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Beware of Flesh-Eating Sand Piranhas at the Beach

Season 11 Episode 17 | 3m 49s

Known as sand piranhas, Excirolana chiltoni are tiny crustaceans that nibble at your feet – and draw blood – if you hang out on the wet sand at the beach. They live on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and Canada, and the shorelines of Japan. Here's how to keep them from ruining your vacay!

Aired: 12/10/24
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Watch these hunters use stealth, speed and lethal weapons to dispatch their prey.
After growing up inside a “grass taco,” a grass skipper butterfly emerges and woos a mate.
Green lacewings vibrate their bodies and sing to each other!
These bees are dedicated chefs! They make honey...and bread, bring you cherries, almonds and more!
These plants spend their whole life getting in just the right position.
Mosquitoes, ticks, lice, kissing bugs and tsetse flies are all looking to grab a bite ... of you.
Burying beetles haul mouse carcasses into the dirt and prep them to start a family.
Wandering salamanders can skydive in the branches of the tallest trees in the world.
The petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Six-rayed sea stars make great moms, caressing and protecting their babies for months!