Honorable mention goes to the Texas horned lizard, which can pressure its sinus cavities until the blood vessels in its eyes burst, shooting any would-be predators with blood from its eyes.
8:32 That was so fucked up. I can just imagine the small-talk with those researchers. Spouse: "How was your day honey?" Scientist: "I sentenced 200 frogs to death-by-larvae!" Spouse: "Oh that's nic--wait, what?" Scientist: "Can't wait to get cracking tomorrow and exterminate 200 more..." Spouse: ಠ_ಠ
I read something amusing about bombardier beetles. Biologists in a certain forest where finding a lot of beetle abdomens stuck in the ground, with the remaining parts of the critters nowhere to be found. After a while, they figured out that some squirrels in that forests had learned how to grab the beetles and quickly ram their butts into the soil, thus neutralizing their chemical weapons. Then the squirrels could dine on the rest of the beetles at their leisure. =8)
Yayyyy Michaels the host for now! :D I love how you present the information, energetic and all. You have a good tone for entertaining and informing. More hosting from you please!
I avoid being dinner by being especially sensitive to the sound of footsteps near my door, so I can quickly turn off my phone and pretend to be sleeping.
I'm a tetrapod bigot. In any fight between a tetrapod and non-tetrapod, I will always root for the tetrapod. (Tetrapod as in four legs; mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and one or two extinct groups.)
Oh, yeah, no. Points to the beetles for self-defense. It just feels like, in a world with a waning frog population, it just seems a bit cruel to forcibly subject frogs to their ninja predators. *shrugs* But, y'know, science progresses through select sacrifice.
The referenced paper says the frogs were collected as tadpoles. Only two of the species were considered rare and only a few samples were taken from those species. Since a female frog can lay tens of thousands of eggs, a few tadpoles will not affect their global population.
yes. that is the definition of scientific testing, it needs to be able to be recreated effectively. for a perfect test they would have used much much more.
Kai Kaczmarski the test is never "perfect", but the have to have repeated results, and there's a generally accepted number of positive results in the scientific community. (no idea what that number is though, and it probably changes based on what they are testing)
Normally they'd use 100 to get a general percentage. And the original test likely was 100 (likely 100, mind you, this is pure speculation). Then when they got a 100% in favor of the larvae they thought just a fluke, ignore that, test a new 100. The third and fourth were likely just to eliminate the chance that it actually was just an extreme fluke. And by that point, counting all 400 made the fail rate below a quarter of a percentage base point, so they called it quits.
Wildest thing I watched this week was all the birds harrying the osprey that had lucked out and found a goose trapped by overnight ice on the river. It was exceeded only by the sight an hour later, when I looked out to see on the ice, lined up behind the osprey: A bald eagle, a large crow, and a smaller osprey, each waiting in turn for a pass at the goose carcass.
Some species of plankton light up whenever they come in contact with anything not water. this is so that small fish will not eat them, as the small fish will be lit up by the plankton and eaten themselves. Quite a good strategy in my opinion.
(6:18) Hagfish also make a sloppy mess of Oregon roads when the truck transporting them loses control, dumping lots of them across the highway, shutting it down for hours. Yes, this has actually happened, causing drivers to backtrack to out-of-the-way alternate routes.
Humans have evolved a way to evolve mentally rather than physically. Mental evolution is millions of times faster than physical evolution, which is why we rule the earth.
I was just going to bring up domestication. Most animals were domesticated specifically to be more useful to us. What's the one thing sure to make you more likely to not go extinct on earth? Be useful to humans!
I'm confused; the frog-eating beetle in the clip looked like an adult (EG, it had limbs, antennae, etc and clearly wasn't a grub). Aren't all beetle larvae grubs?
snitch Try parts of the UK, particularly in the North. Meals are referred to as "breakfast", "dinner", "tea" and "supper", with "lunch" being renamed to "dinner" and "dinner" to "tea". So "lunch" and "dinner" effectively become one and the same there.
