Learn about scorpions with National Geographic Kids.
There are about 3,000 species of spiders roaming around North America, but only two in the southern and western United States can cause serious harm when accidentally disturbed — the black widow and brown recluse.
Do spiders give you the heebie-jeebies? If so, we want to change your mind about our eight-legged buddies!
We’re talking spiders today with arachnologist Catherine Scott.
Dr. Lauren Esposito spills the beans on how venom works, what’s up with the blacklight glow effect, how dangerous they *really* are, what all the movies get wrong, the best names for scorpions, where she’s traveled to look under rocks, where a scorpion’s butt is, if scorpions dance or make out (SPOILER: YES), what good mothers they are, how big they used to be millions of years ago and how — technically speaking — they are not poisonous.
Spider silk expert Dr. Randy Lewis of Utah State University not only coined the word “spidroin” for the proteins comprising the many types of silk, but he is considered one of the foremost experts on the wonders of spiderwebs.
In the episode, learn how to remove a tick, if you should spray your yard and with what, how landscaping affects tick exposure, why Lyme Disease is spreading, the Lone Star Tick rolling into town, how to protect your pets and why the CC ruined poppyseed muffins.
Dr. Lauren Esposito spills the beans on how venom works, what’s up with the blacklight glow effect, how dangerous they *really* are, what all the movies get wrong, the best names for scorpions, where she’s traveled to look under rocks, where a scorpion’s butt is, if scorpions dance or make out (SPOILER: YES), what good mothers they are, how big they used to be millions of years ago and how — technically speaking — they are not poisonous.
Researcher Megan Thoemmes tells us about the lives of these eight-legged creatures (mites) — and what they can tell us about ourselves.
Participants discover how web-spinning spiders find their prey by feel.