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Dance of Death - Insects Subject to Heat in a Petri Dish

Video taken by Dr. Paul Fields, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Winnipeg, MB Canada


This video shows the behavior of adult red flour beetles in a petri dish while being subject to 115ºF heat.  Shown in real-time, you will see that the insects die in about 53 seconds.


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