1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Creature Future production of I Heart Radio. I'm 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: your host of Many Parasites, Katie Golden. I studied psychology 3 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: and evolutionary biology, and hey, would you look at that? 4 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: It's the holiday season. I hope you're all staying safe 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: as you can this year, and that murder hornets haven't 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: come down your chimney pretending to be tiny gift bearing elves. Today, 7 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be doing another edition of Listener Questions. I 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: love answering your animal questions. Also, doing these special Q 9 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: and A episodes are really fun and relaxing, especially around 10 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: the winter season when I'm full of eggnog and trying 11 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: to hibernate. Don't worry, I'm gonna have regular episodes of 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: this winter, including a couple of holiday specials and an 13 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: episode I'm really buzzed about. But I think I'll do 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: one more of these Q and A s in a 15 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Also, if you have any evolutionary biology 16 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: or behavioral psycho pology questions that you would like to 17 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: hear answered on the show, please send me an email 18 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: at Creature Feature Pod at gmail dot com. So let's 19 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: dive right into your amazing listener questions. I reached out 20 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: to Twitter and through the show to get some of 21 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: your questions, and I am so impressed, you guys. These 22 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: are amazing questions and they give me so much to 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: work with because they have incredibly fascinating stories behind them. 24 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: So first question is from Undaunted Zephyr on Twitter, and 25 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: their question is why do baby American coots look like 26 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: they are a little bit on fire? Which is really funny. 27 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: Baby American coot so coots are a type of waterfowl, 28 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: a bird that lives on the water, and their babies 29 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: do look a little bit on fire. There, these cute 30 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: little chicks, but their heads are sort of orangy red 31 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: and their beak are reddish, and it looks like, yeah, 32 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: like their heads are on fire. So first let's give 33 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: some information on coots. So American coots again a type 34 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: of water fowl. They swim and live partly on the water. 35 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: Like ducks. They actually look a bit like ducks, but 36 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: despite its duck like appearance, they are not at all 37 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: that closely related to ducks. In fact, they're not even 38 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: in the same order as ducks. They are actually rails. 39 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: So the American coot are all black with a white bill, 40 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: although females are a little bit more of an ashy 41 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: color and they have bright red eyes. So, like I said, 42 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: there in the rail family, which are birds that are 43 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: found all over the world that often inhabit wetlands. So 44 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: when you get a look at a coot's feet, you'll 45 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: actually realize how much unlike a duck they actually are. 46 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: So instead of those cute little duck paddle feet, coots 47 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: have these long segmented toes where each area of the 48 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: toe between the joints has a leaflike shape, and it 49 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: looks really remarkable. It actually, to me looks a bit 50 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: like a succulent plant, if that makes sense, because they're 51 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: also a yellowish green color, and it it looks, I 52 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: don't know, it looks like part like Giarmo del Toro 53 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: creature monster, part plant, part alien. It's really cool. It's 54 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: hard to describe them, so I'll definitely include an image 55 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: in the show notes. But you can also just like 56 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: look for American coot feet and I promise it won't 57 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: be weird. So these weirdly shaped feet allow them to 58 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: be as mobile on land as they are in the water, 59 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: So you know how hard it is to walk on 60 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: land with swim fins or scuba fins, and you've seen 61 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: ducks walk on land, they're not like super agile. So 62 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: being able to bend their toes and actually each you know, 63 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: part of their toe is between the joints, having their 64 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: own little paddle on it allows them to swim really 65 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: efficiently and walk on land really well, because American quotes 66 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: actually spend a good amount of time on land, and 67 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: the feet allow them to navigate with ease. They also 68 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: serve a couple of other interesting purposes, so the feet 69 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: helps them in fights, which is cool, I guess uh. 70 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: And they also actually will take off from water, so 71 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: they'll do a water take off where they actually run 72 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: kind of skimming along the surface of the water while 73 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: beating their wings. And those segmented feet with the with 74 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: the big surface