The fascinating physics of insect pee | Saad Bhamla

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🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Scientist Saad Bhamla is on a mission to answer a question most people don't think to ask: How do insects pee? Taking inspiration from the incredible "butt flickers" of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Bhamla presents a fascinating study of the physics behind how bugs take care of business and invites us to be more curious about the seemingly mundane.

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0:13.7	Today's scientist, Sad Bama, dives into his research about insects.
0:18.4	But not just insects broadly.
0:20.3	In his 2021 talk from Ted Monterey, Bama shares the discoveries about one particular insect
0:26.2	behavior he hadn't previously seen.
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