Creepy Crawlies

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is The Let's Go Club - but mini!

0:00:04 > 0:00:05Expect making, exploring,

0:00:05 > 0:00:07super-sizing,

0:00:07 > 0:00:09dancing, fact-finding

0:00:09 > 0:00:11and laughing.

0:00:11 > 0:00:14So get ready for more fun from The Let's Go Club.

0:00:19 > 0:00:23Today we're finding out all about creepy-crawlies.

0:00:23 > 0:00:27Slithery snails and buzzing bees.

0:00:27 > 0:00:30These curious bugs have tricks up their sleeves.

0:00:30 > 0:00:33Caterpillars, cockroaches, beetles with big heads.

0:00:33 > 0:00:35When it comes to mini beasts,

0:00:35 > 0:00:37there's a lot to be said.

0:00:37 > 0:00:39Let's get to those facts.

0:00:39 > 0:00:45First off, butterflies can taste with their feet! Yummy.

0:00:45 > 0:00:47A mummy butterfly flies about

0:00:47 > 0:00:50looking for leaves to lay her eggs on.

0:00:50 > 0:00:52But not any plant will do.

0:00:52 > 0:00:56Some have juices that aren't safe for precious babies,

0:00:56 > 0:01:00so the butterfly lands on lots of plants,

0:01:00 > 0:01:03drumming them with their feet to release the juices.

0:01:03 > 0:01:07By tasting the juice with special hairs on the bottom of their feet,

0:01:07 > 0:01:11the butterfly can tell which plants are OK.

0:01:11 > 0:01:14Then it's time to lay the eggs.

0:01:14 > 0:01:17Home sweet home.

0:01:17 > 0:01:20Next, the common garden worm

0:01:20 > 0:01:22doesn't have just one heart.

0:01:22 > 0:01:26Oh, no, it has five pairs of hearts.

0:01:26 > 0:01:29A worm's blood has to travel a long way

0:01:29 > 0:01:32round its skinny, stretched-out body,

0:01:32 > 0:01:36so each pair of hearts swirls up and squeezes

0:01:36 > 0:01:38to help push the blood along.

0:01:38 > 0:01:42Ten hearts working together to get the job done.

0:01:42 > 0:01:45That's a whole lot of love in one little worm.

0:01:45 > 0:01:49Next up, spiders can make their own music.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51Rock on!

0:01:51 > 0:01:56And boy spiders use this tuneful skill to impress the ladies.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59When a boy spider sees a girl spider that he likes,

0:01:59 > 0:02:02he plucks his web like a guitar

0:02:02 > 0:02:06and that makes sweet vibrations to win her heart.

0:02:06 > 0:02:08And boys can even play different notes

0:02:08 > 0:02:12by changing the shape and size of their web.

0:02:12 > 0:02:16Now that's what I call a smooth operator.

0:02:16 > 0:02:18And finally...

0:02:18 > 0:02:22A flea can speed up faster than a space rocket.

0:02:22 > 0:02:26For their size, fleas are the best jumpers in the animal world.

0:02:26 > 0:02:31And they can do giant jumps because their bodies contain springy pads.

0:02:31 > 0:02:37Fleas use these special springs to give their legs a massive kick.

0:02:37 > 0:02:38And at the moment of launch,

0:02:38 > 0:02:41they accelerate faster than a rocket.

0:02:41 > 0:02:46But unlike a spaceship, fleas can't fly,

0:02:46 > 0:02:49so they'll never get to space under their own steam.

0:02:49 > 0:02:50Fact!

0:02:52 > 0:02:55You can be part of The Let's Go Club too.

0:02:55 > 0:02:58Grab a grown-up and head to the CBeebies website.

0:02:58 > 0:03:02Remember, we're the club that never closes!