The Truth About Spiders

Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite

In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Frank Krell discusses why outbreaks of bed bugs are increasing, and what people can do to protect themselves against these biting bugs.

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Blue Fungus, Red Forests

In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Frank Krell explains how the combination of pine bark beetles, fungus, and people have turned many of the green forests in Colorado into a blanket of rust red.

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August 27, 2010

Why do we fear spiders? Our mythology and popular culture have vilified them for centuries. Stories about dangerous venom and deadly bites are everywhere, but are these stories based in fear or fact?

In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Paula Cushing explains why spiders should be known as the good guys and not the bad guys.

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