SciShow
The Insect Nothing Messes With: Meet the Velvet Ant
Big or small, most creatures end up on something else's dinner menu. But the velvet ant combines a ton of defenses into one very unappetizing package.
SciShow
These Insects are Smaller than a Single Cell...How?!
Fairies do exist! Well, sort of...meet the fairyfly, the smallest insect on Earth that specializes in the magic of miniaturization!
SciShow
Seriously, None of These Are Ants | 8 Ant Mimics
Ants are practically everywhere, and some creatures have found it beneficial to blend in with this crowd rather than stick out. Chapters View all 1 MYRMARACHNE 2:20 SPIDER WASPS 2:45 LARGE BLUE BUTTERFLY 4:16 NYMPHISTER 5:19 ROVE BEETLES...
SciShow
How Wasps Protect Their Babies With a Virus
Contracting a virus is generally a bad thing, but among certain parasitic wasps, passing a virus to their offspring is actually key to their survival.
SciShow
What Animal Dominates Earth?
There is a group of animals with more species than any other group, but Earth has such an astonishing variety of life that figuring out which group dominates is tricky.
MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Stuff That...Isn’t
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we find out that lots of what we thought we knew about the world around us isn’t quite right.
SciShow
How Plants Attract Bodyguards
Lots of plants make nectar to attract pollinators, but some make special, extra nectar pots outside their flowers to feed their bodyguards.
SciShow
6 of the Oldest Parasites Ever Found
Where there's life, there's other life looking for a free ride. Here are six of the world's oldest parasites.
SciShow
3 Wasps That Will Do Anything to Survive
From ripping your own appendages off to cockroach mind control, wasps go to great lengths to ensure the survival of their species.
MinuteEarth
This Is Not A Bee
It can be hard to distinguish bees from all the other insects out there that look like bees. ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic, start your googling here: Mullerian mimicry: a type of...
SciShow
What If We Killed All the Wasps?
Unlike their friendly, flower-pollinating cousin, the bee, wasps are best known for stinging people, ruining picnics, and generally being jerks... so should we just totally get rid of them?
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
A Plague of Wasps Story, Part 2
New ReviewA Plague of Wasps Story, Part 2
Curated Video
Spiking wasp numbers put a sting in late summer
Spiking wasp numbers are putting a dint in an otherwise pleasant late summer across Canada, especially in the Prairies where some people they can barely enjoy outdoor patios because of the swarming insects.
Curated Video
What to keep in mind if you have wasps in your yard
Mathew Gelowitz says his pest control company in Regina received up to 15 calls a day from people battling wasps. But if there’s no nest in your yard, there’s not much exterminators can do.
Brave Wilderness
Stung by Meanest Japanese Wasp!
Which wasp is worse? And how many times can a wasp actually sting you?! Both of these insects pack a punch, but which will climb higher on the official Bite Sting Index after injecting their venom into Mark's arm? Mark and the crew are...
Professor Dave Explains
Subclass Pterygota Part 3: Bees, Ants, Flies, Butterflies, Beetles, and More
It's time to wrap up Pterygota, and Hexapoda, and Arthropoda all at once, by finishing off the insects. Here we will look at bees, ants, flies, butterflies, beetles, and more. These are some of the most fascinating organisms on our...
Curated Video
Animals and Toxins: Exploring the World of Venomous Creatures
This video provides an overview of various animals that use toxins to kill their prey or protect themselves. It highlights examples such as the puffer fish, viper snake, bees, wasps, stingrays, and the lionfish. The video also clarifies...
Curated Video
Discovering the Fascinating World of Peacock Spiders
Discover the fascinating world of Peacock spiders, a species of jumping spider found in Australia. With their vibrant and colorful patterns, these tiny creatures capture our attention. Not only do they have the ability to change the...
Debunked
What's The Most Painful Sting You Can Survive
How do wasps and bees compare on the global pain scale of most excruciating stingers? Let’s find out! Luckily for us, a handful of willing volunteers have stepped up to get stung, and attempted to quantify the intensity of the pain into...
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Ants, Wasps, and Bees: Insects that Shape Our Ecosystems
This video provides a comprehensive overview of two important groups of hymenopteran insects: wasps and bees. It explores their social behaviors, nesting habits, diet, and unique characteristics. The video emphasizes the crucial role...
Curated Video
Crafty orchids
Orchids have very clever ways of ensuring they reproduce. Life processes - Green plants - Reproduction in flowering plants Learning Points The petals of some flowering plants are used to attract insects for reproduction. Some plants use...
Brave Wilderness
Stung by a Mud Dauber Wasp
How bad does the mud dauber wasp sting?! In this video, Marks takes us on an unabridged adventure in the jungles of Costa Rica as he catches and tests the sting of the mud dauber wasp in real time! Then, he ranks it on the all-new Brave...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
A Plague of Wasps | Part 1 | STORY | NASTY
A Plague of Wasps | Part 1 | STORY | NASTY Michael Rosen keeps bumping into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories - like there being man eating fleas on the London tube.
The Kiboomers
The Bee's Party Song | Bee Song for Kids | The Kiboomers | Nursery Rhymes | Baby Songs | Bees
Bees' Party song for kids!! Here is an adorable song for children. The bees gave a party and invited all they knew The wasps and the hornets and a few mosquitoes, too Yo-ho, and hey! every apple tree was humming with a Buzz-buzz-buzz! On...