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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.

Do jumping spiders recognize faces?
Do Spiders Feel Love? The Science of Arachnid Affection
Are Scorpions Biologically Related to Lobsters?
Are Tarantulas Intelligent? A Scientific Perspective
Which Scorpions Are Deadly? Locations & Identification
Are Bog Spiders Poisonous? Venom & Bite Effects Explained
When Do Tarantulas Molt? Signs and Post-Molt Care
Why Do Orb Weavers Make Zig-Zags in Their Webs?
Are Jumping Spiders Sentient? The Scientific Evidence
Can Spiders Survive Hot Water? The Lethal Temperature
Do Spiders Hate Water? The Biological Reasons
How Can You Tell If a Spider Is Pregnant?
Can Spiders Have Seizures? The Science Explained
Do Spiders Eat Their Prey Alive? A Scientific Explanation
Can Spiders Feel Heat? The Science Behind Their Senses
Can a Brown Widow Kill You? The Real Dangers
Do Spiders Get Hot? How They Regulate Body Temperature
Are Spiders Attracted to Light? The Biological Reason Why
How Much Venom Does a Scorpion Produce?
Special Orb Spider Adaptations for Survival
Factors Influencing the Global Spider Population
What Are Male Spider Pedipalps and What Is Their Function?
How Do Spiders Mate? The Complex World of Spider Reproduction
The Role of Spider Pheromones in Chemical Communication
The Spider Brain and Its Complex Nervous System
Can Spiders Smell? How They Sense Mates and Prey
What Is a Spider Community and How Does It Function?
Cave Spiders: Adaptations for a Life in Darkness
False Widow Spider Bite: Symptoms and Treatment
Spider Silk Glands: Their Anatomy and Function