Can a spider eat a wasp?
2/3/202630 min
Today we’re stepping into the ring for a battle of the insect world. Molly and co-host Kiaan try to find out if a spider can eat a wasp. They speak with Dr. Paula Cushing. She has been researching spiders for over three decades. Plus, we flip the script and ask if a wasp can eat a spider. Then, Molly goes full game show mode and puts Kiaan in the contestant chair to play Spidey Sense. We also have a brand new Mystery Sound and a big mailbag reveal.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
[upbeat music] Lemonada.
Kian· Host0:05
[upbeat music] Brains On Universe. You're listening to Brains On!, where we're serious about being curious.
Molly Bloom· Host0:17
[upbeat music] What has eight arms and is super cool?
Kian· Host0:22
An octopus.
Molly Bloom· Host0:24
Well, yes, those are certainly cool, but I was thinking of spiders.
Kian· Host0:28
Oh, I love spiders, but I would describe them as having eight legs.
Molly Bloom· Host0:34
Good point. We say octopuses have arms, but usually people say spiders have legs. But, like, what's the difference?
Kian· Host0:42
Well, I guess it depends on what you use them for most, walking or grabbing.
Molly Bloom· Host0:48
Yeah, it's like hair and fur. We say animals have fur, but we have hair, but they're made of the same stuff.
Kian· Host0:55
Oh, gosh, you're right! My brain is starting to hurt.
Molly Bloom· Host0:59
Yeah, me too, or, or like a whale's blowhole. It's basically the same as our noses, so why don't we call that hole the whale's nose? Or why don't we call the thing on our face a blowhole?
Kian· Host1:11
Next time I have a cold, I'm gonna say my blowhole is runny.
Molly Bloom· Host1:15
Great idea. I'm gonna do that, too. But back to my original thought: what has eight legs and is super cool? Spiders.
Paula Cushing· Soundbite1:24
When we eat, we chew it up and swallow it, and all the breakdown of that food