Podcast Strange By Nature

Rachel kicks things off this week with the most ridiculous looking spider ever. Seriously. This thing is bizarre and cool and completely stupid looking. Listen as we learn about the Pelican Spider. Kirk takes us on a real-life Hero's Journey to the briny depths of the Galapagos Spreading Zone where biologists got a little help finding a rich biolog…

This week Kirk kirk kicks things off by talking about a fungus showing up somewhere unexpected. Speaking of unexpected, Rachel shares a story about two species that were accidentally cross-bred in a lab when it shouldn't have been possible. Victoria rounds out the show this week by talking about how weirdly we're all getting cooler over time. Suppo…

Victoria brings us the amazing story of the world's first ever known fruit eating frog. Yeah, it pollinates flowers too. Kirk delves into the Salt Cedar and tries to puzzle out whether or not invasive species really are to blame for being the way they are. Rachel blows our minds by telling us about pollinators and flowering plants in the ocean. She…

This week, Rachel ask the question, "Can you tell if something is wet?" the answer may surprise you. Kirk talks about a new surprising use for waste beer yeast, it just might be the key to clean drinking water. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com…

Kirk just can't help himself and goes with another episode about a parasite. Ladies and Germs, we present, the Rat Lung Worm. Rachel keeps the infection theme going by talking about the first ever case of a cross-kingdom infection when a man was found to have a fungus growing in his throat. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@…

Welcome to the Halloween Episode. This week we have three spooky stories. Rachel talks about the terrifying Black Swallower Fish, Victoria bring us the story of Pirate Spiders and Kirk examines the smell of fear. Happy Halloween! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast…

As we ramp up toward Halloween things really start to get weird. Kirk makes us all queasy by talking about Bot flies that prey on humans. Rachel brings us the bizarre looking Monkey Slug Caterpillar and Victoria tells us all about Cockroaches. We had a ton of fun this week, we hope you do too. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: conta…

Victoria kicks things off with a bizarre story about Fire Beetles, a strange animals that actually goes TOWARD fire instead of away from it. Kirk then shares some disturbing news about powerful solar storms that could disable society and Rachel rounds out this week's show with the spookiest of near-Halloween topics...mistletoe? Oh yeah, we also ans…

Rachel starts us off this week with the strange history of Jackalopes. It seems they are a fairly recent fabrication and not real animals...or are they? The story is stranger than you may expect. Kirk swerves into Rachel's lane this week and takes us to the depths of the ocean where the mysterious Volcano Snail lives aside hydrothermal vents and cr…

Kirk brings some new science around Bamboo. Are we on the verge of a massive die-off? Rachel talks Cheetahs! Are they strange? Yup! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.comBởi Strange by Nature

Victoria starts off this week making us squirm with the story of a worm in a woman's brain. Kirk then shares some strange facts about the Fossa, the main antagonist in the kids movie Madagascar that for sure did NOT make it into the cartoon and Rachel wraps things up this week where else but the ocean where she shares about an amazing and enormous …

The whole gang's back together this week and it ends up being an unplanned invertebrate extravaganza! Rachel blows our mind this week with new research that shows spiders dream, Victoria then talked about absolutely astounding ant super-colonies that span several countries in size. Kirk rounds out our invertebrate celebration with a story about an …

This week Kirk answers the question, "Can plants smell?" by looking at some really interesting experiments. Rachel then decides to rise to the occasion of talking about the weird world of yeasts. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com…

This week Rachel takes us (unsurprisingly) to the depths of the ocean to meet a bizarre and ancient creature while Kirk talks about how the smell of fresh cut grass may actually be a cry for help. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com…

Kirk kicks things off with a deep dive on Sea Devils, Rachel brings us the story of a squid that seems to have an invisibility cloak and Victoria tells us the tale of a strange bird that smells exactly like tangerines. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com…

Victoria is back this week and she starts things off with a list of animals that smell like familiar foods. Kirk tells us about the Red-lipped Batfish, an utterly bizarre creature from the ocean and Rachel rounds out the show this week with a suggested topic, glowing flying squirrels! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strang…

This week Rachel goes in search of a bird lost to science for over 100 years and Kirk answers the question, "Where did all of these lakes come from?" Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.comBởi Strange by Nature

