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Kill of the Week: A Tarantula's Lizard Snack

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In this Animal Planet Kill of the Week video, watch a tarantula snare and devour a lizard.

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Ms Adventure: Scorpion Dance (2:43)

Scorpions perform a ritualistic dance during courtship. However, if the male doesn't meet the female's standards, he may become her dinner. Learn more on Animal Planet's "Ms. Adventure" with Rachel Reenstra.

Buggin' with Ruud: Funnel-web Spider (1:58)

On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud," the funnel-web spider is native to Australia and is one of the most poisonous spiders in the world. The funnel-web spider can breathe underwater because its hairs are able to trap air.

Giant Spider Web in Texas (0:35)

Watch this video about a giant spider web in Texas on HowStuffWorks. A spider web the size of two football-fields has been discovered at the Lake Tawakoni state park, east of Dallas. Maybe everything is bigger in Texas. See how spider webs work in... More »

Amblypigids - The Harmless Scorpion (4:28)

Watch this episode of Eco Geeks about amblypigids on HowStuffWorks. Amblypigids are commonly perceived as threatening and dangerous scorpions, but in reality, they are harmless. Learn about amblypigids in this episode of Eco Geeks.

Characteristics of Spiders (1:15)

Spiders are some of the most successful carnivores in history. Learn how spiders build webs and attack prey.

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Fooled by Nature: Caribou against Mosquito (2:01)

The mosquito heavily influences the migration of the caribou. Caribou will go miles out of their way just to avoid the stinging bites of this pesky bloodsucking creature, as you'll learn in this video from Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature."

Buggin' with Ruud: The Heaviest Bug (1:42)

Want to know what the heaviest bug is and how much it weighs? Learn about the tusked weta from Ruud Kleinpaste on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud."

Fooled by Nature: Army Ants (2:08)

On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," learn about army ants. Measured by the weight of the prey they consume, army ants have a greater impact than any other predator in the forest.

Buggin' with Ruud: Wasp Stinger Test (1:33)

On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud," host Ruud Kleinpaste purposely gets stung by a wasp to study the insect's stinging power.

Buggin' with Ruud: The Wasp Stinger (2:49)

Wasps were one of the first bugs to develop the ability to sting; it is one of nature's most effective defense mechanisms. Learn more about wasps from host Ruud Kleinpaste on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud."

Buggin' with Ruud: New Zealand Weta Bug (2:32)

This bug is approximately 190 million years old. Learn more about the New Zealand weta bug on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud."

Buggin' with Ruud: Hawk Moths (2:15)

On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud," host Ruud Kleinpaste studies one of the fastest insects in the world, the hawk moth.

Buggin' with Ruud: The Largets Bug (2:48)

Host Ruud Kleinpaste encounters the Goliath birdeater tarantula, the largest arachnid in the world on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud."

Buggin' with Ruud: Swallowtail Caterpillar (2:49)

On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud," host Ruud Kleinpaste finds a swallowtail caterpillar, a caterpillar with fake eyes on its back to discourage predators from attacking.

Ms Adventure: Scorpion Dance (2:43)

Scorpions perform a ritualistic dance during courtship. However, if the male doesn't meet the female's standards, he may become her dinner. Learn more on Animal Planet's "Ms. Adventure" with Rachel Reenstra.