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True Facts: Sea Stars Ze Frank 2022-04-08 | Please check out brilliant.org/zefrank First 200 people get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsClassical Music: soundcloud.com/querflote/5-audio-track-1Backbay Lounge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Huge thank you to: Dr. Chris Mah Dr. Tomasz Baumiller Dr. Timothy O’ Hara Dr. Charles Messing Dr. Kate M. Naughton Dr. Angela Stevenson Melissa Douglas Dr. Igor Adameyko Dr. Symon Dworjanyn Dr. Lara Tomholt Dr. Simon Coppard Sina Heydari Anders Garm Melanie Lloyd Video, courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation © 2022 The New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, University of Otago (New Zealand), and Marco Zilioli NOAA Australian Institute of Marine Science Hakai Institute WA State Dept. of Ecology Ocean Networks Canada / CSSF-ROPOS Vancouver Aquarium Ru SelvaduraiTidal Gardens beachstuff.uk Garry Fletcher Racerocks.com Lester Pearson College Zeb Hallock Dr. Elise Hennebert Mike Lukaczyn WeDive TV Abhishek Gupta Mull Aquarium Annette G.E. Smith Robert Beck Baumiller, Tomasz K. (2008). Crinoid Ecological Morphology. , 36(1), 221–249. doi:10.1146/annurev.earth.36.031207.124116 Baumiller, Tomasz K. and Messing, Charles G., 2007. Stalked Crinoid Locomotion, and its Ecological and Evolutionary Implications. Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 10, Issue 1; 2A:10p, 12MB Baumiller, Tomasz K.; Mooi, Rich; Messing, Charles G. (2008). Urchins in the meadow: paleobiological and evolutionary implications of cidaroid predation on crinoids. Paleobiology, 34(1), 22–34. doi:10.1666/07031.1 Blowes, L.M. et al. (2017), Body wall structure in the starfish Asterias rubens. J. Anat., 231: 325-341. doi.org/10.1111/joa.12646 Byrne, M. Viviparity and intragonadal cannibalism in the diminutive sea stars Patiriella vivipara and P. parvivipara. Marine Biology 125, 551–567 (1996). doi.org/10.1007/BF00353268Clark, R.N. & Jewett, S.C. 2015: A new sea star of the genus Leptasterias from the Aleutian Islands. Zootaxa 3941(4): 579–584. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.6 Simon E. Coppard; Andreas Kroh; Andrew B. Smith (2012). The evolution of pedicellariae in echinoids: an arms race against pests and parasites. , 93(2), 125–148. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00487.x Garm Anders and Nilsson Dan-Eric 2014 Visual navigation in starfish: first evidence for the use of vision and eyes in starfish Proc. R. Soc. B.281: 20133011. 20133011, doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3011 Garm Anders, Sensory Biology of Starfish—With Emphasis on Recent Discoveries in their Visual Ecology, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 57, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 1082–1092, doi.org/10.1093/icb/icx086Hamel JF, Mercier A. Prespawning Behavior, Spawning, and Development of the Brooding Starfish Leptasterias polaris. Biol Bull. 1995 Feb;188(1):32-45. doi: 10.2307/1542065. PMID: 29281304. Hamel, Jean-François et al. “Prespawning Behavior, Spawning, and Development of the Brooding Starfish Leptasterias Polaris.” Biological Bulletin, vol. 188, no. 1, Marine Biological Laboratory, 1995, pp. 32–45, doi.org/10.2307/1542065. Hennebert, Elise. (2010). Adhesion Mechanisms Developed by Sea Stars: A Review of the Ultrastructure and Composition of Tube Feet and Their Secretion. 10.1007/978-3-7091-0286-2_7. Hernroth B, Farahani F, Brunborg G, Dupont S, Dejmek A, Nilsson Sko ̈ld H. 2010. Possibility of mixed progenitor cells in sea star arm regeneration. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 314B:457–468. Heydari, Sina et al.(2020). Sea star inspired crawling and bouncing. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 17. 20190700. 10.1098/rsif.2019.0700. KHAN, M. S.R. et al. (2019). Arrangement and size variation of intra-gonadal offspring in a viviparous asterinid sea star. Zoosymposia, 15(1), 71–82. doi:10.11646/zoosymposia.15.1.8 Meyer, D. et al. (2021). Crinoid Feeding Strategies: New I nsights From Subsea Video And Time-Lapse (Elements of Paleontology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108893534Okanishi M, et al. (2017) Non-destructive morphological observations of the fleshy brittle star, Asteronyx loveni using micro-computed tomography. ZooKeys 663: 1–19. doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.663.11413 Sheppard-Brennand, H. et al. (2017). A Waterborne Pursuit-Deterrent Signal Deployed by a Sea Urchin. The American Naturalist, 189, 700 - 708. Sigl, R. et al. The role of vision for navigation in the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci. Sci. Rep. 6, 30834; doi: 10.1038/srep30834 (2016). Solís-Marín FA, et al. (2019) doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.817.29406 Tomholt, L. et al. (2020). The structural origins of brittle star arm kinematics: An integrated tomographic, additive manufacturing, and parametric modeling-based approach. Journal of structural biology, 107481 .
