Making Friends With Insects | Saving A Camel or Cave Cricket From Dying By Giving It Water By Hand

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I've discovered my fascination of insects long before my admiration for the animals of this world. I find myself intervening in the lives of organisms I discover in distress, either in nature (when I sense it is appropriate) or inside my own home. Sometimes I just admire them for awhile and let them go. My compassion for the living is vast and I go out of my way to rescue insects and animals trapped in my house or in nature that by no fault of their own have become incapacitated, sick, or dying due to our man-made industrial world. For instance, a beetle unable to right itself from its back because it fell over on concrete (which isn't natural to them).

In this video, I discover a trapped camel or cave cricket in an empty water basin. I don't know how long it was trapped inside, but probably a day or two and knew it would enjoy some water. I describe a little about camel or cave crickets and show how even the smallest of the living takes a break from its instincts of fear and drinks water from my wet finger.

I wasn't always this way; compassionate to insects, but always had a fascination about them. I've done my share of crushing insects in my early years but as I matured, my respect for life increased. I will now go out of my way now to help them and other organisms I sense need help.

I mention in this video that I see myself as part of this natural world rather than a casual observer of it, and so if my nature directs me to intervene in saving lives, I consider it natural to do so. I have a sense of duty in protecting it... being a steward of life. We humans have dominion over the animals but that does not mean we are to dominate them in my view. This is what I have become and it is biblical and personally for me.

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[TimmyXaero]

Kindness & Compassion. All creatures deserve their place in this ecological system. Thank you, Dolph.

[mikeoxmall]

I love this!! I do this for hunny or bumble bees that get stuck in the house and are too exhausted to fly away. A few sips of honey and water and they 're good to go out the window and back to the nest. I even pick up ants that are lost in my house, give them a good drink of honey and O2 and put them out the door closest to their nests.... Front door is closest for the red ants back door for the black!! Lol I live about 500 miles north of the Canada and American border so sadly there sleep my isn't many varieties of insects or critters to interact with, especially in an urban setting.

[romefox]

You are awesome, seeing the beauty in all forms of life. Crickets are adorable to me.

[ninjaman]

Just wanna say u r an amazing person my guy.

[Splintz]

I rescued a moth that was inside my house last night tired them out enough that he landed on my hand and I gave him a light nudge when I got him out the door

[ronniegardocki]

We need more people like this in the world.

[mostlypointless]

making friends with insects? that's so beautiful i'm crying

[TheDwarfmaiden]

This is really neat. Thank you for sharing it. I have learned a lot from watching your videos. :)

[nonusbusinissus]

Its good to know that however few there might be, there are still people like you out there.
Respect

[hunterpricepepe]

The passion for life you have is inspiring. Thanks for all the great content and all you do for animals!!

[AWiseMelon]

I wish I was like this, but I got so scared around insects.

[jamesb]

"I value most all life."
Sees a roach.
Stomps.

[NestanSvensk]

Really cool looking antennae!


I had never thought about giving insects water but now it seems obvious. Hopefully I'll be able to use that knowledge someday.

[maggieokbye]

OOOO these are my worst nightmare LOL. I've had these in my basement forever and they somehow got up into the first floor. We finally (knock on wood) got rid of most of them. They look horrifying and they get pretty big. I can't even look at them without screaming. (I'm a giant baby). I didn't think I would be able to watch this but I'm so glad I did! I feel relieved knowing how gentle they are. Let's see if next time I can casually bend down and give one some water. 😂🥺

[rosedias]

You really love Nature, loving Insects, I have phobia but The cheetahs are cute. My two cats are 15 years old. God bless your work and your family, Nice dedication

[danskisbees]

Dolph, you would love beekeeping!

P.S. The cricket was injecting you with alien DNA, have you seen the movie " The Fly? " Lol!

[CharlieB.-]

I had some inside an old house I lived in. I had never heard of them or seen them before. They scared me and really shocked me. I thought at first they were a jumping spider. But then I looked them up to see what in the world they were. Kinda neat to see you giving it water from your finger! ☺

[jkishhabi]

I rescue wasps, bees, beetles, cicadas from swimming pools all the time! I just cannot stand by and watch something slowly drown and die.

[babalon]

Oh wow I can almost feel it too! It's wonderful watching them drink water from you, I'm very sure they can feel our vibes 💗 One time my kitty very gently brought a praying mantis all the way from outside, through the garage, through the house, up the stairs and to my room to present to me-completely unharmed! Maybe he rescued it? More likely he was trying to teach me to hunt yummy bugs, idk, but we kept it for a few days and let it go.
One of my favorite insects is the mosquito hawk, they're beautiful and I think they know I love them because they'll land on my finger and let me pet them.

[Ana-cfzg]

Even the smallest animal can feel the good vibes that you transmit, so they easily approach you.
Greetings fan from Mexico ❤️