The
Insect Discovery Lab
"I
don't like to call insects primitive or simple because what goes on in their
lives
is actually very complex and their evolution is very complex."
Entomologists
Norm Gershenz and Leslie Saul of the Center for Ecosystem Survival at San Francisco
State University brought the Insect Discovery Lab to "But Seriously..."
and I got to meet some of their multi-legged friends. They take these critters
to schools as part of their mission to educate the public about the need for
habitat protection. It's also a lot of fun to watch them finish each other's
sentences and truly communicate as a team.
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wherein we are introduced to the Insect Discovery Lab and "one of the most
attractive grasshoppers in the world."
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every culture except ours enjoys this high protein resource crawling and flying
all around us. This is my favorite clip.
3:09
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working hard to clean up all the dung in the world, one small ball at a time.
2:49
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sit and wait predators, insect intelligence, the ability to metamorphosize,
and we meet another exotic creature.
3:03
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modeling robots on insect biomechanics. And I receive an unexpected gift from
a grasshopper I hardly know.
1:56
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we meet a parthenogenic walking stick who can reproduce without a male. Nice
trick.
2:03
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Related
clips:
Carnivorous
plants - coming soon!
More entomologists - coming soon!
Robotics - just give me a minute...
(more
clips)
For
a few bug-related laughs:
(more
comedy)
Related
links:
(more
links)
