CRAZIEST Animal Phenomena Explained

craziest animal phenomena explained hey everyone its Alexa and welcome back to another video from swimming spiders in raining fish - exploding frogs and zombie insects here are 12 of the craziest animal phenomena explained but before we get into today's video make sure that you're subscribed and ring the bells that you never miss any of our upcoming videos suicide Birds the small village of j't inga is located in northeastern India and is inhabited by 2,500 people since the early 20th century a large gathering of birds arrives there each year during September and October during moonless or foggy nights the animals will swoop down from the northern skies and proceed to fly directly into sources of light that includes floodlights in the lights of homes the flocks of birds are made up of more than 40 different species and all of them appear to be taking part in a mass suicide the belief about that behavior persisted for a long time but now many experts say that high winds are to blame when the winds aggravate the birds they interpret the lights as a refuge ironically when they fly toward the light they're often killed by locals who sometimes regard them as demons puffed up some species of toads are known to inflate their bodies as a way of warning off predators but they were never known to inflate themselves to the point of exploding yet that was the scenario in Hamburg Germany in Denmark when over 1,000 toads were found dead in local ponds locals claimed it looked like a scene from a horror movie local environmentalists ruled out the water carrying any contagion that affected the animals the most accepted explanation came from a scientist who theorizes that crows were to blame the birds would peck a hole in the toads body causing them to explode when they puff themselves up while that may not completely solve the mystery residents of Hamburg were advised to steer clear of the pond raining fish you may have heard the expression it's raining cats and dogs which means heavy rainfall we couldn't find where any such case was reliably documented but we did find a few stories where certain animals really did fall from the sky so we'll feature a few in this episode in the Indian city of Mumbai there were reports of fish dropping from the sky in 2016 during the monsoon season locals claimed they found fish flopping about in their backyards and on the roads such incidents had also been reported in years prior in the stories check out sort of scientists say the rare phenomenon occurs when whirl winds or tornadoes form water spouts and suck fish and other animals into the vortex when the winds decelerate the creatures can fall from the sky and seem to rain down over the land the fish rain phenomenon has also been documented in Honduras among other countries besides fish the weird weather patterns can produce incidents of creatures like frogs snakes and alligators falling from the skies showers of spiders this is another critter that has been documented to rain from above but in this case it's more of an optical illusion rural areas of Southeast Brazil have reported showers of spiders during hot humid weather locals say it looks like the skies are covered with black dots the animals belong to a family of orb-weaver spiders that build their webs high off the ground and the strands are so fine that they're nearly invisible which can give the illusion of the arachnids seeming to float in the air to capture prey they create huge web ceilings that can measure 4 metres wide and 3 metres thick while it looks intimidating scientists say that the spiders are harmless to humans and their vast webs help to regulate the populations of mosquitoes and flies north or south did you know that our bovine friends will all face the same direction when they eat and while they'll all turn in the same direction simultaneously the animals will only face north or south this odd behavior was discovered as German scientists were studying satellite photos of cows using Google Earth many researchers say the cows will only face north or south because they're sensitive to the Earth's magnetic field other sources say that facing one direction while grazing helps the herd stay together and decreases the chance of head-to-head confrontations tell us what you think in the comments down below murmuration z' this term typically refers to a flock of birds usually starlings in the evening they're known to take part in a murmuration that's a behavior which results in the starlings flocking together to create unusual shapes and patterns some observers have likened the patterns to watching a display of swirling black fluid in the skies in some areas the phenomena is called a black Sun due to the large amounts of birds present hundreds of thousands of starlings are said to participate in the aerial show experts say the behavior is triggered by the presence of Hawks or other predators the starlings create those complex patterns in the sky as a way to confuse their aggressors and elude them aquatic arachnids they're not generally known for being aquatic animals but certain spider species can swim like Olympic champs maybe that's to be expected since they have you know eight legs among those animals are species of tarantula known as the giant baboon spider which is a pretty scary name that matches a pretty scary appearance they have a leg span of eight inches and possess parallel fangs that are used like pickaxes not only can they swim but they're also known to dive in and actually capture fish experts say that these tarantulas use their front legs in a paddle like fashion allowing them to row on the surface so maybe they don't swim as much as they paddle but it's still a sight that freaks a lot of people out lobsters in 2003 the country of Chile made headlines when a humongous mass of tissue washed ashore one of its beaches measuring 39 feet across and weighing an estimated 28,000 pounds biologists were initially unable to identify it guesses included the blob was the carcass of an unidentified species of octopus but DNA analysis revealed it was the remains of a sperm whale it's the better known example of a globster these organic masses have been documented around the world since the 19th century sometimes they were thought to represent the remains of prehistoric pleaseyou sores or sea monsters but in the vast majority of cases globsters have been identified as the remains of a whale or a shark large dead ocean creatures will drift on the water and decay or be eaten by predators when the leftovers are caught in strong tides they wash ashore and incite a lot of speculation Cloudy with a Chance of meat this meteorological phenomenon was recorded in Kentucky in 1876 when pieces of raw meat apparently fell from the sky the largest pieces measured about four inches and resembled beef taste testers later claimed it was more likely deer or lamb others claimed was bear or even a type of gelatinous bacteria but laboratory analysis identified it as lung tissue that probably belonged to a horse while that's usually regarded as the most plausible explanation it's still a matter of debate likewise you know how it managed to fall from the sky in the first place a widely cited theory involves vultures some researchers say the birds regurgitated the meat when they were mid-flight some species will display that behavior as a defense mechanism or to lighten their flight weight a specimen of that mystery meat is kept preserved in a jar at Transylvania University for your information that's actually a private university located in Kentucky not in Romania submariner spiders we mentioned how the giant baboon spider can swim but there's only one species of spider that is known to live most of its life underwater in fact you might say that diving bell spiders can even breathe underwater that's due to the bell-shaped structure that inspires the animals common name first the critters construct their dome shaped web made of waterproof silk between plants below the surface oxygen bubbles are trapped on the fine hairs of its legs and belly the bubbles are transported to the web and released inside the dome filling it with air it takes a few trips until the structure is inflated large enough for the spider to stay inside the structure serves several purposes but most impressive is how the bubble functions as a Gill the water's oxygen diffuses into the bubble while carbon dioxide diffuses out that keeps the air in the bubble fresh and breathable the crawling dead this one sounds like something from a horror movie a hyper parasitic microorganism invades the body of a host and then controls its mind the parasite is a fungus that targets certain species of ants carpenter ants in particular a research study in Thailand rainforests focused on the relationship between host and parasite the insects were infected when they came into contact with fungal spores as it spread throughout its body the fungus released a chemical cocktail that controlled the minds of the host insects then they became zombie-like otama tongs whose only purpose was to assist the fungus in replicating itself after wandering aimlessly they eventually fell to the jungle floor which is an ideal spot for the fungus to reproduce when the host dies it releases fungal spores which other ants pick up and the cycle repeats one predicting earthquakes will wrap things up with a phenomenon that's been documented since 373 b.c many animals including dogs can somehow sense an impending earthquake sometimes a week before it hits the ancient Greeks noted that weasels rats snakes and centipedes evacuated the area just days before a destructive quake hit experts say there's evidence suggesting that certain animals can sense changes in the Earth's magnetic field before an earthquake ever happens those animals could also be sensitive to changes in groundwater or electrical fields [Music]

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Length: 10min 7sec (607 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 08 2019