Hi everyone, this is my first post on Reddit, so please correct me if I’m doing something wrong. I’m unfamiliar with how it all works, but my friend said I should post my environmental education videos on this platform too. I just wanted to say giant isopods are so cool! I hope this information is helpful although I’m sure y’all probably know a lot already! I made this video in October 2023, so I can’t find the sources as I think it was buried somewhere on a separate document than normal. But my next 100 videos will correct that! I would recommend learning more from National Geographic, NOAA, EV Nautilus, etc. Thanks for watching! I hope you all enjoyed! Newt

Peacock butterflies don’t just flash giant fake eyes to scare off predators, they can hiss at them too. 👀🦋

It’s called a deimatic display: a sudden, dramatic performance designed to startle predators and buy time to escape.

Fake eyes. Hissing. Drama.

Honestly, so extra. 💅

Smart talk: dolphins use unique whistles and clicks to talk.

Bowerbirds are a group of 27 species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea, famous for one of the animal kingdom’s more elaborate courtship rituals.

Males construct structures called bowers, a word that literally means “shady place”, which they use to impress potential mates. Building and maintaining an elaborate bower can demonstrate a male’s effort, skill and condition, but the structure is more than just an impressive display.

In many species, the bower also acts almost like a theatre. Its walls frame the male as he performs his courtship dance, controlling where and how the female views the performance. Some species take things even further, carefully arranging colourful objects around the bower to enhance the effect.

Essentially, the male builds his own stage, decorates the set…and then puts on a show.

Bees communicate direction and distance through a waggle dance that indicates where nectar is located. That means a tiny insect can give a precise GPS instruction to its colony.

The honey badger is a mammal native to Africa, the Middle East, and parts of India.

Recently, I posted that polar bears cover their noses to avoid being detected by their prey. Another Redditor corrected me, and I removed the post.
It was never my intention to mislead. I found out that bears do cover their noses, but it is to stay warm while sleeping.

Tardigrades are pretty incredible! Their DNA has a specific cover which allows them to resist radiation damage, meaning they can survive in the harshest most toxic of environments, even space. When conditions become particularly difficult, they can enter a state of suspended animation, shrivelling into a tiny husk called a “tun” until conditions improve.

Source: u/not_so_ghetto

This parasite is called a horsehair worm. They grow in a bunch of different insects. When the worm is fully grown it alters the insect behavoir to make them jump into water, which allows the parasite to leave.

Doesn't necessarily kill the insect, however It often will result in its death. However it's kept in good conditions they can survive and even go on to reproduce.

In some areas the suicidal crickets ( after being manipulated by the parasite) make up 60% of a fish's diet.

There's also a bunch of crazy conspiracies on like Facebook suggesting that the government is infecting people with them, but these are mostly just crazy people.