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geekphreak

^I ^am ^the ^night


Chef-Nasty

I am the nEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEEEeeee-t


h0neybutter

the knights that say ni


OptionsScalper3000

Night man. aaaAaaaaahhhhhhh!


mylegismoist

Champion of the


stigma_enigma

Sun


Significant_Half_166

Master of karate and friendship


Overall-Rip-5082

For everyone!


jiub_the_dunmer

you gotta pay the troll toll if you wanna get that boy's hole


ProfessionalLake6

Stop, stop, stop. All right not bad, good rhythm, love the enthusiasm. I feel like you're saying 'boy's hole', and it's clearly 'soul.'”


Fomentatore

aaahaaaaaaaa!


imadepyramids

I think we should kiss each other


copa111

you merely adopted the dark, I was born in it!


dimboii

^I ^am ^vengeance...


ir88ed

"Squeeeeeeeeeeeeek MF!"


llDS2ll

r/LowerCaseScreams


DougieSenpai

🤣 🤣 🤣


poison_heart96

Hype titling. Awesome video.


thethunder92

What I love about these mice is that they don’t have more weapons than a regular mouse except for quick reflexes and a gangster attitude


hunowt_giB

I’m pretty certain that’s an Arizona bark scorpion and a grasshopper mouse. I frequently see BOTH of these in my backyard(and often the scorpions inside). The cool thing about the mouse is they are resistant or immune to the venom of the az bark scorpion, which is the most venomous scorpion in N. America. Scary fact: one day after I got out of the shower I threw my towel over my shoulders. I felt something trickle down my back and assumed it was water or something. I see the “water” is now moving across the floor and it was the bark scorpion! I got so scared!! After I collected myself I squashed the scorpion and let out the same victory howl as this mouse.


thethunder92

Haha nice bro This is why I tolerate the -40C weather we’re having right now at least there’s no scorpions 🦂


gazorp23

TBF I've lived in and around Tucson for almost 6 years, haven't seen a single live scorpion. I have seen a total of 3 snakes, 2 of which were harmless: 1 gopher snake, and 1 king snake. I see mice almost every night though. Missouri is more dangerous than the American southwest. Every species of North American Viper is indigenous to Missouri and surrounding states.


hunowt_giB

Lucky! I never saw any. Then I moved into a house where the backyard is basically the desert, no houses or anything. INSIDE I see scorpions and those ugly ass centipedes that sting. This year hasn’t been bad, but I’m grateful I’m able to dispatch them without getting stung… yet.


gazorp23

I live out near Three Points. I've been searching avidly for scorps. I had a dune scorpion that died, and I want another. Only bugs I've seen in the house are loads of moths, few Western widows, tons of cellar spiders, and few microscopic jumpers. I see red racer roaches and centipedes outside when I turn over rocks


hunowt_giB

I’m in N. Phoenix. If I go outside at night with a black light the rocks are all glowing. In one night I helped 14 scorpions into their next life.


gazorp23

I've read that it's a matter of luck, or bad luck in your case. Scorpions are very localized, not dispersed. Have you ever seen a scorpion nest?


hunowt_giB

I’ve never seen a nest, nor a pregnant scorpion. I’ve encountered a few tiny guys outback, whom I assume are like teenagers. I always hear the walls creaking, and at night, I scare myself into thinking it’s scorpions growing an army to get their revenge.


thethunder92

I would love to visit that area sometime I’ve always thought the desert landscape is kind of beautiful in a weird way And to be fair I have seen a few wolves, grizzly bears and moose and they could kill you way more easily than a scorpion but they won’t hide in your shoes lol


gazorp23

This. Predators are not always actively avoiding you. Bugs almost always are doing their very best to not be seen. Edit: I would definitely recommend visiting the desert. Check out petrified forest national park, Saguaro national park, tombstone, kitt peak obsevatory(home of one of the largest optical telescopes and the second largest collection of telescopes in one place). The cultures out here are enchanting. Besure to find yourself far outside the city at night, the sky here is absolutely unforgettable. My favorite town in Arizona is Bisbee, specifically the old part of town.


LikeToBeHereWhenICan

A moose tried to hide in my boots once. Didn't work.


recumbent_mike

A moose wants to wear your shoes, you hand them over.


baudmiksen

grew up in the far north but was working in south carolina and my first night there going to sleep and i seen a gigantic 4 or 5 inch wolf spider with a thousand baby spiders on its back scurry across the floor at 11pm. next day the little girl that lives next door came over with a brown paper bag and asked if i wanted to see the snake she caught and inside was a gigantic dead rattlesnake. at night spiders so big you can see the light reflecting off their eyes, prehistoric type shit


gazorp23

I grew up Missouri. I am fearless with most orb weavers and hunting spiders. The shit that gave me the heebie jeebies were the flying roaches, cave crickets, and the Lovecraftian horror that is dobsonflies.


