NEW EPISODE! 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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.

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

Sharing to #InverteFest 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?

Ever seen a muskrat get ready for a nap? Now you have. Found this little guy in the wetland today.

Deplorable.

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

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

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

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

Alder buds are popping open in Minnesota. #spring

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

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 😤 🧪

NEW EPISODE! This episode is a celebration of FOUR YEAR of Strange by Nature podcast. Like every year, we celebrate with a bizarre quiz show including everyone's favorite game: Eat, Ride, Jacket. #strange #science #nature #podcast #naturalist #weird #scicomm

NEW EPISODE! This one is wild. Learn about the mysterious ancient fruit the Medlar. Figure out why there is sometimes a grape leaf in the pickle jar and round things out with a horrifying eye-worm. #podcast #scicomm #nature #plants #fruit #weird #disease #pickles

This feels like something we should cover on the show. Though, though to be fair. We’ve talked about the butt before.

NEW EPISODE! Exploding #Ants Disappearing #Stars Mouth-to-Mouth resuscitation of an American Martin. Yeah, this show is #Weird #Scicomm #Nature #Podcast #Insects #Astronomy

Canadian Company Seeking Trump's Approval To Mine Seabed Condemned By Regulators

Do Dolphins smile? A new study on how dolphin facial expressions finds that bottlenose dolphins engage in rapid facial mimicry, using an open-mouth display to communicate with each other in social settings. #scicomm #science #sciants #stem #youtube youtu.be/hGCJyRrJZr0

NEW EPISODE! Why is the Titanic Disappearing? www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-aerk...

Also… don’t paddle around feeding whales!! They’re pretty oblivious to your presence. Get out their way and let them do their whale thing!!

NEW EPISODE! Kirk's all ears. Ears are weird but those shapes mean something. Rachel goes on on the ice to tackle the question of why does ice on lakes crack in the winter? Victoria  introduces us to The Hot Chocolate Effect. It all comes down to bubbles. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8sb3r...

Sleepy little watermelon 💕

Regina the Great Horned Owl got to spend last night indoors because it is so cold outside. #owls #nature

NEW EPISODE! Did you know that there's an organelle we know nothing about? Or that there's science behind grouping up to go to the bathroom? And there's a rodent who's stranger than it seems? #strange #scicomm #podcast #sciencepodcast #nature #weird

Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday!

This Supurb Owl lives in one of our host’s back yards.

Strange but True. Cow attacks kill more people than #shark attacks. #nature #podcast #strange #scicomm

Juvenile market squid, Doryteuthis opalescens. A highlight of nightlighting this winter so far...can't wait to get back out there this week!

Dr. Walt Koenig discusses the phenomenal lives of some of the most amazing birds - Acorn Woodpeckers - along with the phenomenon of acorn masting. One teaser: did you know Acorn Woodpeckers primarily eat insects, not acorns? #acornwoodpeckers #naturepodcast naturesarchive.com/2025/01/13/a...

ever wondered what the inside of a pufferfish looks like? wonder no more! a delightfully weird specimen from the Hunterian Museum 🐡🧪

Strange but True: We talked about this way back in episode 12! #space #scicomm #podcast #nature

Strange but true:

New Episode! Male #wasps that “sting” with their genitalia. Irritating #caterpillar hairs in your eyes. The endangered Dragon Blood #Tree. #Nature #Podcast #Strange #Scicomm www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-uwbq...

Meet a Lyre #Bird that learned to mimic a #zoo evacuation alarm. Meet the Immortal #Jellyfish, that can de-age and start life all over again. Not only do thirsty #plants make noises but animals can use these sounds to decide where to lay eggs. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-6weyt... #Nature #Podcast

You wanna watch me feed a Great Horned Owl? Here you go. #Owl #Nature #Naturalist

Our LAST show of 2024. No recap or anything, just weird nature. #Podcast #Science #Scicomm #nature #mammal #research #weird #Strange #Ocean #Animals

It's raining gars? Now that's my kind of biblical plague! (This 1894 drawing is actually those other "garfish" I wish weren't called that as it skews search results: family Belonidae, aka needlefish.) But that's not the only gar rain I've read about. Let me see if I can find the others... #garweek

Raw milk is one of those ideas that can really only take hold when people haven't seen a cow. if you see a cow from let's say ten feet or less you immediately understand the problem that pasteurization is solving

NEW Episode! Can Plants Hear Water? www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-2e94... #Bats #nature #Podcast #Scicomm #Naturalist #Plants #Science