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A rattlesnake's rattle isn't like a maraca, with little bits shaking around inside. So how exactly does it make that sound?
Learn more in our episode "Look Inside a Rattlesnake's Rattle" 👉 https://youtu.be/ZO4IAZycUik
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A rattlesnake's rattle isn't like a maraca, with little bits shaking around inside. So how exactly does it make that sound? Learn more in our episode "Look Inside a Rattlesnake's Rattle" 👉 https://youtu.be/ZO4IAZycUik #youtubeshorts #rattlesnake #deeplook
Open this video on Deep LookMudskippers are actually fish, but they sure don't act like it. How did these land-loving creatures carve out a life between sea and shore? Learn more in our episode "This Fish Can Jump Almost as High as You Can" 👉 https://youtu.be/CJl_relCddQ #youtubeshor...
Open this video on Deep LookFruit flies battling like martial arts masters are helping scientists map brain circuits. This research could shed light on human aggression and depression. Learn more in our episode "These Fighting Fruit Flies Are Superheroes of Brain Science" 👉 https://y...
Open this video on Deep LookThe Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue fever and Zika, has eggs that are amazingly hardy. They can dry out, but remain alive for months, waiting for a little water so they can hatch into squiggly larvae. Learn more in our episode "This Danger...
Open this video on Deep LookEach spring, hungry hordes of tadpole shrimp find their way into the rice fields of California’s Central Valley and go to town munching on the young seedlings. Learn more in our episode "Tadpole Shrimp Are Coming For Your Rice" 👉 https://youtu.be/T2xnXaX7r...
Open this video on Deep LookCalifornia oak moth caterpillars eat all the leaves on an oak, leaving a brown skeleton. Then they rappel down on a strand of silk, twirling and swinging. Learn more in our episode "These Silk-Swinging Caterpillars Will Ruin Your Picnic" 👉 https://youtu.be...
Open this video on Deep LookHave you ever wondered why woodpeckers pound so incessantly? In the case of acorn woodpeckers, they’re building a massive, well-organized stockpile of thousands of acorns to carry them through the winter. Learn more in our episode "You'd Never Guess What an...
Open this video on Deep LookThere are dozens of different species of field crickets in the U.S. And because they look so similar, the most common way scientists tell them apart is by the sounds they make. Learn more in our episode "Why Crickets Just Won't Shut Up" 👉 https://youtu.be/...
Open this video on Deep LookMudskippers are actually fish, but they sure don't act like it. They breathe using special gill chambers and absorb oxygen through their skin like amphibians. Scanning the lumpy mudscape with their periscope-like eyes, they fiercely guard their burrows and ...
Open this video on Deep LookAs a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving silk, which the caterpillar uses to fold shut a blade of grass. Learn more in our episode "Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How" 👉 https://youtu.be/7tw3I...
Open this video on Deep LookWebspinners, related to walking sticks and praying mantises, produce the finest silk in the animal kingdom. But unlike spiders, which produce silk from spinnerets on the tip of their abdomens, or caterpillars that produce it with salivary glands, webspinner...
Open this video on Deep LookIndividual spider mites are barely visible, about the size of a grain of salt, but together they cause huge damage to crops around the world. Learn more in our episode "These Mites Rain Down To Save Your Strawberries" 👉 https://youtu.be/Q1XFi9r3dIE #youtub...
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