Before somebody calls me out about the title of the video. Yes, technically it's a farm, not a jungle. But, might as well be a jungle.
On this (maybe too long video) I wanted to share some of the challenges I faced attempting to setup shop in Ecuador. I may have missed a thing or two, but it's a pretty descent (imo) overview of all the stones I had to get off the road so to speak.
I also wanted to thank those of you who recently subbed to my channel. Gratitude tends to be one of the biggest things in my life these days, and that may be another indication that I'm just getting older.
Hey man, I was randomly scrolling through and saw you posting! Hope you and the assassin are doing well bro.
we are good bro... life is just lifing all around us, is all...
Hope you are doing good too.
Videos on the solar and even the internet would be great man! These are real life challenges for you and your solutions would be super interesting to see.
Alright man... sounds good, I will do just that!
Very brave and adventurous!! A long way from home and the comfort zone!
Good luck.
I guessed that humidity would be an issue, but bats was a surprise. I would love to know more about your solar set-up. I got my one this year, so am still finding out what it is capable of. So far I'm pretty happy as we barely need the grid in summer, but we will in winter. We can generally rely on it anyway.
Alright... I'm no expert on the subject, but I'll do my best to show "how i made it work"
cheers mate
I tried looking up the Horned Boring Beetle. There are ~35k species of longhorned beetle, and I can find no specific information on such beetles in Ecuador (IIRC that's where you are). Lots of beetles make noises, so the screaming sound didn't help pin it down. Not that I need to know, but I was interested. Found out some really interesting things about beetles BTW.
IMG source - Wikipedia
These apparently live in your area, and the adults don't even eat. The larvae eat rotting wood, so you might be suffering their presence. The name Titanus giganteus is just supercool though. Dunno how they know the larvae eat rotting wood, because from what I read they've never found larvae. There's a huge (ahem!) lack of information about them, so if you find them and tag the females with radio collars, you could provide valuable scientific information to the world.
IMG source - Wikipedia
These also live in your neck of the woods, and are the only known beetle with a venomous sting. Their antennae have become stingers like a scorpion's tail. If you see them, don't pick them up like you did the Screamer.
Anyway, I was unable to determine the species of beetle you have problems with there.
Thanks!