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Survival of the fittest? Nah.
Survival of the weirdest? Oh heck yea.
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Episode 16 - Cute, Weird Little Dudes
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Picture 1 – Anatomy of a Horseshoe Crab.
Picture 2 – Diagram of a Horseshoe Crab’s eLdRiTcH eYeS. 
Video 1 – A Horseshoe Crab Goes NOM. 
Video 2 – Horseshoe Crab Swimming. 
Episode Cover – Limulus polyphemus, the American Horseshoe Crab. Picture by Hans Hillewaert, text added and used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. 
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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. Special thank yous to Dr. Mark Botton, Dr. Jane Brockmann, and Dr. Russell Bicknell, who were all interviewed and consulted for this episode, and whose voices are used with permission! 

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O Tannenworm, O Tannenworm!
How lovely are your tentacles! 
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Episode 15 - Naughty Or Nice?
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Picture 1 – Assorted Christmas Tree Worms by Nick Hobgood.
Picture 2 – Christmas Tree Worm Anatomy 1. Taken from Brandão, Ivison Cordeiro & Brasil, Ana Claudia dos Santos, 2020.
Picture 3 – Christmas Tree Worm Anatomy 2. Taken from Brandão, Ivison Cordeiro & Brasil, Ana Claudia dos Santos, 2020.
Video 1 – Christmas Tree Worms Fighting Against the Starfish Incursion by NOVA PBS.
Episode Cover – Spirobranchus giganteus by Nick Hobgood. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License, with logo added.
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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. 

The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
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It's time for a deeper dive. 
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I always was fond of water types. 
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YOUNG EARS WARNING: There are Some censored expletives at the beginning of this episode. Please take care when listening.  
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Episode 14 - That's Not a Fish, That's a Pokémon
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Picture 1 – The Five Molid Species.
Picture 2 – Bumphead Sunfish Larvae.
Picture 3 – Pharyngeal Teeth.
Picture 4 – Mola Skeleton. 
Picture 5 – Sea Lion Burrows for the Good Stuff.
Picture 6 – Mola Got Nommed.
Episode Cover – Mola mola.
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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. Special thank you to Dr. Marianne Nyegaard, who was interviewed and consulted for this episode, and whose voice is used with permission! 

The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
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