What's an arthropod? Lucas Miller, the "singing zoologist," gives you the low-down in a music video that is hilarious and truly a spectacle!...
What's an arthropod? Lucas Miller, the "singing zoologist," gives you the low-down in a music video that is hilarious and truly a spectacle!nnWith the help of entomologists (and photographers) John & Kendra Abbott, this video shows you the full spectrum of arthropod splendor. And that kid really sells the cockroach costume, doesn't he?!nnLyrics:nDo you ever feel like a stinky shoenJust blocked out the sun, and next will step on you? nDo you ever feel like a roach motelnWas built just for you, you are its clientele? nDo you ever feel like you give folks the creeps? nSix year olds all scream and grown men shut their eyes and weep? nYou may not have a spine but lift antennae highn'Cause you're important guys nAre you living under a log, or high on a hog?nCome on out of that bog but watch out for that frog! nn'Cause baby you're an arthropod nShake your segmented bod nLet the people go, "EW! EW! EW!" n'cause we all depend on you, you, younnYour legs are jointed and oh-so adaptablenThat exoskeleton so tough and practical nIt's made of chitin strong but it gets tight, you know nSo you bust out of it and then a new one grownRockin' the ocean floor with pincers big and strongnYour feet were first on land, took to air before too longnYou pollinate the plants, you feed the human racenEat most anything and go most anyplace nSo spread your wings, you're nature's kings nLet your stridulating ring, but please don't sting! n n'Cause baby you're an arthropod nShake your segmented bodnCrabs, spiders and bees, bees, beesnShrimp, grasshoppers and millipedesn nZoom, zoom, zoom nYou buzz around my room, room, roomnHere comes my mommy with a broom, broom, broom nBetter get out of here soon, soon, soonnn'Cause baby you're an arthropodnMother Nature's go-to squadnLet the people go, "Gross, gross, gross!"n'cause without you we'd be toast, toast, toastnnBaby, you're an arthropodnShake your segmented bodnYou make me go, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" nSo many kinds of you to know, know, know!"nnnSo many folks to thank here: TSlank Productions, Johnny Villarreal of Edge of Imagination Station, Wyeth, Owen, Sean and Angela (the kids in the video), the many other photographers who allowed me to use their work (it's all either Creative Commons/Flickr or iStockphoto): Megan Hines, David Hogan, Arno & Louise Wildlife, & others. If you would like to be credited or credited in another way, let me know and I'll take care of it. nnThe music is, obviously, inspired by Katy Perry's "Firework" but I tried to give it my own spin. Hopefully she won't block it. Less