The Hardcore Crickets That Only Live on Bare Lava

Channel:
United States SciShow
Subscribers:
8,270,000
Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjoPy2s6-XA


Duration: 0:00
418,674 views
13,000

Build your own website today at https://wix.com/go/scishow.

Some animals live in pretty extreme places, but the lava cricket might be the most hardcore of them all. These crickets have only been observed right after volcanic eruptions, and scientists have questions, like “How does a flightless insect appear on freshly-cooled lava?”

Hosted by: Olivia Gordon

SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org
----------
Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:   / scishow  
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:

Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook:   / scishow  
Twitter:   / scishow  
Tumblr:   / scishow  
Instagram:   / thescishow  
----------
Sources:
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/20...
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/...
https://books.google.ca/books?id=4Lsw...
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/...


IMAGE SOURCES:
Credit: William P. Mull, 1974. Copyright © Bishop Museum
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/abs...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dry...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_lo...



Other Videos By SciShow


2019-06-06How 5G Cell Service Could Hurt Weather Forecasts
2019-06-05There's a Big Problem With Silicon. What's Next?
2019-06-04Kicked in the Crotch vs. Childbirth: The Great Debate
2019-06-03Why Can't I Get Rid of This Cowlick?
2019-06-02Genomics Has a Diversity Problem
2019-06-01The Cutest Animal Friendships You've Ever Seen
2019-05-31Meet The Black Swallower: Nature's Top Competitive Eater
2019-05-30A.I. Reveals Autism-Linked Changes in "Junk" DNA | SciShow News
2019-05-29How to Find Thousands of Oceanic Fossils in... Ohio?
2019-05-28Meet the Mad Haterpillar with Henry Reich from Minute Physics
2019-05-27The Hardcore Crickets That Only Live on Bare Lava
2019-05-26How Protein Shapes Help Us Make Medicine
2019-05-255 Periodic Tables We Don't Use and Why
2019-05-24Why Does Melted Cheese Taste So Much Better?
2019-05-23Paleo Got It Wrong: We've Loved Carbs for Over 100,000 Years | SciShow News
2019-05-22How People Have Evolved to Live in the Clouds
2019-05-21How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed Science
2019-05-20The Secret to Super Strong Concrete Is... Bacteria?
2019-05-19Can We Make Buildings Truly Earthquake-Proof?
2019-05-18The World's Most Asked Questions | Compilation
2019-05-17Does Medicine Actually Expire?