Don’t Touch These Animals. Seriously. | Deep Look

Meet four animals that have mastered the art of chemical defense and offense. Sneak up on a bombardier beetle and it will shoot boiling acid from its behind. Cone snails will inject a fish with venom and swallow it whole, while the reclusive vinegaroon has a stinky surprise for anyone who messes with it. The Arizona bark scorpion has a sting powerful enough to send humans to the hospital, but it doesn’t seem to bother the tiny southern grasshopper mouse. 👉 Donate to KQED, the public media station that makes Deep Look: https://donate.kqed.org/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp SUBSCRIBE:    / @kqeddeeplook   ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2026/08/... ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: Tiger Beetles Bite First, Ask Questions Never    • Tiger Beetles Bite First, Ask Questions Ne...   These Lovebugs Have Attachment Issues    • Lovebugs Have Weird Attachment Issues | De...   Beach Day? These 5 Surprising Creatures Are Hanging Out Too    • These 5 Beach Creatures Have Totally Secre...   ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Alex Butler Bridget Kelly Duane Westhoff Christopher Williams Elena De La Paz manamonarch Julia R Wised1000 STEPHANIE DOLE J Schumacher The Mighty X Marilyn Schiffman LAUREL PRZYBYLSKI wormy boi Laurel Przybylski Jeremiah Sullivan Mehdi Carrie Mukaida KayLa Cristen Rasmussen Wade Tregaskis Burt Humburg Noreen Herrington Roberta K Wright xkymon Louis O'Neill Titania Juang El Samuels Laurel Przybylski Companion Cube Karen Reynolds David Deshpande Daisuke Goto Elizabeth Ann Ditz Levi Cai Craig Rosa ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: / deeplookofficial Patreon: / deeplook Instagram: / kqedscience Twitter/X: / kqedscience ---+ About KQED KQED, an NPR and PBS member station in San Francisco, serves Northern California and beyond with a public-supported alternative to commercial TV, radio and web media. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the members of KQED. #insects #wildlife #bugs #4kvideo #deeplook #kqed