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Nature's Hidden Mechanics

June Selby@juneselby

14 cards

From Ella BrowningWorm munch matters

Earthworms produce detectable sounds despite lacking a discernible mouth, sound-making organs, and ears.

From Sustainable HumanHow Wolves Change Rivers

A trophic cascade starts with changes at the food chain’s top and spreads through the entire ecosystem.

From Sustainable HumanHow Wolves Change Rivers

Deer avoided valleys and gorges where wolves could trap them, allowing vegetation to regenerate.

From TEDx TalksCrows, smarter than you think | John Marzluff | TEDxRainier

Crows rank among the world’s largest songbirds and use complex arbitrary calls to refer to objects and share knowledge.

From TED-EdWhy the octopus brain is so extraordinary - Cláudio L. Guerra

Cephalopods may have evolved complex brains long before our vertebrate relatives.

From Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellThe World War of the Ants – The Army Ant

Army ants generally do not fight one another. Encountering swarms pass through each other or withdraw, likely because constant warfare would eliminate fighting lineages.

From TEDx TalksNature's internet: how trees talk to each other in a healthy forest | Suzanne Simard | TEDxSeattle

Salmon nourish forests, forests support rivers, and rivers feed a cycle connecting salmon, oceans, bears, wolves, trees, and people.

From RealLifeLoreThe Ocean is Way Deeper Than You Think

Herbert Nitsch set a 214-meter freediving record on a single breath.

From TED-EdWhy is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff

An ecosystem can look permanent, then collapse or transform dramatically without any catastrophe.

From Ella BrowningWorm munch matters

The US Navy's SOSUS network, built to track Cold War submarines, mistook whale calls for the 'Jezebel Monster.'

From Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellThe Gulf Stream Explained

Thermohaline circulation runs on density: warm water rises, while cold or saltier water sinks.

Peter Girguis on Ologies with Alie WardDeep Sea Microbiology (UNSEEN OCEAN CRITTERS) with Peter Girguis

Whale falls feed dense communities of scavengers and microbes for decades, not just days.

Jessica Ware on Science VsWhere Have The Insects Gone?? With Dr. Jessica Ware

Insects are not simple or stupid. Without a centralized brain, they perform complex tasks and perceive many colors.

Mandy Nguyen on Short WaveHow scientists discovered that animals are doctors, too

Florida carpenter ants perform life-saving amputations on nestmates with infected wounds.

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