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...
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What Makes Fresh Cut Grass Smell?
The smell of freshly cut grass on a warm summer day might make you think of lazy days in a hammock, sipping lemonade. But to the mangled grass producing that scent, it is the pungent perfume of pure terror...
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Wasp Nests and Bee Hives
How can you tell the difference between a yellowjacket and a hornet? And how much cosmic XP do you need to evolve a wasp into a bee? Follow the insect that stung you, and discover the fascinating world of wasp nests and bee hives.
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6 Delightfully Goth Animals
When you see a black cat, you might think of witches and goth bands, but they're also a great example of a melanistic animal, and they're not the only ones!
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9 Weird Ways Animals Communicate
We all know ducks quack, dogs bark, and birds chirp, but that barely scratches the surface of all the amazing ways animals have devised to talk to each other!
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The 3 Coolest Things Built By Bugs
Long before there were strip malls, skyscrapers, and combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells, nature had its own architects: all kinds of creatures create all kinds of structures for living, raising offspring, or maybe just the occasional...
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More on Mating & Monogamy
Hank clarifies the misconceptions about Chagus disease, discusses a couple of interesting celestial events - one that happened in the past and one that will happen in the distant future, and sheds more light on the benefits of sexual...
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Why Is It so Hard to Swat a Fly?
Flies are evasive buzzing machines that make it nearly impossible to swat. Luckily, science has some explanation to help you predict their next move. Hosted by: Stefan Chin
SciShow Kids
Respect the Insect! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Squeaks and Mr. Brown are taking a break from working in the garden to learn about bunches of cool insects that live there and other places in the world!
TED Talks
TED: The fascinating physics of insect pee | Saad Bhamla
Scientist Saad Bhamla is on a mission to answer a question most people don't think to ask: How do insects pee? Taking inspiration from the incredible "butt flickers" of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Bhamla presents a fascinating study...
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The Problem with Bee Venom Therapy
Does bee venom therapy work? Stings cause pain, itching, or even death in some people, so how might potential benefits outweigh the risks?
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Why Can Mosquitoes Transmit Zika, But Not the Flu?
Mosquitoes transmit a number of terrible diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus, but why not the flu?
SciShow Kids
Dung Beetles and Their Big Balls of Poop!
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about Dung Beetles, a special kind of insect that pushes around something that might surprise you. Next Generation Science Standards 1-LS1-1 Disciplinary Core Idea: LS1.A "Different animals use their body parts...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals? - Thomas Park
What mammal has the social life of an insect, the cold-bloodedness of a reptile, and the metabolism of a plant? Bald and buck-toothed, naked mole rats may not be pretty, but they are extraordinary. Thomas Park explains how mole rats'...
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The Strange Blue Glow That Saved Lives
Back in 1862, soldiers fighting in the American Civil War noticed a strange blue glow on their wounds. It took a couple of High School students to figure out what it was.
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3D Printing and the Northern Walking Stick Insect: SciShow Talk Show #18
Today on the SciShow Talk Show, Ben Malouf shows off some of his 3D printed designs and talks with Hank about how he got into the world of 3D printing. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins in to share Holmes and Watson, the northern...
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5 Animals That Sleep Too Much (and One That Might Not Need To)
In the animal kingdom, sleeping can be dangerous. Lying completely motionless and unconscious for hours at a time is just asking for trouble. There are, however, some sleepy risk-takers who spend almost all of their days snoozing.
SciShow Kids
The World Under a Rock!
Check out life under a rock to see what you can learn about insects, spiders, and other animals!
SciShow
Plants. Can't. Count. - ...except they kinda can...
It seems silly to ask if plants can count, but even the New York Times has called Venus flytraps 'Plants That Can Count.' Is counting a thing plants can do?
SciShow Kids
Name That Poop!
Poop: it's gross... it's funny... it's educational?! Join Jessi and learn all about how you can observe poop in your neighborhood to figure out what kinds of animals live near you! Just don't touch it!
SciShow
Whiteflies Destroy Crops Thanks to a Stolen Plant Gene | SciShow News
The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene.
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8 of the Worst Stinging Insects
Generally, humans try to avoid getting stung by insects. However, in the name of science, the betterment of humanity, and pure curiosity, there are brave people out there who willingly subject themselves to the business end of the most...
SciShow
20 Minutes of Amazing Stuff About Bees
Bees, they're important and amazing creatures, and with spring on the way we thought we'd share another round of our favorite bee episodes.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The bug that poops candy | George Zaidan
Aphids can reproduce incredibly fast: they can make 20 new generations within a single season. And that means lots of poop. Some aphid populations can produce hundreds of kilograms of poop per acre— making them some of the most prolific...