Strange by Nature Podcast - Your Weekly Weird Nature
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Life is strange. Naturally you want to hear about it. Three professional naturalists get together weekly to share the strangest science-based nature stories they can find. Come join the fun.
NEW EPISODE!
Good fun this week. Cyclopses, Cave Lions and a snake that's both venomous AND poisonous.
#Snakes #Oddity #Strange #Pleistocene #Extinction #Weird #Science #Scicomm #Podcast #Nature
Good fun this week. Cyclopses, Cave Lions and a snake that's both venomous AND poisonous.
#Snakes #Oddity #Strange #Pleistocene #Extinction #Weird #Science #Scicomm #Podcast #Nature
Can a Snake be Venomous AND Poisonous?
Victoria starts the show this week with a look at the cyclops (cyclopses?). From Greek legend to modern reality, Victoria traces a few of the possible origins of this legendary creature.
As promised l...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
NEW EPISODE!
Good fun this week. Cyclopses, Cave Lions and a snake that's both venomous AND poisonous.
#Snakes #Oddity #Strange #Pleistocene #Extinction #Weird #Science #Scicomm #Podcast #Nature
Good fun this week. Cyclopses, Cave Lions and a snake that's both venomous AND poisonous.
#Snakes #Oddity #Strange #Pleistocene #Extinction #Weird #Science #Scicomm #Podcast #Nature
NEW EPISODE!
The Bizarre Vampire Squid!
The Deadliest River in the World!
Extinct Pleistocene Megafauna!
#Science #Ocean #Ecology #Podcast #Weird #Scicomm #Strange #Cephalopod #Extinction #Animals
The Bizarre Vampire Squid!
The Deadliest River in the World!
Extinct Pleistocene Megafauna!
#Science #Ocean #Ecology #Podcast #Weird #Scicomm #Strange #Cephalopod #Extinction #Animals
Vampire Squid from Hell
Rachel starts the show this week with a topic that almost made the Halloween show last week. She brings us the Vampire Squid from Hell. That's literally what the scientific name of this bizarre deep-s...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW EPISODE!
The Bizarre Vampire Squid!
The Deadliest River in the World!
Extinct Pleistocene Megafauna!
#Science #Ocean #Ecology #Podcast #Weird #Scicomm #Strange #Cephalopod #Extinction #Animals
The Bizarre Vampire Squid!
The Deadliest River in the World!
Extinct Pleistocene Megafauna!
#Science #Ocean #Ecology #Podcast #Weird #Scicomm #Strange #Cephalopod #Extinction #Animals
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The massive penis of the Serotine Bat. It's a lot to take in.
A palm tree that both flowers and fruits completely underground.
The fastest moving predatory appendage in the animal kingdom. The jaws of the Trap Jaw ant closes at 143 mph.
#Insects #Bats #Flowers #Science #Podcast
The massive penis of the Serotine Bat. It's a lot to take in.
A palm tree that both flowers and fruits completely underground.
The fastest moving predatory appendage in the animal kingdom. The jaws of the Trap Jaw ant closes at 143 mph.
#Insects #Bats #Flowers #Science #Podcast
The Fastest Jaws on Earth | Strange by Nature Podcast
This week, Victoria starts us off with a discussion probably not suitable for all ages by talking about the massive penis of the Serotine Bat. It's a lot to take in.
Kirk then shares the remarkable st...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
NEW EPISODE!
"By the Wind Sailors", bizarre colonial creatures of the sea.
Giant Bird Eating Spiders. The stuff of nightmares.
The Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania, a geological marvel.
#Ocean #Birds #Geology #Scicomm #Science #Weird #Strange #Podcast
"By the Wind Sailors", bizarre colonial creatures of the sea.
Giant Bird Eating Spiders. The stuff of nightmares.
The Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania, a geological marvel.
#Ocean #Birds #Geology #Scicomm #Science #Weird #Strange #Podcast
Giant Bird Eating Spiders | Strange by Nature Podcast
Rachel kicks off this week show with the strange colonial creatures of the sea known as "By the Wind Sailors."
Victoria makes us all a bit uncomfortable talking about giant bird-eating spiders.
Kirk ...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
NEW EPISODE!
The new identity of a frog puzzling the scientific community for 80 years.
The Binturong, the bizarre bearcat that smells like buttered popcorn.
Victoria tells us about the truly strange Sea Hares and her mom's research connection to them.
#Science #Podcast #Frog #Ocean #Scicomm
The new identity of a frog puzzling the scientific community for 80 years.
The Binturong, the bizarre bearcat that smells like buttered popcorn.
Victoria tells us about the truly strange Sea Hares and her mom's research connection to them.
#Science #Podcast #Frog #Ocean #Scicomm
Which Animal Smells like Buttered Popcorn? | Strange by Nature Podcast
Kirk tells us about how scientists finally discovered the identity of a frog that had puzzled the scientific community for 80 years.