True Facts: Proboscis Monkey Ze Frank 2022-02-01 | Go to curiositystream.com/Zefrank - get Curiosity Stream for only $14.99 for a whole year. Code zefrank.Posters, shirts, and more: ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsResearch cited: Dixson A, F: Copulatory and Postcopulatory Sexual Selection in Primates. Folia Primatol 2018;89:258-286. doi: 10.1159/000488105 Lucia F. Jacobs, Basil el Jundi, Almut Kelber, Barbara Webb; The navigational nose: a new hypothesis for the function of the human external pyramid. J Exp Biol 6 February 2019; 222 (Suppl_1): jeb186924. doi: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.186924 Nishimura T, Mori F, Hanida S, Kumahata K, Ishikawa S, Samarat K, et al. (2016) Impaired Air Conditioning within the Nasal Cavity in Flat-Faced Homo. PLoS Comput Biol 12(3): e1004807. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004807 Ikegaya, H., Suzuki, M., Kondou, H. et al. Nose size indicates maximum penile length. Basic Clin. Androl. 31, 3 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12610-021-00121-z Hiroki Koda, Tadahiro Murai, Augustine Tuuga, Benoit Goossens, Senthilvel K.S.S. Nathan, Danica J. Stark, Diana A. R. Ramirez, John C. M. Sha, Ismon Osman, Rosa Sipangkui, Satoru Seino, Ikki Matsuda (2018) Nasalization by Nasalis larvatus: Larger noses audiovisually advertise conspecifics in proboscis monkeys. Science Advances 4(2): eaaq0250. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaq0250Additional footage licensed from Pond5.com Shutterstock.com Envato Elements Storyblocks Classical Music: 5 Audio Track soundcloud.com/querflote Sponsorship Music : Backbay Lounge Kevin McLeod
True Facts: Lurking in the Deep Ze Frank 2021-11-19 | Check out oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/video_playlist.htmlTrue Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsMore links to NOAA Ocean Exploration:YT: youtube.com/c/oceanexplorergov/videosIG: instagram.com/noaaoceanexplorationFollow them, they are amazing!!!
True Facts: The Mosquito Ze Frank 2021-10-09 | Check out brilliant.org/Zefrank1 First 200 people get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsBenedikt Pleyer's Channel: youtube.com/NomadicNostocRichard J Albrecht's Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCASwU2puo4WsneBUrMDrI6wClassical Music: soundcloud.com/querflote/5-audio-track-1Backbay Lounge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Research Articles: Aldersley, A., Cator, L.J. Female resistance and harmonic convergence influence male mating success in Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep 9, 2145 (2019). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38599-3 Bomphrey, R., Nakata, T., Phillips, N. et al. Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature 544, 92–95 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/nature21727 Cator LJ, Arthur BJ, Harrington LC, Hoy RR. Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito. Science. 2009 Feb 20;323(5917):1077-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1166541. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PMID: 19131593; PMCID: PMC2847473. Cator LJ, Harrington LC. The Harmonic Convergence of Fathers Predicts the Mating Success of Sons in Aedes aegypti. Anim Behav. 2011;82(4):627-633. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.013 Choo YM, Buss GK, Tan K, Leal WS. Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front Physiol. 2015;6:306. Published 2015 Oct 29. doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00306 Choumet V, Attout T, Chartier L, Khun H, Sautereau J, Robbe-Vincent A, Brey P, Huerre M, Bain O. Visualizing non infectious and infectious Anopheles gambiae blood feedings in naive and saliva-immunized mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050464. Epub 2012 Dec 13. PMID: 23272060; PMCID: PMC3521732.Jones, J., Murray, G.P.D. & McCall, P.J. A minimal 3D model of mosquito flight behaviour around the human baited bed net. Malar J 20, 24 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03546-5 Kikuchi, K., Stremler, M.A., Chatterjee, S. et al. Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes. Sci Rep 8, 4885 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22866-w League GP, Harrington LC, Pitcher SA, Geyer JK, Baxter LL, Montijo J, Rowland JG, Johnson LM, Murdock CC, Cator LJ. Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jul 2;15(7):e0009540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009540. PMID: 34214096; PMCID: PMC8282061. Ma Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Wang X, Lin Z, Zhao W, Wang Y, Li X, Shi H. A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Nov 13;6(1):326. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-326. PMID: 24499575; PMCID: PMC3833289. Matthews BJ, Younger MA, Vosshall LB. The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Elife. 2019 May 21;8:e43963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43963. PMID: 31112133; PMCID: PMC6597239.Nakata, Toshiyuki & Phillips, Nathan & Simoes, Patricio & Russell, Ian & Cheney, Jorn & Walker, Simon & Bomphrey, Richard. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368. 10.1126/science.aaz9634. Reeves, L.E., Holderman, C.J., Blosser, E.M. et al. Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns. Commun Biol 1, 92 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5 Smith, N.M., Balsalobre, J.B., Doshi, M. et al. Landing mosquitoes bounce when engaging a substrate. Sci Rep 10, 15744 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72462-0 Trisnadi, N., Barillas-Mury, C. Live In Vivo Imaging of Plasmodium Invasion of the Mosquito Midgut. DOI: doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00692-20 •
