Lacewing LOVE is Noisier Than You Think | Deep Look

Green lacewings have babies that are prized as pest control. But before they can mate, they have to vibrate their bodies and sing to each other, making noises like purring cats or growling stomachs. 00:00 - Green lacewing vibrations 01:32 - Green lacewings mating 02:23 - Green lacewing mating calls 02:41 - Green lacewing larvae eat aphids Take PBS’ 2024 Audience Survey: https://to.pbs.org/2024SurveyDL 👉 SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp JOIN our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/kqeddeeplook?sub_confirmation=1 DEEP LOOK is an ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED in San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small. ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://kqed.org/science/1995157/lacewing-love-is-noisier-than-you-think ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: These Bees Hustle to Put Food on the Table https://youtu.be/WPT4IRrcBiw?si=IlnGRBajhRyDWyrR Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade With an Onslaught of Clones https://youtu.be/vrzalLssomg?si=tEkqiwHPuYZ87L7q Earthworm Love Is Cuddly ... and Complicated https://youtu.be/xjpo6OkuYy0?si=fEoioBWUaHLlDAbl These Mites Rain Down To Save Your Strawberries https://youtu.be/Q1XFi9r3dIE?si=Ygxk_jawsrYjxW6J ---+ Shoutout! Congratulations to these 5 fans on our Deep Look community tab for being the first to correctly answer our GIF challenge! We asked what the vibration made by a lacewing is called. The answer is tremulation. @MoltedFeathers @dinodrake6689 @fsd9180 @someoneiguess4603 @Transit_and_Gaming ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Julia Ma Darby Sullivan Rachel Fenichel Edgar Betancourt Susan Fuhs Hank Poppe Walter Tschinkel Marco Narajos H.M. Andrew Joan Klivans Stephanie Dole Kevin Sholar J. Schumacher Lily, Vinny, Izzy Altschuler Eric Marsh Jamie Edwards Elia Gourguechon-Buot Kristy Folsom Laurel Przybylski 吳怡彰 Kevin William Walker Oliver Wakeling Jessica Hiraoka Laurel Przybylski Jeremiah Sullivan Mehdi Salarkia Mark Jobes Carrie Mukaida Cristen Rasmussen Wade Tregaskis Burt Humburg Noreen Herrington Roberta K Wright Brigitte Xia Louis O’Neill Jellyman Titania Juang El Samuels Jessica Duplechin Chris B Emrick Kristine Wee Karen Reynolds Sue Ellen McCann David Deshpande Daisuke Goto Elizabeth Ann Ditz Levi Cai ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deeplookofficial Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kqedscience/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/kqedscience ---+ About KQED KQED, an NPR and PBS member station in San Francisco, serves Northern California and beyond with a public-supported alternative to commercial TV, radio and web media. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the members of KQED. #lacewing #deeplook


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