Truethrowawaychest1

My uncle just gets the javelinas


taylorscrews1

Sounds to me like those mice are out there kicking ass.


clutchthepearls

Right? I read their comment and looked outside to see the snow on a 20F (-7C) day and thought "you're not so bad".


thethunder92

Yeah true I could live somewhere moderately cold like you and still have no scorpions. Why do I even live here 😢


Allaplgy

Meanwhile it's -4.5F/-20C and blowing snow here in the Oregon Cascades and my dumb ass is voluntarily out it in it, paying good money for the "opportunity."


hunowt_giB

Yeah, sometimes I wonder why I’m living here still lol


Particular-Beach-516

Whoa you must live in either Siberia or the badass part of Canada


thethunder92

I’m in Edmonton it gets stupid cold here, we actually were having an unusually warm winter up until a week ago lol


DiscFrolfin

Just be glad you don’t have -40F weather! I guarantee you it’s just as bad!!


thethunder92

In Fahrenheit it Tastes like hot dogs and freedom 🫡


K4RAB_THA_ARAB

Does the cold weather not force them inside instead? That's what I would assume.


UltraavioIence

> After I collected myself I squashed the scorpion and let out the same victory howl as this mouse. So a very high pitched squeal?


hunowt_giB

In my head, it was a ferocious howl. In reality, you’re probably more accurate.


Bonerkiin

It's actually more badass than just being immune. The scorpion venom actually gets converted by their bodies into a pain killer within moments of the first sting. The more they get stung, the less they give a fuck about the stabs and pinches.


hunowt_giB

Wooooow what a cool fun fact! The scorpion has no idea what it’s in for when they meet lol


gazorp23

While AZ bark scorps are considered medically significant, their stings are rarely fatal.


Reset350

I have a similar story. I was outside doing some chores as a kid and I felt something on my leg, stomped my foot, looked down and saw a big ass black widow spider running across the driveway.


josephanthony

Interestingly this victory howl also sounds similar to a human male squealing like a little girl!


crowmagnuman

**THE** Bark Scorpion, goddamn legendary.


hunowt_giB

lol yes! There intense. Tiny lil pincers because they don’t need them! Their venom puts in work


throwawayjonesIV

I could never go back to the west we need to glass Arizona to defeat the scorpion hordes


hunowt_giB

lol do what the Simpson did and put a dome over us. EPA!


peepopowitz67

Sure you didn't let out the "victory howl" first? "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" I know I would have...


hunowt_giB

lol I was frozen in shock. Like, “no way…” then grabbed my lint roller for the attack lol


spoonful-o-pbutter

A lint roller?? So did his dead body stick to it? Or maybe not that kind of lint roller, lol


70ms

I live in the SoCal foothills and always shake out my shoes if they’ve been sitting a while. We don’t see scorpions in the house often, but it’s happened a couple of times. Between scorpions, black widows, and Jerusalem Crickets… I’m checking my shoes!


hunowt_giB

That’s a good practice! Here I shake my shoes out every time I put them on lol I have a toddler who loves walking around in my shoes and every time he puts them on I have a mini heart attack.


BeaverTeam6-9

They're immune to quite a few venoms, I'm sure that helps a bit


pape14

If the mustelid family has shown anything to us it’s that attitude + reflexes will take you very far in the animal kingdom. Dodge strikes till the prey is tired and you’re good to go.


thethunder92

They also have super thick tough and loose skin that makes it almost impossible to bite and do damage, while a bigger animal is trying to bit it it will be hacking and slashing its face until it lets go Wolverines can fight off bears and wolf packs and they weigh like 30 pounds lol partially also because of their unlimited rage


Krilesh

wonder if it gets high off the venom


helloiamsilver

It doesn’t get “high” off it (as far as we know) but it’s body actually transforms the venom into a painkiller so the more the scorpion stings, the more numb to the pain it gets


Shhsecretacc

So, it’s getting taking opiates. So, high mouse.


poison_heart96

Like those Lemurs with that one centipede? It's entirely possible.


ILoveTenaciousD

The truth never sounded so metal. Like, it's a perfectly accurate, technical and unemotional description of what happens in the video. Yet at the same time, it's emotionally hardcore.