Hey Sci show. Why do House Cats & Foxes & Reptiles have elliptical irises: while Big Cats, Birds, Dogs & We have circular iris/pupils; also, does it make much difference? I've always admired elliptical pupils and noticed the familiar ties while species don't share the adaptation.
+SciShow Could your staff do a video on how and why opiate consumption was used historically for emperors, like for Marcus Aurelius to protect them from poisons? Having read Aurelius' writings in _Meditations_, I find it interesting and don't know the basis or efficacy of such a treatment (for those times and the oft used assassination poisons).
what poisons did it work on? might have to do with how the poisons did their thing and preventing things like a stress attack. often bodies cause self damage by over reacting, so if you can manage the reaction maybe... it's like how with physical injuries, how you experience the injury and react can determine how much you are able to heal and recover later. more emotional trauma will cause more physical trauma. i would like to try opiates on people with allergic reactions, to see if their attacks can be managed.
The ground squirrel also makes a paste out of the snake skins to rub in their tale so the scent of the snake is emitted when the wave it around & warm it up...
Do rabbits pronk too? I've got a pet rabbit that does something very similar to that as he runs around, just one random very high jump. It seems to surprise him too when it happens!
The ground beetle larvae are one mean piece of meanness. Imagine you trying to bite in a steak and it suddenly jumps on your head and goes full Alien-Hand-Monster
On the Octonauts TV show, Kwazii Cat gets covered in that Hagfish slime and Peso, the penguin medic had to scrape it off the poor Lieutenant Kwazii Cat back on the ship.
It's a bit of a nit-pick but that Epomis 'larva' you showed eating the frog is an adult beetle. So, is the video incorrect or the terminology used? I love Sci-show and I'm always surprised when there's a typo.
I have a suggestion for Sci show: Much like how they have sources in the description here for the list of this video, could they make a habit out of putting a few of their main points of a video in the description too just for the sake of quick recap?
I like the strategy that grass snakes use, wich is playing dead and pooping all over themselves. Hell, I could not be hungry enough to eat something like that. *lol*
Lol I already knew about the moth ones thanks to that book series with the bats. Forget what it's called but the tiger moth was always depicted as a challenging but tasty bug due to how it fought back.
Honorable mention goes to the Texas horned lizard, which can pressure its sinus cavities until the blood vessels in its eyes burst, shooting any would-be predators with blood from its eyes.
h0m3st4r That's metal as fuck.
Ouch!
Wearing corpses of your victims... That is definition of brutal. I wish I could do that without all the weird reactions from others.
when i first read that i genuinely thought you said erections
Now that would be weird.
indeed
wearing the erections of his victims would definetly scare away predators
no i meant he would have an erection while wearing the corpses of his victims
Sometimes science is conducing 400 frog-larva death matches and recording the results.
Larvae: 400
Frogs: 0
8:32 That was so fucked up. I can just imagine the small-talk with those researchers.
Spouse: "How was your day honey?"
Scientist: "I sentenced 200 frogs to death-by-larvae!"
Spouse: "Oh that's nic--wait, what?"
Scientist: "Can't wait to get cracking tomorrow and exterminate 200 more..."
Spouse: ಠ_ಠ
+Dan Fox do you think they placed bets and cheered on?
In the name of science... examples of worst horrors in history.
Lb
Let me guess, you don't talk to a lot of scientists, do you?
Why are animals so obsessed with passing on their jeans but they never wear it? :/
Hahahaha
That’s a really good one!!!
Cuz it’s not their style.
I read something amusing about bombardier beetles. Biologists in a certain forest where finding a lot of beetle abdomens stuck in the ground, with the remaining parts of the critters nowhere to be found. After a while, they figured out that some squirrels in that forests had learned how to grab the beetles and quickly ram their butts into the soil, thus neutralizing their chemical weapons. Then the squirrels could dine on the rest of the beetles at their leisure. =8)
[Citation needed]
squirrels are very smart with great memories
Proof of the squirrel apocalypse coming soon. You have been warned.
I think they will soon learn how to use the beetles as weapons.
fgregerfeaxcwfeffece pewpew
03:00 "Hot tail action"
Whoa, I think I need an adult.
