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Jewel Caterpillar from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador

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What looks like a tasty gummy sweet is actually a Translucent Jewel Caterpillar from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. This species is probably Minacraga argentata and belongs to a family of moths known as Dalceridae whose larvae are also called slug cate
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Explore the Rainforest!

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It's raining where Jessi and Squeaks live, so they decided to bust out some books and read up on a special kind of forest where it rains almost every day! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.pa
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What If We Lost The Amazon Rainforest?

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How long would it take for the world's largest rainforest to burn down? If we don't do anything to stop it, we'll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest creates 20% of the Earth's oxygen. It's home to 30% of the planet's species, and it holds the secrets to
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Why insects are attracted to light

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Contrary to popular belief, insects don't fly to lights at night because they mistake light for the moon or because they are attracted to the warmth. In reality, insects are trying to turn their backs on the light in order to orient themselves in space an
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Why Are There So Many Insects? - Murry Gans

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-there-so-many-insects-murry-gans If insects suddenly morphed into large beings and decided to wage war on us, there’s no doubt that humans would lose. There are an estimated 10 quintillion individual ins
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The Amazon Rainforest Doesn't Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here's Why

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Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon forest doesnt provide Earth with 20% of its oxygen supply. So how exactly do the fires currently destroying Earth's largest remaining rainforest affect us? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch mor
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Are Giant Insects Larger Than Humans Possible?

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Science fiction films like 'The Fly' and 'Mothra' will show you giant insects creating havoc and destroying world order with their giantness. But, is that even possible? Science says, not really. When the insect's exoskeleton expands it gets too heavy and
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What Tardigrades Can Teach Us About Life in the Rainforest

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Dr. Meg Lowman climbs hundreds of feet off the ground to reach ecosystems at the very top of the rainforest. Her research sheds new light on these extremely diverse communities of plants and animals, from sloths to butterflies to tiny tardigrades. Experie
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Why 10 Daily Tons of Ant Poop Keep This Rainforest Thriving

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The soil in the rainforests of Barro Colorado is packed with nutrients, but where does it come from? The answer lies high up in the canopy, where a remarkable, prolific species of nest-building ants drops its waste. From: MYSTERIES OF THE RAINFOREST http:
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How Old Cell Phones Are Protecting the Rainforest

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Planted high in jungle treetops, used cell phones powered by small solar panels record and upload the surrounding sounds of the landscape. In real-time, the audio is analyzed by AI software that can recognize chainsaws, logging trucks, and other signs of
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How To Protect The Rainforest

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For our final installment in the Amazon Adventures series, I interviewed expedition leader Corine Vriesendorp about what it means to protect and conserve areas of the rainforest in spite of the overwhelming global demands for its natural resources. This i
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What If All Insects Disappeared?

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Although its impossible to say exactly what would happen if all insects on Earth suddenly vanished, its likely that civilization if not most ecosystems throughout the planet would be in serious trouble. Without dung beetles and other poop-eaters, nitrogen
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The Amazon Rainforest Could Become A Savannah Within 15 Years, Here's How

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New research suggests that if the current rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could transform into a savannah within 15 years. Do we have time to stop it? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bi
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Minecraft Xbox - Rainforest [514]

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Welcome to my Let's Play of the Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft. These videos will showcase what I have been getting up to in Minecraft and everything I have built. In this I build a rainforest style building as part of my jungle gym. Twitter - @stampylongn
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How life-span shifting insects are reshaping aging research

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Bees, termites, and ants can teach us a lot about cooperation, communication, and the skills that keep societies together. But these so-called social insects may also hold secrets that could reshape our understanding of human aging. Many social insects ex
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Scientists Want Us To Eat Insects

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As scientists look for food sources that are more environmentally friendly, they're turning away from meat and towards insects.
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Should We All Be Eating Insects?

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Could these creepy crawlers be the future of food? HOW TO EAT BUGS: http://bit.ly/1jLnYXe Subscribe! It's free: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 --- Follow us (Links Below) --- Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @mitchellmoffit Clickable: http://bit.ly/16F1
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In Search of Undiscovered Insects

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If you think entomologists just sit in labs all day looking at slides, think again. Dr. R. Isaí Madriz is out in the field, embarking on dangerous expeditions to the harsh, remote Patagonian Ice Fields in search of undiscovered insect species. These insec
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The Amazon Rainforest

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Let's explore the Amazon Rainforest wildlife! Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple Geography: Brazil http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Geography-Brazil-History/dp/1499774869/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Sim
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The Age of Giant Insects

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Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/PeiY30egcZN Insects outnumber humans by a lot and we only like to think we're in charge because we're bigger than they are. But insects and other arthropods weren’t always so small. A
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How Do Insects Survive the Winter?

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Birds fly south, humans bundle up, but what do insects do to survive the winter? From creating antifreeze-like alcohols to burrowing in the ground, bugs have a few solutions to carry on. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a p
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Jumping Plant Lice: The Fastest Front-Flipping Insects

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Jumping plant lice, or psyllids, are the fastest front-flipping insects, but not many people know about how amazing they are! I set out to film the high-flying flips of these plant-feeding, often thought of as pest, insects. They are hemipterans in the su
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Meet The Many Insects That Insist On Being Sticks And Leaves | Absurd Creatures | WIRED

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A surprising number of insects look like sticks and leaves. But nobody created them that way—they’re the product of the wonderful processes of natural selection. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web
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Do Insects Sleep?

