Evolution of Venom Documentary | MONSTER BUG WARS

Join Dr Bryan Grieg Fry from the Monster Bug Wars team in "Evolve" a full length Documentary on the Evolution of Venom! Find out the most poisonous venom in the world and what damage really does occur in our Bug Wars!

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★ WHAT is Monster Bug Wars?

This is ringside access to bug-eat-bug gladiatorial contests! Witness some of nature's deadliest encounters where stings, spikes and deadly venom are wielded with cold-blooded precision.

★ Who will you encounter?

Enter the no-holds-barred, real-life world of spiders, scorpions, centipedes and killer ants fighting to the death. When the Spiny Leaf Insect goes head to head with the Giant Rainforest Mantis it's an all-out assault where only one survives.

Can the lethal stinger of a Bull Ant overcome the suffocating silk of the Redback Spider?
When a lethal Tree Scorpion threatens a Green Ant colony carnage is certain.
Who survives the showdown between a deadly Desert Centipede and a Desert Trapdoor spider?

★ Behind the scenes

Filmed in extreme close-up high definition and illustrated with state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Bug Wars! brings to life nature's ultimate fight club. Five encounters per episode are accompanied with commentary from Dr. Linda Rayor Cornell University and Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry from The University of Queensland.

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[Shattered]

Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry is an absolutely fantastic person and I applaud his advances in science.:) He's helping change the world, one snake at a time.

[Hellosnubby]

Actually found Bug Wars searching up Bryan Fry since I really liked him in the documentaries with Rob Bredl. When Bryan Fry explains something, the way he sounds makes me a lot more perceiving. Maybe his personal interest and enthusiasm is so great it's just contagious? Love getting educated and finding it enjoyable, so good on him. Would be best professor, surely 10/10 classes.

[jom]

Despite my arachnophobia, I love watching you guys' videos. Venom is such a fascinating substance, and I've always found it enthralling.

[MrEugene]

I did not know Frye was a beast like that. You see him on the show chilling talking slick while bugs are ripping each other faces off. I never knew he was out in the world snatching all types of dangerous envenomed creatures up like a boss!

[elizabethalderman]

Fry was very lucky. It’s nice to see someone handling snakes so tenderly despite having been bitten. He clearly cares for each of his snakes.

[MonsterBugWarsTV]

For those interested Join Dr Bryan Grieg Fry from the Monster Bug Wars team in "Evolve" a full length Documentary on the Evolution of Venom! Find out the most poisonous venom in the world and what damage really does occur in our Bug Wars!

[ArchetypeGotoh]

Those little squirrels are incredible! Rattlesnakes are pretty intimidating snakes, and it’s incredible that those little guys can resist the venom. Especially considering the volume of venom injected relative to the size of rodents, that’s amazing

[aidanosaurusrex]

I'm 13 and remember watching this like when I was 7, wow my childhood

[ahmadtheaviationlover]

Omg the sheer ruthlessness of the emerald wasp Is crazy! These could be the most dangerous species of wasp ever

[TheMenas]

Dr. Fry's job seems loads of fun. It would be very interesting to study venom under him, especially since snakes are among my favourite animals :D

[BLUE]

What a remarkable learning video, I actually learned a lot from this.I am a veterinarian tech 5 years and have taken courses in entomology and parasites, this is great knowledge for people who have a love and passion for this. Please make more videos.(Great Video)

[Deathbyfartz]

the grasshopper mouse has the perfect counter to venom.
also the honey badger shrugs of venom like it was nothing lol

[KENACT]

If they are discussing the evolution of venom, they should have started at the very beginning. Corals are pretty low on the evolutionary ladder and fight turf wars that involve big balloons full of venom deployed against each other. Venom probably began at the dawn of life. The very first cells would have been engaged in direct competition for proteins and amino acids, and would have deployed enzymes to compete and probably even eat each other. At the dawn of life, I can imagine venom being used on the very first day.

[betaa]

Is there any hope we would see some NEW bug battles? I got addicted to yuor channel and now I want more... More... MORE!!!

[Robfergy]

"This snake is the deadliest in the world." Well, I should probably pick it up with my bare hands!

[tuenhatran]

Am I the only one who has a huge crush on him? 😂

[HanibiSW]

Coincidentally Vsauce2 recently did a video on the "line between people and pets" and somewhere in the video it referenced an old philosopher who said that animals are for the benefit of humans and thanks to this entertaining and informative documentary I can more clearly see the symbiosis. In the end humans are in a more definable role than we realize in the scope of technological advancements and natural evolution of organisms. srsly its been 45 min already??? I could watch these all day xP

[JadeLeaf]

I watch so many of these documentaries - can't get enough. Not sure I really absorb all the facts but it's fascinating to listen to even in the background of doing something. Unfortunately knowing any of it never impacts my IRL life and only makes people think I'm stupid or boring - documentaries are considered stupid in comparison to "celebrity reality tv" here. Think I'd rather be boring and know things and have thoughts more complex than what Kim Kardashian is doing or who is deserving of fame based on their looks. Aren't enough of these programmes on telly these days, think God for YouTube and channels like this.

[CiroPinto]

Among my favourite documentaries ever!

[SolairePTS]

this was absolutely brilliant. learned alot more about venom and it's origin. thanks guys. absolutely fascinating. you guys are the ones who has got me so interested in Biology and wanting to work with the likes of venom and animal behaviour