Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware Answers Common Insect Questions | WIRED

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis behead their partners after mating? Why do crickets chirp? Are tarantulas dangerous? Answers to these questions and many more await on Insect Support. 0:00 Insect Support 0:20 Why do praying mantis behead their partners? 1:15 What’s it look like inside a bug? 1:46 Would cockroaches survive a nuclear war? 3:01 A Bug’s Life is a documentary 3:56 Mosquitos 4:55 Butterfly in the skyyy I can go twice as high 6:07 Those man-eating scarab beetles from The Mummy 6:21 ELI5: How do dragonflies and flies coordinate flight while mating? 7:32 More mosquito concerns 8:21 Ocean Roach: $14/lb 8:52 Tarantulas: Good Guys 9:58 breet breet 10:25 Bug repellent spray 10:58 What are you lookin at? 12:05 Insect consciousness 13:07 Are scorpions insects? 14:07 “She got me pretty good.” 14:19 Leaf bugs, etc. 15:13 Antennae 16:35 Windshields 17:20 🐜 “Who’s the new guy?” 17:47 Which ants have the most effective armies? 18:30 God save the queen 19:34 We stan a long-living termite king or queen 20:58 Why do dragonflies have indicators/black marks on their wings? 21:54 Prehistoric dragonfly nightmare fuel 23:17 buzz off, bro 24:02 Look to the stars, dung beetle 24:46 Insect protein 25:22 Pollination 26:59 Fruit files, right on cue 27:48 Fossilized without bones 28:45 Lantern flies 29:22 Cicadas 29:53 Chagas disease 31:00 You would not believe your eyes 31:37 Why does evolution cause bees to die when stinging? For information about the American Museum of Natural History, visit https://amnh.org or connect with the Museum on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory The footage of bees at 10:40 is part of the following article by Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, Cwyn Solvi, Amelia Kowalewska, Kaarle Makela, HaDi MaBouDi, Lars Chittk: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347222002366 Its use is possible under the following creative commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Dr. Jessica Ware Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Constantine Economides Sound Mixer: Austin Ramsey Production Assistant: Shanti Cuizon-Burden Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.