True Facts: Wild Pigs Ze Frank 2021-07-14 | Check out youtube.com/TerraMaterOfficial for more of their amazing footageTrue Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comSee how these are made: patreon.com/truefactsTerra Mater has created a wide array of amazing full length documentaries and they have a YouTube channel which you should check out and subscribe to! youtube.com/TerraMaterOfficialAlmost all of the footage in this episode is from one of their programs called "Amazing Pigs" which was directed by Matt Hamilton.Piglet jaw images from: Fraser, D., Thompson, B.K. Armed sibling rivalry among suckling piglets. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 29, 9–15 (1991). doi.org/10.1007/BF00164289 Pig Toilet miniature from the Linden Museum, added to the Public Domain by Karl Heinrich. Additional footage and media from Shutterstock.com and Pond 5.com Classical Music: soundcloud.com/querflote/5-audio-track-1
True Facts: Dangerous Little Ticks Ze Frank 2021-06-10 | Sign up at http://www.curiositystream.com/zefrank (code zefrank)True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:Footage from ‘The Tick Ixodes Ricinus and Lyme Disease’ licensed from and provided by Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) : https://www.tib.eu/en/The original footage was created by: Dr. Franz-Rainer Matuschka, Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Andrew Spielman, Harvard School of Public Health Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film Gottingen Dr. Uwe Sander - Director, Research Regine Feldmann - Editor Camera: Jurgen Kaeding, Kuno Lechner, Michael Schorsch, Hort Witman.Extra special thank you to Dr. Dania Richter for her time and for her patience in helping me understand the remarkable life cycle of the Ixodes ticks. Dr. Richter led me to the remarkable documentary that is featured throughout this episode.Thank you to Dania Richter, Franz-Rainer Matuschka, Andrew Spielman and L. Mahadevan for allowing me the use of images and footage from their amazing work on the feeding apparatus in: How ticks get under your skin: insertion mechanics of the feeding apparatus of Ixodes ricinus ticks http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1758Special thank to Marie Vancová, Tomáš Bílý, Ladislav Šimo, Jan Touš, Petr Horodyský, Daniel Růžek, Adam Novobilský, Jiří Salát, Martin Strnad, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Libor Grubhoffer & Jana Nebesářová for making their work available through the CC 4.0 license. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the feeding apparatus of the tick Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae): a new insight into the mechanism of blood-feeding doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56811-2Thank you to Graham Hickling for licensing me his excellent footage of the egg laying process and Gene’s organ. Check him out at: vimeo.com/user565817Thank you Patrons Andrew Pann & Rick Rubenstein for inspiring jokes, and Tina Persson for asking that the tick not be named Tina) http://www.patreon.com/truefactsCLASSICAL MUSIC BY soundcloud.com/querflote ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE FROM http://pond5.com
True Facts: Trap Jaw Ants Ze Frank 2021-04-14 | SUBSCRIBE TO ANTLAB: http://www.youtube.com/antlabTrue Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:Thank you to Dr. Adrian Smith! Most of the footage in this video is from Dr. Smith's YouTube channel. He has all sorts of wonderful content there, and does a much more thorough job in explaining all of the science behind his work.Thank you to Dr. Alex Wild! Please look at Dr. Wild's incredible collection of photos: http://www.alexanderwild.comThank you Dr. Fred Larabee, Josh C. Gibson and DR. Eduardo Fox for their amazing footage.Research:Booher DB, Gibson JC, Liu C, Longino JT, Fisher BL, Janda M, et al. 2021. Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants. PLoS Biol 19(3): e3001031. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001031FOX, E.G.P., SMITH, A.A., GIBSON, J.C. & SOLIS, D.R. 2017: Larvae of trap-jaw ants, Odontomachus LATREILLE, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): morphology and biological notes. – Myrmecological News 25: 17-28.Larabee, Fredrick J. and Suarez, Andrew V. 2014. "The evolution and functional morphology of trap-jaw ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecological News 20: 25– 36.Larabee FJ, Suarez AV 2015. Mandible-Powered Escape Jumps in Trap-Jaw Ants Increase Survival Rates during Predator-Prey Encounters. PLOS ONE 10(5): e0124871.Larabee, Fredrick J., Smith, Adrian A. and Suarez, Andrew V. 2018. Snap-jaw morphology is specialized for high-speed power amplification in the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae R. Soc. Open Sci 5: 181447Smith, A.A. 2019. Prey specialization and chemical mimicry between Formica archboldi and Odontomachus ants. Insect. Soc. 66, 211–222.