area on each part of their toes 75 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: actually gives their feet a lot of surface area that 76 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: will push against the water tension of the surface of 77 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: the body of water and allows them to get a 78 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: little bit of left as they're trying to do take off. 79 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: So it's really interesting, like if you look at other 80 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: animals that can kind of do this sort of run 81 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,119 Speaker 1: all on the water, like Jesus lizards as they're called 82 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: or or water water walking lizards. They actually have sort 83 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: of similar situation going on with their feet where they 84 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: have like this, you know, kind of like webbing and 85 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: then the broad surface area that allows them to uh 86 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: skim across the water like uh like dash and the incredibles. 87 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:24,679 Speaker 1: So onto the listener question about these amazing birds, which 88 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: is why do the babies look like they're on fire? So, 89 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: like I mentioned earlier, coot chicks have red scalps, red 90 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: feathers on their neck, and red beaks, which are actually 91 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: traits they lose as they become adults. And it's actually 92 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: really really interesting why they're redheads. I'm not biased here, 93 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: I'm not just saying this because I'm a red head 94 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: and I think redheads are cool. Anyways, So the bright 95 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: coloration of these chicks heads helps signal the parents to 96 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:01,799 Speaker 1: feed the chicks, and interestingly, it helps the parents play favorites. 97 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: So this is really fascinating type of signaling. So often 98 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: in nature, when you have a bright color in an animal, 99 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: it is signaling something. It's either sexual signaling where you're like, hey, 100 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: I'm attractive, i'm healthy, come mate with me. It could 101 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: be a pisimtism, where you're like, hey, I'm actually poisonous, 102 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: stay away from me, like poison dart frogs. Um. It 103 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: can be you know, I'm venomous, like with with snakes. 104 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: It can also be dishonest signaling, like you could be 105 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: mimicking something poisonous. So it's really really interesting. This is 106 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,559 Speaker 1: a special case of signaling that these chicks are doing, 107 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: which is the brighter the coloration on the chick's head 108 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: of this red, fiery color, the more the parents will 109 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: feed the chicks. So the less colorful chicks actually get 110 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: kind of bullied by the parents, who pick them up 111 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: by the scruff of their necks and shake them if 112 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: they get too close to the other chicks. So this 113 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: seems really sad, like, oh, why would they play favorites 114 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,239 Speaker 1: with their own chicks, Like what's the deal? Well, actually, 115 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: so the more brightly colored chicks are younger and weaker 116 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: than the less brightly colored chicks, So the younger the chicks, 117 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: the brighter they are. And also it means like when 118 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: they're younger, they're more vulnerable, so the older chicks are 119 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: more likely to be able to get food for themselves, 120 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: so the parents when they are trying to make this 121 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: strategic decision of who they give their attention to. They're 122 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: actually giving their attention to the younger, more vulnerable chicks 123 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: who are more brightly colored, because they are less likely 124 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: to be able to survive without that extra attention, whereas 125 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: the older chicks, you know, they actually are getting to 126 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: the age where they can probably get some food for themselves. 127 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: So by even though it seems kind of cruel, by 128 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: coddling the younger chicks and chasing off the older chicks, 129 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: they're ensuring that the most chicks possible will be able 130 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: to reach adulthead, which I feel, as a younger blaying myself, 131 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: I feel like this is a real good argument for 132 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: me to get coddled, you know what I'm saying. Anyways, 133 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: in evolutionary biology terms, this means that that red coloration 134 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: on the chicks is an honest indicator of being weaker, 135 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: which is really interesting. It's a it's a pretty rare 136 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: type of signal, like we don't usually animals don't like 137 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: say like, hey look at me, I'm a weakly, But 138 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: in this case, by letting their parents know that they 139 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: are younger and weaker, the parents are able to devote 140 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: more attention to them more likely to help them reach adulthood. 141 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: So that is a really interesting question. I think that was. 142 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: It's it's always fascinating to me how a very simple 143 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: question about like, hey, why is this thing this color 144 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: can lead to such an extraordinary answer. All right, So 145 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: onto the next question. So this is from David Krauss 146 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: on Twitter, who asks how do spiders, much to my 147 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: personal chagrin, day moving in temperatures that freeze out most insects. 