Strange by Nature Podcast

This week, Victoria brings us the history behind "the vine that ate the south" a.k.a. Kudzu! She shares not only the history but also some hope that things might not be as bad as we think.  Kirk is up next with strange new research about the scarriest thing in the ocean. It turns out that Killer Whales/Orca are actually afraid of Pilot Whales.  Rachel must have had some leftover Halloween spirit in here because she rounds out the show this week with the Giant Amazonian bloodsucking leech.  This is LAST CALL for sending us your short voice memo to appear in episode 300. We need it by TOMORROW, Thursday, November 5th. Let us know your name, where you listen and what episode topic is most memorable for you. Send voice memos to [email protected]. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: [email protected]  

It's that time, Halloween is here. In a Spooky coincidence, somehow it finally happened. Rachel and Kirk brought the same topic to the show! Not the fear though, they took different angles on it so we ended up with a supercharged mega topic of The Plague and how it influenced Halloween. Victoria luckily did NOT research the plague this week, she bring us the story of the Vampire Moth! What an amazing topic for Halloween. Sit back, light a candle, eat some candy and come along on the journey to strangeness with us. Remember, this is your second to last week to turn in your audio recording for our 300th episode. Don't delay, you have until Thursday, November 5th to send your recording to [email protected].

Kirk takes us to Africa this week to meet the Bat-eared fox. This strange pseudo-fox has more teeth than other foxes and is the fastest chewer in the world. Rachel talks about weaver ants and some of their incredible feats. Finally, Victoria brings us the strange story of robots that are being used to restore poor soils in Australia. This is LAST CALL for sending us your short voice memo to appear in episode 300. Let us know your name, where you listen and what episode topic is most memorable for you. Send voice memos to [email protected]. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: [email protected]  

This week Victoria starts us off with one of the weirdest looking birds in the world. She presents...the Potoo. This strange muppet-looking bird can see with closed eyes and looks like a tree stump. Kirk then brings us the Longest Animal in the World, siphonophores, specifically, the string jelly. This bizarre super-organism is even longer than a blue whale! Rachel wraps up the show with a discussion of two libraries in Portugal that have for centuries used colonies of bats to keep insects from eating the books. Be sure to send us an audio clip with your name, where you listen and a favorite topic you remember and you have a chance to be included in our 300th episode! Send entries to [email protected] Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: [email protected]  

Rachel starts us off with a surprising tubenose bat that hibernates where you'd least expect it...in the snow. Victoria tells us about the strange locomotion and other adaptations of the Sidewinder rattlesnake. Kirk takes us to Movile Cave, a world hidden from the rest of Earth for 5.5 million years and where life survives completely without the sun. Be sure to send us an audio clip with your name, where you listen and a favorite topic you remember and you have a chance to be included in our 300th episode! Send entries to [email protected] Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free!  Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: [email protected]