An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.

In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.

Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.

(music plays)

Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.

The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW

Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.

The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.

The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS

On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.

The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH

AS she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.

Wearing a black wig, Zoey stands in the attic next to a TV screen.

Zoey says WELCOME TO
FINDING STUFF OUT.
THINGS HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE ALARMING TODAY.

She plays a clip of herself eating grapes.

She says I FOUND OUT THE SNACK
I WAS EATING WAS POISONOUS!
I'M EATING POISON!
(GAGGING)

She spits out the grapes.

She says FORTUNATELY,
I REMAINED CALM.

She stands up and starts screaming and running around.

She says AGH!

She stops the clip and says OKAY, MAYBE NOT SO CALM.
BUT, TURNS OUT I WAS FINE.
SORT OF A FUNNY STORY.
I READ GRAPES ARE POISONOUS,
BUT I DIDN'T FINISH
READING THE SENTENCE.
TURNS OUT THEY'RE
POISONOUS TO DOGS,
BUT THEY'RE TOTALLY
HEALTHY TO US PEOPLE.
(DOG BARKS.)
WAIT! HOW CAN SOMETHING I EAT
BE POISONOUS TO MY DOG?
(DOG BARKS.)

The hazard symbol pops up.

Zoey says I MEAN, POISON'S POISON,
RIGHT?
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS
POISONOUS TO PETS?
CHOCOLATE, RAISINS,
AVOCADO,
GUM, GARLIC, WALNUTS.
SHOULDN'T WE BE ABLE
TO EAT THE SAME FOODS?
IT'S NOT LIKE I WOULD DIE
IF I ATE A DOG BISCUIT.
OR WOULD I?
SO CONFUSING!
AGH!

In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.

A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."

Zoey says I'M DETERMINED TO GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF THIS MYSTERY.
MAYBE MAXIME'S QUESTION
WILL HELP.

She plays a clip.

Inside a frame, a brown haired boy appears with the caption "Maxime."

He says WHAT EXACTLY IS POISON?

Zoey says THE SHORT ANSWER IS:
I DON'T KNOW.
POISON SEEMS MORE COMPLICATED
THAN I REALIZED.
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,
I'LL HAVE THE ANSWER.
MEANWHILE, HERE'S
ANOTHER QUESTION.

Tegan, a red haired boy, pops up on the screen.

He says WHY ARE SOME FROGS POISONOUS?

Zoey says WELL, TEGAN,
LET'S FIND OUT.

She plays the guitar and says HE'S AN EXPERT ON ANIMALS
THAT POISON AND BITE
SO I GUARANTEE THAT
IT'LL BE A DELIGHT
PLEASE WELCOME JESSE DELUCA.

Jesse enters the attic.

He’s in his thirties, with short brown hair and a goatee. He wears glasses, gray cargo trousers and a green shirt. He carries a frog in a container.

He says HI, ZOEY.

Zoey says HI!
WOW! THE FROG IS SO COLOURFUL.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MADE
OUT OF CANDY.

Jesse says BUT YOU DON'T WANT HIM
IN YOUR TRICK OR TREAT BAG.
HE'S POISONOUS.

(dramatic music plays)

Zoey makes a funny face.

Zoey says I'VE NEVER SEEN
A FROG LIKE THIS.
WHAT KIND OF FROG IS IT?

The frog is black with neon yellow and white stripes.

Jesse says THIS IS A POISON DART FROG
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
IT GETS ITS NAME BECAUSE HUNTERS
USED TO USE ITS POISON
ON THE TIPS OF THEIR DARTS.
POISON DART FROGS
HAVE SOME
OF THE MOST BRILLIANT
AND BEAUTIFUL COLORS ON EARTH.
BUT THEY ARE ALSO THE DEADLIEST
CREATURES ON EARTH.
THE GOLDEN DART FROG,
FOR INSTANCE, IS KNOWN TO BE,
OUNCE FOR OUNCE, THE MOST
TOXIC ANIMAL ON THE PLANET.

