What do spiders and astronauts have in common? No... not freeze dried ice cream. Both spiders and astronauts boldly launch into the unknown! In the air above us, spiders use the air like a highway - floating around like astronauts in zero gravity.

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, arachnid experts at the Burke Museum made incredible calculations about some super special spider species. Leap in to meet the tiny spider adventurers who proved they could overcome tremendous odds.

 

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Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/

What do spiders and astronauts have in common? No... not freeze dried ice cream. Both spiders and astronauts boldly launch into the unknown! In the air above us, spiders use the air like a highway - floating around like astronauts in zero gravity.
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, arachnid experts at the Burke Museum made incredible calculations about some super special spider species. Leap in to meet the tiny spider adventurers who proved they could overcome tremendous odds.
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Psssst! Get in on the fun:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Grab our free activity book:<a href="https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens"> https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Text &lsquo;spectacular&rsquo; to 206-926-9955 to join our Spectacular Text Club</li>
<li aria-level="1">And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at spectacular@kuow.org </li>
</ul>
Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/">&nbsp;https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/</a>

A podcast for curious kids (and adults) about a collection of spectacular specimens and the stories they can tell us about life on Earth. 

Join Brandi and Paige as they open drawers, cabinets, and freezers full of specimens (a.k.a: dead animals used for research) at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. In each episode, they’ll unlock exciting discoveries about one of our planet’s most remarkable creatures and learn how they can help us solve the mysteries of our living world. 

Spectacular Specimens is a production of KUOW, part of the NPR Network, in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. 

Download the Spectacular Specimens Listen-Along Activity Book and complete a fun activity paired with each episode. 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimensnotes

 

A podcast for curious kids (and adults) about a collection of spectacular specimens and the stories they can tell us about life on Earth.&nbsp;
Join Brandi and Paige as they open drawers, cabinets, and freezers full of specimens (a.k.a: dead animals used for research) at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. In each episode, they&rsquo;ll unlock exciting discoveries about one of our planet&rsquo;s most remarkable creatures and learn how they can help us solve the mysteries of our living world.&nbsp;
Spectacular Specimens is a production of KUOW, part of the NPR Network, in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.burkemuseum.org/">Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture</a>.&nbsp; <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/spectacular-specimens-activity-book/">Download the Spectacular Specimens Listen-Along Activity Book</a> and complete a fun activity paired with each episode.&nbsp;
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Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimensnotes">www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimensnotes</a>
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Spectacular Specimens

Spiders have been floating through the air like tiny astronauts for millions of years, but scientists never knew how many until a volcano's eruption changed everything! Check out the Burke Museum's collection of a super special spider species that proved they could survive against incredible odds.

A Spider Space Oddity!

Inside every drawer, cabinet, and freezer at Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture lies a collection of spectacular specimens (...that’s right, dead animals used for research)!

Join hosts Brandi Fullwood and Paige Browning to unlock extraordinary tales: an ancient dinosaur crime scene, a fiercely cute wrestling sea otter, and a colony of flesh-eating beetles that strip animal bones clean… all in the name of science! 

And that’s just the start–the first three episodes drop January 21, wherever you get your podcasts! 

 

Inside every drawer, cabinet, and freezer at Seattle&rsquo;s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture lies a collection of spectacular specimens (...that&rsquo;s right, dead animals used for research)!
Join hosts Brandi Fullwood and Paige Browning to unlock extraordinary tales: an ancient dinosaur crime scene, a fiercely cute wrestling sea otter, and a colony of flesh-eating beetles that strip animal bones clean&hellip; all in the name of science!&nbsp;
And that&rsquo;s just the start&ndash;the first three episodes drop January 21, wherever you get your podcasts!&nbsp;
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Pssst! We're going inside the Museum for 'Spectacular Specimens'

ALERT: There’s a top secret crew cleaning up the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Meet nature’s tiniest janitors - dermestid beetles! 

These incredible insects have the grossest (but coolest) job ever: they eat away all the flesh from animal specimens, leaving behind pristine bones for scientists to study. We're going through a maze of the museum to get a behind the scenes to check out thousands of these beetles.

Psssst! Get in on the fun:


Grab our free activity book: https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens


Text ‘spectacular’  to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club


And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at spectacular@kuow.org

Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/ 

ALERT:&nbsp;There&rsquo;s a top secret crew cleaning up the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Meet nature&rsquo;s tiniest janitors - dermestid beetles!&nbsp;
These incredible insects have the grossest (but coolest) job ever: they eat away all the flesh from animal specimens, leaving behind pristine bones for scientists to study. We're going through a maze of the museum to get a behind the scenes to check out thousands of these beetles.
Psssst! Get in on the fun:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Grab our free activity book: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens">https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens</a>
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Text &lsquo;spectacular&rsquo;&nbsp; to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at <a href="mailto:spectacular@kuow.org">spectacular@kuow.org</a>
</li>
</ul>
Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/">https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/</a>&nbsp;

Dermestid Beetles: The Flesh-Eating Cleanup Crew

SWIMMING INTO THE RING!  The cutest champion of the Pacific– THE SEA OTTER!!!

Don’t let those cute faces fool you. Sea otters are incredible marine wrestlers packing some serious muscle under all that fluff. Join us ringside to find out how these floating champions use their super strong jaws and secret-weapon fur to protect ocean ecosystems and dominate kelp forest arenas!

Psssst! Get in on the fun:


Grab our free activity book: https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens


Text ‘spectacular’  to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club


And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at spectacular@kuow.org

Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/ 

SWIMMING INTO THE RING!&nbsp; The cutest champion of the Pacific&ndash; THE SEA OTTER!!!
Don&rsquo;t let those cute faces fool you. Sea otters are incredible marine wrestlers packing some serious muscle under all that fluff. Join us ringside to find out how these floating champions use their super strong jaws and secret-weapon fur to protect ocean ecosystems and dominate kelp forest arenas!
Psssst! Get in on the fun:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Grab our free activity book: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens">https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens</a>
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Text &lsquo;spectacular&rsquo;&nbsp; to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at <a href="mailto:spectacular@kuow.org">spectacular@kuow.org</a>
</li>
</ul>
Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/">https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/</a>&nbsp;

A Spider Space Oddity!

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