Springtails Do Their Own Stunts | Deep Look
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2023
- Step right up to see tiny springtails spin through the air with the greatest of ease! In ponds and streams, they skyrocket out of the reach of hungry insects like water striders by slapping a tail-like appendage against the water. And you won’t believe how they stick the landing.
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Semiaquatic springtails are as tiny as a poppy seed, which makes them a tasty snack to insects such as water striders in streams and ponds.
But springtails have a secret superpower that allows them to evade their predators: the furcula. They use this tail-like appendage to jump off the water’s surface 150 times faster than the blink of an eye. Their explosive jumps can propel them as high as the equivalent of a six-story building for humans. So, once they’re up in the air, how do they land, ready to escape again?
Scientists at Georgia Tech filmed semiaquatic springtails they put in a wind tunnel. The high-speed footage showed that springtails right themselves in the air by curving their bodies into the shape of a U. They land upright with the help of a droplet of water they collect with a tube on their abdomen called a collophore.
“They don’t bounce away,” said Víctor Ortega-Jiménez, of the University of Maine, who carried out the research while at Georgia Tech. “The drop of water acts like a glue.”
--- Are springtails insects?
Even though, like insects, they have six legs, springtails aren’t considered insects because they keep their mouthparts tucked away, rather than exposed. Their furcula is another unique feature that sets them apart.
--- How small are springtails?
A springtail is 1 to 5 millimeters long, or one-sixteenth to one-fifth of an inch.
--- How many springtail species exist?
Scientists have identified more than 9,000 species of springtails, also known as collembolans.
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My favorite hexapods!! They’re incredibly underrated in the field entomology, to the extent that none of my professors know an entomologist who studies them. They’re known to be the most abundant animal on the planet, yet still so under appreciated. I love them!
Peyton thanks for pointing that out! We need more people studying them.
I edit Wikipedia pages about them sometimes but yeah finding studies about them is difficult
I was always taught nematodes were the most abundant animal.
Hexapods are the bestapods!
Jokes aside, I really appreciate the lively narration.
I thought ants were
I used to have an enclosure including springtails. They weren't the main attraction but we're still fun to watch on the rare occasion that I caught sight of them.
They’re the ultimate clean up crew
My white temperate ones are everywhere in my vinegaroon's enclosure. They do such a good job! Love seeing them crawling around.
We did an episode on Vinegaroons ICYMI: czcams.com/video/mdxh_M2risw/video.html
@@KQEDDeepLook so cool to see the close up video! My vinegaroon Vinnie actually runs after and chases the crickets in its enclosure while the one you had lunges more like a tarantula. Neat!
@@soogymoogi ooooo that's soo cool!
Now those little buggers are fun to watch. Pretty amazing how quick they are.
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They're absolutely precious and adorable little buggers. The way they launch themselves into the air is entertaining.
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
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That was a great episode. Peak Deep Look. The camera work is incredible and I've never been more fascinated with how complicated all the tiny things can be. My favorite thing about nature is how you can crouch in any bush, turn over any rock, stare into any tide pool and if you look close enough you'll eventually find something amazing.
Much appreciated!
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
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i wish to be the person that approves funding for projects like "we want to put a bunch of springtails in an wind tunnel"
FOR SCIENCE
When I was a kid I thought they had the power to teleport short distance.
Yeah, it does kinda look like that, especially with the two springtails that disappear in one frame at 0:48
I didn't know water striders jumped!
However the dropping physics were increasingly fascinating, both the acrobatic drop and the water 💧
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
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They look so majestic
We agree, Kim.
Springtails have been doing the Water Bucket landing before Minecraft existed.
Ahah they looked so funny spinning in the air. I didn't even know they existed. It's how a tiny drop of water can make a huge difference. Great video DeepLook😌❤💯
Thanks Reion J! They are so much fun to see in slow-motion.
