Springtails do the fastest backflip on earth!

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I published new research describing how globular springtails jump! This video summarizes some of that work and shows all of the ways we filmed and visualized all the components of their jumps. The globular species we researched is Dicyrtomina minuta.

Here are the peer-reviewed research papers that are featured in this video:

Smith AA, Harrison JS. 2024 Jumping performance and behavior of the globular springtail Dicyrtomina minuta. Integrative Organismal Biology. doi: 10.1093/iob/obae029

If some of this video seems familiar, it is! I've been putting out springtail videos as these research projects have been happening in the lab. Here are the older springtail videos, some of which have shown this species and parts of the research before:

00:00 - What's a springtail?
01:52 - takeoff
03:24 - trajectory
04:41 - landing
05:52 - gee whiz, these things are cool

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There are sooo many insect adaptations that deserve this level of analysis.

dangerfly

I just saw a review of the paper and thought this would be a great Ant Lab video, not realizing it was your paper.

ryuuguu

This remains, by far, my favorite channel on Youtube. Serious scientific research about interesting and photogenic topics, presented with incredible cinematography, narration, and production. I can't think of a way to make these videos better other than having more of them. Thank you for creating such awesome content for so many years!

frostlips

Your videos never fail to educate and entertain.

temporaladvisor

I wish more researchers explained their research in this way. This was such an interesting way to explain your publication

Marco_______

IMO this is on par with "Journey to microcosmos" channel, it's my comfort zone. Textbook education through fun. Greetings from Poland

kokroucz

this was super educational and engaging, as well as thoroughly entertaining to see these little acrobats backflip in slow-mo! i am so intrigued on how you got into this occupational field, i would love to do something like this for a living someday as well! very inspiring channel and fantastic work as always :-)

bugjewce

From your lab bench to CT scans and SEM views, the images are fantastic! Thanks and congratulations on your publication! 😎✌️

gus

Deserve gold medal for that gymnastics movement

Dumpleyy

Great Video. I am impressed of insects and their behavior. This year a wasp made me rescue some of her collegues. I could not believe it as I thought they are dead. Drowned in a sweet liquid and not moving. The only one surviving showed me what I must do. And it worked out. Only one was really dead.

bushigongzuomayi

The other video is one of my favorite videos ever. I love rewatching it and it never ceases to fascinate me. This showing up on my youtube was a very pleasant surprise!!!

andromedabeetle

Your work and content are so phenomenal. I always look forward to seeing your posts, they're inspiring to me with my bug hobby.

BerryLovesBugs

Borror and Delong's Intro to the Study of Insects! That's the textbook we used in my entomology class in college, but we were on the 7th edition. Still recognized it immediately from the font and page layout, I've spent so much time with that book. I still use it often! I'd also like to add that I'm incredibly thankful that you added real captions. Auto-generated ones are awful, and it's great to see you take the time to add real captions in. Keep up the excellent work!

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