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Strange by Nature Podcast

Life is strange, naturally you want to hear about it. Strange by Nature is your guide to the strange, weird and unbelievable side of nature. Professional naturalists present weekly curated stories about just how strange nature can get.
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Episodes

Bulletproof Armadillos, Metamorphic Goo, and Superfetation

The title says it all on this one. Two stories of bulletproof armadillos in one year. The mystery of Metamorphic Goo and strange cases of superfetation in humans. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Jun 30, 202134 minEp. 21

The Extreme Slime of the Hagfish

Victoria brings us a slimy story of hagfish gone amok, Kirk takes his extremes off planet and Rachel impales our ears on a story of the Loggerhead Shrike. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Jun 23, 202136 minEp. 20

Spiders can fly?

Rachel talks ghost flowers, Victoria chats about spiders flying with electricity and Kirk brings weather extremes on Earth. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Jun 16, 202134 minEp. 19

Off with Their Heads!

Kirk talks radiation loving bacteria, Rachel nerds out on Moose, and Victoria talks about self-decapitating "wonder mollusks". Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Jun 09, 202134 minEp. 18

More Butts Than You Would Expect in One Episode

Victoria takes on a listener question about Brood X Cicadas, Kirk introduces us to the Many Assed Hydra Worm and Rachel explores (the history of) the anus. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Jun 02, 202133 minEp. 17

Silent but Deadly-When Lakes Attack

In this week's episode, Victoria tells us about lakes that will kill you from miles away, Kirk does a sand-striker worm redux and Rachel lays down some facts about an 80,000 year old tree. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com...

May 26, 202130 minEp. 16

Let’s all use the Pig Toilet

Rachel introduces us to the oldest shark in the world, Victoria discusses using human waste as fertilizer and Kirk blows our minds with an alternative evolutionary possibility. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

May 19, 202138 minEp. 15

Wet Spot on the Savanna

Kirk tries to convince us that humans are actually a chimera of two species, Rachel brings the aquatic nightmare fuel and Victoria shares more than you probably wanted to know about Hyenas. Yikes. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com...

May 12, 202138 minEp. 14

Urine Trouble for that Pun

Female only fish, Urine, and Lightening. Three completely random and fascinating topics. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

May 05, 202134 minEp. 13

Nightmare Fish, Contagious Cancer and Farting Comets

What can we say. This one has it ALL. If you need proof the universe is a strange place we got it right here. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Apr 28, 202134 minEp. 12

The Tree of Death, Hot Flowers and Sun Stones

Kirk tells us about the Tree of Death, Rachel shares about the thermogenic Skunk Cabbage and Victoria discusses how Vikings navigated using sun stones. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Apr 21, 202134 minEp. 11

Exploding Napalm Bat Bombs

This one gets heavy. Victoria talks about the impact of snakes on an island ecosystem, Kirk tells the story of bats as bombs and Rachel dives into the deep to talk about Butterfly snails. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com...

Apr 14, 202139 minEp. 10

Rachel shows us the Hell Mouth

We're gob-smacked by the horrific mouth of the Gob-faced Squid, then transported deep undersea to study hydrothermal vents and finally we stop to ponder why everything keeps falling unconscious. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com...

Apr 07, 202135 minEp. 9

Things Go Off the Rails and Victoria’s Head Explodes

Things Older than Dinosaurs, Koalas, and Giant Leaf Insects. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Mar 31, 202137 minEp. 8

Is a Tool?

The Tongue-Eating Louse, Super Dense Neutron Stars, and Bees! Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Mar 24, 202135 minEp. 7

A Pigeon Would Have Noticed the Microwave

Legless Lizards, Amazing Pigeon Skills, and Darwin’s Tubercle. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

Mar 17, 202135 minEp. 6

The Cat Made Me Do It

This is one of our first five episodes. The audio was a little rough back then but thanks for liking the show so much you've going back to the beginning. Enjoy! This week Rachel kicks things off with The Platypus, Victoria beings us the bizarre brain-changing story of Toxoplasmosis Kirk let's us in on the story behind Maple Syrup. Do not combine these three things anywhere else but here.

Mar 10, 202133 minEp. 3

Micro-Epilons & Assorted Nightmare Fuel

Being eaten alive while paralyzed, mites living (and loving) on your face, and being turned into a zombie by a worm. This one has it all.

Mar 10, 202131 minEp. 5

Preview #2

We're just a week away from the launch of the podcast. Here's a few more tasty excerpts. Be sure to subscribe.

Mar 02, 20211 min

Show Preview

Subscribe now! Season 1 begins March 10th.

Feb 05, 202150 sec
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