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Sleep is a necessary part of survival for most animals, but what about for bugs? Do insects sleep? How Do Fish Sleep?- http://bit.ly/2cF1LRD Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Do Bugs Sleep? Why They're Surprisingly
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Sesame Street: Grover Searches the Amazonian Rainforest | Story Time Adventures #2

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In this episode of Story Time Adventures, Franny and Frankie are searching for treasure in the Amazonian rainforest in South America! Good thing Grover is an expert treasure hunter, making him the perfect addition to their latest expedition. Will they be
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This Couple Nursed a Rainforest Back to Life

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What was once 300 acres of coffee and cardamom fields in India’s Southern Ghats is now lush native forest, all thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pamela Gale Malhotra and her husband Anil. The couple started India’s first private wildlife sanctuary
Insects in flight | 11 incredible species in SLOW MOTION

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Takeoff and flight sequences of insects spanning 5 different taxonomic orders captured at 3,200 fps!00:00 - weevils01:44 - katydids03:02 - bark lice04:00 - march fly04:59 - assassin bug06:02 - katydidTaxonomic info:nut/acorn weevil (Curculio sp.)broad-nos
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Why Insects Love Summer – Flight, Fights And Booze

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Have you ever wondered what happens when insects get drunk? Can you tell the temperature by the frequency of a cricket’s chirps? Do you know what temperature a butterfly has to be to take off? Kate buzzes around the science of summer insects. Subscribe fo
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Tourists Help Discover New Species in Peru’s Rainforest

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Earth is home to two million known insect species, but some researchers believe that there could be between 10 and 20 million on our planet. That’s a lot of bugs to discover! Luckily, there’s Refugio Amazonas. Located in one of the most biodiverse nations
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Meet 3 Giant Insects!

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Jessi and Squeaks love looking for insects, but they’ve never seen anything like these before! Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey
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These Giant Leaf Insects Will Sway Your Heart | Deep Look

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Giant Malaysian leaf insects stay still – very still – on their host plants to avoid hungry predators. But as they grow up, they can't get lazy with their camouflage. They change – and even dance – to blend in with the ever-shiftin
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How Stick Insects Use Camouflage - with Richard Dawkins

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Some insects have evolved incredibly detailed foms of camouflage, so they appear to blend almost perfectly into their surroundings. In this clip from 1991 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Growing up in the Universe"', Richard Dawkins gets into a sticky situation with
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A simple way to tell insects apart - Anika Hazra

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-simple-way-to-tell-insects-apart-anika-hazra There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types
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When Insects First Flew

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Insects were the first animals to ever develop the ability to fly, and, arguably, they did it the best. But this development was so unusual that scientists are still/working on, and arguing about, how and when insect wings first came about. Special thanks
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Crustaceans, the 'Insects' of the Deep Sea

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Crustaceans, of all the animal groups in the ocean, are by far the most successful. Coming in a boundless array of colours, shapes and sizes, crustaceans have diversified so much that they are often called the insects of the oceans, a title reflecting the
Australian Walking Stick Insects Are Three Times Weirder Than You Think | Deep Look

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Take the PBS Digital Studios audience survey! https://to.pbs.org/2021surveyThe Australian walking stick is a master of deception, but a twig is just one of its many disguises. Before its even born, it mimics a seed. In its youth it looks and acts like an
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Which Came First - The Rain Or The Rainforest?

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This video sponsored by our Subbable supporter Cookie Blast: Cookie Blast at App Store - http://appstore.com/cookieblast Cookie Blast Facebook - http://facebook.com/cookieblastapp And thanks to Subbable supporter Steve Moyers for helping make MinuteEarth
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Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing | Deep Look

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Sharpshooters survive by guzzling a lot of plant sap. But drinking all of that liquid nutrition presents a problem for these tiny insects: How do they move it all out? Easy. They've perfected a super-propulsive urination technique using a special catapult
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What’s Hiding Deep Within The Rainforest?

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Rainforests cover a large portion of Earth, but what's hiding inside of them? Watch more: What's Hiding Deep Within The Ocean? ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Zv3OOhQEQ&index=98&list=PL8L0MzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acqYSlO Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLif
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The Amazon Rainforest Now Gives off More Carbon Than It Absorbs

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And as usual, humans are to blame.
The Agouti: Seed Disperser of the Rainforest

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Incredible Slime-Eating Insects: Slime Flux BioBlitz

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An inventory of insects that showed up in a 6-day, 46hr timelapse of a tree oozing slime flux. 15 species appeared and some really neat predator-prey encounters were captured on film!Subttulos en Espaol por Magda Argueta: http://thebeebiologist.com/Insect
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Masses of insects on the move

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Long-term radar studies reveal masses of winged migrants. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2igdQjx Read the research: http://scim.ag/2h6qxZb
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Mechanical gears in jumping insects

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Previously believed to be only man-made, a natural example of a functioning gear mechanism has been discovered in a common insect - the plant-hopper Issus - showing that evolution developed interlocking cogs long before we did. Professor Malcolm Burrows t
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Sesame Street: Learn About The Insects In Your Neighborhood

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Sing along with Ernie and learn all about the critters that live in your neighborhood, like the caterpillars that crawl around, or the grasshoppers that leap up and down. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_cen
Insects in Flight | Ladybug in SLOW MOTION

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From Egg to first Flight - Ladybug takes off in extreme Slow Motionat 5,000 fps. As the camera I used (Photron Fastcam Nova S16) got a 1000x1000 pixel sensor, the footage is taken at F16 and cropped to 720p.------------------------------------------------
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Bugs and Insects | 2020 | Compilation | Highlights Kids

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Did you know, there are more than 3500 species of mosquitoes? Can help the ants find all the hidden objects. Laugh and Learn with Highlights.SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1#VideosForKids #Games #Highl
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Harvard University is creating robotic insects to monitor the environment

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RoboBees are being made at Harvard's Wyss Institute. They can be used for environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and crop pollination. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twit
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Yuck! How birds share knowledge of disgusting foods—and help insects evolve

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Study shows how some bugs develop their warning colors. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2CF1Z4L Read the paper ($): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0418-x Credits: producer/script Sarah Crespi story by Virginia Morell citation and research footage R
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They Built a Rainforest Ecosystem inside a Geodesic Dome

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Eden Project is a the largest greenhouse in the world built in Cornwall UK in Geodesic domes to show that humans can correct Climate change BECOME PART OF THE TEAM: https://www.patreon.com/FLORB Find out more about Eden Project: https://www.edenproject.co
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Pink River Dolphins Of The Amazon Rainforest's Hunting Secret | Earth's Great Rivers | BBC Earth

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Botos (pink river dolphins) have whiskers that help them find their prey in dark waters. Watch Earth's Great Rivers: https://bbc.in/2F0TmXb Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth:
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Why are mosquito bites so itchy? #shorts #science #scishowkids #mosquito #insects

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Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Michal Richardson: WriterKyle Nackers: Fact CheckerAlex Billow: Script EditorMadison Lynn: VideographerSam Schultz: Script SupervisorAimee Roberts: PuppeteerStefan Chin: EditorDaniel Comiskey: Editorial
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The Insects Who Vibrate To Communicate | Planet Earth III | BBC Earth