Unremarkable Harry
Especially given that even their predators go, "Oh, CRAP, What have I done??!!!!"
I AM AN ADULT.
No you're not!
IANF126 I'm not gonna be part of this system!
Gotdamn furry
That _Epomis_ beetle's way of life might be one of the most messed-up yet awesome things I've ever seen.
I thought the first one was more messed up.
Yayyyy Michaels the host for now! :D I love how you present the information, energetic and all. You have a good tone for entertaining and informing. More hosting from you please!
I avoid being dinner by being especially sensitive to the sound of footsteps near my door, so I can quickly turn off my phone and pretend to be sleeping.
Am I the only one who feels bad for all of the frogs in those beetle trials?
I'm a tetrapod bigot. In any fight between a tetrapod and non-tetrapod, I will always root for the tetrapod. (Tetrapod as in four legs; mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and one or two extinct groups.)
I'm an equal-opportunity biology lover. That is, screw your tetrapods.
well he did try to eat the beetle first, so...
Oh, yeah, no. Points to the beetles for self-defense. It just feels like, in a world with a waning frog population, it just seems a bit cruel to forcibly subject frogs to their ninja predators. *shrugs* But, y'know, science progresses through select sacrifice.
The referenced paper says the frogs were collected as tadpoles. Only two of the species were considered rare and only a few samples were taken from those species. Since a female frog can lay tens of thousands of eggs, a few tadpoles will not affect their global population.
"Assassin Bugs wear the corpses of their prey to ward off their enemies"
BRUTAL
Quinton Lane
What about the Hot Tail? That thing has a defense mechanism of simply letting would be attackers know it's a Hot Tail.
You have to be the most uninteresting person I've ever responded to on this site.
California ground squirrel uses tail flagging
SUPER EFFECTIVE
The wild rattlesnake fainted
how to avoid being someones dinner? turn them into YOUR dinner xD
that larva eating frog alive... I didn't want to see that
that really was brutal
666Tomato666 - aww poor snowflake
666Tomato666 thats nature for you. you should see trutles eating goldfish.
Damn nature you scary!
666Tomato666, nice name, but it could be even better (something like "SatanticTomato" or something, maybe)
just a random thought
"Avoid getting eaten, you'll live longer." : Doh!!
Thanks for that bit of science!
There are several parasites, like tapeworms, that want to be eaten. They like to live in your intestines and poke their heads out to look around.
Wearing the corpses of your prey? Assassin Bugs confirmed for most metal insect.
Why is the Bombardier Beetle not a Pokemon yet?
Robert Poole have you seen herecross with sludgebomb ?
looking at this while eating pizza was a horrible idea
Michael is by far the best SciShow host.
Did they really need to kill 400 frogs for that conclusion..
yes. that is the definition of scientific testing, it needs to be able to be recreated effectively. for a perfect test they would have used much much more.
~Animal Jam Fanatics~ lol
Kai Kaczmarski the test is never "perfect", but the have to have repeated results, and there's a generally accepted number of positive results in the scientific community. (no idea what that number is though, and it probably changes based on what they are testing)
Normally they'd use 100 to get a general percentage. And the original test likely was 100 (likely 100, mind you, this is pure speculation). Then when they got a 100% in favor of the larvae they thought just a fluke, ignore that, test a new 100. The third and fourth were likely just to eliminate the chance that it actually was just an extreme fluke. And by that point, counting all 400 made the fail rate below a quarter of a percentage base point, so they called it quits.
yes
Wildest thing I watched this week was all the birds harrying the osprey that had lucked out and found a goose trapped by overnight ice on the river.
It was exceeded only by the sight an hour later, when I looked out to see on the ice, lined up behind the osprey: A bald eagle, a large crow, and a smaller osprey, each waiting in turn for a pass at the goose carcass.
The first one is how humans avoid zombies on The Walking Dead lol
but just with guts ;p
Some species of plankton light up whenever they come in contact with anything not water. this is so that small fish will not eat them, as the small fish will be lit up by the plankton and eaten themselves. Quite a good strategy in my opinion.
