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Bugapalooza! LIVE! Jumping spiders, hissing roaches, and more

2025/6/6
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Lili Miller
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Maxine
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Noor Shikari
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Sebastian Echeverri
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Lili Miller: 我观察到跳蛛的眼睛非常特别，它们的大眼睛看起来像泰迪熊的眼睛一样可爱。我想知道这是不是跳蛛眼睛的特点。 Sebastian Echeverri: 跳蛛的眼睛确实非常壮观。实际上，跳蛛的两只大眼睛是地球上最早的望远镜。它们能够拥有如此出色的视力，是因为它们的眼睛内部进化出了类似于人类发明的望远镜的结构，通过两片透镜来放大视野，从而实现类似于望远镜的隧道视觉。虽然这种视觉方式会限制视野范围，但跳蛛还有其他六只眼睛可以协同工作。这些眼睛虽然看到的景象比较模糊，但非常擅长探测运动，能够同时看到周围、背后甚至头顶上的情况，从而弥补了隧道视觉的不足。

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The episode starts by introducing jumping spiders, highlighting their incredible jumping abilities and unique eight-eyed vision. Dr. Sebastian Echeverri, an entomologist, is introduced as the guest expert, and he explains the jumping spider's fascinating dance moves.
  • Jumping spiders can jump 30-40 times their body length.
  • They possess eight eyes, with two large eyes acting as telescopes.
  • Dr. Echeverri's interest in jumping spiders stemmed from observing their dances.

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We’re doing a bunch of LIVE SHOWS at Little Island in NYC on August 6th-7th. For free. Come join! Check out all of our performances here).

Today we’re bringing you an episode we taped LIVE at The Greene Space at WNYC. In a room filled with all types of critters — scorpions, hissing cockroaches, a tarantula named Isabel and our main star… the jumping spider. Entomologist and bug lover Dr. Sebastian Echeverri) tells us all about his love for the jumping spider’s dance moves. Lulu and the audience learn about the creepy crawlies, pet them and then EAT a bug-filled snack.

Special thanks to Dr. Sebastian Echeverri for all of his insect knowledge, musician Aviva Jaye) for her beautiful harp composition, and Noor Shikari for preparing over 150 delicious grasshopper tacos for us. 

You can watch the full video taping of this episode here)!

Check out Dr. Echeverri’s spider field guide Spiders of the United States and Canada).

If you ever find yourself in Brooklyn wanting to try some grasshopper tacos, check out Citrico) on Washington Ave. 

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