"Baby, You're an Arthropod!" Song about insects, crustaceans, arachnids & more by Lucas Miller

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• published: 04 Mar 2013
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Recommended by Vsauce and Laughing Squid, this song will floor you with incredible images and surprisingly good music production. Got to see this one to believe it... 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! With 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?! Lyrics: Do you ever feel like a stinky shoe Just blocked out the sun, and next will step on you? Do you ever feel like a roach motel Was built just for you, you are its clientele? Do you ever feel like you give folks the creeps? Six year olds all scream and grown men shut their eyes and weep? You may not have a spine but lift antennae high 'Cause you're important guys Are you living under a log, or high on a hog? Come on out of that bog but watch out for that frog! 'Cause baby you're an arthropod Shake your segmented bod Let the people go, "EW! EW! EW!" 'cause we all depend on you, you, you Your legs are jointed and oh-so adaptable That exoskeleton so tough and practical It's made of chitin strong but it gets tight, you know So you bust out of it and then a new one grow Rockin' the ocean floor with pincers big and strong Your feet were first on land, took to air before too long You pollinate the plants, you feed the human race Eat most anything and go most anyplace So spread your wings, you're nature's kings Let your stridulating ring, but please don't sting! 'Cause baby you're an arthropod Shake your segmented bod Crabs, spiders and bees, bees, bees Shrimp, grasshoppers and millipedes Zoom, zoom, zoom You buzz around my room, room, room Here comes my mommy with a broom, broom, broom Better get out of here soon, soon, soon 'Cause baby you're an arthropod Mother Nature's go-to squad Let the people go, "Gross, gross, gross!" 'cause without you we'd be toast, toast, toast Baby, you're an arthropod Shake your segmented bod You make me go, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" So many kinds of you to know, know, know!" So 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. The music is, obviously, inspired by Katy Perry's "Firework" but I tried to give it my own spin. Hopefully she won't block it.