Rachel kicks off this week with a bizarre tale of a parasite that invades the nests of red ants, pretends to be their queen, works the ants to death, and eats their young all in a quest to become a beautiful butterfly.
Victoria takes us to Australia and asks the question, why are there so many poisonous animals there?
Kirk rounds out the episode with the strange story of how volcanoes may be changing the color of owls.
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Bull Sharks on the Golf Course
Excuse Me, Is That the Anal Secretion of a Beaver You’re Wearing?
The Dumbest Looking Spider in the World is Deadly
Humans are Slowing Getting Colder
Spring Nocturnal Wanderings is my Band Name
40 Million Pounds of Beer Yeast
Maybe Don’t Eat the Snails
The Halloween Episode 2023
A Digestive Turduckin
Let’s All Fly Into the Fire!
Wait...are Jackalopes Real?
Cheetahs Are Weird
Uh, There’s a Worm in Your Brain
Do Spiders have Dreams?
Can Plants Smell? (Spoiler: YES!)
When Grass Screams for Help
The Invisible Squid
Unexpectedly Glowing Flying Squirrels
Land of 10,000 Landbergs
Maned Wolves are Taller Than Your Kitchen Counter!
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