@@KQEDDeepLook I could not stop laughing hahaha. I am sure they had fun
While moving, underneath one of my large plant saucers, I found a colony of springtails. So I used a small hand vacuum to collect them, then emptied the contents into a container I had prepared with activated chemical free charcoal. I now have a little home grown colony of springtails that I sprinkle into my house plants. They are great at eating mold/fungus.
I loved seeing them up close in this video! I find them very endearing.
Great tip!
Not a great idea to bring those inside the house. They increase in number rapidly and are pests that should not be inside the house.
@@Jannellbathbabe Do you have a source for your claim?
I have never seen any outside the plant containers. They need moisture to live, and cannot survive in carpet or on hard floor.
They eat the fungus growing in my plants, and that lowers the spore count
@@user-zy4wv7yx1z my own personal experience lol can probably search online as well. Here where we’ve had an extremely unusual high amount of rain has caused them to swarm many properties. Once they get inside the house they migrate to bathrooms eventually because of the moisture. Even when I called pest control companies they stated that’s they’re most common concern from home owners in the area. I noticed them in my planters too so technician put chemicals in all my pots and thankfully they’re all gone
springtails in a wind tunnel make for a far more delightful visual than I could have ever imagined ✨
How have I never heard of these wonderful little critters?
You don’t want to. They’re super annoying. I’m trying to get rid of them at my place now
@@Jannellbathbabethey tryna annoy you with their stunts
@@Jannellbathbabe white vinegar will help
That TING sound when they are jumping is awesome 😂
So, the droplets is just an equivalent of cat's tail? Interesting 😮
In some ways, yes!
these little things are so cute and important
Fr
Ofc
Ah I remember seeing these guys while out looking for frogs and tadpoles as a kid. I'm always amazed how much life can there be in just a small puddle.
I was literally just researching springtails for my terrarium when this video released
Imagine being that springtail in the wind tunnel. It must be thinking something along the lines of “wait, why haven’t I landed yet?”
Same here springtail, same.
They are adorable!
Absolutely Martha!
Laura's the best!
I've been culturing several species and colors of these little guys, hoping to sell them at local reptile expos, and to use in my own arachnid enclosures. So cute and fascinating. Am hoping to catch some local ones. Maybe discover a new species? There's not enough research on them.
This video is so cute! I love the circus theme haha.
Good luck!
We’re having a terrible infestation of them where I live here in Southern California. You’re more than welcome to come take all the ones the swarm my house! Lol
@@Jannellbathbabe lol what color/size? You could legit mail then to me hahaha
They spring into the air, by using their tails. Accurate name.
Yep. It's what it says on the tin.
Best. Thumbnail. Ever. Also these little creatures are so cute and amazing!! Those adorable antennas
You are so kind Heather!
Facts
Also, water tension is such an amazing property. It works on the tiniest drop!
This has the same energy as that documentary where they put circus noises over touch-me-not pods
The amount of adaptation that was needed to this is mindblowing
So springtails are the cat of the insect world
THEY"RE SO CUTEEEE! 🥰
What a little marvel of the world! I love learning about new creatures.
They should add Spring Tails to Sonic
Springtails would make a great addition my flea circus 🎪!
This was a really good episode. The music made this really funny😂
Seth Samuel composes our music!
The narration on this one totally makes it. Hysterical!
For them, each year is a leap year!!
ha ha good one!
I just washed a buncha these dudes down my sink and now I feel bad cause they look adorable
I swear it just feels like scientists come up with random reasons to put animals in wind tunnels.
MOAR animals in wind tunnels!
1:05 *NOPE!*
not today, kid!
😹
Nature is surprisingly awesome! This creature is soo unique
This is one of the funniest little guys ive ever seen
This had to be the funnest and funniest videos I’ve seen by y’all. Thanks for educating me! Keep up the good work
Thank you! Will do!
I'd like to be a performer at springtail circus
It's a miss opportunity to call it a Catbug
I didnt realize they had actual spring-tails
finally, non-insect hexapods get the spotlight!
