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Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There's a Wasp for That

4m 42s

Once clothes moth larvae start eating your favorite garments, they’re tough to get rid of. Tiny parasitoid wasps are here to help – they lay their eggs inside the moth’s eggs so you can say bye-bye to those smelly mothballs.

Episodes

  • Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There's a Wasp for That: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There's a Wasp for That

    S12 E6 - 4m 42s

    Once clothes moth larvae start eating your favorite garments, they’re tough to get rid of. Tiny parasitoid wasps are here to help – they lay their eggs inside the moth’s eggs so you can say bye-bye to those smelly mothballs.

  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ear: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ear

    S12 E5 - 4m 36s

    The mosquito buzzing that you find annoying and disgusting is irresistible to a male mosquito. He follows the sound of a female mosquito’s beating wings to find a mate. It turns out, male mosquitoes are really good listeners.

  • Spider Love Is a Battlefield: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Spider Love Is a Battlefield

    S12 E4 - 4m 12s

    In order to mate, a male long-jawed orb weaver spider has to hook his huge jaws into those of a larger female. If he doesn’t get it right, he could become her next meal.

  • This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill

    S12 E3 - 4m 47s

    Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom's silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best vision in the animal world, athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom.

  • This Weevil Was Born in Your Rice and It’s Hungry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    This Weevil Was Born in Your Rice and It’s Hungry

    S12 E2 - 3m 28s

    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.

  • Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How

    S12 E1 - 4m 54s

    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.

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