Season 11
Tar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly.
The petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Tar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly.
These Baby Starfish Are Carnivorous Little Snowflakes
Six-rayed sea stars make great moms, caressing and protecting their babies for months!
These Baby Starfish Are Carnivorous Little Snowflakes
Fly Metamorphosis is a Beautiful Nightmare
House flies deploy a specialized organ called the ptilinum to break out of their pupa!
Fly Metamorphosis is a Beautiful Nightmare
Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites
Stingless bees don’t have stingers. So, how do they keep honey thieves away?
Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites
Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating
After cochineals die, their legacy lives on in the brilliant red hue produced by their hemolymph!
Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating
Those rows of orange cluster under a fern leaf are spores waiting to be catapulted away.
Watch Ferns Get Freaky
These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer
These tiny marine flatworms are smaller than a grain of rice but have amazing abilities!
These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer
Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing
Sharpshooters have super-propulsive urine using a catapult in their butt.
Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing
Watch Spawning Corals Synchronize With the Night Sky
Corals create an underwater "snowstorm" by sending tiny white spheres up the water column.
Watch Spawning Corals Synchronize With the Night Sky
A Drain Fly’s Happy Place Is Down Your Pipes
Ever wonder how those tiny, jumpy flies got onto your bathroom wall?
A Drain Fly’s Happy Place Is Down Your Pipes
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