Everything You Didnt Know About Ocean Animals Odd Animal Specimens 2026-09-27 | Everything You Didnt Know About Ocean Animals
Uncovering Fluorescent Animals At Night Odd Animal Specimens 2025-10-07 | With CyberGhost, you can get 84% off, just $2.03 per month + 4 months free by clicking this link: http://bit.ly/4o46Z9zIn this video, we go outside and search for fluorescent animals and plants using a UV flashlight. We find fluorescent scorpions, fluorescent hornworms, fluorescent caterpillars, fluorescent smilax, fluorescent golf balls, and even a fluorescent muffin. This video answers the question:What do scorpions look like under a UV light?What do fluorescent animals look like?What animals fluoresce?What common animals fluoresce?What common animals glow under UV light?What do hornworms look like under a UV flashlight?How do UV flashlights work?#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Everything You Didnt Know About Fluorescent Animals Odd Animal Specimens 2025-10-04 | With CyberGhost, you can get 84% off, just $2.03 per month + 4 months free by clicking this link: cyberghostvpn.com/AnimalSpecimensIn this video, we go over everything you didn't know about fluorescent animals. Specifically, we look at animals that fluoresce and glow under UV / ultraviolet light. This video answers the following questions: What animals fluoresce under UV light?What animals fluoresce under ultraviolet light?What animals glow?Why are certain animal fluorescent?Why do fluorescent animals glow?Why do fluorescent things glow?What do scorpions look like under UV light?What do scorpions look like under ultraviolet light?Are scorpions fluorescent?Do hornworms glow under a UV light?What do squirrel skulls look like under UV light?Why do glow fish glow?Why do GloFish glow?Are there fluorescent plants?Do any plants glow?Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
This Insect Is An Imposter Odd Animal Specimens 2025-09-04 | I thought this insect was a bumblebee, but I was wrong. Bumblebees have fuzzy abdomens. This insect has a smooth abdomen. Large bees with smooth abdomens are an entirely different species called carpenter bees. In this video, we learn the differences between bumblebees and carpenter bees and how to tell them apart visually. This video answers the following questions: What is the difference between bumblebees and carpenter bees?What does a bumblebee look like?What does a carpenter bee look like?How to tell the difference between a bumblebee and a carpenter bee?How to identify a bumblebee?How to identify a carpenter bee?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
This Animal Is An Imposter Odd Animal Specimens 2025-07-28 | Did you guess the animal right? I thought this was a gazelle, but I was wrong. Gazelles have long straight horns. This animal has "s" shaped horns. Animals with curved horns like this are an entirely different species - they're impala. Interestingly, both gazelles and impalas are a type of antelope. In this video we learn the difference between gazelles and impalas. This video answers the questions: What is the difference between a gazelle and an impala? What do gazelle horns look like? What does an impala look like? What does a gazelle look like? What do impala horns look like? #shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Why Are Howler Monkeys So Loud? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-07-23 | Why are howler monkeys so loud? Their mating calls can be heard over three miles away. In this video, we describe and show the anatomy that allows howler monkeys to make incredibly loud vocalizations. It all has to do with their enlarged hyoid bones. This bone acts like a resonance chamber that can amplifies certain sounds the monkey makes. This video answers the following questions: Why are howler monkeys so loud? What is special about howler monkeys?What is a hyoid bone?How do hyoid bones amplify sound?What do howler monkeys sound like?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Wide Can a Hippo Open Its Mouth? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-07-16 | Hippos have a unique trait: they have a wide and shallow jaw joint that allows them to open their mouths extremely wide. How wide can a hippo open its mouth? Us humans can open our mouths about 40 degrees, but hippos can open their mouths about 150 degrees. This video answers the following questions: How wide can a hippo open its mouth?How wide can a hippopotamus open its mouth?What is special about hippos?What is special about hippopotamuses?What are some hippo facts?What are some facts about hippos?Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Flying Squirrels Glow Under UV Lights Odd Animal Specimens 2025-07-05 | In this video, we explain why flying squirrels glow under UV black lights. This is true for a variety of flying squirrel species. In the video, we explain why this happens, we show other animals that glow (like scorpions), and show what a flying squirrel looks like as it fluoresces under UV black lights. This video answers the questions: What animals fluoresce under UV lights?Do flying squirrels fluoresce under UV lights?Do scorpions glow under black lights?Do flying squirrels glow under UV lights?How does fluorescence work? What is the science behind fluorescence? Why do some things fluoresce? What do flying squirrels look like under a UV light? What do flying squirrels look like under a black light?Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Making Fabric From Caterpillar Cocoons Odd Animal Specimens 2025-06-27 | Caterpillar cocoons can be used to make interesting fabric. First, the cocoons are soaked in boiling water. Then, they are unwound. The resulting fibers are twisted together to form thread, which can be used to make silk. Silk is made from caterpillar cocoons. This video answers the following questions: What is silk? How do caterpillars make silk?How can you make silk from silk moth caterpillars?How is silk made? Is silk made from cocoons?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
The Strange Bones Inside a Parrotfish Odd Animal Specimens 2025-06-21 | Parrotfish have an unusual set of bones in the back of their mouths - an extra set of teeth. These teeth are specifically used to grind up coral skeletons. The ground up skeletons turn into sand, which the parrotfish release into the ocean. Around 80% of the sand found on tropical beaches comes from parrotfish. This video answers the following questions: Where does sand come from?Do parrotfish make sand?How do parrotfish make sand?Is sand parrotfish poop?Do parrotfish poop out sand?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
The Fish With The Most Teeth Odd Animal Specimens 2025-06-13 | What fish has the most teeth? In this video, we explore this question and find an answer. I thought sharks have the most teeth, but I was wrong. Many other fish, like bowfin for example, can have a ton of teeth all over the place. The fish with the most teeth is actually a channel catfish. This video answers the following questions: What fish has the most teeth? Do sharks have the most teeth?What do shark teeth look like?What do fish teeth look like?Do fish have teeth?What do catfish teeth look like?Do catfish have teeth?Where do fish have teeth?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
The Worlds Largest Cricket Odd Animal Specimens 2025-06-05 | If you place an animal on an island, and allow it to evolve for millions of years, something unusual can happen. That animal can become enormous. This phenomenon, called island gigantism, has created the world's largest cricket - the giant weta (giant wētā) from New Zealand. This video answers the following questions: How big is a giant weta?How big are giant wētā?Why are giant weta so big?What is the world's largest cricket?What is island gigantism?How do insect evolve to be so big?Why do insects evolve to be so big?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
What Is The Largest Queen Insect? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-05-22 | What is the largest insect queen? In this video, we compare the sizes of different queen insects. Bumblebee queens are fairly large. Wasp queens are large as well. Ant queens can grow to an impressive size, but the largest queen insect is the termite queen. This video answers the following questions:How big is a queen bee?How big is a queen bumblebee?How big is a queen wasp?How big is a queen ant?How big is a queen termite?What's the biggest queen insect?What's the biggest insect queen?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Pulling Out a Horses Tooth Odd Animal Specimens 2025-05-10 | How long are horse teeth? In this video, we find out. We learn how horse teeth grow similarly to push-up ice cream treats. The majority of a horse's tooth is hidden below their gumline. When the exposed tooth wears down, the tooth can push up to replace the worn out portion. We also look at the length of porcupine teeth and monkey teeth. This video answers the following questions. What do horse teeth look like?How long are a horse's teeth?How long are horse teeth?How do horse teeth grow?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside an Antelope Horn? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-04-25 | What's inside an antelope horn? In this video, we find out. We look inside a variety of horns and learn that a true animal horn is composed of a bony core and a keratin sheath. We find out what's inside a bison horn, a goat horn, a kudu horn, and a antelope / gazelle horn. In the wild, the keratin sheath is fused to the animal's skull. This video answers the following questions: What's inside an antelope horn?What's inside a gazelle horn?What's inside a bison horn?What's inside a goat horn?What's inside a kudu horn?What's inside an animal horn?What are animal horns made out of?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Scorpions Glow Under UV Lights Odd Animal Specimens 2025-04-19 | In this video, we explain why scorpions glow under UV black lights. This is true for nearly all scorpions. In the video, we explain why this happens, we show other animals that glow (like eastern fox squirrels), and show what a scorpion looks like as it fluoresces under UV black lights. This video answers the questions: What animals fluoresce under UV lights?Do scorpions fluoresce under UV lights?Do scorpions glow under black lights?Do scorpions glow under UV lights?How does fluorescence work? What is the science behind fluorescence? Why do some things fluoresce? What do scorpions look like under a UV light? What do scorpions look like under a black light?Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Inside An Orchid Bees Giant Legs Odd Animal Specimens 2025-04-12 | Orchid bees have giant back legs. Male orchid bees, specifically, have very large hind tibias. In this video we explain how orchid bees collect flower fragrances in their back legs and create their own unique perfumes. They attract female orchid bees using these fragrances. This video answers the questions: What is an orchid bee?What are orchid bees?What do orchid bees look like?Why do orchid bees have big back legs?How do orchid bees make perfume?Do orchid bees make perfume?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside an Armadillo Shell? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-04-03 | What's inside an armadillo shell? How are armadillo shells made? In this video, we learn the answer. It turns out, inside an armadillo's skin are a bunch of tiny bones. As the armadillo grows, these bones expand and fuse together forming their shell. This video answers the following questions: What's inside an armadillo shell? How do armadillo shells form?How do armadillos make their shells?What are armadillo shells made out of?Are armadillo shells made out of bone?Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside an Eel Mouth? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-03-20 | Moray eels have a second set of jaws, called pharyngeal jaws, located in the back of their throats. In this video, we take a close look at those jaws, and learn how moray eels use them to eat. This video answers the questions: What's inside an eel's mouth?What's inside a moray eel mouth?What do eel jaws look like?What do pharyngeal jaws look like?What does a eel's second set of jaws look like?How do eels eat?How do moray eels eat?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Big Can Kidney Stones Get? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-03-15 | In this video, we show off some extremely large stones that can grow inside your body. We look at kidney stones, gallstones, and bladder stones. This video answers the following questions: How large can kidney stones get?How large can kidney stones grow inside your body?How big are gallstones?How big are bladder stones?How big are kidney stones?What do kidney stones look like?What do gallstones look like?What do bladder stones look like?#shorts This video was made in collaboration with the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, Illinois. Their public museum is open daily. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside a Stingray Stinger? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-03-08 | In this video, we take a close look at a stingray stinger, also known as a stingray barb. We learn how stingrays sting and how they inject venom. This video answers the following questions:What's inside a stingray stinger?What's inside a stingray barb?How big is a stingray stinger?How big is a stingray barb?How do stingrays sting?Where is a stingray's stinger? How do stingrays inject venom?Do stingrays have venom?How big is a stingray?Specimen use made possible by: The University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyMy second channel: youtube.com/@Charlie-PuddleThe first video on my second channel: youtu.be/eFfPzJ8Dx_kJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Why Are Piranha Bites So Dangerous? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-02-20 | What makes a piranha's bite so dangerous? In this video, we take a close look at piranha teeth and see how each individual piranha tooth is connected to the one next to it. Together, these teeth make one continuous blade. This makes their bite incredibly effective. This video answers the following questions: What's inside a piranha's mouth? What inside a piranha mouth?What do piranha teeth look like? How do piranha's bite? Why are piranha bites so dangerous?Why are piranhas so dangerous?#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Squirrel Bones Glow Under UV Lights Odd Animal Specimens 2025-02-13 | In this video, we explain why squirrel bones glow under UV black lights. This is true exclusively for one species of squirrel - the eastern fox squirrel. In the video, we explain why this happens, and show what a squirrel skull looks like as it fluoresces under a UV black light. This video answers the questions: What animals fluoresce under UV light?What animal bones fluoresce under a UV lights?How does fluorescence work? What is the science behind fluorescence? Why do some things fluoresce? What do squirrel bones look like under a UV light? Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside a Kidney? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-01-31 | What's inside a kidney? In this video, we learn how kidneys clean our blood, while looking inside the central and outer areas of a sheep kidney. It's a basic kidney dissection. This video answers the following questions: - What's Inside a kidney?- How do kidneys work?- How do kidneys clean our blood? - What does the inside of a kidney look like?#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Why Is Horseshoe Crab Blood So Expensive? