Entomologist Answers Insect Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
21,080Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis behead their partners after mating? Why do crickets chirp? Are tarantulas dangerous? Answers to these questions and many more await on Insect Support.\n\n0:00 Insect Support\n0:20 Why do praying mantis behead their partners?\n1:15 What’s it look like inside a bug?\n1:46 Would cockroaches survive a nuclear war?\n3:01 A Bug’s Life is a documentary\n3:56 Mosquitos\n4:55 Butterfly in the skyyy I can go twice as high\n6:07 Those man-eating scarab beetles from The Mummy\n6:21 ELI5: How do dragonflies and flies coordinate flight while mating?\n7:32 More mosquito concerns\n8:21 Ocean Roach: $14/lb\n8:52 Tarantulas: Good Guys\n9:58 breet breet\n10:25 Bug repellent spray\n10:58 What are you lookin at?\n12:05 Insect consciousness\n13:07 Are scorpions insects?\n14:07 “She got me pretty good.”\n14:19 Leaf bugs, etc.\n15:13 Antennae\n16:35 Windshields\n17:20 🐜 “Who’s the new guy?”\n17:47 Which ants have the most effective armies?\n18:30 God save the queen\n19:34 We stan a long-living termite king or queen\n20:58 Why do dragonflies have indicators/black marks on their wings?\n21:54 Prehistoric dragonfly nightmare fuel\n23:17 buzz off, bro\n24:02 Look to the stars, dung beetle\n24:46 Insect protein\n25:22 Pollination\n26:59 Fruit files, right on cue\n27:48 Fossilized without bones\n28:45 Lantern flies\n29:22 Cicadas\n29:53 Chagas disease\n31:00 You would not believe your eyes\n31:37 Why does evolution cause bees to die when stinging?\n\nFor information about the American Museum of Natural History, visit https://amnh.org/ or connect with the Museum on YouTube at \n\nThe footage of bees at 10:40 is part of the following article by Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, Cwyn Solvi, Amelia Kowalewska, Kaarle Makela, HaDi MaBouDi, Lars Chittk: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347222002366 \nIts use is possible under the following creative commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\n\nDirector: Lisandro Perez-Rey\nDirector of Photography: Charlie Jordan\nEditor: Richard Trammell\nExpert: Dr. Jessica Ware\nLine Producer: Jamie Rasmussen\nAssociate Producer: Brandon White \nProduction Manager: Peter Brunette\nProduction Coordinator: Rhyan Lark\nCasting Producer: Nick Sawyer\nCamera Operator: Constantine Economides\nSound Mixer: Austin Ramsey\nProduction Assistant: Shanti Cuizon-Burden\nPost Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin\nPost Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino\nSupervising Editor: Erica DeLeo\nAssistant Editor: Andy Morell
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