A simple way to tell insects apart - Anika Hazra

There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types of mouthparts. Why is this information useful to scientists? Anika Hazra explains how the features of an insect’s mouthparts can help identify which order it belongs to, while also providing clues about how it evolved and what it feeds on.

Lesson by Anika Hazra, animation by Giulia Martinelli.

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[tejindersinghswaraj]

"There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't even started wondering about yet."
and that's why I'm here, Thank you TED-Ed.

[vaultecblue]

These animations make the creepiest of insects.. fun to look at

[a-manthegeneral]

I won't stop to take a look at it for so long to identify it, I will be busy running for my life

[aceofspades-so]

I usually base it on how loud it makes me scream.

[seriouslymusically]

This was a wonderful educational piece. I homeschool my fifth grader and his current studies right now Are learning about the different types of species. This will be extremely helpful when we start breaking down the insect portion even more and start discussing taxonomy. Thank you guys for what you do!

[kaylakaterinazosa]

I don't know how normal it is to like insects since everyone always seems to hate them, but they're awesome and fascinating. This was really informative and interesting and I'm sure a lot of other insect-lovers feel the same way.

[ContinualImprovement]

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i loved everything about this video: the content, animation, narrator... loved it!

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Thank you so much TED-Ed for this video! It really helps to intrigue and educate the public

[spiffo]

Bugs are so cool. They're tiny little machines that accomplish huge feats in numbers

[anupamaaprameyan]

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[Noukz]

Everyone tends to praise the animations here but damn the sound effects are just so JUICY this time!

[sutapapawar]

As always, a beautiful video and amazing graphics. Well done as always TedEd.

[mjstory]

This video didn't bug me at all. It seemed to fly right by

[cristinaalonso]

I've detected a little mistake in Spanish subtitles. In 1:53, they traduce leafhoppers as "saltamontes", but they're part of the Orthoptera order, the right word would be "chicharritas" or "saltahojas". Anyway, a great and interesting video!! 😍

[ProfessorPolitics]

Did anyone else see Cthulu at 3:01?
Really informative video! I learned a lot.

[reversed]

I love the words she's using. They sound so interesting

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[standoughope]

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