Poisoned Halloween candy? The chances of that happening are remote, but parents fear it anyway. In the following video, John Stossel takes a look at other irrational fears, such as bats, spiders, and even balloons and horses. Happy Halloween!
Mother Nature has been known to put on a show or two. But some of her productions are truly out of this world.
Take “raining animals,” a meteorological phenomenon recorded by many countries throughout history. The animals most likely “raining” from the sky are fish, frogs and birds, but there have been reported downpours of worms and spiders as well.
Scientists theorize the phenomenon is the work of waterspouts into which animals get sucked up. Following in this edition of Hybrid Librarian are 10 of the strangest natural phenomenon on Earth.
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Scientists have found more than 100 new species of previously unknown animals living in the Mekong River basin, running through China and Vietnam. The new species range from snakes to skinks to spiders that build decoys of themselves! H/T SourceFed
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Spiders and crustaceans, also known as arthropods, led the charge from water to land — and still outnumber all terrestrial animals. But what about arthropods makes them so adaptable to life on land? Marine biologist Tierney Thys, and Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak of the Plankton Chronicles Project, show us a world of fascinating animals and their habitats.
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Many people are afraid of heights, spiders or snakes. But what if you suffer from Domatophobia, the fear of being inside a house? Or Chorophobia, a fear of dancing? Geobeats counts down seven of the world’s strangest and most unusual phobias. More from GeoBeats Science.
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