Author

Pooja Rao

Pooja Rao is an invertebrate zoology instructor at a community college, where she maintains a teaching spider collection. Her focus is spider and scorpion biology. Rao, who grows hot peppers to craft small-batch hot sauce, received an MS from the University of Miami and a BS from the University of Oklahoma, following work as an adjunct instructor and laboratory technician.

How to Tell If a Spider Is Male or Female?Bugs
Do Spiders Kill Their Mates and Why Does it Happen?Bugs
Diving Bell Spider: The Only Spider That Lives Underwater Bugs
How Poisonous Is a Black Widow Spider, Really?Bugs
Do Pill Bugs Exhibit Dominance Behaviors?Bugs
What Spiders Kill Brown Recluse Spiders?Bugs
How Fast Does a Brown Recluse Bite Spread?Safety
How Quickly Does a Brown Recluse Bite Progress?Safety
Is a Brown Recluse Bite Deadly to Humans?Safety
How to Identify a Funnel-Web Spider Bugs
Do Spiders Have Personalities? The Science Explained Zoology
Do Jumping Spiders Play? What the Science Says Bugs
Are Scorpions Smart? Exploring Their Cognitive Abilities Bugs
Do Jumping Spiders Have Brains?Bugs
Do Spiders Eat Millipedes? The Science of a Rare Hunt Bugs
Do Spiders Have Senses? How They Perceive the World Bugs
Do Spiders Have Cerci? Explaining Their Anatomy Bugs
How to Tell One Species of Scorpion From Another Bugs
How to Attract Scorpions for Observation and Collection Bugs
Do Spiders Sleep? The Science of Spider Slumber Bugs
Can You Train a Spider? The Limits of Arachnid Learning Bugs
What Do Tarantula Bites Look Like?Safety
What Are Pedipalps? Anatomy, Function, and Evolution Bugs
Do Spiders Get Headaches? A Look at Their Nervous System Zoology
How to Milk a Scorpion: Methods and Applications Bugs
What Does a Parson Spider Bite Look Like?Bugs
What Does a Sydney Funnel Web Spider Bite Look Like?Bugs
Can Jumping Spiders Swim and How They Survive Water Bugs
What Does a Huntsman Spider Bite Look Like?Safety
Can Spiders Remember You and Recognize Individual Humans?Bugs