Well that was unexpected #AnnJones #Animals #Science #Shorts

Well that was unexpected #AnnJones #Animals #Science #HowDeadly #ABCScience

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[uncan]

The life of a spider sounds like hell in so many aspects.

[CourtneyTunbridge]

I absolutely ADORE, this lady, she is so informative whilst making it all fun, thank you beautiful Ann.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[ajjdude]

Now gather around children for story time! When a daddy spider spider loves a mommy spider...SHE GRABS HIM BY THE PEDIPALPS AND NOM NOM NOM!!!

[thehutch]

As a (now former) pedipalp lover - I’m horrified! I always thought those were the cutest little hands of the spider. 😭

[stephaniehackney]

Seriously she is the reason I subscribed!!! She is so fun and informative!!!

[tly]

When she got R-rated I just busted out laughing. She seems so proper and a little shy, so I was not expecting her to use those words and it caught me so off guard. 😂 She's really funny. Have other unlikely sub, and keep it coming!

[evilpompom]

"When a daddy spider loves a mommy spider..." I love this woman! 😂

[grovermartin]

Her forthright descriptions and explanations are delightful, as well as enlightening.🥰

[JustAnotherPolishGuy]

And once again I learned something! This lady is amazing!

[syed-imran-ali-jf]

I wish i had a teacher like her. She has a personality that makes her very friendly and respectable at the same time. Very intelligent and sweet teacher.

[PuffPastry-]

This lady is an international treasure. Absolutely love her! 😍😂💜

[jenwilde]

She is my favorite. Educational and adorable.

[teknomax]

Me holding back my arachnophobia, and this lady making me chuckle 😅

[tylociraptor]

As a tarantula keeper, her description is not just hilariously accurate, but a better explanation than any ive heard lol

[lizprince]

‘Jerks off’ 😂 been ages since I heard that. So Aussie & so much fun!! I’m here entirely cos of you Dr Ann! Keeping us informed ❤

[TheConjurerWowee]

Please let Ann Jones know how loved she is here. Keep it coming. Easiest sub ever.

[denisepeterson]

The face she makes when she's a bit uncomfortable is adorable! I love the rhyme!

[judew.]

I used to teach kids how to tell the difference between male and female spiders IF they were curious and wanted to know. I explained that female spiders (mothers-to-be) have much fatter abdomens for growing the eggs (baby spiders-to-be). Male spiders had much thinner abdomens and when they were old enough, they'd develop bigger round tips to their pedipalps that looked like little balls. The best way for them to remember was "boy spiders have balls" just like human boys but in a different place. It usually got a little giggle from them but they never forgot how to tell the difference!

Using illustrations to explain our world is helpful for adults too. I used to work at a retail nursery and would also teach adults who enjoyed gardening but didn't know a lot about it. I was telling some people who wanted to get their annuals to bloom all season and I explained they needed to deadhead the spent blossoms regularly since if they set seed the plants would soon die.

One lady said she always took the finished flowers off by pulling the wilted petals off but they still died. So I said the pretty coloured petals were the flower's ""wedding dress" to attract a "suitor" (pollinator). Once it was fertilised, the pretty dress was no longer needed. I showed her the flower's ovary where the babies (seeds) were now growing as she'd leave that part behind.

By this time, I had a small group of people gathered around listening. 😊 Told them that the whole purpose of annual flowers was to make lots of babies (seeds) for the next year and when they did that they'd die. So if you stop them from making babies, they'll keep trying by producing flowers all season. Some told me they never had it explained like that to understand why and how, and loved it!

I absolutely LOVE teaching people who enjoy and want to learn, no matter their ages!!! ❤❤❤

[salaltschul]

I love that part about the Daddy Spider. It's like he jacks it into his hand and goes, "here's this!"

[USACAPALMSPRINGS]

😂. Lmao. The Mommy, Daddy and babies talk lol. So cute !!!