These videos provide a glimpse into the incredible natural world around us, and depict how some amazing creatures have evolved to survive in it.
1 Cordycepes Fungi
This amazing fungus has evolved a way of attacking the brains of bullet ants. They mind control the ants to move to higher ground where the fungus spore will spread more effectively.
2 The Lyre Bird
This bird is an impressive copy cat. It can reproduce the mating calls of up to 20 different species. It can even copy other more man made sounds that it hears, including camera shutters and car alarms, to amazing perfection.
3 Moonwalking Manakin Bird
The Manakin bird from the rain forests of Latin America has developed a very cool way of attracting mates. It uses a Michael Jackson type moonwalk as part of its mating ritual. Very cool, and truly amazing.
4 Parasitic Worms Attack Snails
These parasites called Leucochloridium paradoxum, invade the minds of these unsuspecting snails. They use the snail as bait to lure larger prey to them who then spread their eggs throughout the forest.
5 Japanese Honey Bees
These Japanese honey bees have evolved an amazing way of protecting themselves from the world's largest hornet. A technique that the introduced European bees have not mastered yet.
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