Curated Video
ROBERTO CAVALLI AND HIS SON DANIELE SHOW A COLLECTION INSPIRED BY NATURE IN MILAN
Roberto Cavalli and his son Daniele presented a collection inspired by nature and the metamorphosis of butterflies and flowers in Milan on Sunday (24 JUNE 2012).
Both could be seen in the show - there was a cage with 500 butterflies on...
Curated Video
5,000 orchids on display at show in Bronix Botanical Gardens
1. Wide shot New York Botanical Gardens, Conservatory Building
2. Wide shot inside Botanical greenhouse
3. Mid Vanda orchids
4. Close-up shot of Vanda orchid
5. Man taking picture
6. Mid shot Moth orchids
7. Close-up Moth orchids
8....
Curated Video
SOUTH AFRICA: EVOLUTION: BONES USED TO DIG OUT TERMITES
English/Nat
In a finding that could challenge theories about why humans evolved, researchers have found that early South African human ancestors used bone tools to dig out termites for food.
Previously, scientists thought that the tiny,...
Curated Video
UK: HYPNOTISTS CLAIM TO HAVE DEVELOPED CURE FOR COMMON PHOBIAS
English/Nat
If you're one of the millions of people worldwide who suffer from an irrational fear of insects and other creepy-crawlers, help could be at hand.
A group of British and American hypnotists claim to have developed an instant...
Curated Video
Birds of prey conservation in Kazakhstan
Naurzum Reserve, Kostanay Region, northern Kazakhstan - June 12-14, 2011
1. Mid of eastern imperial eagle in flight
2. Mid of ground squirrel
3. Wide of ground squirrel
4. Mid of pair of perched white-tailed sea eagles
5. Wide of...
Curated Video
Madagascar - Efforts to save rainforest
Intensive efforts are being made to save the unique but rapidly shrinking rain forest of the island of Madagascar, home to some of
the greatest bio-diversity in the world. Only 15 per cent of the forest is now left, after a 35-year...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Insects
Queen Latifah makes a cameo in this Bill Nye episode on insects. The facts taught are that the queen bee is in charge of a bee colony, ants can dig tunnels, and exoskeletons support, strengthen, and protect the insect's body. While you...
Nature League
What Are Invertebrates? - Lesson Plan
Insects, and other invertebrates outnumber vertebrates—segmented-legs down! The first in a five-part series of videos from an Invertebrates series introduces these organisms in all their spineless glory. Each invertebrate phyla takes the...
PBS
The Trouble With Trilobites
Trilobites survived on Earth for longer than mammals have, so what was their secret? From their evolution to diversity, they survived multiple large changes in the environment—and even flourished. Then, in the matter of less than a...
The Brain Scoop
Millipedes: The First Land Animals
Scientists need help identifying tens of thousands of species of millipedes. The Brain Scoop video, part of an Insects and Invertebrates playlist, discusses the unique features of millipedes. It explains their importance to the...
The Brain Scoop
Spiders: The First Web Developers
"You can always out run a spider." - Petra Sierwald, associate curator of insects at the Field Museum. Scientists identified more than 45,000 species of spiders, and an enchanting video explains how they identify each species as unique....
FuseSchool
Animal Classification
So many animals, so many characteristics—how do we classify them all? A short tour of taxonomy awaits within a helpful Fuse School video on Evolution. Science scholars see how scientists sort animals into the main classes and what traits...
Deep Look
Meet the Dust Mites, Tiny Roommates That Feast on Your Skin
Don't bug out, but around 100 different animals live in your home with you! The video details how they arrived, what they want, and why they are thriving. Most are harmless, but some cause illnesses in ways you might not expect.
Be Smart
You Are An Upside-Down Lobster
Lobsters can regrow limbs, a trick humans can't do; however, according to this video, the placement of the spine and organs on the dorsal and ventral sides of a lobster is similar to the human body plan. The video also includes the...
Crash Course
Complex Animals: Annelids and Arthropods
Introduce your class to the importance of segmentation in evolutionary history with a video that explain how segmentation permitted the development of complex animals. The narrator analyzes examples of annelids and arthropods in...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Adaptations Inside the Insect Zoo
This webcast relates the research being done to understand the adaptations insects and other arthropods make to survive in various conditions. [29:15]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 3
Learn about a variety of interesting pests like how to be a horrible host, rolly pollies with cocktail sauce and who's afraid of a little vole. [2:46]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 4
Learn about a variety of interesting pest stories like why are mice a menace, the three bees, and a spider zombie lunch. [3:09]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 7
Learn about a variety of interesting pest facts like the anatomy of an ant, how to stop a spider from biting and, what makes rat a rat. [2:54]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 14
Three snippets about pests including what it means to be as busy as a carpenter bee, a survivor's tail, and when mice move in! [3:20]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Behold the Mighty Water Bear
Water bears, also known as tardigrades, can survive boiling, freezing, the vacuum of space and years of desiccation. Biologist Bob Goldstein, of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, describes water bears and explains why he...
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Terrestrial Arthropods: The Conquerors
A video exploring arthropods which were the first animals to venture onto land and spread over the earth. Their body plan allowed them to diversify and adapt to every environment, including the air, inventing new ways to extract oxygen...
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Arthropods: Blue Crab Molting
Did you know an arthropods' exoskeleton must be shed or molted when they grow. This sequence shows how a blue crab must pull its legs and body out of the old shell. [2:24]
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Arthropods: Dragonfly Larva Hunts Newt
A video that shows how a dragonfly larva hunts a newt. See how a dragonfly larva stalks prey underwater and catches a newt. [2:06]