Today on the show we’re gonna take a BITE out of TROGLOBITES! What happens deep in the cold, dark depths of caves? How does anything stay alive down there? What happens when you don’t need eyes? Find out with guest, Michael Swaim.




Footnotes:
Mexican blind cavefish!
Cave wolf spider!
Texas blind salamander! 
THE OLM! Aka "Human fish..." 
Cave leeches, oh dear...
White cave velvet worm :3 
All Yesterdays book!

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Today on the show we’re gonna take a BITE out of TROGLOBITES! What happens deep in the cold, dark depths of caves? How does anything stay alive down there? What happens when you don’t need eyes? Find out with guest, Michael Swaim. Footnotes:<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150911-blind-cavefish-animals-science-vision-evolution/">Mexican blind cavefish!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaua%CA%BBi_cave_wolf_spider">Cave wolf spider!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_blind_salamander">Texas blind salamander! </a></li>
<li><a href="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/creatures-of-the-world/images/2/2f/Olm-04.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20160806125653">THE OLM! Aka "Human fish..." </a></li>
<li><a href="https://speleologija.eu/velebita/foto/Velebita2005-Croatobranchus-Foto_D_Baksic4.JPG">Cave leeches, oh dear...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/472273_947050a901a8487e820af0e8691ec378~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_420,h_330,al_c,lg_1,q_80/472273_947050a901a8487e820af0e8691ec378~mv2.webp">White cave velvet worm :3 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Yesterdays-Speculative-Dinosaurs-Prehistoric-ebook/dp/B00A2VS55O">All Yesterdays book!</a></li>
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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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Yum, Troglobites!

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