Episode 37 Exploding Ants

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “How are ants so strong?” and “To which family of animals is the red panda most closely related?” We also share a fun fact of the day about toe-wrestling and a super cool nonfiction book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Jill’s Fact of the Day: The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C938924 

 

Liz’s book recommendation: How Old is a Whale? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C932565 

 

Concerning ants: 

https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar830069 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant 

https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2014/02/study-ants-remarkable-strength-may-lead-powerful-micro-sized-robots#:~:text=Ants%20are%20super%2Dstrong%20on,due%20to%20our%20body%20weight. 

How Do Ants Survive a Flood? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C900799 

How Strong is an Ant? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C520672 

Ants https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C676320 

Ants Ingenious Survival Method During Flood | Superswarm | BBC Earth 

 

Concerning red pandas: 

"Biological classification." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15 Jun. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/biological-classification/599565. Accessed 19 Sep. 2023. 

"Red panda." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 Jan. 2019. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/red-panda/631664. Accessed 19 Sep. 2023. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotypic_taxon 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-panda