Mind-blowing Animal Transformations in 4k | Deep Look

For these four animals, extreme makeovers are just a part of life. A house fly larva needs a radical transformation before it’s totally ready to annoy you. A hungry caterpillar goes on a protein bender to fuel its ultimate glow-up into a butterfly. The axolotl simply refuses to grow up, while the planarian worm has no problem growing a whole new body – and even a head – whenever it needs one. 00:00 Introduction 00:29 This fly's face does WHAT? 04:22 Why are scientists chopping flatworms in half? 08:08 The axolotl holds the key to the fountain of youth 12:27 Imagine if your one job was to eat 👉 Donate to KQED, the public media station that makes Deep Look: https://donate.kqed.org/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@KQEDDeepLook?sub_confirmation=1 ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2026/09/29/extreme-makeovers-arent-just-a-human-thing/ ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: The Slimy Details Behind Banana Slug Mating https://youtu.be/1VGBy04nIjA These Lovebugs Have Attachment Issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XJYo3FuvFc Watch Salamanders Skydive! https://youtu.be/Dk8r7O8KDqg ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Name Giancarlo Yzcali Lizarraga Alex Butler Bridget Kelly Duane Westhoff Christopher Williams Elena De La Paz manamonarch Julia R Wised1000 STEPHANIE DOLE J Schumacher The Mighty X Marilyn Schiffman LAUREL PRZYBYLSKI wormy boi Laurel Przybylski Jeremiah Sullivan Mehdi Carrie Mukaida KayLa Cristen Rasmussen Wade Tregaskis Burt Humburg Noreen Herrington Roberta K Wright xkymon Louis O'Neill Titania Juang El Samuels Laurel Przybylski Companion Cube Karen Reynolds David Deshpande Daisuke Goto Elizabeth Ann Ditz Levi Cai Craig Rosa ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: / deeplookofficial Patreon: / deeplook Instagram: / kqedscience Twitter/X: / 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. #insects #wildlife #bugs #4kvideo #deeplook #kqed #4k #4knature


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