Darkling Beetles: Daringly Dynamic

Darkling Beetles: Daringly Dynamic with tags beetles, insects, beetle, darkling beetle, mealworm, mealworm beetle, coleoptera, science, insect collection, natural history, field museum, chicago field museum, emily graslie, brain scoop, emily brain scoop, field museum of natural history, darkling beetles, tenebrionid, tenebrinoidae, darth vader

Darkling beetles (Family: Tenebrionidae) might not look like much at first glance, but this huge group of insects includes more than 20,000 species, all with their own unique life histories and adaptations. So, Dr. Margaret Thayer invited us to come learn more about them! ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop/Instagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Production Support: Vincius PenteadoSpecial Thanks:Petra SierwaldMargaret ThayerCrystal MaierMaureen TurcatelRobin DelapenaJim Louderman --------------------------------------------------------------------Support for this video comes in part from National Science Foundation Grant No. 1802353This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org