A bright yellow frog appears on screen.

Jesse says ITS POISON IS SO POWERFUL ONLY
ONE DROP CAN KILL 10,000 MICE!
THAT'S LIKE 10 TO 20
GROWN HUMANS!

Zoey says YIKES!
SO, HOW DANGEROUS
IS THIS GUY?

Jesse says WELL, I WAS ONLY
KIDDING EARLIER.
IT'S NOT POISONOUS AT ALL.
IF IT WAS IN NATURE
AND EATING THE STINGING INSECTS
THAT IT USUALLY EATS,
THEN IT WOULD BE POISONOUS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF HE WAS EATING
LITTLE STINGING ANTS,
THE STINGING CHEMICALS IN THEIR
VENOM MAKES THEM POISONOUS.

Zoey says SO, WHAT DO YOU FEED HIM THEN?

Jesse says I FEED HIM LITTLE FRUIT FLIES
AND LITTLE TINY CRICKETS.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Zoey says WHY ARE SOME TYPES OF FROGS
POISONOUS AND OTHERS AREN'T?

Jesse says SOME FROGS EVOLVED
TO BE POISONOUS,
AND PREDATORS LEARNED
NOT TO EAT THEM.

Zoey says THAT SEEMS LIKE A BIG ADVANTAGE.
WHY DON'T OTHER FROGS HAVE THAT?

Jesse says WELL, SOME FROGS ARE POISONOUS,
AND THERE'S OTHERS THAT
EVOLVED TO CAMOUFLAGE.
I BELIEVE THAT FROGS
BECOME POISONOUS
DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
THEY LIVE IN
AND THE FOOD
THAT IS FOUND THERE.

Zoey says COOL!
I HAVE A QUESTION THAT
I THINK YOU CAN ANSWER.

She plays a clip with a question from a brown haired boy named Volkan.

He says WHY DOESN'T THE POISON IN THE
SCORPION KILL THE SCORPION?

Zoey says WELL, VOLKAN,
YOU THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE
A LIVE SCORPION ON MY SHOW?

Jesse puts a container with a scorpion on the table.

Zoey says WELL YOU'RE RIGHT.

Jesse says THIS IS AN EMPEROR SCORPION.

Zoey says IS THE POISON IN ITS CLAWS
OR IN ITS TAIL?

Jesse says IT'S ACTUALLY IN ITS TAIL.
AND IT'S NOT POISON, IT'S VENOM.

Zoey says WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

Jesse says POISON IS SOMETHING
THAT AN ANIMAL HAS
TO HELP PROTECT ITSELF.
IF YOU EAT IT,
YOU'LL GET SICK.

Zoey says SO WHAT'S VENOM?

Jesee says VENOM IS SOMETHING THAT AN
ANIMAL HAS TO KILL ITS PREY.
THE VENOM HAS TO GET
INTO YOUR BLOOD.
JUST THINK OF THE FROG AND
HOW ITS POISON IS FOR DEFENSE,
AND THE SCORPION HAS
ITS VENOM FOR ATTACK.

Zoey says DEFENSE VERSUS OFFENSE!
I THINK I FEEL A SONG COMING ON.

A caption reads "Frog versus scorpion."

(music plays)

A scorpion and a frog stand on a stadium lawn.

The frog says D-D-DEFENSE
YOU CAN'T EAT ME

The scorpion says OFF-OFF-OFFENSE
I'M SO HUNGRY

The frog says IF YOU WANT
A PIECE OF THIS

The scorpion says I EXUDE THE MOOD
TO PINCH

The frog says IF YOU WANT
A PIECE OF THIS
I WILL MAKE YOU
REALLY SICK
IF YOU TRY
TO TAKE A BITE
THEN YOU MIGHT BE
DEAD TONIGHT

The scorpion says WITH MY VENOM,
I'LL ATTACK
I WILL PARALYZE A SNACK
BUT I WON'T EAT YOU TODAY
YOU'RE NOT TASTY ANYWAY

They both say YAY! TEAM!
(WHISTLE BLOWS.)

