When Flowers go Wrong

The Bat that Eats Fish

Victoria brings us into the strange medical world of autosomal dominant diseases. Kirk brings us the strange sad tale of nutmeg. Sometimes a great plant turns into a curse. Rachel tells us about strange Fish Eating Bats. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature [http://patreon.com/strangebynature] Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com [contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com] Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com  [https://www.strangebynaturepodcast.com/] where you can sign up for our episode emails.

The Ancient Whale Graveyard

This week, Rachel continues her series on bears, this time with the utterly strange Panda Bear. Victoria tells us about the mysterious and recently discovered whale graveyard that has been around for millions of years. Kirk tells us about the Coldest Trees in the World. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature [http://patreon.com/strangebynature] Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com [contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com] Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com  [https://www.strangebynaturepodcast.com/] where you can sign up for our episode emails.

Stay Out of the Water!

Kirk starts us off with a strange nematode parasite that causes spiders to drown themselves. Rachel also takes us to the water but we don't want to get in. She tells us about Lake Natron, a lake that will calcify anything that dies it in it and turn you to stone. Victoria tells us about cordyceps fungus and how it zombifies the insects it infects and causes them to engage in strange behaviors. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature [http://patreon.com/strangebynature] Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com [contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com] Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com  [https://www.strangebynaturepodcast.com/] where you can sign up for our episode emails.

The Mystery of Mars

Victoria takes a page from Kirk and brings us to space with some weird facts about Mars and how it got where it is. Kirk breaks our brains with a genealogy puzzle. When was the most recent common ancestor to all humans alive? The answer is bizarre. Rachel doesn't want to break our brains so she brings us a beautiful rainbow sea jelly. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature [http://patreon.com/strangebynature] Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com [contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com] Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com  [https://www.strangebynaturepodcast.com/] where you can sign up for our episode emails.

When Flowers go Wrong

Rachel tells us this week about spiny rats. These strange little mammals can actually drop their tails when in danger. Victoria brings us the fascinating topic of fasciation, when plant flowers go a bit wrong. These blooms get really weird. Kirk rounds out the show by talking about how plants are master manipulators and this time we discover that they can mimic the smell of ants attacked by spiders in order to attract pollinating flies. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature [http://patreon.com/strangebynature] Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com [contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com] Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com  [https://www.strangebynaturepodcast.com/] where you can sign up for our episode emails.