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Fun Kids Science Quest

Assassin Bugs, Bugs In Your Mouth & Why Does Red Make Bulls Angry?

Fun Kids Science Quest

Fun Kids

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Science

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Dan will be delving into two sorts of bugs in this Science Weekly; those in your mouth and those that are known as 'Assassin Bugs'. Also, Ishan has been in touch asking: "why do bulls get angry when they see red?" Martin Stevens, a Professor in Sensory & Evolutionary Ecology, provides the answer!

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0:00.0

This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB digital radio across the UK or online at FunKidsLive.com.

0:09.9

Right. Hello. Thanks for being there. No mess. And let's get straight to it. Welcome to the Fun Kids Science Weekly.

0:15.7

My name's Dan. Hello. And if you love, you're amazing, you're weird and you're wonderful and you're probably dangerous stuff from the universe, this is the place you need to stay.

0:25.9

It's where we whisk around the whole galaxy and see what's going on.

0:29.8

This week we're looking at one insect's ingenious method of keeping themselves disguised from predators.

0:37.7

Also, we'll find out why one of the most important scientific instruments in history is broken

0:42.7

and will learn why the world might be completely destroyed in about 10 years' time.

0:48.0

I promise, though, it's a fun listen.

0:49.9

We start with one of our favourite geniuses from Fun Kids.

0:53.2

This is Professor Hallex.

0:55.3

Professor Hallex's Digital Dental Depository.

0:58.8

The support from Philip Sonicare.

1:03.2

To honour great Uncle Halitosis, dentistry said, extraordinary, on the occasion of his 100th birthday,

1:09.8

Professor Hallex is creating a pop-up digital dental depository, an oral health health desk.

1:15.6

He's going to see how many questions all about teeth he can answer against the clock.

1:20.1

Give us a hand, will you, Nanobot? The turbine needs winding. Here you go.

1:26.2

You can ask the questions. Today, they're all about the bugs in our mouths.

1:34.3

Uh, bugs in our mouths? What an earth do you mean by bugs? What I mean by bugs is microorganisms such as bacteria, tiny living things which

1:46.9

make a home in all sorts of places on earth and that includes mouths. Bacteria collect everywhere

1:53.0

in the mouth and not just on the teeth and gums. They often cover parts of the cheeks and the back

1:58.7

of the throat. They can also live in between all the

2:01.7

bumps and ridges found on the tongue.

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