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In the Amazon, there are many weird and wonderful creatures not least of all these treehoppers, who communicate with each other by vibrating. This comes in useful when their young are under attack, and this mother enlists the help of her forest friends fo
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Insects (Butterflies) are so cool! | Did You Know? | Highlights Kids | Kids Videos

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Did you know that Butterflies taste food with their feet? That is so cool! Also, scientists estimate that there are at least 20,000 different species of butterflies! Wow! Learn more about these amazing bugs in this episode of Did you Know?! #funfacts #fac
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Eavesdropping on Orangutans

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The Kalimantan Rainforest in Borneo, Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse spots on Earth. Bustling with life, the dense greenery is home to orangutans, all kinds of birds, frogs, you name it. But the rainforest wont stay that way if mining and logging
Leaf Cutter Ants Carry a Message For Me!

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Leaf Cutter Ants are one of the most surprisingly fascinating groups of animals in the rainforest-- they can build their own roads, they are farmers of a fungus, and they can carry messages to the world!Happy birthday from the Ants GIF:https://media.giphy
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The Beautiful Tricks Of Flowers - Jonathan Drori

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jonathan-driori-the-beautiful-tricks-of-flowers In this visually dazzling talk, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants -- over a quarter million species -- have evolved to attract insects t
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How Do Rainforests Make Clouds? | Maddie Moate

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We were lucky enough to get early access to THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR TROPICAL RAINFOREST at The Eden Project. Whilst playing on the awesome cloud bridge we thought what better question to tackle than...How do Rainforests Make Clouds?! Corrections: * Whe
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The Largest of the Toucans Has an EPIC Bill

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The toco is the largest and perhaps most recognizable of the toucan family. Its striking, brightly colored bill comprises almost half of its body surface area. Toco toucans are found throughout South and Central America, but populations have declined over
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Gourmet Worms: The Amazon’s Secret Ingredient

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For plenty of folks, eating bugs can feel like an exotic (and sometimes frightening) novelty, but much of the world regularly indulges in the plentiful, protein-rich invertebrates. In Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, certain insects are appreciated as true de
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Red-Faced, Hairless and Handsome: Meet the Bald Uakari Monkey

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"Hairless and red-faced " may not be typical adjectives to describe good health, but healthy bald uakari monkeys possess both of these qualities. These primates are known for their bright red faces, which indicate good health. Sick bald uakaris tend to de
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Preserving One Square Inch of Silence

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Gordon Hempton is on a personal quest to preserve silence in nature. The “sound-tracker” circles the globe recording vanishing sounds, including the most elusive one of all: silence. Twelve years ago, Hempton resolved to find the quietest place in Washing
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Hilarious orangutan does everything to get his friends attention

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This orangutan will just not leave his friend alone - Really funny orangutang video from our centre. Save the Orangutan is supporting the world largest orangutan rehabilitaiton centre where more than 500 orangutans are given a second chance. At the centre
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This Pink Winged Stick Insect is Hiding in Plain Sight

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This is a pink winged stick insect at the Montreal Zoo. These guys have quite the camouflage on them. Despite growing up to 21 inches in length, these insects are able to hide in plain sight, blending in among sticks and foliage. As camouflage is their pr
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Longest Butterfly Net In the World

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I spent a few days in the Ecuadorian rainforest with Dr. Susan Finkbeiner as she uses one of the longest butterfly nets in the world to study some amazing species. Come along for the adventure, and stick around to hear her talk about her life as a scienti
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The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned

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This is a thing that is happening right now, and (taking a page from the global warming playbook) a think I've been hearing from Bolsonaro's supporters is, "Who even knows how bad it is...deforestation is actually down." It's so sad to watch us play with
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Stezzi The Parrot | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!

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Episode 39 | Stezzi The Parrot | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! Join Jaime on a kids yoga adventure into the rainforest to learn about solving boredom! No more "I'm bored!!" Stezzi the Parrot shows us how a little boredom can lead us to great ideas if we j
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This Rare Stick Insect Is Among the Last of Its Kind

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This is the black beauty stick insect, a rare species only found in a tiny 12-acre area high in the mountains of northern Peru. Only discovered in 2005, not much is known about these insects, but they are believed to be most active at night when their dee
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How Bugs Are Trained For TV And Movies

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Movies will often use live bugs on camera instead of CGI to make their story feel more real and to get your skin crawling. But getting these insects to do what you want requires lots an understanding of how they function. That's where Steven Kutcher comes
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The Invisible Insect Highway Above You

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An animation with Robert Krulwich about the amazing amount of insects that are zipping around high up in the sky above you.
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What if Grass Disappeared? | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

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What if Grass Disappeared?Firstly, if grass disappeared, public parks will lose their charm, people may stop visiting them.Secondly, if grass disappeared, animals likes cows and goats will have to change their eating habits.Thirdly, grass is nature's way
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Super Strong Dragonflies!

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Dragonflies are totally awesome! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about these really large and really cool insects! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids ---------- Lo
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Inspect An Insect

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There are more insects in the world than any other kind of animal! In this episode of SciShow Kids, Jessi and Squeaks show you how to identify an insect, in three easy steps! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on
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Cooking in the Future Will Require Creativity. Here's One Solution. | NYT Opinion

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This is part three in “We’re Cooked,” a three-part series from NYT Opinion. Watch part one here: https://youtu.be/kOcLyyVyb6o , and part two here: https://youtu.be/m6xE7rieXU0 Mealworm soup. Chile-lime cricket tacos. Charred avocado tart
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Can You Solve The Frog Riddle? - Derek Abbott

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-frog-riddle-derek-abbott You’re stranded in a rainforest, and you’ve eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need an antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, on
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The beauty of light trapping | Natural History Museum

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There is a huge variety of animals that are active after sunset. The absence of light can make spotting them a challenge, especially when it comes to insects. Dr Gavin Broad, Principal Curator in Charge of Insects at the Museum, introduced us to the world
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Bill meets bots

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Bill Gates visited a Harvard University lab that makes robotic gloves, pants, and flying insects. These incredible creations are powerful examples of the exciting innovation underway in the field of robotics. Learn more at https://b-gat.es/2TqZoDP
Can You See this Leaf Mimicking Grasshopper?

