Strange by Nature Podcast

Kirk kicks off this week with predatory fungus that hunts for animals. Say what? Rachel tells us about the massive northern elephant seal. Victoria lets us know about the beautiful but incredibly powerfully poisonous rosary pea that is still used for jewelry to this day.  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.

This week, Victoria takes us to the ocean to learn about a truly bizarre creature, Sea spiders! Kirk then shares a story about the scientists giving robotic bodies to mushrooms so they can move around. Finally, Rachel takes us back to the ocean once again to share what makes Bonnethead sharks strange. 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.

This week, Rachel starts us off with an interesting question. Can bees play? A team of researchers thinks they can. Find out what happens when they gave them balls of wood. Kirk then makes us all thirsty with a dive into the roots of Root Beer. From medicinal medicine to soft drink, Kirk traces the history of this drink and the many natural ingredients that make it up. 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.

What a wild show this week. Kirk starts things off with a listener submitted story about how researchers created fake fiddler crabs to better understand sexual signaling. CRAB VIDEO: https://youtu.be/UOFtsJkiRmE?si=eWpbJzBPtIGCpb8I Our special guest Brett Sieberer then brings us the amazing story of a wasp that can consume enormous amounts of alcohol with seemingly no effects. Rachel then wraps up the show with a wild mystery in a German aquarium. Something lives there that has never been seen. 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.

What a wild ride this week! Victoria is up first with a bizarre story about how researchers looked into frog glue. Kirk then builds off last week by talking about the origins of gold in the universe. Finally, Rachel tells us about the weird history of blood transfusions and how they were initially used to cure syphilis! They are older than you think! 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.