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The Guardian
Plants before pandas: the young botanist tackling extinction in his own backyard
Almost as rare as the plants he protects, 24-year-old Josh Styles is not your average botanist. In 2017 he founded the North West Rare Plant Initiative, a conservation project in his local region. His aim is to resurrect 44 plant species...
Food Farmer Earth
How To Cook Bugs For Food
Entomologist Lynn Royce demonstrates how she cooks up a plate of bugs. That’s right, not livestock fare or vegetarian food, Royce is cooking mealworms (beetle larvae), waxworms (caterpillar larvae) and grasshoppers. Why? There are a...
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Crop Protection: Pests
It explains the need for protecting crop plants from pests and describes common practices used for crop pest management.
Kids Learning Videos
Butterflies! Fun Butterfly Facts for Kids
Butterflies are insects that can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Scientists think there could be as many as 20,000 species of butterflies! Kids will love watching videos of pretty butterflies and learning these interesting...
Ancient Lights Media
External Effects on Gene Expression
Genetic Expression Set: 7. This clip shows how external factors such as light and temperature can affect gene expression.
Be Smart
Is This A New Species?!
Which makes a better name for a new species: Hermit Crab Caterpillar or Sir Leafs-a-Lot? Exploring a rainforest in Peru, the video helps viewers discover a unique species as part of a larger biology playlist. As scientists learn more...
TED-Ed
The Weird and Wonderful Metamorphosis of the Butterfly
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? Watch a video that details the metamorphosis of a butterfly, and discover a world of insects that also undergo metamorphosis.
The Brain Scoop
Moths vs Butterflies
What's the difference between a chrysalis and a cocoon? A chrysalis comes from the butterfly's skin, while a cocoon comes from any nearby materials a moth uses. The Brain Scoop video explains the similarities and differences between...
Deep Look
The Double-Crossing Ants to Whom Friendship Means Nothing
I'll scratch your back, if you'll scratch mine—unless someone else comes along that is a better scratcher! Examine the fickle nature of rainforest insects using a captivating video. The narrator describes the mutualistic relationship...
Deep Look
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
What would it be like if your only goal in life was eating? See the world from a caterpillar's point of view in an interesting video. Science scholars learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, as well as the distinct functions performed...
Curated OER
Butterfly Metamorphosis
Click on this video and you'll get to see the life cycle of a butterfly. Each of the four stages are shown in real-time; as a butterfly lays its eggs, caterpillars emerge from the eggs. The caterpillar cocoons itself and then changes...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Tracking an Amphibious Caterpillar
Several newly-discovered species of caterpillar in Hawaii function equally well in water or on land.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Bug News Roundup: Ant Rafts to Robot Caterpillars
The pick of the week turns to insect engineers.