flies don't have such muscles.
19:08They see in all directions at once.
19:10With their 360-degree vision, no matter from which side you attack the fly, it will never be surprised.
19:17Flies also have amazing wings allowing them to change direction during the flight.
19:21It can stop, turn around, move in a new direction, and dodge any obstacles in a split second.
19:27But the most incredible thing about flies is the ability to calculate their flight strategy in advance.
19:34You swing a rolled-up newspaper at a fly.
19:36At this moment, the insect's brain calculates where your hand is going to land.
19:41The fly's body immediately takes the right position to perform the maneuver.
19:45It knows where you're going to hit before you hit.
19:47But you have a small chance to swat a fly.
19:50Play ahead of the curve.
19:52A fly is sitting on your desk.
19:53You need to aim at it, but hit a little further, to the place where the fly could possibly move.
19:59Anyway, it's difficult to predict its route.
20:02Despite your slowness, you're still a big danger to a fly.
20:05But for some reason, it's not afraid of you.
20:07The fly is moving around your body and doesn't leave you alone.
20:10It's because your body is a feast for the fly.
20:13It doesn't even need to bite you to get food.
20:15Everything is on the surface.
20:17Your skin secretes sweat, proteins, carbohydrates, salts, sugar, and other chemicals the fly collects with its feeding tube.
20:25Its main obstacle on the way to food is a slow giant.
20:29You.
20:29And you're not a serious reason to stay hungry.
20:32Have you noticed hundreds of moths and night butterflies flying around a lantern or an ordinary lamp?
20:38This happens because of their evolution.
20:40These insects fly only at night to avoid meeting with predators.
20:44For millions of years, they were flying through the night sky guided by the moonlight.
20:48But they weren't flying straight to the moon.
20:50They had to see the moon at a certain angle.
20:53This helped them not to get lost or fall into traps.
20:55They know there were fewer dangers where the moon was shining as there would be an open space there.
21:00But then, people created electricity.
21:03Millions of new moons appeared from windows of our houses to street lamps.
21:07A moth flies to the lamp at a certain angle, but unlike the real moon, the lamp is getting closer
21:12and closer to the moth.
21:14There's more and more light, and the moth is lost in space.
21:17It begins to fly in a spiral towards the lamp and gets so close that the light blinds the moth
21:22from all sides.
21:23It's disoriented and can't understand what's happening.
21:27The light that shows the direction to the moth is everywhere, so the insects can't fly away.
21:32It just doesn't know where to go.
21:34Crane flies are huge insects with long legs.
21:37They live near water and moist places with large vegetation.
21:40They seem quite scary because they look like huge mosquitoes.
21:44But crane flies are some of the most gentle and harmless insects on the planet.
21:48Some species feed on nectar from plants.
21:51Some crane flies don't have a mouth and don't eat anything at all.
21:54They live a short life and use fat reserves they accumulated when they were larva.
21:59These fragile creatures appear after winter.
22:01Crane flies play an important role in maintaining the environment.
22:05They are food for frogs, fish, birds, spiders, and bigger insects.
22:09So don't rush to slam it if you see it.
22:11It won't harm you.
22:14Most insects can be annoying.
22:15And some, like house centipedes, look pretty scary too.
22:19These long-bodied creatures with 15 legs can live in your bathroom or even in your bedroom.
22:25Most people immediately want to strike it.
22:28But you shouldn't do this.
22:29A centipede is a useful predator for your home.
22:32It catches small insect pests, controls the population of cockroaches, midges, flies, termites, and other beetles.
22:40The centipede likes to hang out around food.
22:42If you crush it, a lot of small insects will crawl out of your house.
22:45It's better to call special services to etch out all unwanted bugs and cockroaches.
22:51Once there's no food for it in your house, the centipede will leave it.
22:54Centipedes are solitary predators.
22:57They are not carriers of diseases.
22:58They don't chew on your furniture or clothes.
23:01They don't build nests.
23:02All they want is to catch prey.
23:05The same goes for spiders.
23:06They catch bedbugs, mosquitoes, flies, and other small insects.
23:10So, spiders and centipedes are the little guardians of your home.
23:14Giant tropical centipedes are totally different.
23:17These huge creatures are poisonous and can even bite a human.
23:21They also have a strong protective shell, which is difficult to destroy.
23:25They usually live in tropical forests and jungles, but sometimes, they can crawl into houses.
23:31There's a fast insect hiding in the walls of your rooms or behind the stove in your kitchen.
23:36Meet American Cockroach.
23:38It's almost impossible to catch it as it can move at the speed of 5 feet per second, thanks to
23:43its six legs.
23:44Each leg has three knees.
23:46Their limbs are covered with small hairs that feel any change in vibrations in space.
23:50They work as antennae.
23:52When you open the kitchen door, they immediately catch a whiff of air and quickly run away.
23:57You can't catch them, but house centipedes can.
24:00The fastest land animal in the world relative to its size is as large as a sesame seed.
24:05It's a mite found in Southern California.
24:08It runs 322 lengths of its body in a second.
24:11For comparison, the fastest mammal is a cheetah.
24:14It can run 16 lengths of its body.
24:17The fastest athlete runs 6 lengths of their body.
24:19If you increase the mite to the size of a human, it would be able to move at a speed
24:24of 1,300 miles per hour.
24:26Almost two times faster than the speed of sound.
24:29It can change its direction so quickly, you can also call it the most elusive creature on the planet.
24:35You won't even see it if the bug runs past.
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