What do a luxury New York City maternity hospital, the deep Pacific Ocean, and a tarantula's surprisingly sharp mind all have in common? They all made today's episode of The Six-Legged Narrative.

Host Nathan is back with six stories that prove the invertebrate world is stranger, smarter, and more connected to your everyday life than you ever imagined. Scientists have finally cracked open a mystery that has puzzled researchers for over a century — and the answer has probably been living in your carpet the whole time. Meanwhile, one of the ocean's most bizarre new discoveries is turning heads for a very cheeky reason.

From cutting-edge medical technology inspired by one of nature's most extraordinary hunters, to a surprisingly hopeful conservation story hiding in plain sight along the edges of farm fields — today's episode is packed with the kind of science that makes you look at the natural world a little differently.

Whether you are a lifelong insect enthusiast or just someone who stumbled in curious, you are going to want to stick around for all six stories.

Hit play. The small stuff is kind of a big deal.