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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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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
How Hoverflies Spawn Maggots that Sweeten Your Oranges
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.
Fire Ants Turn Into a Stinging Life Raft to Survive Floods
4:14
Floating colonies of red fire ants are a risk for people wading through floodwater.
Backswimmer Insects Drag Prey Into the Upside Down
3:57
These voracious predators cruise belly up below the surface of a pond or gentle stream.
Watch Barn Owls Swallow Rodents Whole
4:55
Barn owls turn mice, gophers and voles into balls of fur and bones known as pellets.
Stop! Thief! Carpenter Bees are Notorious Nectar Robbers
4:02
It’s called nectar robbing: Bees get nectar, but don’t pollinate the plants in exchange.
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