Deep Look

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

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Episodes

  • You'd Never Guess What an Acorn Woodpecker Eats

    The lengths they have to go to to stock up for the winter *will* surprise you.
  • Watch These Cunning Snails Stab and Swallow Fish Whole

    Cone Snails have an arsenal of tools and weapons under their pretty shells.
  • You've Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral?

    Crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. What's really going on?
  • Why Do Tumbleweeds Tumble?

    To reproduce, vibrant tumbleweeds need to turn into rolling brown skeletons.
  • Upside-Down Catfish Doesn't Care What You Think

    This catfish looks confused, but swimming belly-up helps it camouflage and breathe better.
  • Take Two Leeches and Call Me in the Morning

    Once used for questionable treatments, leeches now help doctors to reattach body parts.
  • How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks

    A tick uses a mouth of hooks to cling to you. But there *is* a way to pull it out.
  • So... Sometimes Fireflies Eat Other Fireflies

    Most firefly flashes are pure romance. One copycat uses them to lure others to their doom.

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.

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