Parachute Pants & Killer Ants

The Lakewood Artillery Shell Incident & Nature’s Tiny Assassins What do you do when a giant artillery shell crashes into your backyard? If your answer is “casually mow around it for years,”—congratulations, you would be so very, very not correct. We'll tell you the story of an unsuspecting homeowner at the center of the Lakewood artillery shell incident. Then, we shift gears (and continents) to uncover the real deadliest creatures on Earth. Sharks? Nope. Not even close. The truth is often lurking where you least expect it. From deceptively adorable killers to insects with murder in their tiny hearts, you may never look at nature the same way again. Explosive discoveries and microscopic menace await—so strap in for another wild ride with The Box of Oddities! #TrueCrime #WeirdHistory #DeadlyAnimals #PodcastRecommendations #StrangerThanFiction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices