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Quirky Creepy and Freaky

Come along with Olivia Streit as we journey through the animal kingdom and investigate different animal traits that are quirky, creepy, or just plain freaky!

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23:52

Episode 11: Mysterious Sightings of an Extinct Animal

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/10/23

This week, we explore the extinction and continued sightings of an animal that officially went extinct almost 100 years ago. To check out the review paper I talk about and the sightings they mention: Sleightholme S.R. and Campbell C.R. 2016. A retrospective assessment of 20th century thylacine populations. Aust. Zool. 38(1). And check out sightings and videos posted on the Thylacine Awareness Group of Australia website: https://www.thylacineawarenessgroupofaustralia.com.au

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12:14

Episode 10: Cannonballing Crickets

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/10/16

Our next episode in the Halloween Spooky Season series features a parasite capable of mind control and changes the behavior of the host!

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10:18

Episode 9: Projectile jaws

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/10/09

In this episode, we're going down to the deep sea for a creature that can extend its jaws out to the end of its snout! For more detailed illustrations and information, check out: Nakaya, K., Taketeru, T., Suda, K., Sato, K., Ogimoto, K., Chappell, A., Sato, T., Takano, K., Yuki, Y. 2016. Slingshot feeding of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni (Pisces: Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae). Sci Rep 6:27786.DOI: 10.1038/srep27786

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10:53

Episode 8: When Things Aren‘t As They Seem

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/10/03

We're back to the ocean this week with an animal that looks like it should be one individual but is actually a colony of tiny organisms!

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11:33

Episode 7: Things that Just Get Under Your Skin

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/09/25

Episode 7 brings us another parasite episode with a fly who parasitizes mammals!

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12:54

Episode 6: Migration of the Butterfly

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/09/19

In this week's episode, we will talk about one of the longest insect migrations out there! To learn more about monarch butterflies, check out the Monarch Lab at: https://monarchjointventure.org/

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12:22

Episode 5: Stealer of the Stinging Cells

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/09/11

In episode 5, we're back to the ocean with animals that steal stinging cells from their prey! If you'd like to read the study I mentioned in this episode: Greenwood, P.G., Garry, K., Hunter, A., Jennings, M. 2004. Adaptable defense: A nudibranch mucus inhibits nematocyst discharge and changes with prey type. Biol. Bull. 206:113-120

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11:07

Episode 4: It‘s a Bug eat Bug world

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/09/04

Episode 4 is our first journey into parasites, and we talk about some wasps that parasitize other bugs!

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09:44

Episode 3: Venom and the Poison thief

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/08/28

In episode 3, we'll talk about some snakes that are both venomous and poisonous!

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10:04

Episode 2: When One Jaw Isn't Enough

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/08/21

In this episode, you'll hear about animals that have a second set of jaws they use to catch prey! For more on the specific musculature of moray eel jaws: Mehta & Wainwright. 2007. Raptorial jaws in the throat help moray eels swallow large prey. Nature 449: 79-82.

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14:24

Episode 1: Reversing Blood Flow

Quirky Creepy and Freaky ·

2021/08/13

For the first episode, we will be featuring a group of organisms that frequently reverse their blood flow!

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