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Pick Your Player: Dragonfly vs Damselfly
Dragonflies and damselflies may look alike, but these expert hunters have distinct strategies. Dragonflies rule the open skies, while damselflies hover like tiny helicopters through dense vegetation. Each is perfectly adapted to its environment. So in this game, which player do you choose?I’m asking for your urgent help today: there’s another, and more effective, way you can support Deep Look and public media in the face of a defunding push in Washington, D.C. at donate.kqed.org/deeplookWe hope you enjoy this first look at our new episode. ...
Tiger Beetles Bite First, Ask Questions Never | Deep Look
Tiger beetles are lightning-fast hunters, sprinting so quickly they momentarily outrun their own vision. Watch how these tiny but ferocious predators use blistering speed to chase down prey and finish the kill with their oversized, crushing mandibles (lucky for us, they’re not human-sized!).We hope you enjoy this first look at our new episode. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, September 16 from YouTube. Thanks!
These Lovebugs Have Attachment Issues | Deep Look (200th Episode!)
You know those couples that do everything together? Lovebugs, also known as honeymoon flies, can spend anywhere from a half-hour to a couple of days attached to each other. As the female drags or carries the male from flower to flower, piggyback style, they pollinate cherries, apples and pears.We hope you enjoy this first look at our 200th episode! You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, August 26 from YouTube. Thanks!
Beach Day? These 5 Surprising Creatures Are Hanging Out Too | Deep Look
Do you really know who you’re sharing the beach with? Purple sand dollars gobble bits of metal to stay grounded in turbulent waters. Mole crabs move sand like a conveyor belt. Hardworking bees sculpt tiny sandcastles. Under the moonlight, horseshoe crabs mate by the thousands and bury their eggs. And beach hoppers spend their nights partying and cleaning up while you sleep.We hope you enjoy this first look at our new special episode featuring four of our favorite ant videos. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, August ...
The 4 Most Ruthless Ants We’ve Ever Filmed
Fire ants bite and sting! They also use their own young to build a terrifying raft during floods. Kidnapper ants steal other ants’ babies. Honeypot ants turn their sisters into living jugs of nectar. And Argentine ants trade bodyguard services for strings of sugary candy. We hope you enjoy this first look at our new special episode featuring four of our favorite ant videos. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, July 15 from YouTube. Thanks!
😱👚CLOTHES MOTHS VS. WASP POLL👚😱
Hey Deep Peeps! What surprises you the most about clothes moths or their tiny nemesis, the Trichogramma wasp? Vote in our poll below and lets us know about your experiences with clothes moths. An adult clothes moth, about the size of a pinky nail, shimmers with golden hairs on a red sweater. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)Clothes moth larva chews on fibers rich in vitamin B from the sweat, oils and skin flakes we shed onto our clothes. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)Trichogramma wasps come in what looks like a business card covered in thousands of moth eggs that are ...
📢PROTECT MY PUBLIC MEDIA📢
Hey Deep Peeps! Deep Look’s stunning close-up wildlife videos are made by KQED, the nonprofit public media station in San Francisco, California. KQED, like other public media stations across the United States, is largely funded by viewers like you. But a foundational part of our support comes from the federal budget. Currently there's a rescission bill being deliberated by the U.S. Senate that would clawback federal funding for public media previously approved by the U.S. Congress. Make no mistake, a reversal of this funding, which has be...
📹Behind the Scenes #1: Filming Parasitic Wasps & Clothes Moths at UC Berkeley🔬
Hi Deep Peeps! Here's a sneak peek at our behind-the-scenes video about how we filmed Trichogramma wasps parasitizing the egg of a clothes moth in our new video, Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There’s a Wasp for That.The Deep Look team headed to the University of California, Berkeley’s Biological Imaging Facility to film tiny parasitoid wasps laying their eggs in the eggs of clothes moths. The wasps are smaller than grains of salt so Josh Cassidy (Deep Look's lead producer and cinematographer) and Rosa Tuirán (the producer of our ...
🏆 AND THE EMMY WINNER IS …
Hey Deep Peeps! We have some great news! Our episode about burying beetles, “This Mite-y Beetle Buries the Dead to Start a Family,” won the Northern California Emmy in the Environment/Science - News or Short Form Content category.In our recent Emmy Nominees Poll, 50% of you voted this episode as your most favored to win…great job...looks like most of you and the Emmy judges were of like minds. 😃👏If you want to check out all the other videos that were in the running. Watch our 2025 NorCal Emmy Nominees Playlist here.
Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There’s a Wasp for That
Once clothes moth larvae start eating your favorite garments, they’re tough to get rid of. Tiny parasitoid wasps are here to help – they lay their eggs inside the moth’s eggs so you can say bye-bye to those smelly mothballs. We hope you enjoy this first look at our new episode. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, June 24 from YouTube. Many Thanks!
🏆🏆🏆🏆EMMY AWARD NOMINEES POLL
Hey Deep Peeps! FOUR of our videos were nominated for Northern California Emmy Awards in the Environment - News or Short Form Content category! Which would YOU choose to win? Vote for your favorite below and check out our 2025 Emmy Nominees Playlist here.P.S. The winners will be announced tomorrow night (June 14 - PST)! Wish us luck! 🍀🤞
🌎🌊Happy #WorldOceansDay!🌊🌎
Hey Deep Peeps! What’s YOUR favorite recent Deep Look ocean critter episode?If you don’t see one you like, check out our Life Aquatic playlist and let us know your fave in the comments.Acoels are marine flatworms that are packed with stem cells. If an acoel is cut in half, the top half will quickly grow a new tail. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)Six-rayed sea star moms brood their young, keeping them safe as they develop from eggs into tiny snowflake-shaped juveniles that venture out on their own. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)A sand piranha (Excirolana chiltoni...
🦟👂Behind-the-Scenes: Filming Mosquitoes Buzzing in Your Ear 👂🦟
Hey Deep Peeps! We thought you'd like to know what went into getting all that ear buzzing footage in our latest mosquito episode produced by Gabriela Quirós, Deep Look's supervising producer.“We filmed our video 'Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ear' in the lab of University of California, Davis medical entomologist Geoff Attardo. He studies Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, also known as dengue or yellow fever mosquitoes because they can transmit the viruses that cause those diseases. These mosquitoes are present in southern California a...
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ear
The mosquito buzzing that you find annoying and disgusting is irresistible to a male mosquito. He follows the sound of a female mosquito’s beating wings to find a mate. It turns out, male mosquitoes are really good listeners.We hope you enjoy this first look at our new episode. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, June 3 from YouTube. Many Thanks!
🔊👩Q&A with Margaret Katcher, Deep Look’s New Host!🔊
Hi Deep Peeps! We have a new host! We are thrilled to work with audio producer and reporter Margaret Katcher. Margaret is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where she focused on science reporting. Along with hosting Deep Look, Margaret works on audio development for a documentary company and spends lots of time in her garden with her toddler. Her recent podcast productions include a National Geographic show about black markets and an investigative series about a wave of murders in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Befo...
These Spiders Hook Up With Enormous Jaws
For long-jawed orb weaver spiders, love is a battlefield. In order to mate, a male hooks his huge jaws into those of a larger female. If he doesn’t get it right, he risks becoming her next meal.We hope you enjoy this first look at our new episode. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, May 13 from YouTube. Many Thanks!
Behind-the-Scenes: Webspinners + More Marvelous Insect Moms
Hi Deep Peeps!It’s Mother’s Day this weekend and we’ve got insects that are marvelous moms on our minds, like webspinners. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at filming webspinners by Jenny Oh, who produced this episode.“You’re more likely to spot webspinners in early spring or summer, nibbling on lichen, dead leaves and moss underneath their silken canopies in areas that aren’t too wet or shady,” says Jenny.“Janice Edgerly-Rooks, a professor of biology at Santa Clara University, was invaluable in helping us find them at Guadalup...
📹🐟Behind The Scenes: Hagfish Slime🐟📹
Hey Deep Peeps! Meet Karl Menard, aquatic resources manager at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay, California. In the video above, he examines hagfish slime, which is a mix of mucus and special thread cells that have combined with seawater.Karl Menard, aquatic resources manager at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, in Bodega Bar, California, showing us some incredible hagfish slime.Deep Look producer Mimi Schiffman checks out hagfish slime up close at Bodega Marine Lab."We were lucky enough to work with Karl Menard, aqu...
🔍Behind the Scenes with Jumping Spiders #3: Who's That Spider in the Mirror? 🔍
Hey Deep Peeps! - We have one more jumping spider behind-the-scenes video for you! University of California, Berkeley PhD candidate Trinity Walls explains what happens when a male regal jumping spider sees his reflection in a mirror.We’re thinking the male jumping spider is saying. “Mirror, mirror on the wall who’s the bravest of them all?” 😉 What do you think?Any jumping spiders filming questions? Send them our way!
