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Life is strange, naturally you want to hear about it. Strange by Nature is your guide to the strange, weird and unbelievable side of nature. Professional naturalists present weekly curated stories about just how strange nature can get.
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
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.
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
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!
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
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 sea.
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
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.
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Kirk kicks things off this week with surprising news about a familiar parasite shaping wolf pack dynamics at Yellowstone.
Our guest James from Science Night Podcast brings us the tale of Zenobots, robots made out of animal tissue.
Rachel rounds out the episode revealing that antlers really are stranger than you think.
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
This week Victoria tells the strange tail of the disappearing Mediterranean, Kirk delves into the world of slime molds and Rachel tells us about a place that rains metals.
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Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This week, Rachel introduces us to a fungus we are pretty sure is actually an alien waiting to infect us and burst from our chest cavity, Victoria shares the story of the fascinating Argonaut sea creature and Kirk once again tries to break our brains, this time by thinking about Lemmings.
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
This one's s doozy. Rachel starts us off with the mystery of farting fish, our guest Lang DeLancy tells us the tale of a mushroom that turns to rocket fuel in your stomach and Kirk grosses us out with new research on cow mucus based personal lubricant with the ability to fight STIs.
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Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
This week we welcome a special guest, Michael Hawk from Nature's Archive podcast. Kirk kicks things off by talking about the Demon Core, Michael talks about the bizarre world of plant galls and Rachel round things out with poisonous birds!
This week's show was made possible by members of the Society of Strange. Join today! patreon.com/strangebynature
You can find Michael's podcast at Nature's Archive
Dr. Doug Tallamy - Episode #26
Adam Kranz of Gallformers.org - Episode #29
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Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Rachel kicks things off this week talking about the howling Grasshopper mouse, Victoria makes us all uncomfortable talking about a crab parasite and Kirk talks about a possible connection between the Black Plague and autoimmune diseases.
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