The logicalness of some animals is just amazing.
I clicked because of the Black-capped Chickadee. They're my favorite little birds smart, bold, adorable little birds.
Can you do one on cerebral aneurysms? I had one rupture at 19 and would love to learn more!
If Rule 34 is a thing, has someone designated a rule number for nature always finding a way to be scary and ruthless?
1?
Rule Australia.
Australia
I loved this! The info lines up with my biotechnology studies nicely
Of course the "trigger fish" hides in safe spaces
Pyro Gnome yep
TRIGGERED
And bottom feeders
i don't get it ^^?
911gp internet people
(6:18) Hagfish also make a sloppy mess of Oregon roads when the truck transporting them loses control, dumping lots of them across the highway, shutting it down for hours. Yes, this has actually happened, causing drivers to backtrack to out-of-the-way alternate routes.
If animals have evolved adaptations against predators, I wonder what kind of adaptations other animals would get against us humans?
Looking cute might help.
Humans have evolved a way to evolve mentally rather than physically. Mental evolution is millions of times faster than physical evolution, which is why we rule the earth.
Dogs and cats evolved perfectly for a planet dominated by one species.
I was just going to bring up domestication. Most animals were domesticated specifically to be more useful to us. What's the one thing sure to make you more likely to not go extinct on earth? Be useful to humans!
Cuteness.
I'm sorry but when Michael said "barebacked bugs" I lost it
I'm confused; the frog-eating beetle in the clip looked like an adult (EG, it had limbs, antennae, etc and clearly wasn't a grub). Aren't all beetle larvae grubs?
11- become lunch.
Depending on where you are in the English speaking world, "lunch" and "dinner" are the same thing.
I that's one good way avoiding being dinner
Nathan Hawkes - nowhere
snitch Try parts of the UK, particularly in the North. Meals are referred to as "breakfast", "dinner", "tea" and "supper", with "lunch" being renamed to "dinner" and "dinner" to "tea". So "lunch" and "dinner" effectively become one and the same there.
+Nathan Hawkes What about second breakfast?
Hey Sci show. Why do House Cats & Foxes & Reptiles have elliptical irises: while Big Cats, Birds, Dogs & We have circular iris/pupils; also, does it make much difference? I've always admired elliptical pupils and noticed the familiar ties while species don't share the adaptation.
The first pic in the pronking segment is a young Springbuck, not a Thomson's Gazelle. To be fair though, they do look pretty similar.
Richard Jessnitz thank you! I could've sworn it was a springbok, my eyes weren't playing tricks on me
This guy is really refreshing from a scientific video point of view.
That squirrel and that last beetle are bad ass. I love sci show
What is that Heart Melting feeling I get when I see a picture of a cute puppy?
the assassin bug is freaking SAVAGE!
I wonder what the ethical implications are when forcing amphibian vs. beetle "cock-fights". What reason would they need to continue until 400?
Up Over Games A large sample size for one thing.
It's science no one said it was pretty.
+SciShow Could your staff do a video on how and why opiate consumption was used historically for emperors, like for Marcus Aurelius to protect them from poisons? Having read Aurelius' writings in _Meditations_, I find it interesting and don't know the basis or efficacy of such a treatment (for those times and the oft used assassination poisons).
what poisons did it work on? might have to do with how the poisons did their thing and preventing things like a stress attack. often bodies cause self damage by over reacting, so if you can manage the reaction maybe... it's like how with physical injuries, how you experience the injury and react can determine how much you are able to heal and recover later. more emotional trauma will cause more physical trauma.
i would like to try opiates on people with allergic reactions, to see if their attacks can be managed.
"Process called jamming."
Bob Mothly.
These top ten interesting strategies (sleep, communication, etc.) are fantastic.
5:40 "Dual wielding an-enemies" lmao umean an-emonie?
Big ole thumbs ups!
nice life vest , Marty.
You can say that the Triggerfish hid in its safe space.
The ground squirrel also makes a paste out of the snake skins to rub in their tale so the scent of the snake is emitted when the wave it around & warm it up...