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Grasshopper (Genus: Systella, Family: Trigonopterygidae) from the rainforest of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.This Leaf mimicking Grasshopper is remarkably well-camouflaged. Its body resembles a green leaf with patches of brown and even leaf-life veins. Its mov
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Why Bees Going Extinct Could Mean No More Ice Cream Or Avocados

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Bees pollinate more than a third of the worlds crops. So what would happen if they went extinct? For one, it would likely halve the number of fruits and vegetables on supermarket shelves. Plus, it could drastically alter the food chain, starting with inse
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The Carnivorous Plant That Feasts on Mice

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While the carnivorous cravings of most flesh-eating plants are limited to small insects, one exception is the pitcher plant. It can consume anything that fits in its mouth--including a mouse! From: CRAZY MONSTER: Gulpers http://bit.ly/2jdlwQt
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Must Love Bugs

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Entomologists Charlie and Lois O’Brien have the largest private collection of insects in the world. In their 55 years of marriage, these real life “love bugs” have traveled the world gathering specimens for their unique collection. Now in their 80s, the c
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The Small, but Mighty, Hercules Beetle

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Reaching up to 17 cm in length, the Hercules beetle is one of the largest insects in the world. They’re commonly identified by the characteristic horn-like pincers found on male beetles. Just like its heroic namesake, these little guys are strong. They ca
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Meet the Ranchers Who Claim the Brazilian Amazon is Theirs to Burn | The Dispatch

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Welcome to the lawless heart of the Brazilian Amazon. Here, cattle ranchers and loggers emboldened by President Jair Bolsonaro are clearing huge swaths of rainforest every minute. All in the name of progress.Assista ao vdeo com traduo selecionando legenda
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The Science of Speciation – Molecular Adaptation in Vampire Bats

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Over 20% of all living mammal species are bats, and each is adapted to a particular diet: nectar, fruit, meat, insects—even blood! Follow scientists into the jungles of Brazil, and to a genomic sequencing lab at Temple University, as they decode the evolu
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Would YOU Eat Bugs For Thanksgiving?

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Follow me to The Brain Scoop: https://youtu.be/6vOzt-YQjIAWere on PATREON now! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub People say insects are the f
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The Flower That Smells Like Death

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There's a titan arum - a corpse flower - blooming at the Eden Project in Cornwall. For years, it stores energy: and then for 48 hours, it heats up and sends out the smell of decay and death through the rainforest. And it stinks. The Eden Project: http://w
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Adventures and Exploration Compilation | Learning for kids | Highlights Kids

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How big is the Amazon Rainforest? Who takes photos of animals? Who knows wilderness survival skills?SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1#VideosForKids #activities #HighlightsKids #educationalHighlights is
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NATURE | Laugh, Learn and Play | 2020 Compilation | Highlights Kids

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Who photographs animals? How big is the Amazon Rainforest? Want to learn a fun activity you can do at home yourself?SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1#VideosForKids #activities #HighlightsKids #education
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The World Under a Rock!

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Check out life under a rock to see what you can learn about insects, spiders, and other animals! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome prod
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The Giant Anteater Carries On, 25 Million Years and Counting

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Meet Peter, a giant anteater at the Santa Ana Zoo. Reaching up to 7 feet in length, these guys are the largest of the four anteater species. Without teeth, anteaters use their long tongues to catch and consume their prey. Their tongues can flick up to 150
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What Happens When You Levitate Flies?

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http://sciencefriday.com Everything is a little bit magnetic, says physicist Richard Hill, of The University of Nottingham. So with a powerful magnet, it is possible to levitate almost anything--strawberries, water, insects. In a recent study, Hill levita
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Jumping Hoppers in SLOW MOTION!

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Leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and froghoppers are all insects in the order Hemiptera that are some of the fastest jumping animals on earth! They are also super-common, so I collected a bunch and filmed their jumps in slow-motion!References (Prof
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Cambridge Ideas - Sticky Feet

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Ants have incredibly sticky feet. With them they can hang onto ceilings, while carrying 100 times their body weight. But if they are stuck down so successfully - how do they ever get them unstuck? Chris Clemente is studying the mechanisms that ants and ot
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Primitive Technology: New area starting from scratch

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I bought a new property to shoot primitive technology videos on. The new area is dense tropical rainforest with a permanent creek. Starting completely from scratch, my first project was to build a simple dome hut and make a fire. First, I took some wood,
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Meet the monkey with a spectacular snout! | SciShow Kids

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Busy Bees

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You see them when it’s warm outside, hanging out in flowers and working away. Bees! Check out what these buzzing insects are up to, and how you can tell the difference between a bumblebee and a honey bee. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help suppor
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This Stick Insect Came Back from Extinction

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The Lord Howe Island stick insect did the impossible. These "land lobsters" were once so common on Lord Howe Island in Australia that fishermen used them as bait. But in 1918, a British supply ship crashed on the island and introduced rats, which ate the
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Sesame Street: N is for Nature

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Nature starts with the letter N. Let's go on a nature walk in the Australian rainforest and see what we can find! Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun games and videos f
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Watch: Glowing Bug Attracts And Devours Prey

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These wormlike larvae use bioluminescence to attract their prey. Read about other glowing insects: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120830-glowing-cockroaches-bugs-science-animals/ Watch Scorpions Glow in the Dark https://www.youtube.com/wa
David Attenborough's "Extraordinary" Waterproof Plant | Nature Bites

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David Attenborough takes us into London's man-made rainforest at Kew Gardens - there, he finds a plant with a special adaptive quirk...The Taro plant, also known as the Colocasia esculenta, is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, a root
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Renewable Energy - Powered by Poop | California Academy of Sciences

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In this Flipside Science unit, designed for a middle school audience, we'll explore environmental issues related to energy use and conservation. In our most recent installment, find out how a dairy farm is using a methane digester to turn cow poop into el
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Most Amazing Insect Facts! | SciShow Kids Compilation

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In this SciShow Kids compilation, get to know the most amazing insects on the planet! From staggering stag beetles to camouflaged caterpillars to bugs that aren't really bugs, come learn some of the most wild facts about some of the world's most wild inse
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Meet The Agouti, The Giant Yet Lovable Rodent Of The Amazon | WIRED

