Life, Death, and Taxonomy
Learn about all things animalia in this family friendly podcast. Each week Joe and Carlos dive deep into nature to find animals that have at least one amazing talent they use to survive. Gather up some animal knowledge and crazy nature facts to drop on your friends at parties with each new episode of Life, Death, and Taxonomy.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 390
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 386- Wandering Salamander: Ramblin’ Man
“…and today we’re talking about a creature that has a good grip despite how wet it is.” Description Slender body with a long tail, short limbs, and distinctive square-shaped toe tips containing large…
00:32:52 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
Episode 385 – Death’s Head Hawkmoth: Bad Omens
“…and today we’re talking about a moth that is marked for death. But more on that later.” If you’re wandering the forests of East Asia at night, you may encounter a creature that bears an ill omen. B…
00:32:04 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Episode 384 – Bumblebee Bat: Tiny Bullseye
“…and today we’re talking about the world’s tiniest mammal. But more on that now.” The smallest of sky-dwellers won’t win any contests of strength or speed, but hunting at night requires more precisi…
00:30:01 |
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Episode 383 – Marbled Four-Eyed Frog: Frogsicle
“And today we’re talking about frogsicle.” Description of the Frog Appearance: This frog gets its name from two inguinal poison glands on its lower back that resemble eyes, creating a “four-eyed” eff…
00:32:53 |
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Episode 382 – Venus Girdle: Bioluminescent Ribbons
“…and today we’re talking about a a creature that looks like a float on Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade.” Dive into the deep, where the ocean weaves its wildest wonders. A creature slinks thro…
00:31:46 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Episode 381 – Sheep: Herbalist
“…and today we’re talking about the most famous fluffy animal around.” Looking to nature to find the cures for aches and ills seems like a uniquely human trait. But many animals use the elements to t…
00:44:39 |
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Episode 380 – Black Musselcracker: A Man for Some Season
“…And today we’re telling about a creature that sounds likes a bad thing to call someone.” Beneath the briny blue of South Africa’s coastal waters lurks a creature with a schnoz so prominent it could…
00:31:00 |
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Episode 379 – Spicebush Caterpillar: The Snake is a Lie
“…and today we’re talking about a creature that sounds like a brand of expensive tea.” The unblinking eyes of the spicebush caterpillar stare into the face of danger. Subterfuge is a great tool, but …
00:35:45 |
Sat 05 Jul 2025
Episode 378 – Sea Pig: Tiptoeing Through the Abyss
“…and today we’re talking about an animal with a name that sounds like a AAA baseball team.” Deep in the dark, desolate depths of the ocean, where the sun don;’t shine and the pressure is crushing, t…
00:39:15 |
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Episode 377 – Planarian Flatworm: Talkin About Regeneration
“…and today we’re talking about a flat character. But more on that later.” Everyone likes a comeback kid. Clutching victory from the jaws of defeat. But what the Black Planarian Flatworm does is way …
00:40:45 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Episode 376 – Velvet Worm: Glue Gun
“And today were talking about something that’s not real velvet but it is a real worm. It is actual worm. It lives like a worm.” A wanderer in the undergrowth, glides along the leaf litter, searching …
00:37:12 |
Sat 31 May 2025
Episode 375 – Spotted Garden Eel: The Grassy Goal
“…and today we’re talking about another, more different spotted noodle. But more on that later.” Slithering silently in the sandy shallows, the garden eel sways like a living blade of seagrass, roote…
00:30:32 |
Sat 24 May 2025
Episode 374 – Proboscis Monkey: Slaparazzi
Picture a primate with a penchant for plunging.The proboscis monkey, with its pendulous schnozz and a physique built for aquatic acrobatics, is the rainforest’s resident daredevil. This long-nosed le…
00:40:12 |
Sat 17 May 2025
Episode 373 – Pink-Fairy Armadillo: Sand
“…and today we’re talking about an armadillo that’s having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee. But more on that later.” A rose-hued sprite is found on the Argentine plains. This fae surfs the rippli…
00:31:15 |
Sat 10 May 2025
Episode 372 – Common Genet: Rhino Ride Sharing
Picture a sneaky, slinky shadow darting through the African savanna, a nocturnal ninja with a knack for nabbing prime real estate on the move. This crafty critter isn’t just scampering through the gr…
00:41:29 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Episode 371 – Dire Wolf: Un-Extincted?
“..and today we’re talking about a pup from the past but more on that later.” When a species is long forgotten underneath ancient permafrost, things start to look dire. But new scientific efforts are…
00:53:18 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Episode 370 – Moorland Hawker Dragonfly: Drop Dead Gorgeous
“…and today we’re talking about a Tom Sawyer bug. But more on that later.” Some guys just can’t take the hint. For Moorland Hawker Dragonfly females, this can be a bit more than a simple inconvenien…
00:38:19 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Episode 369 – Smooth Box Crab: Toolkit
“…and today we’re talking about a smooth operator. But more on that later.” In the strange underwater world of the reef, many creatures develop weapons of war to fight off enemies. But one crab has e…
00:30:50 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Episode 368 – African Dwarf Crocodile: Orange You Glad I Said Savannah?
“…and today we’re talking about a petite predator– relatively speaking. But more on that later.” Slithering through the shadows of swampy secrecy, the African dwarf crocodile is a pint-sized predator…
00:39:22 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Episode 367 – Gold-Mouth Sea Squirt: Roam No More
“…and today we’re talking about an active kid that grows into a lazy adult. But more on that later.” A tiny tadpole freely glides along ocean currents, going where it wills, seeking its thrills. The …
00:40:45 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
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