Zoey says SORRY ABOUT THAT.
SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL
A LITTLE MUSICAL.

Jesse says NO PROBLEM.

Zoey says SO, HOW DOES A SCORPION
ACTUALLY USE ITS VENOM?

Jesee says THE SCORPION USES ITS VENOM
WITH ITS STINGER.
IT STINGS ITS PREY
TO PARALYZE IT.

Zoey says WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF IT
ACCIDENTALLY STUNG ITSELF?

Jesee says SOME SCORPIONS HAVE ANTI-VENOM
IN THEIR BLOODSTREAM
THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM GETTING
HURT FROM STINGING THEMSELVES.
BUT IF TOO MUCH VENOM
IS RELEASED,
IT CAN END UP
KILLING ITSELF.

Zoey says WAIT.
IF IT STUNG ME,
WOULD IT KILL ME?

Jesse says SCORPIONS CAN KILL
SMALL ANIMALS.
THERE'S ONLY A FEW SCORPIONS
THAT CAN ACTUALLY KILL HUMANS.

Zoey says OH, WHEW.

Jesee says BUT IF YOU WERE TO GET STUNG,
IT WOULD AFFECT YOU.
IT WOULD HURT.

Zoey says THAT REMINDS ME OF
ANOTHER QUESTION I GOT.

Zoey plays a clip with a question from a girl named Anjali.

Anjali says CAN YOU HOLD A TARANTULA
WITHOUT BEING BITTEN?

Zoey says WELL, ANJALI, WE'RE ABOUT
TO FIND OUT.

Jesee says IT'S ACTUALLY BEST
NOT TO HOLD A TARANTULA.
THIS IS A BRAZILIAN
BLACK TARANTULA.

Zoey says I'M GONNA GUESS IT HAS VENOM
INSTEAD OF POISON.

Jesee says THAT'S RIGHT.
IT HAS VENOM.
IT USES ITS VENOM TO INJECT
ITS PREY TO PARALYZE IT.
THIS ONE ACTUALLY
DOESN'T SPIN ANY WEBS.
IT HUNTS DOWN ITS PREY.

Zoey says DO ALL SPIDERS HAVE VENOM?

Jesee says BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TEETH,
YES, ALL SPIDERS DO HAVE VENOM.
BUT THEIR VENOM ISN'T
VERY STRONG ON HUMANS.
IT'S MORE LIKE A WASP
OR A BEE STING.

Zoey says YIKES!

A caption pops up on the screen. It reads "Ask a friend."

Zoey says WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU SAW
A TARANTULA OR A SCORPION?

A boy says RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.

Another boy says I WOULD FAINT.

A girl says I WOULD TAKE A STICK
AND GET IT OFF.

Another girl says I WOULD SCREAM AND CRY
AND RUN AWAY.

Another boy says KICK IT OFF MY LEG
AND SQUASH IT.

The second boy says I WOULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

Another girl says I WOULD SHOUT,
"AGH! A TARANTULA!"

Zoey says HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY AVOID
BEING STUNG?

Jesse says YOU JUST WANT
TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
IF YOU DON'T BOTHER IT,
IT WON'T BOTHER YOU.

Zoey says SO IF YOU HELD A TARANTULA,
WOULD IT AUTOMATICALLY USE
ITS VENOM ON YOU?

Jesse says IT MIGHT. BUT IT DOESN'T WANT
TO USE UP ITS VENOM.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT.

Zoey says WELL, THANKS FOR HELPING ME
FIND STUFF OUT.

Jesse says MY PLEASURE.

Zoey says SO TARANTULAS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
NOT TO USE ALL THEIR VENOM.
HEY! THAT GIVES ME
AN IDEA FOR...

In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.

A caption reads "My great challenge."