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The agouti ain’t no sewer rat: It’s actually a pivotal part of the rainforest ecosystem. Like a weird-looking squirrel, really. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https:
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The Delightful Dance of Hummingbirds | The Wild Place | Relax with Nature | BBC Earth

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In the Atlantic Rainforest of Argentina and Brazil, hummingbirds gather around flowers in a spectacular dance.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #bbcearth #thewildplace #HummingbirdsWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet
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The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie

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Explore the Amazon rainforests flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.--The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the A
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Why Americans Don't Eat Bugs

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People all around the world eat bugs regularly, but Americans are more hesitant to add insects to their diet. However, eating bugs is not only good for you, but also the environment. Insects require significantly less land and water than cattle, and they
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Flying in miniature: Secrets of the featherwing beetle

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Flying is a tricky business, but when you are less than half a millimetre long, things get even tougher. At such tiny scales the physics of flight changes, and yet insects have evolved strategies to fly in miniature. In this Nature video we zoom in on new
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Tour of the Galaxy | California Academy of Sciences

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Depart Earth’s surface and fly through the solar system to the edge of the Milky Way, discovering objects at increasingly distant locations from Earth. - - - The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution ded
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Christmas Island's Red Crab Invasion | That's Amazing

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Every year in late October, Christmas Island sees red. LOTS of red. During the annual crab migration, the island’s endemic red crabs travel from their home on the rainforest floor to the shore to mate and spawn. This mass migration of around 40 million cr
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The Human And The Honeybee - Dino Martins

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-human-and-the-honeybee-dino-martins Both honeybees and humans originated in East Africa, and the connection between us has survived the ages. Some of your favorite delicacies -- coffee, chocolate, mangoes --
Uncovering the Secret Lives of Reed Frogs | California Academy of Sciences

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Academy researcher Rayna Bell was drawn to studying frogs because there's still so much we don't know about them. She's currently asking questions about speciation, coloration, and what frogs see.Learn more about Dr. Bell's work here: https://www.calacade
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KILLER Dinosaur Bugs!

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Sometimes dinosaurs didn't just have to worry about other dino predators: sometimes they were on the run from KILLER PREHISTORIC INSECTS! Watch the whole playlist of dinosaur videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW4p6vzviKQ&list=PLfpPYJH6OjtZGZH1hl
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Help track mosquitoes with your cellphone

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Mosquitoes can be deadly, transmitting malaria, dengue, and Zika. But tracking them is tough. Now, researchers—led by Stanford University bioengineer Manu Prakash—have developed a new, cheap way to monitor these insects—with mobile phones and a Shazam-lik
Is that a SMILEY or a SKULL?

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Lappet Moth Caterpillar (lebeda sp., Lasiocampidae family) from the rainforest of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.This caterpillar has a sunny yellow head with black patterns closely resembling a smiley (notice the 2 small ovals dark dots representing the eyes an
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Lego insect manipulator stop motion | Natural History Museum

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Natural History Museum scientists have created a tool made from Lego to hold and manipulate delicate specimens such as tiny insects. The pinned insect manipulator (IMp) allows scientists to easily move the specimen into different positions and rotate it o
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Butterfly Or Moth?

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Do you have a favorite insect? We really like butterflies! But there's another awesome insect with really big wings and long antenna that you might see flapping around: moths! Moths and butterflies can look really similar, but we've got some tips to help
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What Would Happen If All The Bugs Died?

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Insects might seem annoying, but what happens if they all died off? Watch More: When Did Multicellular Life Begin? ►►►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ZHMeF9dgA Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://www.keeponthinking.co Support Life Noggin on P
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This Is Not A Bug

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Its common to call creepy crawlies bugs, but because entomologists refer to a specific class of insects as bugs, its wrong to call other things bugs - right?LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: -
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Meet the Sharpshooter Research Team | #DeepLook #Shorts

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Producer Mimi Schiffman collaborated with UC Berkeley researcher Liz Clark and Georgia Tech researcher Elio Challita for our episode about sharpshooter pee. Watch the full video here https://youtu.be/AWLIlc-IRK4Merry Go - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeo
What Butterfly Flight Looks like in Slow Motion!

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I filmed slow motion flight and time-lapse eclosion sequences of tropical butterflies, and give a behind-the-scenes tour of our museum's walk-in tropical rainforest exhibit.Check out https://naturalsciences.org/ for info about when to visit our museum and
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Four Fancy Meals You Can Make With Bugs | Foraging | NPR

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Culinary alchemist Pascal Baudar demonstrates how to make four fancy dishes using wild ingredients found in nature, including insects. The first insect that Pascal Baudar ever tried eating was an ant he found in his kitchen. The verdict? "It tasted like s
Should we eat bugs? - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/should-we-eat-bugs-emma-bryce What's tasty, abundant and high in protein? Bugs! Although less common outside the tropics, entomophagy, the practice of eating bugs, was once extremely widespread throughout cultur
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Do we really need pesticides? - Fernan Pérez-Gálvez

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-we-really-need-pesticides-fernan-perez-galvez Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our
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These beetlebots keep flying, even after crashing into poles

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Beetles are virtually crash resistant. Their wings fold up when they collide with objects, and then quickly spring back into place. That helps the insects stay on course and fly straight, rather than spiral to the ground, while exerting little energy. Res
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The Secret Artists in Bugs

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Reclusive painter, Hollywood "bug wrangler," and entomologist Steven Kutcher reveals how his obsession with insects led to a unique artistic discovery in Iqbal Ahmed's short documentary. Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/571024/bug-man/ "
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Worms can break down styrofoam in days instead of hundreds of years

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A paper came out recently showing the common mealworms could eat, survive on and break down styrofoam. I decided to test this with a different species to see if this is something more insects could do. And sure enough they can! Could be a great way to dea
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AMKK presents: Botanical animation "Story of Flowers" full ver.

