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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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36:51

Mysteries of the Ocean

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2024/11/13

Fresh off Halloween and still on a sugar high, Rachel and Kirk dive into the mysteries of the planet.Rachel heads back to the ocean to visit the Twilight Zone and talk about the bizarre Barrel-eyed fish. This fish has a see-through head and looks like something out of Avatar or some other sci-fi alien movie. Truly bizarre. Kirk also delves into the waters of the ocean to bring us some fresh research on comb sea jellies and their incredible regenerative properties. Scientists cut them in half and

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36:45

Put Some Placenta on That

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2024/11/06

Kirk kicks things off this week with a mysterious sound being heard in Tampa, Florida. What is it? Likely the sound of hundreds of mating black drum fish. Keep it weird Florida. Rachel then presents us with a pretty little Puss Caterpillar. It looks harmless enough but just touching it can make you feel like your bones are breaking. Do not touch. Victoria surprises us this week with a miracle healing substance we've know about for over a century but don't currently use very often. The Human

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41:31

Halloween 2024! Flying Leeches, Vampires, Death Water

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2024/10/30

It's finally here, the Halloween Episode for 2024.Victoria starts things of with, brace yourself, flying leeches. That's right, we finally have confirmation of a story that goes back almost 700 years. There really are flying leeches. Keeping with the unintentional blood-sucking flying creature theme, Kirk brings us the Vampire Finch, a bird that drinks blood to survive on dry desert islands. Rachel rounds out this week's show by making us afraid of ever going near water again. Sure, we need it to

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27:31

The Crypt-keeper Wasp

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2024/10/23

What an appropriate subject for the week before Halloween! Rachel brings us the very creepy Crypt-keeper Wasp. This parasitic wasp eats you alive inside your home and then forces you to dig a tunnel so it can escape by bursting through your forehead. All completely normal yes?Kirk takes a turn to the humorous side by putting biologist's sense of humor on display when it comes to silly scientific names for plants and animals. From a fungus named after Spongebob to a Trilobite named after Han Solo,

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36:00

The 656 Foot Tall Tsunami

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2024/10/14

This week, Kirk brings us a mystery. Last September, the Earth rang like a bell for nine days and a team of 56 scientists from around the world spent a year investigating why. The story the uncovered involves the collapse of a mountain and a mind-boggling large tsunami. Our world is bizarre.Rachel was up next with a story of giant 440 lb jellyfish that have been overwhelming fishermen when up to 1,500 of them at a time are showing up in fishing nets. Yes, they sting. They are absolutely astounding

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39:36

What's Living in Your Microwave?

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2024/10/09

Rachel kicks things off this week with the amazing Wombat butt. Sure, Kirk talked about the strange square shaped poo of the Wombat many episodes ago but he didn't talk about their armored butt and how they use it for defense. Thanks for the update Rachel! Victoria is next and she once again treads familiar ground on the show by talking about extremophiles. We've discussed them before but this time they aren't lurking in the depths of the ocean they are in your home microwave. New research shows

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43:25

Too Many Nipples

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2024/10/02

So much to unpack here this week. Kirk starts us off with a story about bears in Yellowstone eating 40,000 moths to get ready for winter.Rachel then takes us into Piranha infested waters to separate myth from science. Victoria rounds out the week with surprising new research on extra nipples and breasts. What can we say, it was a weird week. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us:

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42:18

The Antarctic River of Blood

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2024/09/25

Rachel starts us off with a mysterious river of blood in Antarctica. Okay, so not actually blood but what is causing this strange red river to flow out of a glacier on the bottom of the world? Kirk is up next and he talks us though the de-extinction of the Wooly Mammoth. What is the current state of research and what reasons are both to do it and to avoid it? De-extinction is a complicated and controversial topic. Kirk and Rachel debate the merits. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our

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31:19

Doritos Dye Makes Mice Transparent

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2024/09/17

You may have seen this one in the headlines. Kirk does a deep dive on the science behind this fascinating phenomenon. Scientists have turned the skin of mice completely transparent in a simple reversible technique using the same dye that makes Doritos orange. This strange result could have huge impacts on science and medicine.Rachel also talks about a creature this week but it isn't invisible, just very difficult to find. She tells us about the strange critically endangered Northern Bald Ibis

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34:14

Did Giant Crabs Eat Amelia Earhart?

