Fascination and Fear of our Eight-Legged Friends
| Dates: | November 2, 2020 |
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| Meets: | Mon. from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
| Location: | Online Presentation |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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Many people are afraid of spiders or feel disgust when they encounter one. But very few spiders are harmful to humans. These essential members of the global ecosystem—exceeding 46,000 species—exist in all terrestrial habitats, except Antarctica, and thrive wherever insect prey and vegetation are present, including freshwater ponds, caves, agricultural crops and high elevations. In this talk, Laurie Kerzicnik, an arthropod diagnostician and associate extension specialist at Montana State University, will discuss the benefits of spiders, dispel misinformation and myths about spiders, and showcase some of Montana’s most encountered species. She will also discuss spider bites and the misdiagnoses of spider bites.
| Fee: | $0.00 |
Online Presentation
This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.
Laurie Kerzicnik
Laurie Kerzicnikan arthropod diagnostician and associate extension specialist at Montana State University. She focuses on arthropod identification and education across Montana. Laurie became fascinated with spiders during a trip to Costa Rica several years ago. She received her graduate degrees from Colorado State University. She has many pets, including four tarantulas and several other spiders, a vinegaroon, walking sticks, cockroaches, a scorpion and a vampire crab.