🕷️❤️🕷️Behind the Scenes with Jumping Spiders#2: Courtship Explained
Hey Deep Peeps! - You met one of the scientists that helped us with our recent jumping spider episode, Trinity Walls in a previous post. She’s a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley studying the mating behavior of regal jumping spidersIn this behind-the-scenes video she explains what happens during a typical regal jumping spider courtship session. Enjoy!And let us know if you have any questions!
🕷️Behind the Scenes with Jumping Spiders #1: Arachnophobia🕷️
Hey Deep Peeps! - Meet Trinity Walls, originally from North Carolina and a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies the mating behavior and hybridization in two species of Phidippus jumping spiders: regal jumping spiders (Phidippus regius) and canopy jumping spiders (Phidippus otiosus).Josh Cassidy, Deep Look's lead producer and cinematographer, worked with Trinity to film this new episode. In this behind-the-scenes video she explains why she's not afraid of spiders and loves studying these fascinating arachn...
This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill
Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom's silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best vision in the animal world, athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom.We hope you enjoy this first look at our new episode. You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, April 22 from YouTube. Many Thanks!
🌊⭐Ocean Film Festival POLL⭐🌊
Ahoy Deep Peeps! Vote for your favorite Deep Look ocean films selected to screen at the International Ocean Film Festival. Our coral spawning and six-rayed sea star videos will be at this year’s 22th International Ocean Film Festival taking place in San Francisco, CA April 11-13.A Coral Is Born screens at 4pm on Friday, April 11 and Watch This Starfish Protect Her Babies From Danger screens at 4pm on Sunday, April 13. See the full schedule here. We hope some of you can make it!Also, you can check out ALL the Deep Look videos that have screene...
🛏️🩸BEHIND THE SCENES: FILMING BED BUGS🛏️🩸
Josh Cassidy films a bed bug biting Deep Look supervising producer Gabriela Quirós at Sierra Research Labs in Modesto, California.Gabriela Quirós Talks About Being Bitten by Bed Bugs!“Josh filmed my arm being bitten by bed bugs at Sierra Research Laboratories in Modesto, California,” Gabriela explains. “It’s a private company that keeps colonies of small pests, such as flies, ants and bed bugs. Companies interested in registering an insecticide or other treatment against a pest can hire the lab to test its efficacy.”A Sierra Researc...
🌊📷PHOTOS: DEEP LOOK AT OCEANS NIGHTLIFE📷🌊
Hey Deep Peeps! We had a great turnout for our Deep Look screening, featuring our nudibranchs, corals, barnacles and jellyfish videos,at the California Academy of Sciences ‘In the Deep’Nightlife event in San Francisco on Thursday, March 20. The screening was held in the academy’s African Hall exhibit space, with about 70 people in attendance.Deep Look’s award-winning lead producer and cinematographer Josh Cassidydid a fantastic job of moderating the screening and discussion with scientists that helped us make the films. He also conducte...
🏴🌾RICE WEEVIL POLL🌾🏴
Hey Deep Peeps! If you've seen our video about rice weevils, you know that they are stowaways, entering your pantry hidden inside a grain of rice. What’s your "favorite" troublesome thing about them?Haven't seen our video yet about rice weevils? Watch here.An x-ray of a rice weevil egg inside a grain of rice. (Ivan David Briceño Pinzón/ Universidade Federal de Lavras)Aclose-up view of an adult rice weevil shows it looking around between grains of rice, and displaying its distinctive long snout, called a rostrum.(Josh Cassidy...
5 of the Grossest House Pests We’ve Ever Filmed
We hope your spring cleaning doesn’t uncover bed bugs, dust mites, termites, drain flies or cockroaches.And no foolin' ... we hope you enjoy this first look at our special episode featuring five of the possibly worst home pests.You can start sharing it with other science fans on Tuesday, April 1 from YouTube. Thanks!
🌊EVENT - March 20: Deep Look Screening at Nightlife, California Academy of Sciences🌊
Hey Deep Peeps! Join Deep Look’s lead producer and cinematographer Josh Cassidy and producer Rosa Tuirán for a special screening featuring tiny ocean wonders as a part of NightLife In the Deep at the California Academy of Sciencesin San Francisco on Thursday, March 20, at 8:30 p.m. in African Hall.From barnacles and corals to baby jellyfish and nudibranchs, you’ll see incredible short films that reveal these critters’ rare and strange behaviors up close. Plus, chat with some of the scientists who helped us make the films.The Academy'...