True Facts: Help The Bats! Ze Frank 2021-03-19 | Merlin Tuttle Bat Conservation: merlintuttle.orgBecome a member: merlintuttle.org/become-a-memberTrue Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comMerlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation is the most recent contribution by Merlin Tuttle to the world of bats. He has over 60 years of experience as a renowned bat expert, educator and wildlife photographer. Merlin founded MTBC to teach the world understanding and appreciation of the contributions bats make to human beings and the world we share. Through MTBC, Merlin provides an amazing bat photo gallery, up-to-date resources (merlintuttle.org/resources) and responses to grossly exaggerated disease speculation about bats. (merlintuttle.org/resources/exaggerated-disease-warnings) MTBC is the only place to directly support Merlin’s work.Photo gallery: http://bit.ly/mtbcphotogalleryThe Khao Chong Pran, Thailand story: http://bit.ly/khaochongpranbatsBats and Agave: http://bit.ly/ofagavesandbatsWin Friends Not Battles: http://bit.ly/winfriendsnotbattlesBat Fears in Perspective: http://bit.ly/batfearsinperspective
True Facts: Deception in the Rainforest Ze Frank 2021-03-04 | True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:David Weiller: youtube.com/davidweillerinstagram.com/weillerdavidThomas Marent:instagram.com/thomas_marent(links to Thomas' books below)Thomas Hossiethomashossie.caNeira Danhttp://www.ipernity.com/doc/daniele.neira/13923140J.R. Kuetheflickr.com/photos/yerokuethe/5944411859LuisaLMota:twitter.com/LuisaLMotaTom Sherrattsherrattlab.weebly.comDouglas Yanega:https://ucanr.edu/?facultyid=2506Thomas' Books!amazon.com/-/de/dp/0756619408/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=thomas+marent&qid=1614475820&sr=8-1amazon.com/-/de/dp/0756633400/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=thomas+marent&qid=1614475957&sr=8-2amazon.com/-/de/dp/0756641322/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=thomas+marent&qid=1614475987&sr=8-3amazon.com/-/de/dp/1770855807/ref=sr_1_4?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=thomas+marent&qid=1614476017&sr=8-4amazon.com/-/de/dp/8854408905/ref=sr_1_7?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=thomas+marent&qid=1614476038&sr=8-7CLASSICAL MUSIC BY soundcloud.com/querflote Additional footage used under license from: Pond5.com Pexels.com Envato Elements Videoblocks
True Facts: The Incredible Tardigrade Ze Frank 2021-02-04 | True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsSign up for Curiosity Stream: curiositystream.com/zefrankCREDITS:This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist all around us. He has introduced me to all sorts of new creatures and I am fortunate to have met him. http://www.instagram.com/nomadic_nostocKita Williams reached out to me almost a year ago with her amazing Tardigrade footage, and I am so happy that she did. She has a knack for capturing these animals in way that gives them so much personality!http://www.twitter.com/SeaSpongeCakeBob Goldstein runs a lab at UNC Chapel Hill and has done incredible work on the Tardigrade (and much more.) He was kind enough to review my work to make sure I didn't screw the science up too much! I wish I could have included more of his work on the evolution of Tardigrades - but I hope to do that in a future episode on arthropods.goldsteinlab.weebly.comThank you to the following for publishing their images under the CC license, it is a huge contribution to science communication.Water bear (tardigrade), Hypsibius dujardini, scanning electron micrograph by Bob Goldstein and Vicky Madden. Scanning electron micrograph of active hydrated Echiniscoides sigismundi by Thomas L. Sørensen-Hygum, Robyn M. Stuart, Aslak Jørgensen & Nadja Møbjerg. New Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) from Amber Mountain (Northern Madagascar) by Gąsiorek P, Vončina K (2019) Thank you to all of my Patreon patrons for the patience, support and feedbackMUSIC: soundcloud.com/querflote“BackBay Lounge” by Kevin MacLeodincompetech.com/music/royalty-freeAdditional footage used under license from: Pond5.comShutterstock.com
True Facts: Army Ant Riders Ze Frank 2020-12-15 | Where to buy the Army Ants Book: amzn.com/067424155XTrue Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:Philipp Hönle for the phone call and for introducing me to Eciton army ants and to their wonderful associates. Also for allowing me the use of fantastic footage. Daniel Kronauer for the chat and use of the amazing images from his new book! (link above) - the image in the thumbnail is also his!Dr. Christoph von Beeren for all of the amazing research on ant mimics, and ant hangers-on. Also thank you for the use of your images of Nymphister k.Kaitlin “Ant Girl” Baudier - http://www.kmbaudier.com youtube.com/channel/UCPuQHwZTnKKPbNevO7h_I9wFor the fantastic footage of the bivouac, the scorpion and the raid front! So much amazing research and footage. Matthew Lutz - http://vimeo.com/matthewlutz For the wonderful footage of bridge building as well as other beautiful shots of the ants doing their thing! Ernesto Carman - http://getyourbirds.org For the use of the creepy swarm raid footage!Primates Peru - Field Projects Internationalinstagram.com/fieldprojectsorg For all of the incredible footage of the ant death spiral! Donate to the Future Black Scientists Fund: flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODY4OTg= Andrew Core et al. for images from: A New Threat to Honey Bees, the Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis Thank you to all of my Patreon patrons for the patience, support and feedback MUSIC: soundcloud.com/querflote Additional footage used under license from: Pond5.com Videoblocks.com Envato Elements
True Facts: Snake and Lizard Tongues Ze Frank 2020-11-17 | True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPATREON: patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:MUSIC: soundcloud.com/querfloteDr. Kurt Schwenkhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_SchwenkIt was a pretty incredible gift to be able to work with Kurt on this episode. His work spans decades and it took multiple tries to understand it in a way that could be put together in a narrative. I am very grateful for all of his time, warmth and generosity. I had to leave many, many wonderful pieces of research and factoids out due to time constraints but I would urge any of you that are interested to dive deeper into his work. His colleagues Dr. William G. Ryerson, Ms. Amanda E. Hewes andMs. Sara Horwitz contributed a great deal to some of the research that I mentioned.Dr. Margaret Rubega (https://rubegalab.uconn.edu/) deserves thanks for introducing me to Kurt in the first place. Additional footage licensed from:Pond5.comEnvato ElementsVideoblocks.comShutterstock.com
