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Buggin' with Ruud: Midday Bug Poo Snack

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Ruud investigates a colony of leaf bugs and then eats their poop. You have to see it to believe it in this outrageous clip from Animal Planet's Buggin' with Ruud.

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MythBusters: Drowning Cockroaches (3:09)

The MythBusters determine if cockroaches can survive being submerged in water for 30 minutes.

Whoa! Sunday with Mo Rocca: Movin' On Up (1:03)

Mo Rocca details the quick metamorphosis of the "George Jefferson of insects" - the butterfly.

Dirty Jobs: Mosquito Control (2:03)

Mosquito control is an important but difficult job. Learn more about the importance of mosquito control with this video from HowStuffWorks.

Buggin' with Ruud: Bees (2:01)

Bug out with Ruud Kleinpaste, from Animal Planet's Buggin' with Ruud, as he discusses the wonderful world of bees!

Buggin' with Ruud: Millipedes (1:28)

Ahh... who would have thought that millipedes could be so much fun? Ruud Kleinpaste plays with an enormous millipede and discusses these amazing insects' role in the wild.

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This chapter looks at how insects have adapted to survive for billions of years.

Daily Planet: Crunchy Protein (3:33)

There are many edible insects, such as crickets and mopani worms, that offer a better source of protein that most traditional meats. Beef is 17% protein, and grasshoppers are 61% protein, for example.

The Incredible World of Insects: Review of Concepts (2:36)

This video offers a review of insects and their distinguishing characteristics.

The Incredible World of Insects: Good Insect Bad Insect (1:23)

Insects like bees and butterflies are important for pollinating plants. Other insects--such as beetles, aphids and caterpillars--can decimate crops, and some insects carry disease.

The Incredible World of Insects: Camouflage as Defense (1:43)

Insects use camouflage to defend themselves. Find out how in this video.

The Incredible World of Insects: Features of Arthropods (1:39)

Spiders, centipedes, scorpions and millipedes are arthropods and invertebrates with jointed legs and an exoskeleton.

The Incredible World of Insects: Introductory Segment (1:13)

Insects come in a range of shapes, sizes and colors and are found all over the world.

Insect Metamorphosis: Review of Concepts (1:51)

Incomplete metamorphosis includes the egg, nymph and adult stages. Complete metamorphosis includes the egg, larva, pupa and adult stages.

Insect Metamorphosis: Characteristics of Insects (2:02)

Insects have many common features; they are all invertebrates with six jointed legs and exoskeletons. Insects also have characteristic bodies, each with a head, thorax and abdomen. Their reproductive organs are located on the abdomen.

Insect Metamorphosis: A Dramatic Change in Form (0:55)

Metamorphosis is a process by which an organism undergoes a dramatic change in form, such as the metamorphosis a tadpole undergoes to become a frog.