This week Kirk kicks off the show with the tallest canine in the world, the strange Maned Wolf. Rachel then takes us off the planet to the outer reaches of the solar system to learn about Haumea, a strange dwarf planet shaped like a giant rugby ball. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: s…

Victoria kicks things off this week with a surprising story about Garlic Mustard that goes against everything we thought we knew. Kirk then really stretches our minds by talking about extended cognition in spiders. Rachel rounds out this week's show talking about a new discovery around dolphin language. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email…

Rachel really kicks things off this week by telling us about the "human fish" that live in caves. Victoria is back this week and looking at how the gender of scientists can skew the results of research. Kirk rounds things off this week by talking about how hippos sweat a pseudo-blood to use as sunscreen. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Emai…

This week, Kirk talks about how Carl Linnaeus thought there were species of Wild humans and Monster humans. Rachel then tells us about carcinization, the evolutionary process that keeps turning species into crabs. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com…

This week Rachel kicks things off with a story about the Unicorns of the Sea, Narwhals! Guest Jarrod Klopp tells us about a newly discovered superfood fungus found in the Grand Prismatic pool at Yellowstone that may end up feeding humans in space. Kirk rounds out the week with by examining questions of Astrobiology. Is Earth-like life inevitable? S…

This week Kirk talks about strange collective nouns for animals and an animal we never realized travels in herds until recently. Rachel tells us about the amazing quetzal bird with a three foot tail and Victoria rounds out this week's show with a series of updates chocked full of new updates to old stories. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature E…

This week Victoria tells us about the strange armored spiny mouse. Kirk talks about real life dragons in the sea and Rachel rounds out the week with tales of the most colorful river in the world. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com…

Did you know that most other animals make their own vitamin C and we're the weirdos who don't? You won't find a goat or lemur with Scurvy. Kirk tells us all about it. Rachel then brings us on a journey of discovery under the sea to learn about the Sea Horse. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit …

This week Rachel kicks things off by talking about Clown Fish and how they can actually change their sex! Guest Alicia Little has us fascinated with the science behind catnip and Kirk finishes up with an amazing story of how viruses make you more attractive to mosquitoes. Link to the cat study with cute graphics:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/…

Happy Summer! This week, Kirk kicks things off by talking about another human parasite, Rachel details the re-discovery of one of the rarest bees in the world and Victoria tells the tale of a drowned child brought back to life. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.c…

This week Victoria blows our mind with a story of beetles moisture farming though their anus, Kirk goes on a rant about the color of the sun and Rachel tells us a tale of a cool hermit crab with connections to the film/book Howl's Moving Castle. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strang…

Rachel kicks things off this week by finally talking about the Kiwi (the bird). Our guest this week, Noah, shares two topics, Chaga and Squirrels. Kirk rounds out this week with the most complex chimera known to science. Link to the paper Kirk discussed: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(23)00458-X Check out Noah's music: …

This week we are joined by Bobby Frankenberger from All Around Science Podcast. Kirk kicks things off with a bizarre tale of gambling, crocodiles and arousal. Bobby brings the facts about why Guinea Pigs eat their own droppings Rachel rounds things out this week with new science on the sounds plants make. Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Ema…

Rachel kicks things off with a strange news story of loons. Victoria then takes us on a journey into the parasitic world of Ox Peckers that leaves us laughing. Kirk FINALLY unravels the mystery of cubical wombat poop. We had a lot of fun this week, enjoy! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us …

This week, Kirk talks about the bizarre possible relationship between having a pet and your child NOT having specific food allergies. Rachel then tells us the story of how an 8 year old boy ended up changing what we understand about ants. Victoria rounds out this week with updates on some popular stories from previous episodes. Support us: patreon.…

What a treat, this week we are joined by Brett Sieberer. You may know him as the quiz master behind our anniversary shows but he's an incredible professional naturalist as well. Rachel kicks things off this week by taking us on a journey to discover just how high an insect an fly. Brett then takes us to the depths of the ocean in search of a myster…

This week, Kirk breaks our brains a bit by revisiting the color purple and thinking about how strange it is that we can see it at all. Rachel then reels in the largest sunfish in the world and you won't believe how bit it can get. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebyn…