True Facts: The Hummingbird Warrior Ze Frank 2020-08-14 | Not a moth.True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comPATREON: patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:MUSIC: soundcloud.com/querflote Dr. Anusha Shankar (anushashankar.weebly.com) for her guidance, enthusiasm and research on torpor. Dr. Margaret Rubega (https://rubegalab.uconn.edu/) and the University of Connecticut for our conversation and her introductions. Dr. Alejandro Rico-Guevara (http://www.alejorico.com) and the University of Washington for the incredible media related to the tongue and all of his guidance. Dr. Don Powers (dpowerslab.com) and the Powers Research Lab for their footage on energy conservation. Dr. Kristiina Hurme (http://kristiinahurme.com) for her amazing work on weaponized beaks Dr. Chris Clark (https://biology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/Clark.html) and UC Riverside for our conversation and all of the wonderful footage related to the dives and and displays. Dr. Gregor Yanega (linkedin.com/in/gregoryanega97116) for the footage of birds pilfering spider food. FLIR Thermal Cameras (FLIR.com) for the psychedelic heat mapping footage RuthLes Productions (youtube.com/user/RuthLesProductions2) for the wonderful footage of the hummer in torpor, as well as the lovely phone chat. Tracy Kerestesh (http://www.tracyportraits.com) for the footage of insect eating. The Arizona Daily Star (tucson.com) for letting me use the footage of a hummer collecting spider webs outside of their window Tom Grey (http://tgreybirds.com) for his very special photo of hummingbirds mating... which is not easy to capture Additional footage used under license from: Pond5.com Videoblocks.com Envato Elements
True Facts: Macaques Ze Frank 2020-06-25 | True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:MUSIC: soundcloud.com/querfloteThanks to Dr. Erin Riley, Dr. Kathryn Devaney, and Dr. Lauren Brent for their time helping me with research. Cédric Sueur & Marie Pelé shot the wonderful sequences on Kōjima Island. They have an incredible book on Snow Monkeys which you can find at: https://www.issekinicho.fr They also have many more videos on their YT channel: youtube.com/user/issekinicho Macaque Stone Tools Footage from "Technological Response of Wild Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to Anthropogenic Change by Lydia V. Luncz, Magdalena S. Svensson, Michael Haslam, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, Tomos Proffitt & Michael Gumert"link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10764-017-9985-6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0The inclusion of this footage in no way means that the authors of this paper endorse the commentary of this video.Additional footage used under license from: Pond5.com Videoblocks.com Envato Elements Shutterstock.comPatreon: patreon.com/truefacts
True Facts: Cats Killer Senses Ze Frank 2020-06-15 | True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:Thank you to Dr. Alexis Noel at http://www.noel.gatech.edu for allowing me to show her work. Click on the link to see other remarkable work that Dr. Noel has done! Her work on the cat tongue led to work on a better hairbrush!researchgate.net/publication/329053411_Cats_use_hollow_papillae_to_wick_saliva_into_furSweet receptors: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063449Pupil shapes: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26601232MUSIC: soundcloud.com/querflote Footage used under license from: Pond5.com Videoblocks.com Envato Elements
True Facts: BatFishes Ze Frank 2020-05-14 | True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:Music: soundcloud.com/querfloteAlex Brett youtube.com/channel/UCcvwabG9MW81WNsaq43V3fQAlex inspired this episode with his amazing Batfish footage. He just launched his channel in earnest - go and sub!Barrett Christie maritimeaquarium.orgBarrett shared his knowledge with me, and is an expert on fish husbandry. His spawning footage is very rare and shows that batfish spawn in a similar way to some other anglerfish.Javi vimeo.com/javideograph/videosJavi has some really amazing videos on his Vimeo account. There is a pretty amazing aquatic collection over on Vimeo!Ariane Dimitris youtube.com/channel/UCesEbZtLXSqyQC_Zx7ZqBPQIt took me a while to track Ariane down but her longnosed Batfish clip in so good!LiquidGuru vimeo.com/liquidguruLiquidGuru is a pro. Just gets such beautiful views into Aquatic life! His juvenile Orbicular Batfish is so well done.Raymond Powers pureflorida.blogspot.comRaymond came through with the feeding footage at the last second. It is very rare to see them eat, especially in captivity!Thanks also to the NOAA, Barry Peters, Nico Michiels, and Gilles San Martin for the use of their images.Additional footage under license from Shutterstock.
True Facts: Killer Surfing Snails Ze Frank 2020-05-01 | Not. The. Pouch.True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:I completely messed up and missed this credit:Vinthi Neufeld PHOTOGRAPHYyoutube.com/channel/UCnegpQYNwWkQxqvbevpk0GgVinthi supplied the amazing Bullia videos with the BlueBottle which is incorrectly attributedDr. Winfried Peters:Dr. Peters spent hours sorting through his research and sending me notes and files. His research is what got me excited about O.semistriatta and I can't be more grateful to have had his help. I have listed a number of his papers further below, and I have made a donation to leatherbacktrust.org in his name.Nathan Robinson:https://linktr.ee/wild.blue.scienceyoutube.com/channel/UCBQBDrSME4ohP7gHFCp5j6wNathan was extremely helpful and generous with his time and footage and gave my early script a once over. His research is pretty amazing - on turtles and the giant squid. His hermit crab video is so great in its entirety. Sub to his channels!Dr.Jon-Paul BinghamOne of cone snail feeding videos came from this lab and it was such an excellent example of the behavior! Thank you so much!Dr. Mande HolfordDr. Holford does amazing research on the toxicology of Conus and shared two amazing clips.Alysia DainesAlysia helped me identify the O.Semistriatta in the first place and led me to Dr. Peters. Thank you!!researchgate.net/publication/227907632_The_behavioural_and_sensory_ecology_of_Agaronia_propatula_Caenogastropoda_Olividae_a_swash-surfing_predator_on_sandy_beaches_of_the_Panamic_faunal_provinceresearchgate.net/publication/262648855_What_can_we_learn_from_confusing_Olivella_columellaris_and_O_Semistriata_Olivellidae_Gastropoda_two_key_species_in_panamic_sandy_beach_ecosystemsacademic.oup.com/mollus/article/81/3/388/1086401
Pets in Isolation Ze Frank 2020-04-14 | Bob.CREDITS:Music: Plaint by Kevin MacLeod, http://www.impotech.comSFX: Envato ElementsFootage: Shutterstock, Envato Elements, Videoblocks
Backward Hippo Ze Frank 2020-04-07 | It is my favorite thing. #OPPIHTrue Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:Footage: shutterstock, envato elements, videoblocksmusic: soundcloud.com/querflote
True Facts: The Wacky Giraffe Ze Frank 2020-03-31 | More info on Wildlife ACT: givengain.com/cc/covid19-keep-wildlifeactiveTrue Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comMy patreon: patreon.com/truefactscamel = giraffe (oops) CREDITS:www.wildlifeact.comwww.facebook.com/WildlifeACTwww.instagram.com/wildlife_actwww.twitter.com/wildlifeactDavid Flores captured the pump action of the giraffe drinking:youtube.com/watch?v=EhWP6UwLJv8Dr. William Perez shared the figure from his research paper on the structure of the giraffe mouth.I thank Magda Ehlers and all of the other people that make their videos freely available to use on Pexels and other sites.
