Dung beetles, ants, dragonflies, bees and more! Watch TED Talks about amazing insects.
Video playlists about Insects
Why we need bees
5 talks
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59:02
Bees are nature’s tiny workers. These talks examine why they’re crucial to the earth and worth saving.
GROSS!
8 talks
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1h 48m
Poop, parasites, dead duck sex, eating bugs, and many more impolite -- but fascinating -- topics. These talks are for the non-squeamish.
My favorite animal
8 talks
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2h 5m
Some TED speakers are obsessed with one particular animal -- and their joy and passion might just get you obsessed too. You'll meet apes that write! Shrimp that kick! Octopi that disappear!
Insects are awesome!
11 talks
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2h 33m
Bugs are one of nature's wonders. These insect-obsessed speakers talks about how ants form societies, how bees pollinate flowers, and how termites can be quite ... tasty.
Feeding the world’s 7.9 billion people requires a lot of food. But as many of us know, climate change — in the form of droughts, floods and extreme temperatures — is threatening...
Like many of us, Melinda Babits has a perfect pet. But it’s probably not the kind you’re thinking of.
“Cockroaches are my favorite animals,” says the zoology researcher. “I thin...
Most people know bees for two things: their sweetness (in the form of honey) or their stings. But they’re so much more than that. Honeybees, for example, live in highly structur...