148 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna admit that I actually don't know where 149 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: spiders rank in their winter hardiness to other arthur pods 150 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: or two insects. But spiders don't really like the cold, 151 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: and the only way they survive in the winter is 152 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: by finding warmer areas like leaf litter, which is, you know, 153 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: like on the forest floor you have a bunch of 154 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: leaf and decaying things that actually can be a little 155 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: bit warmer than staying out in the in the snow 156 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: or decaying would or hey, your home. That's why you 157 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: find a lot of spiders in the winter. Probably, So 158 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: the reason they don't become spider sickles, you know, just 159 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 1: totally frozen, is they actually have anti freeze compounds. In 160 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,959 Speaker 1: their blood. So if you're a listener of the podcast, 161 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: you may know that this is not too uncommon, like 162 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:57,079 Speaker 1: there are other animals out there who have these. Basically, 163 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: they are anti freeze protein that prevent uh ice crystals 164 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: from forming in the blood and that prevents the cells, 165 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: the blood cells and other cells in your tissue from 166 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: basically exploding from from being frozen. And one thing to 167 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: note is that spider blood is called hemo lymph. There 168 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 1: you go. If you squash a spider and you get 169 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: a bunch of goo on you, you can be like, 170 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: oh no, I got hemo lymph on me. That's what 171 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: I do anyways. Uh So, spiders, despite having that anti 172 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: freeze compound in their blood, uh they actually still need 173 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: shelter in the winter. So that's why they like to 174 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: come inside your homes for some holiday cheer. They're not 175 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: trying to spook you. In my opinion, as long as 176 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: they're not venomous species, I'd say give them little tiny 177 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: mugs of hot bug juice and ate little team ins 178 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: and like a little like a little winter hat or 179 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: like a little tuk or something. I think that'd be 180 00:10:55,480 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: cute alright. A sort of related ish question from m V. 181 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: Bramley on Twitter is what is the deadliest bug in America? 182 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: And what are the chances of a swarm of them 183 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:13,599 Speaker 1: descending on Washington, d C? Anytime soon? Asking for an electorate? 184 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: So the deadliest bug in North America is actually a 185 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: little bit surprising. It is bees and wasps. So you 186 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: might think of like the most venomous bug or Arthur 187 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: Potter insect as being the most dangerous or deadliest, but 188 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: it turns out it's really a combination of factors that 189 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: makes bees and to slightly lesser extent, wasps the most 190 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: deadly insects in America. In North America, So the reason 191 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: they're so dangerous is the frequency of their stings, like 192 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: the likelihood that you're going to be stung. There as 193 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of bees out, Obviously we want more um 194 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: bees around. There have been some struggles with their population recently, 195 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: but still you're much more likely to encounter a b 196 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: You're also much more likely to frighten a bee in 197 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: a way that's going to make them want to sting you. 198 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: Whereas spiders, even the more venomous ones are pretty reclusive. 199 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: I mean, brown recluses are called brown recluses. Uh, and 200 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: while there they will use their venom to bite if 201 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: they need to. They try to, like most of their 202 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: strategy is just trying to stay away from you. Whereas bees, 203 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: while they don't want to sting you, they're they're hesitant 204 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: to do that because it is very costly for the bee, 205 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: it will result in the worker bees death. But you know, 206 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 1: she doesn't really necessarily want to sting unless she really 207 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: feels like you're threatening, and especially if she feels like 208 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: you're threatening the hive. So the reason though, while their 209 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: venom is not that potent, I mean, anyone who's gotten 210 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: stung by bee knows that it's not pleasant, but it's 211 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: not super potent. However, despite not being the most venomous 212 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: insect in North America, beastings can often cause allergic reactions, 213 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: which is actually the more dangerous aspect of the beastings. 