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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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Honeypot Ants Turn Their Biggest Sisters Into Jugs of Nectar
4:36
Honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like tiny water balloons.
The Vinegaroon Sprays Acid to Foil Its Foes
4:25
What animal sprays acid that reeks of vinegar from its rear end? A vinegaroon, of course.
This Mushroom Fakes Its Own Death To Trick Flies
4:31
The cage fungus looks and smells like decaying meat — on purpose.
Flying Termites Take a Dangerous Journey to a New Life
5:12
Subterranean termites fly off in swarms, and then drop their wings to start new colonies.
Australian Walking Stick Insects Are Three Times Weirder Than You Think
4:59
A twig is actually just one of many disguises for the Australian walking stick insect.
Deep Look Season 8
4:46
They might look like harmless grasshoppers, but locusts have an appetite for destruction.
How a Kissing Bug Becomes a Balloon Full of Your Blood
4:58
A kissing bug gorges on your blood, plus it may carry a potentially deadly parasite.
Skeleton Shrimp Use 18 Appendages to Feed, Fight and ... Frolic
4:38
Skeleton shrimp anatomy can be confusing, with their funky assortment of body parts.
Tadpole Shrimp Are Coming For Your Rice
4:42
Tadpole shrimp are a special type of time-traveling crustacean called triops.
You Can’t Unsee the Assassin Bug’s Dirty Work
3:30
The assassin bug commits murder by stabbing. But does this perpetrator have an accomplice?
These Rare Damselflies Find Love With a Twist in Fog City
4:26
Most damselflies prefer sun, but the quirky San Francisco forktail damselfly digs the fog.
Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach
4:51
Horseshoe crabs may look scary, but really they’re lovers, not fighters.
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