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-01-24 | Go to https://mondly.app/oddanimalspecimens to get 96% off lifetime access to 41 languages and start learning today.This video explains how and why horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines, medical equipment, and other injectable medicines for bacteria and contamination. It tells a brief history of vaccine testing, and explains the science behind the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test. It also goes over previously used tests, like the rabbit pyrogen test (RPT), that were commonly used before horseshoe crabs. This video answers the following questions: Why is horseshoe crab blood used to test vaccines?How is horseshoe crab blood used to test vaccines?Why is horseshoe crab blood used in the pharmaceutical industry?How is horseshoe crab blood used in the pharmaceutical industry?What is so special about horseshoe crab blood? What's inside horseshoe crab blood?What are horseshoe crabs used for? What is horseshoe crab blood used for?Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
What Mammal Has The Most Teeth? Odd Animal Specimens 2025-01-23 | In this video, we answer the question: What mammal has the most teeth? We go over the number of teeth you would find in different animals, like anteaters, rats, beavers, lions, chimpanzees, bears, opossums, and dolphins. This video answers the questions:Which mammal has the most teeth? How many teeth does an ant eater have?How many teeth does a rat have?How many teeth does a lion have?How many teeth does a chimpanzee have?How many teeth does a bear have?How many teeth does an opossum have?How many teeth does a dolphin have?Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
This Fish is an Imposter Odd Animal Specimens 2025-01-11 | Fish that can inflate their bodies go by many names: pufferfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, and porcupinefish. However, these names refer to different types of fish, that people often mix up. In this video, we go over the main difference between pufferfish and porcupine fish. Pufferfish are smooth, while porcupinefish have spines. This video will answer the questions: What is a porcupinefish?What is a pufferfish? What is the difference between a pufferfish and a porcupinefish?Pufferfish vs porcupinefish#shorts Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
What Sound Do Sloths Make? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-12-21 | What sound do sloths make? Do sloths make sound at all? It turns out, sloths make a specific vocalization when they're ready to find a partner. In this video, we compare a sloth's vocalization to the sounds that come from porcupines, hippos, and kangaroos. This video answers the questions: - Do sloths make sound?- What sound does a sloth make?- What sound do sloths make?- What is the sound of a sloth call?- What sound do porcupines make?- What sound do hippos make?- What sound does a hippopotamus make?- What sound do kangaroos make?#shorts Specimen use made possible by: the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Big is the Worlds Biggest Moth? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-12-13 | What is the world's largest moth? In this video, we go through a variety of moths, smallest to largest, including a comet moth and Hercules moth, until we land on the biggest moth on earth - the Atlas Moth. This video answers the following questions: How big is the world's biggest moth? How big is the largest moth on earth? How big is the smallest moth on earth? What is the world's biggest moth? What is the world's largest moth? How big is a comet moth?How big is a hercules moth?How big is an atlas moth?Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
You Eat This Insect Resin Everyday Odd Animal Specimens 2024-12-06 | This is a dried insect product that people unknowingly eat nearly everyday. It's from an insect called a "lac insect" and is often used in food as a glaze. You might find it in the ingredients of candy - like Whoppers Malted Milk Balls - food, and even cosmetics under the name "lac resin" or "confectioner's glaze". This video answers the questions: Are there insects in candy?Are there insects in food?Are there insects in cosmetics?What is lac resin?What is confectioner's glaze?#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside a Kidney? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-12-06 | Make sure to download Beast Lord: The New Land with the link: beastlord.onelink.me/4a2w/OddAnimalSpecimensUse code BL777 to receive a special bonus#BeastLord #AnimalGame #LionGameIn this video, we dissect a kidney in order to find out what’s inside. We learn about how kidneys filter our blood, how blood flows through the kidneys, and how urine is made. This video answers the following questions: What’s inside a kidney?What do kidneys look like? What do kidneys do?What are kidneys for?How do kidneys clean our blood?How do kidneys filter blood?How do kidneys work?How does blood flow through the kidneys?Note: The items used in this video are scientific research specimens from sheep.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Starfish Eat Unlike Any Other Animal Odd Animal Specimens 2024-11-29 | How do starfish eat? I thought starfish eat like sea urchins. Sea urchins have teeth on their undersides. However, that's not correct. Starfish don't have teeth. Instead, they can push their stomachs out of their bodies and digest their food externally. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
