SciShow
Even Locusts Hate Plagues of Locusts
Plagues of locusts have been documented since ancient times, and they affect the food supply of one in ten people today. How can we stop them? Well, computer models of locusts swarms tell us every locust is scared to death of its neighbors.
SciShow
How Farmers Accidentally Killed Off North America's Locusts
Locusts are a huge agricultural pest...except in North America. What happened to the Rocky Mountain locusts that once swarmed this continent? Researchers think that the colonization of the North American West might have had something to...
PBS
The Origins of ‘Big Bug’ Science Fiction
Insects make up 80 percent of the world’s species, so it's not all that surprising we’ve occasionally made them into monsters in science fiction and horror. What is staggering is why the “big bug” subgenre took off in the 1950s. Find out...
Curated Video
I Wish I Were A Unicorn: A Yoga Story of Self-Acceptance
Have you ever wanted to become a unicorn? Let's see how Susie the horse transforms into one!
Next Animation Studio
Locust plague and coronavirus threaten food security in East Africa
East African countries could be facing a food crisis as waves of locusts have been hitting crops in the region since the end of 2019.
Next Animation Studio
Scientists unveil secret to strength in locust wings
Insect wings are 10 times thinner than a human hair, yet they can withstand millions of cycles of rapid flapping in unfavorable conditions. Scientist Jan-Henning Dirks studied the S. gregaria, a long-distance flying desert locust, to...
Bizarre Beasts
The Strange Thing That Turns Grasshoppers Into Locusts
Locusts don't have to be locusts. When they grow up by themselves, they lead pretty regular, grasshopper lives. But when conditions are right, well, it’s swarming time.
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Extreme Close Up - Locust head and antennae / Australia
Extreme Close Up - Locust head and antennae / Australia
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One adult locust and two nymphs crawl on a plant stem.
One adult locust and two nymphs crawl on a plant stem.
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High Speed - CU low angle Chameleon catches locust, to camera, black background
High Speed - CU low angle Chameleon catches locust, to camera, black background
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High Speed - CU low angle Chameleon catches locust on 2nd attempt, to camera, black background
High Speed - CU low angle Chameleon catches locust on 2nd attempt, to camera, black background
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Grasshopper eating leaf
Grasshopper eating leaf, close up of insect filmed in full HD with tripod
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Close Up - Locusts hovering over unseen source of food / Australia
Close Up - Locusts hovering over unseen source of food / Australia
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Close Up - Locusts hovering over unseen source of food / Australia
Close Up - Locusts hovering over unseen source of food / Australia
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Locust threaten food sources of Algerian tribes
/ thousands of locust crawling across the desert landscape of Algeria / local tribesmen using flat ended tools try to squish the plague of insects / thousands of flying locust in a cloudless sky / locust devouring a tree / CU locust /...
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Close Up - Locusts hovering over unseen source of food / Australia
Close Up - Locusts hovering over unseen source of food / Australia