TED Talks
Deborah Gordon: The emergent genius of ant colonies
Deborah Gordon studies ant colonies in the Arizona desert to understand their complex social system. She asks: How do these chitinous creatures get down to business -- and even multitask when they need to -- with no language, memory or...
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Meet the Mad Haterpillar with Henry Reich from Minute Physics
Meet the Mad Haterpillar with Henry Reich from Minute Physics
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This Rainforest Caterpillar Looks Like Donald Trump
They have some of the best caterpillars in Peru. The best.
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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.
Amoeba Sisters
Ecological Relationships
Explore several ecological relationships with The Amoeba Sisters! Ecological relationships discussed include predation, competition, and symbiotic relationships (parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism). Table of Contents: Intro 00:00...
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Animals That Do Drugs
Turns out humans aren't the only animals that can medicate themselves - many other animals have found ways to deal with illness by using natural remedies. Hank will tell you about some of the most interesting methods animals have found...
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Robot Ant Swarms Have Arrived!
Robot design commonly mimics the abilities of their human creators, but some researchers have been inspired by a possibly unexpected creature: an ant.
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Why Do Bug Bites Itch?
Hank explores a vexing question asked at picnics and beach parties everywhere: Why do bug bites itch? To help you understand the answer, he takes you into the blow by blow of a bug bite which, we warn you, is pretty horrifying.
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6 Types of Odd Body Armor
From medieval knights to face shields, humans are pretty big fans of armor. But it turns out that other organisms use armor, too! Except sometimes, their armor doesn’t look like anything we’d expect.
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These Ant Paramedics Save Their Injured Comrades
A species of ant has been discovered to rescue and tend to the battle wounds of other ants injured while hunting, and scientists think that this is the first time this behavior has ever been observed in insects.
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9 of the Most Abundant Animals on Earth
Check out nine abundant animals that help support the food chain in their ecosystems!
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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...
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James Surowiecki: The power and the danger of online crowds
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the...
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Turns Out "The Lorax" Is Probably a Real Monkey
Scientists found, on a Kenyan plateau, a tree and a monkey that you might just know. But humans make changes, as we often do, and now these small creatures may soon fade from view.
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The Coming Robot Swarms
We might soon be following the logic of animal swarms to help us solve problems like traffic and constructing buildings in dangerous places, like Mars!
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These Voracious Ants Are Their Own Mobile Home
Army ants move around a lot, which means they can't build a nest like other ants do. So, to build their shelters, they came up with another, way weirder solution...
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How Ants Take Care of Their Farms
Hundreds of ant species have been farming for tens of millions of years.
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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.
TED Talks
Willard Wigan: Hold your breath for micro-sculpture
Willard Wigan tells the story of how a difficult and lonely childhood drove him to discover his unique ability -- to create art so tiny that it can't be seen with the naked eye. His slideshow of figures, as seen through a microscope, can...
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Reinventing the Wheel: 5 Species That Roll
If wheels and rolling have proven so efficient for humans, why hasn’t evolution pushed at least some other species in that direction? Well actually, there are a few species that can get around by rolling. Chapters View all GOLDEN WHEEL...
SciShow Kids
Worms Are Wonderful
Ever wonder what those little earthworms are up to? Learn why worms are wonderful with Jessi and Squeaks!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How brain parasites change their host's behavior - Jaap de Roode
The biggest challenge in a parasite's life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to improve their own survival -- sometimes even by direct...
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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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3 Surprising Ways Animals Use Saliva
To humans, drool can seem pretty disgusting, but other animals use saliva in surprising ways. Here are some of the weirdest ways other animals use their spit to survive!