True Facts: Freaky Nudibranchs Ze Frank 2020-03-14 | Cuz the ocean is weird.True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comJoin patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:written and voiced by Ze FrankSpecial thanks to Soledad Callo and David Young at Victoria High for the veliger footage that were mistakenly attributed to Dr. Page. Very sorry for the mix up! See the original footage here: youtube.com/watch?v=RAu7JJZhZIg&ab_channel=vichighmarinethanks to Patreon supporter Sydney Brown for the Pikachu Swiffer line that she left in a comment. Join the community! It's fun!Hal Brindley: travel4wildlife.comHal has an amazing vid of a botfly on his channel... sooooo gross.youtube.com/channel/UCFpC5ryzit5KLY-0Ku24jKwDr. Jeffrey Goddard: Marine Science Institute, UCSB; Midland SchoolWilliam Goddard: Midland SchoolDr. Goddard and his son were very generous with their time and footage! Gave me some great notes so I didn't get my facts bungled! msi.ucsb.edu Dr. Jamie Seymour: Tropical Australian Stinger Research Unit (TASRU)Dr. Seymour has captured some of the most remarkable footage of nematocysts firing I have ever seen. Ptowwww. Bocas Del Toro Research Station Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteThank you to the Smithsonian and to Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta for the wonderful image of the unexploded nematocyst. Dr. Louise Page : University of Victoria Dr. Page's footage of the veligers (Melibe) were a lifesaver. I wish I had more time to spend on their fantastic lifecycle.Dr. Leslie S Babonis : Whitney Laboratory for Marine BioscienceDr.Babonis has the coolest job. Firing lasers to trigger nematocyst firing! Phil Lemley youtube.com/watch?v=cdossfwVHm0Phil was so generous to allow me the use of his attacking rainbow nudi...yeah the proctologist... Dr. Marta Pola Perez (CIBC-UAM) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Dr.Perez has looked at the possibility of self fertilization in Nudis - and you never know!Costasiella footage courtesy of David Palfrey/Hydra Productions Film, Photo and Training, Indonesiawww.hydraproductions.com @hydra.underwaterDavid let me use his Shaun the Sheep slug footage, which is really some of the best footage I have seen of this cute slug. WetTraveler : http://youtube.com/c/wettravelerPinneng was kind enough to share his Pikachu footage... Quick attack! Electric Shock!Elyse Messick captured nematocysts firing as a student and I tracked her down on linked in!Thank you to the following photographers that uploaded their work on Flickr with commercial licenses! A huge help to people like me:Greg Schechter: flickr.com/photos/gregthebusker NOAA: flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib Chika Watanabe : flickr.com/photos/chikawatanabe Kris-Mikael Krister : flickr.com/photos/148835878@N08 Christian Gloor : flickr.com/photos/christian_gloorAdditional Footage from ShutterStock and Envato ElementsMusic by Tom Moore: soundcloud.com/querflote
Human Test Regarding Your Creativity Ze Frank 2020-02-26 | Sponsored: Get 30% OFF your first bag of coffee with Trade Coffee when you click here http://bit.ly/tradezefrankMusic: “Orchestral-Ambient” by soundcloud.com/brenticus “Lobby Time” by kevin macleod Additional footage used under license from: videoblocks.com elements.envado.com shutterstock.com
True Facts: Mating Dance of The Peacock Spider (feat. Quinta Brunson) Ze Frank 2020-02-20 | Mmmmm. Happy Time.Join the Madness: patreon.com/truefactsLook at This Butt : zefrank.bandcamp.com/track/look-at-this-buttSpecial thanks to Quinta Brunsoninstagram.com/quintabFootage by Jurgen Otto, courtesy of Brave Bisonyoutube.com/user/PeacockspidermanCheck out Jurgen's videos. He is the best of the best when it comes to Peacock Spider footage....I apologize for the mistake in labelling the spiders. The second one is Maratus Pardus. Of course I missed something that obvious in the edit.