Or you could just be a wolverine.
Or it's true name, hate fuled rage moster with sharp pointy bits.
"Hey, kid! Whad'da do, jump ship? What's with the life preserver?"
holy shit that beetle eats the frogs alive!
I don't know, I'd still eat them
Awesome video, Assissin Bugs could be a metal band name :D BRUTAL !
GREAT episode!
Now that you have brought this to the internet's attention, pronking will shortly become the new planking.
Do rabbits pronk too? I've got a pet rabbit that does something very similar to that as he runs around, just one random very high jump. It seems to surprise him too when it happens!
Why would I try to avoid being eaten? I love being eaten 😏
Say that when you will encounter a cookie shark.
Nicky don't shower
now thats a good anal meme
+Nicky Girls especially love being eaten
I WANT A COOKIE SHARK NOW
Micheals vest is how he avoids being eaten by predators.
LITOJOHNY WHERE ARE YOU! The world needs you, but more specifically it needs your philosophical, eye opening questions!
The ground beetle larvae are one mean piece of meanness. Imagine you trying to bite in a steak and it suddenly jumps on your head and goes full Alien-Hand-Monster
8:01 that's the larva?? what does the adult look like?
Thanks, this tutorial really helped.
Finally! A video that I can relate to!
Black-capped chickadees are my favorite birds.
That moment when the frog realizes that the grub is eating him and is violently starts shitting bricks
I like this guy the most out of all of them.
The larva that eats frogs is literally the nerd deciding to fight back against the bully.
Triggerfish
Lol
I'm triggered.
Kurt Ericson They search for safe spaces to avoid being eaten.
And to avoid large predators micro aggressions.
Bruce Dunn
Cabdimahadjaamacjeesoow
Bruce Dunn
Cabdimahadjaamacjeesoow
7:36 Oh I see what you did there, SciShow. Subtle.
Let's do the PRONK!
Hee hee! I can't wait to see that!
this was one heck of an interesting video.
thanks mate i needed this
Assassin bug reminds me of The One Reborn from Bloodborne
he was really excited for that last larva. :D
Pronking, what a word lmao
0:23
the riven main tactic.
Not all snakes see infra-red? Who knew i'd learn something from scishow.
Simple, don't shower.
that ground beetle larva was.. mighty scary.
@0:19 This. This is me. This is my spirit animal
On the Octonauts TV show, Kwazii Cat gets covered in that Hagfish slime and Peso, the penguin medic had to scrape it off the poor Lieutenant Kwazii Cat back on the ship.
That number 10 entry made me think of Family Guy: "DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY."
Wooooo Sunday episode
It's a bit of a nit-pick but that Epomis 'larva' you showed eating the frog is an adult beetle. So, is the video incorrect or the terminology used? I love Sci-show and I'm always surprised when there's a typo.
JoJo's preferred method is to find the stand user hiding in the hospital.
I love chickadees, their common were I live. I love their song
"Beetle-inspired propulsion" is a phrase people need to say more often.
I have a suggestion for Sci show: Much like how they have sources in the description here for the list of this video, could they make a habit out of putting a few of their main points of a video in the description too just for the sake of quick recap?
Now I would like the larvae vs an african Bullfrog. I mean, have you ever seen one of those swallowing mice whole?
Evil frog-eating beetles. But seriously, that was hard to watch. That's gotta be one of the worst ways to die.
The epomis larvae experiment where the frogs get eaten alive sounds like a cruel experiment
Triggerfish? Tumblr, I found your mascot
I like the strategy that grass snakes use, wich is playing dead and pooping all over themselves. Hell, I could not be hungry enough to eat something like that. *lol*
something can only be attacked so many times before the dance becomes too predictable & the arms race takes a diametric opposite twist.
Nature is awesome!
This was really aweome
The last one was very surprising.
Lol I already knew about the moth ones thanks to that book series with the bats. Forget what it's called but the tiger moth was always depicted as a challenging but tasty bug due to how it fought back.
Silverwing?
Jascha Bull That's the one!
Someone knows how to contact the show??