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When Flowers go Wrong
Jun 24, 2026
37m 53s
Glowing Termite Mounds of Brazil
Jun 17, 2026
29m 23s
Birds with Ants in their Pants
Jun 10, 2026
31m 07s
Guard Duty Turns Dad into Cannibal
Jun 3, 2026
35m 43s
Mike the Headless Chicken
May 27, 2026
38m 03s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24/26 | When Flowers go Wrong | Rachel tells us this week about spiny rats. These strange little mammals can actually drop their tails when in danger. Victoria brings us the fascinating topic of fasciation, when plant flowers go a bit wrong. These blooms get really weird. Kirk rounds out the show by talking about how plants are master manipulators and this time we discover that they can mimic the smell of ants attacked by spiders in order to attract pollinating flies. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 37m 53s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Glowing Termite Mounds of Brazil | Rachel shocks no one when she goes back to the ocean this week and comes up with the rather strange looking Goosefish. Not to be outdone, Victoria takes us to Brazil to see glowing termite mounds. It turns out, the glowing is actually click beetles. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 29m 23s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | Birds with Ants in their Pants✨ | AntingBird behavior+3 | — | PatreonStrange by Nature | — | Antingbirds+4 | — | 31m 07s | |
| 6/3/26 | Guard Duty Turns Dad into Cannibal✨ | Sand Bubbler CrabDamselfish dads+3 | — | RNAi | Indo-pacific | Sand Bubbler CrabDamselfish+3 | — | 35m 43s | |
| 5/27/26 | Mike the Headless Chicken✨ | Ichneumon waspsMike the Headless Chicken+4 | — | PatreonMike the Headless Chicken | Sahara | Ichneumon waspsMike the Headless Chicken+4 | — | 38m 03s | |
| 5/20/26 | Toad Licking✨ | Toad LickingFrogs+4 | — | PatreonStrange by Nature | — | Toad LickingFrogs+5 | — | 43m 09s | |
| 5/13/26 | Exceptions to the Rules✨ | bizarre insectsnocturnal monkeys+3 | — | Peek-a-boo Twisted-wingNight Monkeys+1 | — | insectsmonkeys+3 | — | 50m 33s | |
| 5/6/26 | Happy Mother's Day. Let's Eat Mom!✨ | Honey BadgerMother's Day+5 | — | PatreonStrange by Nature | — | Honey Badgerbaby spiders+5 | — | 44m 46s | |
| 4/29/26 | Lizards of the Arctic Circle✨ | Arctic lizardsendoparasitic crustaceans+3 | — | Dendrogastersviviparous lizard | Arctic CircleTree of Ténéré+1 | Arctic CircleDendrogasters+3 | — | 40m 56s | |
| 4/22/26 | A Herd of Jackhammers✨ | Pistol ShrimpHeadless Chicken Monster+4 | — | Pistol ShrimpHeadless Chicken Monster+3 | ocean | Pistol ShrimpHeadless Chicken Monster+5 | — | 39m 54s | |
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| 4/15/26 | The Loneliest Tree in the World✨ | Sun BearChameleons+5 | — | Patreon | Sitka SpruceEarth | Sun BearChameleon+6 | — | 38m 48s | |
| 4/8/26 | She had WORMS in her nose?✨ | botfly maggotsocean creatures+4 | — | Blanket Octopusweaver birds+1 | Greece | botflymaggots+6 | — | 35m 01s | |
| 4/1/26 | The Deepest Spot on Earth✨ | Mariana Trenchbumblebees+3 | — | Patreonstrangebynaturepodcast.com | Mariana Trenchthe deepest cave in the world | Mariana Trenchbumblebees+3 | — | 45m 07s | |
| 3/25/26 | How to Remove Your Own Appendix✨ | appendix removalAfrican sleeping sickness+5 | — | opium poppiesPatreon | AntarcticaTasmania | appendixsurgery+7 | — | 42m 58s | |
| 3/18/26 | The Everest of Caves✨ | Perceptual NarrowingHonduran White Bat+3 | — | — | Honduran White BatEverest+1 | Perceptual NarrowingHonduran White Bat+5 | — | 34m 24s | |
| 3/11/26 | 5-Year Anniversary Show✨ | anniversary shownaturalist quiz+3 | Brett Sieberer | PatreonStrange by Nature+1 | — | anniversaryquiz+3 | — | 49m 09s | |
| 3/4/26 | Zombie Snails for Lunch✨ | parasitesbird intelligence+3 | — | PatreonDe Winton's Golden Mole+1 | New Caledoniadesert+1 | zombie snailsGreen Banded Broodsac+3 | — | 38m 53s | |
| 2/25/26 | The Wolves that Pollinate Flowers | This episode was made possible by our Patrons. Thank you! Rachel kicks off the show this week by talking about the strange pollinators of the beautiful Red Hot Poker flowers. Turns out it is the Ethiopian wolf! This is an incredible and rare example of pollination by large mammals. Victoria is up next and she brings us the mysterious case of the all-female population of whiptail lizards. This population survives without men and reproduces through parthenogenesis. Kirk finishes up the show with a short story about why sometimes it pays to be the loser. Research on Japanese Quail show that females often pick the loser of fights but they do it for a very good reason. