Happy Mother's Day. Let's Eat Mom!

About this episode

The episode explores the fascinating Honey Badger, the gruesome survival story of baby spiders, and the historical significance of The Great Raft in the American South.

Rachel starts us off this week with the totally awesome Honey Badger. They have abig reputation and they completely live up to it. From fighting lions to killing some of the most venomous snakes in the world, Honey Badgers are simply amazing. Victoria wasn't thinking this episode would come out Mother's Day week. However, coincidentally, she brings us a story about baby spiders that liquify the insides of their mothers and then suck her dry so they can survive. It is a gross but moving story about moms giving the ultimate sacrifice to their children. Awww. Kirk closes out the show this week with The Great Raft, a wild 1000-year-old log jam that once dominated the ecosystem of the American South but today has completely vanished. 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachel, Victoria, Kirk

Topics covered

• Honey Badger
• Mother's Day
• baby spiders
• sacrifice
• The Great Raft
• ecosystem
• American South

Keywords

• Honey Badger
• baby spiders
• Mother's Day
• sacrifice
• The Great Raft
• ecosystem
• American South

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Organizations: Patreon, Strange by Nature

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