About this episode

The episode discusses spiny rats, fasciation in flowers, and plant manipulation techniques.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Strange by Nature

Guests: Rachel, Victoria, Kirk

Topics covered

• spiny rats
• fasciation
• plant manipulation
• pollination
• nature

Keywords

• spiny rats
• fasciation
• plant flowers
• pollination
• nature podcast

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