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Ep. 190 Halloween spooktacular: Creepy crawlies | #GoodGrowing

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225
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Episode Show Notes / Description
It’s time for another Good Growing Halloween Spooktacular! We’re all dressed up again this year to talk about some creepy crawlies that have had or are still having an impact on humans or have a lot of lore behind them, including black widow and brown recluse spiders, stinging caterpillars, oriental rat fleas, lice, and more!  
 
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  00:41 – Welcome, Ken. What are our costumes this year?
  02:50 – Black widow spiders
  11:30 – Brown recluse spider
    15:50 – Identifying brown recluse spiders
  18:30 – Venomous vs poisonous
  19:20 – Stinging caterpillars
    22:40 - Saddleback caterpillar
    24:55 - Puss caterpillar
  28:30 – Oriental rat flea and plague
  35:47 – Lice
    36:25 – Body lice
    39:30 – Head lice
    41:30 – Pubic lice
  45:22 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!
  
 
Southern black widow (University of Florida) - https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/spiders/black_widow_spider.htm 


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