The Six-Legged Narrative

The Six-Legged Narrative EPS 2026-05-19

10 min · 20. maj 2026
episode The Six-Legged Narrative EPS 2026-05-19 cover

Description

Nature is stranger than fiction, and this episode is proof. From a parasitic fungus that turns cicadas into something out of a horror movie, to a scientific breakthrough that literally makes insects float, today's Six-Legged Narrative is packed with stories that will make you look at the insect world in a whole new way. Plus, what do wasps have to do with wind energy? More than you think.

Comments

0

Be the first to comment

Sign up now and become a member of the The Six-Legged Narrative community!

Get Started

1 month for 9 kr.

Then 99 kr. / month · Cancel anytime.

  • Podcasts kun på Podimo
  • 20 lydbogstimer pr. måned
  • Gratis podcasts

All episodes

81 episodes

episode The Six-Legged Narrative EPS 2026-06-03 artwork

The Six-Legged Narrative EPS 2026-06-03

From a 3,000-year-old beekeeping tradition kept alive by a group of remarkable women in Mexico, to a meter-long scorpion that terrorized ancient Britain before trees even existed — this episode spans continents, millennia, and the full spectrum of what makes the natural world so endlessly surprising. We'll visit a prison yard in Oklahoma where one of the most endangered insects in North America is finding refuge, uncover a stunning discovery about how one insect uses the same body part to hide from predators and impress a mate, and explore a breakthrough so small it can barely be measured — yet could change how we protect our food supply. Plus, South Korea just put something on the menu that might surprise you. Six stories. All of them worth your time.

Yesterday16 min
episode The Six Legged Narrative EPS 2026-06-02 artwork

The Six Legged Narrative EPS 2026-06-02

The natural world is full of creatures rewriting the rules — and today's episode of The Six-Legged Narrative has six stories that prove it. A common insect is quietly challenging everything we thought we knew about reproduction. A fly has evolved a trick so bizarre it almost defies belief. A Midwestern state makes a big symbolic move for pollinators — and puts its neighbor on notice. Insects you've probably never considered eating might be the most nutritious thing on the planet. A summer heatwave turned a baseball stadium into something out of a nature documentary. And a creature that has no business being in someone's bathroom shows up in one of the most isolated countries on Earth. Six stories. Six legs — mostly. All of them worth your time.

2. juni 202613 min