Zoey says WELCOME TO THE GREAT
TARANTULA CHALLENGE.
HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY.
TODAY'S CHALLENGERS ARE...
(BOOMING VOICE) DARIO!

A picture of Dario’s head appears on a super hero body. He holds a card with his name on o and a picture of a tarantula.

Dario is around 12 and has short blond hair.

Zoey says AND ALESSANDRA!

A picture of Alessandra’s head appears on a super hero body. She holds a card with her name on o and a picture of a tarantula.

Alessandra is around 12 and has shoulder length wavy light brown hair.

In a rain cape, Zoey tosses them plastic tarantulas and says I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
SCARED OF SPIDERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TARANTULAS.
YOU'LL EACH HAVE GIANT
VENOM SQUIRTERS.
YOU'LL HAVE TO KNOCK OVER
YOUR PREY BY SQUIRTING WATER...
I MEAN VENOM AT IT.
NOW BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE
YOU DON'T WANT
TO HIT ANYTHING THAT
TARANTULAS DON'T EAT.
DON'T USE TOO MUCH VENOM,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU RUN OUT
OF VENOM, YOU'RE DONE.
ARE YOU READY?

They say YEAH!

A picture of Dario’s head appears on a super hero body. He holds a card with his name on o and a picture of a tarantula.
OKAY. DARIO,
YOU'LL GO FIRST.
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET,
ATTACK!
DARIO'S GOING FOR
AN ALL OUT ATTACK.
LADYBUG. YUP, TARANTULAS
EAT MOSTLY INSECTS.
PRETTY MUCH ANY INSECTS
THEY CAN CATCH,
EVEN FLIES, MOSQUITOS,
OR BEES.
THEY'RE ALL DELICIOUS.
MORE VENOM PRESSURE.
NOT EASY TO CATCH
YOUR LUNCH, NOW, IS IT?
UH-OH. DARIO WAS LUCKY
HE DIDN'T KNOCK DOWN THAT ROBOT.
(ROBOT VOICE) TARANTULA'S
DO NOT EAT ROBOTS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RUNNING
OUT OF VENOM, DARIO.
DARIO GOT 10 SNACKS.
LET'S SEE IF ALESSANDRA
CAN BEAT HIM.
ALMOST GOT IT.
NICE! YOU CAUGHT
A BUTTERFLY.
A MOUSE! THAT'S GOOD
FOR ONE POINT.
SOME SPECIES OF TARANTULA
WILL ACTUALLY EAT MICE,
FROGS, OR EVEN BIRDS.
NOPE. YOU LOSE A POINT.
TARANTULAS DO NOT EAT FLOWERS.

Alessandra squirts Zoey.

Zoey says HEY! I'M NOT A BUG.
OKAY, ALESSANDRA. IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU RAN OUT OF VENOM.
LET'S SEE WHO WON.
SO, ALESSANDRA,
YOU KNOCKED 8 PREY DOWN.

Alessandra says YES!

Zoey says AND, DARIO,
YOU KNOCKED 10 PREY DOWN,
SO YOU WIN!

Dario says YES!

They both shake hands.

Zoey says THANKS FOR PLAYING.
OH, AND BECAUSE THE CHALLENGE
PROBABLY MADE YOU HUNGRY,
HERE'S A SNACK... OF BUGS!

She offers them gummy bugs.

Zoey says WELL, THAT'S AN EASY PREY.
AND HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION
FROM EMANUELA

Emanuela says THAT YOU CAN SINK
YOUR TEETH INTO.
HOW COME SOME SNAKES ARE
POISONOUS AND OTHERS ARE NOT?

Zoey says HAH! YOU CAN'T FOOL ME.
SNAKES CAN BE VENOMOUS,
BUT THEY'RE NOT POISONOUS.
IF THEY WERE POISONOUS,
YOU'D GET SICK FROM EATING THEM.
AND SOME PEOPLE EAT RATTLESNAKE.
I CHECKED WHETHER SNAKES
HAVE VENOM OR NOT.
DEPENDS ON HOW THEY CATCH
THEIR FOOD.
SOME SNAKES DON'T NEED
VENOM AT ALL,
BECAUSE THEY CATCH THEIR PREY
BY SQUEEZING IT
UNTIL IT SUFFOCATES.
(SQUEEZING NOISE)

She plays with a rubber snake.

