These Tiny, Stunning Moths Are Only Found in One Place on Earth | National Geographic

a lot of people think moth and they’ll

a lot of people think moth and they’ll think are great fuzzy things they don’t

think are great fuzzy things they don’t

think are great fuzzy things they don’t want flying around their lights at night

want flying around their lights at night

want flying around their lights at night and these things don’t look like that at

and these things don’t look like that at

and these things don’t look like that at all in fact most moths don’t you say to

all in fact most moths don’t you say to

all in fact most moths don’t you say to anybody microscopic moth they’re

anybody microscopic moth they’re

anybody microscopic moth they’re somewhat interested with the naked eye

somewhat interested with the naked eye

somewhat interested with the naked eye you know it doesn’t really look like

you know it doesn’t really look like

you know it doesn’t really look like anything but when you really get in

anything but when you really get in

anything but when you really get in there they’re amazing they’re really

there they’re amazing they’re really

there they’re amazing they’re really beautiful so they’re really tiny and

beautiful so they’re really tiny and

beautiful so they’re really tiny and when I say really tiny I mean about the

when I say really tiny I mean about the

when I say really tiny I mean about the size of an eyelash I don’t just mean the

size of an eyelash I don’t just mean the

size of an eyelash I don’t just mean the length of an eyelash I mean like the

length of an eyelash I mean like the

length of an eyelash I mean like the width of an eyelash each species of

width of an eyelash each species of

width of an eyelash each species of Philidor is closely tied to one species

Philidor is closely tied to one species

Philidor is closely tied to one species of host plant if the host planet is in

of host plant if the host planet is in

of host plant if the host planet is in danger in any way then the moth is

danger in any way then the moth is

danger in any way then the moth is endangered and so there are some

endangered and so there are some

endangered and so there are some Philidor species that we are just now

Philidor species that we are just now

Philidor species that we are just now discovering that seem to only feed on

discovering that seem to only feed on

discovering that seem to only feed on really rare Hawaiian plants some of

really rare Hawaiian plants some of

really rare Hawaiian plants some of these only have a handful of individual

these only have a handful of individual

these only have a handful of individual plants left in the entire world I am

plants left in the entire world I am

plants left in the entire world I am worried that a lot of these guys are

worried that a lot of these guys are

worried that a lot of these guys are disappearing and nowhere else on earth

disappearing and nowhere else on earth

disappearing and nowhere else on earth this this organism exists Hawaii has a

this this organism exists Hawaii has a

this this organism exists Hawaii has a long history of conservation even so

long history of conservation even so

long history of conservation even so some places are still imperiled it’s the

some places are still imperiled it’s the

some places are still imperiled it’s the extinction capital the world and some

extinction capital the world and some

extinction capital the world and some people would go so far as to say is

people would go so far as to say is

people would go so far as to say is there any point to doing this work

there any point to doing this work

there any point to doing this work anymore unfortunately these systems need

anymore unfortunately these systems need

anymore unfortunately these systems need human management and if you were to say

human management and if you were to say

human management and if you were to say it’s hopeless we should give up we know

it’s hopeless we should give up we know

it’s hopeless we should give up we know what’s going to happen Native Hawaiian

what’s going to happen Native Hawaiian

what’s going to happen Native Hawaiian ecosystems would be gone

so there’s a lot of work to be done we

so there’s a lot of work to be done we got to figure out how all these things

got to figure out how all these things

got to figure out how all these things related from there try to inform

related from there try to inform

related from there try to inform conservation action that both protects

conservation action that both protects

conservation action that both protects the insects and the plants it’s

the insects and the plants it’s

the insects and the plants it’s difficult to find these guys the lowland

difficult to find these guys the lowland

difficult to find these guys the lowland habitat is destroyed by development or

habitat is destroyed by development or

habitat is destroyed by development or invasive species and so you have to go

invasive species and so you have to go

invasive species and so you have to go to the backs of valleys or distant Ridge

to the backs of valleys or distant Ridge

to the backs of valleys or distant Ridge lines or isolated mountain ranges

lines or isolated mountain ranges

lines or isolated mountain ranges it’s helicopters its four-wheel drive

it’s helicopters its four-wheel drive

it’s helicopters its four-wheel drive it’s hiking for a really long time and

it’s hiking for a really long time and

it’s hiking for a really long time and you have to really squeeze and fall a

you have to really squeeze and fall a

you have to really squeeze and fall a lot you’re searching for this plant and

lot you’re searching for this plant and

lot you’re searching for this plant and you might not find it and then you might

you might not find it and then you might

you might not find it and then you might not find a law but any piece of

not find a law but any piece of

not find a law but any piece of information is critical ranging from

information is critical ranging from

information is critical ranging from what Island it was found on what host

what Island it was found on what host

what Island it was found on what host planet was tied to how long these moths

planet was tied to how long these moths

planet was tied to how long these moths take to develop oh that thing is

take to develop oh that thing is

take to develop oh that thing is gorgeous it’s the best thing thank you

gorgeous it’s the best thing thank you

gorgeous it’s the best thing thank you to myself when you actually find one

to myself when you actually find one

to myself when you actually find one it’s here on this plant the times energy

it’s here on this plant the times energy

it’s here on this plant the times energy to sweat the blood the money that goes

to sweat the blood the money that goes

to sweat the blood the money that goes into all this

into all this

into all this and you find one of those it’s just

and you find one of those it’s just

and you find one of those it’s just amazing oh there’s another one

amazing oh there’s another one

amazing oh there’s another one give me another vial you know another

give me another vial you know another

give me another vial you know another vial okay uh keep an eye on where is it

vial okay uh keep an eye on where is it

vial okay uh keep an eye on where is it so far for something so small that’s one

so far for something so small that’s one

so far for something so small that’s one part I secretly hope that we’ll get

part I secretly hope that we’ll get

part I secretly hope that we’ll get people to care about it they’ll see

people to care about it they’ll see

people to care about it they’ll see another person going to these crazy

another person going to these crazy

another person going to these crazy lengths for this super tiny thing even

lengths for this super tiny thing even

lengths for this super tiny thing even if they think the person is crazy

if they think the person is crazy

if they think the person is crazy they’ll be like whoa man that guy like

they’ll be like whoa man that guy like

they’ll be like whoa man that guy like cares about these moths

this is a world in and of itself that

this is a world in and of itself that deserves to be there its life that’s

deserves to be there its life that’s

deserves to be there its life that’s unique and that’s reason to conserve it

the Laysan albatross chicks that we’re

the Laysan albatross chicks that we’re raising they have a lot of personality

raising they have a lot of personality

raising they have a lot of personality when you first look at them you wouldn’t

when you first look at them you wouldn’t

when you first look at them you wouldn’t realize that how much variation there is

realize that how much variation there is

realize that how much variation there is among different birds but there really

among different birds but there really

among different birds but there really is you’re a feisty one aren’t you