True Facts: The Skeleton Shrimp Ze Frank 2020-02-08 | They look like little peoples.Join the community: patreon.com/truefactsTrue Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS:Music: soundcloud.com/querfloteGo and watch all of this amazing footage in its original context:Daniel Knop http://www.knop.de youtube.com/channel/UCcoFrCVeiJNunrdOaQVY0TgEunJai Im http://www.www.ejlabs.net youtube.com/EunJaeIm Steven Winkworth http://www.youtube.com/swinkworth Eco-Divers Manado and Lembeh, Scubazoo and Sam Lewis http://www.youtube.com/ecodiversmanado Ravencall Video Productions http://www.youtube.com/prendergast53Additional footage licensed from Shutterstock and Pond5
Human Test For People Who Work In An Office Ze Frank 2020-01-31 | For office workers only. Sponsored.Get your first audiobook and two Audible Originals for free when you try Audible for 30 days visit audible.com/zefrank or text "zefrank" to 500 500!"Orchestral-Ambient" : soundcloud.com/brenticusLobby Time : Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Mating Dance of the Puffin Ze Frank 2020-01-22 | Let's take it off like we're on eraser duty.Join the community: patreon.com/truefactsSong: zefrank.bandcamp.com/track/puffin-freak-extendedCaitlin Roukin: Female PuffinZe Frank : Male Puffin"Puffin Song" Written and performed by Ze FrankFootage Licensed from Shutterstock and VideoblocksIntro Song; Tom Moore soundcloud.com/querflote
True Facts: The Ostrich Ze Frank 2020-01-17 | Brenda...Where's my egg?True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comJoin the Community: http://www.patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:MUSIC: soundcloud.com/querflote Footage of the mating ostrich:Jackson Hart Gradyyoutu.be/IpCXzpeIIco Erin Armstrong (the pecking the cam footage at the end)Adam van Casteren (for the barbule image) Three Ring Ranch (for the Ostrich sound) Big thanks to all the patreon supporters.Images and Footage used under license from: Shutterstock.com Pexels Envato Elements VideoBlocks Wikimedia Commons The Public DomainPixnio
True Facts: Mating Dance of the Ostrich Ze Frank 2020-01-07 | Ostrich Song: zefrank.bandcamp.com/track/ostrich-songSupport this madness: patreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:By Ze FrankAll media used under license and with permission:Footage of the Ostrich: Jackson Hart Grady youtu.be/IpCXzpeIIco6 Audio Track from Tom Moore: soundcloud.com/querfloteVoice of Female Ostrich: Caitlin RoukinVoice of Male Ostrich, Host: Ze Frank"Ostrich Song" Written and Performed by Ze Frank
True Facts: Mudskippers Ze Frank 2019-12-16 | Mudskippers gets what they gets and don't throws the fits.True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comCredits and Links Below:Thank you to all of these researchers and enthusiasts that gave permission for me to share their work with you!Prof. Dr. U. Kutschera :evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1936-6434-6-8Sandy Kawano*, Ph.D and Richard Blob @ Clemson Uacademic.oup.com/icb/article/53/2/283/806410also with Benjamin McInroe @ Clemson Uscience.sciencemag.org/content/353/6295/154* special big thanks to Dr. Kawano for being generous with her time and knowledge!Dr. S. Tonia Hsieh journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0011197Zenzo Tazawa - tazawatanks.com youtube.com/channel/UC6pizPUjOIfSqOnM0i8w9BgDr. Krijn Michel nature.com/news/fish-uses-water-tongue-to-grab-prey-on-land-1.17123Dr. Atsushi Ishimatsuresearchgate.net/publication/5864537_Mudskippers_brood_their_eggs_but_submerge_them_for_hatchingThere is also a wonderful resource on Mudskippers at http://www.themudskipper.orgrun by Gianluca Polgar, who was kind enough to point out two mistakes i made in this video: - At min 1.43-1.49: that is a blenny of the genus Andamia, not a mudskipper. - Not all mudskippers have fused pelvic fins that are used as suckersAside from calling a dolphin a fish - which i actually find kind of funny in context :)Additional Footage from:Shutterstock.comNatureFootage.com
PetsTalk Holidays Ze Frank 2019-11-26 | This video is sponsored. Woof. Three months of Audible for just $6.95 a month. Choose 1 audiobook and 2 Audible Originals absolutely free.Visit audible.com/zefrank or text zefrank to 500 500.
