All the Critters

*BONUS!* The 12 Good Birds of Crittermas with Grayson Cody Harlow

Holly Jolly Crittermas, world! Spend a little time with us this season as we do our own rendition (and vastly improve) a classic holiday hit! Our version is sure to make your day a little merrier, and a whole lot brighter. Species highlighted in this Episode: Loggerhead Shrike, American Coot, Tropical Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Kingbird, Northern Harrier, Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, Wilson's Snipe, Hooded Merganser, Ringneck Duck, Brant, Common Grackle, Southern Screamer, Harbor Seal Participate in the Christmas Bird Count!- https://ebird.org/news/ebirding-on-christmas-bird-counts  Check out the Catching Them ALL Blog [https://catchinthemall.blog/]

Cloud Forests and Jungle Trails: The Pirate Logs Part 2

This is one wanderlust-filled episode! Courtney shares the overwhelming amount of biodiversity she experienced in Costa Rica and April prepares for her next big adventure.  Species highlighted in this Episode: Scarlet Macaws, Zompopas, and the cutest little birdos imaginable!  Critter Links:  * Re:wild Iberá- https://www.rewild.org/projects/ibera-wildfire-fund   * A look inside a Zompopa colony- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oKJ5FGk24

Courtney's Panama Pirate Logs: Part 1

Courtney takes us on a 10 day wildlife adventure through Panama and Costa Rica, confirming that every critter lover needs to journey to these amazing countries at some point in their lives. Some of the wildlife experiences even mirror April's time in Mexico. Plus the next CTA Host wildlife adventure is announced (suspenseful music plays!). Species Highlighted in this Episode: More than you can shake a stick at...   Check out the Catching Them ALL Blog [https://catchinthemall.blog/] Critter Links & More: Sloth and Moths! - https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sloth-named-velcro-sloth-moths-mutually-beneficial-relationship/11159/ Lucy Cooke TED Talk: Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal- https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_cooke_sloths_the_strange_life_of_the_world_s_slowest_mammal?language=en

Bird Bird BAT!

April has a United States towhee "clean sweep", which brings us to our first Pokemon reference on Catching Them All! Birding life lists leads this episode into the world of vampire bats.  Species Highlighted in this Episode: Vampire bat species, Big Brown Bat, Virginia Big Eared Bat, Eastern Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Canyon Towhee, California Towhee, Green-tailed Towhee, Abert's Towhee.  Check out the Catching Them ALL Blog [https://catchinthemall.blog/] Critter Links & More * The Case For Vampire Bats- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YB6_7Kync * Important Bat Boy Information- https://weeklyworldnews.com/mutants/183465/bat-boy-30th-anniversary/  * Paywall Nation! That Nat Geo Article on bat eating bats we mentioned - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/more-mysteries-revealed-about-bat-eating-bat * Endangered! Virginia Big Eared Bat + Coloring Page - https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/virginia-big-eared-bat/ * Birds of the World! Towhees - https://carolinabirds.org/HTML/Passerellidae_Towhee.htm * CHARITABLE DONATION RECOMMENDATION! Indiana State University Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation - https://www.givetoindianastate.org/ISU-Bat-Center

Halloween Special! Spiders vs Spooky

Happy spooky season! Courtney and April talk "spooky" stories, bust some myths, and share our overall excitement at finding new to us species of spiders. Enjoy! Species Highlighted in this Episode: Spotted orb weaver, Black widow species, Rose-rumped tarantula, tailless whip scorpion Check out the Catching Them ALL Blog [https://catchinthemall.blog/] Critter Links & More * Six surprising facts about spiders [https://daily.jstor.org/surprising-facts-about-spiderwebs/] * Sticky science: Evolution of spiderwebs [https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2018/sticky-science-evolution-spiderwebs] * Photo catalog of tailless whip scorpions on faces [https://blog.atlasobscura.com/trips/six-travelers-with-tailless-whip-scorpions-on-their-faces#:~:text=The%20tailless%20whip%20scorpion%20produces,put%20them%20on%20their%20faces.] * Wolf's milk slime [https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/wolfs-milk-slime-toothpaste-slime] * Spider taxonomy [https://peerj.com/articles/1719/] * Adorable spider PAWS [https://www.sadanduseless.com/cute-spider-paws-gallery/]