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Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing (2024x3)

Air date: Feb 27, 2024

Sharpshooters survive by guzzling a lot of plant sap. But drinking all of that liquid nutrition presents a problem for these tiny insects: How do they move it all out? Easy. They've perfected a super-propulsive urination technique using a special catapult in their butt.