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5 of the Grossest House Pests We’ve Ever Filmed

Season 11 Episode 20

We hope your spring cleaning doesn’t uncover bed bugs, dust mites, termites, drain flies or cockroaches.

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Springtails Do Their Own Stunts
4:04
Step right up to see tiny springtails spin through the air with the greatest of ease!
Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Really)
3:44
Geckos navigate nearly any surface with an electron dance at the atomic scale.
The Twisted Truth About Snake Tongues
4:31
The snake's forked tongue helps it smell in stereo.
This Mushroom Can Fly
3:22
Bird’s nest fungi look just like a tiny bird's nest. But those little eggs have no yolks.
Toad Tongues Slay With Seriously Sticky Spit
3:36
How are frogs so amazing at catching bugs? It’s their supersoft tongue and special spit.
How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard?
4:00
Mussels create byssal threads to attach themselves to rocks and each other.
Earthworm Love is Cuddly ... and Complicated
4:10
Earthworms cozy up with a mate inside tubes of slime to make cocoons full of baby worms.
Have You Met a Hagfish? It’s About Slime.
3:52
What keeps the boneless, jawless hagfish thriving after more than 300 million years? SLIME
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5:04
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4:20
As they gorge, oblique streaktail hoverflies help keep orange trees safe from disease.
Meet the Meat Bee... the Western Yellowjacket!
3:37
Why is that yellowjacket crashing your BBQ? She’s gathering food for the nest’s larvae.
This Parasite is Cramping The Monarch Butterfly’s Style
5:04
Explore the parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) and ways to help monarch butterflies.
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