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2024/09/11

Victoria is with us this week and she brings us the tale of giant Coconut Crabs that just may have eaten Amelia Earhart.Not to be outdone, Kirk tells us about the mysterious disappearing Y chromosome. Will it eventually disappear all together? What does that have to do with the platypus? Rachel takes a look at the weird jobs ribs play in snakes from digestion to locomotion to defensive displays like the cobra hood. So strange. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get

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35:55

The Disco Clam

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2024/09/04

Having survived wild thunderstorms, your intrepid hosts return with tales of the strange.Rachel brings us a story of the coolest (coldest) lava flowing on Earth. It still isn't cold enough to pick up with your hands but it's super strange. Victoria heads to the ocean to veer into Rachel's lane and shares with us the marvels of the Disco Clam, an amazing creature with a cool way to survive in the wild. Kirk wraps this week up with some new research that possibly suggests that our mitochondria could

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27:24

Using Karaoke for Science

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2024/08/28

This week Kirk starts us off with a bizarre story about the weirdly human trait of blushing when we are embarrassed. He then tells us about a wild new study that had teenage girls blushing while in an MRI machine all though the magic of Karaoke.Rachel this week tackles pollination and flips the script on how and why we think it happens. It turns out, once again, nature laughs at our little boxes and loves to do things different than we expect. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our

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30:18

Neurotoxins, Necrosis and News

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2024/08/21

I can't believe I am about to type this sentence but Rachel's topic this week is Foot-long Neurotoxic Invasive Terrestrial Flatworms. Yeah. That's...that's a lot.So as not to leave the neurotoxin train, Kirk follows that up with a discussion of Cobras, cobra venom, neurotoxins, and necrotic flesh. Good news though, there's a possible new cure to talk about. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad free! Support us:

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38:57

Going to the Ant Surgeon

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2024/08/14

This week, Kirk brings us a story about ants that perform surgery on injured colony members. Warning, the only surgery they know is amputation.Rachel, talks about a fish that was seen living inside of a jellyfish. Victoria caps it all off this week by getting extra weird talking about inter-species fornication. Why do they do it? It's quite a ride. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us:

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42:06

Flashing Your Butt to Attract a Mate

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2024/08/07

This week, Victoria talks about the bird pirates of the sea, the Great Skua. These birds have an incredible memory for people they don't like and they have also been known to steal other animals eyeballs. Woah.Kirk is up next with a story about the epic battles waged by Pavement Ants. These colonies go head to head battling colony vs colony but their strange behavior is acutaly making them highly dominant in their urban habitats. Rachel is up last and she tackles the topic of Fireflies. It turns

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32:25

Training Sharks to eat Lions

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2024/07/31

This week it's back to the briny deep as Rachel talks about a program to train sharks to eat lion fish. It's the latest in a strange list of ways people have been trying to control this invasive fish species.Kirk brings us the strange tale of the 2000 foot tall WEAU TV tower in Wisconsin that was responsible for thousands of bird deaths every year until it fell. The truly strange part is that the antenna wasn't special. "Tower kills" account for somewhere between 4 and 50 million bird deaths in

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33:47

The Moss Chicken

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2024/07/24

On this week's show, Kirk talks about the uncomfortable middle path. How does ambiguity shape our choices? Why do things that are not quite one thing or the other make us uncomfortable. Up second, Rachel takes us to New Zealand to talk about the heaviest parrot in the world. the Kākāpō aka, the Moss Chicken. Enjoy these two very different and strange topics this week! Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad free! Support us:

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36:17

The Mystery of the Glowing Wounds

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2024/07/17

The gang's all together this week. Victoria kicks things off with a story about a bizarre fern that displayed a totally new concept in plants. Ladies and Gentlemen, we present, the Zombie Fern. This bizarre plant can convert dead fronds into roots. It's something we've never seen before and completely strange.Rachel is up next to tell us the tale of the Wētā. These giant insects from New Zealand are large and amazing, just be careful how you pronounce their name. Kirk is up last this week and he

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40:05

Leaf Blowers for Lizards

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2024/07/10

Hello Everyone, ready for another fun episode? Rachel kicks us off this week by talking about Alpha Gal. No, she's not a superhero. Alpha Gal is an allergy to mammal meat you can get from being bitten by a tick. Absolutely terrible.Victoria delves into the strange phenomenon of animals playing dead and what it may have to do with something called Tonic immobility. Many animals, when turned on their back, go into a trance-like state. It's truly bizarre. Kirk rounds out the show by talking about

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38:21

Why We Drop 14.7 million Screwworms from Planes Every...

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2024/07/03

Kirk once again takes us back to space this week to talk about Schloz's Star. Incredibly, scientists discovered that 70,000 years ago, this star actually passed THROUGH our solar system. Rachel's tale this week is almost as big and mind boggling but it takes place right here on Earth. She tells us why we are spending millions of dollars to drop 14.7 million screwworms into the rainforest in Panama EVERY WEEK! Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad

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