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Strange by Nature Podcast

Strange by Nature

Life is strange, naturally you want to hear about it. Strange by Nature is your guide to the strange, weird and unbelievable side of nature. Professional naturalists present weekly curated stories about just how strange nature can get.

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38:43

Flying Snakes (not on a plane)

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/18

Kirk breaks our brains with a simple question about humidity, Rachel nerds out on the Cassowary and Victoria brings us flying snakes. Why...why must there be flying snakes? Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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33:42

He with the Biggest Mouth is Dominant

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/11

Kirk shares some ingenious research on bird migration, Rachel horrifies us with the Sarcastic Fringehead (and learns a geography lesson in the process) and Victoria brings on a plague of locusts. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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36:51

Not a Treatise on Bacon

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/04

Victoria tells us that our immune systems make detergent, Kirk reveals the answer to the centuries old mystery of the Zodiacal Light and Rachel tells the tale of the Giant Chinese Salamander! Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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37:09

Orchids are named after WHAT???

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/28

Victoria tells us about orchids and it gets weird. Kirk tells an unbelievable story about trees growing inside a human and Rachel does a deep dive on some of the cooler facts about dragonflies. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:14

The Horror Frog and other tales

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/21

This week brings three awesome stories from around the world. Rachel brings the the tale of the "Horror Frog", Victoria has a mystery plant like no other and Kirk gives us a cool research update on how carnivores affect the plants in an ecosystem. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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31:51

We know the secrets of the fire swamps

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/14

It's true, we know the secrets of the fire swamps, we've lived there quite happily for some time. This week, Kirk takes on Phagiomimicry, Rachel gets us unstuck from quicksand lore and Victoria tells the story of an amazing woman who can smell multiple diseases. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:42

Giant phallic death stench flowers

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/07

Corpse Flowers, the Mystery of the Channeled Scablands and Biomimicry. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:00

Bulletproof Armadillos, Metamorphic Goo, and...

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/30

The title says it all on this one. Two stories of bulletproof armadillos in one year. The mystery of Metamorphic Goo and strange cases of superfetation in humans. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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36:28

The Extreme Slime of the Hagfish

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/23

Victoria brings us a slimy story of hagfish gone amok, Kirk takes his extremes off planet and Rachel impales our ears on a story of the Loggerhead Shrike. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:06

Spiders can fly?

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/16

Rachel talks ghost flowers, Victoria chats about spiders flying with electricity and Kirk brings weather extremes on Earth. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:23

Off with Their Heads!

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/09

Kirk talks radiation loving bacteria, Rachel nerds out on Moose, and Victoria talks about self-decapitating "wonder mollusks". Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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32:44

More Butts Than You Would Expect in One Episode

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/02

Victoria takes on a listener question about Brood X Cicadas, Kirk introduces us to the Many Assed Hydra Worm and Rachel explores (the history of) the anus. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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30:25

Silent but Deadly-When Lakes Attack

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/05/26

In this week's episode, Victoria tells us about lakes that will kill you from miles away, Kirk does a sand-striker worm redux and Rachel lays down some facts about an 80,000 year old tree. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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37:40

Let’s all use the Pig Toilet

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/05/19

Rachel introduces us to the oldest shark in the world, Victoria discusses using human waste as fertilizer and Kirk blows our minds with an alternative evolutionary possibility. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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38:26

Wet Spot on the Savanna

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/05/12

Kirk tries to convince us that humans are actually a chimera of two species, Rachel brings the aquatic nightmare fuel and Victoria shares more than you probably wanted to know about Hyenas. Yikes. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:23

Urine Trouble for that Pun

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/05/05

Female only fish, Urine, and Lightening. Three completely random and fascinating topics. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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33:32

Nightmare Fish, Contagious Cancer and Farting Comets

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/04/28

What can we say. This one has it ALL. If you need proof the universe is a strange place we got it right here. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:23

The Tree of Death, Hot Flowers and Sun Stones

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/04/21

Kirk tells us about the Tree of Death, Rachel shares about the thermogenic Skunk Cabbage and Victoria discusses how Vikings navigated using sun stones. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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39:15

Exploding Napalm Bat Bombs

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/04/14

This one gets heavy. Victoria talks about the impact of snakes on an island ecosystem, Kirk tells the story of bats as bombs and Rachel dives into the deep to talk about Butterfly snails. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:52

Rachel shows us the Hell Mouth

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/04/07

We're gob-smacked by the horrific mouth of the Gob-faced Squid, then transported deep undersea to study hydrothermal vents and finally we stop to ponder why everything keeps falling unconscious. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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