Rachel tells us all about the Binturong, the bizarre bearcat that s...
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June 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW EPISODE!
The strange phenomenon of social yawning. Are yawns really contagious?
The Bone Collector Moth. When its a caterpillar, it creates a disguise by gluing dead bodies to itself. Yikes.
Brand new research showing that sharks can make sounds!
#Sharks #Spiders #Weird #Scicomm #Podcast
The strange phenomenon of social yawning. Are yawns really contagious?
The Bone Collector Moth. When its a caterpillar, it creates a disguise by gluing dead bodies to itself. Yikes.
Brand new research showing that sharks can make sounds!
#Sharks #Spiders #Weird #Scicomm #Podcast
The Bone Collector Moth | Strange by Nature Podcast
Anyone fancy a yawn? Victoria did some investigation into the strange phenomenon of social yawning. Are yawns really contagious?
Kirk then brings us the story of the Bone Collector Moth. When it is a...
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June 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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May 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You have FOUR (4) more days to order a Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirt, designed by the lovely and talented @franzanth.bsky.social.
In this nightmare of a year, merch is keeping @skypeascientist.bsky.social afloat. Even if you don't order, RT's help so much!
Get 'em: squidfacts.bigcartel.com
In this nightmare of a year, merch is keeping @skypeascientist.bsky.social afloat. Even if you don't order, RT's help so much!
Get 'em: squidfacts.bigcartel.com
NEW EPISODE!
The Almendro #tree attracts lightening in order to kill off the trees around them. Talk about a bad neighbor!
The Ruff, is a shorebird with three distinct versions of males. They each have their own distinct plumage and role in the mating dance.
#Birds #Scicomm #Science #Podcast
The Almendro #tree attracts lightening in order to kill off the trees around them. Talk about a bad neighbor!
The Ruff, is a shorebird with three distinct versions of males. They each have their own distinct plumage and role in the mating dance.
#Birds #Scicomm #Science #Podcast
The Lightening Tree | Strange by Nature Podcast
Victoria talks about the amazing tropical super-canopy tree the Almendro that actually seem to attract lightening in order to kill off the trees around them. Talk about a bad neighbor!
Kirk then bring...
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May 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
NEW EPISODE!
Did you know there are living #trees that predate the invention of written language?
Also, White-throated sparrows have a new secondary sex chromosome.
This bizarre occurrence means there are technically four different sexes of this bird instead of the regular two.
#birds #nature
Did you know there are living #trees that predate the invention of written language?
Also, White-throated sparrows have a new secondary sex chromosome.
This bizarre occurrence means there are technically four different sexes of this bird instead of the regular two.
#birds #nature
Trees Older Than Written Language! | Strange by Nature Podcast
Kirk blows our minds with the age of Bristlecone Pines. Did you know there are living trees that predate the invention of written language?
Victoria then has a doozy of a story about White-throated sp...
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May 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW EPISODE!
The surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf.
White-necked Jacobin have babies who's feathers perfectly mimic dangerous caterpillars in order to scare away predators.
A discussion of the tallest trees in the world, the coastal redwoods.
The surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf.
White-necked Jacobin have babies who's feathers perfectly mimic dangerous caterpillars in order to scare away predators.
A discussion of the tallest trees in the world, the coastal redwoods.
A Tree Taller than the Statue of Liberty | Strange by Nature Podcast
Victoria starts us off this week with the surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf. The reason is truly bizarre.
Kirk brings us the story of an amazing adaption recently discovered ...
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May 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW EPISODE!
The surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf.
White-necked Jacobin have babies who's feathers perfectly mimic dangerous caterpillars in order to scare away predators.
A discussion of the tallest trees in the world, the coastal redwoods.
The surprising reason that blue-eyed white cats are often deaf.
White-necked Jacobin have babies who's feathers perfectly mimic dangerous caterpillars in order to scare away predators.
A discussion of the tallest trees in the world, the coastal redwoods.
This is nuts.
From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: A starfish born square due to a birth defect
Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community
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May 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is nuts.
NEW EPISODE!
• Why are banana peels so slippery?
• The Origin of the Dingo
• A weird prehistoric wasp with a belly like a Venus flytrap!
So much #weird in one episode!
#scicomm #science #strange #australia #wasps #prehistoric #nature #podcast
• Why are banana peels so slippery?
• The Origin of the Dingo
• A weird prehistoric wasp with a belly like a Venus flytrap!
So much #weird in one episode!
#scicomm #science #strange #australia #wasps #prehistoric #nature #podcast
Venus Flytrap...but it's actually a wasp! | Strange by Nature Podcast
Rachel is up first this week with a lighthearted study that investigated why banana peels are so slippery when stepped on.
Victoria then swerves into Rachel's lane and takes us to Australia to investi...
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April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW EPISODE!
• Why are banana peels so slippery?
• The Origin of the Dingo
• A weird prehistoric wasp with a belly like a Venus flytrap!
