Moist: Slime Highways, Snot Bubble Beds, and a Legendary Orca Sighting

About this episode

The episode explores the unique adaptations and survival strategies of various animals in the natural world.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive headfirst into the wonderfully weird and surprisingly soggy side of the natural world 💧💧💧 🐜 Honey ants take food storage to another level — with a special cast that swells up with nectar until they’re completely immobile, hanging from the nest ceiling like living reservoirs, ready to feed the colony when times get tough. 🍯 🧪 Hagfish unleash one of the strangest defences in the animal kingdom — producing up to 20 litres of slime in seconds. This bizarre mucus expands in seawater, clogging the gills of predators and making a swift escape possible. Slippery doesn’t even cover it. 🐍💨 🐸 The ultimate survivalist? Meet the water-holding frog — capable of storing huge amounts of water in its body, going into a state of stasis, and surviving underground for up to five years without drinking in extreme drought conditions. 🌵💧 📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚 🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧 Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Sarah, Lizzie

Topics covered

• slime
• animal defense mechanisms
• survival strategies
• honey ants
• hagfish
• water-holding frog

Keywords

• honey ants
• hagfish
• water-holding frog
• slime
• animal adaptations

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Organizations: That's Just Wild, Acast

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