She says IMAGINE IF YOU HAD TO SQUEEZE
YOUR LUNCH LIKE THAT.
BUT OTHER SNAKES USE VENOM
SPIKES TO PARALYZE THEIR PREY
AND SOMETIMES
TO PRE-DIGEST IT.
I WONDER WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
CHIANA AND MAXIME HAVE
AN EXPERIMENT TO FIND OUT.

In animation, Zoey rubs a balloon on his head.

She says THIS EXPERIMENT SHOWS
SORT OF WHAT SNAKE VENOM
CAN DO TO YOUR BLOOD.
FIRST YOU ADD SOME
RED FOOD COLORING TO MILK.

A girl adds red coloring to a glass of milk.

A boy next to her says THAT LOOKS LIKE BLOOD,
EXCEPT IT'S,
LIKE, LIGHTER.

Chiana says YUP.

Zoey says THEN YOU ADD VINEGAR
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

Chiana says OH, MY GOSH.

Maxime says OH, MY GOSH.

Chiana says THAT LOOKS VERY,
VERY, VERY WEIRD.
IT'S ALL SEPARATED INTO,
LIKE, LITTLE BUBBLES
WITH ITS OWN SECTION.

Maxime says IT LOOKS LIKE A SPONGE.

Chiana says YEAH, IT DOES.

Zoey says THE VINEGAR CLOTS THE MILK
SO IT'S ALL GLOBBY AND YUCKY.
THAT'S SORT OF WHAT SNAKE VENOM
DOES TO THE BLOOD OF ITS PREY.

Chiana says THAT'S DISGUSTING.

Maxime says YUCK!

Chiana says I WISH I NEVER HAD
TO SEE THAT.

Zoey says THAT LOOKED DISGUSTING. ARE YOU
SURE YOU WANT TO EAT THAT?

A sock puppet nods.

Zoey says OKAY.
THANKS, CHIANA AND MAXIME.

They say BYE, ZOEY!

An animated snake says BLEH!
WHY CAN'T WE EVER HAVE PIZZA?
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Zoey says FORTUNATELY FOR US HUMANS,
SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND WAYS TO
MAKE MEDICINE CALLED ANTI-VENOM.
I FOUND OUT THEY MILK SNAKES FOR
THEIR VENOM TO MAKE ANTI-VENOM.
THEY CAN SAVE YOU
FROM A SNAKE BITE
IF YOU GET THE MEDICINE
IN TIME.

In animation, a boy gets injected with a syringe that looks like a snake.

The boy says SNAKES A LOT!
(LAUGHING)

Elliot pops up on Zoe’s laptop screen and says HOW CAN YOU EAT POISON FOOD?

Zoey says WHY WOULD I WANT TO?
WELL, TURNS OUT,
SOME PEOPLE DO WANT TO.
I FOUND OUT THAT
THE PUFFER FISH IS POISONOUS
TO KEEP BIGGER ANIMALS
FROM EATING IT.
YOU KNOW, IN CASE IT'S SPIKES
AREN'T ENOUGH REASON TO FIND
A DIFFERENT LUNCH.
BUT CHEFS IN JAPAN
HAVE A SPECIAL WAY
OF PREPARING PUFFER FISH
THAT GETS THE POISON OUT.
THERE'S JUST A TEENY
LITTLE BIT LEFT
TO MAKE YOUR MOUTH
FEEL STINGY.
BUT IF THE CHEF MAKES
A MISTAKE,
IT CAN KILL YOU!
TO ME, THAT DOESN'T SEEM
WORTH THE RISK.
BUT ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED WAYS
TO EAT POISONOUS FOOD SAFELY.
I FOUND OUT THAT
IN SOUTH AMERICA
THEY MAKE FLOUR FROM
A PLANT CALLED MANIOC,
OR KASSAVA, WHICH IS
SUPER-POISONOUS.
TO MAKE IT SAFE, FIRST,
YOU HAVE TO SCRAPE IT,
SOAK IT, BOIL IT, GRIND IT
INTO FLOUR, AND THEN COOK IT.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.
KASSAVA IS ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR STARCHY FOODS
IN PLACES NEAR THE EQUATOR.
BUT IT'S POISONOUS
IF IT'S NOT PREPARED RIGHT.
EVEN FOODS WE FIND IN THE
GROCERY STORE CAN BE POISONOUS,
LIKE THE LEAVES OF RHUBARB
AND POTATOES.
AND SPEAKING OF FOODS,
WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT...