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 43m 28s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | The Fungus that Eats Radiation | Kirk starts us off this week with the bizarre story of a form of life that literally feeds on radiation. Found growing in Chernobyl, radiotrophic fungi are strange and amazing. Rachel tells us about a medieval potion from Bald's Leechbook containing garlic, onion, wine, and ox bile that scientists have discovered kills up to 90 percent of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Victoria lets us know about Pavement Mushrooms. These edible urban mushrooms can grow right through sidewalks and asphalt. These incredible mushrooms are a fascinating example of urban survivors. Species that are able to thrive in the harsh human environments we have created. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 37m 58s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Why Redheads Have Secret Powers | Victoria is back with us this week and she kicks things off with a doozy of a story about a species of bark lice that has undergone a complete swapping of genitals between males and females. It's a very cool story but has frank discussions of reproductive parts so parents feel free to decide if you're ready for those discussions with your young ones. Kirk is up next with a story about Redheads! Sure, we all know some strange redheads but did you know they may have super powers? New studies show that being a redhead may protect you in an unusual way. Rachel rounds out this week's show with JuMBOs, Jupiter Mass Binary Objects. This mysterious new class of objects in space have researchers further refining what we thought was possible. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 39m 05s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Flipping the Earth's Poles | Kirk kicks things off this week with a wild story about how the magnetic field of the Earth has completely flipped in the past. The European Space Agency recently used data sonification to help people better understand this bizarre event. Rachel heads to South America to let us know about a new species of scorpion recently discovered that can actually shoot their venom at foes. This is the first time this behavior has been seen in scorpions. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 42m 01s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | I Yam What I Yam | Rachel starts us off this week with the strange Box Jellyfish. This is an animal you don't want to get mixed up with. Kirk never wants to go in the ocean again. Speaking of Kirk, and speaking of strange, this week he's talking about Yams. Not any old yam, this one particular species does something never before seen in a plant anywhere else on Earth. It tricks birds into helping it reproduce asexually. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 45m 58s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Vampire Bats and Cinnamon Blood | Hello Everyone and thanks for listening this week. Kirk kicks things off with a story about Vampire bats that just won't learn their lesson. In fact, they aren't able to. New research shows vampire bats may be the only mammal that doesn't develop food aversions after eating bad food. Rachel is up next and she tells us about the tricky Harlequin bug. It comes in so many colors and varieties, scientists keep falling for the trap of calling it a new species over and over and over again. Victoria tells us about the Common side-blotched lizard and how their mating strategies are a bit like Rock, Paper, Scissors. Let's play some Blue Lizard, Orange Lizard, Yellow Lizard! Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 39m 08s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | A Six Legged Whoopin! | Victoria starts us off this week with barnacles! I know, they may not sound that interesting but it turns out they are being used by researchers to help narrow the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370. Kirk bring us the unbelievable tale of a wasp that uses pheromones to purposefully start massive ant brawls just so it can locate a butterfly. Yes, it is very weird. Rachel rounds out this week with a look at the amazing creature, the Polar Bear. It has a few tricks up it's sleeve for surviving in the cold of the arctic. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 42m 51s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | A Zombie Cockroach Baby Snack | Welcome to 2026! Rachel starts off the year with horrifying wasps that sting cockroaches, turn them into zombies and then lay their eggs in them so their young can devour them from the inside. You're welcome. Victoria takes on the fascinating topic of all the animals that beat us to the idea of farming by millions of years. They even do weeding and apply fungicides. It gets wild. Kirk heads to the ocean and discovers that some brittle stars are actually covered in millions of eyes. These eyes are unlike any other and absolutely wild. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails. | 41m 26s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
8 placements across 7 markets.
Chart Positions
8 placements across 7 markets.