Kirk brings the strange tale of the King's Lomatia, quite possibly the oldest living plant on Earth. It is a strange tree that has lost the ability to sexually reproduce and yet...it keeps on living for thousands of years.
Rachel has a doozy of a story about a man who let himself be bitten by venomous snakes over and over and over. Now he's helping scientists make a better anti-venom.
Victoria travels to the stars to tell us about planets made of diamonds.
We really do cover it all this week!
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41:29
The Fastest Jaws on Earth
This week, Victoria starts us off with a discussion probably not suitable for all ages by talking about the massive penis of the Serotine Bat. It's a lot to take in.
Kirk then shares the remarkable story of a palm tree that both flowers and fruits completely underground.
Rachel rounds out this week's show talking about the fastest moving predatory appendage in the animal kingdom. The jaws of the Trap Jaw ant closes at 143 mph.
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46:31
Giant Bird Eating Spiders
Rachel kicks off this week show with the strange colonial creatures of the sea known as "By the Wind Sailors."
Victoria makes us all a bit uncomfortable talking about giant bird-eating spiders.
Kirk encourages us to smack rocks with hammers as he explains the mysterious Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania.
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40:20
Which Animal Smells like Buttered Popcorn?
Kirk tells us about how scientists finally discovered the identity of a frog that had puzzled the scientific community for 80 years.
Rachel tells us all about the Binturong, the bizarre bearcat that smells like buttered popcorn.
In a salute to Mother's Day, Victoria tells us about the truly strange Sea Hares and her mom's research connection to them.
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38:59
The Bone Collector Moth
Anyone fancy a yawn? Victoria did some investigation into the strange phenomenon of social yawning. Are yawns really contagious?
Kirk then brings us the story of the Bone Collector Moth. When it is a caterpillar, it creates a disguise by gluing dead bodies to itself. Yikes.
Rachel rounds out the show with brand new research showing that sharks can make sounds!
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