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2025-10-14 17:12:14 +0000 UTC View PostDeep Peeps make it possible to keep making these Webby-award-winning videos. I’m asking for your urgent help today: you can support Deep Look and public media even though we’ve been defunded by Washington, D.C. at donate.kqed.org/deeplook
Help support these high-quality 4K videos, our small team of talented producers and stories about the natural...
2025-10-09 18:31:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
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!
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!
2025-08-22 16:33:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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 vide...
2025-08-02 01:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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!...
2025-07-12 01:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey 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.
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. M...
2025-06-26 23:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi 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....
2025-06-25 21:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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. ...
2025-06-21 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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!
2025-06-21 00:30:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey 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 ...
2025-06-14 03:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey 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...
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 2025-06-06 20:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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!
2025-05-30 21:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2025-05-14 20:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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!
2025-05-10 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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 profess...
2025-05-09 22:25:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
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!
2025-04-28 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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 spiders
In 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!
2025-04-25 22:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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 n...
2025-04-23 17:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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!
2025-04-19 00:45:02 +0000 UTC View PostAhoy 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 H...
2025-04-11 02:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Gabriela Quirós Talks About Being Bitten by Bed Bugs! 2025-04-04 22:34:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Jos...
2025-03-29 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey 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 gr...
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!
2025-03-28 21:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Sciences in San Francisco on Thursday, March 20, at 8:30 p.m. in African Hall.
From barnacles and corals to baby jellyfish and nudibr...
2025-03-17 03:35:30 +0000 UTC View Post