SciShow
The Wasp That Reprograms Spiders
Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned an ancestral behavior!
SciShow
Why Don’t Spiders Stick to Their Webs?
Spiderwebs are designed to trap bug-sized creatures. So how come spiders don’t get stuck?
SciShow
Beware the Bug Spit: How Spittlebugs Accidentally Doom Plants
Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly cocoons after feeding on a plant’s fluids; but unfortunately, their eating habits help transmit a deadly bacteria...
SciShow
The Wasp That Reprograms Spiders
Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned an ancestral behavior!
SciShow
Giant Stars Don’t Follow the Rules - SciShow News
Astronomers are learning just how big early stars might have been, and how their deaths have shaped the universe. Some may have even been so massive that they skipped the whole star phase and collapsed straight into black holes!
SciShow
Beware the Bug Spit: How Spittlebugs Accidentally Doom Plants
Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly cocoons after feeding on a plant’s fluids; but unfortunately, their eating habits help transmit a deadly bacteria...
Curated Video
Landmarks - House of The Future
HOUSE OF THE FUTURE THIS IS THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE OR AT LEAST ONE VERSION OF IT - ON DISPLAY AT THE BELGIUM LIVING TOMORROW CONVENTION. 80 PERCENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN THIS HOUSE IS ALREADY ON THE MARKET, THE REST IS NOT FAR AWAY. AS...
Curated Video
Natural and synthetic materials – Did you know?
Did you know that silk is a natural material spun by the caterpillar of the silk moth? People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Natural and synthetic materials Learning Points Silk is a natural fibre spun by silkworms. A...
Curated Video
I WONDDR - How Is Silk Created?
This video is answering the question of how is silk created.
Curated Video
Improving Workplace Productivity and Wellness with Sleep Pods and Massage Robots
The video discusses the growing issue of sleep deprivation in the workplace and introduces innovative solutions such as sleep pods and a robot massager. The sleep pods aim to provide a cocoon-like environment for employees to rest and...
The Guardian
Snowflake, Arizona: where the residents are allergic to life
A small community in Snowflake, Arizona, has retreated into the desert to escape modern life. Residents say they have multiple chemical sensitivities and environmental illness, which have not been scientifically proven as real illnesses...
Nature League
Why Do Moths Die So Quickly? - From A to B
This week on Nature League, Adrian asks Brit why adult moths are so beautiful yet die so quickly.
TMW Media
Searching for Life in the Galaxy: How to find planets outside our solar system
How do stars form? How do planets form? How do scientist find other planets? Searching for Life in the Galaxy, Part 3
Vlogbrothers
You Need to Know About This Caterpillar
Citheronia regalis is a giant silk moth...though these don't actually produce silk, which is why it's better to go by their family name saturniidae. Citheronia regalis actually digs into the ground to pupate instead of building a cocoon,...
Mazz Media
Hermaphrodite
This live-action video program is about the word hermaphrodite. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word hermaphrodite through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Science360
Expansion microscopy brings the brain in 3-D into focus
While most efforts to understand the brain focus on new technologies to magnify small anatomical features, engineers at the MIT-based Center for Brains, Minds and Machines have found a way to make brains physically bigger. The technique,...
TMW Media
Tarantula World: Learn how female tarantulas care for their young
Explain how the female tarantula cares for her children before and after they hatch. Tarantula World, Part 4
Science360
Fish living in the dirt - IS THIS REAL?
National Science Foundation fish expert & researcher Prosanta Chakrabarty, Ph.D unearths an unusual video, and answers if fish can really live in the dirt! The mudfish (lungfish) video shown was obtained from Ghana Mission Fund. Although...
FuseSchool
Natural Polymers
Learn the basics about natural polymers. What are natural polymers? where are they found and how are they structured? Find out more in this video!
msvgo
Animal Fibres - Silk
It talks about the history of silk and the life history of a silk moth. It also describes sericulture and silk processing.
Visual Learning Systems
Life Cycles: Insect Life Cycles
Upon viewing the Life Cycles video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that living things go through changes in the course of their lives referred to as a life cycle. State that most living things follow a...
Getty Images
Monarch butterfly caterpillar
Monarch butterfly caterpillar making preparations to go into the cocoon
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Monarch butterfly caterpillar
Monarch butterfly caterpillar making preparations to go into the cocoon
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Monarch butterfly caterpillar
Monarch butterfly caterpillar making preparations to go into the cocoon