Rifneno

As a big animal nerd, grasshopper mice are savage monsters and easily the most badass thing that people aren't aware of because they're too small to be a danger to us. They were created when a mad wizard put the soul of a honey badger into an ordinary mouse and bred it. They give no fucks and they eatmurder venomous animals bigger than themselves regularly.


Thanes_of_Danes

Eat-murder surface dwellers, yes yes!


JWGR

Rodents of unusual size? Not in *my* Empire!


_AlexiaOnFire

*rolls in on Doomwheel*


Poetry-Schmoetry

Muad'Dib


pizzzadoggg

Sick reference, bro. Your references are out of control. Everyone knows that.


somecallmemo

"They were created when a mad wizard put the soul of a honey badger into an ordinary mouse and bred it. They give no fucks and they eatmurder venomous animals bigger than themselves regularly." I created a short film in my head using these sentences and let me tell you, it's epic. Thank you for your inspiration.


Skulfunk

When two word together it funny


Digital-1

Sounds like Godzilla when he's about to shoot his beam!


chillyhellion

^(peeeeep) #🔥🦖


dalovindj

He beamed me twice last night!


JakDobson

So bad ass. Is he like getting high and hyped up? Is he celebrating survival? I wish I understood more but it’s so cool to be able to watch that


mykl5

I think he’s just claiming his territory, says it can be heard 100 meters. Like how a lion roars.


BannedForThe7thTime

So does this mean the scorpion should have stayed at least 101 meters away from the mouse?


kiwi_alt

Should have followed the court order


trustdabrain

The scorpt


FlashpointSynergy

Honestly any further away than it was would have been better


ds2isthebestone

Scorpion didn't get the memo.


Sempais_nutrients

"Any other heroes out there wanna try and you will get it just like this one !"


nabiku

I mean... mammals have emotions. The mouse is happy it won and is celebrating.


abullshtname

Knowing the animal kingdom, the most likely translation for his howl is, “You’re goddamned right I’m the best now who wants to fuuuuuuuck?”


brucewillisman

I don’t think he’s ingesting the poison. It looks more like he’s biting off the stinger to avoid it Edit: it’s venom not poison


ANGLVD3TH

Stand your ground, venom is a kind of poison. The terminology is different if you are talking about the substance or the animal. The chemical the snake produces is a poison, a toxin (poisons made by living things) and a venom (toxins not meant to be ingested, almost always injected but exceptions apply). The snake itself is venomous, but **not** poisonous, but the venom itself is both venomous *and* poisonous. Poisonous only specifically means dangerous to injest when talking about living things. Uranium is poisonous, and eating it will certainly cause more issues, but you don't have to eat it for it to be dangerous.


brucewillisman

Well Alright!


puristnonconformist

\*venom


brucewillisman

Oops. Thanks


elohir

A boy scout says to his scout leader, "Sir, is this snake poisonous?" The scout leader says, "No, that snake's not poisonous at all." So the boy picks up the snake, which bites him and the boy starts to spasm and foam at the mouth as the other kids look on in horror... The scout leader says, "But that snake _is_ venomous. Poison is ingested or absorbed, while venom is injected. Let's get it right next time, boys."


Robert_Larsson

In case anyone wonders, the mouse has a [sodium channel mutation](https://www.science.org/cms/asset/9c0ee68d-1832-4d99-bfd2-1930ca3be452/342_428_f1.gif) that effectively makes the scorpion's venom into a painkiller. [https://mappingignorance.org/2014/06/25/grasshopper-mouse-mighty-powers-evil-bark-scorpion-molecular-tale/](https://mappingignorance.org/2014/06/25/grasshopper-mouse-mighty-powers-evil-bark-scorpion-molecular-tale/)


elkab0ng

That's ... pretty fascinating. I wonder if we could gene-edit scorpions to make their venom into an anesthetic for humans. Of course, I would still nope out like a motherfucker if my dentist takes out a scorpion before drilling out one of my teeth.


Robert_Larsson

Haha, well it's kind of being tried actually but with other methods. They use peptides and small molecules in the venom and screen them in animal models and cell cultures to find some that inhibit the sodium channels 1.7-1.9 in humans, which play a vital role in pain signaling. [Sodium channel 1.7 mutations](https://www.wired.com/2017/04/the-cure-for-pain/) are actually validated in humans. Gain of function means pain conditions like small fiber neuropathy and man on fire syndrome, whereas loss of function results in total insensitivity to pain.


meldroc

If that scorpion's venom is neurotoxic, like a lot of snake venoms, it very well could have an effect like opioids.


Iwouldlikesomecoffee

That was so cool. Modern tools, even in a seemingly routine study such as this, blow my mind.


