Lizards of the Arctic Circle

About this episode

The episode explores bizarre Arctic lizards, an endoparasitic crustacean, and the story of the Loneliest Tree in the World.

Kirk revisits the Loneliest Tree in the World to tell us all about the (former) Loneliest Tree in the World. This week he tells us about the Tree of Ténéré. Rachel then brings us a completely nonsense endoparasitic crustacean that lives INSIDE of sea stars. Turns out Dendrogasters are truly bizarre. Victoria wraps things up with weird lizards that live above the arctic circle and some of the adaptations that have allowed them to live in such cold climates. She brings us the viviparous 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kirk, Rachel, Victoria

Topics covered

• Arctic lizards
• endoparasitic crustaceans
• Loneliest Tree
• adaptations to cold climates
• bizarre nature

Keywords

• Arctic Circle
• Dendrogasters
• viviparous lizard
• Loneliest Tree
• endoparasitic crustacean

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Dendrogasters, viviparous lizard

Places: Arctic Circle, Tree of Ténéré, Loneliest Tree in the World

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