We were probably all told to quit picking our noses at one point, and by most standards, this is good advice. But if you were a toad, it might come in handy to scratch away blowfly eggs.

Although it may sound crazy, many doctors use maggots today to clean wounds of dead and infected tissue. This process, called debridement, is important for preventing the spread of infection in a world of increasing antibiotic...

There have been reports of animals medicating themselves to treat illnesses, but according to the research, you shouldn't go to a non-human pharmacist just yet.

How is it we know so much of decomposition? The smelly truth? - Body Farms! Michael Aranda explains what happens after you die and how eventually you turn back into dust.

We were probably all told to quit picking our noses at one point, and by most standards, this is good advice. But if you were a toad, it might come in handy to scratch away blowfly eggs

Michael Aranda walks you through the crime-fighting science of forensic entomology, the study of insects used in criminal investigations. As if you needed more reasons to love bugs. But be warned: You might not want to watch this during...

We use maggots to let us observe aerobic respiration. The maggots are placed over sodium hydroxide in a specimen tube. A bung and delivery tube are attached to the specimen tube that feed into a boiling tube of coloured water. In the...

This video discusses a complex interaction between Hamlet and Polonius, where Hamlet uses the metaphor of the sun breeding maggots in a dead dog to illustrate concepts of decay and creation. The term "carrion," which typically means dead...

Doctors at Bangkok's Kasimrat Hospital are using imported maggots from Germany to treat severe wounds in diabetes patients. Research has shown that maggots are effective at eating away dead tissue and killing bacteria, promoting faster...

In some caves in New Zealand there are "glowworms," bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that glow bright blue and catch prey in sticky webs, like a combination of wanna-be spiders and fireflies.

The video is a lecture presentation about an experiment on the relationship between temperature and the rate of respiration in maggots. The speaker discusses the experimental setup, which includes placing maggots in a boiling tube with...

Animals aren’t just cute – during times of war, they’ve proven to be immensely useful. Some have even been awarded with prestigious medals for helping to save lives.

A parasite that infects honeybees turning them into zombies is continuing its spread across the US. Beekeepers in Kent, Washington State have recently identified cases of infection by Apocephalus borealis, or scuttle fly, first reported...

It all started with a simple question any sane human would wonder… if you were wearing a meat sock, would the maggots mistake the meat for your foot and nibble on human flesh? Luckily… we have a maggot connect! 300,000 Maggots vs Human...

Can you believe people actually VOLUNTARILY eat these things? Here's our list of the 10 Most Dangerous Foods In The World - tell us which ones you'd eat in the comments!

The video is a lecture presentation on an experiment to investigate the relationship between temperature and the rate of respiration in maggots. The presenter explains the hypothesis, the setup of the experiment, the theory behind the...