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AMKK Presents:Botanical animation "Story of Flowers" The animation was developed for kids to show the life cycle of flowers.-Story-Many different flowers are growing beautifully and strongly in this world. Taking their roots in the earth, sprouting, bloom
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Travel Deep Inside a Leaf | California Academy of Sciences

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Take a journey inside a leaf of a redwood tree. Enter the stoma and view photosynthesis on a molecular level, knowing that the animation prioritizes scientific accuracy. Educators might also be interested in an annotated version of this video: https://you
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Cicadas: The Dormant Army Beneath Your Feet - Rose Eveleth

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/cicadas-the-dormant-army-beneath-your-feet-rose-eveleth Every 13 or 17 years, billions of cicadas emerge from the ground to molt, mate and die. Adult cicadas only live a few weeks above ground, but you'd be hard
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Why Are Bugs Attracted To Light? - Smarter Every Day 103

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Download your free Audio Book Here: http://bit.ly/AudibleSED Seriously... it's a pretty cool way to support my video making habit. ⇊ Click to Expand! ⇊ Filmed on location in the Rainforests of Eastern Peru. I was on a tour run by Rainforest Expeditions (h
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How Different Animals See the World!

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In this video, we'll show you how animals see the world. Animals such as Dogs, Cats, Sharks, Snakes, Horses, Lizards, Fish, etc. These animal visions are based on Scientific Studies.How animals see the world is much different than you might think. For exa
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The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky

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Learn more about your personal DNA story by going to https://23andMe.com/okay SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ What’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half
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Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons? - Zack Patterson And Andy Peterson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-honeybees-love-hexagons-zack-patterson-and-andy-peterson Honeybees are some of nature's finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and comprehend the roundness of the earth, these smart ins
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Jerusalem Crickets Only Date Drummers | Deep Look

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With their big heads and beady black eyes, Jerusalem crickets aren't winning any beauty contests. But that doesn't stop them from finding mates. They use their bulbous bellies to serenade each other with some furious drumming. Support Deep Look on Patreon
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How This Guy Turns Typewriters into Lifelike Creatures | Obsessed | WIRED

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Artist Jeremy Mayer has dedicated himself to transforming mechanical typewriter parts, and only typewriter parts, into detailed sculptures of birds, insects and human figures.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Also, check o
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What will we eat for breakfast in 2039? | BBC Ideas

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Fancy a bowl of insects? How about music-infused coffee delivered by drone? Welcome to your future breakfast. Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav ------------------- Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place. Our aim on BBC Ideas is
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Animals That Are Masters Of Disguise

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These animals have excellent camouflage skills. For more cool insects: https://www.instagram.com/bugsincyberspace/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BDoeS33wJz4/ Subscribe to our new channel, INSIDER food: http://insder.co/2kWwBKZ The INSIDER team believes that
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Bionic Robot Butterflies

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With the bionic butterflies, for the first time Festo combines the ultralight construction of artificial insects with collision-free flying behaviour in a collective. For coordination purposes, the eMotionButterflies make use of a guidance and monitoring
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Which Poison Frog Can Kill You?

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**This video contains paid sponsorship by B&H Photo.** On this episode of Breaking Trail, Mark and Mario take us on the search for two species of poison dart frogs while also capturing some amazing macro footage of these tiny gems of the rainforest! So, h
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The Power Of Gravity - Wonders Of Life W/ Prof Brian Cox - BBC

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Professor Brian Cox explores the power of gravity and how small creatures such as insects appear to have superpower strength in comparison to humans. Taken from Wonders of Life. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=B
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Giant Amazon Spider Preys on Opossum | Nat Geo Wild

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During a night survey in the Peruvian forest, scientists saw a spider catch this remarkable meal. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About National Geographic Wild: National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-love
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The Secret Things Living In Your Drains

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This episode is sponsored by Wren, a website where you calculate your carbon footprint. Go to https://www.wren.co/join/journeytothemicrocosmos to sign up to make a monthly contribution to offset your carbon footprint or support rainforest protection proje
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Roly Polies Came From the Sea to Conquer the Earth | Deep Look

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Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there’s something less creepy about these critters than other insects. Maybe it’s because they’re not insects at all. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt DEEP LOOK is a ult
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Mindful Meditation: Miracle Cure or Media Hype?

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Mindfulness meditation is gaining popularity as a technique for reducing stress, but is there science that shows that it even works? Did Science Just Prove Women Are Nicer Than Men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy82RuTg5IU&t=3s What Ever Happened To Sa
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Primitive Technology: Lime

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At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty. Limestone is basically calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
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Elmo's Animal Friends! | FOUR Sesame Street Full Episodes

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Elmo and his friends on Sesame Street learn about all different kinds of animals! They learn about animals you keep as pets like cats, different insects like butterflies, the variety of fish that live in the ocean, and also animals that live on a farm! Su
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Growing the World's Largest Flower

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When you imagine a plant, what do you think of? Lush green leaves, the sweet smell of a flower or maybe some roots? Well, the worlds largest flower doesnt have any of these!Rafflesia is a parasitic behemoth that has baffled scientists since its discovery.
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Shedding Light on the New Zealand Glow Worm

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*** We're now on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! *** Viewing these New Zealand glow worms, you can be forgiven for thinking you're looking at a star-lit night sky. Using a small light organ at the end of
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Ant army eats live crab from the inside out! - BBC

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SUBSCRIBE to the OFFICIAL BBC YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn LAUNCH BBC iPlayer to access Live TV and Box Sets: https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ An army of ants trap a live crab and devour it from the inside out. The 100 trillion ants in the world weigh as
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Christmas Lectures 2020: Engine Earth - with Chris Jackson

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In the first lecture of the 2020 Christmas Lectures, geologist Chris Jackson shows us how the planets oldest rocks and fossils tell a story of radical climate changes throughout history and how the Earths finely balanced tectonic system volcanoes has cont
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After a Decade of Colony Collapse, Bees Are Bouncing Back! (Sort Of)

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A new report shows bee populations are on the rise, but the hives are still facing major threats. Do Insects Sleep? - https://youtu.be/Ez_OvlQw7dY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Honeybees Ravaged by 'Colony Colla
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Firebrats and Silverfish Are Rocking Some Old-School Looks | Deep Look

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What *is* that bizarre fishlike thing squirming in your sink at night? Firebrats and silverfish are pretty darn similar to some of the earliest insects on Earth. With three long filaments poking out their back, no wings and mini-me babies, they have somet
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Bird Is the Word in These Four Stories

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In this reel, explore an aviary that’s more happy than Hitchcockian. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of our Planet Earth series. From mammals to insects and birds to reptiles, we share this great big world with all manner of creature
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The Man Of 1000 Insect Stings

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Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt has been stung so many times that he’s created a pain s
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What is the Difference Between Turtles and Tortoises?

