{"id":230938,"date":"2026-02-09T18:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/we-just-found-a-mind-blowing-new-world-of-electrostatic-biology"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:09:40","slug":"we-just-found-a-mind-blowing-new-world-of-electrostatic-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/we-just-found-a-mind-blowing-new-world-of-electrostatic-biology","title":{"rendered":"We Just Found a Mind-blowing New World of Electrostatic Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ql35lWxuaVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/whatdamath\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/whatdamath<\/a> (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads)<br \/> Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/whatdamath\">http:\/\/paypal.me\/whatdamath<\/a>.<br \/> Get a Wonderful Person Tee: <a href=\"https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/whatdamath\">https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/whatdamath<\/a>.<br \/> More cool designs are on Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QFIrFX\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QFIrFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange electrostatic world of tiny organisms.<br \/> Links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1073\/pnas.2503555122\">https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1073\/pnas.2503555122<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/action\/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2823%2900674-7\">https:\/\/www.cell.com\/action\/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2823%2900674-7<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cell.com\/current-biology\/fulltext\/S0960-9822(23)00772-8\">http:\/\/cell.com\/current-biology\/fulltext\/S0960-9822(23)00772-8<\/a><br \/> Other videos:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mind-blowing Video of Worms Merging into a Superorganism Filmed by Scientists\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1wlRg2KX1KM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weird Looking Bugs Evolved a Strange Sense We Thought Only Sharks Have\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6g8VLDN3QIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/> #biology #science #electrostatics.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Static phenomena and electrostatic ecology.<br \/> 1:50 Pollen and bees.<br \/> 3:00 Flying spiders and ballooning.<br \/> 4:10 Ticks.<br \/> 4:40 Electrosensation.<br \/> 5:40 Worms and jumping.<br \/> 7:50 Worm parasites.<br \/> 9:50 Practical applications and aeroplankton.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy and please subscribe.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\/Ethereum to spare? 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