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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Jul 3

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The massive penis of the Serotine Bat. It's a lot to take in.

A palm tree that both flowers and fruits completely underground.

The fastest moving predatory appendage in the animal kingdom. The jaws of the Trap Jaw ant closes at 143 mph.

#Insects #Bats #Flowers #Science #Podcast

The Fastest Jaws on Earth | Strange by Nature Podcast

This week, Victoria starts us off with a discussion probably not suitable for all ages by talking about the massive penis of the Serotine Bat. It's a lot to take in. Kirk then shares the remarkable st...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Jul 2

NEW EPISODE!

"By the Wind Sailors", bizarre colonial creatures of the sea.
Giant Bird Eating Spiders. The stuff of nightmares.
The Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania, a geological marvel.

#Ocean #Birds #Geology #Scicomm #Science #Weird #Strange #Podcast

Giant Bird Eating Spiders | Strange by Nature Podcast

Rachel kicks off this week show with the strange colonial creatures of the sea known as "By the Wind Sailors." Victoria makes us all a bit uncomfortable talking about giant bird-eating spiders. Kirk ...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Jun 11

NEW EPISODE!

The new identity of a frog puzzling the scientific community for 80 years.

The Binturong, the bizarre bearcat that smells like buttered popcorn.

Victoria tells us about the truly strange Sea Hares and her mom's research connection to them.

#Science #Podcast #Frog #Ocean #Scicomm

Which Animal Smells like Buttered Popcorn? | Strange by Nature Podcast

Kirk tells us about how scientists finally discovered the identity of a frog that had puzzled the scientific community for 80 years. Rachel tells us all about the Binturong, the bizarre bearcat that s...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Jun 11

The negative comments are overwhelming. People hate this idea.

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Jun 3

NEW EPISODE!

The strange phenomenon of social yawning. Are yawns really contagious?

The Bone Collector Moth. When its a caterpillar, it creates a disguise by gluing dead bodies to itself. Yikes.

Brand new research showing that sharks can make sounds!

#Sharks #Spiders #Weird #Scicomm #Podcast

The Bone Collector Moth | Strange by Nature Podcast

Anyone fancy a yawn? Victoria did some investigation into the strange phenomenon of social yawning. Are yawns really contagious? Kirk then brings us the story of the Bone Collector Moth. When it is a...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · May 28

You have FOUR (4) more days to order a Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirt, designed by the lovely and talented @franzanth.bsky.social.

In this nightmare of a year, merch is keeping @skypeascientist.bsky.social afloat. Even if you don't order, RT's help so much!

Get 'em: squidfacts.bigcartel.com

Two identical shirt designs but one is magenta and one is orange. It says biology is bigger than binaries and it has a clownfish and a bee and a lily

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · May 28

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The Almendro #tree attracts lightening in order to kill off the trees around them. Talk about a bad neighbor!

The Ruff, is a shorebird with three distinct versions of males. They each have their own distinct plumage and role in the mating dance.

#Birds #Scicomm #Science #Podcast

The Lightening Tree | Strange by Nature Podcast

Victoria talks about the amazing tropical super-canopy tree the Almendro that actually seem to attract lightening in order to kill off the trees around them. Talk about a bad neighbor! Kirk then bring...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · May 21

NEW EPISODE!
Did you know there are living #trees that predate the invention of written language?

Also, White-throated sparrows have a new secondary sex chromosome.

This bizarre occurrence means there are technically four different sexes of this bird instead of the regular two.
#birds #nature

Trees Older Than Written Language! | Strange by Nature Podcast

Kirk blows our minds with the age of Bristlecone Pines. Did you know there are living trees that predate the invention of written language? Victoria then has a doozy of a story about White-throated sp...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · May 13

NEW EPISODE!

The surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf.

White-necked Jacobin have babies who's feathers perfectly mimic dangerous caterpillars in order to scare away predators.

A discussion of the tallest trees in the world, the coastal redwoods.

A Tree Taller than the Statue of Liberty | Strange by Nature Podcast

Victoria starts us off this week with the surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf. The reason is truly bizarre. Kirk brings us the story of an amazing adaption recently discovered ...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · May 3

This is nuts.

