Mainly Microbe - by Joe Hanson

I had the privilege of meeting Joe Hanson at Science Online 2013. He continues to produce some of the best explainer videos I know of out there on the tubes. Here's one on a topic I've covered before - the microbiome!

Attack of the ZOMBIE Fungus!

The natural insecticides used by the variety of fungi in this beautifully filmed clip serve as checks and balances in nature's inherent democracy. Rather than voting out the unwelcome, over-populating species they are simply digested into more useful materials. Too bad Scott Walker doesn't have antennae.