This week Kirk brings us the story of mysterious Blue Lava, Rachel discusses the strange shoebill and Victoria takes us on a search for 10,000 feet of missing rock. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.comBởi Strange by Nature

This week, Victoria talks about a strange interaction between dolphins and an anaconda. Kirk takes on the concept of time and Rachel brings us one of the strangest creatures ever on the show. Space Travel Time Calculator: https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/space-travel Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strange…

This week Rachel kicks things off with a story about the amazingly fast growing invasive Japanese Knotweed. Our guest, Marika Bell then takes a fascinating look at how different animals perceive colors. Finally, Kirk rounds out the show describing a bizarre prehistoric fish that could cut you in half in less than the blink of an eye! We're all over…

We have a ton of fun this week when Alicia Little returns to the show. Kirk kicks things off talking about living amongst real-life giants who are waging a war (no, really, he's serious), Alicia tells the amazing story of the unexpected natural source of the famous royal color purple and Rachel spins a tale of an entire ecosystem growing in the fur…

We made it! This episode marks the end of year two of the podcast and the beginning of year three. Thanks for coming along for the ride. There have been almost 325 different topics on the show so far and we're not stopping. We are, however, taking a pause this week to bring back fan favorite naturalist Brett Sieberer. He takes over the show asking …

Rachel kicks things off this week with a story about an animal that, and I'm quoting Rachel here, kills things by "Being Slowly sucked into the mouth of your Cousin." Confused? You'll just have to listen. Victoria then tries to unravel the mystery of a degenerative brain disease that perhaps ties together, flying foxes, mystery toxins, seeds, war, …

This Week, Kirk kicks things off with LEECHES! Special guest Maura from All Around Science Podcast then tells us about mysterious Glass Frogs and Rachel rounds things out with the bizarre Suriname Toad. You can hear more of Maura at https://allaroundscience.com/ Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepod…

This week it's just Victoria and Kirk and they have stories to tell. Victoria does a deep dive on all the pseudo-milks made by non-mammals animals. Kirk tells the amazing tale of a woman frozen and brought back to life making scientists ponder human hibernation. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepod…

Happy Valentine's Week. This week's show features three stories of courtship and mating. Rachel starts things off with the mating display of the Sage Grouse. Victoria reveals the story of a surprisingly cuddly rat and Kirk rounds things out with the exhausting and fatal mating frenzy of the Antechinus. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebyna…

What a fun show this week. We're all over the place. Kirk starts off with strange sounds recorded in the deep of the ocean, a mystery that may finally be solved. Rachel tells us about the bizarre velvet worms who will shoot sticky super glue on you and then digest you outside their body and eat you like a smoothie. Victoria rounds things off this w…

Victoria kicks things off this week with a story about nose picking that has us squirming in our seats. Kirk then keeps things moving by talking about a food that is literally called "rock excrement". Rachel rounds things out with strange tales of Komodo Dragons. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepo…

This week we welcome special guest Ellen Waterford from Just the Zoo of Us podcast. Kirk kicks things off with a wild story about how much all of the spiders eat on Earth in one year. Ellen talks about serenading alligators with a tuba. Rachel rounds things out with a story about a ghost sharks. Hint, they are neither sharks nor ghosts. You can che…

This week, Rachel brings us the science behind the bombardier beetle's hot acidic spray. Victoria then tells us about the chameleon of the plant world and Kirk tells to the story of the time rabbits beat Napoleon into retreat. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynatur…

This week we're looking back at our first 100 episodes in the nerdiest way possible, a quiz show. Three rounds, 18 questions. Can our fearless hosts remember all of the strange topics they've brought to your ear holes? Can you? Thank you everyone for coming along on this journey! Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@…

Our 99th episode! Victoria starts things off by talking about the biggest volcano on Earth...and Mars! Kirk tacked alchemy and talks about where everything you can see comes from (Spoiler: Supernovas) Rachel terrifies us all into never swimming in the ocean again with her tale of Jumbo Flying Squid pulling a diver down into the briny depths of the …

This week we welcomed Alicia Little onto the show as a guest host. Rachel kicks things off with a story about giant venomous centipedes, Alicia brings us the interesting tale of an edible mushroom that hijacks the DNA of other mushrooms to grow and Kirk rounds things out by explaining why there is no such thing as an Amoeba. Support us on patreon: …