S1 E18: The Weird, Wonderful World of Scorpions

Jan 12, 2022 • 53m

Scorpions hear through their feet, navigate by the stars, and cannibalize each other. And, milking deadly snakes to make lifesaving anti-venom. Guests: Lauren Esposito, Assistant Curator and Schlinger Chair of Arachnology at the California Academy of Sciences and the founder of 500 Queer Scientists Carl Barden, owner and director of Medtoxin Venom Laboratories and director of The Reptile Discovery Center

Episode Segments

The Weird, Wonderful World of ScorpionsJan 12, 202243m400 million years ago, scorpions were once as large as crocodiles and reigned under the sea as prehistoric predators.

400 million years ago, scorpions were once as large as crocodiles and reigned under the sea as prehistoric predators.

Milking SnakesJan 12, 202210mTalk about hazard pay! This guy's job is to milk venomous snakes.

Talk about hazard pay! This guy's job is to milk venomous snakes.