Addison pops up on the screen with a question and she says HOW DO YOU KNOW IF
A MUSHROOM IS POISONOUS?

In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.

Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!

Zoey says THERE ARE LOTS OF
OLD WIVES TALES
ABOUT WHEN MUSHROOMS
ARE SAFE TO EAT.

A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."

Zoey is in the woods, wearing a white wig. She holds a basket.

She says I SHOULD KNOW.
I'M AN OLD WIFE.
(LAUGHING)
I'VE HEARD THAT,
IF THEY GROW IN WOODS,
IT'S SAFE.
(BUZZER NOISE)
(GAGGING)

She eats something from the basket and says ARGH!

She falls to the ground.

Dressed as a different person, Zoey says AS LONG AS IT'S NOT RED,
IT'S FINE.
(BUZZER NOISE)
(GAGGING)

She falls to the ground.

Dressed as a third person, she says I HEARD IF YOU RUB THE RED OFF,
IT'S SAFE TO EAT.
(BUZZER NOISE)
(GAGGING)

She falls to the ground.

As a fourth person, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE I SHOULD
CHECK FIRST.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Zoey says PEOPLE USED TO HAVE
ALL SORTS OF RULES
ABOUT HOW TO TELL IF
A MUSHROOM IS POISONOUS.
BUT THOSE RULES WERE ONLY RIGHT
SOME OF THE TIME.
AND IF YOU WEREN'T RIGHT...
(BUZZER NOISE)

A skeleton says I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED.
AWWW...

Zoey says TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
POISONOUS MUSHROOMS,
I'M ON THE HUNT FOR THEM WITH
MUSHROOM EXPERT MARY BERBEE
AND SOME OF HER STUDENTS,
VIVIAN AND ANNA.
WHAT KIND OF POISONOUS MUSHROOMS
CAN WE FIND?

Mary is in her sixties, with short white hair. She wears glasses, cream trousers and a blue sweater.

She shows her pictures on her telephone and says WELL, I CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF THE
PICTURES OF POISONOUS MUSHROOMS
THAT HAVE MADE PEOPLE SICK
IN THIS AREA.
SURE.
SO, THIS IS THE DEATH CAP HERE.

She shows her a mushroom that looks like an egg.

Mary says AND THIS IS
THE DESTROYING ANGEL.

She shows ZOey pale yellow mushroom with heavy bottoms.

Zoey says DEATH CAP?
DESTROYING ANGEL?
I CAN TELL BY THOSE NAMES
THAT THEY'RE TROUBLE.

Mary says YOU ARE SO RIGHT.
THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE
THOSE NAMES IS BECAUSE,
IF YOU EAT A RELATIVELY SMALL
AMOUNT, LIKE TWO MUSHROOMS,
THEN THE POISONS
IN THE MUSHROOM
CAN COMPLETELY DESTROY
YOUR LIVER.
(ALARM)
AND FAIRLY FREQUENTLY
THEY DIE.
SO IF THERE'S ANY
GROUP OF MUSHROOMS
THAT YOU SHOULD LEARN
TO RECOGNIZE BY SIGHT,
IT'S THE DEATH CAPS
AND DESTROYING ANGELS.
SEE, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS AVOID
THOSE VERY CAREFULLY.
(MARY LAUGHS.)

