Today on the show, Weird little guys! Animals that are a wee bit freaky, and also, a bit wee. We're going to get progressively littler, and weirder as we go on. From a cryptid that is essentially a tiny sandworm from Dune, to an even smaller animal that likes to get ahead of home security, these animals have devised some odd evolutionary strategies. Featuring Molly Conger of the new podcast Weird Little Guys! 

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Today on the show, Weird little guys! Animals that are a wee bit freaky, and also, a bit wee. We're going to get progressively littler, and weirder as we go on. From a cryptid that is essentially a tiny sandworm from Dune, to an even smaller animal that likes to get ahead of home security, these animals have devised some odd evolutionary strategies. Featuring Molly Conger of the new podcast Weird Little Guys! 
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cWj7J4M-Uoke5j-kXu7iVYaeid3Xw3XsQJ06VwKbfI/edit?usp=sharing">Footnotes</a>

We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals

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Happy Creatureween! We're getting scary and spooky (but not really) with a special bat episode! Bats may not be the horrible halloween monster that they're made out to be, but they're still one of my favorite orders of animals in the world! Then, just for more fun, we'll talk about a who's who list of halloweeny critters and why they're so special! Joining me to talk about the most incredible, unusual bat species, as well as separating bat fact from bat libel, is science journalist and co-author of the new book, Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Cara Giaimo! 



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Bats & Pesticides study

Last week's mystery animal sound

Happy Creatureween! We're getting scary and spooky (but not really) with a special bat episode! Bats may not be the horrible halloween monster that they're made out to be, but they're still one of my favorite orders of animals in the world! Then, just for more fun, we'll talk about a who's who list of halloweeny critters and why they're so special! Joining me to talk about the most incredible, unusual bat species, as well as separating bat fact from bat libel, is science journalist and co-author of the new book, Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Cara Giaimo! 
 
Footnotes: 
<a href="http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg0344">Bats &amp; Pesticides study</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSHjhCN6NC0">Last week's mystery animal sound</a>

Creatureween 2024: BATS!

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We're talking about animals who belong on stage at Eurovision! Or not, I suppose, I'm being told that's against the rules! I'm very excited to be joined by the hosts of Eurovangelists, Jeremy Bent, and Dimitry Pompee!  

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1. Frigatebirds

2. Red howler monkey

3. Fruit flies

4. Ducks eating peas

5. Animals on the Eurovision stage!

We're talking about animals who belong on stage at Eurovision! Or not, I suppose, I'm being told that's against the rules! I'm very excited to be joined by the hosts of Eurovangelists, Jeremy Bent, and Dimitry Pompee!  
Footnotes
1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUsxav_TZgM">Frigatebirds</a>
2. <a href="https://www.houstonzoo.org/blog/monkeys-call-sounds-like-garbage-disposal/">Red howler monkey</a>
3. <a href="https://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/10/12/fruit-fly-serenade-princeton-neuroscientists-decode-tiny-creatures-mating-song#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cpulses%E2%80%9D%20are%20the%20sounds,between%20pulse%20and%20sine%20songs.">Fruit flies</a> 
4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Aqss_mAbKJM">Ducks eating peas</a>
5. <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2EbKTi9fyWh6u6qp2uIBJRaYb6BdF1i&amp;si=fq3A93-jpQ-cfgTq">Animals on the Eurovision stage!</a>

Eurovarmints

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It's another 'ween classic! This one comes from 2023, and has a story in it that'll really make your skin crawl! I'm joined by Seanbaby & Robert Brockway to discuss factual Halloweeny tales of animal biology! Undead fish skin, vampire mice, and flying zombies!

Stay tuned for new episodes this month, including our 2024 Creatureween spooktacular! 

It's another 'ween classic! This one comes from 2023, and has a story in it that'll really make your skin crawl! I'm joined by Seanbaby &amp; Robert Brockway to discuss factual Halloweeny tales of animal biology! Undead fish skin, vampire mice, and flying zombies!
Stay tuned for new episodes this month, including our 2024 Creatureween spooktacular!

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