214 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: So an allergic reaction can lead to anaphylactic shock, which 215 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: is a life threatening condition that is extremely dangerous. You know, 216 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: it makes the throat swell up, it you can struggle 217 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: to breathe. That it's uh, it's something where you need 218 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: to go to the hospital to treat. So actually about 219 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: a hundred people die a year in the US due 220 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: to beastings and to a lesser extent, to wasps sting. 221 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: These are actually more dangerous when it comes to having 222 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: that allergic reaction than wasps, which is interesting. It Maybe 223 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: I'm thinking it's probably partially due to the fact that 224 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: bees are more numerous than wasps, but it's also someone 225 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: who's allergic to beastings isn't automatically also allergic to wasp stings, 226 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: So there may be something to the actual beavin um 227 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: that um. More people are allergic to and can also 228 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: be uh. If you are, you can actually develop an 229 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: increasing allergy to beastings. So if you're stung multiple times, 230 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: you you can actually start to develop an allergy to beastings. 231 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: The bee vinum itself is not super dangerous, so a 232 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: non allergic, healthy adult can take up to you around 233 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: a thousand beastings. I don't recommend it, definitely do not 234 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: recommend that, but it will not kill you if you 235 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: have a thousand beastings. Again, don't don't go get a 236 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: thousand beastings. Guys. It's not not good. It's not a 237 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: good time. I'm not speaking from experience, but I feel 238 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: like It's one of those things where it's like, hey, 239 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: if I had a bet chunk of money on whether 240 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: getting a thousand beastings was gonna be a good time, 241 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: I'd say it wouldn't be. Yeah. So someone who is allergic, however, 242 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: can go into deadly anaphylactic shock after only one beasting. 243 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: So the bee is deadliness really is due to that 244 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: allergic reaction that some people have to their stings, rather 245 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: than some insidious level of venom. Um. So, you know, 246 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: I think in terms of like, uh, how you then 247 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: view bees is like, I still love bees. I think 248 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: these are really cool animals. Obviously they're incredibly important pollination. 249 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: Who doesn't love honey? But also just as part of 250 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: our environment. Um, However, you know, it's like it's good 251 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: to know about. How Like, rather than vilifying bees for 252 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: being dangerous, it's just like, hey, take that knowledge and 253 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: then protect yourself. So, um, you know, just be careful 254 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: around bees, especially if you're allergic, or if you haven't 255 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: been stung before and you don't really know your allergy status. Uh, 256 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: if you have any signs of an allergic reaction after 257 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: being stung, or if you know you're allergic but you 258 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: haven't had any signs yet and you've been stung, you 259 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: should go to the er immediately. And if you have 260 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: an EpiPen, you should use that. That's actually a really 261 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: useful thing for people or you know, you um, that 262 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: will help stave off the allergic reaction. But then you 263 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: still need to go, uh go get medical help after that. 264 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: So if you're stung by a beam, the best way 265 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: to remove the stinger is actually by scraping it off 266 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: pointy end first with the back of a fingernail. Basically, 267 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: you don't want to put any pressure on the venom sack, 268 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: which you can actually sometimes see, uh it's like this 269 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: a little like fleshy twitching thing that's attached to the 270 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: stinger at the base. And if you squeeze that sack, 271 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: like if you try to basically like pinch it out 272 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: or like tweeze it out and you you accidentally put 273 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: pressure on that sack, you'll actually squeeze more venom into 274 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: your ding sites. So basically, you carefully flick off the 275 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: stinger as quickly as and as carefully as you can, 276 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: either with you know, fingernail or if your fingernails aren't 277 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: long enough, you can use like a credit card or 278 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: or a hard leaf anything that basically you know it's 279 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 1: not you don't want to like use your bare fingers 280 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: because then you could get it, you know, sting yourself again. 