So much #weird in one episode!
#scicomm #science #strange #australia #wasps #prehistoric #nature #podcast
• Why are banana peels so slippery?
• The Origin of the Dingo
• A weird prehistoric wasp with a belly like a Venus flytrap!
So much #weird in one episode!
#scicomm #science #strange #australia #wasps #prehistoric #nature #podcast
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Sharing to #InverteFest
Forget birds, mammals and fish, the sheer diversity of invertebrates is mind blowing.
Forget birds, mammals and fish, the sheer diversity of invertebrates is mind blowing.
A #Siphonophore, which are often mistaken for #jellyfish, are quite common in the midwater environment. This species has a bubble of CO connected to its “top” to self-right. PSA - it’s on the “do not lick” list.
#nematocysts #blackwater #scuba #scubadiving #gug #gugunderwater
#nematocysts #blackwater #scuba #scubadiving #gug #gugunderwater
April 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sharing to #InverteFest
Forget birds, mammals and fish, the sheer diversity of invertebrates is mind blowing.
Forget birds, mammals and fish, the sheer diversity of invertebrates is mind blowing.
You see this hand crawling out of the ground under a tree. What do you do?
April 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
You see this hand crawling out of the ground under a tree. What do you do?
Ever seen a muskrat get ready for a nap? Now you have. Found this little guy in the wetland today.
April 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ever seen a muskrat get ready for a nap? Now you have. Found this little guy in the wetland today.
Deplorable.
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Deplorable.
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There it is. The clam before the storm.
April 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
There it is. The clam before the storm.
NEW EPISODE!
So much goodness! Archerfish that can remember human faces.
The Sydney Funnel Web #Spider which can kill a human in as little as 15 minutes.
An amazing story of inter-species hunting cooperation all orchestrated by the Big Blue #Octopus.
#scicomm #science #podcast #strange #ocean
So much goodness! Archerfish that can remember human faces.
The Sydney Funnel Web #Spider which can kill a human in as little as 15 minutes.
An amazing story of inter-species hunting cooperation all orchestrated by the Big Blue #Octopus.
#scicomm #science #podcast #strange #ocean
The Most Venomous Spider in the World | Strange by Nature Podcast
Are you ready for another wild episode? This week we have three wonderful stories for you.
Kirk goes first with the astounding story of archerfish that not only have an amazing hunting adaptation but ...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
NEW EPISODE!
Victoria tells us about a truly massive slime #mold.
Kirk answers the challenging question, can #snakes be poisonous AND venomous?
Rachel introduces us to the odd #bird the Horned Screamer.
#Podcast #Science #Weird #Strange #Protists #Scicomm #Birds
Victoria tells us about a truly massive slime #mold.
Kirk answers the challenging question, can #snakes be poisonous AND venomous?
Rachel introduces us to the odd #bird the Horned Screamer.
#Podcast #Science #Weird #Strange #Protists #Scicomm #Birds
The Horned Screamer | Strange by Nature Podcast
Here's your weekly dose of weird.
Up first, Victoria revisits slime molds so she can tell us about a truly massive single cell organism.
Kirk is up next answers the question, snakes can be venomous bu...
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April 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I'm painfully tired of honey bees still getting the most attention when they're not native to North America. They're basically livestock and outcompete our native bees. We do NOT need more urban hives.
So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!
#Invertebrates
So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!
#Invertebrates
April 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm painfully tired of honey bees still getting the most attention when they're not native to North America. They're basically livestock and outcompete our native bees. We do NOT need more urban hives.
So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!
#Invertebrates
So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!
#Invertebrates
NEW EPISODE!
This one was so much fun. #Fish that can climb trees, Mysterious Dark Oxygen in the #ocean and finally asking the hard hitting question...can #frogs even SEE a rainbow?
#Podcast #Weird #Strange #Scicomm #Science #Nature #Naturalist #Amphibians #Mystery
This one was so much fun. #Fish that can climb trees, Mysterious Dark Oxygen in the #ocean and finally asking the hard hitting question...can #frogs even SEE a rainbow?
#Podcast #Weird #Strange #Scicomm #Science #Nature #Naturalist #Amphibians #Mystery
The Walking Fish that Climbs Trees! | Strange by Nature Podcast
Welcome to the beginning of year 5 of the podcast. We're happy to have all of our amazing listeners along for the ride.
Rachel kicks things off this year with the bizarre story of a fish that spends m...
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April 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Calling All Science Podcasters!
Are you the host or producer of a #science based #podcast?
Did you know there is a Science Podcasters Discord group where we support each other?
Shoot me an email at contact@strangebynaturepodcast if you are a podcaster and want to be added to the group.
#scicomm
Are you the host or producer of a #science based #podcast?
Did you know there is a Science Podcasters Discord group where we support each other?
Shoot me an email at contact@strangebynaturepodcast if you are a podcaster and want to be added to the group.
#scicomm
April 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
April 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