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Ms Adventure: Scorpion Dance

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

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

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

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

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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Buggin' with Ruud: The Largets Bug

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."

Ms Adventure: Scorpion Dance

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: Whitetail Spider

Buggin' with Ruud: Whitetail Spider (2:02)

The whitetail spider's mandibles are contaminated with bacteria, so a bite can lead to serious infection. This spider hunts other unsuspecting spiders. Learn more about whitetail spiders from Ruud Kleinpaste on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud."

Buggin' with Ruud: The Corolla Spider

Buggin' with Ruud: The Corolla Spider (1:12)

On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud," host Ruud Kleinpaste visits the burrow of the corolla spider. Decorated with quartz, see how this burrow provides food and shelter for the corolla spider.

What's To Love: Tarantula Tactics

What's To Love: Tarantula Tactics (1:11)

On Animal Planet's "What's to Love?" we learn about the tarantula, which has managed to inhabit every continent on the earth except Antarctica. The tarantula's venom turns the victim's flesh into a drinkable liquid.

The Real Lost World: Tarantulas

The Real Lost World: Tarantulas (1:28)

Tarantulas have been on this planet for 23 million years. These spiders don't use webs, but ambush their prey instead. Learn more about tarantulas on Animal Planet's "The Real Lost World."

Fooled by Nature: Australian Jumping Spider

Fooled by Nature: Australian Jumping Spider (2:46)

On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," the Australian jumping spider has a variety of tactics to turn other spiders into its next meal. One tactic is it mimics a prey's movements and entices the other spider to come close.

Buggin' with Ruud: White Lady Spider

Buggin' with Ruud: White Lady Spider (1:21)

Explore the puzzling navigation of the white lady spider on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud". Although the white lady spider does not walk in a straight line, this incredible spider navigates in a straight line to mate and return to its burrow.

Buggin' with Ruud: Scorpion Survival

Buggin' with Ruud: Scorpion Survival (2:06)

What is the scorpion's secret for survival? Host Ruud Kleinpaste explains how metabolic rate, cannibalism and water retention help the scorpion survive the desert heat on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud".

Buggin' with Ruud: Redback Spider

Buggin' with Ruud: Redback Spider (3:30)

On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud," learn how the redback spider is Australia's most dangerous spider. It is a close cousin of the black widow, and it sends around 250 people to the hospital a year.