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Termites and their Palace of Poop

Termites and their Palace of Poop

Season 3 Episode 18
3:13
The Double-Crossing Ants

The Double-Crossing Ants

Season 3 Episode 19
2:53
The Snail-Smashing Mantis Shrimp

The Snail-Smashing Mantis Shrimp

Season 3 Episode 20
3:46
How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard?

How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard?

Season 10 Episode 3
4:00
This Mushroom Can Fly

This Mushroom Can Fly

Season 10 Episode 5
3:22
The Twisted Truth About Snake Tongues

The Twisted Truth About Snake Tongues

Season 10 Episode 6
4:31
Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Really)

Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Really)

Season 10 Episode 7
3:44
Springtails Do Their Own Stunts

Springtails Do Their Own Stunts

Season 10 Episode 8
4:04
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Watch These Frustrated Squirrels Go Nuts!

Season 3 Episode 16

Humans aren’t the only creatures that get frustrated. Squirrels do too. One researcher wants to know, could there be an evolutionary benefit to losing your cool?

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This Daring Fly Swims in a Shimmering Bubble Shield
5:42
Covered in a shiny bubble, the alkali fly scuba dives in California's Mono Lake.
This Fly Torpedoes a Bindweed Bee's Nest
4:58
A “bee fly” is a freeloader that takes advantage of a bindweed turret bee’s hard work.
This Snail Goes Fishing With a Net Made of Slime
4:05
The scaled wormsnail cements its shell to a rock and snags its meals using mucus!
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
Season 9
5:04
Researchers use invisible lasers, ghastly wasps and more trickery to protect orange groves
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