Spark - Scorpions Should Fear This Mouse

DescriptionGrasshopper mice live throughout western North America, but the grasshopper mice that live in the American Southwest have a special ability. They can eat bark scorpions because the scorpion's venom acts as a painkiller for the mice. They are aggressive, territorial, and extremely cute.Listen to our spark to learn more.CreditsCo-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy CableOriginal art: Maddy CableResearch: Jennifer VandenbergScript: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy CableEditing: Jennifer VandenbergeEditing software: CanvaMusic: Remember This Moment by Patrick RundbladComment below (with kindness) Email us at [email protected] if you want…Subscribe and like!!!Link to Information Used in SparkNorthern Grasshopper Mouse: Colorado Parks and Wildlife https://cpw.state.co.us/species/northern-grasshopper-mouse Southern Grasshopper Mouse: Interesting Animalshttps://www.interestinganimals.net/mammals/southern-grasshopper-mouse-onychomys-torridus/ Grasshopper Mice have Evolved Neurons that Block the Painful Sting of the Bark Scorpion: University of Chicagohttps://www.mbl.edu/news/grasshopper-mice-have-evolved-neurons-block-painful-sting-bark-scorpion Grasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion Sting: UT Newshttps://news.utexas.edu/2013/10/24/grasshopper-mice-are-numb-to-the-pain-of-the-bark-scorpion-sting/ Animal Fact Sheet:  Bark Scorpion: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museumhttps://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Bark%20Scorp.php Attention Scorpions: Don’t Mess with This Murderous, Cannibalistic Mouse: Audubonhttps://www.audubon.org/news/attention-scorpions-dont-mess-murderous-cannibalistic-mouse