Zoey says YEAH.

Dressed as a pirate, Zoey says ARGH! WE'RE GOING
ON A TREASURE HUNT.
FOR POISON.
HERE MUSHROOM,
MUSHROOM, MUSHROOM.

Zoey points at a dead tree and says THERE'S ONE.

Mary says OH! GOOD JOB.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.

Zoey says ISN'T IT THOUGH?

Zoey says I FOUND ONE.
WHAT'S THIS?

Mary says WOAH! NICE FIND.
THAT'S A MUSHROOM
CALLED THE PRINCE.

Zoey says POISON OR LUNCH?

Mary says IT IS, IN FACT, LUNCH.
(PIRATE VOICE) ARGH!
I'LL PUT YOU IN ME
TREASURE CHEST.
IF I WERE TO COLLECT MUSHROOMS
IN THE WOODS BY MYSELF,
HOW WOULD I TELL IF
THE MUSHROOM'S OKAY?

Mary says THERE ARE PROBABLY 30,000
DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSHROOMS.
AND SOME ARE POISONOUS
AND SOME AREN'T.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW
WHICH IS WHICH
IS TO GET TO KNOW
THE INDIVIDUAL KINDS VERY WELL.
ONE WAY THAT PEOPLE OFTEN
LEARN TO DO THAT
IS BY GOING OUT
WITH GROUPS OF EXPERTS.
SO THEY GO OUT WITH
MUSHROOMS CLUBS WHO HAVE
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE PICKING
AND IDENTIFYING MUSHROOMS.

Zoey says IF I WERE TO EAT A POISONOUS
MUSHROOM, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?

Mary says WELL, I HOPE YOU NEVER DO,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT
A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
WHAT YOUR PARENTS
WOULD PROBABLY DO
IS TO TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL,
AND THEY'D PUMP YOUR STOMACH,
WHICH IS NOT PLEASANT, BUT THAT
WOULD GET RID OF THE POISONS.
THE MUSHROOMS THAT CAUSE
THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
ARE THE ONES
WHERE YOU CAN'T TELL
THAT YOU'VE EATEN SOMETHING BAD
FOR A LONG TIME,
SO IT TAKES HOURS BEFORE
YOU START TO GET SICK.
AND BY THAT TIME THERE'S
NOT ANYTHING THEY CAN DO
BY WAY OF PUMPING YOUR STOMACH,
BECAUSE THE POISON IS
ALL THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY.
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM
WITH THE DEATH CAPS
AND THE DESTROYING ANGELS.
SO, I REALLY HOPE
THAT YOU NEVER GET
ANYWHERE NEAR
THOSE KINDS OF FUNGI.

Zoey says OKAY. I'M CONVINCED.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD HELP.
(MARY LAUGHS.)

Mary says ANY TIME.

Zoey says WE FOUND A LOT OF MUSHROOMS,
BUT NO DEATH CAPS
OR DESTROYING ANGELS.
AND I WANT TO SEE REAL ONES,
SO MARY BRINGS ME TO
THE BEATY BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
TO SEE THEIR HUGE
MUSHROOM COLLECTION.
(PIRATE VOICE)
SHIVER ME TIMBERS!
LOOK AT ALL THESE TREASURES.
(MARY LAUGHS.)

Mary says THAT'S THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.
THEY ARE INDEED TREASURES.
AND THEY'RE PRESERVED HERE
SO THAT SCIENTISTS ALL OVER
THE WORLD CAN STUDY THEM.

Zoey says WHY ARE THEY ALL DRY?

Mary says THE REASON WHY THEY'RE DRY
IS BECAUSE
A FRESH MUSHROOM ONLY LASTS
ABOUT TWO OR THREE DAYS,
AND THEN IT BECOMES
JUST A MASS OF SLIME.
SO THE ONLY WAY
TO KEEP SPECIMENS
SO THAT SCIENTISTS CAN
STUDY THEM IN THE FUTURE
IS TO DRY THEM OUT.
THERE'S SOME THAT GO BACK OLDER
THAN YOUR GRANDPARENTS ARE.
SOME MUSHROOMS HAVE
DISTINCTIVE SMELLS.
YOU WANT TO SMELL
A DEATH CAP?

Zoey says SURE.

Mary says ANNA AND VIVIAN SAID THAT
THE DEATH CAP, WHEN IT'S DRIED,
HAS A PARTICULARLY
DISGUSTING SMELL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS THAT DISGUSTING?

Zoey says I THINK SO.
(EVERYONE LAUGHS.)

Mary says LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS ONE HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONE
THAT'S DEADLY POISONOUS.
AND ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE DEATH CAP
IS THAT IT'S GOT THIS CUP.
SO THE STEM OF THE MUSHROOM
ACTUALLY COMES
FROM INSIDE
OF A SORT OF A CUP.
AND IF YOU SEE A MUSHROOM
THAT HAS A CUP LIKE THAT,
DON'T EAT IT.
OKAY?
BECAUSE MOST POISONOUS MUSHROOMS
ALL HAVE THAT CHARACTERISTIC.

In a pirate voice, Zoey says THANKS FOR
HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT. ARGH!

Mary says NO PROBLEM, MATEY.
DON'T FORGET YOUR TREASURE.

Zoey takes her basket with her.

Zoey puts up a puppet show.

A snake puppet says I'M GONNA EAT YOU.

A red frog says IF THE FROG'S RED,
YOU'LL END UP DEAD.

The snake puppet says UHHH... MAYBE I'LL EAT
A GRANOLA BAR INSTEAD.

Zoey says GOOD IDEA.
NO ONE WANTS TO EAT
SOMETHING POISONOUS.
HEY! I THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER
TO TODAY'S BIG QUESTION.

Maxime says WHAT EXACTLY IS POISON?

Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS...
POISON AND VENOM ARE SUBSTANCES
THAT HELP ANIMALS SURVIVE.
THE DART FROG'S POISON KEEPS
ANIMALS FROM EATING IT.
SO DOES THE PUFFER
FISH'S POISON,
THOUGH CHEFS HAVE LEARNED
TO OUTSMART IT.
I FOUND OUT THAT EVEN PLANTS USE
POISON TO PROTECT THEMSELVES,
LIKE FOXGLOVE,
WHICH IS EXTREMELY POISONOUS
IF YOU SWALLOW IT.
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
EVEN ANIMALS THAT USE VENOM
TO ATTACK
ARE USING IT
FOR SURVIVAL.
THEIR VENOM HELPS THEM
KILL THEIR PREY.
AND THEY USE THE THREAT OF VENOM
TO SCARE US AWAY.
(RATTLING NOISE)
I'M DEFINITELY GOING
TO STAY AWAY FROM POISON.
EXCEPT FOR THESE GREEN GRAPES.
AFTER ALL,
I'M NOT A DOG.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
(DOG BARKS.)
(WHISTLE BLOWS.)

(music plays)

Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert.

The end credits roll as the "Frog versus Scorpion" song plays.

An Apartment 11 Productions.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.

Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.

The song says D-D-DEFENSE
YOU CAN'T EAT ME
OFF-OFF-OFFENSE
I'M SO HUNGRY
IF YOU WANT
A PIECE OF THIS...
I EXUDE THE MOOD
TO PINCH
IF YOU WANT
A PIECE OF THIS
I WILL MAKE YOU
REALLY SICK
IF YOU TRY
TO TAKE A BITE
THEN YOU MIGHT BE
DEAD TONIGHT
WITH MY VENOM,
I'LL ATTACK
I WILL PARALYZE A SNACK
BUT I WON'T EAT YOU TODAY
YOU'RE NOT TASTY ANYWAY
YAY! TEAM!