Speedy, Hairy, and Harmless: Solifuges

About this episode

This episode explores solifuges, a unique group of arachnids, with insights from Dr. Paula Cushing.

In this episode, we are going to explore the world of arachnids, but not the spiders you likely imagined after I said that. Nor ticks, nor mites, nor scorpions. No, today we are focusing on solifuges. “Soli-what?” you may be thinking. Joining us to explain more is Dr. Paula Cushing. Paula works at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado, where she is the senior curator of invertebrate zoology. She is an evolutionary biologist who studies evolutionary patterns and processes in ara...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Paula Cushing

Topics covered

• solifuges
• arachnids
• evolutionary biology
• invertebrate zoology
• nature

Keywords

• solifuges
• arachnids
• evolutionary biology
• invertebrate zoology
• Dr. Paula Cushing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Xerces Society

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