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 327 – Crab Hacker Barnacle: Master of Puppets
“…and today we’re talking about an animal hacker of animals. But more on that later.” They say the best defense is a good offense. But they rarely say the opposite. Crabs are little armored warriors …
00:36:15 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Episode 326 – Live Sharksucker: Flow Ride
“…and today we’re talking about a sucker who will latch onto anything and go with it. But more on that later.” If you see a shark, whale, or large fish gliding through the open ocean, you may see som…
00:38:32 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Episode 325 – Jacana: Bigfoot of the Billabong
“…and today we’re talking about the Big Foot of the outback. But more on that later.” When you think of bigfoot, you’re probably imagining a large hairy ape, but the big foot of the Australian billab…
00:30:39 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Episode 324 – Black Drumfish: Drums in the Deep
“…and today we’re talking about a percussive Pisces. But more on that later.” If you live in the suburbs of Tampa Bay, Florida. You may have heard an eerie sound in the night. As you drift off to dr…
00:32:35 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Episode 323 – Silky Anteater: Asleep to the Heat
“…and today we’re talking about the smooth jazz of tree critters. But more on that later.” Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, an adorable ball of fluff clings to a tree branch, lapping up delicious a…
00:30:32 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Episode 322 – Striped Marlin: High Speed Coordination
“…and today we’re talking about the tiger torpedo. But more on that later.” Living life as a living torpedo has its upsides. Feeling the current on your scales as you dart toward a school of tasty fi…
00:41:10 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Episode 321 – Clouded Leopard: Paws for Effect
“…and today we are talking about the banshee of Bhutan, the Specter of Sikkim. But more on that later.” It’s cloudy with a chance of leopards here in the jungle, so you’d better have an umbrella and …
00:32:40 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Episode 320 – Chimpanzee: Simian Socialites
“…and today we’re talking monkey business. But more on that later.” Imagine climbing your way to the top of your social order. You’ve made alliances with the right factions and formed a powerful coal…
00:59:34 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Episode 319 – Funnel-Web Spider: Mood Stings
“…and today we’re talking about a baleful beast that lives in a silken lair. But more on that later.” When it comes to venom, every drop counts. No one knows this better than the funnel web spider, o…
00:44:47 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Episode 318 – Bagworm: Cabin in the Woods
“…and today we’re talking about a tiny Lincoln in a Tiny cabin. But more on that later.” Humans have long desired to sit by a warm hearth, with a roof over their head, protected from the elements. Sh…
00:37:01 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Episode 317 – Takin: This is a Goat?
“…and today we’re talking about an animal that is takin care of business. But more on that later.” In the Himalayas, you might be surprised to see a goat moose bear cow gazelle scuttling around the r…
00:42:42 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Episode 316 – Fig Wasp: Fig, Fig House
“…and today we’re talking about a fig’s friend for real. But more on that later.” Foxes have holes, birds have nests, and wasps have figs? Figs have been a staple of the human diet for thousands of y…
00:48:14 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Episode 315 – Giant Squid: An Esophagus Runs Through It
“…and today we’re talking about the grumpiest cephalopod in the sea. More on that later.” Brains and digestive systems are linked just like all systems in the body are linked. But with the strange tu…
00:44:10 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
Episode 314 – Red Fox: Animal Magnetism
“…and today we’re talking about a predator that gives Mouse Dutch Schafer a run for his money. More on that later.” In the heart of the woodlands, across open fields, and even in bustling urban envir…
00:44:53 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Episode 313 – Saddleback Caterpillar: A Tiny Steed
“…and today we’re talking about a tiny little steed. But more on that later.” Out here in the wild wild west of… let me check my notes… Yucatan Mexico. That’s not very West. Well, out here in the wil…
00:38:52 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Episode 312 – Candiru: Swimming Upstream
“Today we are talking about a vampire that glitters in the sunlight, as if you could outswim it… But more on that later.” In the shadowy depths of the mighty Amazon River, a tiny monster veiled in mu…
00:46:15 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Episode 311 – Giant Sea Spider: All Legs
“…and today we’re talking about a spider in the last place you’d think to look for one. But more on that later.” In the coldest regions of the Arctic ocean, the depths harbor strange and alien life. …
00:37:16 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Episode 310 – Silk Shark: Shark Boy and Lava, Girl
“…and today we’re talking about a shark that isn’t as smooth as it sounds, but it is hot. But more on that later.” In this housing market, sometimes you find yourself living in some unlikely places. …
00:31:05 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
Rewind – Reindeers: Our Most Festive Episode
Merry Christmas, Taxonomy Titans! Carlos and I are currently enjoying Christmas cheer with our friends and family. If you find yourself driving, baking, or doing a task requiring some interesting ani…
00:47:29 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
Episode 309 – Aardvark: Earth Bending
“…And today we are talking about an animal that is perpetually in 3rd grade. But less on that later.” The plains of Africa are home to a lot of pretty strange-looking animals. I mean, have you really…
00:38:11 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
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