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Most people know what turtles and tortoises are can’t clearly tell the difference between the two creatures! People commonly refer to tortoises as land turtles. But what exactly is the difference between these two animals? Additional Notes (Thanks to user
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Five Farms on Earth (and the Ocean Floor)

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In this reel, get ready to get dirty. We’re harvesting four-foot zucchini, mushrooms and a rare Japanese delicacy. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of our Planet Earth series. From mammals to insects and birds to reptiles, we share th
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What Happens to Poop in the Jungle? - Borneo

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Craig Beals travels to the jungles of Borneo to explore what happens to poop in the jungle. Surprisingly, animal dung plays an important role in the ecosystem of the rainforest. Craig explores the role of feces on the forest floor around the Kinabatangan
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Why wasps are just as wonderful as bees | BBC Ideas

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Unlike bees, wasps are not exactly the most-loved creatures, but they are hugely important to the eco-system - and all of us. As well as being apex predators, eating their way through millions of kilograms of insects each year, they are also important pol
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Nature's Scuba Divers: How Beetles Breathe Underwater | Deep Look

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Bugs and beetles can’t hold their breath underwater like we do. But some aquatic insects can spend their whole adult lives underwater. How do they do it? Meet nature’s Scuba divers. They carry their air with them—in some cases, for a lifetime. SUBSCRIBE t
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4 of the Most Daring Jobs

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Most of us have our limits. But there are people out there who never say never. Among them: an entomologist who actually allows himself to be stung by tarantula hawks, yellow jacket wasps and other insects; an extreme unicyclist who has never seen a mount
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How do leafcutter ants cut leaves off of trees? #TeamTrees

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Visit https://teamtrees.org to dontate to #TeamTreesSpecial thanks to Leaf House Scientific (https://www.leafhousescientific.com/) for supplying the ants and to Dr. Fred Larabee (https://twitter.com/bugbiter) for the microCT images of Atta internal head m
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Name That Poop!

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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! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and
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How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly

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You’ve seen caterpillars, and you’ve seen butterflies. But do you know how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly? Jessi explains the wonder of metamorphosis! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover you
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Bird Is The Word In These 5 Stories

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Lets do a little birdwatching. Right here, right now. No need for binoculars. Were winging it in this reel full of stories about swiftlets, eagles, parrots, falcons and swans and the people who co-habitate with, train and track these feathered friends of
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The Cockroach Karate Kick | ScienceTake

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Cockroaches deploy a stunning, and largely unstudied, karate-style kick to prevent wasp attacks. To find out more, scientists set up high-speed cameras and then set the two insects loose. Read the story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/science/coc
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Army Ants Rampage Through The Forest - The Hunt - BBC Earth

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Boasting a sensory system of 2 million antennae, this colony of Army Ants are a formidable proposition for anything alive which may cross their path. These dynamic insects, despite being blind, are able to transcend their size by working as a complete uni
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Floating Pockets of Paradise

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In this reel we take you on an island getaway. We travel to a place inhabited only by rabbits, experience the alien beauty of Socotra island, and get off the grid with a couple building their own sustainable floating fortress. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR
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This "Bearcat'" Smells Like Popcorn

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Meet the binturong, aka "bearcat." With a face like a cat, a body like a bear, and a tail like a monkey, these reclusive creatures are pretty strange looking, and the strangeness doesn't end with their appearance. They also have a distinctive yet familiar
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Meet the True Bugs | SciShow Kids

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In this episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn what it takes to be a "true bug". Scientists use the word "bug" to refer to a special group of insects, so not all insects (or other critters like spiders) are bugs!Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out th
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If you're an adult mayfly you'll probably die before the end of this video - Luke M. Jacobus

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Trace the life cycle of mayflies, and explore why these swarming insects are a sign of healthy aquatic ecosystems.--For most of the worlds 4,000 mayfly species, adulthood lasts roughly one day. And for some species, its only a matter of minutes. This isnt
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Four Flourishing Stories About Our Natural World

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Celebrate the splendor of nature with stories about the world’s loneliest tree, a topiary garden grown from rescued plants and more. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb #Nature #Plants #Earth This story is a part of our Planet Earth series. From mammals to i
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Photographing Liquid Mountains | That's Amazing

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When you think of the Great Lakes, you may not picture towering 30-foot waves. But Dave Sandford knows better. The professional photographer from Ontario, Canada, braves the icy cold water and fierce winds of Lake Erie to make his masterpieces. And they w
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The Secret Life of Bugs

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In this reel, we’re crawling along with some of nature’s most fascinating little critters. We track down the mighty Hercules beetle, find the extremely rare black beauty stick insect, and meet the gravedigger of the animal kingdom. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.
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Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry? | Deep Look

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Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis. DEEP LOOK is a ultra-HD (4K) short vid
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These Farmers Grow Everything From White Strawberries to Furniture

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We planted seeds, and these stories about farming and gardening sprouted right before our very eyes. Were cultivating unusual strawberries in Japan, rescuing plants in South Carolina and so much more. Come grow with us.SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb#far
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Five Stories About Sounds All Around

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Silence may be golden, but in these stories, sounds are invaluable. Meet a blind birdwatcher observing songs, a musician creating weather forecasts for the blind and the team tracking Orcas underwater. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part
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5 Stories That'll Sting

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Can we get an ouch? In this reel, were introducing you to an entomologist who has been stung over 1,000 times on the job, honey hunters who dangle from cliffs while getting stung by bees and a stinging caterpillar with a strikingly familiar hairstyle.SUBS
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Dig Into These Six Prehistoric Stories

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Channel your inner paleontologist and dig through this prehistoric reel. Crawl with a crab that predates dinosaurs, visit LA’s hidden whale warehouse and meet the Iguana King of Manzanilla, Mexico. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of
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The Insane Evolution of: Flight