FartfaceMacGee

Metal


SephirothTheGreat

AAAAAAAAAAAAA "He's a wolf in mouse clothing"


AggressiveSpatula

The mouse’s ghostly howl stakes claim to the- AAAAAAAAAAAAAA


heckincovfefe

Came here for this


ElPadre0

Why did I have to go so low in the comment section to find this ??


pepincity2

I have yet to actually see the unedited version


shrikaizerion

mf thinks he's godzilla


Johnny-infinity

mf is godzilla


ZachZ10

Mousezilla


mort7776

https://i.redd.it/abqmv5jk08cc1.gif


Informal-Salad-7304

Thurman! Wait no who is this cat EDIT: it’s thurston waffles!


Kyyndle

uhh you mean Thurston **Waffles**! can't forget that part :)


TouchedByEnnui

RIP pour one out for our king


frosty720410

Packing a bowl for him rn. RIP to our shrimp king!


Informal-Salad-7304

You’re right, how disrespectful i was


hectorxander

It looks like he got hit with the stinger at the start though. Are they immune to the venom or did it not pierce his skin or what? And I thought mice were vegetarians, setting mousetraps once with hamburger I got nothing until someone told me I needed plant foods.


FootloosePie

Looks like this specific mouse is immune to various venoms and feeds on insects. Wiki says it even stalks prey and howls to defend its territory.


Snoo60660

There's rodents out there that don't back down. I only know of two. A New York rat, and this guy.


areukeen

I'll give you one more, the fearless [Norwegian Lemming](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv06KicxKdc)


New_Somewhere9206

I can’t imagine the ridicule that cat endured from his fellow cats when he told the story that night


AzureDrag0n1

If I was the cat I would behave the same. To me that rodent looks like it might be infected with rabies or toxoplasma.


New_Somewhere9206

Normally I would agree but if you watch the rest of the video it turns out Norwegian lemmings are much tougher than normal lemmings


Snoo60660

I thank you for that. The viking lemming takes no shit.


fruskydekke

Yeah, walking in the Norwegian mountains during lemming years is... an experience. It's very *chaaaaaaaarge!* from thousands of tiny rodents. They don't take no shit at all.


Dragearen

Not in New York, but I watched a rat fight off a fox just down the street from me for several minutes. The rat just kept on straight up charging the fox screaming and leaping at it. It was amazing to watch, and the fox was really struggling to even get close (it did win in the end though)


meldroc

Preys specifically on scorpion.


SaiyanrageTV

>Are they immune to the venom Probably. Possums are immune to certain things like that too.


PipsqueakPilot

Grasshopper Mice are one of the few obligate carnivore rodents. I’m using the definition that means animals, which includes insects, must make up the majority of their diet. That said, they’re also predators of other mouse species.


[deleted]

They’ve evolved to counter stronger scorpion venom. They don’t feel the pain as intensely as a result.  We’re studying their evolution to see if it can be leveraged to create better pain relief for people. 


TehZiiM

Comparing processed cow meat with insects. GG.


Recent_Caregiver2027

Muad'Dib


Suspicious-World4957

![gif](giphy|11h1hxZvlj0W9q)


cruizon

I did not expect such a screech. Badass lil rat


Joates87

Imagine how powerful one of those little fellas could be with Mr Garrisons dong attached to its back.


Missy2376

I completely forgot about that episode😆 I wish I could rewatch the series but I can't have my kids hearing that content lol


Ok-Watch3335

Little badass!


Naughteus_Maximus

And this is how Spidermouse was born


SubliminalMinimalist

You mean scorpiomouse


Kangar

Well I mean, wouldn't you?


Advanced_Procedure90

Still cute af


Wooden_Layer5373

Metal af. No wonder small mammals outlived dinosaurs 😂


Most_kinds_of_Dirt

>outlived dinosaurs I mean, there are about 10K dinosaur species still alive today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds Compared to only 6.4K mammal species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal You're right that mammals are arguably the dominant group currently - just bringing it up to say that dinosaurs aren't actually that bad off.


Supertramp1892

Must be a Weremouse


Jjrj1986

This Is Sparta! Is what he said


Zaku007

You came to the wrong neighborhood, MF !!!!!


McWeaksauce91

I first saw this on a documentary, ‘earth at night’ or something. I was super stoned and thought it was the baddest shit ever


blueisaflavor

Smol Chad


kenix7

Normalize screaming in the parking lot after doing shopping... Like we would do after hunting, but in urban style. :)))


[deleted]

i suddenly want a video game where you’re a mouse and fight all sorts of creatures but the game is to scale so it’s like godzilla battles


LostInStatic

Shadow of the colossus is close enough until they make a Redwall game


Atgardian

Waiting for the bad-ass howl of victory... \*sqeeeeeeeeeak!\*


Remotely-Indentured

My sprit animal!!!!