True Facts: Stinkhorns Ze Frank 2019-11-20 | Gleba.True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comCREDITS BELOW:Dr. Kathie T. Hodge - Dr. Hodge was kind enough to spend time with me on the phone walking me through the incredible complexity of these creatures. She also granted me permission to use the Cornell time lapse footage.Stephen Thornton - youtube.com/user/steevotsteevot - Stephen has captured amazing time lapses of the stinkhorn and it is very worthwhile to go to his channel and see them in their full glory.@freymanbg - instagram.com/freymanbg - amazing instagram featuring all sort of fungus and mushrooms.Gio Lopez - youtube.com/channel/UCE1rNE4IXko23BpHSbu9gjQ - Gio has a channel called Myco Gio on which he goes into lovely detail about mycology. His explanation of the stinkhorn was extremely helpful - as was the amazing footage.Cathy Whitfield - flickr.com/photos/146550013@N04 - Cathy is an amazing photographer and happened to train her eye on a stinkhorn egg!Rudi Langer - flickr.com/photos/rudi-langer - Also a wonderful collection of colorful photography!Björn S... - flickr.com/photos/40948266@N04 - a wonderful collection of microscopy and wildlife!@mugrooms - instagram.com/mugrooms - Pictures of mushrooms and other fungi, as well as the occasional slime mold.Kent Loeffler - Kent was the original photographer for the Cornell timelapse!Jason Hollinger - flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03 - Incredible images of Lichen and other wonders.Arne Christensen - youtube.com/user/arkchristensenBIO - wonderful collection of biology time-lapse and human anatomy.David Noble - youtube.com/user/davidnoblenet - a traveler and wonderful videographerBernard Spragg - flickr.com/photos/volvob12b - incredible photos, some of which Bernard has offered into the public domainPeter Kuttner - youtube.com/channel/UC4NE5_RYEfK9w9VHE2gGhFA - channel featuring all sorts of biodiversity!@bealeiderman - instagram.com/bealeiderman - a collection of images that show the magic in your backyard!@myceliummagic - instagram.com/myceliummagic - adventures in the Australian rainforests!@mushrooms_inigo - instagram.com/mushrooms_inigo - featuring the mushrooms of Spain!if you have footage you would like to donate please contact me at zefrank@gmail.comif you would like to support True Facts please visit patreon.com/truefacts
True Facts: Leafhoppers and Friends Ze Frank 2019-11-05 | True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.compatreon.com/truefactsCREDITS:Dr. Andreas Kayyoutube.com/user/DrAndreasKayDr.Kay has captured intimate portraits of many wonderful animals. All of his photos and footage are worth a lookTinyCreature Hub:youtube.com/user/yellowboxtradeI love this channel from Singapore. Lots of great videos from an enthusiast!Malcolm Burrows ScD, FRSDr. Burrows led the fantastic research pertaining to the jumping mechanism of the planthopper nymphGernot Kunz:Animals of Costa Rica App: apps.kunzweb.net/acr Gernot provided most of the photos and has an incredible collection of animal shots in his app. Check it out!Thierry Bourgoin:the FLOW databasewww.hemiptera-databases.org/flowA very deep database of this vast collection of species.ShutterstockIf you have suggestions or footage: zefrank@gmail.com
Dogs In Therapy Ze Frank 2019-10-25 | This video is sponsored. Meow.Go to buyraycon.com/zefrank for 15% off your order! Brought to you by RayconMusic: Licensed from Kevin MacLeodFootage: Licensed from Shutterstock
True Facts : The Sand Bubbler Crab Ze Frank 2019-10-16 | Balls. True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.compatreon.com/truefacts(credits and links below)Huge thanks to:Fabiane Gallucci, Gustavo Fonseca , Alvaro Migottoand Maikon Di Domenico, NP Bio Mar, CEBI Mar USP:for access to the amazing online database at cifonauta.cebimar.usp.br and footage from Life Between the Grainsyoutube.com/watch?v=t8nodTdbRqcSri Harsha - wildgundmi.com for inspiring me with a clip!youtube.com/watch?v=wUhHJAOYAYIMatthew Davidson - stretta.com for the amazing fight sceneyoutube.com/watch?v=yyXDnkU1VW0Kita M Williams - for filming sand and polychaetesNatural History Museum And Institute, Chiba, JapanJackson Hart Gradyfor helping me with the research!Shutterstockto submit footage: zefrank@gmail.com
True Facts: The Ogre Faced Spider Ze Frank 2019-09-26 | patreon.com/truefactsDeinopis is a throw back to an older, cooler kind of cribellate spider. Lots of spigots...LOTS. OF. SPIGOTS.I forgot to add one very important credit for the wonderful egg sac weaving footage: youtube.com/basin79Peter Clausen @bugsincyberspaceDr. Jonathan CoddingtonAdam Connolly: http://www.youtube.com/c/LiladTheInvertabarianConnollyGetty ImagesGianfranco Gomez and Tracie Stice : http://www.thenighttour.comYoung Hg @yongi_ng82Geoff Hyde @spinifex222Dr. Anna-Christin JoelJeremy Jones @jeremycologyOlman Alvarado RodríguezShutterstockHåkan SöderholmDr. Jay Stafstrom http://jaystafstrom.comDr. Fritz VollrathPaul WhittingtonRobert Whyte : amazon.com/Field-Guide-Spiders-Australia-ebook/dp/B0714HW8BMMusic: soundcloud.com/querfloteto contact me regarding footage i could use or interesting leads on biology topics: zefrank@gmail.com
True Facts: The Bolas Spider Ze Frank 2019-03-15 | What Nancy does with her butt rope is nobody's business.True Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comFootage courtesy of:Nic BadcockShutterstockGetty ImagesWilliam G. EberhardLaura HughesMarshal HedinRichard OrrSpecial Thanks To:Catherine ScottMusic:soundcloud.com/querflote/5-audio-track-1
True Facts: The Lemur Ze Frank 2019-02-20 | So cute it makes you want to barf. patreon.com/truefactsTrue Facts T-shirts: ze-true-store.myshopify.comAdoption link: https://lemur.duke.edu/adoptAlso check out: http://lemurlove.orgFootage courtesy of:ShutterstockGetty ImagesChristine DreaDaniel FarmerDuke Lemur CenterFred & Peggy Heiman, Globe Video ProductionsMalcolm S. RamsayErick TsengMarni LaFleur, lemurlove.orgMikael Karlmark, Karlmark InternationalTara ClarkeValentina DelilleTAZMPictures.comMusic: http://www.soundcloud.com/querflote
