DEEP LOOK is a science video series that explores big science by going very, very small, from KQED and PBS Digital Studios.
We use macro photography and microscopy in glorious 4K resolution, to see science up close … really, really close.
From Deep Look. Mussels create byssal threads, known as the mussel’s "beard," to attach themselves both to rocks and to each other. They use their sensitive foot to mold the threads from scratch and apply a waterproof adhesive that makes superglue jealous. Watch "How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard?" 👉 https://youtu.be/4vWtkzwFnS0?feature=shared #deeplook #shorts
From Deep Look. It’s not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators. Watch "Why Does Your Cat’s Tongue Feel Like Sandpaper?" 👉 https://youtu.be/9h_QtLol75I?feature=shared #cat #shorts #animals
From Deep Look. It’s not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators. Watch "Why Does Your Cat’s Tongue Feel Like Sandpaper?" 👉 https://youtu.be/9h_QtLol75I?feature=shared #cat #shorts #animals
From Deep Look. It’s not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators. Watch "Why Does Your Cat’s Tongue Feel Like Sandpaper?" 👉 https://youtu.be/9h_QtLol75I?feature=shared #cat #shorts #animals
From Deep Look. While it has a cute snoot, a rice weevil is a stowaway. It sneaks into your pantry as an egg that its mom laid inside a single grain of rice. Once it hatches, it turns your rice into its new home. 👉 JOIN our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep…
From Deep Look. These pocket-sized predators are formidable hunters. But when it comes to hooking up, male mantises have good reason to fear commitment. Watch our compilation video "4 Tiny Romances That Are Almost Too Freaky to Share" 👉 https://youtu.be/4qKbI2NR_XE #deeplook #shorts #prayingmantis
From Deep Look. When a hungry bird comes near them, wandering salamanders can jump off the tallest trees in the world, California’s coast redwoods, skydiving to a safe branch. Researchers decided to put them in a wind tunnel to investigate their daring moves in slow motion. Check out "Watch Salamanders Skydive!" 👉 https://youtu.be/Dk8r7O8KDqg?feature=shared #DeepLook #Shorts…
From Deep Look. When a hungry bird comes near them, wandering salamanders can jump off the tallest trees in the world, California’s coast redwoods, skydiving to a safe branch. Researchers decided to put them in a wind tunnel to investigate their daring moves in slow motion. Check out "Watch Salamanders Skydive!" 👉 https://youtu.be/Dk8r7O8KDqg?feature=shared #DeepLook #Shorts…
From Deep Look. They may look serene as they glide across the surface of a stream, but don’t be fooled by water striders. They’re actually searching for prey for whom a babbling brook quickly becomes an inescapable death trap. Watch "This Is Why Water Striders Make Terrible Lifeguards" 👉 https://youtu.be/E2unnSK7WTE?feature=shared #deeplook #shorts #waterstriders
From Deep Look. Mussels create byssal threads, known as the mussel’s "beard," to attach themselves both to rocks and to each other. They use their sensitive foot to mold the threads from scratch and apply a waterproof adhesive that makes superglue jealous. Watch "How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard?" 👉 https://youtu.be/4vWtkzwFnS0?feature=shared #deeplook #shorts
From Deep Look. Octopuses and cuttlefish are masters of underwater camouflage, blending in seamlessly against a rock or coral. But squid have to hide in the open ocean, mimicking the subtle interplay of light, water, and waves. How do they do it? (And it is NOT OCTOPI) Watch "You’re Not Hallucinating. That’s Just Squid Skin"…
From Deep Look. Octopuses and cuttlefish are masters of underwater camouflage, blending in seamlessly against a rock or coral. But squid have to hide in the open ocean, mimicking the subtle interplay of light, water, and waves. How do they do it? (And it is NOT OCTOPI) Watch "You’re Not Hallucinating. That’s Just Squid Skin"…
From Deep Look. Praying mantises, barnacles, newts and earthworms have some of the strangest love lives. 00:21 Praying mantises 04:39 Barnacles 08:20 Newts 11:32 Earthworms 👉 SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp JOIN our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/kqeddeeplook?sub_confirmation=1 DEEP LOOK is an ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED…