IKR FINALLY
@@KQEDDeepLook unfortunately proturans and diplurans barely even get acknowledged if at all :(
I love springtails, they’re such impressive animals… and very cute! I don’t know too many other things that could JUMP OFF OF WATER. Thank you for sharing this incredible footage!
I always see these in home-made terrariums.
These little hexapods are sooo cool! Nicely done Deep Look!
Thank you 🤗
My crested gecko bio active terrerium has them, theyre very fun watching them eat cucumberw
This, make me want to start keeping various springtail culture, I'll try it
Water has once again proved vital
The cinematography in this video is so beautiful, especially with the part with blue background
Entertaining storytelling.. These little lives we don't see by our normal eyes. Glad we have these great cameras now ❤
To Laura:
Just watched the California Turret Spider vid; and now this.
Your narrating style and voice is awesome!!
Subscribed 😊
I love your content. It is so interesting and educating at the same time. THANK YOU
Whattya know... we're not the only ones who flip for a new Deep Look vid.
Yeah! Thanks for tuning in.
Yay! Great video! I have springtails for my bio active setups. :)
What goes up must go down. Well, only because it didn't jump hard enough to escape gravity.
I see these blue ones all the times in our gardenhouse. They float in puddles made from our watering system. I dont see any predators other than our boots.
I unintentionally introduced these to my freshwater aquarium. The fish love the occasional live snack, and they help keep things clean!
This was so lovely on a rainy morning 🌧
They’re so cute!!!
It's a good thing they don't have an inner ear. They'd be amazingly dizzy after all that flipping about!
To the narrator: You're awesome!!🤍
That looked REALLY cool, also liked the lil physics lesson~
Now I'm homesick for my little babbling brook :-(
Loved how fun you made this video!
Yay, thank you!
What awesome little guys!
Yay! Another amazing episode always enjoyed watching your vids thumbs up 👍 😊
Thank you so much 😀
Forget about Spider-Man, i wanna see the Springtail-Man lol
This is so cute
This was super cool and interesting
Wow! Great episode, tiny things are infinitely fascinating.
Glad you think so!
incredibly cute another great video!!
What an amazing job
You should work with the guy from the youtube channel Ant Lab. He has a lot of videos of insects jumping for his research. Love this stuff!
Seconded
Thanks 🙏❤
Whenever I watch your exciting videos, I always say Sobhan ALLAH, for each creature has its own set of skills, accurate design, operational mechanism and procedure: it's simply amazing!
Spring tails thought spring tails were like fruit flys
i just realized that is why they are called springtails
Every episode on your channel is a cinematic experience!!😅
Thanks you ❤
So cool! Awesome footage❤
Thanks so much!
Amazing! Deep Look did it again! Pricise analysis of mechanism & kinematics is exceeding expectation! For such a tiny creature, under different regime of aerodynamics/physics, which requires specialized adaptation. How such a feat becomes possible? Here's n answer. Jumping water strider is an extra gift (personally)! Their long slim legs are not only for water surface. Another satisfactory work! Keep it up! Thanks!
they're so cute!
Best circus ever
"not today kid" LOL
"The furcula!!"😀... Feisty.. 🙃
such an entertaining little insect
*boing and fly to into the air*
circus in town
Fantastic video, as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
They’re kinda cute. Fun little video 🎪💕
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're glad you enjoyed the video.
@@KQEDDeepLook Yeah 😊
For me, this has the best thumbnail
Holy smokes that was great
I’ve heard of the ecosystem under water, on land, or under land, but never on water!
i kinda think these guys are cute like wow they are so cute lol
It’s a little joke I do where whenever the Springtails jumps away, they always say “later” when they hop away
The cutest lil flips
Flips and floops
Love this ❤
Me: man is this trampoline safe
Springtail: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Yeah, it's safe, alright.