This Stick Insect Has a Peppermint-Scented Secret Weapon | Deep Look
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The peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry predators in Australia’s ancient Daintree Rainforest. Check out how this clumsy vegetarian survives using a unique blend of chemistry and camouflage. 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. 👉 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 ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://ww2.kqed.org/science/lp-post-preview?preview_id=1999520&_thumbnail_id=&pformat=&post_id=1999517 ---+ 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 ---+ Shoutout! @reefreptile @organicelectrics (edited) @Radu_D_1 @hoopajoop @danischeel4846 ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! 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 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: / deeplookofficial Patreon: / deeplook Instagram: / kqedscience Twitter/X: / 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. #insects #wildlife #bugs #4kvideo #deeplook #kqed
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