In many regions of North America, summer means interacting with a great variety of insects, including mosquitos, fireflies, ants, and bees. This playlist from TED Talk features 11 videos that explore the science behind a number of insects. In one video MacArthur Fellow and entomologist Marla Spivak explores why bee colonies are rapidly dying out and what this change might mean for humans (for one, bees currently pollinate no fewer than one third of the crops we eat). In another TED Talk, entomologist Marcel Dicke asks Why not eat insects? and explores the ecological and nutritional benefits of consuming these creatures. Meanwhile, Bart Knols uses science to explore how we might get rid of malaria-causing mosquitoes. Collectively, these videos enlighten viewers about the diversity of insects in the world and the positive and negative roles that they play in our ecosystem.