Deep Look

KQED takes us deep into the small, beautiful world of biology.

Episodes

  • Flying Termites Take a Dangerous Journey to a New Life: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Flying Termites Take a Dangerous Journey to a New Life

    S9 Ep2 |
    Subterranean termites fly off in swarms, and then drop their wings to start new colonies.
  • These Stick Insects Are Three Times Weirder Than You Think: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    These Stick Insects Are Three Times Weirder Than You Think

    S9 Ep1 |
    A twig is actually just one of many disguises for the Australian walking stick insect.
  • These Swarming Locusts Are Grasshoppers Gone Wrong: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    These Swarming Locusts Are Grasshoppers Gone Wrong

    S8 Ep20 |
    They might look like harmless grasshoppers, but locusts have an appetite for destruction.
  • How a Kissing Bug Becomes a Balloon Full of Your Blood: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How a Kissing Bug Becomes a Balloon Full of Your Blood

    S8 Ep19 |
    A kissing bug gorges on your blood, plus it may carry a potentially deadly parasite.
  • Skeleton Shrimp Use 18 Appendages to Feed, Fight and Frolic: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Skeleton Shrimp Use 18 Appendages to Feed, Fight and Frolic

    S8 Ep18 |
    Skeleton shrimp anatomy can be confusing, with their funky assortment of body parts.
  • Tadpole Shrimp Are Coming For Your Rice: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tadpole Shrimp Are Coming For Your Rice

    S8 Ep17 |
    Tadpole shrimp are a special type of time-traveling crustacean called triops.
  • You Can’t Unsee the Assassin Bug’s Dirty Work: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    You Can’t Unsee the Assassin Bug’s Dirty Work

    S8 Ep16 |
    The assassin bug commits murder by stabbing. But does this perpetrator have an accomplice?
  • These Rare Damselflies Find Love With a Twist in Fog City: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    These Rare Damselflies Find Love With a Twist in Fog City

    S8 Ep15 |
    Most damselflies prefer sun, but the quirky San Francisco forktail damselfly digs the fog.
  • Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach

    S8 Ep14 |
    Horseshoe crabs may look scary, but really they’re lovers, not fighters.

About Deep Look

See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small.