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Watch the first episode of Becoming Human on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-bipedalismWatch this episode ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-the-insane-evolution-of-flightPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscienceInstag
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These Adorable Animals are Fighting Extinction

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In this reel, we meet some adorable creatures fighting for survival, including a family of pileated gibbons, a prehensile-tailed porcupine facing habitat loss and an armadillo threatened by illegal poachers. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is
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Escape to These Six Extraordinary Gardens

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In this reel, we're exploring six pockets of natural wonder. We travel to Japan to visit an abandoned sculpture garden, test our luck at a poison garden in London and get a glimpse of our future in a tarot garden in Tuscany. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6A
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Maggot Cheese, Glowing Worms and Edible Bugs

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This compilation is wriggling with stories about edible worms, glowing worms and scary worms that go on the attack. Oh, and as a bonus, weve thrown in a story about maggots. Youve been warned.SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb#worms #maggots #invertebratesT
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An Electric Eel And A Caiman

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Wherein Isobel and Maria show us the ropes -- or nets -- for surveying fishes in the Amazon. The distribution of fish in tropical river systems is important to understanding how animals move around these waterways. Where there are big fish -- like the ele
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9 of the World's Rarest Animals, Fighting to Stay Alive

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In this reel, we meet some of the rarest critters on planet Earth, including the closest living relative to the giraffe, a lemur threatened by hunting and a tree kangaroo hanging on for survival due to habitat loss. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This s
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5 Stories All About Chickens

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We had planned to write: This is the reel where stories about chickens have come home to roost. Then we remembered this idiom actually means that the bad things you have done are now coming back to haunt you. And we dont want to say that. So lets just say
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Swimming Through the Wall of Sharks

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The pristine waters of French Polynesia draw visitors from all over. Turns out grey reef sharks are pretty fond of them, too—so much so that the Island of Fakarava’s southern pass is called the “grey shark wall.” Fancy a swim? SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR
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The Origins of Fake Blood and the Hottest Pepper In the World

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Seeing red doesn't need to be a bad thing. This hue-specific compilation features fake blood, the worlds hottest pepper and millions-upon-millions of migrating crabs.SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb#red #colors #hueThis story is a part of our Planet Earth
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Five Stories All About Cats

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Arent cats wonderful? The person writing this copy thinks they are, so there is no debate to be had here. Its a fact. Cats are wonderful, and this reel is full of cat tales sure to be enjoyed by cat lovers everywhere.SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb#Cats
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Why is this drone so squishy?

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This drone can smash into a wall and keep flying. Its secret? Extreme squishiness. Researchers in Switzerland wanted to make a more resilient drone and modeled its squishy arms after insects. The flexible quadcopter that squishes when it crashes, so it ta
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In These Five Towns, Animals Rule

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In this reel, the animal kingdom reigns supreme. We head to Unalaska, Alaska where bald eagles rule the air, tour Japan's adorable rabbit island, and explore a true dog haven in Costa Rica. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of our Plan
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The Loudest Bugs in the World

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Cicadas are small insects, but they're famous for being one of the loudest animals in the world! ---------- Here's a link to a video of a Cicada making it's loud 'clicks' in action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mah26og11ms Love SciShow Kids and want to
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Camouflage: Animal Hide & Seek

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A SciShow kid wrote us and asked: What is camouflage and how does it work? Join Jessi as she explores how different kinds of animals play hide-and-seek in the wild! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls
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Growing Portraits with Grass | That’s Amazing

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Grass is something that most of us take for granted. We walk all over it, we lay on it and sometimes mow it down. Few appreciate grass the way Dan Harvey and Heather Ackroyd do. And yet their art can stop you in your tracks. By manipulating the natural pr
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Exploring Worlds Deep Beneath the Earth

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In this reel, we're venturing deep, deep underground. We begin in Stockholm at the world's longest art gallery, explore the mysteries of shell grotto, and visit the hidden metropolis 150 feet beneath Kansas City. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This stor
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What Would Happen if You Were Shrunk?

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Watch the Ant-Man trailer: https://youtu.be/pWdKf3MneyI Twitter: http://twitter.com/vsaucethree ***Click "SHOW MORE" for links*** White Dwarfs http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/white-dwarfs-article/ Properties of Diamond and Car
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How Mushrooms Make It Rain

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A big thank you to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - 靛蓝字幕组 - Viraansh Bhanushali - Duhilio Patiño - Alberto Bortoni - Valentin - Nichol
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Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology #40

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Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been interacting with ea
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The World’s Only Scaled Mammal Is ADORABLE

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There’s no mammal in the world quite like the tree pangolin. Covered in reptilian-like scales that protect it from predators in the wild, the pangolin will curl into a ball when threatened. Unfortunately, such tactics do little to protect it from humans.
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Taste the Snack That Bites Back

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It’s a love story for the ages — man, woman … and a cart full of fried insects. Husband and wife team Lek and Baitoey sell deep-fried scorpions, tarantulas, caterpillars and other creepy crawlies at a food stall in Bangkok, Thailand. Their cart has become
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The Seal Whisperers and the Seals Who Love Them

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For the past 40 years, Kathy Streeter has been a seal and sea lion trainer. During that time, she has learned that seals are as intelligent as dolphins, if not more so. Because of this, Streeter tries to enrich their lives with as many activities as she c
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Flying High With Our Feathered Friends

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In this reel, we meet a few stunning birds who are, sadly, among the last of their kind. We come face-to-beak with a toco toucan endangered by the pet trade, an eclectus parrot facing habitat loss, and a milky eagle owl threatened by illegal hunting. SUBS
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For the Animal Lover in All of Us

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If you’re a pet lover, you understand the personal connection that can develop between humans and animals. In this reel, we meet with people whose love for their little creatures goes above and beyond. From a dog haven in Costa Rica to a rabbit paradise i
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Cows Dig Jazz

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Florida dairy farmer Ed Henderson has been playing the trombone since elementary school. And these days his audience, well, fits the scenery. Turns out, cows love jazz music! What began as a one-off backyard practice session, has turned into a regular gig
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Taking Care of the Worlds Baby Animals

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This reel is full of stories featuring baby animals, and the cuteness is intense. Weve got some inspiring and moving stories, including one about a dog who is a surrogate mom to zoo animals in need of nurturing and another about a preschool where orphaned

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