281 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: But once you've gotten that that out of there, then 282 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: you want to wash your finger as soon as you 283 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: can with gentle soap and water. Uh. And then you 284 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: know you can apply a cool compress and take some 285 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: over the counter pain relievers. Obviously if you're having anything 286 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: more than just like some local swelling and pain, uh, 287 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: go go see a doctor, as you know, immediately. All right, 288 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: So I think we're gonna take a quick break, but 289 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: then we will be right back. Get it, be right back, guys, 290 00:17:54,000 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: All right, well I'll be our back, all right. So 291 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: here is our next question. This is from Megan LeMay, 292 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: who asks how much would would a woodchuck chuck if 293 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: a woodchuck could chuck wood? Alternatively, our platypus is really 294 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: luminous and under uv. So first with the platypus is 295 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: I think we just talked about that on the show 296 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,640 Speaker 1: in our Barking News episode a couple of weeks ago. Um, 297 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: I think Megan, you sent this question and actually before 298 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: we recorded that that episode, so good looking out for 299 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: that animal news. Yeah, but yes, that is absolutely true. 300 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: It's an incredible recent discovery. Platypus for does glow a 301 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: sort of eerie blue under UV light, and researchers aren't 302 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: exactly sure why this happens yet, but I'm hoping we 303 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 1: learn soon, so I'll keep an eye out for that. 304 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: For any glowing platypus news, I will keep my ears 305 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 1: and eyes open. So the wood chuck question actually has 306 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: a really long answer, and it's very interesting and it's 307 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: i think very important. So, as you may know, wood 308 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: checks don't chuck wood. That's a misnomer, so why are 309 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 1: they called that? So wood chucks are also just groundhogs 310 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: by another name. Here's an interesting thing. Groundhogs can also 311 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: be called whistle pigs because of the whistling alarm call 312 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: that they make. So ground hogs or wood chucks are 313 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: in the marmot family, which are large, furry, bold rodents 314 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: who like to steal my backpacking gear when I encounter them. 315 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: If you're ever hiking in especially in the Sequoias, there 316 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 1: are a lot of marmots and they love the taste 317 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: of your sweat. So if you leave any camping gear 318 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: out that has any sort of salty sweat on it, 319 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: you can bet a marmot is going to try to 320 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: take it, so just be careful. So ground hogs or 321 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: wood chucks eat mostly vegetation, berries, grasses. They will occasionally 322 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: eat insects and very occasionally baby birds that they happen 323 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: upon cool. So the reason we call groundhogs woodchucks sometimes 324 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 1: is actually a really important history lesson, and it is 325 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: due to the stubborn ignorance of American colonizers. So the 326 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: likely story is that the Algonquian speaking Narragansett Indian nation 327 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: of Rhode Island has a word for the groundhog that 328 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: two colonists ears sounded like woo chuck, which later became woodchuck. 329 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: It was likely a misunderstanding either of their actual word 330 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: for groundhogs one or possibly from the word for a fisher, 331 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: a non rodent carnivorous mammal in the weasel family. Either way, 332 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: the colonists made no effort to properly learn the language 333 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 1: of the people whose land they stole and who they massacred. 334 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: So I think it's so interesting by learning about the 335 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 1: etymology of words about animals and learning about the animals 336 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: themselves elves. I mean, as you know, woodchucks don't chuck wood, 337 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: so it leads to the question why are they called woodchucks. 338 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: So with these starting questions, you can also learn about 339 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: the less told history and bloodstains of America and realize 340 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: that there's this whole other natural and human history of America, 341 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: much of which is lost due to the genocide of 342 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: all the people who are living here before colonists arrived. 343 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: Learning about animals and the environment often comes hand in 344 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: hand with learning about the history of people, and they 345 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: really can't and shouldn't be separated, in my opinion. With that, 346 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: I think we'll take a quick break and I'll be 347 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: back to answer more listener questions. All right, and we 348 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: are back, and I think I'll answer one more question today. 349 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: So this is from for goodness Sakes. Sorry, this is 350 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: from were Goodness Snakes? A Twitter user who asked me, 351 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: is your favorite snake the chrysopola since they fly like birds, 352 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: or is that your least favorite since they use that 353 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: flight to eat many birds? Or just what's your favorite snake? 