Looking to reconnect with nature? Want to make better decisions for the health of the planet? Every Friday, Living Planet brings you the stories, facts and debates on the key environmental issues of our time.
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Living Planet: Disgusting creatures?
Disgusting creatures like tarantulas, scorpions and cockroaches are important, too! Eels in Canada are being chopped up by dams — but they don't get the attention they deserve because they aren't cute like pandas. Poisonous scorpions are more important for our ecosystem than you might have thought. And the taste for tarantula in Cambodia has drastically decimated their numbers.