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Episode 383 – Marbled Four-Eyed Frog: Frogsicle
“And today we’re talking about frogsicle.” Description of the Frog Appearance: This frog gets its name from two inguinal poison glands on its lower back that resemble eyes, creating a “four-eyed” eff…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 382 – Venus Girdle: Bioluminescent Ribbons
“…and today we’re talking about a a creature that looks like a float on Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade.” Dive into the deep, where the ocean weaves its wildest wonders. A creature slinks thro…
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 381 – Sheep: Herbalist
“…and today we’re talking about the most famous fluffy animal around.” Looking to nature to find the cures for aches and ills seems like a uniquely human trait. But many animals use the elements to t…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 380 – Black Musselcracker: A Man for Some Season
“…And today we’re telling about a creature that sounds likes a bad thing to call someone.” Beneath the briny blue of South Africa’s coastal waters lurks a creature with a schnoz so prominent it could…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 379 – Spicebush Caterpillar: The Snake is a Lie
“…and today we’re talking about a creature that sounds like a brand of expensive tea.” The unblinking eyes of the spicebush caterpillar stare into the face of danger. Subterfuge is a great tool, but …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 378 – Sea Pig: Tiptoeing Through the Abyss
“…and today we’re talking about an animal with a name that sounds like a AAA baseball team.” Deep in the dark, desolate depths of the ocean, where the sun don;’t shine and the pressure is crushing, t…
Published on 4 months ago
Episode 377 – Planarian Flatworm: Talkin About Regeneration
“…and today we’re talking about a flat character. But more on that later.” Everyone likes a comeback kid. Clutching victory from the jaws of defeat. But what the Black Planarian Flatworm does is way …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 376 – Velvet Worm: Glue Gun
“And today were talking about something that’s not real velvet but it is a real worm. It is actual worm. It lives like a worm.” A wanderer in the undergrowth, glides along the leaf litter, searching …
Published on 5 months ago
Episode 375 – Spotted Garden Eel: The Grassy Goal
“…and today we’re talking about another, more different spotted noodle. But more on that later.” Slithering silently in the sandy shallows, the garden eel sways like a living blade of seagrass, roote…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 374 – Proboscis Monkey: Slaparazzi
Picture a primate with a penchant for plunging.The proboscis monkey, with its pendulous schnozz and a physique built for aquatic acrobatics, is the rainforest’s resident daredevil. This long-nosed le…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago