Christie Wilcox, Ph.D. is an award-winning science writer and rogue scientist. She pens the Science Sushi blog for Discover, and her first book, Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry, has garnered widespread acclaim including coveted spots on Amazon.com and Smithsonian’s round-ups of the Best Science Books of 2016. See more of her work on her website, or follow her on Twitter at @NerdyChristie. Photo by Aaron Pomerantz.