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House martins on the bedroom wall
johrobo
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edited footage of the housemartins outside the bedroom window from nest-building in May to feeding in June. With some slow motion at the end.
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Wasps on the Viburnum
johrobo
35 views
Wasps feeding on the flowers of a Viburnum including slow motion.
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Night feeding hedgehog
johrobo
63 views
Edited from a 16 minute clip solving the mystery of the moving sieve.
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'Is That Cat Dead?'
johrobo
1,461 views
A short video introduction to 'Is That Cat Dead? - and Other Questions about Poison Plants' John Robertson's new book answering the most common questions asked about poiso...
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Why does Ricin get a bad press?
johrobo
6,416 views
The story of Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant, and the substance it produces, ricin. Why do the media, and security agencies, present ricin as a terrorist threat?
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Heracleum mantegazzianum, the Sequel, May2009
johrobo
12,437 views
Heracleum mantegazzianum, giant hogweed, growing on the banks of the River Tweed in May 2009.
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The Digitalis genus, foxgloves
johrobo
3,271 views
Extract from a talk about poison plants featuring William Withering's discovery of the effect of Digitalis, foxglove, on the heart
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Amanita muscaria, fly agaric mushroom
johrobo
42,528 views
The story of the Amanita muscaria mushroom and the human race's willingness to degrade itself just to get high
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Solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade
johrobo
3,103 views
The beautiful red berries are capable of causing death if you eat too many. But the name gives the clue to why so few people are killed by its poisons.
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Murder by Morphine
johrobo
759 views
An extract from a talk about poisonous plants and medical murderers concentrating on murder committed with morphine.
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