Description

Grasshopper 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.

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Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

Original art: Maddy Cable

Research: Jennifer Vandenberg

Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable

Editing: Jennifer Vandenberge

Editing software: Canva

Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad

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Link to Information Used in Spark

Northern Grasshopper Mouse: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

https://cpw.state.co.us/species/northern-grasshopper-mouse

Southern Grasshopper Mouse: Interesting Animals

https://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 Chicago

https://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 News

https://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 Museum

https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Bark%20Scorp.php

Attention Scorpions: Don’t Mess with This Murderous, Cannibalistic Mouse: Audubon

https://www.audubon.org/news/attention-scorpions-dont-mess-murderous-cannibalistic-mouse