What Sound Do Giraffes Make? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-11-22 | What sound do giraffes make? Do giraffes make sound at all? It turns out, they do. In this video we hear a giraffe vocalization, and compare it to sounds that come from camels, koalas, and hyenas. This video answers the questions: - Do giraffes make sounds?- What sound does a giraffe make?- What sound do giraffes makes?- What is the sound of a giraffe call?- What sound do hyenas make?- What does a hyena's laugh sound like?- What sound do camels make?- What sound do koalas make?#shorts Specimen use made possible by: The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
What’s Inside a Wasp Nest? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-11-15 | In this video, we open up an enormous wasp nest to find out what's inside. We see the layers of envelope that surround the nest, and we find the layers of comb that the wasps develop inside. This video answers the following questions:What's inside a wasp nest?What's inside a hornet nest?What's inside a bald faced hornet nest?Join this channel to get access to perks:#shorts
Whats Inside a Wasp Nest? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-11-02 | In this video, we dissect a wasp nest to discover what's inside. This video answers the following question:What's inside a wasp nest?What's inside a bald faced hornet nest?What's inside a hornet nest?What is a mud dauber?Why are wasp nests layered?How do wasps hatch out of comb? What kind of wasps make round nests that hang from trees?What kind of wasps make paper nests?What's inside a paper wasp nest?Specimen use made possible by: The University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyMy second channel: youtube.com/@Charlie-PuddleThe first video on my second channel: youtu.be/eFfPzJ8Dx_kJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
You Eat This Insect Every Day Odd Animal Specimens 2024-10-10 | This is a bug that people unknowingly eat nearly everyday. It's an insect called a "cochineal" and is often used in food as a red dye. You might find it in the ingredients of candy - like Nerd Gummy Clusters - food, and even cosmetics under the name "carmine color". This video answers the questions: Are there insects in candy?What is a cochineal?What is carmine color?#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
The Largest Animal Private Bone Odd Animal Specimens 2024-10-04 | This is a comparison video where we look at baculum from different animals. We compare a squirrel baculum to a baculum from a monkey, weasel, otter, beaver, coyote, racoon, dog, bear, and ultimately a walrus. What animal has the biggest baculum? The answer is in this video. Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Did You Get It Right? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-09-27 | Did you get it right? This is a skull identification breakdown. We look at a small mammal skull and try to identify what animal it is by looking at its shape and anatomy. In effect, it's a skull ID. Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology#shorts
Chrysalis vs Cocoon - Whats the Difference? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-09-20 | What's the difference between a chrysalis and a cocoon? Aren't they the same thing? It turns out they are very different. This video answers the following questions: Are chrysalises and cocoons the same?What is a cocoon?What is a chrysalis?Do butterflies make chrysalises or cocoons?Do moths make chrysalises or cocoons?How do caterpillars make cocoons?How do caterpillars make chrysalises?#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
This Worm Lives Inside Your Stomach Odd Animal Specimens 2024-09-05 | This video is about tapeworms. It answers the following questions: What are tapeworms?How do tapeworms work? How do we get tapeworms?How do people get tapeworms?How do tapeworms survive inside of us?Do tapeworms eat our stomachs?What do tapeworms eat?Where do tapeworms come from?#shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Everything You Didnt Know About Desert Animals Odd Animal Specimens 2024-08-31 | Want to restore the planet's ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 200 people to join Planet Wild will get the first month for free at planetwild.com/r/oddanimalspecimens/join/8If you want to get to know them better first, check out their mission saving elephants with honeybees planetwild.com/r/oddanimalspecimens/m10/8Here's everything you never knew about desert animals.This video answers all of the following questions? - Do camels store water in their humps?- Why do camels have humps?- What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?- What is a hare? - Is a hare a rabbit?- What is cochineal?- What is carmine? - What dessert insects do we eat?- Are dessert insects edible?