MinuteEarth
The Secret Social Life of Plants
Who knew plants can communicate? An interesting video shows how plants communicate with insects and other plants. The instructor gives many examples including mimicry, parasitism, and self-defense.
MinuteEarth
Bedbugs. Seriously!?
Want to drastically reduce the number of naps attempted in class? Show a video about bedbugs! Learners discover a pest so persistent that entomologists are confounded by their resilience and adaptability. The narrator discusses our...
Be Smart
Attack of the Zombie Parasites!
There is a law in Haiti that makes it a crime to turn someone into a zombie. But is such a thing even possible? Scholars see examples of zombie-like organisms found here on Earth with a video that explores numerous examples, from...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Kiss Under Mistletoe?
Hanging mistletoe is a holiday tradition, but where did the idea of kissing under mistletoe come from? In actuality mistletoe can be found in nature throughout all four seasons, and is home and food to birds and insects. Watch a video...
SciShow
Mind-controlling Parasites!
A parasite lives in or on the body of a host and harms it. A video discusses multiple parasites and how they find their hosts. It focuses on parasites that use mind control in order to achieve their purpose at the expense of the host.
SciShow
Human Parasites
You are an entire biome! A video explain the many parasites that inhabit your body. It begins with the good, beneficial bacteria and mutualism. Then it covers the symbiotic relationships and concludes with the bad ones.
Be Smart
What's the Deadliest Animal in the World?
Do you know what animal causes more than one million deaths each year? This terrifying animal and how it causes so much death is the subject of a video that also shares how humans can avoid it and the research scientists have conducted...
Crash Course
Community Ecology II: Predators
The first examples of mimicry we have found date back to before flowering plants. The video goes in depth on predators at the community ecology level. It includes discussions of herbivores, parasitism, adaptations, cryptic coloration,...
TED-Ed
Is There a Disease That Makes Us Love Cats?
Toxoplasmosis, one of the world's most prolific parasitic infections, is the focus of a short video that details how the parasite uses the intestines of cats to reproduce.
TED-Ed
How Brain Parasites Change Their Host's Behavior
Mind control might seem like something out of a science fiction movie, but after watching this short video you and your students will have a new, potentially terrifying understanding of parasites. Follow along as this resource explores...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Living Together Parasites and Hosts
Investigate how important parasites are and how they relate to their hosts through this webcast with Dr. Anna Phillips, a zoologist. [30:52]
Minute Earth
Minute Earth: The Secret Social Life of Plants
Plants are more than just green, photosynthesis machines. They behave and adapt to their environmental cues much like animals do. [2:32]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Symbiotic Relationships: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce the three types of symbiotic relationships and give examples of each. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Symbiotic Relationships."