Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Lurking in the shadows of rainforests and deserts is one of the most alien looking arachnids in the world. We call it a scorpion, but it couldn't be more different. What is the tailless whipscorpion? In this video we're going to investigate its bizarre world.
My name is Spencer Hoffman. I’m a biologist and filmmaker from North Carolina and my goal is to find the most extreme life forms in the world—from the strangest, to the deadliest— and capture the stories of how their insane lifestyles help them to survive on our Weird Planet.
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Watch the latest episode of Beyond the Backyard: nebula.tv/videos/mywildbackyard-the-monster-of-the-rocky-sands
Lurking in the shadows of rainforests and deserts is one of the most alien looking arachnids in the world. We call it a scorpion, but it couldn't be more different. What is the tailless whipscorpion? In this video we're going to investigate its bizarre world.
My name is Spencer Hoffman. I’m a biologist and filmmaker from North Carolina and my goal is to find the most extreme life forms in the world—from the strangest, to the deadliest— and capture the stories of how their insane lifestyles help them to survive on our Weird Planet.