354 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: So this is a great question. So the crossopola, which 355 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: are also known as flying snakes, are really interesting. I 356 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: can't hate them. I mean, it's hard to pick a 357 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: favorite snake, but they are super fascinating. So they are 358 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: a genus of snakes that live in Southeast Asia and 359 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 1: are typically a sort of reticulated green and black with 360 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: yellow bellies or mild variations on that color scheme. Sometimes 361 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: they're more brownish, sometimes they're more reddish. Uh. They feed 362 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: on prey such as smaller reptiles, amphibians, rodents, bats, and yes, 363 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: unfortunately birds as well. They have a mild venom which 364 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 1: poses virtually no threat to humans, but it does pose 365 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: a big threat to their prey. So the of course 366 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: most signat sure aspect of these snakes is that they 367 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: can fly. They fly by ascending trees, using ridges on 368 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: their bellies to grip onto the rough tree bark. So 369 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: once they are high enough, they will slither out to 370 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: a branch until they hang over the edge and they 371 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: kind of dangle like a fish hook and prepare themselves 372 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: to jump. So once they are ready and they've triangulated 373 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: their course, they will spring out and start gliding. They 374 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 1: flatten their abdominal muscles and double the width of their 375 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: bodies in a split second, turning themselves into like a 376 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: long flat wing which undulates in the air to get 377 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: further lift. So using this technique, they can fly over 378 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: one hundred meters, which is about three hundred and thirty feet. 379 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: In terms of my favorite snakes, uh, here's a few 380 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: snakes that I like. So the hog nos nachs have 381 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,360 Speaker 1: this really cute habit of playing dead when they're scared. 382 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: They also have these adorable little upturned snouts and they 383 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: are generally harmless to humans, So adorable little cuties who 384 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: just get scared and play dead when you happen upon them. 385 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: Another really cool snake is the California red sided garter snakes, 386 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: which are like the neon tetras of the snake world. 387 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: They have this bright neon blue band on their backs 388 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: and red bands on their sides with a dark blue 389 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: square pattern, and they also have more neon blue on 390 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 1: their bellies. They can bite, and they have a mild venom, 391 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: but it's typically only kind of a local itching and 392 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: burning and slight swelling in humans, so you know, not 393 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: too bad. I wouldn't get bit by them, I mean, okay, 394 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: so going forward, any time I say an animal probably 395 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: won't kill you if it bites. You still don't get 396 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: bitten by that animal, all right, it's not an invitation 397 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: to stick your arm in a garter snake pit. All right, Cool, 398 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: We're cool, all right. So I think, though, my favorite 399 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: snake is the Arabian sand boa because it is an 400 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: absolute dorcas total goof is complete silly muppet of a snake. 401 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: They are found in the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, so 402 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: they live in desert regions and spend most of their 403 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: time buried under the sand. They have a sandy light 404 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: brown pattern coloration to camouflage with their desert environment, and 405 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: they grow up to be about fifteen inches long, which 406 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: is about thirty eight centimeters, and they are relatively chunky. 407 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: They're like, instead of being a slender snake like the 408 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: flying snakes, they are kind of they're kind of thick, 409 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: thicker than a bowl of oatmeal. These snakes, So these 410 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: goofballs look like someone filled the stocking with stuffing and 411 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: put a couple of google is up on top of 412 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: their head. And it is so silly looking, so unlike 413 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: other snakes. Their little beady eyes are right on the 414 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: tops of their head, peering in either direction, totally looks 415 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: made up like a muppet. And the reason they look 416 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: this silly is that the location of their eyes allow 417 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: them to pop up from under the sand and just 418 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: kind of like lit. The tops of their heads come 419 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: up from the sand like a little periscope, so they 420 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: can peep out for little prey and then if the 421 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: prey comes by, they will ambush them. And it also 422 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: lets them keep an eye out for predators, so these 423 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: little snakes will eat geckos and warm lizards, which are 424 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,959 Speaker 1: small legless lizards that aren't actually snakes. So the goofiness 425 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: just goes all the way down. In fact, I really 426 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: love this topic. I think I'm going to have a 427 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: whole episode on the goofiest, most fun, most cool snakes ever, 428 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: So look forward to that Twitter user for good of 429 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: snakes uh And I think that'll do it for questions today. 430 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: You guys, this was really absolutely great. 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