From Deep Look. There are strange little towers on the forest floor. Neat, right? Nope. Inside hides a spider that’s cunning, patient and ruthless. Watch our NEW compilation, "4 of the Deadliest Tiny Hunters We’ve Ever Filmed" 👉 https://youtube.com/shorts/mxLhDEE-BY8?feature=share #deeplook #shorts
From Deep Look. Our Short, "Filming Sand Piranhas!" (https://youtube.com/shorts/Lcaii7rtjKs?feature=share) received a lot of comments — particularly about whether sand piranhas are sand fleas. We explain how they’re different species with the help of ecologist Dave Hubbard from the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute. And an additional thanks goes out to Kyle Emery…
From Deep Look. Straight out of science fiction, the fearsome wormlion ambushes prey at the bottom of a tidy – and terrifying – sand pit, then flicks their carcasses out. These meals fuel its transformation into something unexpected. Watch our NEW compilation video, "4 of the Deadliest Tiny Hunters We’ve Ever Filmed" 👉 https://youtu.be/HLr0Xleaxb8 #deeplook…
From Deep Look. Watch turret spiders, wormlions, assassin bugs and dragonfly babies use stealth, speed and lethal weapons to dispatch their prey. 00:17 Turret spiders 04:28 Wormlions 08:09 Assassin bugs 11:39 Dragonfly and damselfly nymphs 👉 SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp JOIN our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/kqeddeeplook?sub_confirmation=1 DEEP LOOK…
From Deep Look. The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized light, which could lead to a breakthrough in detecting cancer. Watch "The Snail-Smashing, Fish-Spearing, Eye-Popping Mantis…
From Deep Look. Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Watch "Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage" 👉 https://youtu.be/Q3CtGoqz3ww #deeplook #seahorse
From Deep Look. Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Watch "Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage" 👉 https://youtu.be/Q3CtGoqz3ww #deeplook #seahorse
From Deep Look. These wasp houses are not homes exactly, but more akin to nurseries. The galls serve as an ideal environment for wasp larvae, whether it is a single offspring, or dozens. Learn more in our Deep Look episode, "What Gall! The Crazy Cribs of Parasitic Wasps" 👉https://youtu.be/lOgP5NzcTuA?si=x1vpKMWahsI7amqT #deeplook #shorts #insects
From Deep Look. Ladybugs may be the cutest insects around, but they don’t start off that way. Also called lady beetles or ladybirds, they pop out of their eggs as prickly mini-monsters with an insatiable hunger for aphids. Once they’ve bulked up, they transform, shedding their terrifying looks, but keeping their killer vibes. Learn more…
From Deep Look. As a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving silk, which the caterpillar uses to fold shut a blade of grass. After growing up inside this “grass taco,” it emerges as a fuzzy butterfly that woos a mate with flirty courtship dances. 👉 SIGN UP…
From Deep Look. The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized light, which could lead to a breakthrough in detecting cancer. Watch "The Snail-Smashing, Fish-Spearing, Eye-Popping Mantis…
From Deep Look. Dyes made from the cochineal insect have been used in textiles, paintings — and even in your food! See some of our fellow KQED staff members trying — and reacting to — different foods that contain the dye. And learn more about the cochineal insect with our video, "Meet the Bug You…
From Deep Look. What if you had to grow 20 pounds of bone on your forehead each year just to find a mate? In a bloody, itchy process, males of the deer family grow a new set of antlers every year, use them to fend off the competition, and lose their impressive crowns when breeding…
From Deep Look. How does one film sand piranhas for a Deep Look episode? It helps to work with researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara! They helped us collect these tiny, hungry crustaceans — and even volunteered themselves as bait to film some intense close-ups. Learn more in our new episode 👉 "Beware…