5 Creepy, Flesh-Crawling Creatures Where Death Is Their Job: A Halloween Compilation

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Death might seem like the end, but for these five creatures, it’s just part of the job. In this special Halloween compilation of Deep Look, take a skin-crawling look at crows that hold funerals, whispering bats, flesh-eating beetles, stealthy owls, and misunderstood black widow spiders. 👉 Donate to KQED, the public media station that makes Deep Look: https://donate.kqed.org/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@KQEDDeepLook?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Death Is How They Make A Living 00:30 How Crows Hold Funerals 04:20 Whispering Bats Find Their Prey By Creeping Through The Dark 08:02 How Scientists Use This Beetle's Taste For Death To Help Them Study Life 10:55 What Makes Owls So Quiet Their Victims Don't Hear Them 13:35 The Female Black Widow Doesn't Deserve The Bad Rap DEEP LOOK is an ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED in San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small. ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: Tiger Beetles Bite First, Ask Questions Never https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojMnlGGWV1o These Lovebugs Have Attachment Issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XJYo3FuvFc Beach Day? These 5 Surprising Creatures Are Hanging Out Too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSIZPFQFVoU ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Alex Butler Bridget Kelly Duane Westhoff Christopher Williams Elena De La Paz manamonarch Julia R Wised1000 Susan Fuhs Hank Poppe Walter Tschinkel STEPHANIE DOLE J Schumacher Lily, Vinny, Izzy Altschuler BulletproofFrog LAUREL PRZYBYLSKI wormy boi Jessica Hiraoka Laurel Przybylski Jeremiah Sullivan Mehdi Carrie Mukaida KayLa Wade Tregaskis Burt Humburg Noreen Herrington Roberta K Wright xkymon Louis O'Neill Jellyman Titania Juang El Samuels Laurel Przybylski KW Karen Reynolds David Deshpande Daisuke Goto Elizabeth Ann Ditz Levi Cai Craig Rosa ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deeplookofficial Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kqedscience Twitter/X: https://x.com/KQEDscience ---+ About KQED KQED, an NPR and PBS member station in San Francisco, serves Northern California and beyond with a public-supported alternative to commercial TV, radio and web media. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the members of KQED. #compilation #comp #deeplook #halloween #kqed