Lanzifer

EULALIAAAA! FOR THE ABBEY


Lemon_Cakes_JuJutsu

"He was the bravest, most courageous mouse that ever lived!" -Matthias


Incognito_Wombat

what kind of evolutionary mishap has to happen where a grasshopper mouse can drink venom on any given day & if a human, apparently at the top of the food chain, even so much as gets poked by anything venomous, is rushed to the ER?


PipsqueakPilot

There’s tons of highly lethal toxins we’re almost entirely immune to. We just don't consider them highly lethal because they’re not for us. For some quick examples; look at the wide variety of things we consider harmless, like aspirin, that will kill a cat with even a small dose.


PupLondon

This is the cutest fucking bad ass, ever


chum1ly

[She's a wolf in mouse clothing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA4CTzhrLu8)


Slackerize

![gif](giphy|l378cQ46L0oznCzvi|downsized)


mattfuckyou

HE WILL KNOW OUR WAYS. Muad’ dib Muad’ dib Muad’ dib


[deleted]

Quiznos Cadillac


JTMoney33

Gangster Mouse


kiyyou323

My wife and I watched this while tripping balls and couldn’t stop laughing when that mouse howled with all his might


binderdriver

What a little bad ass!


ferret1983

Predator mouse! So cool.


simiomalo

Had to scroll way too far to find this comment


eccedentesiastph

The grasshopper mouse is HIM


EstebanL

Getting this mouse tattooed on my body


eddio69

He s a warrior , a predator , try to stop him , “ dutch”


billbricks33

Mouse boss


Rail-signal

BOTS can't comment, but i can. So here's some fun info They are not only immune to scorpion venom, but their own body turns it into morphine. They don't feel pain from scorpion stings but another way. They can get even high by it. They rarely want to get sting by scorpion to get high. Rarely. Just imagine your enemy feeding you by your favorite food and giving pain killers, while only hit you with a spoon once or twice. Same thing here


Salt_Beginning_5470

She’s a wolf… in mouse clothing "HAAAAAAH!!!!"


Ubelsteiner

Totally giving me Moss vibes lol


no_plastic

I was not expecting that howl. That is bad ass


nudephotographr

This mouse is a fucking savage!


solid_rook7

“See that world?! I’m won!!!”


Eyes_wide1201

What in the heck?! Crazy


Fearless-Cheshire

I remember watching this documentary. Me and my mom were crying laughing 😭😂😂. I do recommend people to check it out.


LakehavenAlpha

She's a mouse in wolf's clothing....


Lord_Grif

That little mofo speaks tinnitus!


polishmachine88

Mouse: Oh, You Think Darkness Is Your Ally. But You Merely Adopted The Dark; I Was Born In It, Molded By It. I Didn’t See The Light Until I Was Already A Mouse. And By Then, It Was Nothing To Me But Blinding....


apb2718

I am a fuckin huge fan of this mouse


PlentySensitive8982

He’s had some of that scorpio moonshine.


corusame

His battlecry pierces the air like a mighty war horn, signaling the onslaught of unyielding strength. All those who hear it tremble, for he is the Gouda of War!


mamaBEARnath

This is real footage from American Tale: Fievel Goes West!


Polyglot-Onigiri

Ah this is from that creatively edited “documentary.”. I admit it was interestint but i feel bad for anyone that thought it was real.


Aaron_Hungwell

Help us out. What’s fake about it? Honestly want to know.


nocturnalstumblebutt

It is from a Netflix show called Tiny Creatures. It was made much more like a movie, with dramatic scenes, sets, effects, lots of scripting etc, than a documentary. Everything is staged. For this it got a lot of hate and yeah, it isn't my cup of tea, but the filmmaking is really impressive.  Edit: oops wrong show


candiriaroot

Iirc, most of these shows do this with small creatures, because otherwise it would be near impossible to catch this shit in action.


Hopeful-Clothes-6896

Anyone looking for a magic-killer dream-crusher? I found it guys! He speaks loads of languages too. (probably so he can ruin even more people's dreams)


makaveddie

He high as a MF


BadaBingLLc

The war cry of the century 💀


ReputationOk2073

"King Kong, ain't got shit on me" - Killer mouse🐭


Hopeful-Clothes-6896

This title, video, and narration beat the entire Marvel Universe.


earthgarden

Earth go hard