From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: A starfish born square due to a birth defect

Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 30

NEW EPISODE!

• Why are banana peels so slippery?
• The Origin of the Dingo
• A weird prehistoric wasp with a belly like a Venus flytrap!

So much #weird in one episode!
#scicomm #science #strange #australia #wasps #prehistoric #nature #podcast

Venus Flytrap...but it's actually a wasp! | Strange by Nature Podcast

Rachel is up first this week with a lighthearted study that investigated why banana peels are so slippery when stepped on. Victoria then swerves into Rachel's lane and takes us to Australia to investi...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 28

Wunderground's Wundermap is showing multiple (radar indicated) tornadoes just east of Slayton (at 2:42 pm). Do you think that is reliable? Any actual spotter reports?

Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 25

The variation and change of their song over time is a fascinating case study in how new songs basically become popular with birds and spread though the population.

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Apr 24

Sharing to #InverteFest

Forget birds, mammals and fish, the sheer diversity of invertebrates is mind blowing.

Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Apr 24

A #Siphonophore, which are often mistaken for #jellyfish, are quite common in the midwater environment. This species has a bubble of CO connected to its “top” to self-right. PSA - it’s on the “do not lick” list.
#nematocysts #blackwater #scuba #scubadiving #gug #gugunderwater

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 24

You see this hand crawling out of the ground under a tree. What do you do?

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 24

Ever seen a muskrat get ready for a nap? Now you have. Found this little guy in the wetland today.

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 24

Yes but trees. So many trees to buy.

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 23

Deplorable.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Apr 22

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth

In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · Apr 23

There it is. The clam before the storm.

A clam on a wooden railing with a stormy grey sea in the background

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 22

NEW EPISODE!

So much goodness! Archerfish that can remember human faces.

The Sydney Funnel Web #Spider which can kill a human in as little as 15 minutes.

An amazing story of inter-species hunting cooperation all orchestrated by the Big Blue #Octopus.

#scicomm #science #podcast #strange #ocean

The Most Venomous Spider in the World | Strange by Nature Podcast

Are you ready for another wild episode? This week we have three wonderful stories for you. Kirk goes first with the astounding story of archerfish that not only have an amazing hunting adaptation but ...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 18

NEW EPISODE!

Victoria tells us about a truly massive slime #mold.
Kirk answers the challenging question, can #snakes be poisonous AND venomous?
Rachel introduces us to the odd #bird the Horned Screamer.

#Podcast #Science #Weird #Strange #Protists #Scicomm #Birds

The Horned Screamer | Strange by Nature Podcast

Here's your weekly dose of weird. Up first, Victoria revisits slime molds so she can tell us about a truly massive single cell organism. Kirk is up next answers the question, snakes can be venomous bu...

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Apr 17

I'm painfully tired of honey bees still getting the most attention when they're not native to North America. They're basically livestock and outcompete our native bees. We do NOT need more urban hives.

So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!

#Invertebrates

a shiny metallic green sweat bee on white yarrow flowers

a chonky, pollen hauling in flight digger bee hovering in front of a pink red flowering currant flower

a fuzzy bee covered in pollen on top of the cone part of a cone flower

a hovering mason bee with a pollen hat and booties in front of a yellow flower

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 16

NEW EPISODE!

This one was so much fun. #Fish that can climb trees, Mysterious Dark Oxygen in the #ocean and finally asking the hard hitting question...can #frogs even SEE a rainbow?

#Podcast #Weird #Strange #Scicomm #Science #Nature #Naturalist #Amphibians #Mystery

The Walking Fish that Climbs Trees! | Strange by Nature Podcast

Welcome to the beginning of year 5 of the podcast. We're happy to have all of our amazing listeners along for the ride. Rachel kicks things off this year with the bizarre story of a fish that spends m...

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 9

Alder buds are popping open in Minnesota. #spring

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Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature @strangebynaturepodcast.com · Apr 8

Calling All Science Podcasters!

Are you the host or producer of a #science based #podcast?
Did you know there is a Science Podcasters Discord group where we support each other?
Shoot me an email at contact@strangebynaturepodcast if you are a podcaster and want to be added to the group.
#scicomm