- How big is an ostrich egg? - Are ostrich eggs the biggest bird egg? - What is the biggest bird egg? - How big is an elephant bird egg? - What sound do giraffes make? - Do giraffes make sounds? - What sound do camels make? Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Big is The Worlds Biggest Wasp? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-08-16 | What is the world's biggest wasp? In this video, we compare several large wasp species to discover the answer. We'll look at European hornets, Asian giant hornets, yellow jackets, mud daubers, and even tarantula hawk wasps. Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Whats Inside a Pufferfish? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-08-03 | What's inside a pufferfish? And what are pufferfish spines? What are blowfish spines? Are they bones? Or something else? In this video, we find out the answer by looking at a pufferfish skeleton, and comparing it to other fish like a piranha, and a silver bream. This video answers the questions: What are pufferfish spines? What are blowfish spines?What's inside a pufferfish?What's inside a blowfish? Are pufferfish spines bones?Are blowfish spines bones? How hard are pufferfish spines?Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Do Oysters Make Pearls? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-08-01 | How do oysters make pearls? In this video we learn how. It turns out, oysters make pearls as a defense mechanism. If a parasite or foreign material enters their shell, oysters can coat it with layers of nacre, turning it into a pearl. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Did You Get It Right? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-07-26 | Did you get it right? This is a skull identification breakdown. We look at a small mammal skull and try to identify what animal it is by looking at its shape and anatomy. In effect, it's a skull ID. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
The Fly That Hatches Out of Your Skin Odd Animal Specimens 2024-07-12 | The Human Botfly - What insects can live inside of us? Well, here's an interesting parasitic insect called a human botfly. With the help of a mosquito, human botfly larvae can burrow inside of our skin. Inside of us, they'll grow to be over an inch long. Then, they'll emerge and metamorphosize into adult flies. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Where Is a Sea Urchins Mouth? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-07-07 | Where is a sea urchin's mouth? In this video, we find out the answer. If you flip a sea urchin over, on their underside you will find five small teeth. Sea urchins use these teeth to chomp on their food. Sometimes this mouth is referred to as "Aristotle's lantern". So if you were asking, "Do sea urchin's have mouths?" or "What does a sea urchin mouth look like?" Here is your answer. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Why Frogs Were Used As Pregnancy Tests Odd Animal Specimens 2024-06-28 | Want to restore the planet's ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 200 people to join Planet Wild will get the first month for free at planetwild.com/r/oddanimalspecimens/joinIf you want to get to know them better first, check out their latest YouTube video saving lost frogs in Ecuador: planetwild.com/r/oddanimalspecimens/m16This video discusses the history of frog pregnancy tests and chytrid fungus. Before at-home pregnancy tests existed, people used frogs to determine if they were pregnant. The use of frog pregnancy tests had incredibly terrible consequences for amphibians around the world. When these frogs were eventually released from their labs, they spread a deadly fungus, called "chytrid fungus" or Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, across every continent. This caused amphibian populations to plummet across the world and many amphibians went extinct entirely. In telling this story, this video answers the following questions: How were frogs used as pregnancy tests? Were frogs used as pregnancy tests? What is chytrid fungus? How bad is chytrid fungus? How did chytrid fungus spread?How does chytrid fungus affect amphibians?Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Do Flies Bite? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-05-13 | How do flies bite? In this video, we explore the answer. Biting flies have six "blades" on their faces. These are also called "stylets". Each stylet has a specific role in the biting process. The stylets that we see in this video come from a horse fly. Specimen use made possible by the Chicago Academy of SciencesJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
Caterpillars Have Mostly Fake Legs Odd Animal Specimens 2024-05-03 | Caterpillars have mostly fake legs, but where are they? If you look at the front of a caterpillar, you'll see 6 "true legs". If you look at the middle of a caterpillar, you'll see 10 "fake" legs called "prolegs". #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
How Do Starfish See? Odd Animal Specimens 2024-04-26 | Do starfish have eyes? How do starfish see? In this video we answer the question. Starfish do, in fact have eyes. They have a single eye at the end of each arm. The use those eyes to look around the ocean floor. #shorts Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
